ACTA: Admirals

[Sulfurdown]

which of the Admiral benefits require the admiral to be on the board to be used?

 

[Spideredd]

Do you mean aside from the ones that only affct the ship on which he is on?

 

[katadder]

all of them i think, you cant get a benefit from an admiral if hes not there.

 

[Sulfurdown]

The general opinion of the local group is that you should be risking the Admiral to get any benefit from having one and there are several like the basic ability and Inspired Command that have the specific 'on the table and not crippled or skeleton crewed' or ones that only benefit the vessel the Admiral is on. Those are relatively obvious. The Admiral section states the following;

bonuses and special abilities that are applied to the Admiral’s ship and sometimes the rest of the fleet (his ship does not have to be present on the table to gain any such abilities, he merely needs to be part of the fleet).

When looking at that I'd say that you've already committed a certain expense and can only have one Admiral at a time so there are some that would allow the benefits to apply even though the Admiral isn't in the battle. Originally I thought that "Top Gun" would be one of those that could take effect off the table (sort of a limited Elite set of flights), but Matt has ruled against that. So now I'm not really sure what does apply and what doesn't.

 

[Greg Smith]

The following traits affect the Admiral's ship, so he has to be there:

Analytical Mastermind
Defensive skill
Engineering Genius
Inspirational leader (the +1cq will work if he use a jump point bomb to exit)
Legendary Tactician
Linked targeting
Master Plan

Other traits:
Inspired Command (his ship must be on the table)
Instil fervour (he need not be there)
Lucky (he need not be there)
Master of deception (he need not be there)
Meticulous planner (he need not be there)
Operational control (he need not be there)
Revered Leader (he need not be there)
Top Gun (he need not be there)*

In a campaign, he has to be part of the fleet that is engaged in a battle for his traits to affect that battle, ie his ship has to have started in hyperspace (if allowed) or have withdrawn from the table.

* Matt ruled that Top Gun does not apply to fighters that are detached for a campaign battle, not fighters that are launched from the Admiral's ship in a battle that involves the carrier.

 

[Sulfurdown]

Exactly what I needed! Thanks, Greg!

 

[Greg Smith]

My pleasure.