Rabe
Joined: Jun 06, 2009
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Mar 08, 2017 - 11:03 |
 
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It just struck me like a lightning that I may have gotten some basic thing about the wizard wrong: I always assumed that any player within the nine squares of a fireball is hit by it (or at least if the coach with the wiz succeeds the 4+ roll), no matter if standing or prone.
Now the rules (from the FUMBBL inducement list) say:
"Roll one dice to hit each standing player (from either team) that is either in the target square or a square adjacent to it. If the 'to hit' roll is a 4 or more then the target is Knocked Down. [...] Make an Armour roll (and possible Injury as well) for any player that is Knocked Down as if they had been Knocked Down by a player with the Mighty Blow skill."
Are prone players (no matter the team, obviously) ignored?!
I know I've sometimes not thrown a fireball because one of my own player could have potentially been hit... |
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m0gw41
Joined: Jun 12, 2012
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Mar 08, 2017 - 11:06 |
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As far as I understood it cowards hiding on the floor are immune from fireballs. Makes no sense fluffwise of course. |
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Calthor
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
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Mar 08, 2017 - 11:11 |
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The fireball explodes a bit higher than the ground, that's why prone players are all fine.
(I guess) |
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tussock
Joined: May 29, 2011
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Mar 08, 2017 - 11:23 |
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The best fireball is where they put eight guys, one with the ball, around your Wardancer to foul him. They get a stun, and then your fireball puts five of them off the pitch.
Prone players are ignored. It's an air burst. |
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ArrestedDevelopment
Joined: Sep 14, 2015
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Mar 08, 2017 - 12:51 |
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Easy way to remember - it's the opposite of a bomb.
Prone for a bomb - auto-hit, prone for a ball, auto-miss. |
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JellyBelly
Joined: Jul 08, 2009
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Mar 08, 2017 - 13:00 |
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| ArrestedDevelopment wrote: | Easy way to remember - it's the opposite of a bomb.
Prone for a bomb - auto-hit, prone for a ball, auto-miss. |
Hmm ... I think we need a little rhyme to help with this:
Prone for a bomb,
You haven't got long.
Prone for a flame,
You're still in the game!
How's that?  |
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Rabe
Joined: Jun 06, 2009
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Mar 08, 2017 - 13:38 |
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Thanks for the clarification! |
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Sir_Vivor
Joined: Jul 30, 2016
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Mar 08, 2017 - 15:45 |
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| JellyBelly wrote: | | ArrestedDevelopment wrote: | Easy way to remember - it's the opposite of a bomb.
Prone for a bomb - auto-hit, prone for a ball, auto-miss. |
Hmm ... I think we need a little rhyme to help with this:
Prone for a bomb,
You haven't got long.
Prone for a flame,
You're still in the game!
How's that? |
Catchy. I'd buy it. |
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pythrr
Joined: Mar 07, 2006
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Mar 08, 2017 - 16:19 |
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duck cover roll |
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Rabe
Joined: Jun 06, 2009
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Mar 08, 2017 - 16:56 |
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So, best move would be to throw a fireball against a group of opposed players at the beginning of my turn, blitz someone else in/down and then throw a bomb at the lot. |
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mrt1212
Joined: Feb 26, 2013
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Mar 08, 2017 - 17:38 |
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| JellyBelly wrote: | | ArrestedDevelopment wrote: | Easy way to remember - it's the opposite of a bomb.
Prone for a bomb - auto-hit, prone for a ball, auto-miss. |
Hmm ... I think we need a little rhyme to help with this:
Prone for a bomb,
You haven't got long.
Prone for a flame,
You're still in the game!
How's that? |
Bomb
On
Prone
Wizard
On
Standing
BOPWOS |
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mrt1212
Joined: Feb 26, 2013
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Mar 08, 2017 - 17:45 |
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| Rabe wrote: | | So, best move would be to throw a fireball against a group of opposed players at the beginning of my turn, blitz someone else in/down and then throw a bomb at the lot. |
I've done that a handful of times - it's never as awesome as imagined but it does put the fear in the opposing coach for a turn or two |
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