donnyrides wrote:This makes sense to me, but why is this different than when Leia gives an immediate attack at +4 +10 to a twin attacker?
does the word "Immediate" cause the difference or is it because negative bonuses are treated differently?
Lol, this is an old question, sorry.
Negative bonuses are better referred to as "penalties". Speed 4 is a "penalty" as the norm is 6. Penalties trump bonuses (ie a Speed 4 unit cannot gain and use Speed 8).
For LS Flurry, think of it in terms of Cortosis Gauntlet. An affected 20 Damage (rated) attacker does not then become a zero Damage attacker. You still add up Damage and all bonuses, then subtract 20. The duration is for the rest of the skirmish. The duration of the penalty in LS Flurry is the (replaced) attack phase. (just to keep it simple)
Immediate/intervening attacks are a bit different. Leia cannon gives you +10 to the immediate attack, but not any subsequent attacks (Twin, Flurry Attack or whatever). Rend +X falls somewhat into this same category. It's a bit annoying to keep track of. Thanks WotC.