Post by FvonSigmaringen on Jul 30, 2022 21:42:12 GMT
1plussave : Not quite. RAI generally means how people think the designers of the game intended the rules. However, I am afraid that is usually based on bias, not reason, because, more often than not, they think that their own intent coincides with designers' intent. Normally, we have no way of knowing what the designers intent is, apart from what is actually written (RAW=RAI). Indeed, there are enough FAQ examples to indicate that the designers (or at least the FAQ writers) have no idea of their own original intent, because they flip-flopped a couple of times on the same issue. To give just one example:
There is no such restriction for attempting to dispel. Unsurprisingly, the question was raised, and the answer of the BRB Update Version 1.2 (Sep 2010) was:
Q: Can a fleeing model dispel spells or use magic items? (p24)
A: No
However, just a month later (Oct 2010) the answer of BRB Update Version 1.3 was changed to:
Q: Can a fleeing model dispel spells or use magic items? (p24)
A: Yes
This remained the case until BRB Update Version 1.6a (Oct 2012) which returned to "No" - but only for the English & French versions! The German, Italian and Spanish versions stuck with "Yes" until their last published Update Version (2013).
GW works in mysterious ways...As an Attorney-at-RAW, I simply apply the latest FAQ - except if that FAQ clearly contradicts the BRB or AB (that happens too!).
So,
Erratum/Amendment BRB/AB > BRB/AB
AB>BRB (if there is an actual conflict!)
FAQ: the (latest) official interpretation of the BRB/AB, which, however, cannot supersede the actual wording of the BRB/AB. For that you would need an Erratum/Amendement.
On a side note: as a cautionary tale for those who would invoke RAI here, let me draw your attention to the somewhat similar case of fleeing Wizards.
- BRB p. 30: "Fleeing Wizards and Wizards that are not on the battlefield (for whatever reason) are not able to channel.
- BRB p. 30: Again, as when channelling power dice, fleeing Wizards and Wizards not present on the battlefield cannot attempt to channel dispel dice."
- BRB p. 31: "Wizards cannot try to cast spells if they are fleeing or not on the battlefield."
There is no such restriction for attempting to dispel. Unsurprisingly, the question was raised, and the answer of the BRB Update Version 1.2 (Sep 2010) was:
Q: Can a fleeing model dispel spells or use magic items? (p24)
A: No
However, just a month later (Oct 2010) the answer of BRB Update Version 1.3 was changed to:
Q: Can a fleeing model dispel spells or use magic items? (p24)
A: Yes
This remained the case until BRB Update Version 1.6a (Oct 2012) which returned to "No" - but only for the English & French versions! The German, Italian and Spanish versions stuck with "Yes" until their last published Update Version (2013).
GW works in mysterious ways...
So,
Erratum/Amendment BRB/AB > BRB/AB
AB>BRB (if there is an actual conflict!)
FAQ: the (latest) official interpretation of the BRB/AB, which, however, cannot supersede the actual wording of the BRB/AB. For that you would need an Erratum/Amendement.