Here is the link to the original thread that has incited the discussion.
Pretty much it is as follows:
Jaws of the World Wolf description
"As a psychic shooting attack, the Rune Priest may trace straight line along the board, starting from the Rune Priest and ending 24" away. This line may pass through terrain. Monstrous creatures, beasts, cavalry, bikes, and infantry models touched by this line must take an initiative test..."(the rest of the description has nothing to do with the debate)
The following is taken from the FAQ word for word.
Q. Does Jaws of the World Wolf require line of
sight? Does it ignore terrain that blocks line of
sight (i.e., impassible terrain)?
A. As a psychic shooting attack, Jaws of the World
Wolf requires line of sight. The Rune Priest must
have line of sight to the first model that the
power affects – in effect he is treated as the target
model; the power just happens to hit everybody
else on its way through!
The debate is whether or not you are allowed to target a model locked in an assault which would mean that the line would be going through that specific model first thus making it the target model even though you are really "targeting" another more powerful model that will be hit later in succession by this line.
Note: That all models that are hit by this line even if they are in an assault is totally legal. The debate is whether or not you can specifically or indirectly target a model in an assault in which it will be the FIRST model the line goes through
I believe that about sums it up.
Pretty much it is as follows:
Jaws of the World Wolf description
"As a psychic shooting attack, the Rune Priest may trace straight line along the board, starting from the Rune Priest and ending 24" away. This line may pass through terrain. Monstrous creatures, beasts, cavalry, bikes, and infantry models touched by this line must take an initiative test..."(the rest of the description has nothing to do with the debate)
The following is taken from the FAQ word for word.
Q. Does Jaws of the World Wolf require line of
sight? Does it ignore terrain that blocks line of
sight (i.e., impassible terrain)?
A. As a psychic shooting attack, Jaws of the World
Wolf requires line of sight. The Rune Priest must
have line of sight to the first model that the
power affects – in effect he is treated as the target
model; the power just happens to hit everybody
else on its way through!
The debate is whether or not you are allowed to target a model locked in an assault which would mean that the line would be going through that specific model first thus making it the target model even though you are really "targeting" another more powerful model that will be hit later in succession by this line.
Note: That all models that are hit by this line even if they are in an assault is totally legal. The debate is whether or not you can specifically or indirectly target a model in an assault in which it will be the FIRST model the line goes through
I believe that about sums it up.