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I got the Death masque harlequins, and was wondering if the Deaths companions, and Company of the Threefold Stranger can take a Starweaver for a transport?

Just play unbound using the Death Masque formation and 2 starweavers that count as fast attack choices. They won't get the formation rules but as long as you pay the points in your list it's perfectly legal.

A) Depends on whether there is a restriction in the formation. If the formation does not state that you cannot take a DT, then the Troupe units can as a part of their options.

B)zeragrin is absolutely wrong about the formation not getting its rules if you go unbound: Formation rules always apply in unbound it is only command benefits that are lost. Both the unbound rules and Formation rules state this quite clearly. Unless he was specifically talking about the starweavers not getting the formation benefits; the "they" was a little vague.

 strugglingfish wrote:
I got the Death masque harlequins, and was wondering if the Deaths companions, and Company of the Threefold Stranger can take a Starweaver for a transport?

The Datasheets for those units will tell you if a Starweaver is an option for them.

Dra'al Nacht wrote:

 strugglingfish wrote:
I got the Death masque harlequins, and was wondering if the Deaths companions, and Company of the Threefold Stranger can take a Starweaver for a transport?

The Datasheets for those units will tell you if a Starweaver is an option for them.

And it's not. Those two unique Troop units have no options available to them, the only way to give them transports is via the previous suggestion and run unbound.

The two troupes in death masque can't take a dedicated Weaver but they can be slotted into a regular masque formation from codex harlequins giving you two fast attack slots for weavers.

Not that it matters the best way to run harlys is on foot with a shadowseer

Ah, I didn't realize that they had special Army List Entries; I just assumed they were normal Troops Troupes.

I think the intent of this formation is precisely to be used without transport: eldrad can give scout to D3 unit (from his warlord trait), and the troupes can run+charge or run+shoot. So you have the mobility (it's just that you have to sustain a round of shooting outside a transport).

 Kommissar Kel wrote:
A) Depends on whether there is a restriction in the formation. If the formation does not state that you cannot take a DT, then the Troupe units can as a part of their options.

B)zeragrin is absolutely wrong about the formation not getting its rules if you go unbound: Formation rules always apply in unbound it is only command benefits that are lost. Both the unbound rules and Formation rules state this quite clearly. Unless he was specifically talking about the starweavers not getting the formation benefits; the "they" was a little vague.

I was referring to the Starweavers. The starweavers as they are chosen as unbound units DO NOT gain any extra rules from the formation. I said nothing about the formation losing it's rules.

Edited to be less snarky.

Not being part of a formation alone generally means you do not get the benefits of that formation.

A bound or unbound army does not matter in this case.

Take for example a friend of mine plays Eldar, if he takes an aspect shrine formation and also takes a dire avengers shrine he wouldn't be getting +2 bs( or +1 bs from the avengers shrine and +1ws from the aspect shrine) on his avengers shrine units.

 Kommissar Kel wrote:
Not being part of a formation alone generally means you do not get the benefits of that formation.

A bound or unbound army does not matter in this case.

Take for example a friend of mine plays Eldar, if he takes an aspect shrine formation and also takes a dire avengers shrine he wouldn't be getting +2 bs( or +1 bs from the avengers shrine and +1ws from the aspect shrine) on his avengers shrine units.

I'm glad we both agree that my initial statement was in fact not wrong, thank you for making sure people were clear.