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I'm kinda' confused about the whole 2D6, 3D6 concept. I know what it means, roll 2 6-sided dice, but am I to assume I add their totals unless it says otherwise? Like for the scattering of barrage weapons, its 2D6, but you take the highest, you don't add them. It's the same for their armor penetration. But other things use that kinda mechanic too, like Monstrous Creatures, or grenades. Monstrous Creatures roll 2D6 for armor penetration but it doesn't specify whether you add them or take the highest, the same is for grenades as the melta and tankbustas use multiple dice also...

It depends on the context. Usually the rule will say when you take 2d6 and choose the highest. Otherwise, the default tends to be when you take 2d6, add them.

oh alright, that makes sense, thanks!

one more thing though,  if we're in a round of close combat and i strike first and kill all those enemy models that were engaged with my squad, leaving a gap between my guys and the rest of his squad, is his squad unable to retaliate against me that turn?

bear in mind i mean "engaged", not "locked in combat"

Yup. That happens all the time to my poor Tau firewarriors. Just make sure that the dead models don't have attacks to be made during the initiative step.

That might sound confusing, but it happens once in a while when I use my honorifica psyker with guardsmen. He's initiative 4 while the guardsmen are In 3. He's not in BTB with the enemy but is within 2" of the guardsmen who are. When the initiative 4 marines kill all of the guardsmen, the psyker still gets to make his attacks because he strikes simultaneously with the marines. This happens even though the psyker isn't in BTB with any marines at that point. Now if the guardsmen were killed by anything with a higher initiative the psyker couldn't make his attacks because the 'linking' guardsmen were killed before he got to swing not simultaneoulsy.

Confused yet?

oh alright, yea i understand you, thanks a lot for the help! so if i kill all those engaged with me and arent touching anyone im still locked in combat right and consilidate into the enemy? or can i consolidate out of combat?

and also, if the combat comes out to a draw, how does consolidation work? do we both get to move or does just one or what?

IIRC the general consensus is you don't consolidate unless the enemy broke and fled.

You would however have to 'pile in' back into the combat as you are still engaged.