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[Sarsemn]

Another Morrigan question.

Phase Step: Morrigan ignores all movement penalties due to difficult terrain, as well as climbing or descending from elevations.

Now, its clear that Phase Step at the very least removes the movement penalty from ascending an inclined surface, like a hill.  But would it also allow Morrigan to essentially make leaps up onto higher surfaces for free?  For instance, simple "warp" up to the top of a 6" structure during her movement?

[Cannerus_The_Unbearable]

To add to or perhaps clarify this question, I guess is Morrigan's movement 2 dimensional then? Like:

                          ____
                         |  2"  | 
Morrigan _____|       |______ wants to be over here
                2"                   2"
Morrigan wants to move over the hill, which is 2" tall and 2" wide. Is it 2" to move to the base, 2" up, 2" across then the next 2" past (for a total of 8") or is it 2" to the base, 2" across (ignoring the height altogether) then the next 2" (for a total of 6")?

Hopefully I didn't just pull a Rukia with my diagram :p

[unwrittenglory]

Anyone clarify this?

[pulpcitizen]

I can't clarify it except from my own opinion, but the wording in the book seems clear to me, that it does not allow 'point to point' movement.

My reading is that she would simply use Walk or Run in the vertical aspect - so count the vertical height as part of the move. However, arguably if that is true, she would be worse off than using Climb if the combined height and her distance from the wall is greater than 6 inches.

[Lizbeth]

I always treated it as she just move in the straight line ignoring climbs and descents.

[unwrittenglory]

I guess it would be like she had flight except she couldn't move over characters.

[Shiro_Kuro]

It says in the description that she ignores  Movement penalties from climbing or descending. Therefore, it's pretty much point-to-point movement, and could take her to the top of a 6" (or even 12") cliff if she can make the horizontal movement.

[pulpcitizen]

It says in the description that she ignores  Movement penalties from climbing or descending. Therefore, it's pretty much point-to-point movement, and could take her to the top of a 6" (or even 12") cliff if she can make the horizontal movement.

It would not be point to point by the shortest rout though, would it (e.g. a diagonal through 'air' from ground to a vertical elevation)?

.                                  B
.                                  |
.A________________C

Assuming A is table level, and B is a wall top; it would not be A to B if there is no direct route (terrain) between them, would it?

As Cannerus_The_Unbearable suggested/enquired, Morrigan would have to go the route of the terrain, in this instance via C to get to B?

[Shiro_Kuro]

I would suggest that it probably works the same as flying. In fact, I'm pretty sure all movement is based on the horizontal distance, and is modified to take into account difficult terrain and elevations. Morrigan ignores those modifiers.

I think it would be less confusing if Phase Step simply said "Morrigan is Intangible while performing any type of Movement."

EDIT: Although I just noticed, Intangible doesn't let you perform free vertical movement. I guess it isn't quite like Intangible because she can ignore vertical movement penalties, and it's not quite like Flying because she can't move through other Characters. On reflection, as far as how to treat the movement regarding terrain, I'd say it actually most resembles Flight.