Multiple Dark Artisan Formations?

except that the formation datasheet says '1 unit of Talos'. It really couldn't be any clearer, and i don't know how anyone could try and argue you're taking two units when the formation says it's one unit - the fact that a unit of Talos from the codex can only take 3 models is irrelevant, the formation rules override this and require that you take five in one unit. Simple, and, unusually for GW, very clear.

But is that 1 unit of Talos BEFORE or AFTER it has 5 models?

You're arguing that it's listing it BEFORE it has 5 models, while I'm not so sure.

Also, you've argued that "other units" all say seperate units, but it's my position that we're dealing with incomplete data here. The ONLY example of a combined unit in that entire supplement, by your definition, is the Dark Artisan formation. Yet the "Combined Units" rule specifically refers to formations in the plural sense, ergo, there are more than 1 that fall under that ruling. And this ruling is in the supplement specific section of the book, so it's not referring to outside sources.

So if there are more than 1, and one is definitely the Dark Artisan, I challenge you to find a more suitably arguable one than the corpsethief claw formation.

BetrayTheWorld wrote:

But is that 1 unit of Talos BEFORE or AFTER it has 5 models?

Both.

Look at the composition section of the formation and it reads 1 unit of Talos. That remains as 1 unit of talos. The modification to a unit of 5 is a special circumstance/enhancement for the formation and not changing the dimensions of the formation composition.

I don't know what argument you're trying to prevent at this point since it seems pretty clear and I'm not seeing other's raise the confusion, just an argument trying to preemptively prevent a currently non-existent argument.

^this.

The fact that the combined unit rule refers to a plural doesn't mean there are more than 1 example in the supplement, in fact I'd say by referencing only one example from the supplement they're pretty much confirming that none of the others are covered by it.

I'll quite happily debate the point with you further if you can find an opponent who considers, having read the datasheet, that the corpsethief is actually two units when it states quite clearly it's only one.

On the basis that I don't think it can be made any clearer, I'm going to butt out of this discussion now, especially since the thread has gone way off topic

BetrayTheWorld wrote:

But is that 1 unit of Talos BEFORE or AFTER it has 5 models?

You're arguing that it's listing it BEFORE it has 5 models, while I'm not so sure.

Also, you've argued that "other units" all say seperate units, but it's my position that we're dealing with incomplete data here. The ONLY example of a combined unit in that entire supplement, by your definition, is the Dark Artisan formation. Yet the "Combined Units" rule specifically refers to formations in the plural sense, ergo, there are more than 1 that fall under that ruling. And this ruling is in the supplement specific section of the book, so it's not referring to outside sources.

So if there are more than 1, and one is definitely the Dark Artisan, I challenge you to find a more suitably arguable one than the corpsethief claw formation.

I really cannot follow your logic in this one.