What is the timing for interaction of Boba Fett crew and Tobias Beckett?

By Zensyntax, in X-Wing Rules Questions

I'm trying to figure out which happens first when you run a list with both Boba Fett crew and Tobias Beckett, do you place the ship with Boba onboard and then move a rock with Beckett, or do you move the rock then place the ship with Boba. Or, do they both happen at the same time (at the end of Setup) and as the controlling player you have the option of which you do first?

For reference, Tobias Beckett crew says: Setup: After placing forces, you may choose 1 obstacle in the play area. If you do, place it anywhere in the play area beyond range 2 of any board edge or ship and beyond range 1 of other obstacles.

Boba Fett crew: Setup: Start in reserve. At the end of Setup, place yourself at range 0 of an obstacle and beyond range 3 of any enemy ship.

I think, and I certainly could be wrong on this, but I think the ship with Boba considers itself placed during the Setup phase as "in reserve", so that Beckett's conditions of "after placing forces" triggers first and you move the asteroid and then place the ship with Boba crew.

Is there any official ruling on this?

Thanks!

Beckett happens during setup. Boba happens after setup so strictly later.

Well, this is a strict RAW thing but if you go by the listed setup steps in the Rules Reference Beckett has to go first.

Setup is:

1. Gather forces

2. Determine Player Order

3. Establish Play Area

4. Place Obstacles

5. Place Forces

6. Prepare Other Components

That's how it's laid out in the Rules Reference, so strictly RAW Tobias comes after step 5 and Boba after step 6 so you want an "official" ruling that would probably be it.

In practice nobody does setup strictly in this order other than 2, 4, and 5 need to be in sequence. Gather forces usually happens before the players even meet and establish Play Area (put a mat down) is usually first. Prepare Other Components just means shuffle your damage deck and get your templates and tokens ready, that usually is done ahead of time as well.

I also can't think of a reason you would want to do Boba first anyway. Sure you could technically put him on that rock and then use Tobias to move it away but he's gonna be flying off it turn 1 anyway and you as long as you don't do a dumb and set him up with overhang in front it won't affect him.