Reference summary · Core rule · Rules Tome 2.0.9 § 401.6
Illegal ranks and falling forward
A rank with more characters than the rank in front must be repaired immediately.
How it works
Rule explanation
Characters fall forward one at a time until every rank is legal. A ready character becomes spent, a spent character becomes stunned, and a stunned character simply moves. Formation repair interrupts normal resolution before the next step. An eligible React, ongoing effect, or static effect caused by a fall resolves before further falls. If multiple players have illegal ranks, the initiative winner finishes repairing first, followed clockwise by the other players.
At the table
Example
If rank 1 has one character and rank 2 has two, choose a rank 2 character to fall into rank 1 and apply its orientation penalty.
Watch for this
Common mistake
Falling forward counts as moving but is not maneuvering and is not a card effect.