Frostgrave - Rules

[tp_1983]

Can I make a suggestion here? It seems this thread was started to make it easier for Joe to answer the rules questions that came up. However there has been so much discussion that it has become very hard for Joe to find the questions and for us to find his answers.

Why doesn't this thread allow only for questions to be posted by the general populace and answers to be posted by Joe? At some point this will still need to be condensed into an errata but in the mean time it will make it a lot easier to see what questions have been posed and if these have been answered.

I myself asked two questions, only yesterday evening but they appear to have become buried under several pages of discussion since then, so I shall repeat them here:

1) Can animal companions/zombies/etc be activated in the wizards or apprentices phase,if they are with in 3"? (IE do they count as 'soldiers'?

2) If a wizard has one animal companion, can he cast control animal on a second animal?  

[joe5mc]

1) Yes, if the animal/zombie/demon whatever is under your control they are treated as soldiers for the purpose of activation, including activating them in the wizard or apprentice phase, or using group activation.

2) Yes.

[tomogui]

Not a question: just wanted to say thanks for answering all these questions so promptly and being such a good sport about it, Joe!

[joe5mc]

Okay, the scroll question.

A wizard who carries a scroll for a spell he does not know can autocast the spell. If a casting roll is required (for resisting purposes and such) use the base casting number for the spell as listed in the book.

A wizard who carries a scroll for a spell he knows may NOT use it in the above way. Instead the wizard rolls to cast the spell in the normal way. If the spell roll is less than the casting number, he may use the scroll and the spell succeeds. In this case, treat the casting roll as the number rolled by the wizard in his attempt to cast the spell.

Or to put it another way, the scroll temporarily lowers the casting number of the spell down to the level that was rolled by the wizard.

The practical upshot of this is that scrolls are a great back up for most spells, but generally aren't so great for spells that can be resisted...

[joe5mc]

The thanks are appreciated!

[JamWarrior]

You are going truly above and beyond in your availability and willingness to answer all our questions Joe, much appreciated, many thanks.

Edit: question about Illusionary soldiers was here, then I removed it as it was answered elsewhere, now putting it back so things make sense as it was answered here as well!

[joe5mc]

Ha! just answered this in the other thread.

You must tell your opponent the identity of the Illusionary Soldier.

[JamWarrior]

I must stop trying to cause confusion by editing rather than making new posts...

Anyway, I think the Reveal Secret question below is the last one on the list before you're free of rules queries for now!

Is the Reveal Secret spell written incorrectly to end up opposite to its intent?  It says to place a treasure within 6" of your deployment zone.  You seemed to say earlier the treasure goes at least 6" from your deployment zone.

[Dalcor]

Q: Is it possible to cast spell to combat by wizard not engaged in combat? Not Leap any spell. There is no single rule in book to say otherwise

By the way here is repost of QnA from this thread for Pages 1 to 6, hope it will helps

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2_A_uc_n_u7bmJaR1lleW5nNDg/view?usp=sharing

[Darkson71]

Edit - moved all questions to one post.

[Calmdown]

Ha! just answered this in the other thread.

You must tell your opponent the identity of the Illusionary Soldier.

Oh wow. That's unexpected.

As a follow up then; when you hit an illusionary soldier, is it only removed if it would take damage once you factor in its armour value or is it removed simply if it "gets hit"? IE, do you need to hit for 14 base damage to remove an Illusionary Knight, or will a hit of something low like a (winning roll of a) 5 remove it?

[Darkson71]

(Sorry, I would have moved these all to one post, but didn't realise I was unable to delete my own posts on this forum.)

4. Do models killed by Explosive Rune count as kills for the wizard that cast it?

5. Illusionary Soldier - I fully expect the answer to be yes (it's what I'd rule), but I think it probably needs to be officially clarified.

I successfully cast Illusionary Soldier and choose an apothecary.  RAW it doesn't stop you from using the illusionary Apos healing potion, but I assume that is just on oversight?

6 .Another one (which came up in the game).

Model A beats model B in combat, and decides to push back himself. RAW seem to allow model B to immediately force combat as A is "moving within 1" " and B "is no longer in combat".  Was this the intention?

7. A wizard has learnt Write Scroll to 5 - can they write a scroll of "Write Scroll" to give them the best chance to create one (to sell)?  Same with Create Grimoire?

[joe5mc]

7. Yes. You've got to really love scrolls though.

6. No. You cannot force combat in that instance.

5. Oversight. It would be an illusionary health potion. Might have a placebo effect but that's it.  So, no. An Illusionary Apothecary does not have a usable healing potion.

4. Yes.

[joe5mc]

Any hit on an illusionary soldier that does not cause damage (does not beat its armour) has no effect.

[joe5mc]

Dalcor, I'm afraid I don't understand your question.