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In the Index: Xenos 2, Cult Ambush says that you may "before rolling on the Cult Ambush table" for Genestealer Cults Characters, "you can pick one friendly" infantry "that was also set up in ambush to arrive with them; make one roll on the Cult Ambush table and apply the same to both units" and then provides that they must be setup within 6" of each other.

My question is whether you can select two characters for the same infantry unit. So we have this scenario:

Primus is setup in ambush.
Magus is setup in ambush.
Aberrants are setup in ambush.

"before rolling on the Cult Ambush Table" for my Primus, I select the Aberrants.

"before rolling on the Cult Ambush Table" for my Magus, I select the Aberrants.

I roll once for all 3 models. Is this legal? RAW, I don't see a problem with it. Nothing says two characters can't pick the same unit and the rule only requires you make the selection before rolling. Thus, all the requirements seem to be met from that perspective.

RAI it does say "both units" at the end there, but that could just be easse of writing on GW's part.

Thoughts?

No you can't do this, because you pick the first character then you have to choose the unit going with it and then you have to roll. All that BEFORE moving onto the second character.

 Stux wrote:
No you can't do this, because you pick the first character then you have to choose the unit going with it and then you have to roll. All that BEFORE moving onto the second character.

I'm following most of your chain but where does it say I have to make the roll before picking a second one? RAI I can see that, but RAW I don't see that command in the text. The rule just says "make one roll..." Without any specification as to when.

How can you move onto another unit if you haven't completed the prior action? The norm is one unit, one roll. This allows one unit + character = 1 roll. It doesn't allow grouping several characters into one roll.

Audustum wrote:

 Stux wrote:
No you can't do this, because you pick the first character then you have to choose the unit going with it and then you have to roll. All that BEFORE moving onto the second character.

I'm following most of your chain but where does it say I have to make the roll before picking a second one? RAI I can see that, but RAW I don't see that command in the text. The rule just says "make one roll..." Without any specification as to when.

If you wish, before rolling on the Cult Ambush table for a GENESTEALER CULTS CHARACTER, you can pick one friendly GENESTEALER CULTS INFANTRY unit that was also set up in ambush to arrive with them; make one roll on the Cult Ambush table and apply the same result to both units.

You can't roll for the second character before resolving the roll for the first, at which point it's too late to pick the second character. The "immediately" is implied due to sloppy English syntax, the same way it's implied that a dice needs to be numbered 1 to 6.

Audustum wrote:

 Stux wrote:
No you can't do this, because you pick the first character then you have to choose the unit going with it and then you have to roll. All that BEFORE moving onto the second character.

I'm following most of your chain but where does it say I have to make the roll before picking a second one? RAI I can see that, but RAW I don't see that command in the text. The rule just says "make one roll..." Without any specification as to when.

As the others have said, it's because the default is that when you are resolving an ability you finish before moving onto the next one.