if i give my commander a drone controler and shield drones dose he lose his independent character status?
Wrong it specifically states that a commander only loses his IC status if he takes bodyguards, the commander and drones form a unit but if the commander and drones are not the closest unit they cannot be targeted because he still has IC status.He can join another unit even when he has drones and then he can be shot as part of the unit, same goes if he is the closest target and he has drones, he can be shot as a part of the unit, but if he has drones and is not the closest target he cannot be targeted (he still has IC status) Hope that makes sense.Kristofer said:Yes, it's only the etheral that can take drones and still be Independent.
Sigh, but how do we know the boyguard wording/ honor guard wording isn't the misprint? I'm at a loss as to what to say about these rules (p31 and also the entries for the individual IC's) as they clearly contradict each other. It's a rather vital issue when it comes to scoring units, but I don't see any way to resolve it, nor do I see which side has more power. I swear, if GW had had one competent LO user read the codex we could have stopped 90% of this.The Doctor said:Like it has been said in a couple of threads, GW didn't proofread this codex.
Right then the wording, I have really scrutinised the wording because of this thread and my interpritation has changed.O'M'yen'Mal'caor said:well..
"...........if accompanied by drones, he may still join other units "AS" an independant character"
this implies to me that he is not an independant character, but can join units like one. as one. not is one.
everything else he does is like a regular unit.
well thats how i interpret it when i look at it. but im different. so most likely wrong.
i agree with this.Anabis_Xero said:geese GW makes my head hurt sometimes. o well i guess its a toss up again due to
GW's wording. but i guess it states that the commander loses his IC ability when equiped with bodyguards so i guess hes still IC with drones