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The Farsight question has now been directly answered by amended IPAD and DIGITAL versions of the Supplement:

"When choosing a Farsight Enclaves army with Commander Farsight as its Warlord, you may take Farsight’s Commander Team instead of Farsight’s XV8 Crisis Bodyguard Team. "

Something I guess i never really thought about and the supplement really doesn't mention. Are the signature items 1 per army in the supplement?

ajsnips44 wrote:
Something I guess i never really thought about and the supplement really doesn't mention. Are the signature items 1 per army in the supplement?

It doesn't say they are 1 per army.

Yes it does. Might have just been put in the updated one but it says it now. Pg 93/160 on my Nook.

"Only one of each Signature System may be taken per army."

@ Hulksmash Well played good sir!

Silly question:

I don't consider myself a super-competitive/tournament player.

On the other hand, NOVA looks really cool, and it seems like it'd just be awesome to see so many armies/models/gamers.

I'm basically local.

Should I go?

Yes.

The NOVA has a unique pairing and bracketing system that - should you not mind getting a few lumps early on - will put you with the exact same kind of gamer, having the exact same kind of day(s) (in terms of when they've taken their wins and losses) at the same times and in the same rounds. Further, whatever your record is after rounds 1-4, you'll be locked in with 15 other players of the same record for the remaining 4 rounds - i.e., if you start 0-4, you'll play only other initially-0-4 players for 5-8.

There's also a DC Narrative event in the evenings where you use 40k to participate in and advance the NOVA Open's homegrown background universe of a near-future conflict between an alien race known as the "Virtue" and humanity, with the games fought on LED-lit replicas of DC's most iconic monuments.

There's also 26 seminars, including hobbying, personal firearms defense, and charity seminars covering American Craft Beer and American Craft Cocktails. And there's vendors and such.

So ... there's a bunch of gaming events, all of which are catered to casual players as much as competitors (in that they are all "choose your own adventure," with full reward built in for everyone from casual fellas to competitive toughs), and there's a bunch of non-gaming events similarly catered to a wide variety of interests.

That said, I'd kindly ask any of the NON-ME types here to post in who've been before ... as it's sometimes better to hear from past attendees than simply from the organizer himself (while my motivations are entirely oriented around throwing a big old fun time for everyone, you don't know me from Adam and shouldn't be expected to take everything I say entirely at face value ... after all, I'm biased! So are all our volunteers!)

ComTrav wrote:
Silly question:

I don't consider myself a super-competitive/tournament player.

On the other hand, NOVA looks really cool, and it seems like it'd just be awesome to see so many armies/models/gamers.

I'm basically local.

Should I go?

Yes.

ComTrav wrote:
Silly question:

I don't consider myself a super-competitive/tournament player.

On the other hand, NOVA looks really cool, and it seems like it'd just be awesome to see so many armies/models/gamers.

I'm basically local.

Should I go?

Absolutely. NOVA 2012 was my first big 40k con and since then I've been hooked. At the time I considered myself as you do, not a super-competitive/tournament player. That's changed a bit now, but by far the greatest appeal to me to attend NOVA again is not the excellent level of competition but rather the social aspect. After going to tournaments for about a year now I can say (and I know this goes for a lot of other folks too) that you get to meet a lot of people outside of your normal gaming group and build actual friendships with them. 40k is a surprisingly tight-knit community. Since your pretty close to the area, I'd say it would give you an even greater opportunity to benefit from this as you'll surely meet lots of other players a stone's throw from yourself.

Tie that in with the fact that the bracket system and all the various 40k events can ensure you get in lots of games that jive with your own play style, and I suspect you'd have a blast.

Well, now I'm definitely going!

Guess I just need to decide which games to sign up for and which armies to bring!

All you gotta do is ask - folks including myself will help out with any questions you have trying to figure out what to do

...how do I explain to my boss that I'm taking Friday off to go play with toy soldiers? ; )

You're part of an organization who is having a conference in DC promoting synergy, tactics, and creativity.

ComTrav wrote:
...how do I explain to my boss that I'm taking Friday off to go play with toy soldiers? ; )

Sick day!!

