Page 50 of the Danger Room rulebook: "...giant characters block line of fire to or from other giant characters"

1. Does the above statement mean that they block line of fire from squares they do not occupy (i.e. two squares out)?

2. Would you consider someone who misinterpreted it to be stupid?

3. If this is not the case, and the judge points it out ahead of time to a player who later insists it is true, would that be grounds for ejection?

Sounds like there is a story in there somewhere....fess up and spill the beans...

No. Not even.

No. A stupid interpretation does not mean a person is stupid. And giant rules can be awfully confusing.


Whose ejection? The player's? The judge's?

Yours?

http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199753

Thanks for the responses.

I mean the offending player (and believe me, he's offensive). I know he did it on purpose but how do you prove that?

He's been suspected of shortclicking and he's a rules lawyer but he's totally clueless when it comes to the rules or he's trying to pull something. Since he's not ########, I'd think it's the latter.

No, it doesn't.

No. "Stupid" is actually a pretty grave insult in my mind and I don't toss it around lightly. "Sadly mistaken" might be something that slips out in this case, though.

Up to the Judge, really. I wouldn't (when I was Judging), but the player would have to be pretty obstinate to continue to insist upon an incorrect interpretation in the face of a blatant ruling. Perhaps if he got argumentative enough with me... but it would have to be pretty bad.

This is related to that other thread of yours, isn't it?

Meh. He grabbed my stuff without asking and laughed it off when I called him on it. He's rude to the point other people call him names behind his back. Called me a name when he pulled that lovely tidbit out of the rulebook when I asked him to prove it.

One time he argued with the judge vehemently about Earthquake going off on an 8 (6 and a two), and the Earthquake actually hurt him and helped him not at all.

I don't mind the newbie making an honest mistake, but this guy's been playing for years and he's a rules lawyer. If you're going to lawyer, at least know what you're talking about or have documentation handy.

Arrrrgh.

Agreed.

This gent sounds like a joy to play against. Or around.

Okay THAT is stupid

You are rolling 2 dice and it says on a 2 or 3, I think it is pretty obvious what is meant

Otherwise why not simply say roll 2 dice, if either is number or number

Every single die roll uses this convention (i.e. 1 or 2 no go on KC, 5 or 6 no attack on shape change, 5 or 6 ignore hit with super senses and so on)

He sounds like a real <winner>.

My venue is fortunate because most of us are educated enough to interpret the rules accurately on literation and intent w/o pulling stupid mess like your friend is doing...oh, and if we can't explain it like civilized human beings, we just smash all of their pieces and then laugh at them while they cry.

Hey, it works, so you know when in Rome.

Yeah I was there. I actually had asked Seph first, but that guy just went and grabbed it before I finished. I kind of P'd me O.