The first Battle Report for Impact 3 has been posted! Please check it out and let me know what you think, especially on the length and the amount of detail. I d idn't want it to be excessively long, but I also wanted everyone to be able to follow along on why I made the decisions I did. Let me know what you think!

Awesome report! Really appreciate you going into your tactics and strategy, both planned and then what actually happened, and your emphasis around key decision points throughout the battle. Really great reading for people looking to step up their tactical awareness.

that final note about how you still could have pulled off the Aliana charge, the charge modifier would have been cancelled by entering the terrain, the modifier dial is cancelled upon entering the terrain. Only way to pull this off that I could see would be with infantry w/ an aggressive musician.

keep it up, looking forward to more as you continue to hone your understanding of the game!

11 minutes ago, jcshep19 said:

that final note about how you still could have pulled off the Aliana charge, the charge modifier would have been cancelled by entering the terrain, the modifier dial is cancelled upon entering the terrain. Only way to pull this off that I could see would be with infantry w/ an aggressive musician.

Thank you very much for the great feedback! I wasn’t sure if I was putting too much detail or not, so I’m glad you appreciated it.

Regarding the Aliana charge, in the rules reference 81.8 bullet #3 states: “When a unit enters a piece of terrain that an enemy is touching, those units resolve any effects of a collision as if the unit had collided with the enemy.“ and 81.2 bullet #2 states: “After the unit resolves all effects of entering the terrain, its activation immediately ends. If it had a bonus action or other game effects to perform, these are canceled.”

So, based on 81.2, I have to resolve all effects of entering the terrain before I immediately end my turn. As the charge is a modifier to the march (and not a bonus action), it is not cancelled by 81.2. Additionally, one of the effects of entering the terrain, per 81.8, is that I must resolve all effects of colliding with any enemies who are in contact with the terrain piece. As I had already begun my charge as soon as I started moving, the charge is not cancelled as stated above because it is not a bonus action but instead a modifier to the march order. Therefore, when I resolve all effects of colliding with his Spearman unit due to entering the terrain, before I am forced to end my activation, it would still count as a charge, and therefore, I would have successfully completed my charge and get the attack against them.

It is a super weird way to think about it, and that is why I didn’t see it until we looked it up afterwards, but RAW, you can charge into terrain and complete the charge against an enemy that is in contact with that terrain.

25 minutes ago, jcshep19 said:

Awesome report! Really appreciate you going into your tactics and strategy, both planned and then what actually happened, and your emphasis around key decision points throughout the battle. Really great reading for people looking to step up their tactical awareness.

that final note about how you still could have pulled off the Aliana charge, the charge modifier would have been cancelled by entering the terrain, the modifier dial is cancelled upon entering the terrain. Only way to pull this off that I could see would be with infantry w/ an aggressive musician.

keep it up, looking forward to more as you continue to hone your understanding of the game!

Another way, is if Aliana charges, and connects with the terrain, both units are in contact, thus able to attack by not entering the terrain.

I did have a similar situation over the weekend for Ardus doing a special while moving and entering terrain. There was a clarification from one of the designers that that is the way it works.

From the FAQ:

Q: If a unit with a revealed charge or turning charge modifier collides with and then enters a piece of terrain that an enemy is touching, does that unit perform its charge melee attack?

A: Yes.

Hah, I stand corrected, although I will say the FAQ has a more succinct way of putting it. But props to coming to the correct conclusion from RAW anyway. Too many FAQs to keep up with. I need to not play so many FFG games. Heresy, I know.

Also if you’re able, maybe add in a few closer in shots? At least around some of the major points of engagement or key decisions, as it took some time to identify which unit is which in the turn snapshot. Though a less busy mat as you pointed out should also help with that.

8 minutes ago, jcshep19 said:

Hah, I stand corrected, although I will say the FAQ has a more succinct way of putting it. But props to coming to the correct conclusion from RAW anyway. Too many FAQs to keep up with. I need to not play so many FFG games. Heresy, I know.

Also if you’re able, maybe add in a few closer in shots? At least around some of the major points of engagement or key decisions, as it took some time to identify which unit is which in the turn snapshot. Though a less busy mat as you pointed out should also help with that.

Hah, I didn’t even know it was in the FAQ, but that is definitely less confusing and convoluted. I wish I had seen that first lol.

And thanks for he feedback. Looking back at it, I think some close ups of what was happening on the bottom, possibly with some of it showing the measuring I was doing in game that drive my decisions throughout, could definitely be beneficial to the reader. I’ll try to remember to grab at least a few next time. Thanks again!!!

Excellent battle report, thank you for that!

Edit: You might want to post these in the "Battle Reports" subforum though.