1) Do I need to bring my own minis/record sheet?Bloodright) No, all minis and record sheets are provided. You'll choose from a list of minis we have there.
Grand Melee) Not necessarily. We'll be printing record sheets for people, and we'll have some minis available for use as minis or proxies, but if you want to bring your own mini, you're more than welcome to do so.
2) Do I need to pick a Mech(s) ahead of time?Bloodright) No. You'll choose from a list of minis/sheets we have there. The minis available will be on a table for your perusal at least 1 hour before the scheduled start of the Bloodright. The list will not be posted ahead of time online because it will disadvantage some players who do not routinely check online for such things.
Grand Melee) Yes. You can pick any Tournament-legal canon-config Clan Heavy OmniMech with an adjusted BV2 of 2800 or less (after P/G are taken into account). Note that the expanded "Tournament Legal" rules from TRO:Protoytpes (which expand Tournament-legal equipment beyond the year 3090) do not apply to the Grand Melee.
3) EDGE ErrataChange
Each player has one “Edge†point per round of the Trial.
“Edge†can be used to force a re-roll of the dice at any point during the game: to-hit rolls, piloting skill rolls, hit location rolls and any other roll of the dice are all fair game, as long as the player spending Edge is the player who actually made the roll in the first place (for example, Edge may not be spent to force a re-roll on another player's successful Piloting Skill Roll). Edge can only force the most recent roll of the dice to be re-rolled, not a prior roll; for example, a player cannot decide to reroll the to-hit roll for the second weapon he fired after making to-hit rolls for four other weapons.
to the following:
Each player has one “Edge†point per round of the Trial.
“Edge†can be used to force a re-roll of the dice at any point during the game: to-hit rolls, piloting skill rolls, hit location rolls and any other roll of the dice are all fair game, as long as roll being re-rolled directly affects the player spending Edge (so a player can spend Edge to reroll a failed PSR or a weapon hit against him, but not an opponent’s successful PSR). Edge can only force the most recent roll of the dice to be re-rolled, not a prior roll; for example, a player cannot decide to reroll the to-hit roll for the second weapon he fired after making to-hit rolls for four other weapons.
4) Do Grand Melee players have Edge?Yes, a single point of Edge is standard for all participants.
5) Do Grand Melee participants HAVE to fire every round?No, the listed rule under the "Grand Melee" section regarding mandatory weapons fire is an optional, judge-issued penalty for poor sportsmanship and/or inability/unwillingness on the part of the player to conduct themselves in the manner a Clan Warrior would under such conditions.
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Thanks to
peterlacasse, itstehpope, and StCplMara for their questions. FAQ and Errata are now closed for the 2011 GenCon Trial of Bloodright.
