(02-27-2014, 05:29 PM)russ Wrote: To be clear, I wasn't looking for loopholes or trying to twist the rules. The language used (e.g. "Up to three offboard bombardment fire values may combine into one fire value") genuinely led me to naturally interpret it that the fire values represent distinct artillery guns firing, and the verb "may" instead of "must" suggests optional choice about combining, and my natural assumption is that independent guns may fire at the same target or at different targets. The artillery rules were something about which I didn't even feel conscious uncertainty until they came up tangentially in this thread and I discovered that I was doing it wrong!
I apologize Russ, I was not my intent to say you or anyone else were trying to find loopholes.
I will post some examples of play once 4th edition rules are out and I will make sure this issue is covered.
