03-24-2019, 09:07 AM | #1 | |
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Crossbow - Prone or Kneeling Fire
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How about kneeling over a barrel or large rock that is being used for cover?
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03-24-2019, 10:28 AM | #2 |
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Re: Crossbow - Prone or Kneeling Fire
I tend to say no to vertical bracing like the side of a tree or column, but yes to horizontal bracing like a barrel, rock, or occasional very fortuitously-located horizontal tree branch.
i.e. I don't think you can brace a crossbow sideways. I think it means like steadying a camera - if it's resting on something solid, then it's not your hands resisting gravity, so it tends to be much more stable. |
03-24-2019, 01:25 PM | #3 |
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Dayton, Ohio
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Re: Crossbow - Prone or Kneeling Fire
You couldn't brace the crossbow itself against a vertical tree trunk, but you could brace yourself a bit by leaning against it — and also gain a bit of cover.
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03-24-2019, 02:34 PM | #4 |
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: London Uk, but originally from Scotland
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Re: Crossbow - Prone or Kneeling Fire
You need to brace the weapon, not yourself; that's what the rule says. It's like a stand for a gun. The stand steadies the gun, not the shooter.
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03-24-2019, 08:35 PM | #5 |
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Location: Arizona
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Re: Crossbow - Prone or Kneeling Fire
I'm with Skarg on this one, I think. Though, I suppose, if one of my players could argue it logically, I might give them a +1 for vertical bracing, just like if they were prone. Still, I think the +2 should be reserved for when you have the weapon braced, not the person.
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03-24-2019, 10:06 PM | #6 |
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Re: Crossbow - Prone or Kneeling Fire
I've never fired an authentic replica heavy crossbow, but it doesn't look to me like something that would benefit from a vertical brace. It is just a big, awkwardly shaped machine that would probably have to rest on something to be truly braced.
On a related point, I didn't notice what the new edition says about under strengthed people using crossbows. If I have ST 10 and use a heavy crossbow on a fully braced support, can I shoot without a penalty? Or is it at -5? |
03-25-2019, 02:11 AM | #7 | |
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03-25-2019, 08:39 AM | #8 | |
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Re: Crossbow - Prone or Kneeling Fire
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Over the barrel or rock, I would want to know if you are resting the crossbow on it. If so, yes, its braced. Just my two cents. |
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03-25-2019, 09:08 AM | #9 | ||
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03-25-2019, 10:46 AM | #10 | |
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Re: Crossbow - Prone or Kneeling Fire
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You could also have this: "Corporal Maynar, kneel and lower your head. Jonesy over here is going to use your back as a brace."
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