dvader831 wrote:
greatwarlord wrote:
the way i read it it was that only a diplomat can attack a diplomat and even then when no non diplomats are in LOS.
Actually, Diplomats cannot attack, so this is incorrect.
Well, technically, that's not true. A character like Lord Vader or the Rodian Hunt Master can allow a Caamasi to gain 10 damage, so it is possible for them to make attacks, they just still have a +0 attack (without combined fire, anyways).
The simplest explanation of the whole thing is this: Any piece on your squad (whether it has Diplomat or not) can attack an enemy Diplomat if it is the ONLY piece it has LOS to. The only exception is that if there are other enemy pieces within LOS, as long as they ALL have Diplomat, you can still attack the one. Think of it this way, you want to assassinate the Diplomat. But you can't do it if anybody is going to see you do it. They might see the Diplomat get hit, but they don't see where the shot came from.
dvader831 wrote:
greatwarlord wrote:
My question is, if you use something with AOE will it take out the noble? such as grenades or flamethrower, force storm etc?
Yes, Diplomats can take damage from non-targetting methods of damage, as in Lightsaber Sweep, Grenades, Missiles, Uggie/Nom Bombs, etc.
And while this is technically correct, you still have to follow the targetting rules in most of those situations. So things like Grenades, Flamethrower, or Missles are most useful when you hit a non-Diplomat piece that is standing adjacent to a Diplomat. In order to hit the Diplomat directly with one of those abilities, you still have to follow the targetting/LOS rules as I explained above.
Sweep is the best exception in regard to the Noble, because Lightsaber Sweep specifically generates attacks against adjacent enemies, and has absolutely nothing to do with targetting. So even if the Caamasi Noble is the only piece adjacent to you, and there's 20 other enemy non-Diplomats in LOS, you can use Sweep to attack the Noble. Self-Destruct would also immediately kill an adjacent Diplomat.
It is a tough ability to understand. Let us know if you still don't understand some part about it after you've read this.