So while looking at the mishap table earlier, I came up with this interesting question: Are certain units exempt from rolling on the mishap table when they land in impassible terrain?
I would say yes as it seems to me that the trigger for a mishap is conditional and relative.
For example, a unit of terminators (an "infantry" unit) teleporting onto a battlefield and landing in impassable terrain would trigger a mishap as no infantry unit can enter impassable terrain. However, if a skimmer deep strikes and lands on impassable terrain no mishap would occur as a skimmer CAN be deployed on impassable terrain; the same would go for jump infantry or jetbikes. The verbage for the rule states if it "cannot be deployed" the unit suffers a mishap. The only other additional thing is that the deepstriking model would roll a dangerous terrain test, as though entering difficult terrain. The wording uses "cannot" which is a conditional statement rather than a definative "if this happens, then this will happen".
If the wording was changed to:
If any of the models in a deep striking unit is deployed off the table, in impassible terrain, on top of a friendly model, or on top or within 1" of an enemy model, something has gone wrong and this unit suffers a mishap. Then all units would have to take the test regardless of them being a skimmer or jump infantry.
Maybe its the poli sci classes getting to me but from a rules perspective I think this is rather valid.
I would say yes as it seems to me that the trigger for a mishap is conditional and relative.
For example, a unit of terminators (an "infantry" unit) teleporting onto a battlefield and landing in impassable terrain would trigger a mishap as no infantry unit can enter impassable terrain. However, if a skimmer deep strikes and lands on impassable terrain no mishap would occur as a skimmer CAN be deployed on impassable terrain; the same would go for jump infantry or jetbikes. The verbage for the rule states if it "cannot be deployed" the unit suffers a mishap. The only other additional thing is that the deepstriking model would roll a dangerous terrain test, as though entering difficult terrain. The wording uses "cannot" which is a conditional statement rather than a definative "if this happens, then this will happen".
If the wording was changed to:
If any of the models in a deep striking unit is deployed off the table, in impassible terrain, on top of a friendly model, or on top or within 1" of an enemy model, something has gone wrong and this unit suffers a mishap. Then all units would have to take the test regardless of them being a skimmer or jump infantry.
Maybe its the poli sci classes getting to me but from a rules perspective I think this is rather valid.
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