Overview

Forced Movement: Overview & Panel

The Forced Movement system automates push, pull, and slide effects from Draw Steel abilities, applying collision detection, fall damage, and stability checks automatically so you never have to calculate them by hand.

Opening the Panel

Click the Forced Movement button in the scene controls sidebar (the arrows icon in the Combat Toolbox group). The panel stays open as a floating window while you work.

Visual coming soon: gif showing the toolbar button and panel opening

Panel Layout

The panel has two sides and a control row at the bottom:

Left side: Source The token that is doing the pushing, pulling, or sliding. This updates automatically when you control a token on the canvas. If no token is controlled, the panel shows "No Source."

Right side: Targets All currently targeted tokens. Target as many tokens as you like before hitting Execute; each one will be moved in sequence. The panel shows token portraits in a grid as you add targets.

Bottom controls:

Control	Purpose
Movement type	Push, Pull, or Slide
Distance	How many squares to move (horizontal)
Vertical Distance	Optional height component (see Vertical Movement)
Fall Reduction	Bonus squares subtracted from fall damage (stacks with the target's Agility)
Collision Damage	Who takes damage on impact: All Take Damage (default), Moved Takes No Damage, Obstacles Take No Damage, or No Collision Damage
No Fall Damage	Target takes zero fall damage this move
Ignore Stability	Bypass the target's Stability defense
Fast Auto-Path	Skip the direction-picker for Push/Pull and go straight-line automatically
Execute button	Run the movement; label shows the full move (e.g., "Execute Push 3")

Basic Workflow

1. Control your source token on the canvas.
2. Target the token(s) you want to move.
3. Set the movement type and distance in the panel.
4. Click Execute.
5. If moving multiple targets, you may be prompted to pick a direction for each one.
6. A chat message appears with an Undo Movement button to reverse the move if needed.

Related Pages

• Push, Pull, and Slide: how each movement type works
• Vertical Movement & Falls: elevation and fall damage
• Collision Rules: what blocks movement and what it costs
• Undo System: reversing a move after the fact
• Wall Builder: creating destructible walls for tokens to collide with