Answers from Discord/Gameplay & Actions

Answers from Discord: Gameplay & Actions

Legend: 🟢 Official / team (designer bubalosoldier, staff meksmaks) · 🔵 Community (experienced players). Informal answers — the rulebook and official FAQ/Errata are the final authority.

Rolls & modifiers

Q: Is there such a thing as a critical Dodge roll?
A: 🟢 No. A Dodge only succeeds or fails. Rolling a 1 on a Dodge is functionally the same as rolling a 16 (the maximum) — both simply succeed, and a roll of 1 is always a success.

Q: In what order do modifiers apply, and can an attribute reach 0?
A: 🔵 Additions/subtractions first, then halving/doubling. Halving always rounds up, so a stat practically never reaches 0 through halving alone — once Agility is at 1, halving again still returns 1. (An effective 0 is possible only in edge cases, e.g. deep water forces an Agility roll penalised by the model's Armour to avoid drowning.)

Q: Does Poison reduce base Toughness or the final value?
A: 🟢 It applies to Toughness itself (the base value). Example: a T8 model that is Poisoned (−6) and Crippled (Toughness halved) rolls against (8 − 6) ÷ 2 = 1.

Q: Do critical hits apply to ranged attacks?
A: 🔵 Yes — crits apply to ranged attacks and to spells, not just melee.

Movement, engagement & reactions

Q: An enemy moves into base-to-base in my rear arc (no LoS, no Vigilance) — can I attack back?
A: 🟢 No — you can only Dodge. Engagement is applied at the Resolution step, so without LoS (e.g. Vigilance) and without an Engaged state you cannot declare an attack in reaction.

Q: Is Agility penalised when dodging without LoS / from the rear arc?
A: 🟢 Yes — dodging an attacker you can't see halves your Agility, but only in Reaction. You may Dodge in the Active role without penalty even without LoS.

Q: If A and B are Engaged, can A make a ranged attack against C in reaction?
A: 🔵 No — the Engaged state locks all ranged attacks.

Q: When can a ranged attack be declared in reaction?
A: 🔵 Whenever the activating model is within the weapon's reach (ranged weapon or spell) and in LoS — and as an attack of opportunity if the model leaves. (Re: p. 43, Note 2 — if the enemy would end up within its own melee range, a confrontation happens instead.)

Q: How does measuring work in Standard mode?
A: 🟢 You may measure at any time (but not while moving), within your Awareness (Agility in inches), and you may measure your move when you declare a Movement. You must declare the Movement before you gain the distance you can pre-measure with — a high-SPD or flying model can't pre-measure its full run distance without first declaring the run.

Confrontation

Q: Several of my models react with attacks against one active enemy — how does the confrontation work?
A: 🟢 Only one reacting model resolves a Confrontation with the active model (the one striking it simultaneously). Every other reacting model performs its attack normally and the target cannot respond to those — except it may try to Dodge everything. A Confrontation only occurs when two models strike each other simultaneously.

Q: (PvE) When do reactive Hostiles declare their reactions?
A: 🔵 Turn order is Active Player Movement → Reaction → Action. Because of AI/script limitations, reactive monsters declare their reactions after the player's action, then act according to the player's reactions.