Yes. Being carried prevents the carried character from being given a non-free action for the remainder of the turn. Here, Professor X is being given the action, not the friendly keyword character. Professor X is just drawing LOF/range through the friendly keyword character.

[quote=Questions;5428268]First, I have no control over what is and is not clarified. The rules posse handles that.

I realize that is a call for the Rules Arb-- I was just asking your opinion on the matter (which I value)

Second, in that specific example Professor X actually can use In Contact with Cerebro. A character with Repulsor Shield ignores Psychic Blast, but it can still be attacked by a character using Psychic Blast. It would just ignore the Psychic Blast effect of the attack. (In other words, the attack would not deal penetrating damage.)

Maybe not the best example on my part. I do understand that the power could be activated but the effect of it being penetrating damage would be ignored ( and your post lines out why to a t). I guess my point is more that I could see the desire for a player to want to make a standard ranged combat attack in certain situations (my originally posted situation vs. Onslaught and his trait fits the bill) and players not seeing the distinction between Prof X having to use his Speed, Attack, Damage powers versus simply making a standard ranged attack and assuming that he could do so.

I'm actually a proponent of keeping the Player's Guide as small as it can be while making sure that any necessary clarification/errata are included in the Player's Guide. (It's a tough balance.) Like you mentioned, I can easily see a player thinking that Professor X can make a standard ranged combat attack through In Contact with Cerebro when he cannot. But at the same time, there are a ton of things a player may think regarding this effect which are not accurate. Since the answer follows from the wording of the effect itself, and to keep the Player's Guide from getting out of hand, this isn't something that I think should go in the Player's Guide. That said, this is exactly what The Final Word forum is for. So when Professor X does get his final word, this is a topic that I think should be included there.

So it's a way around NAAT and not having a move and attack power.

So that also means Nightcrawler can use his uber HSS to ignore terrain and characters and make an 8 range Psychic Blast in conjunction with Chuck, in addition to Nightcrawler's own attack.

Nightcrawler wouldn't be doing the Professor X attack during the HSS action. Professor X's action is completely independent of Nightcrawler's HSS. Nightcrawler could be given a power action to use HSS. Move, do his own attack, move, end HSS action. And then if he has range/LOF on the target through Nightcrawler, Professor X could be given a ranged combat action to use Psychic Blast on the same opposing character.

Just thought of another example-- one that we are likely to see in the coming weeks as people are playing their GSX figs

Juggernaut with his Mystical Helmet intact cannot be targeted with Mind Control, Psychic Blast or Incap. Prof X using ICWC would not be able to make a standard ranged combat attack (after outwitting defense of course) against Juggernaut for straight damage

That's what I meant. I mentioned the uber-HSS because of the ease with which Nightcrawler can get into position for Prof. X's attack.

Does it have to be the same opposing character? Can't NC HSS attack opposing character A, finish his action, then Prof. X Psychic Blasts through NC opposing character B?

It does not have to be the same opposing character. Any opposing character within range/LOF would do.

I'm definitely considering moving mine, possibly even adding a little something beneath it to get some space between his chair and the base.

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Okay, just for my own sake, I need this just boiled down to me through an example...

Say I'm playing X-Men vs. Purifiers on the Prison Map. Professor X is in his starting area; Cyclops, Jean Grey and Iceman are on the other side of the map dealing with William Stryker and a Purifier. With ICWC, Xavier can Outwit the Purifier's damage SP through Jean and double target Stryker and the Purifier with Psychic Blast through Cyclops and Iceman. Regardless of the fact that Cyclops and Iceman are based by Stryker and the Purifier.

Now, is all that legal: Yes or No?

The answer is a resounding maybe.

The first part (Outwitting through Jean) is perfectly legal. As would be using PB to dual target from either Cyclops or Iceman. Right now, whether he can dual target through two separate figures for one attack is up in the air.

Actually, it is still in question whether or not you can OW through Jean without also being within 10 squares of Prof. X

Forgive me if this has already been covered.

I know people are saying Prof X can make a ranged attack through a character that he's In Contact With when that character is adjacent to the target, but can Prof X make a ranged attack against a different target that's not adjacent to his In Contact With character when that character is based by another enemy fig?

i.e.

1
I.............. 2

I is your In Contact figure, 1 is an adjacent enemy and 2 is a non-adjacent enemy. Can he make a ranged attack at 2?

Assuming that I has range and LOF on 2 (LOF is fine, but only you can tell me if there is range) then it would be fine. (And Professor X cannot be adjacent to an opposing character.)