Scheme markers and range

[Coweringomega]

Hey all. I know that distance is measured top down, except for movement. But what about for markers?

If I place a marker for "Plant the Explosives" on the first floor, will my enemies on the third floor get hit assuming they are within the the 3" (laterally)?

I'd like to say no, because to get to that marker if they wanted to remove it, they would have to make their way down to the first floor to actually interact with the marker.

However, I can't find any rule or clarification that says they won't get hit so I'm thinking that they do actually get hit.

Also, do auras and pulses go through walls? Does terrain affect them at all?

Thanks.

Edited November 17, 2013 by Coweringomega

[Ausplosions]

Auras, pulses and Blasts require line of sight from the potential victim, to the model they originate from.

[Scarecrow]

Auras, pulses and Blasts require line of sight from the potential victim, to the model they originate from.

Sorry if I'm missing something really simple but if this is the case what is the height of a scheme marker? I imagine it is 0 and if this is the case and it is in B2B of the edge can you then draw line of sight to someone below you and "Plant the Explosives" them.

[theJudge]

scheme markers are ht0 as you are allowed to walk over them unimpeded.

[EnternalVoid]

That said Plant Explosive does not have the Aura, Pulse, or blast sign in its rules. It just says with in 3". So it technically does not need LOS or care about height, just for them to be with in the 3".

So while Aura, Pulses, and Blast have the rules to prevent them from getting those weird interactions of going through walls and models out of sight, things like Plant Explosive do not have that problem.

[daemonkin]

^ what he said.

Things like climbing up vertical climbable surfaces distances are measured vertically so as long as the 3" from the 1st to 3rd floor is 3" then the model can be assumed to be in the range of Plant Explosives.

Good planting of marker.

D.

[Ausplosions]

My reference to Auras Pulses and Blasts was because he asked about them, and had nothing to do with his Scheme Marker question, which I didn't answer.

[Scarecrow]

Things like climbing up vertical climbable surfaces distances are measured vertically so as long as the 3" from the 1st to 3rd floor is 3" then the model can be assumed to be in the range of Plant explosives

thx ppl

just to clarify because i know many of the measurements are supose to be 2d. are you saying this isnt the case here. ie someone 2" down and 3" away would not be hit?

[Spifferson]

You might have to take into account a models height. I'm not sure about it, but a height 2 model that is 4" below the marker might get hit by the "with in 3"".

I can't verify this at the moment with out my book.

[Csonti]

Rules as written the Plant Explosives scheme doesn't care about vertical height, walls, LoS or anything else. The model(s) need to be within 3" from a top down perspective. They can be on the 20th floor and the marker on the ground. It will count.