8th Ed. Chameleon Skinks with a character

[Benny6Toes]

I'm wondering what happens if I put a Skink priest or a chief in a unit of Chameleon Skinks.

1) Does the unit lose the scout ability?
2)I assume the additional +1 to hit remains in effect, but if the unit drops below 5 rank and file models does it no longer apply to the priest/chief?

I'm sure I've seen the answer to at least the first question before. I just can't remember where.

 

[HoverBoy]

1) Does the unit lose the scout ability?

Yes.

2)I assume the additional +1 to hit remains in effect, but if the unit drops below 5 rank and file models does it no longer apply to the priest/chief?

It is lost, see page 100 of the rulebook and how combined units and speial rules work.

 

[Benny6Toes]

Aha! Thanks. I thought I had read it somewhere, but I couldn't find it again. I need to bookmark that page...

 

[wolfmage]

Don't the characters deploy before scouts anyway thus they cannot join the unit if it is scouting?

 

[Arli]

True, you would have to march the skink chief to the unit to join it.

 

[HoverBoy]

Well they can deploy normally if they want.

 

[Bibamus]

if a character has the scout special rule it deploys with scouts, otherwise, they deploy as normal