Questions about certain HoTT rules...

I have two supplementary questions about spell-casting:-

When a magician attempts to cast a distant spell (costing 2 PIPs) on an enemy magician, a roll of ‘1’ could self-ensorcell the caster.
Does the targeted magician also self-ensorecell himself if he throws a ‘1’ and has rolled a ‘1’ before?
(I assume yes...which means that both magicians could become self-ensorcelled if they both roll a ‘1’ and have done so previously)

The red army has two magicians both in range of two enemy blue magicians.
If red decides to target one of these with both red magicians (costing 3 PIPs), can the non-targeted blue magician aid his mate?
(I assume not, as it’s not the blue players bound so PIPs cannot be spent to pay for the magical aid)

As ever, you are being very modest Martin - the man who had an article on Arsuf with HOTT published in Slingshot!  As for me, the person who won the 2017 Recon tournament and who also came botton in the 2018 one (lost every game!) I would go with all your interpretations.

Simon

Ditto from me, for what it's worth

Well, I’ve finally finished and uploaded it to the Fanaticus Wiki.

If there any errors, please let me know so that I can correct and update it.

Here it is: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/File:DETAILED_CRIB_SHEETS_for_HOTT_2.1.pdf

Latter Edit: there was a small error in the "-2 for Bad Going" Tactical Factors in version 1.
Now corrected and the link changed to version 2 in the Fanaticus Wiki.


Some Helpful Downloads can be found here: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Reference_sheets_and_epitomes,
such as the Quick Reference Guide from the Society of Ancients,
Detailed Crib Sheets for both DBA and HoTT, and the Army List Corrections file.
And here is the latest Jan 2019 FAQ: fanaticus-dba.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ_2019_1st_Quarter

Excellent set of questions Stevie can't say for old HOTT above answers seem correct but for those wondering about D3H2 answers (which does have an involved and question answering author...) Here are the answers interspaced.



So, on with the questions:-

Tactical Moves (page 15 section 1) says that it costs an extra PIP to move if wholly beyond a hillcrest, wood, or a BUA.
Does this also apply to aerial troops?
(I assume it does...apparently aerials don’t fly high enough to be seen over hills, tall trees and buildings)

Tom says: Interesting question - I give Aerials the same "Command Range" as LH in DBA 3.0. Would also lean toward allowing them to be seen over obstacles. They already cost 2PIPS inherently and to charge more more out of LOS might lead to lots of supposedly rapid moving Aerials just standing around.



Knights that move into contact with the front-edge of Shooters/Artillery/Magicians are destroyed if they score less.
But what happens if it is the Shooters/Magicians that do the moving into contact?
Are the Knights still destroyed if they score less?
(I assume not, as it’s the Shooters/Magicians, and not the Knights, that are doing the charging)

Tom says: This is solved by DBA 3.0 rule that Shooters have Cry Havoc v. Knights (Destroy on Equals). May consider adding this to Mage's but certainly not Shock as this make Mage's much to good in Close Combat. Art plays by DBA 3.0 rules and so doe not get either Shock or Cry Havoc. All these rules help restore play balance and make Knights a much more useful troop type (so we don't always have Riders of the Round Table armies).


Page 14 section 1 says that Lurkers deploy in contact with an enemy that has entered certain terrain during the enemy bound.
What happens if this enemy is fast enough to both enter and completely exit the terrain all in a single bound?
If the Lurker can both conform (with opposing corners touching) and remain partly in the terrain, can it still be deployed?
(I assume not, as the moving enemy is no longer in that terrain feature at the end of the Move Phase)

Tom says: In D3H2 Lurkers & Ps are fused but if used in Ambush mode they can only attack foes in Terrain not passing through. (But can be deployed with army as Ps if you don't get any Terrain).

In page 16 section 3 (let’s call it the ZOC rules), the very last item says a second rank of Sp/Wb can follow behind another as a group.
What does this mean in the context of backing-out of a ZOC?
Does it mean that a Sp/Wb column can back-out as a group for a single PIP?
Or does it cost 2 PIPs as the second rank must back-up initially, and then the front rank, so the second rank is not actually following?
Or does it refer to the rear rank first turning 180 degrees, so what was the front rank is now behind, therefore follows, all for 1 PIP?
(I’m hoping it’s the first case...but I’m unsure, and this one is giving me a headache)

Tom says: Backing up always an individual move in all versions of DBX. But I get the literal problem with the written rule. With Phil always keep the big picture in mind rather than trying to over parse the rules.

Well that's it - but pondering that Mage rule even as we speak. (By the way in order to make Mage's useful allow them to put any number of PIPs into a Spell (PIPs X2 2 = CF) but if you roll less than the number of PIPs put into the Spell you get a "frog ding" (we actually use an old crone). So if you put 5 PIPs into a spell you get a massive +10, however, if you don't roll a 5+ you risk ensorcling your self into froghood (or cronation).)

TomT