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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/16 02:36:04
Subject: Drop Pods as weapons?!
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Fresh-Faced New User
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So I'm new to Warhammer 40k but I've asked others for help and advice and after much research in the rule book, no info was found on what happens if a drop pod lands on another unit. Whether it is aimed at said unit or drifts onto it, does the unit make some sort of save and if so what happens if they fail? Any help or advice would be appreciated. Like I said, still new so be gentle lol
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/16 02:37:09
Subject: Drop Pods as weapons?!
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Rotting Sorcerer of Nurgle
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They can't. Their special rule says they just move as far back as possible to be 1" away from the enemy model
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/16 02:46:52
Subject: Drop Pods as weapons?!
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Lieutenant General
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eodpyro wrote:So I'm new to Warhammer 40k but I've asked others for help and advice and after much research in the rule book, no info was found on what happens if a drop pod lands on another unit. Whether it is aimed at said unit or drifts onto it, does the unit make some sort of save and if so what happens if they fail? Any help or advice would be appreciated. Like I said, still new so be gentle lol 
See 'Deep Strike Mishaps' on page 162 of the main rulebook for what happens if a unit happens to land on another unit (friendly or enemy) while Deep Striking. Drop Pods have a rule that allows it to reduce scatter to prevent a Mishap, but it can not increase scatter.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/16 03:00:15
Subject: Drop Pods as weapons?!
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Fresh-Faced New User
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Thank you for all the help. I was trying to just crush units and deploy my death company to clean up lol
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/16 06:19:08
Subject: Re:Drop Pods as weapons?!
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Regular Dakkanaut
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if you want weaponised drop pods check out the chaos forgeworld section
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/16 10:18:47
Subject: Drop Pods as weapons?!
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Ferocious Black Templar Castellan
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Ghaz wrote:eodpyro wrote:So I'm new to Warhammer 40k but I've asked others for help and advice and after much research in the rule book, no info was found on what happens if a drop pod lands on another unit. Whether it is aimed at said unit or drifts onto it, does the unit make some sort of save and if so what happens if they fail? Any help or advice would be appreciated. Like I said, still new so be gentle lol 
See 'Deep Strike Mishaps' on page 162 of the main rulebook for what happens if a unit happens to land on another unit (friendly or enemy) while Deep Striking. Drop Pods have a rule that allows it to reduce scatter to prevent a Mishap, but it can not increase scatter.
What's stopping you from reducing the scatter by -5" to avoid something?
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2015/12/16 13:10:08
Subject: Drop Pods as weapons?!
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Shrieking Traitor Sentinel Pilot
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AlmightyWalrus wrote: Ghaz wrote:eodpyro wrote:So I'm new to Warhammer 40k but I've asked others for help and advice and after much research in the rule book, no info was found on what happens if a drop pod lands on another unit. Whether it is aimed at said unit or drifts onto it, does the unit make some sort of save and if so what happens if they fail? Any help or advice would be appreciated. Like I said, still new so be gentle lol 
See 'Deep Strike Mishaps' on page 162 of the main rulebook for what happens if a unit happens to land on another unit (friendly or enemy) while Deep Striking. Drop Pods have a rule that allows it to reduce scatter to prevent a Mishap, but it can not increase scatter.
What's stopping you from reducing the scatter by -5" to avoid something?
Because that's increasing it. Some very basic math: farther from zero is more, not less.
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