Minelayer - Revision history

Ian at 16:24, 28 October 2025

2025-10-28T16:24:23Z

Ian: FAQ 0.0.0.

2025-10-28T16:21:07Z

FAQ 0.0.0.

Ian: Corrected skill box colour from black to purple.

2025-06-26T09:55:53Z

Corrected skill box colour from black to purple.

Ian at 08:49, 28 April 2025

2025-04-28T08:49:50Z

Ian at 15:19, 25 April 2025

2025-04-25T15:19:35Z

Ian: N5 first version.

2025-04-04T13:56:40Z

N5 first version.

Ian: PDF 2.1

2023-08-16T10:27:56Z

PDF 2.1

Ian: FAQ

2022-12-05T11:11:13Z

FAQ

Ian: /* FAQs & Errata */

2022-12-02T11:40:06Z

FAQs & Errata

Ian at 11:38, 2 December 2022

2022-12-02T11:38:36Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:24, 28 October 2025
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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]] }}

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:21, 28 October 2025
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	If the Infiltration Roll is failed, besides losing the ability to deploy in Marker and Hidden Deployment States, the Mine that was laid next to the Trooper is removed from the gaming table.		If the Infiltration Roll is failed, besides losing the ability to deploy in Marker and Hidden Deployment States, the Mine that was laid next to the Trooper is removed from the gaming table.
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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.
		+
		+	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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 The user of this Special Skill can secure his point of deployment by placing a Mine, or other Deployable Weapon or piece of Equipment he carries, nearby to prevent enemy Troopers from approaching.
-{{css_skillbox |black| MINELAYER | DEPLOYMENT SKILL }}
+{{css_skillbox |purple| MINELAYER | DEPLOYMENT SKILL }}
 {{skill-label | Optional }}
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 {{skill-label | Optional }}
 {{requirements}}
-* There can be no [[enemy]] Troopers or [[Camouflaged | Camouflage Markers]] inside the [[Trigger Area]] of the [[Deployable Weapon]] or piece of Equipment when it is deployed, or inside the [[Zone of Control]] for [[Perimeter Weapon]]s.
+* There can be no [[enemy]] Troopers or [[Camouflaged | Camouflage Markers]] inside the [[Trigger Area]] of the [[Deployable Weapon]] or piece of Equipment when it is deployed, or inside the [[Zone of Control]] for [[Perimeter Weapons]].
 * The deployment of the Deployable Weapon or piece of Equipment must follow the [[Initiative_and_Deployment#Deployment_Rules | Deployment general conditions]] and must always be within the area in which the Minelayer Trooper is allowed to Deploy.
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 {{effects}}
 * '''When the user of this Special Skill is deployed''', they may place the Deployable Weapon or piece of Equipment inside his Zone of Control.
-* If the Deployable Weapon or piece of Equipment has the [[Disposabl]]e Trait, then it will be subtracted from the total of available uses.
+* If the Deployable Weapon or piece of Equipment has the [[Disposable]] Trait, then it will be subtracted from the total of available uses.
 * If the user deploys using a Special Skill with the [[Superior Deployment]] Label, and fails a Roll to deploy, then in addition to the effects shown in the Special Skill, the Minelayer will lose the Deployable Weapon or piece of Equipment, subtracting it from the total of available uses if it has the Disposable Trait.
 * If a value greater than one is listed in brackets after this Special Skill in the Trooper's [[Unit Profile]], this value is the number of weapons or pieces of Equipment the user can place in their ZoC when deployed.

