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Post by stokerd on May 11, 2017 2:26:09 GMT
Can a Warder Shield Guard if it is out of formation?
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Post by tiberius on May 11, 2017 10:56:42 GMT
I will need to look up and see what it says in prime about unit formation and being out of formation but I would guess they could not. Typically a model cant do anything that is not a passive ability when it is out of formation.
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Post by Trollock on May 11, 2017 11:44:02 GMT
As i keep pointing out, the place to go when you want a rules question answered is the privateer press rules forum. There you will get answers from the REAL rules nerds. I think of myself as very knowledgeable when it comes to rules. I am the guy who answers the rules questions during gaming night in my club. However, i know NOTHING compared to the real rules guys. I very seldom dare answer questions in the rules forums, but i often ask them. The rules for out of formation say: While out of formation, a trooper cannot advance outside of
its Normal Movement, make special actions, or make attacks,
including attacks that do not take place during the model’s
or unit’s activation, such as a free strike. Friendly models
cannot target out-of-formation troopers with spells or special
rules. Note that many upkeep spells and special rules also do
not affect out-of-formation models.
To me, there is no indication that they could not use Shield Guard, but i did put up a query on the PP rules forum. privateerpressforums.com/showthread.php?271462-Shield-Guard-and-Out-of-Formation&p=3846791#post3846791Seriously guys. This is the last bastion of usefulness on the PP forums. Let us use that  |
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Post by tiberius on May 12, 2017 10:24:43 GMT
Thanks Trollock, looks like you are right with literal interpretation, shield guard is not a special action or attack. Seems like an abusable oversight. Have the unit up fighting while keeping one dude way back to do shield guard for the caster.
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Post by robobengt on May 12, 2017 12:43:44 GMT
It's not abusable. The cost is that the model can't do anything but shieldguard basically. It's fine.
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