I've been twice and it's a pretty decent tournament. I would go this year, but I really don't like 40k 6th and haven't fine-tuned anything for warmachine. The only gripe I have with the bracketing system is that you can end up playing the same person twice, but if you don't care about that it's no big deal.


Bottom line- if you've never been and you're local, you should probably check it out

ComTrav wrote:
...how do I explain to my boss that I'm taking Friday off to go play with toy soldiers? ; )

Do what I do just say your going on leave to Arlington or if your local say you are going out of town or something of that regard. Doesn't need to be more specific then is asked. This is my first nova and I am bringing the wife to win her over to the idea of letting me go. It is also possibly my last depending my next station. Next year I am probably going to miss the entire GT season. I am super excited to compete against these east coast gamers. See if the midwest can win one for the away team.

 Hulksmash wrote:
Yes it does. Might have just been put in the updated one but it says it now. Pg 93/160 on my Nook.

"Only one of each Signature System may be taken per army."

Ok. See I downloaded on my asus tablet Sat night and it didn't have that entry. Thanks for the help.

 Bat Manuel wrote:
The only gripe I have with the bracketing system is that you can end up playing the same person twice, but if you don't care about that it's no big deal.

I don't believe this is the case. Maybe in years past?

That may have happened before in years past. Should be nearly impossible now, thanks in part to Torrent of Fire.

MVBrandt wrote:
That may have happened before in years past. Should be nearly impossible now, thanks in part to Torrent of Fire.

What if you're in the 2-2 bracket and you and the guy you played on day one end up undefeated after 3 bracketed games, you'd have to play right?

Not nit-picking, just clarifying

 Bat Manuel wrote:

MVBrandt wrote:
That may have happened before in years past. Should be nearly impossible now, thanks in part to Torrent of Fire.

What if you're in the 2-2 bracket and you and the guy you played on day one end up undefeated after 3 bracketed games, you'd have to play right?

Not nit-picking, just clarifying

While possible, win-path and BP have something to do with both factors - it *should* in theory be largely minimized, especially w/ TOF addressing some of this automatically. The exception would be someone who gets into the top bracket at 3-1, and battles for top award with the 4-0 that beat him at some point along the way there.

Hey just moved here. Is there still time to enter...maybe the narrative? Firsttime at a Con, who what where when, etc. just looking to meet , see some great armies, and get in a few games.

 morgendonner wrote:

 Bat Manuel wrote:
The only gripe I have with the bracketing system is that you can end up playing the same person twice, but if you don't care about that it's no big deal.

I don't believe this is the case. Maybe in years past?

It happened to me once, but it was a first year outlier.

MVBrandt wrote:
IIRC the RAW on this is that Runic Weapons nullify the effect of a power when a psychic test to cast one is successfully passed. As far as I know, Force Weapons are no longer considered powers.

Unless I'm missing something, that should be the RAW on it / no FAQ required (I could put this in if you'd like - though we try to keep from answering questions directly addressed by the rules in the book in order to ensure *RELATIVE* brevity for purposes of printing a copy of the FAQ into every attendee's guidebook.

You have to have a warp charge, and pass a leadership test to activate Force. RAW, a staff *can* nullify force weapon activation; The only time it cannot is if the Brotherhood Banner is invoked, because you do not roll for that.

 djdarknoise wrote:

MVBrandt wrote:
IIRC the RAW on this is that Runic Weapons nullify the effect of a power when a psychic test to cast one is successfully passed. As far as I know, Force Weapons are no longer considered powers.

Unless I'm missing something, that should be the RAW on it / no FAQ required (I could put this in if you'd like - though we try to keep from answering questions directly addressed by the rules in the book in order to ensure *RELATIVE* brevity for purposes of printing a copy of the FAQ into every attendee's guidebook.

You have to have a warp charge, and pass a leadership test to activate Force. RAW, a staff *can* nullify force weapon activation; The only time it cannot is if the Brotherhood Banner is invoked, because you do not roll for that.

