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Chronopia => Game Questions => Topic started by: DogOWar on November 15, 2006, 06:34:45 AM
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I'm a litttle fuzzy on this. Say a stalker begins the game hidden:
1.) He stays represented by the "card" til when?
2.) If He is out of LOS but within 6 inches of a model(say around the corner of a building) can he go "stealth".
3.) Can He be "spotted" while still represented by the card?
Thanks for the help.
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1. The Stalker remains hidden as a card until he's spotted, casts a spell, or goes out of hiding to run. Remember to put hidden markers over your dummy cards to really fool your opponent. A dummy card with a hidden marker is revealed automatically if it comes within 12" of an enemy.
2. Your second question is trickier. If the model was hidden, then spotted, then runs/moves around the corner of the building, I would say no. The enemy knows you've gone over there. You'll have to make another move and then hide to pull that off.
If the model was out of LOS, approached the corner of the building within 6" of the enemy, but still out of LOS, then I would say it could hide.
3. Yes. Read the rules for spotting hidden models. Over 12" there is a -4 penalty to spot checks (check my memory) and terrain modifiers too.
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Thanks Josh, karma to you :D
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1. Correct as usual. Using hidden markers on dummy counters can be extremely effective, and annoying, which is their purpose. :D
2. This one is indeed tricky. If we go by the letter of the rules, which is my general inclination, models within 6" of enemy models cannot Hide. There are always situations which the rules cannot cover, simply based upon the finite limitations.
3. Again, your memory is correct. Spot checks beyond 12" do indeed suffer -4 to LD.
SP
1. The Stalker remains hidden as a card until he's spotted, casts a spell, or goes out of hiding to run. Remember to put hidden markers over your dummy cards to really fool your opponent. A dummy card with a hidden marker is revealed automatically if it comes within 12" of an enemy.
2. Your second question is trickier. If the model was hidden, then spotted, then runs/moves around the corner of the building, I would say no. The enemy knows you've gone over there. You'll have to make another move and then hide to pull that off.
If the model was out of LOS, approached the corner of the building within 6" of the enemy, but still out of LOS, then I would say it could hide.
3. Yes. Read the rules for spotting hidden models. Over 12" there is a -4 penalty to spot checks (check my memory) and terrain modifiers too.
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Good to have you backin' me up Southpaw. The "old guard" on this forum are always ready to help, and I've had more rules queries resolved from guys like you, Wedge, Topkick, and more I'm overlooking in my haste to type.
Your help is always appreciated.
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My pleasure. I aim to serve.
SP