Coherency - Revision history

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Coherency is the game mechanic which allows management of several linked troopers acting together and simultaneously in the same Order while applying a rule, Special Skill, piece of Equipment, Game State... that requires those troopers to stay in close proximity.

Coherency is determined by the '''[[Zone of Control]]''' of a specific Trooper known as the Reference Trooper. The Reference Trooper can vary and is defined by each rule, Special Skill, piece of Equipment... which requires Coherency (for example, the Team Leader in the [[Fireteam]] rule, the Controller of a [[Peripheral (Synchronized)]]…).

To be in Coherency, the rest of the linked troopers must be '''inside the [[Zone of Control]]''' of the Reference Trooper.

== Coherency Check ==

===During the Deployment Phase===
The player can check Coherency, measuring the [[Zone of Control]] of the Reference Trooper to be sure the rest of the linked troopers are inside it.

After having checked Coherency, the player can adjust the placement of those troopers so they are all inside the Zone of Control .

However, this adjustment is not allowed regarding the last figure kept back as reserve, nor during the deployment of that Trooper (or Troopers if any rule, Special Skill, piece of Equipment... allows several to kept back in reserve).

===At the start or end of an Order===
The player must check Coherency at the start of the Order, after having declared the first Short Skill of the Order, or an Entire Order, or an ARO, but before measuring movement, if any has been declared.

The player must also check Coherency at the end of the Order, at the end of the '''[[Conclusion]]''', after having performed any movement due to a failed [[Guts Roll]] or any other rule.

== Breaking Coherency ==

When a Coherency Check is failed, if a trooper is out of the Reference Trooper's ZoC, then Coherency is broken and its consequences are applied immediately, as Stated by the rule, Special Skill, piece of Equipment... the player is applying.

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In the Active Turn, after declaring a Fireteam's first Short Skill of the Order, or Entire Order, any members out of Coherency with the Team Leader would leave the Fireteam and not be activated. Fireteam Bonuses would then be recalculated.
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To make the game faster, in those situations in which it is clear and evident that Coherency is kept (when the troopers are close to the Reference Trooper, and clearly inside his Zone of Control), it is not necessary to perform a Coherency Check, unless the adversary asks for it.
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-Coherency is the game mechanic which allows management of several linked troopers acting together and simultaneously in the same Order while applying a rule, Special Skill, piece of Equipment, Game State... that requires those troopers to stay in close proximity.
+Coherency is the game mechanic which allows management of several linked troopers acting together and simultaneously in the same Order while applying a rule, [[Special Skill]], piece of [[Equipment]], [[States | Game State]]... that requires those troopers to stay in close proximity.
 Coherency is determined by the '''[[Zone of Control]]''' of a specific trooper known as the Reference Trooper. The Reference Trooper can vary and is defined by each rule, Special Skill, piece of Equipment... which requires Coherency (for example, the Team Leader of a [[Fireteam]], the Controller of a [[Peripheral]] or an HVT...).
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 == Coherency Check ==
-===During the Deployment Phase===
+===During the [[Deployment Phase]]===
-The player can check Coherency, measuring the Zone of Control of the Reference Trooper to be sure the rest of the linked troopers are inside it.
+The player can check Coherency, measuring the [[Zone of Control]] of the Reference Trooper to be sure the rest of the linked troopers are inside it.
 After having checked Coherency, the player can adjust the placement of those troopers so they are all inside the Zone of Control.
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-===At the start or end of an Order===
+===At the start or end of an [[Order Expenditure Sequence | Order]]===
-The player must check Coherency at the start of the Order, after having declared the first Short Skill of the Order, the Long Skill, or an ARO, but before measuring movement, if any has been declared. The player must also check Coherency at the end of the Order, '''at the end of the Conclusion''' '''step''', after having performed any movement due to a failed [[Guts Roll]] or any other rule.
+The player must check Coherency at the start of the Order, after having declared the first [[Short Skill]] of the Order, the [[Long Skill]], or an [[ARO]], but before measuring movement, if any has been declared. The player must also check Coherency at the end of the Order, '''at the end of the [[Conclusion]] step''', after having performed any movement due to a failed [[Guts Roll]] or any other rule.
 == Breaking Coherency ==
-When a Coherency Check is failed, if a trooper is out of the Reference Trooper’s ZoC, then Coherency is broken and its consequences are applied immediately, as Stated by the rule, Special Skill, piece of Equipment... the player is applying.
+When a Coherency Check is failed, if a trooper is out of the Reference Trooper’s [[ZoC]], then Coherency is broken and its consequences are applied immediately, as Stated by the rule, Special Skill, piece of Equipment... the player is applying.
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-In the Active Turn, after declaring a Fireteam’s first Short Skill of the Order, or Long Skill, any members out of Coherency with the Team Leader would leave the Fireteam and not be activated. [[Fireteam Bonuses]] would then be recalculated.
+In the Active Turn, after declaring a [[Fireteam]]’s first [[Short Skill]] of the Order, or [[Long Skill]], any members out of Coherency with the Team Leader would leave the Fireteam and not be activated. [[Fireteam Bonuses]] would then be recalculated.
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-To make the game faster, in those situations in which it is clear and evident that Coherency is kept (when the troopers are close to the Reference Trooper, and clearly inside his Zone of Control), it is not necessary to perform a Coherency Check, unless the adversary asks for it.
+To make the game faster, in those situations in which it is clear and evident that Coherency is kept (when the troopers are close to the Reference Trooper, and clearly inside his [[Zone of Control]]), it is not necessary to perform a Coherency Check, unless the adversary asks for it.
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 For example, you can reposition a Trooper as many times as you want, but after you create a Fireteam and adjust the placement of the Fireteam members during the Coherency Check, you can no longer reposition any member of that Fireteam. |
 related = [[Coherency]], [[Deployment Phase]], [[Minelayer]] }}
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