psychic power question

[biorivera]

This is something a very recent opponent tried to argue to me(he may be right, I played by his rules because I didn't think it was too big a deal but I just wanted to clarify it for my own sake).

He argued that a psyker can use a non-shooting psychic power like an aura during their turn even if they're locked in combat at the start of their turn. Now, I had never played it that way- but I had no problem giving ol' swarmy a re-buff while he was locked in combat.

I don't have my rulebook on hand but as not to violate site ToS, a page number in the rulebook would suffice my needs. Explanation is appreciated though.

[GuardDog78]

The section titled "Manifesting psychic powers" does not limit psykers if locked in assault. Blessings and maledictions say that they can affect units locked in assaults. Witchefire powers "count as firing an Assault Weapon"...and as such can't be used if locked in assault. Conjuration doesn't specify one way or another.
Therefore...

CAN be used while locked in assault:
- Blessings
- Maledictions

CANNOT be used while locked in assault
- Witchfire (Includes the following)
- Beam
- Focussed Witchfire
- Maelstrom
- Nova

NOT SURE
- Conjuration

[biorivera]

Sweet, that's exactly what I needed to know.
Appreciate the help, hope you guys up north aren't suffering much at the hands of that second storm =X

[GuardDog78]

I worked as part of the emergency relief after Irene last year...upstate NY got hit bad... We got off easy on this one...everything is basically NJ and NYC...

[biorivera]

Yeah, I used to live in Queens but I still have fam up in queens and manhattan. Luckily they're all fine but eep =X

[Space is pretty big]

"everything is basically NJ and NYC"

Yep, hid out in Woodstock this time, it actually stopped raining after 9pm. Luckly for Manhattan the worst of it was in areas that flood all the time anyway. Queens and Jersey though man, those guys have it rough.