Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

I'm a little confused on how the Fortifications work. I get that they have a "transport" capacity. So a Bastion for example, can hold up to 20 models in it. But can models be placed on top of it?

Lets say I take 10 Dark Reapers and put them inside. Can I then put an Autarch and Farseer on the top of it, and they be in play, aka, not embarked on a transport?

 djones520 wrote:
I'm a little confused on how the Fortifications work. I get that they have a "transport" capacity. So a Bastion for example, can hold up to 20 models in it. But can models be placed on top of it?

Lets say I take 10 Dark Reapers and put them inside. Can I then put an Autarch and Farseer on the top of it, and they be in play, aka, not embarked on a transport?

No, models cannot be placed on top of other models, unless a rule explicitly allows you to do so.

Basically the terrain rules in 8th are gak and don't make a ton of sense. Instead of creating a system where units occupy terrain features by being entirely on or in them they decided to treat certain pieces of terrain like immobile vehicles.

In all ways you should think of any terrain with a capacity as a immobile vehicle. It's the only way to get your head around how they function mechanically.

It’s not difficult, just a mindset shift. You summed it up nicely with ‘immobile vehicle’. Done.