Do both players still have to agree to take orc special characters?

[Jonathan =I=]

well do they? In particular do both players have to agree to agree on special characters before you can take Nasdreg Ug Urdgrub?

[Eversor]

Unless the Ork codex has been errataed (is that a word?), then yes, they'll have to agree. But if it fits your army's background, I see no reason why they'd disagree.

[Thalisahis]

Surely both players have to argee for all special characters, why should it be different for Orcs? Is it different for Orcs?

[f2k]

Unfortunately, in most of the new codices the “requires opponents consent” has been removed…

[Jonathan =I=]

Yes but has it been removed from the orcs codex (I cant find the apropriate FAQ)

[wldside]

I thought they had removed the "requires opponents consent" rule for all special characters. Granted I don't have any of my books in front of me right now so I can't varify that but I thought I remember reading somewhere that the only limitation left on special characters was the army point minimum's.

[Jonathan =I=]

The rule book says that some special character can only be used with thhe oponent permission. Is there a FAQ out there that lets me use orc special characters?

[salty]

I think that for most special characters they are removing the opponent's consent rule, but for special/powerful ones like, say, for instance Ghazgkhull, you still need consent. I would expect this is the same for Nazdreg, but perhaps Dok Grotsnik and Wazdakka will not ned consent?

Salty

[C'tan of oblivion]

I thought that only the Nightbringer/deceiver could be fielded without the opponents approval...

[Karhedron]

Nope, all the more recent special characters can be fielded without opponent's approval (effectively making them tourenment-legal). All the characters in the new Marine codex can be fielded without requiring approval for instance.

[Lady Hope]

The Special Characters in the new SM codex does not require your opponents permition to use.

Edit: Karhedron beat me to it

[Z7-852]

Common sense denies usage of special characters if point limit is small.
FE: C´tan would NEVER go on patrol, becose he must have some better things to do.

[Thalisahis]

But don't most special characters have restrictions on when you can use them, i.e only in armies larger than 1,500, stopping you using them silly little patrols, etc?

[C'tan of oblivion]

yeah, I think so... but just looked in my Necron codex... the C'tan don´t got any point restrictions till when to use them...
but then again you must have two troop choices and it will be a lot of points still... about 700-800p with 20 warrior and a deciever/nightbringer...

[wldside]

I finally got around to looking this up in the BGB and pg 52 is pretty clear that special characters almost always have a point restriction and there are still a few that also require both players to agree to their use.
While I think it's a bit odd that you don't need a size limit or permission to use a C'Tan I would guess that the reason is to represent the idea that they pretty much come and go as they please and only they know why.