Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Q&A
Orks
by Jervis Johnson
Q: When orks Mob Up, do you calculate victory points
A) By assuming they all started as one mob
B) By counting each mob that started the game seperately
P: The mob that was falling back counts as being wiped out for vp purposes if it mobs up with another unit. The unit is joins uses its orginal strength and points values for tests, vps, etc, but counts the extra boyz as members of the unit for things like taking 25% casualties in a turn, or whether the unit is at 50% of its starting strength, etc.
Example: 5 Orks are falling back and mob up with a unit that started with 12 Orks left from a start strength of 15. The 5 Ork unit counts as being wiped out. The new Ork unit has 17 models, will no longer be able to regroup when reduced to 7 (50% of 15, rounding down), and uses its original points cost for vp purposes.
Q: If you take two Ork Mad Docs in your Warboss' bodyguard, do you get to ignore two failed saves per turn?
P: No