Updated for recent HLC ruling
hey guys,
we've had one thread on this already, but given that we're about to see quite a bit of this amazing little FO, I thought it best to consolidate his ability here before people start asking for unnecessary FAQs
MODIFYING
DICE
Players can modify dice by spending focus, evade,
and target lock tokens and by resolving card abilities.
Dice can be modified in the following ways:
•
Add:
To add a die result, place an unused die
displaying the result next to the rolled dice. A die
added in this way is treated as a normal die for
all purposes and can be modified and canceled.
•
Change:
To change a die result, rotate the die
so that its faceup side displays the new result.
•
Reroll:
To reroll a die result, pick up the die and
roll it again.
•
Dice can be modified by multiple effects, but a die
cannot be rerolled more than once.
Examples of Adding Results
Evade Token (adds an evade result, which then cancels damage. the token itself does not cancel damage)
C3po (adds an evade result before other dice modifiers, if you guess correctly)
Advanced Targeting Computer (adds a critical result)
Accuracy Corrector (adds two hit results)
Examples of Changing Results
Focus Token (changes focus to hits or evades)
Emperor (changes a die result to one of your choice. Yes, "el presidente" trumps the emperor.
Remember that his ability on works when attacking him or being attacked by him
, so stuff running over asteroids and changing the damage die is still valid)
Sensor Jammer (changes enemy hits to focus. remember, you cannot modify
ANY
dice against Omega; including his)
Juke (as above; changes enemy evade to focus instead)
Heavy Laser Cannon:
GOLDEN RULES
If a rule in this guide contradicts the Learn to Play
booklet, the rule in this guide takes priority.
Card
abilities can override the rules listed in this
guide. Mission rules can override both card abilities
and rules from this guide.
If a card ability or mission effect uses the word
“cannot,”
that effect is absolute and cannot be
overridden by other effects
FFG has ruled in favor of this. Though it makes little thematic sense, HLC cannot change its crit into a hit as the rules of the game give clear priority to Omega's "cannot" over HLC's "must"
Examples of Re-rolls
Target-locks (remember, you can only not modify dice. You'll still have TL for purposes of requirements such as Ordnance or Omega's Ability)
Predator/Lone-wolf/Seri (all self explanatory)
So, what
doesn't
Omega Leader ignore?
NOTE
: A Word on the Emperor
According to the rules reference, the "you" in the emperor's card does not refer to the player, but to the ship bearing the emperor. The ship that the emperor is on is modifying the dice
Because Omega's ability specifies "Enemy ships that you have target-locked," there is nothing stopping the emperor from modifying your target's dice unless you're targeting the emperor's ship
CARD INTERPRETATIONS
Many Ship card abilities use the word “you” to refer
to the corresponding ship. Upgrade and Damage
cards that use the word “
you
” refer to the ship to
which the card is assigned.
Most importantly, Omega Leader doesn't ignore dice canceling. His hit results and yours can still be canceled by green dice, as that occurs in a step outside modifying dice known as
Compare Results
.
This means you can use Crackshot on him without issue (but not Juke, as that changes an evade into a focus during dice modification), and it means that he likes to carry Juke because he can't ignore naked
green dice on his own.
Abilities that govern what can or cannot be canceled (such as numb), or which cancel dice (ion/flechette cannons & T-beams, Wampa) are also unaffected.
Secondly,
Adding Results
is
not
Adding Dice (re: rolling additional dice). Range bonuses and obstruction still come into play. Subtracting dice (rolling X less dice) is also not mentioned under Modifying Dice, so Kanan (pilot) is good to go, Strom is still the man and Weapons Failure still sucks
Omega Leader also does
nothing
against abilities that add or reduce agility, such as Cloak, Gemmer, or Wedge.
Extra attacks, such as TLT or even gunner, have nothing to do with modifying dice (except for Luke Crew's focus --> hit, that gets shut down)
Finally, remember Omega is only about Modifying Dice. Tokens exist to modify dice, but their actual acquisition and expenditure isn't dependent on being able to Modify Dice (so Keyan can still spend his stress to modify nothing, for example). This also means that guys like Carnor or Palob can still deny/yoink tokens without issue.
with all that out of the way, go enjoy flying (or getting murdered by) our new glorious FO overlord
Edited
by ficklegreendice
