Outside Forces

my succubus, archon, and 2 grotesque charge a inquisitor and his scions.  The succubus accepted the challenge and removed 2 hp from the inquisitor.  The archon on his initiative step killed the 3 scions and one wound spilled into the Inquisitor But he made the save.  

Do my grotesque attack next at the initiative step? I thought they just sit there and  I didn't think they should because it says wounds spill into challenges but doesn't state that attacks do and All the scions are dead.

They get to strike against the Inquisitor as long as they are eligible to hit him; they are in range.

I've ran into this situation a lot myself and concluded it needs FAQ.

Nothing in the challenge rules states the outside forces cannot swing if they are within range with an enemy model; even the challenger. Likewise, while wounds can spill out of a challenge, there is nothing stating the wound pool from outside forces are allocated in any way beyond normal combat (which would allow them to spill into the next closest model).

I need to reread the rules around this again (since they are so poorly worded I'm already second guessing myself); however, I'm 99% sure that's what you end up with when you look at the restrictions the challenge produces along with normal assault phase permissions.

shadowseercB wrote:

my succubus, archon, and 2 grotesque charge a inquisitor and his scions.  The succubus accepted the challenge and removed 2 hp from the inquisitor.  The archon on his initiative step killed the 3 scions and one wound spilled into the Inquisitor But he made the save.  

Do my grotesque attack next at the initiative step?  I thought they just sit there and  I didn't think they should because it says wounds spill into challenges but doesn't state that attacks do and All the scions are dead.

Attacks don't need to 'spill over', they are applied to the unit, not individual models. Any wounds that result from the attacks of the unit are then allocated to the defending unit in the normal way but cannot be allocated to a model in a challenge unless there are no other enemy models left alive in that combat.