Question About Facing After Retreat

[JLV]

I don't think this issue was ever actually an issue in any game I ever played. We assumed that forced retreat was not "turning around and running away" but rather was "backing up." (Which seems to be the clear intent of the rule.) Based on that, the figure's facing remained what it was before the retreat was forced. Therefore, there wasn't any need to overanalyze the situation.

[RobW]

Yeah, I think I put my post in the wrong retreat thread, it wasn’t about facing but about interesting options for retreat spaces. I’ll delete if poss and try to find a better spot.

[Frost Giant]

Originally Posted by JLV

I don't think this issue was ever actually an issue in any game I ever played. We assumed that forced retreat was not "turning around and running away" but rather was "backing up." (Which seems to be the clear intent of the rule.) Based on that, the figure's facing remained what it was before the retreat was forced. Therefore, there wasn't any need to overanalyze the situation.

This is they way I always looked at it. I thought there would be specific wording if a character "turned and fled".

[tomc]

Originally Posted by randiv

There is 30 years of experience with this system for this sort of issue to be known. Why wasn't this ambiguity dealt with? I find this disheartening.

People want different levels of precision and complexity. But at this point any ruling they make will essentially tell half of the players that they've been having fun the wrong way for 30 years and they have to stop. I don't see them doing that.

Best to keep the house rules you like and enjoy the new *content*, which I believe is the emphasis of the new release.

Rock on.

[kjamma4]

Originally Posted by tomc

People want different levels of precision and complexity. But at this point any ruling they make will essentially tell half of the players that they've been having fun the wrong way for 30 years and they have to stop. I don't see them doing that.

Agreed. Also, someone telling me I've been having fun the wrong way for 30 years will have little effect and certainly won't erase the fun.

Originally Posted by tomc

Best to keep the house rules you like and enjoy the new *content*, which I believe is the emphasis of the new release.

Respectfully, I disagree. If there is something that needs to be fixed, fix it. If the 30 year veterans don't like the fix, then that's where their ability to house rule "the old way" should come in.

Originally Posted by tomc

Rock on.

Will do!!!