WITH UNLIMITED ENERGY AND STORAGE, I CAN BUILD ANYTHING: FREE: UNIQUE MODIFIER - Choose attack or damage. Adjacent friendly characters modify the chosen value +1 this turn.

1: Assume a character is adjacent to Forge when this power activates. This character moves away, such as with Charge or Running Shot. Does the character maintain the boost from Forge?

2: Assume a character is NOT adjacent to Forge when this power activates, but it moves adjacent to Forge during the turn. Is this character affected by Forge?

Comprehansive rulebook 2021 (page 14)
6.9 Calculating Combat Values
Combat values are calculated only when needed.

A bonus is to attack or defense is only calculated when the character is making an attack. THat it when they need to adjacent to Forge to get the bonus.

This is incorrect. Forge checks adjacency when given the action. It applies the modifier to characters that are adjacent to him at that time, for the stated duration. They can move away from him after the action and still retain it.

The "burst/aura" terms have been removed from the rules, but nothing has changed functionally. This power is an action that resolves, so it is a "burst" effect.

I was looking through the rule book and found these rules that seem to apply:


Please clarify your point. Which parts support your interpretation. Or are you referring to a WK response beyond the rulebook.

I ask, because I interpret Forge's power like Coyote's Own does.

The Free action triggers a passive effect that lasts until the end of the turn.

Thanks for taking the time to explain.

Nothing you quoted there implies that, and there's not even any triggers involved here, so I'm not exactly sure how to elaborate.

Best I can think of is pointing you towards the Emotional Modifier problem which resulted in errata-

As written-
Errata-
The intent was it grant a passive effect. An action literally can't do that, so it had to be errata'd to work as intended.

Forge checks for adjacency, then gives those characters a modifier with a duration. He would need to be written very differently to be granting himself a passive effect.