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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2018/02/04 12:04:46
Subject: Magnus has 10 psychic powers now?
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Thrall Wizard of Tzeentch
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Hi there, I am stuck on an interpretation of Magnus's rules in the new thousand sons codex. It appears he knows 9 powers from one interpretation of the rules, up from 3 in the index. I think i am reading the rules wrong or if i am not, how has he remained the same cost?
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2018/02/04 12:36:48
Subject: Magnus has 10 psychic powers now?
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Fresh-Faced New User
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I dont have the rules, but i guess he can choose from 10 powers, his datasheet will tell you how much different powers he can use per game. In the index i think he „knows smite and three more psychic powers“.
I think he also lost some kind of reroll 1s in his new rules.
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This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at 2018/02/04 12:38:43
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2018/02/04 12:38:43
Subject: Re:Magnus has 10 psychic powers now?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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It's a dubious interpretation of this sentence:
"He knows the Smite psychic power and three psychic powers from the Discipline of Change (pg 100), Dark Hereticus discipline (pg 101) and/or Discipline of Tzeentch (pg 101)"
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2018/02/04 12:44:39
Subject: Re:Magnus has 10 psychic powers now?
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Thrall Wizard of Tzeentch
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Daedalus81 wrote:It's a dubious interpretation of this sentence:
"He knows the Smite psychic power and three psychic powers from the Discipline of Change ( pg 100), Dark Hereticus discipline ( pg 101) and/or Discipline of Tzeentch ( pg 101)"
Im not sure the writers meant it to be interpreted that way because otherwise all psykers in the book have 7-9 powers. However, it does seem to be able to be interpreted as such.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2018/02/04 12:47:10
Subject: Magnus has 10 psychic powers now?
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Enigmatic Chaos Sorcerer
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I really don't get how people are reading into this... the wording seems clear to me: 3 powers (chosen from) Discipline of Change, Dark Hereticus, and/or Discipline of Tzeentch. How people are getting that to mean "Up to 3 of each" makes me want to facepalm. I don't know if I should weep for humanity that people are actually trying to argue this bullgak. STOP READING INTO THINGS holy fething gak.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2018/02/04 12:47:32
Subject: Re:Magnus has 10 psychic powers now?
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Krazy Grot Kutta Driva
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He knows 3 (4 with his warlord trait)
''and / or'' means he can mix from the three disciples or just take 4 spells from one lore.
He lost his invul reroll but got an psychic test reroll 1 aura which is nice.
Slight increase in points is also ok because the codex is much better than the index and you get a lot more spells.
There is still the problem loosing him turn 1 if you go second.
The changeling can make him a bit more durable though.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2018/02/04 13:38:19
Subject: Magnus has 10 psychic powers now?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Saying he knows more than 3 (4 with his trait) is just gleefully and purposefully misreading the rule by ignoring the "or" in and/or and then giggling all the way to town.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2018/02/04 14:49:56
Subject: Magnus has 10 psychic powers now?
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Norn Queen
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Why did you post this both here and in YMDC?
As we told you in YMDC, it's 4 total, not 10.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2018/02/04 16:14:38
Subject: Magnus has 10 psychic powers now?
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Thrall Wizard of Tzeentch
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BaconCatBug wrote:Why did you post this both here and in YMDC?
As we told you in YMDC, it's 4 total, not 10.
I thought my original post in proposed rules, was deleted as i can no longer view it. So i made another. Assumed i'd posted it in the wrong place! Automatically Appended Next Post: But yes, thanks for the replies, ill go by what youve said
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2018/02/04 17:39:55
Subject: Magnus has 10 psychic powers now?
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Battleship Captain
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Wayniac wrote:I really don't get how people are reading into this... the wording seems clear to me: 3 powers (chosen from) Discipline of Change, Dark Hereticus, and/or Discipline of Tzeentch. How people are getting that to mean "Up to 3 of each" makes me want to facepalm. I don't know if I should weep for humanity that people are actually trying to argue this bullgak. STOP READING INTO THINGS holy fething gak.
This is dakka. You may as well ask for the world.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2018/02/04 19:27:34
Subject: Magnus has 10 psychic powers now?
