WHAT Firing into Melee?

[numien]

So, in WHAT, there's this section on p.22 (PDF p.36):

FIRING INTO MELEE
If you want to fire into a melee and you miss the target, you

hit the friendly figure.

From my understanding of the rules, all melee is resolved immediately as time pauses around the two combatants hitting one another like blenders until one falls over. Am I incorrect in that?

If not, under what circumstances could firing into a melee ever happen?

[blacksmith]

Jul 25, 2022 8:38:43 GMT numien said:

So, in WHAT, there's this section on p.22 (PDF p.36):

FIRING INTO MELEE
If you want to fire into a melee and you miss the target, you

hit the friendly figure.

From my understanding of the rules, all melee is resolved immediately as time pauses around the two combatants hitting one another like blenders until one falls over. Am I incorrect in that?

If not, under what circumstances could firing into a melee ever happen?

Helllo, I'm afraid you're right, good catch. I'm guessing firing into melee is a rule that worked when you could get engaged in melee from one turn to another, but then that was changed to all melees being inmediately resolved, and that firing rule fell forgotten, undetected until now as you can do that, and consequently undeleted.

Thank you.

[numien]

Okay, thanks for the reply. I was wondering if I was missing something.

Edit: While I'm asking stuff anyhow...

RETURN FIRE, DUCK BACK OR CHARGE
When shooting the target can get hit or respond in one of three
ways. Here’s how we do it:
• Return Fire – The Ranged Weapon armed target can
immediately Return Fire at the Shooter unless it has
already Returned Fire.
• Duck Back – If the target has already Returned Fire once
or has a Crossbow and has already fired this turn, it will
Duck Back instead.
• Charge – If the target does not have a Ranged Weapon it
will Charge instead.

I'm assuming if a target without a ranged weapon which is missed, and it's out of range (or otherwise in an unsuitable position or state) for a charge, it does something else (presumably Duck Back) instead?

[blacksmith]

Yes, it ducks back

[numien]

Ok, thanks again. I'm used to rules intended to be read literally, so get easily confused when the literal interpretation sounds wrong.

[blacksmith]

Jul 25, 2022 20:47:15 GMT numien said:

Ok, thanks again. I'm used to rules intended to be read literally, so get easily confused when the literal interpretation sounds wrong.

Don't worry about asking questions; bring 'em on

And thanks for playing WHAT!