N18 Can vehicle crew be targeted by wyrd powers?

lastbrat

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Aug 18, 2013
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Or are vehicle crew always safe in their vehicles? I guess whatever the answer, it also applies to fighters in transport cages.
I would assume they may be targeted by some powers (like freeze time or terrify), because I do not believe the vehicle offers protection from the warp, (or prevent a wyrd in the transport cage to use their powers), but I am curious what others think!
 
Page 328 of Core Rulebook 2023:
  • Where the rules use the terms ‘fighter’ or ‘vehicle’, they are referring specifically to models of that type. However, where the rules use the term ‘model’ or ‘models’, they are referring to both fighters and vehicles. Note, however, that vehicle crews may be considered fighters where appropriate.
I've always read this as meaning if a psychic power is applicable to a crew, it can affect them.
Obvious examples would be Weapon jinx affecting a pistol a vehicle crew might have, Terrify causing a nerve test, and Misfortune causing the vehicle to have to re-roll a successful test made by the crew (BS or mental check). And obviously by this merit you could use Hallucinations on a vehicle as well, though as everyone should know spamming Hallucinations is just about as fun as playing against a Cargo-8 is.