Gestation Sac conga

[dkng]

From the description of the relic:

"set up a new <HIVE FLEET> RIPPER SWARMS unit on the battlefield within 3" of this model"

It doesn't say wholly within so it is possible to conga-line those bases to reach some distances right?

[piersonsmuppet]

Yes, from the Within and Wholly Within section summary in the Core Rules:

Unit within = any model within.

Edit: I could see a TO ruling that all models in the unit need to be within 3", so something to check beforehand.

[N.I.B.]

It's not ambiguous, so I wouldn't expect a TO to overrule.

[piersonsmuppet]

Aug 29, 2022 21:01:07 GMT N.I.B. said:

It's not ambiguous, so I wouldn't expect a TO to overrule.

You are right it is very clear. However, TO's often interject RAI into rulings. Most summon/spawn rules are wholly within, they could drop RAI to keep rule coherency so that everyone has a common understanding of how those units being added to an army will affect the battle (instead of every player being "gotcha'd" by not knowing Gestation Sac's exact wording).

[dkng]

Let's take the avarege roll so we spawn 3 bases, 40mm each. We get 3" plus 2 x 2" from coherency plus 120mm from bases - 11,7". Now that's what I call a reach.