Watcher - disengaging

[Brassfist]

Am I right in thinking that models engaged with the watcher can disengage without the watcher performing a disengaging strike, because the watcher has no ML attack?

[tomjoad]

6 minutes ago, Brassfist said:

Thanks. So, to be clear: this means the watcher cannot engage models at all? (Can't prevent them from performing interacts etc?)

The watcher can't, but if a model with a attack of their own, then being within that range will still prevent the model from interacting. For instance, if Izamu is within 3" of a Watcher then he can walk away and the Watcher can't stop him, but he cannot interact to drop a scheme marker as he is still considered to be engaged.

[Artiee]

There is not a difference between engaging and engaged.  You are engaged or not engaged.  (small book pg  48)  Yes, the watcher can prevent a model from performing a interact (other than targeting the enemy model) by getting into that models engagement area. ()

[solkan]

To resolve a disengaging strike, the enemy models that are engaged with the moving model may choose to take a free Attack Action with any one Close ( ) Attack which the disengaging model is within range of.

 

If the Watcher doesn't have the proper attack action to perform (or if a model was somehow prevented from performing attack actions), then there won't be a disengaging strike.

There are also various conditions like Sybelle's 'Only Sybelle' or Terrifying which can directly or indirectly prevent the disengaging strike's attack action.

[solkan]

54 minutes ago, Brassfist said:

Thanks. So, to be clear: this means the watcher cannot engage models at all? (Can't prevent them from performing interacts etc?)

Engagement can be caused by either model:

Models are engaged with each other if either model is within the engagement range of the other and at least one of the models has LoS to the other.

So a Watcher standing in melee range of the other model causes both models to be engaged if line of sight exists, even though the Watcher has no action.

 

[Artiee]

If the watcher does not have a ,  Models that are engaging the watcher can just walk away.

 

[Ludvig]

Ml is irrelevant. Some models have  attacks that are Ca or Sh. But watchers can't take disengaging strikes.

[Brassfist]

4 hours ago, Ludvig said:

Ml is irrelevant. Some models have  attacks that are Ca or Sh. But watchers can't take disengaging strikes.

Thanks. So, to be clear: this means the watcher cannot engage models at all? (Can't prevent them from performing interacts etc?)

[Ludvig]

2 hours ago, Brassfist said:

Thanks. So, to be clear: this means the watcher cannot engage models at all? (Can't prevent them from performing interacts etc?)

Well yes and no. An enemy model with it's own melee attack will actually make both models engaged so both will be prevented from interacting and shooting. The watcher just can't keep the other model engaged.

Edit: Didn't see that Solkan had beaten me to it.