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Looking over a couple units' warscrolls, it looks like you can take multiple banners. For instance, on the Chaos Warriors it reads :Models in this unit may be Standard Bearers. If the unit includes any Standard Bearers, add 1 to the Bravery of all its models. Not that it would come up much, but is this correct? The onyl reason I can see it ever applying to me is if I normally run two units of 10 with a Banner and a Hornblower, but I decide to smash them together to take one unit of 20.

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Yes, you can take multiple banners and musicians, but it does nothing. Bonuses do not stack. Not if your unit can take different banners. For example, marauders can have two different banners being held, you could include both and get the bonuses for both. Some units, its hard to get both bonuses. For example, my hellstriders have 2 banners. I could take both, but the bits to take both are shared and unless I get creative, won't be happening.

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Why can't you take different banners?

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pm713 wrote:
Why can't you take different banners?
You can.

@OP: Often there's a gentleman's agreement in communities that units will have only one command group (and as previously mentioned the bonuses don't stack anyways) but multiples can be advantageous when pulling slain models or against abilities that pick them out specifically. Depending how RAW you want to get, technically every model in the unit can be both a musician and standard bearer and do not have to be modelled as such.

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If you want to have multiple standards, go for it. It can look awesome in big units. But you should definitely model appropriately. If you want that standard, buy that standard (and I don’t mean with points!)

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 NinthMusketeer wrote:
pm713 wrote:
Why can't you take different banners?
You can.

@OP: Often there's a gentleman's agreement in communities that units will have only one command group (and as previously mentioned the bonuses don't stack anyways) but multiples can be advantageous when pulling slain models or against abilities that pick them out specifically. Depending how RAW you want to get, technically every model in the unit can be both a musician and standard bearer and do not have to be modelled as such.



GW are also increasingly FAQ'ing it - for example, the IDONETH DEEPKIN FAQ:

Page 135 – Namarti Thralls, Icon Bearer
Change the first sentence to:
‘1 in every 10 models in this unit can be icon bearers.’
   
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They had to FAQ the Namarti because their icon bearers have an additional attack on their profile.

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