I've got an "old" and "new" sentinel which both have multiattack and capture. I've been told you cannot multiattack to capture but I've been going over the wording in the rules book for the sentinel and I'm not so sure on that one. Here goes...

Here's the catch that most folks have told me why it cannot be used in this way.

Now for the wording on capture, stick with me folks, I'm almost done.


Ok, now it looks like an open and shut case right? I've asked this question of our judge and the way I'm about to ask got him to say I don't know. If I declare multiattack to capture and miss the first capture attempt, can I use multiattack to attempt to capture a second target or even reattempt on the first target? The wording for capture state that I cannot use multiattack if I have a captive, but if I miss the first attempt to capture someone, then I do not have a captive and therefore should be able to use the multiattack ability for a second try.

From the PG:

Multiattack
 The Capture ability may not be used via the free action granted by Multiattack.

I just read the FF rulebook and it says nowhere that capture cannot be used in concert with multiattack. Multiattack grants two free actions which can be power actions as is stated in my earlier post. Now I have read very carefully the rules on capture in the rulebook and here's an excerpt from them.

Now as I said before that once you have captured a fig, multiattack should be gone. However if you miss with that first swipe, you should be able to take a second shot at it.

Normal quoted the players guide to give you the answer.

The players guide or PG trumps the rule book.

It can be found here

If the player's guide trumps the rulebook why the hell do we even have a rulebook? I mean its called a rulebook for a reason right? I mean if I had no internet and didn't know there was such a thing as this "players guide" and went to a tourney with this thing, then I would pretty much just be showing up to make an arse of myself.

First, make sure you are using the most recent rulebook. That would be the 2010 Core Rulebook located here.
Although if you want the most recent Player's Guide (which I'd suggest), you'll need to get it at the bottom of this article.

Mistakes happen. We don't live in a perfect world. The Player's Guide contains updates to the rules.

If you're saying that there should be something in the rulebook notifying players that such a thing as the player's guide exists and that it contains updates then you are completely right. (We just had this discussion a little bit ago.) Hopefully the next rulebook will contain such a notification.

The players guide is a reference of all the Rules decisions that have come down because of questions like yours. Not every little quirky detail can fit in a rulebook. If it did it would be just as large as the players guide. Also we only get the rule book once a year. The players guide is updated with every new set.

I understand the frustration with not knowing this was around and that it could effect the way you would play or what you would show up to an event with, but this is not an uncommon thing in the gaming industry. Almost every game has some form of Players Guide or Errata document that is on the internet for official tournament play.

Allright, I guess no harm no foul, lesson's been learned and I now have to go tell the judge he was right.......not going to be fun.