Forcing Retreat in Melee / TFT

[Steve Plambeck]

Originally Posted by Drakenbow

Ever have an angry cat jump in your face? I agree it could happen that one gets off balanced by a small critter.

Tell me about it! Babysitting a friend's dog just 48 hours ago, I got bit twice - on the face! It's a rescue dog with it's own case of PTSD, and I'd been warned he snaps if you are too close when you wake him up. Surely it was less than 1 hit of damage each time - shallow nips once near a lip and then once on an eyebrow - but I was Force Retreated at full MA clear to the bathroom down the hall both times for cold compresses and disinfectant. It all felt much worse than it turned out to be.

Originally Posted by Bill_in_IN

I concur. Linking for forced retreats to engagement rules for multi-hex characters seems to be a sound approach.

Ditto that! Excellent solution!