Hello Guys!

I have some questions in connection with the First Encounter of Archive of Arrizon:

1Q.: LOS from Merriod to Heroes
From the Master Merriod (After an open door action, he is sharing a corner with the edge of the wall) i beleive i can trace LOS to the heroes (Grisban and Ashiran), i checked the CRFG but after all to make sure i ask your opinion about it. Is it valid to attack them in this way or not?

2Q.: Attacking Rolok without adding an extra black defense dice

In the Special Rules segment, the following is written.:

"The boulder blocks movement (blue objective token). Each time Rolok is targeted by an attack and the figure that performed the attack traces line of sight through the boulder or 1 or more spaces adjecent to the boulder, Rolok rolls 1 additional black defense die."

If i want to attack Rolok (the Master Ettin) with a hero who is adjacent the boulder and also Rolok(blue objective token) i assume i can do it, with a melee attack and a ranged attack as well, without adding an extra black defense dice to Rolok's defense pool.

In Melee: I beleive when i do a melee attack i do not have to measure line of sight to an adjacent space so this rule is not applicable to this kind of attack.

In Ranged: When i am next to the boulder and also Rolok i do not have to trace LOS through the boulder or any adjacent spaces, because i share a corner with the targeted Ettin so i beleive this rule is not applicable to this situation as well.

What do you think, are these assesments are valid?

Do you have other opinion about the situation?

Q1 : there is line of sight for Ranged attack, and also for melee attacks as long as you can trace line of sight and count spaces

Q2 : even if melee attacks do not need range unless for stealthy, you still need to trace a line of sight since for example with a weapon with reach, you cannot attack a hero behind 2 other heroes.

But this rule seems particulary unclear. I would say that the idea is if you attack Rolok while adjacent to the boulder you add the black die to him. That's how I understand it as they intended it be.

6 hours ago, rugal said:

Q1 : there is line of sight for Ranged attack, and also for melee attacks as long as you can trace line of sight and count spaces

Q2 : even if melee attacks do not need range unless for stealthy, you still need to trace a line of sight since for example with a weapon with reach, you cannot attack a hero behind 2 other heroes.

But this rule seems particulary unclear. I would say that the idea is if you attack Rolok while adjacent to the boulder you add the black die to him. That's how I understand it as they intended it be.

Q1: Rugal is correct, but to add clarification to your specific situation: in the image you posted, the Merriod is 2 spaces from Grisban, and 3 spaces from Ashrian. He can trace LOS on either green line drawn, but only has "reach" range on Grisban. Ashrian is too far away, even for a melee attack.

Q2: "The boulder blocks movement (blue objective token). Each time Rolok is targeted by an attack and the figure that performed the attack traces line of sight through the boulder or 1 or more spaces adjacent to the boulder, Rolok rolls 1 additional black defense die."

In the image you posted, LOS is essentially a point, traced from one of the front corners of Ashrian's space to the same corner of that space of Rolok's (either the green "line" or the blue one). Either way, that LOS is through a space adjacent to the boulder.

Thank you for your answers!