[ASLML] A.2

[Kenneth Knudsen]

I suggest you read D2.4 again.
In order to stay in Motion you need to spend all your MPs. You can do this by actually moving OR stop-delay-start.
He did neither of those. So he cannot stay in Motion.
Conversely you can argue that he did not spend a stop MP either.

So it boils down to an argument.
Should we consider him to have stopped-delayed-started or should we consider him to have stopped?

I prefer to consider him having stopped.

Kenneth

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Probst" <bprobst at netspace.net.au>
To: "Kenneth Knudsen" <kenneth.knudsen at mail.tele.dk>; <Aslml at asl-forums.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 2:38 AM
Subject: Re: [ASLML] A.2


On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 08:13:49 +0100, "Kenneth Knudsen"
<kenneth.knudsen at mail.tele.dk> wrote:

>"Why?  What does "not moving" have to do with remaining in Motion?"
>The definition of Motion Status in D2.4 does not allow you to use delay MP's throughout your entire MPh in order to keep the Motion
>Status. In fact, D2.17 prohibits you from using delay unless you stop first.
>So in this case, as he didnt move and didnt stop-delay-start, he cannot keep the Motion Status.

Who said anything about expending Delay MP?

You haven't answered the question.  Why should a unit that doesn't enter a
new hex in the MPh be prohibited from remaining in Motion?  What rule
specifically requires that the vehicle drop out of Motion status?  Hint: the
answer is "there's no such rule".*

Even if there were such a rule, A.2 applies.  A mistake was made, move on
with your life.

And as I said elsewhere, in the grand encyclopedia of ASL rules errors,
forgetting to move a vehicle rates somewhere between leaving your dice at
home and forgetting to tie your shoelaces.  Hardly any sort of big deal that
requires draconian measures -- especially draconian measures that are not
actually called for by the rules.

(* In SL/CoI/CoD rules, IIRC, a vehicle that remained in Motion was
*required* to enter a new hex in the next MPh.  That rule doesn't apply to
ASL.  Perhaps this is what is confusing you?)

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