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Thrall Wizard of Tzeentch
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Sim-Life wrote:Wayniac wrote:I really don't get how people are reading into this... the wording seems clear to me: 3 powers (chosen from) Discipline of Change, Dark Hereticus, and/or Discipline of Tzeentch. How people are getting that to mean "Up to 3 of each" makes me want to facepalm. I don't know if I should weep for humanity that people are actually trying to argue this bullgak. STOP READING INTO THINGS holy fething gak.
This is dakka. You may as well ask for the world.
Hey i came here to ask others opinions, i take no issue with the people using capital letter to emphasise they are shouting at me lol
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2018/02/04 20:03:24
Subject: Re:Magnus has 10 psychic powers now?
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Slaanesh Havoc with Blastmaster
Tacoma, WA
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As a logical expression “and/or” is logically equivalent to “inclusive or”. It isn't the best way of expressing inclusive or however as it can be read in ambiguous ways.
Inclusive Or (you select 3 total powers selection from 3 psychic disciplines)
"He knows the Smite psychic power and three psychic powers from the Discipline of Change (pg 100), Dark Hereticus discipline (pg 101), or Discipline of Tzeentch (pg 101)"
The clearer way to write this rule would be something like
"He knows the Smite psychic power and three combinations of psychic powers from the Discipline of Change (pg 100), Dark Hereticus discipline (pg 101), or Discipline of Tzeentch (pg 101)"
Exclusive Or (you select 3 powers from 1 psychic discipline)
"He knows the Smite psychic power and three psychic powers from either the Discipline of Change (pg 100), Dark Hereticus discipline (pg 101) or Discipline of Tzeentch (pg 101)"
And (you select 9 psychic powers, 3 from each psychic discipline)
"He knows the Smite psychic power and three psychic powers from the Discipline of Change (pg 100), Dark Hereticus discipline (pg 101) and Discipline of Tzeentch (pg 101)"
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2018/02/04 20:18:29
Subject: Magnus has 10 psychic powers now?
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Painlord Titan Princeps of Slaanesh
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Except that you missed the fact he can take 2 powers from 1 discipline and 1 from another and 0 from the third. That is why it is and/or to demonstrate a choice of options from amongst the 3 disciplines.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2018/02/04 21:58:08
Subject: Magnus has 10 psychic powers now?
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Slaanesh Havoc with Blastmaster
Tacoma, WA
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Leo_the_Rat wrote:Except that you missed the fact he can take 2 powers from 1 discipline and 1 from another and 0 from the third. That is why it is and/or to demonstrate a choice of options from amongst the 3 disciplines.
That is would still fall under “inclusive or”. As selecting 3 from 1 choice, 2 from 1 choice and 1 from a different choice, or 1 from each choice, is still “inclusive or”.
For a simpler example here is a 3 input “inclusive or” truth table.
By denoting the 3 psychic disciplines as:
A = “Discipline of Change”
B = “Dark Hereticus”
C = “Discipline of Tzeentch”
Where each discipline is a set of the elements N1, N2, .., N6.
Which can be expressed as a superset S = {A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6}.
This would be an 18-input truth table with a limit of 3 “true”. Which I don’t want to generate because it will be ugly.
How I would have written this rule is by stating “combinations” of psychic spells. As you are choosing 3 psychic powers from 18 choices. Which gives 816 possible psychic power combinations. Assuming all psychic spells are unique.
It isn’t an “exclusive or” because the sentences don’t denote exclusivity in the statement prefixing with “either”.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2018/02/04 22:24:34
Subject: Magnus has 10 psychic powers now?
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Thrall Wizard of Tzeentch
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ntin wrote:Leo_the_Rat wrote:Except that you missed the fact he can take 2 powers from 1 discipline and 1 from another and 0 from the third. That is why it is and/or to demonstrate a choice of options from amongst the 3 disciplines.
That is would still fall under “inclusive or”. As selecting 3 from 1 choice, 2 from 1 choice and 1 from a different choice, or 1 from each choice, is still “inclusive or”.
For a simpler example here is a 3 input “inclusive or” truth table.
