| Ghostlee |
Hey all,
Reposting here from BGG because a helpful birdie told me I'd get better answers here. I've been looking forwards to upgrading Oloch to the Shield of Gorum for the untyped damage prevention to other characters ability. It occurs to me, though, that sometimes my lack of perfect understanding of what exactly constitutes a step or a check might make that ability stronger/weaker than it ought to be.
I'm looking at Kelizar and the Brinebrood Queen as archetypes of mass damage. (I know they come earlier than Oloch will have Shield of Gorum, but their damage types work for the conversation.) For Kelizar, where a check separates each instance of damage to an ally, it seems clear that the "power once per step or check" rule would allow Oloch to reveal an armor to block damage each time Kelizar sprays acid, thus face tanking for the whole group. For the Brinebrood Queen, though, if you defeat the Whale she deals 1 Acid damage to each character at your location, and it seems to me that each instance of damage is happening on the same step so Oloch can only protect 1 of his pals.
Is that correct?