Can a Glade Lord join a unit of Wardancers?

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Can a Glade Lord join a unit of Wardancers?

#1 Post by Hortennse »

I don't have the rulebook with me, is a Wood Elf character allowed to join a unit of Wardancers since they don't count as scouts, or are characters totally forbidden from joining a skirmishing unit? Thanks in advance.
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Re: Can a Glade Lord join a unit of Wardancers?

#2 Post by Nicene »

Scout and skirmish are two different rules (though they often go hand in hand for most units).

A character can deploy in a unit of scouts, as long as that unit deployed normally (electing not to ise their scout rule).

As for skirmishing, when a character on foot joins a unit of skirmishers, the entire unit will have the skirmish special rule. I believe lone infantry characters on foot also have the skirmish special rule by default, though I can't remember for certain.
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Re: Can a Glade Lord join a unit of Wardancers?

#3 Post by Loriel »

Nicene wrote: As for skirmishing, when a character on foot joins a unit of skirmishers, the entire unit will have the skirmish special rule. I believe lone infantry characters on foot also have the skirmish special rule by default, though I can't remember for certain.
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Re: Can a Glade Lord join a unit of Wardancers?

#4 Post by pk-ng »

Yeah so a lone waystalker woun't be able to march and shoot....
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Re: Can a Glade Lord join a unit of Wardancers?

#5 Post by Bashtrigger »

Lone characters don't have the skirmish rule, but the skirmish rule carries over to any characters joining the unit (I believe this can be found in the BRB under the skirmish rules). I'm not sure how it works with a lone shadow warrior. I know lone Eagle's don't have skirmish, while groups of them do, but I think thats because of the rules regarding flying units.
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Re: Can a Glade Lord join a unit of Wardancers?

#6 Post by f00ssa »

A lone survivor from a unit of shadow warriors does have the skirmish rule and shoud benefit from the -1 to hit from shooting
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