Iceman: Untapped Potential and Ice Slide Questions

[Drillboss D]

Hi rules team,

Wanted to understand the limits on Iceman and Emma's Untapped Potential card.

Ice Slide says it can only be used once per turn, but it does not say that a character can only be affected by it once per turn. Untapped Potential lifts the once per turn restriction.

Assuming he/Emma have the power, which of the following is Iceman able to do?

1. Begin a move action within 2 of two or more allies. Pay for an instance of Ice Slide for each ally. After the move, place each ally within 2 of their current positions.
2. Begin a move within 2 of one ally. Pay for two or more instances of Ice Slide. After the move, place the ally within 2 of itself once for each instance of Ice Slide.
3. Begin a move within 2 of one ally. Pay for Ice Slide to move them once at the end of that move. Begin another move still within 2 of them (supposing we landed them there), pay for another instance, move them again.

Page 6 of the rulebook says "Each character or object can only be affected by the same named effect once per triggering effect." This suggests that 2) shouldn't work, though 3) should. For 1), I'm not sure--is the ally being moved the one that is affected, or is Iceman the character being affected?

Thanks,
Drillboss 

 

 

[Negoldar]

28 minutes ago, Drillboss D said:

Assuming he/Emma have the power, which of the following is Iceman able to do?

1. Begin a move action within 2 of two or more allies. Pay for an instance of Ice Slide for each ally. After the move, place each ally within 2 of their current positions.
2. Begin a move within 2 of one ally. Pay for two or more instances of Ice Slide. After the move, place the ally within 2 of itself once for each instance of Ice Slide.
3. Begin a move within 2 of one ally. Pay for Ice Slide to move them once at the end of that move. Begin another move still within 2 of them (supposing we landed them there), pay for another instance, move them again.

Page 6 of the rulebook says "Each character or object can only be affected by the same named effect once per triggering effect." This suggests that 2) shouldn't work, though 3) should. For 1), I'm not sure--is the ally being moved the one that is affected, or is Iceman the character being affected?

You are correct about situation 2 and 3. 

For situation 1, page 6 does not apply. The Reactive Superpower section on page 7 does. 

Each Reactive superpower may be used once in response to a specific trigger.

The trigger for Ice Slide is beginning a move action within Range of an allied character. He may use Ice Slide once in response to this trigger. 

[jstnmayo]

On 8/15/2024 at 12:32 PM, Negoldar said:

You are correct about situation 2 and 3. 

For situation 1, page 6 does not apply. The Reactive Superpower section on page 7 does. 

Each Reactive superpower may be used once in response to a specific trigger.

The trigger for Ice Slide is beginning a move action within Range of an allied character. He may use Ice Slide once in response to this trigger. 

Why does situation 2 still work? That also seems like using the power twice off the same trigger. 

[Negoldar]

2 hours ago, jstnmayo said:

Why does situation 2 still work? That also seems like using the power twice off the same trigger. 

It does not.