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-{{section-special-skills}}
+{{n5-section-special-skills}}
 The user of this Special Skill can secure his point of deployment by placing a Mine, or other Deployable Weapon or piece of Equipment he carries, nearby to prevent enemy Troopers from approaching.
-{{skillbox |purple| MINELAYER | DEPLOYMENT SKILL }}
+{{css_skillbox |black| MINELAYER | DEPLOYMENT SKILL }}
 {{skill-label | Optional }}
 {{requirements}}
-{{update | PDF 2.1, July 2023}}
+* There can be no [[enemy]] Troopers or [[Camouflaged | Camouflage Markers]] inside the [[Trigger Area]] of the [[Deployable Weapon]] or piece of Equipment when it is deployed, or inside the [[Zone of Control]] for [[Perimeter Weapon]]s.
-* There can be no enemy {{erratahighlight}}Troopers or{{erratahighlight-end}} [[Camouflaged|Camouflage]] Markers inside the [[Trigger Area]] of the [[Deployable]] Weapon or piece of Equipment when it is deployed, or inside the [[Zone of Control]] for [[Perimeter]] Weapons.
+* The deployment of the Deployable Weapon or piece of Equipment must follow the [[Initiative_and_Deployment#Deployment_Rules | Deployment general conditions]] and must always be within the area in which the Minelayer Trooper is allowed to Deploy.
 {{effects}}
-* In the [[Deployment Phase]], the user may place the Deployable Weapon or piece of Equipment inside his [[Zone of Control]].
+* '''When the user of this Special Skill is deployed''', they may place the Deployable Weapon or piece of Equipment inside his Zone of Control.
-* If the Deployable Weapon or piece of Equipment has the [[Disposable]] Trait, then it will be subtracted from the total of available uses.
+* If the Deployable Weapon or piece of Equipment has the [[Disposabl]]e Trait, then it will be subtracted from the total of available uses.
 * If the user deploys using a Special Skill with the [[Superior Deployment]] Label, and fails a Roll to deploy, then in addition to the effects shown in the Special Skill, the Minelayer will lose the Deployable Weapon or piece of Equipment, subtracting it from the total of available uses if it has the Disposable Trait.
 {{greybox-start | Example of Allowed and Prohibited Areas}}
-{{image | name=eng-minelayer-areas-1024.jpg | style=512 }}
+{{image | name=n5/eng-minelayer-1.jpg | style=full }}
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 {{greybox-start | Example of Minelayer and Infiltration }}
-During the Deployment Phase, a Croc Man Minelayer uses his Special Skills of [[Infiltration]] and [[Hidden Deployment]] to place himself in the enemy half of the table. The player, though not placing a Model or Marker representing the Croc Man on the table, may still lay a [[Mines|Mine]] within the Zone of Control of the Croc Man, but always outside of the enemy Deployment Zone.
+During the [[Deployment Phase]], a Trooper with Minelayer uses his [[Infiltration]] and [[Hidden Deployment]] Special Skills to place himself in the enemy half of the table. The player, though not placing a Model or Marker representing the Trooper on the table, may still lay a Mine within the [[Zone of Control]] of the Trooper, but always outside of the enemy [[Deployment Zone]].
-If the [[Infiltration|Infiltration Roll]] is failed, besides losing the ability to deploy in Marker and Hidden Deployment States, the Mine that was laid next to the Trooper will be removed from the gaming table.
+If the Infiltration Roll is failed, besides losing the ability to deploy in Marker and Hidden Deployment States, the Mine that was laid next to the Trooper is removed from the gaming table.
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+{{n5-section-special-skills}}
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+<!-- Label and Trait categories. -->
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+[[Category: Optional ]]

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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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 a = <s>A: Yes. The player must measure the ZoC of his/her Minelayer during the Trooper’s Deployment before placing the Deployable Equipment or Weapon.</s> |
 related = [[Minelayer]] }}
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 type = faq |
 title = N4 FAQ |
-version = 1.2, Jan 2022 |
+version = <s>1.2, Jan 2022</s> See FAQ 1.3 |
-q = Q: When a Trooper uses the Minelayer Special Skill during deployment, do you have to check if the Deployable Equipment or Weapon is inside their ZoC? |
+q = <s>Q: When a Trooper uses the Minelayer Special Skill during deployment, do you have to check if the Deployable Equipment or Weapon is inside their ZoC?</s> |
-a = A: Yes. The player must measure the ZoC of his/her Minelayer during the Trooper’s Deployment before placing the Deployable Equipment or Weapon. |
+a = <s>A: Yes. The player must measure the ZoC of his/her Minelayer during the Trooper’s Deployment before placing the Deployable Equipment or Weapon.</s> |
 related = [[Minelayer]] }}
 {{n4end}}