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I'm intending to run a Land Raider with a techpriest with a pfg, and 5x DWKs. Does the techpriest need to charge when the DWKs do, or can I choose to leave him in there?

You are not compelled to disembark ICs with the unit they are embarked with.

Transportations can only carry a single unit at a time, so for the techpriest to ride along with the DeathWing Knights he will have to be part of that unit. Page 39 states that the only time an Independent Character can chose to leave a unit is during the movement phase, going on to even state he can't simply duck out of a charge as one of the situations where he would be forbidden from leaving the unit. Even if this charge is being declared from an assault vehicle, you do not have permission to ignore this restriction preventing the Independent Character from departing ways with his unit simply because they are going to charge into battle while the character wants to remain safe and sound on the transport.

That PFG isn't of any use stuck inside a Landraider.

I assume you mean a techmarine? Why wouldn't you want him to charge with the knights? he'd be well protected and he's a beast in combat.

JinxDragon wrote:
Transportations can only carry a single unit at a time, so for the techpriest to ride along with the DeathWing Knights he will have to be part of that unit. Page 39 states that the only time an Independent Character can chose to leave a unit is during the movement phase, going on to even state he can't simply duck out of a charge as one of the situations where he would be forbidden from leaving the unit. Even if this charge is being declared from an assault vehicle, you do not have permission to ignore this restriction preventing the Independent Character from departing ways with his unit simply because they are going to charge into battle while the character wants to remain safe and sound on the transport.

"Independant Characters & Transports" page 79

JinxDragon wrote:
Transportations can only carry a single unit at a time, so for the techpriest to ride along with the DeathWing Knights he will have to be part of that unit. Page 39 states that the only time an Independent Character can chose to leave a unit is during the movement phase, going on to even state he can't simply duck out of a charge as one of the situations where he would be forbidden from leaving the unit. Even if this charge is being declared from an assault vehicle, you do not have permission to ignore this restriction preventing the Independent Character from departing ways with his unit simply because they are going to charge into battle while the character wants to remain safe and sound on the transport.

You might want to re-read the bottom-right of page 79.

Edit: Ninja'd.

I don't want to give the enemy the 4+ invul save, but I do want the 4+ on my land raider. Ideally I'd like to just sit him in the LR.

Sidguard wrote:
I don't want to give the enemy the 4+ invul save, but I do want the 4+ on my land raider. Ideally I'd like to just sit him in the LR.

The Landraider doesn't get a 4+ from a PFG.
Check your latest FAQ.

After reviewing the situation I can see now what he meant by 'leave him in there.' I originally thought he meant he was declaring the charge from inside of the vehicle, as in carrying out the disembarking and charge at the same time during the assault phase. I do not know why I had this little lapse of common sense as the order of event is to disembark during the movement phase and then carry out the charge during the following assault phase. While there could be some unique rule somewhere in one of the codex's that change the order of events, to give permission to disembark and charge during the assault phase, I don't know of it. So now I am puzzling why I thought that was the standard procedure for these things... oh well, I take responsibility for this little error.

As long as the opening poster follows the right order of events they are perfectly fine leaving the Techmarine cowering in the metal box.

You disembark in the movement phase, you can't (afaik) declare a charge directly from within a vehicle during the assault phase. You have to disembark and then charge (assault/open topped only).