General GM Questions

[Mindshred]

When a Warwolf uses its Energy Cannon to use a Technique, what Tech Rank should be used in the corresponding Tech Roll?

Rank 1, which can be improved normally via xp.

[Ashley Elle]

Question here.

[Milo Whitewood]

Can monsters exit the match area during a match? (or do walls stop this?)

If they do, especially involuntarily, is there a victory condition for an enemy being kept out of the 'fighting area' for a certain amount of rounds? A 'ring out' as it were?

I imagine a flying monster that breaks the 8ft height ruling is forfeited?

[Milo Whitewood]

One last one. If a monster becomes unconscious outside of damage, such as through a double use of hypnosis (first with raises for increased duration to cause Exhausted for 2 rounds, and the second to turn that to unconscious), does that count for a win?

[Mindshred]

Can monsters exit the match area during a match? (or do walls stop this?)

If they do, especially involuntarily, is there a victory condition for an enemy being kept out of the 'fighting area' for a certain amount of rounds? A 'ring out' as it were?

I imagine a flying monster that breaks the 8ft height ruling is forfeited?

Deliberately leaving the fighting area will count as a forfeit.

For this tournament, there are not ring outs, so if someone gets tossed out of the arena, they just have to get back inside ASAP. The judges will step in if stuff gets dumb (like someone getting tossed into the stands and then attacked at range while they're unable to get back into the arena).

[Mindshred]

One last one. If a monster becomes unconscious outside of damage, such as through a double use of hypnosis (first with raises for increased duration to cause Exhausted for 2 rounds, and the second to turn that to unconscious), does that count for a win?

For this tournament, yes.

[Carl Heinrich Mauser]

The way I read the rules, I don't actually have to use one of Carl Heinrich's actions to tell my Monster to attack, do I? It should be able to just do stuff on its turn? (Since this is my first Monster Wrangler combat, I'm just checking to make sure I don't make a horrible mistake)

[Mindshred]

The way I read the rules, I don't actually have to use one of Carl Heinrich's actions to tell my Monster to attack, do I? It should be able to just do stuff on its turn? (Since this is my first Monster Wrangler combat, I'm just checking to make sure I don't make a horrible mistake)

Correct! Your monster can act normally on its turn without any input from you.

If you have Commands, you can use them to give your monster various bonuses on your Wrangler turn, or you can use a medicine spray if your monster gets close enough to your "trainer box" on the field.

If you and your opponent want to just skip Wrangler turns because you can't really do much, that's perfectly fine.

[Fiadh]

Just want to make sure - the init orders posted are not wranglers turns then monsters turns and are init order (you've just posted them in the order of wranglers then monsters)?

[Mindshred]

Just want to make sure - the init orders posted are not wranglers turns then monsters turns and are init order (you've just posted them in the order of wranglers then monsters)?

Wranglers take all their turns, then monsters take their turns, so the posted order is correct.

[Fiadh]

Two quick questions:

1) How long after the fight does it take for status effects to clear/get healed off?
2) Are we allowed to join our own fights commentator threads after we finish fighting?

[Mindshred]

Two quick questions:

1) How long after the fight does it take for status effects to clear/get healed off?
2) Are we allowed to join our own fights commentator threads after we finish fighting?

1) AMBA will hose people down with medicine sprays if necessary, so there won't be lingering status effects after the fight.

2) yes!

[Carl Heinrich Mauser]

Are Constructs and Plants subject to being Exhausted? Under "Time to Sleep" on page 44 which first mentions Exhaustion, it states that "Construct and Plant monsters are an exception to this rule; Constructs are tireless machines, and Plants simply don't require sleep to function." But I'm not sure if this means they're immune to Exhaustion entirely.

[Mindshred]

Are Constructs and Plants subject to being Exhausted? Under "Time to Sleep" on page 44 which first mentions Exhaustion, it states that "Construct and Plant monsters are an exception to this rule; Constructs are tireless machines, and Plants simply don't require sleep to function." But I'm not sure if this means they're immune to Exhaustion entirely.

They are not immune to Exhaustion, as they can still undergo lots of stress or mental fatigue.

Similarly, while they don't need to sleep, they can still be put to sleep via mental shenanigans like the Hypnosis Technique, which for a construct is probably more akin to bluescreening them and forcing a reboot.

[Antony Acierno]

For the lost pet event is the last roll collaborate or is it all the wrangler? I might need to reroll

[Calico Carter]

Timing question-

On Orlok's prior turn, he handed out the Exhausted status for 1 round.

Does that time frame include Orlok's second turn, since the round is not completed because there's a held action until after Orlok's turn, or does the 1-round effect end when Orlok's turn begins?

If the former, then Orlok has won by applying Exhaustion to an already-exhausted Warwolf. If not, then Killbot Rex gets another turn.

[Carl Heinrich Mauser]

I was told that the Exhaustion lasts until the end of Orlok's turn, so the second Hypnosis applies Unconscious instead. Congrats!

[Calico Carter]

Huh. Well. That makes Hypnosis officially BROKEN AS HELL in this format against low-Willpower foes...

[Mindshred]

Huh. Well. That makes Hypnosis officially BROKEN AS HELL in this format against low-Willpower foes...

We'll see how it goes!

[Mara Froste]

Can a non-breeder help co-op the breeding roll with a breeder?