Moonstone into Mysterious Forest

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Moonstone into Mysterious Forest

Post by Jerubaal »

I've not found the answer by searching, so am posting my Q:

What sort of a move is it when using the Moonstone? I assume it triggers an unknown Mysterious Forest into being identified. But what about the poison thicket one, which causes damage when a unit moves through the forest? Since it is a special move and the unit just appears in position, has it not actually moved through anything but the ether.
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Re: Moonstone into Mysterious Forest

Post by unicorn »

This question is good, tough little irrelevant. Cause only one wood calculates with "moving through" - and it forces you to take dangerous terrain test. What WE do not care much about, as we are forest striders.
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Re: Moonstone into Mysterious Forest

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Good point! I forgot about that :cry: My poor dryads suffered for no reason :crazy:
It was the first time I'd encountered one of those forests and just followed what my opponent said, because he's played 8th ed far more than me....Never again!
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Re: Moonstone into Mysterious Forest

Post by Caitsidhe »

Well, technically you wouldn't make that dangerous terrain roll anyway. Wood Elves have an army wide rule that says we do not take dangerous terrain checks in forests. A venom thicket is ALSO a forest and hence you don't make the check. It is a RAW (rules as written) issue. Until they Faq it otherwise you may ignore that particular downside.
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