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Jaws of the World Wolf wording...


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I would say no, it only affects the opponents models, for the simple fact that they normally stipulate 'any models friend or foe' if it will damage both sides.

that is only my opinion though, i would be interested to ehar those of other wolf palyers

The line would stop as soon as it hit a friendly unit because you cannot damage your own forces except by scatter from blast weapons, at least that is how I read it.

 

You may have a point - it is a physic shooting attack, and so is bound by those rules. However, the RaW is to draw a line 24" long - nothing else. Tricky one, this one... I suppose it doesn't actually attack anything, just cause a characteristic test. Not sure, really not sure now.

No mystery for me. "Any model" means just what it says. If it said any "enemy" or "opponents" model then that would mean no fratricide possible. It is worded in a way to be treated as a blast template weapon. Any pups in the way may have their tails cut off.

 

No mystery for me. "Any model" means just what it says. If it said any "enemy" or "opponents" model then that would mean no fratricide possible. It is worded in a way to be treated as a blast template weapon. Any pups in the way may have their tails cut off.

That's actually not entirely accurate. You can damage your own models with your own fire. You cannot, however, deliberately target your own units (unless your army-specific rules allow for it). Which means that invariably it's only blast weapons that scatter, or sneaky/unfortunate template placements that end up hurting your own models.

 

Referencing the older "Fury of the Ancients" power, it specified that if it hit a friendly model, it stopped.

 

Jaws of the World Wolf does not. It merely specifies that you draw a straight line for 24", and any model touched by the line makes an initiative test.

 

By that logic, you cannot deliberately target, or make one of your own units your target, HOWEVER, if the 24" line you draw happens to touch your own models, they will have to test as well.

 

 

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The line would stop as soon as it hit a friendly unit because you cannot damage your own forces except by scatter from blast weapons, at least that is how I read it.

 

You may have a point - it is a physic shooting attack, and so is bound by those rules. However, the RaW is to draw a line 24" long - nothing else. Tricky one, this one... I suppose it doesn't actually attack anything, just cause a characteristic test. Not sure, really not sure now.

 

I would play it as "any model" but if you wished to go by a standard shooting attack *wich JotWW is not* youd have to simply fail to shoot if it touched your own models- since its not a blast weapon.

 

For that same reason it doesnt touch the rune priest- he cant shoot himself, as its not a blast weapon... just like your flamer armed GHs dont hurt themselves with them.

dont forget, as its a line (i.e. very thin) it should be fairly simple to thread it through your own troops so in my opinion, the situation where you are likely to draw it through your own guys is gonna be pretty few and far between.

Just remember, that by definition a line is strait so you cant be bending the string.

 

And yes, as a line its supposedly infinitely thin, so a string is best- not a tape measurer!

i never stated you would bend the line merely that because it is thin, you should be able to thread it through the gap between two models B)

the only time this would be impossible would be if the models were in base to base contact.

basically if you don't want your priest in the front of the unit, leave a little window for him to see through in the direction of the gribbly thing you wanna kill

I just wanted to be sure on the clarification there, though Ill note that if you get enough models mixedup and about that you may not be able to avoid friendlies in a given arc.

 

 

Though frankly the most fearsome ability of this power is firing into combat.

obviously the best way of measuring a line is with a mono molecular edge commonly seen on most mono-cutters... if you happen to cut through your hand, the table, and several hundred feet of dirt, so be it.

 

As far as the power goes, I wasn't aware that big gaping holes in the ground had IFF systems. Hell, I didn't think that dirt could form allegiances...

first line of it's rules stipulate it's a shooting attack and you're not allowed to make a shooting attack that would damage a friendly model like with flamers for instance.

 

no shooting your own models...this isn't warmachine :woot:

 

(Small semantic issue -sorry >< You may not target your own models is a rule. Nothing about making shooting attacks that would damage a friendly model. Flamer rules are covered independently)

 

 

However, it ends with more or less the same result in this case.

 

If you trace your line and it goes through your own model, you are targeting your own model.

Hence you may not target like that.

 

So, to answer the question, no it cannot harm your own models, because you are not allowed to target your own models.

Any model means any model. Saying a psychich attack can not harm a friendly model does not cut it because psychich attacks also require a target and JotWW does not require one it is obviously an exception. It draws a line out from the priest, it does not target anyone.

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