BlackBloc was close with his explanation.
Cairne's crit does not move anything. His crit merely sets up the condition that enemy characters can be moved off the board this turn. If that character is moved off the board, then it is destroyed. This effect is applied immediately after the crit is rolled during 601.1c.
What actually moves the character is Cairne's effect when he deals damage (Sent Packing). This effect happens during 602.1a, which is
before Nightmare Blade's granted crit happens during 602.2. As a result, the defender will be moved 3 spaces by Sent Packing and then 1 more by Nightmare Blade's crit. The controller of Cairne makes all decisions for where the defender is moved.
vantatz:about LOS, i have charcter with 3 range, and want to attack enemy's charcter 2 spaces infront of my char, but there is also enemy's character infront of my char blocking my char LOS. can i attack directly since my char has 3 range? or should my char move aside first?
and, cairne thunder clap, deals 2 damages. are enemy's characters rolls dice from its armor? or it deals directly 2 unblockable damage?
1. If there is only 1 shortest path to the enemy you wish to attack, and LoS is blocked by another enemy character, then you will have to move your attacker to a different spot in order to obtain a clear LoS path to the character you wish to attack.
2. Cairne's Thunder Clap deals direct damage. The character receiving that damage does not roll any defense dice to prevent it.
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