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Made in au
[MOD]
Making Stuff






Under the couch

You missed the point. The rule is in the morale section

...in the 'Regrouping' subsection.


You want the fact that the rule appears in this section to obviate it from applying anywhere else.

No, I want the fact that it is never referenced anywhere else, and that the Regrouping section does not tell you to apply it anywhere else, to mean that it does not apply anywhere else.


Position A, where the tank doesn't get pushed off the table. Here you are required to edit the tank shock rules to allow a move that is not the shortest. I almost never get on board with rules readings that require me to add text because its a little to AFDI for my taste.

No editing is required. if you assume that a model can not move off the board unless Falling Back or Deep Striking, then moving it off-table is not possible, in which case moving the vehicle sideways instead of off-table IS moving it the shortest distance possible.

No creation of rules required.



On the other hand going for option B, and moving it off table as you suggest, requires the assumption that the rules for models that are Falling Back count for any model touching the baord edge, and the creation of a rule that makes off-table vehicles count as casualties.



 
   
Made in jp
[MOD]
Anti-piracy Officer






Somewhere in south-central England.

What happens when there isn't a legal move available, for example when the shocked model is surrounded by enemy models?

I'm writing a load of fiction. My latest story starts here... This is the index of all the stories...

We're not very big on official rules. Rules lead to people looking for loopholes. What's here is about it. 
   
Made in au
[MOD]
Making Stuff






Under the couch

Already covered that earlier. There is always a legal move available, even if it means the unit winds up behind the enemy vehicle.

You determine the final position of the vehicle. If any models would be underneath the vehicle in that position, you move them aside by the shortest distance possible.

If the vehicle has a way to get to the unit, the unit has a place to go. You can never not have somewhere to move the unit to... it just isn't possible.

 
   
Made in jp
The Hammer of Witches





A new day, a new time zone.

That could be an interesting twist on the old "Battle wagon with a threee foot gangplank", if it tank shocks your unit pinned between impassable terrain, and the shortest move to get out from under it is three feet back down the board...

"-Nonsense, the Inquisitor and his retinue are our hounoured guests, of course we should invite them to celebrate Four-armed Emperor-day with us..."
Thought for the Day - Never use the powerfist hand to wipe. 
   
 
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