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 Post subject: Epic Shot Question
PostPosted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 7:55 pm 
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Can a formation be driven back by Epic Shot like it can be by normal shooting attacks?

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 Post subject: Re: Epic Shot Question
PostPosted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 8:54 pm 
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Don't see why not.

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 Post subject: Re: Epic Shot Question
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The games I play we always did so with epic shot

But we didn't allow magic (bolt of fire, natures wrath) to drive formations back. I guess it would be the same thing.. losing a company on a burst of magic or a rain of arrows. It drives you back D3

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 Post subject: Re: Epic Shot Question
PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:50 pm 
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Logically speaking, the driving back is caused by the soldiers fearing the guy(s) who caused so many casualties, so I suppose anything causing that many casualties should work. One guy shooting four-five men with a single arrow would sure scare me, as would someone throwing big fireballs around...

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 Post subject: Re: Epic Shot Question
PostPosted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 6:05 pm 
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Epic Shot would be a shoot action, in the shoot phase, and therefore if it killed enough to deplete a company, the formation would be driven back.



As for magic, I think it would be thematic (as well as handy!) to have Bolt of Fire act like a shoot and be able to drive a formation back. But we never play it this way, the rules specifically state only shooting attacks drive back. (and again Epic Shot is a shooting attack)

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 Post subject: Re: Epic Shot Question
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Is it a shooting attack? I think (not sure) Epic actions are not attacks, even if they directly kill people. Sort of like how casualties from a Duel don't count for who won the fight.

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 Post subject: Re: Epic Shot Question
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Telchar wrote:
Sort of like how casualties from a Duel don't count for who won the fight.


Why shouldn't they? We always play it like this.. some times really makes a difference in who wins a fight! 8)

Is this specificly stated in the rules somewhere?

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