Have a question which has popped up due to the wording of the Freeguild Great Company ability. This ability allows a unit to "lend support" to another at the end of the enemy charge phase. Said unit can then "shoot as if it were their shooting phase".
Disagreement has arisen over what this means for friendly and enemy units during resolution.
The example in question looks at a unit of Handgunners shooting either a unit of Fulminators or a unit of Protectors. Both Handgunners and Fulminators have warscroll abilities which activate during the "shooting phase". Protectors have a warscroll ability that affects shooting attacks with no mention of phase.
Considering the specific wording of the rule, I can see three outcomes:
1. Only Handgunners act as if it is their shooting phase. Handgunners and Protectors activate their abilities. Fulminators would not activate theirs
2. All units act as if it is the shooting phase. All three units activate abilities
3. Not technically the shooting phase, so no phase-specific abilities are activated. Only Protectors may use their ability
Interested to hear people's thoughts on whether phase-specific abilities should be activated during these "as if" engagements.
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Helmut
Hi all,
Have a question which has popped up due to the wording of the Freeguild Great Company ability. This ability allows a unit to "lend support" to another at the end of the enemy charge phase. Said unit can then "shoot as if it were their shooting phase".
Disagreement has arisen over what this means for friendly and enemy units during resolution.
The example in question looks at a unit of Handgunners shooting either a unit of Fulminators or a unit of Protectors. Both Handgunners and Fulminators have warscroll abilities which activate during the "shooting phase". Protectors have a warscroll ability that affects shooting attacks with no mention of phase.
Considering the specific wording of the rule, I can see three outcomes:
1. Only Handgunners act as if it is their shooting phase. Handgunners and Protectors activate their abilities. Fulminators would not activate theirs
2. All units act as if it is the shooting phase. All three units activate abilities
3. Not technically the shooting phase, so no phase-specific abilities are activated. Only Protectors may use their ability
Interested to hear people's thoughts on whether phase-specific abilities should be activated during these "as if" engagements.
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