Evade/Run Away

[Hunter]

Can evaders prompt through any charge only or shoot and charge slows? Page 161 4. says prompting through is allowed for whatever the cause of slowing.

[Hunter]

Oh - and can the prompt apply to a block of evaders?

[nikgaukroger]

Prompt through fire can be applied to any slows as the rule says.

You cannot block prompt through fire for evaders as you can only block move a prompted action and evades are not prompted actions.

[steads]

Evaders may "prompt through fire" any slows incurred from S&C: usual colours and commend ranges.
There is no such thing as a "block evade" as it is not a prompted action and therefore no you cannot "block prompt" for evaders.
This is the corollary for not being able to block prompt through fire for a bunch of forced charges that happen to be in a block: you have to pay for the "block charge" to get the ability to "block prompt"
HTH Hunter
SdS

[Hunter]

Thanks folks.

[marshalney2000]

Are you panicking there Hunter?

[marshalney2000]

Taking this a stage further presumably you cannot cancel minus distance from variable dice throws.
Also when do you take the decision to cancel slows - before or after you roll variable dice?

[Hunter]

I'm not sure. It says you can prompt through whatever the cause of slowing. No panic here, just excitement.  Just 4 sleeps!

[nikgaukroger]

Taking this a stage further presumably you cannot cancel minus distance from variable dice throws.

Those are not slows so indeed you cannot prompt through them.

Also when do you take the decision to cancel slows - before or after you roll variable dice?

Turn sequence lists prompting through fire after rolling the variable move dice - see page 84.

[Hunter]

Thanks Nik.  Top hole.

[marshalney2000]

Interesting  situation as it makes it very mathematical in that you know exactly whether or not you have to prompt and use a card. It takes away a bit of the uncertainty that the combination of slows and variable dice provide. Still could be very costly in cards if you have a few units in a command who all have to prompt. If you have been running away very few cards if any tonthen turn them back again.

[Hunter]

Isn't it the same when you charge? You know then if its worth prompting through any slowing.  On another point though - if evaders evade to their front and wheech past the side and to the rear of the chargers do the chargers still have to wheel in the direction of the charge to try to catch them or can they do a 180 or 90 degree turn?

[nikgaukroger]

Still wheel only at the start of their charge by the chargers.

[Hunter]

..... and is the wheel measured all the way round or just the distance the UG front bases travel (a la an old set of rules we used to play). Remember that old chestnut Nik?

[nikgaukroger]

Straight line and at the start of a charge is max 90 degrees.