Cauldron of Blood clarifications

[Wildeybeast]

1) If I make a Death Hag my BSB, they can still be mounted on a CoB right?
2) What units can the cauldron of blood join? The rules say it joins units in the same manner as a character, but the character rules say characters riding chariots can't join units. I'm assuming that rule is overridden, but how? Can it join the units normally allowed to characters (e.g. can I put it in with my cold one knights?). As a chariot, can I also join it to other chariots?

[Mr Mystery]

1) If I make a Death Hag my BSB, they can still be mounted on a CoB right?
2) What units can the cauldron of blood join? The rules say it joins units in the same manner as a character, but the character rules say characters riding chariots can't join units. I'm assuming that rule is overridden, but how? Can it join the units normally allowed to characters (e.g. can I put it in with my cold one knights?). As a chariot, can I also join it to other chariots?

1. Would need to check me book, but yes. BSB normally only has restricted magic item access if they take a magicky flag.

2. Any unit in the same manner as a character, meaning if the bases don't quite fit, it would have to sit off to one side on it's own, and thus not only look rubbish, but be in a vulnerable position.

2 a) It can't join Chariots, as they don't come in a unit.

[Wildeybeast]

2. Actually it goes in the centre of the front rank according to the cob rules. I'm assuming that overrides the normal rules on character base sizes.

2a. But a chariot on its own is a unit and characters can join units even if they consist of one model can't they? Normally characters can't join chariot units but the cob seems to overrule the normal 'unit joining' rules as it is a character riding a chariot which can join units. Also it is a chariot. Hence my confusion.

[Kevin Boyd]

Think it is treated the same as a Skaven Furnace or Bell

[Chronowraith]

Yes and No. Skaven Bell and Furnace aren't chariots and are made a little easier because they have their wording spelled out more specifically in their text and in the unbreakable portions of the BRB.

As for the Cauldron it attaches to standard units like a character (standard being infantry, monstrous infantry, cavalry, and monstrous cavalry). Characters can't join chariot units if I recall so therefore it can't join chariot units.

[Wildeybeast]

I'm sorry if I'm being thick here, but I still don't understand how it works. You're are correct chrono in saying characters can't join chariot units, but surely a character riding a chariot can (which is what the cob is) can join chariot units? Furthermore, if we hold to the restriction that characters can't join chariot units, surely we have to hold to the other restrictions about characters riding chariots not being able to join units, which would mean that the cob can't join any units. The cob rules say that it joins units in the same fashion as a character, but they don't mention anything about what sort of character type we treating it is. Are we assuming it is an infantry character (as the character rules do) or does it remain a character riding a chariot?