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 jeffersonian000 wrote:

 Purifier wrote:

 A Town Called Malus wrote:
No, it should have said: "The number of powers is equal to your mastery level". It being "the number of powers depends on the number expressed in ML" still does absolutely nothing to define the numerical relationship between number of powers and mastery level.

Haha, wow. I mean, you're not technically wrong, but the intent is absolutely crystal clear. If anyone tried to argue this with me during a game I'd just laugh and allow whatever he wanted and then spend most of my time talking to the table next to us. I would give the game my minimum amount of attention, mostly just because if he's that motivated to rules lawyer, then he'll probably take it hard if I just pack up and leave.

Intent was never "crystal clear". The powers a Psyker could cast was dependent on their mastery level, true, of which a Psyker would known his ML+Force (if you have Force Weapon)+primaris power (if you selected from one discipline) and has permission to continue casting until you run out of warp charges or switch to another Psyker. The rules never said "you can only attempt to cast your ML in powers each turn". So yes, people can and do see the FAQ as game changing.

We know differently. It's okay to move on.

SJ

Try reading the full thing before responding. He was saying the FAQ answer is unclear. I was saying the intent of the FAQ answer is crystal clear. It's ok to move on, but try not to just glance at what you respond to as you pass it by, ok?

 Purifier wrote:

 jeffersonian000 wrote:

 Purifier wrote:

 A Town Called Malus wrote:
No, it should have said: "The number of powers is equal to your mastery level". It being "the number of powers depends on the number expressed in ML" still does absolutely nothing to define the numerical relationship between number of powers and mastery level.

Haha, wow. I mean, you're not technically wrong, but the intent is absolutely crystal clear. If anyone tried to argue this with me during a game I'd just laugh and allow whatever he wanted and then spend most of my time talking to the table next to us. I would give the game my minimum amount of attention, mostly just because if he's that motivated to rules lawyer, then he'll probably take it hard if I just pack up and leave.

Intent was never "crystal clear". The powers a Psyker could cast was dependent on their mastery level, true, of which a Psyker would known his ML+Force (if you have Force Weapon)+primaris power (if you selected from one discipline) and has permission to continue casting until you run out of warp charges or switch to another Psyker. The rules never said "you can only attempt to cast your ML in powers each turn". So yes, people can and do see the FAQ as game changing.

We know differently. It's okay to move on.

SJ

Try reading the full thing before responding. He was saying the FAQ answer is unclear. I was saying the intent of the FAQ answer is crystal clear. It's ok to move on, but try not to just glance at what you respond to as you pass it by, ok?

Actually, I was saying that what Galef suggested as a more clear wording of the rule which could have been in the BRB was actually just a longer way of saying the same thing as the original rule, which is to tell us that there is an undefined relationship between mastery level and the number of powers you can cast in a turn.

I have no problem with the FAQ. That answer is very clear. My argument was that prior to that FAQ there was nothing in the rulebook to suggest that you could only cast a number of powers equal to your mastery level per turn.

 Purifier wrote:

 jeffersonian000 wrote:

 Purifier wrote:

 A Town Called Malus wrote:
No, it should have said: "The number of powers is equal to your mastery level". It being "the number of powers depends on the number expressed in ML" still does absolutely nothing to define the numerical relationship between number of powers and mastery level.

Haha, wow. I mean, you're not technically wrong, but the intent is absolutely crystal clear. If anyone tried to argue this with me during a game I'd just laugh and allow whatever he wanted and then spend most of my time talking to the table next to us. I would give the game my minimum amount of attention, mostly just because if he's that motivated to rules lawyer, then he'll probably take it hard if I just pack up and leave.

Intent was never "crystal clear". The powers a Psyker could cast was dependent on their mastery level, true, of which a Psyker would known his ML+Force (if you have Force Weapon)+primaris power (if you selected from one discipline) and has permission to continue casting until you run out of warp charges or switch to another Psyker. The rules never said "you can only attempt to cast your ML in powers each turn". So yes, people can and do see the FAQ as game changing.

We know differently. It's okay to move on.

SJ

Try reading the full thing before responding. He was saying the FAQ answer is unclear. I was saying the intent of the FAQ answer is crystal clear. It's ok to move on, but try not to just glance at what you respond to as you pass it by, ok?

Try taking your own advice.

SJ

My bad, then.