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I know this was an easily answered question back in 5th edition but I was just looking through my 6th edition rulebook and saw that no where, that I could find, did it say that a single model couldn't multi-assault. I'm referring of course to large based monstrous creatures or even a Space Marine Terminator that happens to have a base big enough to touch two units. So my question is where in the rulebook (page and paragraph) does it say single models can (or can't) charge multiple units simultaneously.

It is still restricted.

Find Multiple Combats in the index and read what it has to say about the Initial Charger.

It was impossible, because to charge two targets you had to declare the second target AFTER the first model had moved.

This is no longer the case, it is now merely very difficult. The initial charger must move into base contact with the nearest model in the target unit by the shortest distance possible. Going even 1mm further than the shortest distance in order to contact multiple models is forbidden, which means you need careful pre-charge positioning to be able to pull it off.

Scratch all of the above. It's still impossible. It's a combination of the parenthesis'd bits under move initial charger on page 21 and Move Initial Charger on page 28, taking into account the distinction between Primary and Secondary targets from page 27. My bad.

Have thought the same thing and as DR says moving intial charger will stop it happening.

Chrysis wrote:
It was impossible, because to charge two targets you had to declare the second target AFTER the first model had moved.

This is no longer the case, it is now merely very difficult. The initial charger must move into base contact with the nearest model in the target unit by the shortest distance possible. Going even 1mm further than the shortest distance in order to contact multiple models is forbidden, which means you need careful pre-charge positioning to be able to pull it off.

Actually it is still forbidden. Check the rules about Multiple Combats and the Initial Charger.

Yeah, I went back and had a better look and noticed that the single target "Move Initial Charger" is no longer "enemy units that are not being charged" but simply "other enemy units." If it was the former it would work, but the latter distinctly doesn't.

Thanks for the help guys. I found it! Mods can lock thread now.

I don't think this is quite answered. The bit on page 21 in parentheses mentions going around enemy models, but the bold text under Charge Move above it still states that you can move within 1" "of enemy models". It doesn't specify only the unit being charged. Therefore I believe the part about moving around enemy models is there to cover models whose base is directly in the charge path.

Perhaps best if I illustrate:



Red is the charging model, blue is the primary target and yellow is the secondary target.

Figure A is what I believe the part in parentheses refers to. If a model from another unit is actually in the way - that is, their base is in the path - then the charging model may skirt around it to reach the target. However, they can still come within 1" in doing so because the Charge Move rules allow this.
Figure B is another example, but this time the other model isn't directly in the path - so nothing is stopping the charge from taking place as a straight, direct line. Even if it means coming within 1".
Figure C is the only way I see it being possible to charge two units with a single model - if the direct path also places the charger into base contact with another unit's model.

Note that if I'm wrong on the above - and the intent of the parentheses is not to allow the initial charger within 1" of another enemy unit - then it would be practically impossible (if not theoretically) to charge a unit that the opponent has chosen to intersperse with another unit, since the 1" restriction doesn't apply to friendly models.

You missed pg 21.. about moving the Initial.

""and cannot move into base contact with enemy models from a unit they are not charging.

Oh, balls. So I did - was concentrating on the parentheses too much. And I laboured over that pic and everything...!