Jump - Movement Clarification with Terrain

[Butninja]

Hello There!,

 

In a recent tournament the following scenario came up with movement regarding the JUMP keyword, with the following parameters set on terrain and minis which were discussed prior to the game starting:

• Grey box ruin terrain with no windows or doors - Heavy cover, LOS blocking, Height 1, Impassable, non-difficult terrain. (Note that the terrain has a roof covering, as indicated, and is thus cube shaped, but open on two sides). We ruled the walls as being impassable for normal movement, but the roof you are still able to move onto, normally with climbs or such.
• Blue - Anakin
• Red - Maul

 

Scenario:

In the previous turn Anakin had nestled himself into the corner of this terrain piece to avoid incoming fire from enemy units. in the next turn I attempted to move Anakin with the JUMP keyword as indicated in scenario A, with the movement tool overlapping the terrain (shown on image). In an attempt to get into melee with Maul, by "jumping" through the terrain without changing height, but ignoring the terrain piece.

My opponent said this is not possible, as they believe the JUMP keyword cannot go through walls or terrain, only over them when changing height with movement.

I argued against this stating that the movement keyword states the following: "The unit performs a move action as normal and can ignore or end its movement on top of terrain that is height X or lower." and "...When making a move with the Jump X action, a unit may place the movement template overlapping impassable terrain but may not end its move overlapping it" Thus to my understanding the jump keyword may be used to move through terrain pieces as indicated in scenario A, even when not changing heights.

Questions:

1. What is the correct scenario and usage of the JUMP keyword, A or B?
2. Can the JUMP keyword be used even without changing heights between terrain? (i.e. jumping from height 0 to another part of the battlefield that is also height 0)

 

Thanks!

[Seth]

Hello,

7 hours ago, Butninja said:

• What is the correct scenario and usage of the JUMP keyword, A or B?

You may perform move A using the Jump keyword, as the terrain is not taller than Height 1 and can be ignored while performing a Jump move.

7 hours ago, Butninja said:

1. Can the JUMP keyword be used even without changing heights between terrain? (i.e. jumping from height 0 to another part of the battlefield that is also height 0)

Yes.

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Refer to this related post for more detail:

Hope this helps,
Seth