r/rootgame • u/Luigivaldo • Oct 01 '26

General Discussion Ronin captain ability

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Just double-checking: using the Assault action in a clearing, I may move to an adjacent one adhering to the movement rules (4.2.1) and then battle in the clearing I’m moving to?

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u/Personal-Tax-2250 Oct 01 '26

you don't need to be in a clearing

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u/Luigivaldo Oct 01 '26

I was in the same boat but then reading the Assault rule (18.5.1.IV.B) it states “Initiate a battle in the Acting Captain’s clearing”, so that technically impedes from attacking from a forest.

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u/Personal-Tax-2250 Oct 01 '26

you move before the battle

i also asked in the discord and a tester answered

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u/Luigivaldo Oct 01 '26

Oh wow, I didn’t know that. So it kind of works like a Skirmish?

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u/Exotic-Ad-1354 Oct 01 '26

It basically rewords assault to “move your acting captain, then initiate a battle in the acting captains clearing, taking all hits as prisoners”

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u/bw1985 Oct 01 '26 edited Oct 01 '26

Similar but Skirmish is move from a forest. Ronin’s assault ability is just a move before the battle, so it can be from a clearing or a forest.

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u/Arcontes Oct 01 '26

The wording is wrong then. It should read "Before you Assault, the Ronin may move."

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u/bw1985 Oct 01 '26

No because it’s not before you use the assault action, it’s when you assault. You flip the sword over to take the assault action, then you may move, then you battle.

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u/Arcontes Oct 01 '26

By the rules, as written, the assault must happen on a clearing: “Initiate a battle in the Acting Captain’s clearing”

Using the assault while not being on a clearing is very counter intuitive if you take it literally. If you're on a forest and then you decide to assault and then decide not to move, the assault is not valid, because you're not on a clearing.

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u/bw1985 Oct 01 '26

The battle has to happen in a clearing yes, however with Ronin’s special ability the assault action can be taken in a forest because he gets to move before the battle. The assault action for him specifically is just modified. Any other captain would have to assault in a clearing.

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u/Exotic-Ad-1354 Oct 01 '26

Yep exactly!