Marching

[Jonathon Chester]

Rob question that's come up with marching does it have to be in a straight line from point A to B or can the unit march move around something point A to B to C?

Book says in running you can change direction but not explicitly for marching just want to double check if it's a misinterpretation or a possible errata point.

[Rob Lane]

It can be however you like. It's not a direct move, so whatever. It would say "Direct Movement" if it was a straight line. See the Movement rules, back of section 3.

Additionally, this is not a playtest question - I'll move it to Rules Discussion.

Cheers
Rob

[Byzantii V]

Can a March action be taken by a unit under Flank orders? According to page 135, the answer is no. But page 146 indicates that they can. This is significant because it can potentially apply to your allied contingent which can be up to 1/3 of your host.

[Rob Lane]

Can a March action be taken by a unit under Flank orders? According to page 135, the answer is no. But page 146 indicates that they can. This is significant because it can potentially apply to your allied contingent which can be up to 1/3 of your host.

Yea, page 146 is the key there. Units under FLANK orders can March. Looks like an error on the Orders and Actions Chart; I'll add that to the errata.

Which reminds me, I must set that up...

Cheers
Rob

[Byzantii V]

Good stuff, I'll just pen it into my book.