Princess Leia Attack Q

[lunarfaze]

Hey Everyone,

I have a Q regarding the attack of Princess Leia with the Hook/String Launcher.

When you shoot her weapon and it stops b/c of the string, is the attack over? Or... can you pull the hook back in with the string thus extending the attack and possibly hooking another figure and bringing him/her down?

Thanks.

[ionicdesign]

THis very thing was discussed in the Rules Committee thread. The debate over it starts with reply #530 on page #36.

The committee's ruling was:

Leia's hook may optionally be pulled back, but must remain outside the firing mechanism. The hook and line may NOT be infringed by any figures during movement.

[lunarfaze]

Nice link. Thanks.

So what does the "NOT be infringed by any figures during movement" mean? If I bring it back it and the hook catches and downs another figure, does the figure get stood back up?? The "pulling back of the hook" thus, is not part of the attack? It's treated like a reload?

[ionicdesign]

If you tug and they go down they stay down. The tug follows the "attack" but doesn't constitute a reload, so the hook stays out of the barrel.

I'd have to look again to be sure but I think the idea on that phrase was that the hook and line cannot be moved by other figures in their movement phase as it is just tugged and not reloaded after the shot is fired.

[Midnight Majick]

It is a great move to make as long as you can keep her in the game. She is easy to knock down if she is hit in the side of the barrel. I like her since it is a double attack like a destroyer droid.

[Draaka]

I get the ruling on her, but how do YOU get the hook to actualy hook onto something? I just can't get it to stick.

[Deleted]

draaka said:

I get the ruling on her, but how do YOU get the hook to actualy hook onto something? I just can't get it to stick.

There's really no way to make it hook it something. You just kinda have to hope it works.

For best results, try shooting it into a cluster of figures. The more figures nearby, the better the chance of actually snagging something.

[Draaka]

I guess. Too hit and miss for me to spend 40 points on unless its a really big game.

[Cona Chris]

draaka said:

I guess. Too hit and miss for me to spend 40 points on unless its a really big game.

I agree - and she also doesn't have great speed (only 4). I think once in all the games I've used her did she actually work as intended... there was a cluster of 4 figures near the opponent's starting line and they were out of range of Leia. But the Rebels got a free attack and Leia moved her 4 tix as the free attack. Then next turn she moved 4 more tix, fired into the group, got it to hook, and on the pullback "boom!" all 4 figures fell.

[Destroyer]

My friend and I both cut the string off of our Leia's. I know this isn't exactly legal and we will never be able to use her in a tournament ( not that I would anyway) but it makes it alot easyer to use her(not that I do very often).

[Leumas]

destroyer said:

My friend and I both cut the string off of our Leia's. I know this isn't exactly legal and we will never be able to use her in a tournament ( not that I would anyway) but it makes it alot easyer to use her(not that I do very often).

Yeah, I did the same thing, except I just in-tied it instead of cutting it (in case I wanted to put it back on later). When you thing about it, it's really weird that they gave her a string. She's supposed to have this giant turret that fires giant lasers, not giant harpoons.

[Destroyer]

They probably just wanted an attacktix that was different and decided to use her to test there idea out on. As you can tell the idea didn't really fly. Also I think her shot is on the weaker side and has a hard time knocking down bigger opponents( she is awfull at long range accuracy(if you take the string off))