Archangel of Pain

Does the Archangel of Pain affect units inside of a Transport Vehicle or a Fortification? I would think the answer would be no, but I can't see anything in the rules to prevent it. I re-read the transport vehicle section, and it says that psychic attacks can't target units inside a vehicle, but the Archangel of Pain is not defined as a psychic attack (flavor text notwithstanding).

Also, it would appear that it can easily hit FMCs, just like a Nova psychic power.

Come to think of it, the Archangel doesn't seem to require LOS, either.

Am I missing something here? I welcome the insights of other, wiser Archons.

v/r

--Vorenus

I'm going to say no, because embarked passengers are fearless.

Yup - the AAoP has no effect on fearless units and units gain fearless while embarked

Ah, ok. That's what I missed. Thanks.

Flyers and (I think) FMCs that are swooping can't be targeted by anything that "auto hits", or doesn't roll to hit.

Also, regardless of troops inside a transport being fearless or not, you aren't allowed to target units inside a transport (with the exception of the No Escape rule and open-topped vehicles, which really isn't even targeting them anyway).

Why? As I remember we had no problem with bladeving FMC in the last dex.

Well firing at a Swooping FMC you have to fire Snap Shots without Skyfire and you cannot Snap Shot anything that doesn't roll to hit.

With that said, the Archangel of Pain is not a shooting attack and doesn't actually target anything. It would therefore affect flying units unless something else prevented them from doing so (and I think the vast majority of FMCs are Fearless anyway).

This is the same for embarked units. The Archangel of Pain doesn't target. It would affect units that were embarked if not for the fact that they are obviously Fearless.

Laughingcarp: Would you mind pointing me to a rule citation that says you can't target units in vehicles? I can't find anything that says that.

Not that it really matters for Archangel of Pain, as was pointed out units in vehicles are fearless and therefore immune to the daemons ripping their souls out for some reason. Yeah.

[earless and therefore immune to the daemons ripping their souls out for some reason.  Yeah.[/quote]
Hah. I feel ya.

The snap firing thing is why FMCs can't be targeted. IIRC bladevanes were FAQ'd to allow it?
But good call on the "not actually targeting anyone" read, I didn't catch that. So we figure it'll affect non-fearless FMCs then?

As for not targeting units in transports, for regular shooting attacks obviously the embarked unit is out of LoS, and unable to be hit with barrage etc 'cause they ain't on the board.
I think you'd be hard-pressed to find an opponent or a TO who'd allow you to target them. However...

Vorenus wrote:

Not that it really matters for Archangel of Pain, as was pointed out units in vehicles are fearless and therefore immune to the daemons ripping their souls out for some reason.  Yeah.

I don't have my book to hand right this moment, but I believe you'll find that there is a specific rule under the FLYER type that prevents being targeted by anything that automatically hits or doesn't roll to hit.

This rule is NOT under the FMC section and thus they're happily hit by 5e Bladevanes, current Tantalus scythes, etc..

Check your rulebook in those two sections if you want the exact wording.