Does leaping have a turn mode?

[dsatow]

Does leaping have a turn mode?

 

Ex: Boingo the Rubber Man is chasing The Crook, a crook wielding crook. The Crook is running flat out (20m) and turns into an alley full of obstacles. Boingo is using super leap.

 

Can Boingo turn into the alley and navigate it weaving left and right? Personally, I figure leaping only allows you to change facing at the half move mark, but I have hear people say that leaping can be broken up into many smaller leaps so long as the total distance isn't exceeded and allow for the leap to change facing?

[Steve Long]

Re: Does leaping have a turn mode?

 

As stated on 6E2 28, it's impossible for characters to turn while Leaping. It's certainly possible for a character to make a Half Move with Leaping, change direction, and make another Half Move leap in the new direction, but once a character's in mid-air during a leap he can't turn.

 

However, you could use the optional Bouncing rules on p. 38 of The Ultimate Speedster to grant leapers a little more flexibility with their movement.