A. Wait a minute. If you roll HITS and they are cancelled out, Gunner can still be used? Saying the target is in the primary range…It says an attack that does not HIT, but if say…my 2 HITS are cancelled out by 2 evade/focus or even a crit that is cancelled by determination, then no HIT actually occurred, right? Reading the card literally makes one assume that it happens when you roll blanks and focus (without a focus token).

B. Since I'm at it and couldn't find the Gunner thread I know I read a while back; Does the Gunner attack have to be on the same ship you origionally attacked and missed from the start of the combat phase? I fogot… Basically, can the Gunner attack a different ship in the primary range?

C. Lastly, "You cannot perform another attack this round" refers to all your remaining ships I assume? It seems obvious that the answer is a big YES, but I just figured I'd try to get it broken down for everyone once and for all. If that's the case, Gunner would be good with Han if he was the only ship you have. Otherwise, you'd want to use the YT-1300 as your lowest pilot skill.

Gunner:

"After you perform an attack that does not hit, immediately perform a primary weapon attack. You cannot perform another attack this round."

This one was sparked by this thread:

http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_foros_discusion.asp?efid=331&efcid=6&efidt=808721

Uhh…fogot = forgot*

Like some of the other questions concerning hits, this is covered in the rulebook quite clearly.

Page 12, step 6. "Compare Results" has the definition of a "hit". You roll attack, then roll agility, then cancel out (hits) and (crits). If there are any (hits) or (crits) leftover after cancelling, the ship is considered hit. The results on the dice are actually never named, they are simply filled and unfilled explosions, a "HIT" in the rules only occurs after comparing results.

Gunner is also covered. "You" always refers to the ship. There are no "player" effects. So, after using gunner that ship may not attack again (so you couldn't have a Gunner and Luke on the Falcon and get 3 shots), but other ships are free to do so.

There is no requirement that you shoot at the same ship with Gunner (or Luke).

So gunner can attack a different ship? can anyone post where in the rules it says this?

RAGE1073 said:

Specific card abilities are not addressed in the rules themselves, since card text overrides the general rules. So let's look at the text on Gunner:

"After you perform an attack that does not hit, immediately perform a primary weapon attack. You cannot perform another attack this round."

Gunner's text does not specify that you have to perform the attack on the same ship, it merely says "perform a primary weapon attack". Honestly, if they'd wanted to restrict the attack to the same ship they could have said "perform a primary weapon attack on the same ship". But there may be another reason it was not specified that way. Suppose the first attack (that did not hit) was made with a secondary weapon. Then suppose that the target of that first attack would not be a legal target for a primary weapon attack. You'd then have to switch to a legal target for the second attack. Right now, with the ships that have the ability to equip Gunner, I cannot think of an instance where this would be the case - perhaps someone else could prove me wrong - but that doesn't mean that it won't happen in the future.

Situationally, probably 99 times out of 100 you'd want to stick with the same target for the second attack, but there is nothing in the rules/text/FAQ right now that says you have to. This is a common question, however, and may be addressed in a future FAQ.

Also gives the larger ships more use because really without upgrades they only fire the same number of shots as a normal sized one, one of my fave combos is outer rim smuggler with the dude that gives two target locks and gunner, fire at a ship, miss, target lock re roll, miss fire at the other target locked ship,miss, reroll for target lock, it makes a somewhat lame ship slightly better.

The Outer Rim Smuggler being the only possible exception, there is nothing the least bit lame about the large ships. The Firespray is great, if a bit hard to fly, and the Falcon is currently stomping through the meta like Godzilla over Tokyo.

Actually, there is a fairly common situation where Gunner does not shoot the same target. On a Firespray equipped with Heavy Laser Cannon, you roll a 4 dice attack out to range 3 and the defender only has his base agility regardless of range. I will often take a range 3 shot at a particularly threatening ship, and if it misses I will take my Gunner attack against a target at range 1 or 2, since that does not provide the extra die due to range (since Gunner is firing the primary weapon, not the HLC).

KineticOperator said:

That's the very example I was thinking of but did not mention, since it doesn't require that Gunner switch targets. In this case it would certainly be the best way to play it though.

So wait.

If I have the YT-2400 attacking say the Fire Spray 31.

And ONE of my THREE dice connected for a HIT.

Does that trigger Gunner? If so, do I roll only one die? Or the attack number indicated on the card.

