The Book of Ghost Rider (Caleb)

[tcglkn]

Originally Posted by Tornado

GRAB AND DRAG
Once per round, before moving normally, choose a small or medium figure within 2 clear sight spaces of Ghost Rider and roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 6 or higher, after moving, you may place the chosen figure adjacent to Ghost Rider and roll one combat die for each space moved by Ghost Rider this turn. Place one Wound Marker on the chosen figure's card The chosen figure receives one wound for each blank rolled. Placed figures Ghost Rider and figures placed by this special power do not take leaving engagement attacks.

Paste-able:
Once per round, before moving normally, choose a small or medium figure within 2 clear sight spaces of Ghost Rider and roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 6 or higher, after moving, you may place the chosen figure adjacent to Ghost Rider and roll one combat die for each space moved by Ghost Rider this turn. The chosen figure receives one wound for each blank rolled. Ghost Rider and figures placed by this special power do not take leaving engagement attacks.

The problem with this is that it's not a special movement power, so it almost sounds like Ghost Rider always has Disengage. I might word it more like this:

Once per round, instead of his normal move, Ghost Rider may move up to # spaces with Grab and Drag. Before moving, choose a small or medium figure within 2 clear sight spaces of Ghost Rider and roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 6 or higher, after moving, place the chosen figure adjacent to Ghost Rider and roll one combat die for each space moved by Ghost Rider this turn. The chosen figure receives one wound for each blank rolled. Ghost Rider and figures placed by this special power do not take leaving engagement attacks.

[IAmBatman]

What am I missing? That last line looks the same.

[tcglkn]

It's an instead of moving normally power now. So it has a set move and stuff like Swing Line. Which means the disengage is only active when using that power.

[IAmBatman]

Ah. That changes the power, though, and kills things like road bonus, which I think is against how it was tested/costed. I'm also not sure it completely clarifies the things we want to clarify.

But I agree that if this is just part of his normal move, it's confusing when/if he should get disengage. Might make more sense for disengage to be always on or never on. Like right now would he only get disengage if he hits the 6+? That'd lead to a really messed up order of operations.

[tcglkn]

Yea when you really start to break it down that power is weird as is. If you want him to always have Disengage the wording edit I did in quotes above is good, I would then just FAQ that he always has Disengage since it's kinda hidden at the end of a power. But it seems thematic for a Ghost Rider to have that.

[IAmBatman]

Yeah, I agree. I'd most be in favor of it always being on. He has enough fiddly stuff stopping him from pulling off his powers with efficiency already, and it does seem pretty thematic for a ghost dude on a horse to shrug off engagement.

[Soundwarp SG-1]

I’d just have it always on personally, trying to get it only working during grab and drag is tricky.

[IAmBatman]

So maybe:

Ghost Rider and figures placed by this special power never take leaving engagement attacks.

Just to be a tad clearer?

[tcglkn]

Sure, I would still add an FAQ to the Book here:

Q: Does Ghost Rider take leaving engagement attacks when he's not choosing a figure with Grab and Drag?
A: No, Ghost Rider never takes leaving engagement attacks due to the last line of Grab and Drag.

And use this wording:

GRAB AND DRAG
Once per round, before moving normally, choose a small or medium figure within 2 clear sight spaces of Ghost Rider and roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 6 or higher, after moving, you may place the chosen figure adjacent to Ghost Rider and roll one combat die for each space moved by Ghost Rider this turn. The chosen figure receives one wound for each blank rolled. Ghost Rider and figures placed by this special power never take leaving engagement attacks.

[IAmBatman]

Looks good.

[Tornado]

Thanks all. Will update when I am on my laptop.

[Yodaking]

Originally Posted by Soundwarp SG-1

I’d just have it always on personally, trying to get it only working during grab and drag is tricky.