If a unit declares Dodge as an ARO and the active unit does not shoot at the unit that declared the dodge AROg. Does that model still roll the doge and move up to 2" if it succeeds its dodge roll? Is a dodge roll vs a template ALWAYS considered against the template its self and not a face to face roll against the unit firing the weapon? Thanks!
1. Yes – you still get to dodge. 2. A dodge declared in ARO will dodge against all incoming attacks – say your opponent declares a coordinated order a shoots a chain rifle and a combi at you, your dodge will FtF the combi and normal roll against the chain rifle.
Specifically, from the FAQ: Q: Can you declare a Dodge ARO even if the Order generating that reaction does not include an Attack? A: Yes. http://infinitythewiki.com/en/Dodge#FAQ
Well, just because you declare something does not mean that will actually trigger. That wiki says you can declare it. It does not say that you can make the roll. I Hope that makes sense. In some situations you declare an action but it will not work because conditions are not met. This usually leave a model idling from what I can tell. That is why I am asking. For clarification.
if, for example you chose to dodge in place rather than make an attempt to move and with their second skill your opponent did not attack you, there is no need to roll. Beyond that, as far as I know the only reason you couldn't dodge is either you're immobilized, or you don't actually have LOF to an active model.
Here's what the historical sequence of events was: 1. People noticed that the requirement for Dodge was The user must be able to draw LoF to the attacker.2. Because you can't make a declaration that you know fails the requirements (you can't declare a BS Attack with a regular weapon when you can't see the target, you can't declare a CC Attack outside of base contact, etc), someone observed that it doesn't look like you can declare Dodge before you're attacked. The enemy model isn't an "Attacker" yet. 3. The FAQ comes out. The FAQ isn't saying that you can declare a Dodge hoping that it'll become valid. It's trying to say that the requirements bullet point is incorrectly phrased or misleading.
