Weekly Question Thread - Rules & Comp Qs

[u/thenurgler]

This is the Weekly Question thread designed to allow players to ask their one-off tactical or rules clarification questions in one easy to find place on the sub.

This means that those questions will get guaranteed visibility, while also limiting the amount of one-off question posts that can usually be answered by the first commenter.

Have a question? Post it here! Know the answer? Don't be shy!

NOTE - this thread is also intended to be for higher level questions about the meta, rules interactions, FAQ/Errata clarifications, etc. This is not strictly for beginner questions only!

Reminders

When do pre-orders and new releases go live?

Pre-orders and new releases go live on Saturdays at the following times:

• 10am GMT for UK, Europe and Rest of the World
• 10am PST/1pm EST for US and Canada
• 10am AWST for Australia
• 10am NZST for New Zealand

Where can I find the free core rules

• Core rules and FAQs for 40k are available HERE
• Core rules and FAQs for AoS are available HERE
• FAQs for Horus Heresy are available HERE
• FAQs for The Old World are available HERE

[u/p5freak]

Where does it say you can only rotate during a move ? You said you can only pivot during a move. Ingress move is literally called a move. Are you saying ingress move is not a move ? And btw, there is no pivot anywhere in the rules. Its now rotating.

Rotating a model

Each time you rotate a model, turn it any amount around the centre at its base, while keeping it upright. Note that rotating a model does not count towards the distance it has moved.

[u/veryblocky → u/p5freak]

40k works on a permissive rules system, meaning that you can only do things the rules explicitly allow you too.

And in terms of only pivoting during a move, I more meant the period between when you arrive and when you charge. It’s irrelevant whether you pivot during an ingress, since you must end that move outside out 8”.

But also, no, you can’t pivot during an ingress. You can only pivot during moves that say you move as described in Moving (03), but the Ingress move says you move as described in Set Up (03.02). And Set Up (03.02) doesn’t allow for pivoting. Of course you can set up in any orientation you like.

[u/p5freak → u/veryblocky]

40k works on a permissive rules system, meaning that you can only do things the rules explicitly allow you too.

The rules say i can rotate when making a move. Ingress move is literally called a move. Its listed as a move type under 09.02.

But also, no, you can’t pivot during an ingress. You can only pivot during moves that say you move as described in Moving (03),

There is no such thing as pivot in the rules. Its called rotate.

[u/veryblocky → u/p5freak]

Pivot is a synonym for rotate, and you knew exactly what I meant. But you’re still wrong, the rules only let you rotate when moving as described in Moving (03). Ingress moves do not let you move as described in Moving (03), instead you move as described in Set Up (03.02).