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I have a blast weapon that is twin linked that has gets hot, can i choose to not reroll the gets hot roll but reroll the scatter dice and vice versa?

Sit 1) gets hot roll is 1 but scatter dice are good
Sit 2) gets hot roll is passed but scatter dice are bad

Can i choose to reroll the gets hot independently of the scatter dice? I ask this because the wording of gets hot and rerolls says "... it may also re-roll gets hot results of 1 for weapons that do not roll to hit."

thanks

Read pg 37 of the BRB ... Gets Hot explains how to handle twin linked as well as Gets Hot and Blast Markers.

You must roll them independently. If you have a Storm Raven for example ( This is the reason I understand what you are looking for ) it can have a TLPC. You are going to fire it. It is a blast so you MUST roll a d6 first.

Say it comes up as a one. In this instance it is in fact twin linked. You re-roll it and it comes up a 3.

Now you may place your blast marker on an enemy unit and roll for scatter. You roll an arrow and, worst case scenario, two 6's. Not so good, but it is twin linked and you may re-roll it but you MUST keep the second roll.

Now you get a target and the guys from the Evil Empire that is the Ultramarines go down faster than my sister on her first date.

Far as I can see you're allowed to reroll Gets Hot! independent of the scatter dice.

Neither Gets Hot! nor Twinlinked mentions anything about having to reroll both, and TL even specifically mentions having to reroll both the Scatter dice and 2d6 if you wish to reroll that. I'm sure GH would mention having to reroll scatter when rerolling GH if that was required.

Thanks, this is for a twinlinked Riptide's ion accelerator btw.

You have to roll Gets Hot first since weapons that don't roll To Hit doesn't fire at all if you roll a 1. But if your weapon is twin-linked or fired at BS6+ you are permitted to re-roll both Gets Hot and Scatter Dice + 2D6.

Riptide ion accelerator is not twin linked.. unless you team it with a commander with CNC node?

Trasvi wrote:
Riptide ion accelerator is not twin linked.. unless you team it with a commander with CNC node?

Planning to attach a support commander to an iontide in a 1000 pt game, basically make it a giant artillery cannon that can take anything out in one shot then have firewarriors cleanup the survivors.

I honestly don't see what in the rules allows you to re-roll.the dice that checks to see if you get hot, as it isn't a to hit roll, nor is it a scatter roll.

Read the gets hot USR, it is pretty clear you can

Is the Riptide not a MC, therefore you cant join IC's to it

MarkyMark wrote:
Read the gets hot USR, it is pretty clear you can

This. The rules for Gets Hot! specify you can reroll

Is the Riptide not a MC, therefore you cant join IC's to it

This rule does not exist.

The ruels for ICs are they cannot join units that *always consist* of one model, and can never join vehicles / squadrons of vehicles. The Riptide is NEVER always a unit of one, as they can take drones

Same as you can attacha Prime to a unit of carnifex - as they compose 1 - 3

nosferatu1001 wrote:

MarkyMark wrote:
Read the gets hot USR, it is pretty clear you can

This. The rules for Gets Hot! specify you can reroll

Is the Riptide not a MC, therefore you cant join IC's to it

This rule does not exist.

The ruels for ICs are they cannot join units that *always consist* of one model, and can never join vehicles / squadrons of vehicles. The Riptide is NEVER always a unit of one, as they can take drones

Same as you can attacha Prime to a unit of carnifex - as they compose 1 - 3

Ah right, I did look for the rule as I have heard it quite a few times, just didnt know where to look as I had it wrong.

MarkyMark wrote:
Read the gets hot USR, it is pretty clear you can

Oh yeah. My bad.

I missed it the first time I read it while playing, serves me right just reading the first few lines! ha

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