The Book of Casual Rule: Knockback

[Lazy Orang]

Originally Posted by wriggz

Q: Does a figure knocked back into water and has remaining knockback points, have to stop its movement and roll for knockback damage?
A: Yes, a single spaced figure moving onto one water tile, or a double spaced figure entering onto two water tiles must immediately stop its movement, and if it has remaining knockback points roll for knockback damage.

Q: Does a figure knocked back off sever height onto a water space receive falling or severe falling damage?
A: No, the water prevents the figure from receiving falling damage, however the figure still roles for knockback damage if it has remaining Knockback points.

Actually, this is incorrect. From the Knockback Rulebook: "Ignore all special terrain rules except when it would wound or destroy a figure" - so a figure being knocked back would not be stopped by water, and would not for example, have to halve its movement over heavy snow or slippery ice. Molten lava, I'm not sure - I know that if they stopped there they'd have to roll for lava damage, but could they get thrown over it? I don't know, but water definitely does not have that effect.