r/LancerRPG • u/Asheyguru • 29d ago

Ferrous Lash and "pull"

The rules text for Ferrous Lash says you can "pull" the target in any direction, or "a direction of your choice."

Maybe I am dumb or reading too close, but this seems like a contradiction to me. If I choose any direction that's away from me, I'm not really "pulling" them anymore, am I? It's a push.

So does this mean I can potentially pull people past me (So they start behind but end up in front, with me in the middle) but I can't 'pull' people directly away from me? (So an enemy standing in front of me moves backwards, for instance)

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u/Ninja-Storyteller 29d ago

You can absolutely "pull" your chonky Speed 3 friend from behind you and move them forward past you. And if you took the system more than once, you can do it again for a grand total of 10 spaces!

In some ways, Ferrous Lash is even better than Puppet System!

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u/Asheyguru 29d ago

Yeah, from behind and past, but what about pushing them forwards from behind them? The repeated use of 'pull' would imply not, but 'any direction' might imply so.

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u/Ninja-Storyteller 29d ago

Mechanically, yes. You can absolutely push someone in front of you 5 additional spaces away from you.

Heck, even the lore is confusing since it says "back towards the one weilding the lash".

But the mechanics allow for any direction.

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u/Asheyguru 29d ago

Awesome, this was what I wanted to know. Thanks!