Dark Eldar FAQ Questions - 6th edition

It also says on page 91 that models have to be "in" area terrain to claim cover, not just chilling at the edge ^.^

I've had this discussion a few times with him I need it FAQing to stop him getting daft cover saves lol

Crazy_Ivan wrote:

I've had this discussion a few times with him I need it FAQing to stop him getting daft cover saves lol

Just had a good look through the BRB and RAW your friend is actually right

Even looked on another forum to clarify and found this had been discussed here too:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/461631.page
(Sorry if i'm not supposed to post links to other forums, i can take it down)

Personally i would still argue that the base should be at least 25% in the area terrain

Otherwise i guess i was wrong, this is a sad day indeed lol :p

Also apologies, we seem to have gone way off topic here

I got in a arguement a couple weeks ago about cover.

When we are in Ruins but we are not obscured at all that is a 5+ and if we are 25% obscured in the ruins then that is a 4+ cover. Is that correct?

Guys,

This has been discussed here on this very forum:

http://www.thedarkcity.net/t5550-vehicles-cover-in-area-terrain

So MCs do benefit from area terrain. The question is, when is a MC 'in' area terrain. If your Nid playing friend is being a d* about it, take 3 Taloi and put 1mm of the base in area terrain and claim 5+ coversaves. See if he likes it.

So the question for the FAQ could be (to bring this back on topic):

Q: When is a monstrous Creature (or any model really) in area terrain?
A: When the entire base is within the boundaries of the terrain.

Already added the question as a double barrel question:

Q: Do Monstrous Creatures benefit from area terrain? If so how much of a Monstrous Creatures base must be in area terrain for it to get a cover save?
A:

Quote :

When we are in Ruins but we are not obscured at all that is a 5+ and if we are 25% obscured in the ruins then that is a 4+ cover. Is that correct?

It's a bit trickier than that. A ruin by itself isn't an area terrain. So if you're obscured by the ruin, you get a 4+ cover save. If you're not obscured you get nothing.

However, most of the times ruins are glued on bases, which are then treated as an area terrain (see BRB p98). So you have 3 possibilities :

• you are located in the area terrain and the ruin obscures you => you get a 5+ cover from the area and a 4+ from the ruin.
  
• you are located in the area terrain but the ruin does not obscures you => you only get the 5+ cover from the area.
  
• you are not located in the area terrain, but the ruin does obscures you (for example if you're in one of the upper level of the ruin, or just behind the whole thing) => you only get the 4+ save from the ruin.

RabbitMaster wrote:

• you are located in the area terrain and the ruin obscures you => you get a 5+ cover from the area and a 4+ from the ruin.
  

This is the case where you can get a 2+ cover save for going to ground, 4+ for being obscured by a ruin, and +2 to cover saves when going to ground because of area terrain.

Yup. Nice.

So...Lemme get this straight. If I have a unit A in area terrain behind unit B, and unit A is shot at, and they went to ground..they would get a 3+ cover save? 5 for intervening model, +2 for going to ground in area terrain?

@Aschen: Regardless if unit B is intervening or not, you'd get a 5+ save from area terrain for Unit A. Then if you G2G you'd indeed get a 3+ coversave.

Perhaps you could even negotiate a +1 on the cover for the intervening unit B (making the shots even harder) and you'd get a 2+ coversave.

Remember that in a Ruine area terrain (and you're obscured by the Ruine) you'll get 2+ coversave for G2G regardless.

Aschen wrote:

So...Lemme get this straight. If I have a unit A in area terrain behind unit B, and unit A is shot at, and they went to ground..they would get a 3+ cover save? 5 for intervening model, +2 for going to ground in area terrain?

You would get a 3+ cover save anyway, as area terrain is normally 5+ cover. So you don't need an intervening unit.

Here's one due to the new Daemons Codex:

The Warpflame ability of Daemons of Tzentch has the potential to give or add +1 to FNP roles.

What happens if a Dark Eldar Unit gains FNP from Warpfire, and then gains its first Pain token?

Does it Just get 5+ FNP or is it then 4+ FNP?

Added.

Can you take cover saves against imotekh's lord of the storms lightning attacks?

Added the following:

Q: Can Vehicles benefit from invulnerable saves (the rules for invulnerable saves say they only preventing wounds)?
A: Yes

Q: Does the ignore cover special rule affect vehicles (the rules for ignore cover say cover saves cannot be taken against wounds caused by weapons with the ignore cover special rule, but makes no mention for vehicles)?
A: Yes.

Q: Can monstrous creatures fire two weapons on overwatch (Their rules specify they may fire two weapons in the shooting phase, but do not mention ovewatch or the assault phase)?
A: Yes

Update: in the latest games work shop FAQ four of the rule questions/problems we had have been fixed/answered! This is a good sign games workshop is listening to the 40k community. We are getting there.

Just an update. I have sent this off to the FAQ team. Fingers crossed we will see the results come the next round of FAQs.

*fixed* Dyslexia FTW

Kinnay wrote:

Q: What is the individual firing arc of the Venom's Splinter Cannons?

What I've been playing it as:
A: both have a firing arc of 180 degrees.

Is there a written rule that says this? Or is this a house rule?

No official FAQ. We go with ETC clarifications where it is stated.

But looking at the models it is easy to agree to it.