Question about heights

[ABOMINATION]

My brother and I were playing a Heroscape game recently were I had Sarge SOTM and he had Wo-Sa-Ga. I moved Sarge onto a castle wall that was 10 levels high. My brother said that he could move WSG up and try coil crush on me. I said that he couldn't even attack me since her height was equal to the wall but Sarge's is medium 5. So I'm wondering, can my bro attack, or can't he?

[Draconious]

Gota be taller than... not equal... to attack.

[Jexik]

If the wall is 10 levels high, a figure with Range 1 would need to be at least Height 11 to attack a figure on top (ever since the 2nd run of SotM, the rule has been that way). Since Wo-Sa-Ga is only height 10, she can't attack Drake.

The height of the higher figure only comes into play if there is a ruin or other obstacle in the way, like a battlement- a Fyorlag spider (height 2) behind a battlement or RttFF wall can't be attacked by a range 1 attack from below.

[Cavalier]

Originally Posted by Jexik

If the wall is 10 levels high, a figure with Range 1 would need to be at least Height 11 to attack a figure on top (ever since the 2nd run of RotV, the rule has been that way). Since Wo-Sa-Ga is only height 10, she can't attack Drake.

The height of the higher figure only comes into play if there is a ruin or other obstacle in the way, like a battlement- a Fyorlag spider (height 2) behind a battlement or RttFF wall can't be attacked by a range 1 attack from below.

Fixed

[Jexik]

Gah. Yeah, that's what I meant. I was going to say something about SotM too, but got the sentence mixed up.

[KCU Master 2007]

Don't forget battlements. They make the height of the wall 13 don't they?

[ABOMINATION]

Originally Posted by KCU Master 2007

Don't forget battlements. They make the height of the wall 13 don't they?

No, the wall was kinda like a ruin, with only four wall pieces, and the battlements were on one side. WSG would have tried to attack me from the side without battlements.

[colnago]

Originally Posted by Jexik

If the wall is 10 levels high, a figure with Range 1 would need to be at least Height 11 to attack a figure on top (ever since the 2nd run of SotM, the rule has been that way). Since Wo-Sa-Ga is only height 10, she can't attack Drake.

The height of the higher figure only comes into play if there is a ruin or other obstacle in the way, like a battlement- a Fyorlag spider (height 2) behind a battlement or RttFF wall can't be attacked by a range 1 attack from below.

I understand the above but have a question.

If I have a figure (range 1) located 8 levels above the base of another figure (range 1) who has a height of 4.

Is the higher figure still able to attack the lower one? What if he were 30 levels above?

[colnago]

Originally Posted by Jexik

If the wall is 10 levels high, a figure with Range 1 would need to be at least Height 11 to attack a figure on top (ever since the 2nd run of SotM, the rule has been that way). Since Wo-Sa-Ga is only height 10, she can't attack Drake.

The height of the higher figure only comes into play if there is a ruin or other obstacle in the way, like a battlement- a Fyorlag spider (height 2) behind a battlement or RttFF wall can't be attacked by a range 1 attack from below.

I understand the above but have a question.

If I have a figure (range 1) located 8 levels above the base of another figure (range 1) who has a height of 4.

Is the higher figure still able to attack the lower one? What if he were 30 levels above?

[ElvenEnvy]

Originally Posted by colnago

I understand the above but have a question.

If I have a figure (range 1) located 8 levels above the base of another figure (range 1) who has a height of 4.

Is the higher figure still able to attack the lower one? What if he were 30 levels above?

If I recall engagemant is mutual. I know the lower figure is not engaged to the higher figure, so the higher is not engaged to the lower and since he has a range of 1 cannot attack.

[Fencerjared]

Range 1 figures have to be adjacent and engaged to attack each other. So, the guy at the bottom with height 4 would not be adjacent or engaged to the figure 8 levels above, so neither could attack the other.

[Lord Pyre]

Originally Posted by Fencerjared

Range 1 figures have to be adjacent and engaged to attack each other. So, the guy at the bottom with height 4 would not be adjacent or engaged to the figure 8 levels above, so neither could attack the other.

Exactly. If you wanted to attack the other figure, you would have to use a ranged attack (Make sure you have line of sight!). It acts just as if they're not engaged.

There is a difference between being Engaged, and adjacent. Usually you never apply it, but in a case like this you have to keep that in mind.