Here is issue that is causing heated debate amongst my group.

Our kill-team consists of 5 marines from 4 different chapters, the disagreement I think centers on interpreting text on page 219.

First under the heading 'Gaining Squad Mode Abilities' where its says that depending on squad leader's specialty and chapter the kill team gains (and can use) squad mode abilities, believe this means that the leader can use his chapter ability and allow different chapter marines to be affected by it.

Others, quoting the text under 'using chapter specific abilities' believe chapter specific abilities only affect those marines of the apprioate chapter.

Is there anything in an errata or clarification from the game designers how these abilities function?

Dynodragon said:

Email by Ross Watson:

"Any member of the squad is able to activate Chapter squad mode
abilities. Only members of the same Chapter can benefit from Chapter
squad mode abilities. Certain abilities (such as the Tactical
Marine's Tactical Expertise) can allow members of different Chapters
to use a Chapter ability."

There is much more to be learned here. You cannot truly comprehend the Rules-As-Intended through the Rules-As-Written.

Read the sticky Errata thread in the main forum from Page 6 on to learn more.

Also this topic is required reading iirc:

www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_foros_discusion.asp

Alex

There is. 219 is wrong. The available abilities that an individual marine can activate are the ones from the oath the leader selected and their own chapter abilities. Any marine, not just leader can activate, using shared cohesion pool. Chapter powers can only effectmembers of same chapter, unleas a tac marine is using tac expertise. You will find this deep down in the stickeyed errata/faq thread.