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This relic gives a 5++ bubble if the character hasn’t moved in the previous movement phase. How does this work for turn one? Does it start “on”?

Skarsgard wrote:
This relic gives a 5++ bubble if the character hasn’t moved in the previous movement phase. How does this work for turn one? Does it start “on”?

Oh boy you've opened a can of worms with this one.

The simple tl;dr answer is we don't know, both arguments have merits.

Basically, the answer has two camps. The first state that because you haven't declared a move this game, you must have not moved, thus you benefit.

The second states that because there has not been a previous movement phase yet, it can't be active because you've not had a movement phase to not move in.

Until GW fixes it with errata or Special Snowflake FAQ, you have to debate pre-game with your opponent.

FWIW I would say that until GW says otherwise, they can't have the status of "does not move in your Movement phase" because they haven't had a movement phase to not move in, thus it doesn't work in the first turn if you're going 2nd.

If that is the correct wording, then it will always work in your opponents turn, except the movement phase, unless you have some way of moving in your opponents movement phase.

If the wording is "the bearers previous movement phase" (or something similar) then bcb is correct.

From page 99 of Codex Deathwatch:

In addition, if the bearer does not move in your Movement phase, then until the start of your next Movement phase, friendly DEATHWATCH models within 6" of the bearer gain a 5+ invulnerable save.

 Ghaz wrote:
From page 99 of Codex Deathwatch:

In addition, if the bearer does not move in your Movement phase, then until the start of your next Movement phase, friendly DEATHWATCH models within 6" of the bearer gain a 5+ invulnerable save.

Which means on your opponents turn one, before you've had a turn, you can't have "not move[d] in your Movement phase", thus the bubble is not not.