12-19-2010, 09:32 PM | #1 |
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Move and Attack from kneeling positon
Can a character go from kneeling to standing during a Move and Attack maneuver? Or does the character have to stand up on one turn and then Move and Attack the next turn?
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12-19-2010, 09:36 PM | #2 |
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Re: Move and Attack from kneeling positon
You can stand as a step, so I'd allow it. Just say it costs an extra movement point if you're doing tactical combat.
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12-21-2010, 11:45 PM | #3 | |
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It makes sense to me to disallow it.
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12-22-2010, 10:02 AM | #4 |
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Re: Move and Attack from kneeling positon
Actually, it says you can change from kneeling to standing without a Change Posture. It counts as a step, and Move is basically a series of steps.
I would say it costs one point of movement, so with Move 5 you could go from kneeling to standing using 1 point, then use the remaining 4 points to move 4 hexes (and attack if doing a Move and Attack).
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I think that Rules As Written explicitly mention "Step and..." maneuvers on purpose, just to prevent the move you described (e.g., to prevent a kneeling character to move around almost freely on the map, just losing 1 point of movement). It sounds right to me than a kneeling character can stand up & attack almost as if he were standing, but that on the contrary he is impeded if he wants to take a "move..." maneuver. Using your ruling, you seriously de-emphasize impact and meaning of being in a "kneeling" posture.
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12-22-2010, 12:13 PM | #6 |
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Re: Move and Attack from kneeling positon
What "Step and" maneuvers? In 4th Edition, there aren't any such maneuvers, AFAICT. 3e had "Step and Attack" and so on. 4e simply has "Attack", FREX.
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12-22-2010, 12:45 PM | #8 | |
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Re: Move and Attack from kneeling positon
Right. I was just saying that no maneuver is a "Step and" maneuver in 4e. That's 3e terminology, and is (at least for me) confusing the issue.
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12-22-2010, 12:58 PM | #9 | ||
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As it stands, this is something very easy to check. Just try to get up from a kneeling posture. And those rules from MA? They only apply to certain attacks at reach C. |
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12-22-2010, 01:08 PM | #10 |
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