InquisitorBlack Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 When an IC takes a wound and makes a LoS roll, it is attempting to allocate the wound to the 'closest model'. What happens if multiple models are placed at 'equal' distance? A) Does the player who is taking wounds decide who is closest (and then apply that decisions to all wounds taken that shooting phase). B) Does the shooting player make the decision (and then apply that decision to all wounds taken that shooting phase). C) Can the player who is taking the wounds decide on a different model for each wound taken, if convenient? Ie. Juggle wounds to different multiwound models or take AP2 shots on the stormshield, etc. D) Is it random? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304869-look-out-sir-to-models-of-equal-distance/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Coolpants Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I always roll a dice. 1,2,3 it's the guy on the left, 4,5,6 it's the guy on the right Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304869-look-out-sir-to-models-of-equal-distance/#findComment-3982053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dam13n Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 If there are two (or more) equidistant models, the owner of the models being targeted gets to choose which model is closest. Page 35 of the Rulebook: If two or more models are equidistant from the firing unit, the owning player chooses which model is attacked When it comes to look out sir, the rulebook states that: Determine which model in the unit is the closest to the character and allocate the Wound to that model instead One would assume that the method of determining between equidistant models remains the same, with the owner choosing which is closer. Though once the closest model has been determined, that model remains closest until it moves or is removed. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304869-look-out-sir-to-models-of-equal-distance/#findComment-3982174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
InquisitorBlack Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 Thanks for your posts. Do you have any rulebook citations to support those views? I'd like to have these in my arsenal in case I face this situation in-game (I know somebody that regularly wound juggles). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304869-look-out-sir-to-models-of-equal-distance/#findComment-3982396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyRhino Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 From the Allocate Wounds section of the BRB: Random Allocation On occasion, it will be impossible to determine which model is closest to an attack for Wound allocation purposes, usually because the attack doesn’t originate from an enemy unit, but from a lethal environmental hazard such as man-eating forests or lightning bolts lancing down from the sky. If you cannot determine the direction of an attack to work out which model in a unit is closest, or if a special rule refers to Random Allocation, do the following: randomly determine a model in the unit – that model is treated as being the closest model to the attack and remains so until either the attack ends or the model is slain. For the purposes of determining if the model is obscured, imagine the attack is coming from directly above its unit. If the model is slain and there are still Wounds left to allocate, simply randomise again if needs be. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304869-look-out-sir-to-models-of-equal-distance/#findComment-3982510 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonaides Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 and now someone will query 'determine randomly' and insist it requires a roll on the Chaos Boon table as what could be more random...? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304869-look-out-sir-to-models-of-equal-distance/#findComment-3982583 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acebaur Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 If there are two (or more) equidistant models, the owner of the models being targeted gets to choose which model is closest. Throne, I need to read the rulebook again. Yet another small but very significant difference between 6th and 7th. Makes my life a lot better as I can now position my Neophytes at the same line as my Marines and then choose who eats the nasty stuff vs the armor save stuff. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/304869-look-out-sir-to-models-of-equal-distance/#findComment-3982891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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