Initiative and Deployment - Revision history

Ian: See Also Climb restrictions.

2025-10-31T10:34:23Z

Ian at 16:23, 28 October 2025

2025-10-28T16:23:31Z

Ian: FAQ 0.0.0.

2025-10-28T16:18:14Z

FAQ 0.0.0.

Ian at 15:10, 23 April 2025

2025-04-23T15:10:51Z

Ian: N5 first version.

2025-03-21T15:12:21Z

N5 first version.

Ian: /* FAQs & Errata */

2022-12-05T11:12:41Z

FAQs & Errata

Ian: /* FAQs & Errata */

2022-12-02T11:41:18Z

FAQs & Errata

Ian: /* FAQs & Errata */

2022-12-02T11:39:41Z

FAQs & Errata

Ian at 11:39, 2 December 2022

2022-12-02T11:39:16Z

Ian: FAQ

2022-04-25T10:33:25Z

FAQ

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	* Unless previously agreed upon, Troopers cannot deploy in a location without enough space to fit their entire base.		* Unless previously agreed upon, Troopers cannot deploy in a location without enough space to fit their entire base.
	* Players can measure the size of the Deployment Zones, those areas where Troopers possessing the [[Forward Deployment]] Special Skill can deploy, the central line of the game table and any Exclusion Zone the game scenario specifies.		* Players can measure the size of the Deployment Zones, those areas where Troopers possessing the [[Forward Deployment]] Special Skill can deploy, the central line of the game table and any Exclusion Zone the game scenario specifies.
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		+	{{see-also-start}}
		+	'''[[Climb]]''', restrictions for Troopers and vertical surfaces:
		+	{{important-start}}
		+	* Troopers cannot be deployed on a vertical surface, neither during the [[Deployment Phase]] nor during the game.
		+	{{important-end}}
		+	{{see-also-end}}

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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. \|		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 = [[Booty]], [[Coherency]], [[Decoy State]], [[Deployment Phase]], [[Fireteams: Basic Rules]], [[Holoecho State]], [[MetaChemistry]], [[Minelayer]] }}		related = [[Booty]], [[Coherency]], [[Decoy State]], [[Deployment Phase]], [[Fireteams: Basic Rules]], [[Holoecho State]], [[MetaChemistry]], [[Minelayer]] }}
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		+	{{faqbox \|
		+	type = faq \|
		+	title = N5 FAQ \|
		+	version = 0.0.0, Oct 2025 \|
		+	q = Q: In the Deployment Phase do you have to check ZoC when a Trooper uses Minelayer, or Coherency when deploying Decoys or Holoechoes? \|
		+	a = A: Yes, but your opponent must look away so that you can check the ZoC/Coherency without revealing Private Information. \|
		+	related = [[Decoy State]], [[Deployment Phase]], [[Holoecho State]], [[Minelayer]] }}

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	* Unless previously agreed upon, Troopers cannot deploy in a location without enough space to fit their entire base.		* Unless previously agreed upon, Troopers cannot deploy in a location without enough space to fit their entire base.
	* Players can measure the size of the Deployment Zones, those areas where Troopers possessing the [[Forward Deployment]] Special Skill can deploy, the central line of the game table and any Exclusion Zone the game scenario specifies.		* Players can measure the size of the Deployment Zones, those areas where Troopers possessing the [[Forward Deployment]] Special Skill can deploy, the central line of the game table and any Exclusion Zone the game scenario specifies.
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		+
		+	== FAQs ==
		+
		+	{{faqbox \|
		+	type = faq \|
		+	title = N5 FAQ \|
		+	version = 0.0.0, Oct 2025 \|
		+	q = Q: During your main part of the Deployment Phase, can you reposition Troopers, Deployables, etc? \|
		+	a = A: In their main Deployment Phase step, players can reposition Troopers, Deployables, etc. As soon as a Roll or measurement is made for those game elements, their position is fixed, and they cannot be repositioned during the Deployment Phase.
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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 = [[Booty]], [[Coherency]], [[Decoy State]], [[Deployment Phase]], [[Fireteams: Basic Rules]], [[Holoecho State]], [[MetaChemistry]], [[Minelayer]] }}

