Top 2 SM Rules that I missed first time through...

[gungagreg]

...yeah the list in the articles...not so much. Here's what I missed the first time through:

1. Heroic Intervention: Added the ability to re-roll one die on the charge and removed the auto pass test for glorious intervention. A nice little buff even if using Jump Packs on the charge as you can choose to keep a die when re-rolling.
2. Drop Pod assault: The old rule did not specify that units had to disembark from the pod (which was an open-topped transport), in fact the FW Lucius Pattern Pod specifically gives benefits for remaining on-board and is an assault vehicle for when it disembarks. The new rule for the GW pods specifically requires you to disembark and prevents anyone from re-boarding the drop pod.

Any others?

[Charistoph]

2. Drop Pod assault: The old rule did not specify that units had to disembark from the pod (which was an open-topped transport), in fact the FW Lucius Pattern Pod specifically gives benefits for remaining on-board and is an assault vehicle for when it disembarks. The new rule for the GW pods specifically requires you to disembark and prevents anyone from re-boarding the drop pod.

That's been in the Drop Pod rules forever, though. It may not have been specific to the Assault rule, but it has been present in the standard Drop Pod since 3rd.

[gungagreg]

That's been in the Drop Pod rules forever, though. It may not have been specific to the Assault rule, but it has been present in the standard Drop Pod since 3rd.

Not in the 6th edition codex...might be a case of "been in there so long didn't notice it had changed"

[hyudun]

Not in the 6th edition codex...might be a case of "been in there so long didn't notice it had changed"

It should be under the Drop Pod entry (as opposed to Drop Pod Assault) - I had checked this recently.

[Myreknight]

It should be under the Drop Pod entry (as opposed to Drop Pod Assault) - I had checked this recently.

So the drop pod assault rule in the SM codex (I actually don't think the rule is listed in the BRB, but I'd have to check), has always had it as "Passengers must disembark once the drop pod has landed". The lucius pattern in the FW stuff doesn't have this sentence and never has, which I can only imagine is on purpose because otherwise assault vehicle would be useless on it.

[Charistoph]

So the drop pod assault rule in the SM codex (I actually don't think the rule is listed in the BRB, but I'd have to check), has always had it as "Passengers must disembark once the drop pod has landed". The lucius pattern in the FW stuff doesn't have this sentence and never has, which I can only imagine is on purpose because otherwise assault vehicle would be useless on it.

All Drop Pods are Open-Topped, which give them the Assault Vehicle rule. That, combined with the lack of requirement to dismount, is what makes the Lucius so attractive.

Just because a Transport Deep Strikes, doesn't mean it has to Disembark its passengers. Standard Drop Pods do because they have had a unit special rule requiring it. As I said before, it's not always in the Drop Pod Assault Rule, but it is always present on the standard Drop Pod.