The Book of Casual Rule: Knockback

[GreyOwl]

Originally Posted by Hahma

Well the rulebook says this (this is from the D&D book, as it is the most recent one):

Falling: When a figure moves down to a much lower level, it might get wounded. Falling does not stop a figure's movement, but it could wound or destroy it. Note: Falling rules do not apply if a figure falls onto a water space.

A figure can fall onto a water space from any level. However, all falling rules apply if a figure falls onto a shadow space.

A fall is defined as follows: If a figure moves down onto a level that is equal to or higher than the figure's height, you must roll one combat die immediately to see if it was
wounded.

Major fall: If the drop is 10 levels more than the figure's height, you must roll 2 additional dice (for a total of 3 dice).

For each skull you roll, add one wound marker to the figure's Army Card. (See Life, on page 13.)

Extreme fall: If the move is 20 levels more than the figure's height, you must roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 19 or 20, the figure survives without taking any falling damage. If you roll 1-18, the figure is destroyed.

No mention of flying figures at all. And it says when "a figure moves". Flying is still moving. Per the Flying power: "When counting spaces for X's movement..."

Is there some other source that's leading people to think that, as a general rule, flying figures are exempt from falling?

[Hahma]

Obviously, a flying figure using its flying special power is able to move from any height to any lower level and not take falling damage.

But I don't understand why people think they wouldn't be susceptible to falling damage due to a special power or special rule (KB) on an opponent's turn.

The Marvel set has rules specifying falling in relation to figures with Superstrength. So if flying figures weren't intended to be able to take falling damage, that should have also been addressed in the rules.