Assassin and CoB

Hiss · Post by **Hiss** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:48 pm

How exactly do you reveal an assassin in a shades unit (Where do you place him) ?
Can Hags of CoB, leave the CoB and use a bolt thorwer ?

Ruerl khan · Post by **Ruerl khan** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:17 pm

first question:
You reveal him at the start of any turn, at any location allowed within the unit, ie. if your in close combat it'd be adviceable to place him in the front row, if the unit is still skirmishing then you can place him anywhere within the unit you'd want to.

Second question:
No, they cannot, p.93 of the dark elf army book, in the "box", the other "hags" that are a part of the unit, counts as rank and file members of the war machine, you cannot use say cannon crew to operate a bolt thrower, and you certainly can't use witch elves to operate one either, not even if their part of an odd type of war machine.

Hiss · Post by **Hiss** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:36 pm

You reveal him at the start of any turn, at any location allowed within the unit, ie. if your in close combat it'd be adviceable to place him in the front row, if the unit is still skirmishing then you can place him anywhere within the unit you'd want to.

If you do socan you use it to have new line of sight on ennemy unit, even have a charge on them the first turn ?

No, they cannot, p.93 of the dark elf army book, in the "box", the other "hags" that are a part of the unit, counts as rank and file members of the war machine, you cannot use say cannon crew to operate a bolt thrower, and you certainly can't use witch elves to operate one either, not even if their part of an odd type of war machine.

p86 from Main book, any crew from any war machine can join any deserted friendly war machine...

Silverheimdall · Post by **Silverheimdall** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:10 am

I'd say no but the rules seem to support that they can (and yes bolt thrower crew can operate cannon, dwarves do it when they lose a crew of one machine and the machine of another crew)

Post by **Calisson** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:42 am

Army book prevents the Death Hag which CoB is the mount to leave her mount. The crew can leave only as a whole.
So the other hags cannot leave (at least, RAW speaking, untill the DH has been killed - and I hardly imagine, with the DH dead, one or two Hags surviving and selecting to leave the CoB).

Steve tu · Post by **Steve tu** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:09 am

Can you put an assassin in the CoB crew?

Melinia · Post by **Melinia** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:14 am

I don't have the book handy, but the assassin rules explicitly list which units you can place him in. So there shouldn't be any question about that sort of thing.

Post by **Calisson** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:15 am

The assassin cannot start the game inside the CoB, but he can be revealed and move to join the CoB.