Hi folks. I got kind of a silly question regarding the legal positioning of bases. Normally we have the bases of your models standing straight on the ground, but sometimes, when there is terrain of some sort, we also find our models in "diagonal" positions (imagine a model standing on a small piece of rock with one side of its base). Is there anything in the rules stopping us from "leaning" models against each other (be it with the base or the actual model itself)? I drew a horrible picture in paint to illustrate the situation:
We could also imagine the red model being rotated 90° to the left and resting with its head on the black models spear. Even though in the picture the bases do not "overlap", I think even this would be allowed, would it not? The only thing referring to bases is this part in the core rules:
"Whenever you move a model, it can be moved in any direction or combination of directions, but cannot be moved across other models or their bases, nor can it cross the edge of the battlefield. You can pivot the model at the end of the move so that it is facing in any direction. The distance a model moves is measured using the part of the model’s base that moves furthest from its starting position (including pivoting). If the model has no base, measure the move using whichever part of the model moves furthest from its starting position."
I am aware that models are not allowed to intersect with other models or bases during their movement (unless they are flying). But ultimately, I found nothing restricting the situation illustrated in the picture above.
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Hi folks. I got kind of a silly question regarding the legal positioning of bases. Normally we have the bases of your models standing straight on the ground, but sometimes, when there is terrain of some sort, we also find our models in "diagonal" positions (imagine a model standing on a small piece of rock with one side of its base). Is there anything in the rules stopping us from "leaning" models against each other (be it with the base or the actual model itself)? I drew a horrible picture in paint to illustrate the situation:
We could also imagine the red model being rotated 90° to the left and resting with its head on the black models spear. Even though in the picture the bases do not "overlap", I think even this would be allowed, would it not? The only thing referring to bases is this part in the core rules:
"Whenever you move a model, it can be moved in any direction or combination of directions, but cannot be moved across other models or their bases, nor can it cross the edge of the battlefield. You can pivot the model at the end of the move so that it is facing in any direction. The distance a model moves is measured using the part of the model’s base that moves furthest from its starting position (including pivoting). If the model has no base, measure the move using whichever part of the model moves furthest from its starting position."
(https://www.games-workshop.com/resources/PDF/AoS_Rulesheets/ENG_AoSSW_Rules_booklet_web.pdf, page 4)
I am aware that models are not allowed to intersect with other models or bases during their movement (unless they are flying). But ultimately, I found nothing restricting the situation illustrated in the picture above.
What do you think about this?
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