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When using Take Forward Positions in the Scouting Phase, can a model advance? Can it charge (say against a mini who deployed within 12", ala Eliminators)?

The text of Scouting #5 says "it may make a normal move as if it were your turn in the Movement phase" - because it doesn't say "Normal move" and talks about the Movement phase, we've played it as yes, you can advance. Seems legit, right?

Part two, does that model count as having advanced in the beginning of their actual turn? Apparently there's an argument that it does, which would mean you can't Take Forward Position and then charge if you win initiative. I don't quite see it, unless there's a line about when model states are reset that I never picked up on (like if model states, like Advanced, are cleared at the end of a turn, but the Scouting Phase doesn't have a turn end, since it isn't a turn).

Anyway, curious what Dakka thinks.

I dont have the book to hand, but your quote appears to contradict your statement directly after about "normal move". Is that just a typo on your part?

I'm not sure I catch your meaning? Here's the actual text:



I can make my question simpler if needed:

Do you allow advancing when you use TFP?
Do you allow charging when you use TFP?

We have played it as yes and ruled yes to charging as well, although it hasn't come up due to the few models who can deploy anywhere.

My other question is in response to arguments we're seeing online where people declare advancing in TFP means no charging in Turn 1, because a model can't charge if they've advanced (or something). I don't buy it. The case with a veteran moving before moving again is more clear, as it says it happens in Turn 1, not the nebulous post-deployment phase.

Advancing isn't a normal move. Other movements which allow this, Veteran for example, state that you can Advance.

Normal Move is a specific type of move as listed on pg 22.