Shenlong's Falling Rave Kick

[Erik1978]

It's an attack that gives him (or a student) a 6" move.

I assume it needs a target because it's an attack? He can't simply discard a Chi and move 6" to get away from someone, correct?

 

[solkan]

Just keep in mind the two big catches on that:

1.  Targeting happens after you've done the move.

2.  When you get to the targeting, and you only have one valid model (or only friendly models) in range that you can target, the rules don't care whether you want to target that model.  If you've got valid targets in range, you have to pick one.

So don't use that cost-granted move to get within 1" of a friendly model with no one else you'd rather kick around, unless you don't mind kicking your own model.

[Nikodemus]

He can.

See page 23 of the rules pdf, "Resolving Actions".

Below is how you resolve an action:

1. Declare the Action
2. Pay any Costs
3. Targeting
4. Perform Duels
5. Apply Results

1: "I will do Falling Rave Kick".

2: "cost" in this instance is italic text in the action, if any. In FRK's case you "Discard a Chi token, then this model may move up to 6", ignoring other models.". You do this in step 2.

3: Step 3 is when you're actually targeting something. If no legal target is available, action simply fails and you skip steps 4 & 5. Steps 1 & 2 already happened and will not be retroactively undone in any way.

[santaclaws01]

6 hours ago, solkan said:

Just keep in mind the two big catches on that:

1.  Targeting happens after you've done the move.

2.  When you get to the targeting, and you only have one valid model (or only friendly models) in range that you can target, the rules don't care whether you want to target that model.  If you've got valid targets in range, you have to pick one.

So don't use that cost-granted move to get within 1" of a friendly model with no one else you'd rather kick around, unless you don't mind kicking your own model.

While true, monks are probably the easiest crew to avoid a hit when you don't want to relent thanks to chi, so it's definitely not the end of the world. The only real problem is giving out staggered.

[solkan]

9 minutes ago, santaclaws01 said:

While true, monks are probably the easiest crew to avoid a hit when you don't want to relent thanks to chi, so it's definitely not the end of the world. The only real problem is giving out staggered.

If they want to expend that much Chi acting out a scene from a Kung Fu movie, I guess that has to be okay.