Find the quote in the rulebook that states force weapon activations, or any of those conditions you state above, make something a psychic power/are a psychic power.

I hate to gum up the works with another rules question (this one may already be in the coming FAQ), but what exactly does Dark Excommunication cancel? AKA what in the CD codex is considered a "Daemonic Gift?" I only ask to avoid having to consult judges in the middle of a match to get it sorted in the off chance that the situation arises.

Edit- Furthermore- What effect does this ability have on a Grimoired unit? (with or without the Grimoire bearer in the same unit)

I do believe there is a section called "Demonic Gifts" in the daemon codex. One would assume that those are the items affected.

Brother Paen wrote:
Hey just moved here. Is there still time to enter...maybe the narrative? First time at a Con, who what where when, etc. just looking to meet , see some great armies, and get in a few games.

Brother Paen, there is definitely still time to enter all of the 40k events! The GT is filling up fast, but we still have room. You can play the narrative too (games run in the evenings). As Mvbrandt said, the great thing about our bracketing system is on games 5-8 you will only play against people with the same record as you so the competition feels very fair. The Nova was my first Con In 2011 and I went 1-3 for my first games and then didn't play a single Grey Knight (the new hotness at the time) on my second day. I then went 2-2 the second day.

Also, if you just moved to the area, this is a great way to get to know local gamers. After the 2011 Nova I volunteered to help build terrain for 2012 and I met a ton of amazing people and learned a lot of hobby skills. Now the staff does fun events all year round in the area.

Question for the FAQ:

Can a character with infiltrate allow a squad without the infiltrate ability to infiltrate if he's attached?

Just want clarification because RAW it's a no (or that's the general consensus in YMDC) but Adepticon rule it yes and I believe WargamesCon was leaning that way as well so making sure is good

Target wrote:

 djdarknoise wrote:

MVBrandt wrote:
IIRC the RAW on this is that Runic Weapons nullify the effect of a power when a psychic test to cast one is successfully passed. As far as I know, Force Weapons are no longer considered powers.

Unless I'm missing something, that should be the RAW on it / no FAQ required (I could put this in if you'd like - though we try to keep from answering questions directly addressed by the rules in the book in order to ensure *RELATIVE* brevity for purposes of printing a copy of the FAQ into every attendee's guidebook.

You have to have a warp charge, and pass a leadership test to activate Force. RAW, a staff *can* nullify force weapon activation; The only time it cannot is if the Brotherhood Banner is invoked, because you do not roll for that.

Find the quote in the rulebook that states force weapon activations, or any of those conditions you state above, make something a psychic power/are a psychic power.

Does the bearer of the Force Weapon have to make a psychic test to activate the weapon? If So...

Page 36 – Runic Weapon.
Replace the fourth sentence with: “Furthermore, whenever an
enemy model succeeds on a Psychic test within 24" of one or
more models with a Runic Weapon, roll a dice […]”.

 Grimwulfe wrote:

Target wrote:

 djdarknoise wrote:

MVBrandt wrote:
IIRC the RAW on this is that Runic Weapons nullify the effect of a power when a psychic test to cast one is successfully passed. As far as I know, Force Weapons are no longer considered powers.

Unless I'm missing something, that should be the RAW on it / no FAQ required (I could put this in if you'd like - though we try to keep from answering questions directly addressed by the rules in the book in order to ensure *RELATIVE* brevity for purposes of printing a copy of the FAQ into every attendee's guidebook.

You have to have a warp charge, and pass a leadership test to activate Force. RAW, a staff *can* nullify force weapon activation; The only time it cannot is if the Brotherhood Banner is invoked, because you do not roll for that.

Find the quote in the rulebook that states force weapon activations, or any of those conditions you state above, make something a psychic power/are a psychic power.

Does the bearer of the Force Weapon have to make a psychic test to activate the weapon? If So...

Page 36 – Runic Weapon.
Replace the fourth sentence with: “Furthermore, whenever an
enemy model succeeds on a Psychic test within 24" of one or
more models with a Runic Weapon, roll a dice […]”.

Ooooh, sick burn