Followup Commissar question

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Earlier thread consensus was that a concealed Commissar does not lose concealment due to raising the morale of squad in his location, while a 9-1 would lose concealment to increase the morale with his -1 leadership.

How about a concealed 9-1 Japanese leader in a location with a squad:

A. Can he choose to only use his "commissar" morale benefit and stay concealed.
B. Must he use his -1 leadership also and lose concealment.

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He must use his -1 leadership DRM.

A10.72:
"A player cannot decline use of a non-zero (whether positive or negative) leadership modifier in the same Location or moving stack when performing a MC/TC or Rally attempt or Ambush, Concealment, Search Casualties, or Integrity Check dr/DR unless there is another leader present in the Location or moving stack whose leadership modifier he can substitute...."
 

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I think it is an important distinction to note that the -1 leadership does not alter a unit's morale and it isn't a passive thing, it's a deliberate application of something.

I conceptualise it as a leadership modifier is the leader jumping to his feet and inspiring the men, the morale boost due to a Commissar is the troops stiffening their own resolve due to the proximity of the Commissar.
 

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He must use his -1 leadership DRM.

A10.72:
"A player cannot decline use of a non-zero (whether positive or negative) leadership modifier in the same Location or moving stack when performing a MC/TC or Rally attempt or Ambush, Concealment, Search Casualties, or Integrity Check dr/DR unless there is another leader present in the Location or moving stack whose leadership modifier he can substitute...."
So a silly trick is to keep a level 0 drm leader in a hex to substitute that leader drm, then decline using it, to keep everyone concealed?

It seems to me this rule should reflect that even 0 drm leaders would try to use their leader modifier even though it is ineffective. Why give such subordinate leaders more flexibility than a superior 10-3?
 

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So a silly trick is to keep a level 0 drm leader in a hex to substitute that leader drm, then decline using it, to keep everyone concealed?
Usually when there is a MC/TC involved one wants to use a -DRM (is present). If one has 0-DRM leaders to spare, I think such a scenario might have other issues. :)
 

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So a silly trick is to keep a level 0 drm leader in a hex to substitute that leader drm, then decline using it, to keep everyone concealed?

It seems to me this rule should reflect that even 0 drm leaders would try to use their leader modifier even though it is ineffective. Why give such subordinate leaders more flexibility than a superior 10-3?
Because 0 leaders are just doing the minimum, not being inspirational.
 

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Usually when there is a MC/TC involved one wants to use a -DRM (is present). If one has 0-DRM leaders to spare, I think such a scenario might have other issues. :)
Yes, no doubt a notably silly use of a spare leader ;)

Because 0 leaders are just doing the minimum, not being inspirational.
Again, harking back in our other discussion about the lack of nuance amongst these zero leaders....
 

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Personally I think that perhaps a 0-leader DRM should be required to "use" (albeit with no effect) his DRM as well - losing "?" in the process. That, IMO, would have been more consistent.

I note that under the 1st Edition rules, one was only required to "use" a +1 leader DRM. Not sure why it was changed - perhaps there was an old Q&A.
 

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Personally I think that perhaps a 0-leader DRM should be required to "use" (albeit with no effect) his DRM as well - losing "?" in the process. That, IMO, would have been more consistent.

I note that under the 1st Edition rules, one was only required to "use" a +1 leader DRM. Not sure why it was changed - perhaps there was an old Q&A.
Agreed on both points. I also recall the distinction only for the +1 DRM at the time, because everyone was making sure to never use it unless they had to!
 
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