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 == Initiative Roll ==
-Before the game begins, players make a [[Face to Face Roll]] using their respective [[Lieutenant]]'s WIP [[Attribute]]s. So, both players roll a D20 and compare their results and the one with the higher result (that does not exceed their Lieutenant's WIP Attribute) is the winner of the Initiative Roll. '''The winner of the Initiative Roll can choose between keeping Deployment and keeping Initiative.''' Whichever option the winner declined goes to the other player.
+Before the game begins, players make a [[Face to Face Roll]] using their respective [[Lieutenant]]'s [[WIP]] [[Attribute]]s. So, both players roll a D20 and compare their results and the one with the higher result (that does not exceed their Lieutenant's WIP Attribute) is the winner of the Initiative Roll. '''The winner of the Initiative Roll can choose between keeping Deployment and keeping Initiative.''' Whichever option the winner declined goes to the other player.
 In the case of a tie, or both players failing, repeat the Initiative Roll. In the Initiative Roll, the WIP Attribute of the Lieutenant is '''[[Open Information]]'''.
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 === Keeping Initiative ===
+The player who kept Initiative '''gets to choose which player has the first [[Player Turn]]''' and which player has the second Player Turn in each [[Game Round]]. This order is maintained throughout the game.
 === Keeping Deployment ===
 The player who kept Deployment gets to choose '''who deploys first''', and in which '''Deployment Zone'''.
 == Deployment Phase ==
 This phase comes after the Initiative Roll, once the Initiative and Deployment have been chosen. During the Deployment Phase, before the game begins, players place their Troopers on the battlefield.
 The Deployment Phase is divided into the following steps:
-# '''Player One Deployment''': Following the order established in the Initiative Roll, as decided by the player who kept Deployment, the first player places all but one of his Troopers totally inside his Deployment Zone. If a player uses a rule that allows them to keep back more than one Trooper (such as Strategos, Command Tokens, or scenario conditions), they must declare how many Troopers they are keeping back.
+# '''Player One Deployment''': Following the order established in the Initiative Roll, as decided by the player who kept Deployment, the first player places all but one of his Troopers totally inside his Deployment Zone. If a player uses a rule that allows them to keep back more than one Trooper (such as [[Strategos]], [[Command Tokens]], or scenario conditions), they must declare how many Troopers they are keeping back.
 # '''Player Two Deployment''': Once Player One is done, Player Two places all but one of her Troopers totally inside her Deployment Zone. If a player uses a rule that allows them to keep back more than one Trooper (such as Strategos, Command Tokens, or scenario conditions), they must declare how many Troopers they are keeping back.
 # '''Player One Last Trooper''': Then, Player One places the Trooper he kept back during step one.
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 To deploy your Troopers on the table, follow these rules:
-* The base of each Trooper must be totally inside the Deployment Zone.
+* The base of each Trooper must be [[Zones,_Bases_and_Silhouettes#Totally_Inside | totally inside]] the Deployment Zone.
-* Troopers cannot be deployed in contact with enemy and neutral Models, Markers, or Tokens, or in contact with any mission objective, no matter the Special Skills they have.
+* Troopers cannot be deployed in [[Silhouette contact | contact]] with [[enemy]] and [[neutral]] Models, Markers, or Tokens, or in contact with any mission objective, no matter the Special Skills they have.
 * When a Trooper deploys, its owner can choose to deploy it [[Prone]]. To do so, simply place a Prone State Token beside the Trooper.
 * Unless previously agreed upon, Troopers cannot deploy in a location without enough space to fit their entire base.
-* Players can measure the size of the Deployment Zones, those areas where Troopers possessing the Forward Deployment Special Skill can deploy, the central line of the game table and any Exclusion Zone the game scenario specifies.
+* Players can measure the size of the Deployment Zones, those areas where Troopers possessing the [[Forward Deployment]] Special Skill can deploy, the central line of the game table and any Exclusion Zone the game scenario specifies.

