Here is the 'Barrier' text (for reference): Ok, here is my questions:

1)Suppose SI Hercules has based 'The Mighty Thor' on a diagonal, and E Shaman has LOF to both characters. Can Shaman create a barrier around Hercules, and thus prevent him from attacking Thor?

2) Assuming the above is true, if Hercules is 'blocked', does Thor need to make a breakaway roll to move away (in spite of the adjacency)?

Thanks again.

1) Yup, all day long.

2) WOuldn't be adjacent anymore since he is blocked now. the corners of the barrier create a continual line more or less.

LoF to the characters makes no difference. Barriers need to be placed adjacent to each other. That can be used to make a wall between people.

No, as there is no longer adjacency.

So in some ways the Barrier "could" be useless hence break-away and then RS back on Hercules

So do this:

. . . . .
. . B . .
. B T B .
. . B H .
. . . . .

Thor would be stuck.

However don't do that against someone with Flurry and atleast 3 damage. I learned the hard way. Green Scar will smash the first barrier, and then attack (with 12 AV) against Multiple Man, your only Outwit of the team.

LOL...that sucks.

GREEN SCAR'S THE STRONGEST ONE THERE IS!!

Couldn't Thor just fly over the Blocking and still do his Running Shot?

Except on an indoor map.

Fliers can only fly through elevated, hindering and water terrain.

Barrier is blocking terrain..

So..

NO

And The Mighty Thor can't fly

Page 17 - F4 Rule book

I did miss "the mighty" in the origianl post.

I was looking at Harpua's diagrahm and saw the word Thor and was thinking of number 84 from the Supernova set.

Just remember that, while LoF to the characters aren't needed, you do need LoF to one of the squares on which the Barrier tokens are placed.

Hmm...Flyers ignore all terrain for movement. They can't end their move in blocking terrain, but they can go over it on an outdoor map I believe.

Darn it! Forgot the outdoor part..

Well.. We're all human

As CFG points out, outdoor blocking terrain will not stop a flier.
But...
This is the key.