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Seems nobody's given the obvious answer yet.

It's not the "roll to hit" phase. It's the "check range" phase. You check range with a flamer by dropping the template down, so you'd HAVE to be seeing how many models are hit at the same time you're checking to see if they're in range of lash.

This of course goes out the window if attached to Obliterators that fire plasma cannons, in which case measuring the range is independent of the placing the blast marker and rolling to hit.

....hence why moving models in the "To Wound" phase makes more sense, as it is consistent no matter the weapon.

nosferatu1001 wrote:....hence why moving models in the "To Wound" phase makes more sense, as it is consistent no matter the weapon.

So, are we all agreed that this is correct, or are we all agreed that this is sensible but, as far as a definitive answer goes, well... there isn't one?

Tantras wrote:

nosferatu1001 wrote:....hence why moving models in the "To Wound" phase makes more sense, as it is consistent no matter the weapon.

So, are we all agreed that this is correct, or are we all agreed that this is sensible but, as far as a definitive answer goes, well... there isn't one?

You're not going to get a concrete answer because wacky psychic shooting attacks aren't always written in a way that we can comprehend where their effects fall into the normal steps for shooting. With that said, I think it is easier to make an argument that it occurs after the 'to hit' step then before or during that step, which is what would be required to allow the same firing unit to hit the lashed unit with a template.

I'll stick it in the INAT FAQ submission thread, I suppose it'll need to be resolved one way or the other... especially with LoS being such a popular power.