Just trying to get some clarification on the wording. The "you" in snap shot means the ship correct? So Ethan can still modify these shots, or is that incorrect interpretation?

Etahn says " the attacker may change one hit to a crit." The ship with Snap Shot, therefore, is the one doing the modifying, so no, you can't modify Snap Shot with his ability.

Try to give Ethan an inch...

Ethan with snapshot, FCS, and advanced protons is hilarious fun. Even more fun with R7-T1! Add your choice of modification. So you let someone run in front of you, snap shot him, get the target lock, then blast him in the face with Advanced Proton's. = profit.

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In the FAQ, with a friendly target lock, M9-G8 specifically allows Snap Shot re-rolls.

When using M9-G8, the source of the reroll is the ship equipped with M9-G8, not the ship attacking. For example, if a ship is attacking with Snap Shot, a ship equipped with M9-G8, can cause that ship to reroll a die.

The wording for Etahn is:

When an enemy ship inside your firing arc at Range 1-3 is defending, the attacker may change 1 of its [hit] results to a [crit] result.

Since Etahn is the source of the dice modification, I would allow it and any other off-ship effects, like the Emperor. But I would not allow any effects that say "use Focus/TL as if it were your own."

1 hour ago, Lampyridae said:

In the FAQ, with a friendly target lock, M9-G8 specifically allows Snap Shot re-rolls.

When using M9-G8, the source of the reroll is the ship equipped with M9-G8, not the ship attacking. For example, if a ship is attacking with Snap Shot, a ship equipped with M9-G8, can cause that ship to reroll a die.

The wording for Etahn is:

When an enemy ship inside your firing arc at Range 1-3 is defending, the attacker may change 1 of its [hit] results to a [crit] result.

Since Etahn is the source of the dice modification, I would allow it and any other off-ship effects, like the Emperor. But I would not allow any effects that say "use Focus/TL as if it were your own."

The wording for M9-G8:

When a ship you have locked is attacking, you may choose an attack die. The attacker must reroll that die.

In M9's text "you may choose" is the ship with M9 picking which die to modify, that's why the FAQ says M9's ship is the source of the modification.

In Etahn's text it says the "attacker may change" which means it's not Etahn selecting the die or making the mod.

1 minute ago, nitrobenz said:

The wording for M9-G8:

When a ship you have locked is attacking, you may choose an attack die. The attacker must reroll that die.

In M9's text "you may choose" is the ship with M9 picking which die to modify, that's why the FAQ says M9's ship is the source of the modification.

In Etahn's text it says the "attacker may change" which means it's not Etahn selecting the die or making the mod.

Fair enough. So Etahn is out but the Emperor will still work then, "you may choose."

Just now, Lampyridae said:

Fair enough. So Etahn is out but the Emperor will still work then, "you may choose."

Yep, Emperor should also work.

I may need to try that on a Blackmoon

R2-D6, Snap shot, FCS, Advanced Proton Torps...
On Etahn I'd try bb8 for barrel rolls

Anything that says "Attacker may" means the attacker is doing the mod, not the origin of the ability.

M9G8 and Palp are unique, they dont specify "The attacker may..." so THEY are the source of it, not the attacker.

Otherwise a LOT of stuff would ignore "You cannot modify your attack dice" in this game (Howlie or Jonus, for instance)

The conceptual framework best used to answer these questions:

(1) Pretend the ship/upgrade on which the dice modification is printed is actually controlled by another (allied) player.

(2) If you want the dice modification, do you have to ask that (pretend) other (allied) player to provide it?

(3) If "yes," then that other (allied) player is the source of the dice modification. Because Snap Shot (for example) only prohibits you from modifying the attack, the dice modification is legal.

(4) If "no," then you are the source of the dice modification, and Snap Shot (for example) prohibits it.

I haven't found an exception to this conceptual framework yet.