When trying to equip an object on the first turn, I am aware that a character with 8 movement and sidestep can grab an object and bring it to another character in the starting zone. Can a character with 7 movement and sidestep do this? Ie can a character grab an object in adjacent squares?

Thank you!
Ryan

Rulebook, page 25:

A character with 5 move and Sidestep, or a 2x2 with 4 move and Sidestep could accomplish this.

Nevermind, can't do math.

Assuming the character is single-based, it requires a minimum of 5 movement plus sidestep (and Super Strength if it's a Heavy object, of course). It needs to move 4 squares forward, passing adjacent to the item in the 5th square and picking it up, then 1 back towards the starting zone. Sidestep brings it back adjacent to a character still in the starting zone where it can drop the item in the other character's square.

You can't pick up and drop an object in the same movement. So the character going out to get it needs Sidestep either way if you are trying to equip to someone else on turn one.

You can also choose a character with hss and break your action down into 2 movements

Thanks all!

Of course, you could also use a WWE figure's Grand Entrance to move out full speed, grab the goodies and bring them back at full speed.

Play him at that point level, and generate the Walking Woods one square out of their starting area. 4 speed with Sidestep will get the job done in that case. Good keywords with Monster and Cosmic being the best ones.

Can you check for adjacency while moving? or are those requirements separate? because it could be read that you either are adjacent to a square OR you move through a square...not necessarily a square adjacent to a square you move through.

You can definitely check for adjacency during movement. If you couldn’t, opponents couldn’t stop a moving character who moves adjacent.

And yes, the rule means any square you move adjacent to, since the entire object interaction happens in the middle of the move (unlike something like Carry, which plays out after movement ends)