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mummy_lord · 02-11-2019, 08:02 AM

What do you think i need to do in order to lean out from a cover and attack? ( in terms of Maneuvers of course =)

Let’s say I am behind a concrete pillar (light cover, -2 if not exposed).

1. Step portion of an Attack Maneuver to lean out then the Attack itself. In the next round decide wheter to Attack and then Step to go back to cover OR stand out and possibly take an Aim Maneuvre OR simply go back to cover (e.g. To reload my pistol )

2. As 1 but with a -2 to Attack because i couldn’t see the target at the beginning of the round

3. As 1 but all in one second... as in a PopUp-Attack (B390).

4. Other options?

The problem with #3 is that no one would do otherwise... and it wouldn’t be necessary to say “any hit location necessary to operate the weapon can be targeted at no extra penalty on any turn in which you attack” because at -2 price i will never be there to be hit.

I think less problems arise when the cover is horizontal because getting in/out of a cover and use my weapon would be easly a matter of Change Posture Maneuver... or at least a Crouching Free Action.

Thanks!

02-11-2019, 08:02 AM	#23
mummy_lord Join Date: Feb 2019	Re: How does cover work? What do you think i need to do in order to lean out from a cover and attack? ( in terms of Maneuvers of course =) Let’s say I am behind a concrete pillar (light cover, -2 if not exposed). 1. Step portion of an Attack Maneuver to lean out then the Attack itself. In the next round decide wheter to Attack and then Step to go back to cover OR stand out and possibly take an Aim Maneuvre OR simply go back to cover (e.g. To reload my pistol ) 2. As 1 but with a -2 to Attack because i couldn’t see the target at the beginning of the round 3. As 1 but all in one second... as in a PopUp-Attack (B390). 4. Other options? The problem with #3 is that no one would do otherwise... and it wouldn’t be necessary to say “any hit location necessary to operate the weapon can be targeted at no extra penalty on any turn in which you attack” because at -2 price i will never be there to be hit. I think less problems arise when the cover is horizontal because getting in/out of a cover and use my weapon would be easly a matter of Change Posture Maneuver... or at least a Crouching Free Action. Thanks!