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+{{n5-section-basic-rules}}
 == Initiative Roll ==
-In the case of a tie, or both players failing, repeat the Initiative Roll.
+Before the game begins, players make a [[Face to Face Roll]] using their respective [[Lieutenant]]'s WIP [[Attribute]]s. So, both players roll a D20 and compare their results and the one with the higher result (that does not exceed their Lieutenant's WIP Attribute) is the winner of the Initiative Roll. '''The winner of the Initiative Roll can choose between keeping Deployment and keeping Initiative.''' Whichever option the winner declined goes to the other player.
 === Keeping Initiative ===
-The player who kept Initiative gets to choose '''which player has the first [[Game Sequence|Player Turn]]''' and which player has the second [[Game Sequence|Player Turn]] in each Game Round. This order is maintained throughout the game.
 === Keeping Deployment ===
-The player who kept Deployment gets to choose '''who deploys first''', and in which '''[[Deployment Zone]]'''.
 == Deployment Phase ==
-This phase comes after the ''Initiative Roll'', once the Initiative and Deployment have been chosen. During the Deployment Phase, before the game begins, players place their Troopers on the battlefield.
 The Deployment Phase is divided into the following steps:
-# '''Player One Deployment:''' Following the order established in the Initiative Roll, as decided by the player who kept Deployment, the first player places '''all but one''' of his Troopers totally inside his [[Deployment Zone]].
-# '''Player Two Deployment:''' Once Player One is done, Player Two places '''all but one''' of her Troopers totally inside her [[Deployment Zone]].
+# '''Player One Deployment''': Following the order established in the Initiative Roll, as decided by the player who kept Deployment, the first player places all but one of his Troopers totally inside his Deployment Zone. If a player uses a rule that allows them to keep back more than one Trooper (such as Strategos, Command Tokens, or scenario conditions), they must declare how many Troopers they are keeping back.
-# '''Player One Last Trooper:''' Then, Player One places the Trooper he kept back during step one.
+# '''Player Two Deployment''': Once Player One is done, Player Two places all but one of her Troopers totally inside her Deployment Zone. If a player uses a rule that allows them to keep back more than one Trooper (such as Strategos, Command Tokens, or scenario conditions), they must declare how many Troopers they are keeping back.
-# '''Player Two Last Trooper:''' Finally, Player Two places the Trooper she kept back during step two.
+# '''Player One Last Trooper''': Then, Player One places the Trooper he kept back during step one.
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-Some Special Skills, such as [[Forward Deployment]], allow players to place certain Troopers outside their [[Deployment Zones]].
+Some Special Skills, such as [[Forward Deployment]], allow players to place certain Troopers outside their '''Deployment Zones'''.
-Other Special Skills, like [[Combat Jump]], allow players not to place certain Troopers on the battlefield at all during the Deployment Phase.
+Other Special Skills, like '''[[Combat Jump]]''', allow players not to place certain Troopers on the battlefield at all during the Deployment Phase.
-Finally, some [[Special Skills]] may alter the Deployment rules for both players.
+Finally, some Special Skills may alter the Deployment rules for both players.
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 == Deployment Rules ==
 To deploy your Troopers on the table, follow these rules:
 * The base of each Trooper must be totally inside the Deployment Zone.
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 * When a Trooper deploys, its owner can choose to deploy it [[Prone]]. To do so, simply place a Prone State Token beside the Trooper.
 * Unless previously agreed upon, Troopers cannot deploy in a location without enough space to fit their entire base.
-* Players can measure the size of the ''Deployment Zones'', those areas where [[Troopers]] possessing the [[Forward Deployment]] Special Skill can deploy, the central line of the game table and any [[Exclusion Zone]] the game scenario specifies.
+* Players can measure the size of the Deployment Zones, those areas where Troopers possessing the Forward Deployment Special Skill can deploy, the central line of the game table and any Exclusion Zone the game scenario specifies.
-{{Section-basic-rules}}
+{{n5-section-basic-rules}}

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	related = [[Coherency]], [[Deployment Phase]], [[Minelayer]] }}		related = [[Coherency]], [[Deployment Phase]], [[Minelayer]] }}

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		+	{{faqbox \|
		+	type = faq \|
		+	title = N4 FAQ \|
		+	version = 1.3, Nov 2022 \|
		+	q = Q: In the Deployment Phase do you have to check ZoC when a Trooper uses Minelayer, or Coherency when deploying Decoys or Holoechoes? \|
		+	a = A: Yes, but your opponent must look away so that you can check the ZoC/Coherency without revealing Private Information. \|
		+	related = [[Coherency]], [[Decoy]], [[Deployment Phase]], [[Holoecho State]], [[Minelayer]] }}

	{{Section-basic-rules}}		{{Section-basic-rules}}

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 version = 1.3, Nov 2022 |
 q = Q: During your main part of the Deployment Phase, can you reposition Troopers, Deployables, etc? |
-a = A: Yes, but as soon as you make a Roll, check Coherency, or ZoC, the positions of those Troopers, Deployables etc. are fixed and they cannot be repositioned.<br>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. |
+a = A: Yes, but as soon as you make a Roll, check Coherency, or ZoC, the positions of those Troopers, Deployables etc. are fixed and they cannot be repositioned.
 related = [[Coherency]], [[Deployment Phase]], [[Minelayer]] }}

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 a = A: Yes. At the end of a player's main deployment step, they must announce how many Troopers they have kept back. |
 related = [[Initiative and Deployment]] }}
 {{Section-basic-rules}}

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	* Players can measure the size of the ''Deployment Zones'', those areas where [[Troopers]] possessing the [[Forward Deployment]] Special Skill can deploy, the central line of the game table and any [[Exclusion Zone]] the game scenario specifies.		* Players can measure the size of the ''Deployment Zones'', those areas where [[Troopers]] possessing the [[Forward Deployment]] Special Skill can deploy, the central line of the game table and any [[Exclusion Zone]] the game scenario specifies.

		+
		+	== FAQs & Errata ==
		+
		+	{{faqbox \|
		+	type = faq \|
		+	title = N4 FAQ \|
		+	version = 1.1.1, Dec 2021 \|
		+	q = Q: Is the number of Troopers you kept back in the Deployment Phase Open Information? \|
		+	a = A: Yes. At the end of a player's main deployment step, they must announce how many Troopers they have kept back. \|
		+	related = [[Initiative and Deployment]] }}

	{{Section-basic-rules}}		{{Section-basic-rules}}