sisters of sigmar whip question

hi all, seeking your expert advice again (ok bum kissing over )

this one is about sisters of sigma and their whips

Whips are allowed to hit a foe 4" away, But are they allowed to hit a foe who is in close combat already (with another sister)

we had a little discussion, and decided the they wouldn't hit into combat for fear of hitting their companions (similar to the not being allowed to fire missile into a close combat) but I said I would ask on here

so what do you guys think

Page 85, Steel Whip weapon stat line
Under range, replace “4"” with “Close combat”:

Page 85, Steel Whip weapon stat line
Under special rules, replace “reach” with “whipcrack”:

Page 85, Steel Whip special rules
Replace the reach special rule with:

“Whipcrack: when the wielder charges they gain +1A for that turn. This bonus attack is added after any other modifications. When the wielder is charged they gain +1A that they may only use against the charger. This additional attack will ‘strike first’. If the wielder is simultaneously charged by two or more opponents they will still only receive a total of +1A. If the wielder is using two whips at the same time then they get +1A for the additional hand weapon, but only the first whip gets the whipcrack +1A.”

From The Mordheim Rules Review
http://www.specialist-games.com/mordheim/faq.asp

There you have it. If you are going to keep using the original rules I would suggest referring to ranged weapons firing into close combat, which is not allowed. Although as a house rule my group allows it if none of your warriors are in the combat.

thanks for the link, to be honest most of the rules in there we already use as "common sense" but the whip change made me laugh

thanks again guys