By denoting the 3 psychic disciplines as:
A = “Discipline of Change”
B = “Dark Hereticus”
C = “Discipline of Tzeentch”
Where each discipline is a set of the elements N1, N2, .., N6.
Which can be expressed as a superset S = {A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6}.
This would be an 18-input truth table with a limit of 3 “true”. Which I don’t want to generate because it will be ugly.
How I would have written this rule is by stating “combinations” of psychic spells. As you are choosing 3 psychic powers from 18 choices. Which gives 816 possible psychic power combinations. Assuming all psychic spells are unique.
It isn’t an “exclusive or” because the sentences don’t denote exclusivity in the statement prefixing with “either”.
Thanks for unequivocally putting this thread to rest!!!
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2018/02/05 13:01:44
Subject: Re:Magnus has 10 psychic powers now?
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Fixture of Dakka
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ntin wrote:As a logical expression “and/or” is logically equivalent to “inclusive or”. It isn't the best way of expressing inclusive or however as it can be read in ambiguous ways.
Inclusive Or (you select 3 total powers selection from 3 psychic disciplines)
"He knows the Smite psychic power and three psychic powers from the Discipline of Change (pg 100), Dark Hereticus discipline (pg 101), or Discipline of Tzeentch (pg 101)"
The clearer way to write this rule would be something like
"He knows the Smite psychic power and three combinations of psychic powers from the Discipline of Change (pg 100), Dark Hereticus discipline (pg 101), or Discipline of Tzeentch (pg 101)"
Exclusive Or (you select 3 powers from 1 psychic discipline)
"He knows the Smite psychic power and three psychic powers from either the Discipline of Change (pg 100), Dark Hereticus discipline (pg 101) or Discipline of Tzeentch (pg 101)"
And (you select 9 psychic powers, 3 from each psychic discipline)
"He knows the Smite psychic power and three psychic powers from the Discipline of Change (pg 100), Dark Hereticus discipline (pg 101) and Discipline of Tzeentch (pg 101)"
If we're discussing grammar, the use of "either" is incorrect here; "either" is used when choosing between two options. "...three psychic powers from any one of ..." would work. Your last option isn't clear either; "three psychic powers from each of the ..."
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2018/02/05 16:31:45
Subject: Magnus has 10 psychic powers now?
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Been Around the Block
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Magnus knows at most 5 powers 3 on his own 1 for warlord and then smite..you have to be 100% slowed to think he has more than that
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2018/02/05 16:56:30
Subject: Magnus has 10 psychic powers now?
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Scarred Ultramarine Tyrannic War Veteran
McCragge
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Five powers is really good too.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2018/02/05 19:08:31
Subject: Re:Magnus has 10 psychic powers now?
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Slaanesh Havoc with Blastmaster
Tacoma, WA
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AndrewGPaul wrote:ntin wrote:As a logical expression “and/or” is logically equivalent to “inclusive or”. It isn't the best way of expressing inclusive or however as it can be read in ambiguous ways.
Inclusive Or (you select 3 total powers selection from 3 psychic disciplines)
"He knows the Smite psychic power and three psychic powers from the Discipline of Change (pg 100), Dark Hereticus discipline (pg 101), or Discipline of Tzeentch (pg 101)"
The clearer way to write this rule would be something like
"He knows the Smite psychic power and three combinations of psychic powers from the Discipline of Change (pg 100), Dark Hereticus discipline (pg 101), or Discipline of Tzeentch (pg 101)"
Exclusive Or (you select 3 powers from 1 psychic discipline)
"He knows the Smite psychic power and three psychic powers from either the Discipline of Change (pg 100), Dark Hereticus discipline (pg 101) or Discipline of Tzeentch (pg 101)"
And (you select 9 psychic powers, 3 from each psychic discipline)
"He knows the Smite psychic power and three psychic powers from the Discipline of Change (pg 100), Dark Hereticus discipline (pg 101) and Discipline of Tzeentch (pg 101)"
If we're discussing grammar, the use of "either" is incorrect here; "either" is used when choosing between two options. "...three psychic powers from any one of ..." would work. Your last option isn't clear either; "three psychic powers from each of the ..."
Fair points. I have seen "either" being used to denote exclusivity in a series of "or" statements but reading more on the usage that is more informal.
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