Please forgive this noob.

Actually, there is a fairly common situation where Gunner does not shoot the same target. On a Firespray equipped with Heavy Laser Cannon, you roll a 4 dice attack out to range 3 and the defender only has his base agility regardless of range. I will often take a range 3 shot at a particularly threatening ship, and if it misses I will take my Gunner attack against a target at range 1 or 2, since that does not provide the extra die due to range (since Gunner is firing the primary weapon, not the HLC).

I can't remember the last time I saw a Firespray with Gunner and an HLC. Where I do see this happen on a regular basis is with IG-88B. IG-88 will attack something at range 1 with his dice primary attack, miss, and then use his HLC to shoot at something further away.

So wait.

If I have the YT-2400 attacking say the Fire Spray 31.

And ONE of my THREE dice connected for a HIT.

Does that trigger Gunner? If so, do I roll only one die? Or the attack number indicated on the card.

Please forgive this noob.

No. The [HIT] symbol on the dice do not count as hitting the ship. A ship is only "hit" if there are no remaining [HIT] or [CRIT] results left after the defender cancels results with their defense results.

So wait.

If I have the YT-2400 attacking say the Fire Spray 31.

And ONE of my THREE dice connected for a HIT.

Does that trigger Gunner? If so, do I roll only one die? Or the attack number indicated on the card.

Please forgive this noob.

NECROMANCY!

Rolling [boom] and [kaboom] results does NOT mean an attack "hits". Generally an attack only "hits" if there are [boom] and/or [kaboom] results left after the Compare Results step in an attack where [evade] results can cancel those dice.

If Gunner is triggered it is a brand new primary weapon attack.

NECROMANCY!

Teaches me not to read the dates better. I wasn't sure what was weirder, KinteticOperator replying to something in the rules forum or talking about how he flies his Firespray with HLC and Gunner.

So wait.

If I have the YT-2400 attacking say the Fire Spray 31.

And ONE of my THREE dice connected for a HIT.

Does that trigger Gunner? If so, do I roll only one die? Or the attack number indicated on the card.

Please forgive this noob.

No. The [HIT] symbol on the dice do not count as hitting the ship. A ship is only "hit" if there are no remaining [HIT] or [CRIT] results left after the defender cancels results with their defense results.

So wait.

If I have the YT-2400 attacking say the Fire Spray 31.

And ONE of my THREE dice connected for a HIT.

Does that trigger Gunner? If so, do I roll only one die? Or the attack number indicated on the card.

Please forgive this noob.

NECROMANCY!

Rolling [boom] and [kaboom] results does NOT mean an attack "hits". Generally an attack only "hits" if there are [boom] and/or [kaboom] results left after the Compare Results step in an attack where [evade] results can cancel those dice.

If Gunner is triggered it is a brand new primary weapon attack.

It's only if I have NO connected hits right?

So wait.

If I have the YT-2400 attacking say the Fire Spray 31.

And ONE of my THREE dice connected for a HIT.

Does that trigger Gunner? If so, do I roll only one die? Or the attack number indicated on the card.

Please forgive this noob.

No. The [HIT] symbol on the dice do not count as hitting the ship. A ship is only "hit" if there are no remaining [HIT] or [CRIT] results left after the defender cancels results with their defense results.

So wait.

If I have the YT-2400 attacking say the Fire Spray 31.

And ONE of my THREE dice connected for a HIT.

Does that trigger Gunner? If so, do I roll only one die? Or the attack number indicated on the card.

Please forgive this noob.

NECROMANCY!

Rolling [boom] and [kaboom] results does NOT mean an attack "hits". Generally an attack only "hits" if there are [boom] and/or [kaboom] results left after the Compare Results step in an attack where [evade] results can cancel those dice.

If Gunner is triggered it is a brand new primary weapon attack.

So if all the "hits" were resolved, and I have one "hit" result left in this situation. Gunner does not trigger correct?

It's only if I have NO connected hits right?

Correct.

It's only if I have NO connected hits right?

Yes, you can only trigger gunner if you miss. That means all <hit> or <crit> results have been canceled.

That can happen either because the number of <evade> results the defender has is equal to or greater than your <hit> or <crit> results, or if you simply roll no <hit> or <crit> results. In which case the defender automatically has equal to or greater than, zero.

However even if that is true, the defender still needs to roll.