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Old 10-15-2004, 02:11 PM   #50
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Default Re: Posture question

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Originally Posted by stilleon
You're right- the disadvanatage is not being able to dodge very well. You can brace and get a +1 to hit when aiming plus you cannotbe hit in the vitals. However, you dodge and drop you are mine, even if I am at range, you are going down!

Cinematically, it doesn't feel right.
Please see my post above. You're ignoring a number of very important rules. If you use them all, diving for cover is very valuable because it lets you get +3 to avoid this attack and very likely puts you out of sight of future attacks.
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