N18 GSC - how many familiars?

[Deathwing1983]

Following a bit of Google research I have found a number of forum replies saying "Yes, GSC (GeneStealer Cults) are permitted 0-3 familiars per leader/champion, not just 0-3 familiars per gang. This is clarified in the new GW FAQs". However, I can't find any link to the actual FAQs. I have some GW FAQs from April 2022 but that doesn't appear to mention Familiars/Exotic Beast limits. Does anyone have a link to the FAQ please where this is set out? Much appreciated!

 

[Beebopalulla]

You may find more information in the 2023 core rulebook.

 

[Aulenback]

December 2019 FAQ, under the book "Gangs of the Underhive.":

Q. Is the Exotic Beast limit (0-X) listed next to the beast’s name per gang, or per fighter?
A. Per fighter.

This FAQ was published after the books of Judgement, Peril, and Ruin, so definitely applies to the GSC gang as much as to any others. The entire Gangs of the Underhive section of the FAQ was cut from the 2022 FAQ based on the idea that the House Of books had made it obsolete, but the section cut included all of the FAQs from that book as well, including this question which isn't book-specific. Of course.

Here is the entirety of that FAQ section that wasn't reproduced [but not the errata which were also not reproduced and are legitimately no longer needed]:

FAQ
Q. In the Bounty Hunters entry, it says Bounty Hunters may
purchase up to 150 credits worth of weapons and Wargear.
Do I have to pay for this?
A. Yes, you have to pay for things you wish to purchase.
Q. Is the Exotic Beast limit (0-X) listed next to the beast’s
name per gang, or per fighter?
A. Per fighter.
Q. If an Exotic Beast becomes Broken due to ending its
activation more than 3" away from its owner, and then later
Rallies by ending a later activation within 3" of its owner,
does it gain XP for Rallying?
A. Technically, yes. However, it is possible for unscrupulous
players to abuse this by having a fighter and their beast
repeatedly end their activations more than 3" apart, causing
the pet to become Broken, then having the pet return to its
owner to Rally for some free XP.
Rather than simply say ‘no, Exotic Beasts do not gain XP in
this way’, Arbitrators should be on the look out for such
behaviour and, if they spot it, disallow any XP earned by an
Exotic Beast in this way.
Q. Are booby traps reusable and can a gang have multiples
of them?
A. Yes and yes.

The "do pets gain xp for automatic rallying" was exp[licitly changed in the 2023 Core Rule Book to now be "no."

 

[Deathwing1983]

Thank you!

 

[Aulenback]

No worries. Heck, the hunt helped me discover that the various Booby Traps in your gang stash are NOT "one use only" items, but were intended to be used each game, once you have them in your stash! Now I am curious if that has been overwritten or rescinded by the 2023 Core Rule Book or more recent FAQ. Hmm.

Huh! At least as of the 2023 Core Rule Book [if not earlier], Booby Traps have "Single Shot" but do NOT have "Limited." They DO get to be used every game once they are in your gang's Stash! It looks as though that part of the FAQ is still accurate too.