We had a discussion playing Descent yesterday. The card Flash Powder states:

Test (Awareness). If you pass, one monster adjacent to you (your choice) is stunned and you may move according up to your speed.

Is it possible to start the Flash Powder Action not standing next to a monster like:

- Test for awareness

- when you pass, make a movement (e.g. of 5 spaces)

- then standing next to a monster and stunning it?

My point as overlord is, that this is not possible, as the Flash Powder Action has to start next to a monster.

I think it is possible to combine the Flash Powder Action with a normal movement action (and stop inbetween, e.g. when standing next to the monster) and then start the Flash Powder Action so that, when you do not pass the test, you are still able to move away from the monster with the rest of your movement points.

Already I found a few comments on this topic, but still I need more to convince my heroes (or be defeated again by their slyness)

Please give me your opinion!

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I think it is possible to combine the Flash Powder Action with a normal movement action (and stop inbetween, e.g. when standing next to the monster) and then start the Flash Powder Action so that, when you do not pass the test, you are still able to move away from the monster with the rest of your movement points.

This sounds corect to me.

Ok, the Movement action can always be split, so this is ok.

The Question as to the interpretation of the text on the card is especially when you use no other movement action and are at the start of your turn not standing adjacent to any monster.

Which of the following interpretations (added in red to the card text) are correct?

A) (If at least one monster is adjacent to you) Test (Awareness). If you pass, one monster adjacent to you (your choice) is stunned and (afterwards) you may move according up to your speed.

or

B) Test (Awareness). If you pass, (you may move according up to your speed and any time during that movement), one monster adjacent to you (your choice) is stunned and you may move according up to your speed.

I've always taken it to mean the stunned monster must be adjacent to you when you begin the Flash Powder action.

You could, of course, move with fatigue or a Move Action and then interrupt to use Flash Powder while adjacent to a monster, but I do not believe you can use the movement granted by FP to get adjacent to a monster who would then be Stunned.

If you want an official answer, though, you should ask FFG.

Hi,

we should play:

- Test for awareness

- when you pass, one monster adjacent to you (your choice) is stunned

- make a movement (e.g. of 5 spaces)

or

- Test for awareness

- when you pass, make a movement (e.g. of 5 spaces)

It´s don say you must have a monster adjacent to you.

PierreBoberg has it right. You could use the Flash Powder just for movement without stunning a monster, but that movement can't be interrupted (it's not a move action and doesn't give you free-to-spend movement points)

Also to add, if you wanted to stun a monster, the monster would have to be adjacent to you when you performed the action, not during/after your move.

PierreBoberg has it right. You could use the Flash Powder just for movement without stunning a monster, but that movement can't be interrupted (it's not a move action and doesn't give you free-to-spend movement points)

Yes, I agree with that, too. You CAN use FP just to move if you want.