Hello everyone I had a question about a monofilament mine activating against a nanoscreen. Does monofilament deny effectively nanoscreen? Reading the rules, nanoscreen applies a +3 MOD on Saving rolls. Reading the rule as written, this is not an ARM bonus, so it would seem the monofilament doesn't pass the nanoscreen. Still, monofilament template denies partial cover which is a +3 MOD on Saves, but it is because of template. Monofilament imposes ARM=0. The other similar weapon doesn't apply in this case (Mono CCW) because CC denies nanoscreen. Also nanoscreen applies to the target of a BS attack and a mine template is not a BS attack. I tried to find the question in the forum and I didn't find it, I looked in the rules and there seems to be no specification
Is that just mines or all Direct Template Weapons? I don't see it saying anything about bing a BS Attack.
I honestly don't know, the reason why we came up with the initial question is because Monofilament imposes ARM=0 and I was wondering if a nanoscreen still gets a MOD
What do you mean? Troopers declare skills. Mines do not. To use a template weapon a Trooper declares a skill mostly commonly BS Attack. BS Attack is what triggers Nanoscreen
I understand with the mines. But when you look up direct template weapon, it doesn't say it's a BS Attack and it doesn't have the tag of BS Attack in the rule (example: Forward Observer says BS Attack, Optional). In fact it even says it doesn't require a BS roll to hit. Nanoscreen only works against BS attacks.
Forward Observer is a skill that you declare. Direct Template Weapon isn't a skill, you don't declare it, so of course it doesn't say it's a BS Attack. Direct/Impact Template are traits on Weapons that tell you to use those rules when you declare a skill with the weapon.
