04-17-2019, 09:02 AM | #1 |
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Southern Carolina
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Kneeling and Prone
After reading over the rules several times I cant figure out what advantage you would gain by kneeling or being prone. I see that being prone gives you a bonus to attacking with a crossbow, but that's it. Am I missing something? Why would you use these options in a combat situation? The only thing I can think of for kneeling is to maybe pick up a weapon? Any insight would help thanks!
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04-17-2019, 09:22 AM | #3 |
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Dayton, Ohio
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Re: Kneeling and Prone
Also, sheltering behind bodies, same page.
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04-17-2019, 09:53 AM | #4 |
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: 'Straya (big island in the pacific)
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Re: Kneeling and Prone
this might be 'old rules' (or my house rules or my imagination lol)
isnt it -4 DX to shoot at prone guys with missile weapons? (hence the WW2 passtime of hitting the deck when bullets start to fly?) Last edited by mark hill; 04-17-2019 at 09:57 AM. |
04-17-2019, 09:58 AM | #5 |
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Southern Carolina
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Re: Kneeling and Prone
Yeah I thought the advantage for both would be to make it more difficult to be hit from a thrown or ranged weapon but I don't see it in the rules anywhere. Maybe that can be my first house rule.
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04-17-2019, 10:01 AM | #6 |
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: 'Straya (big island in the pacific)
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Re: Kneeling and Prone
obviously its not a great tactic for a bowman lol .. one area where xbows definitely have the advantage
AAAND its probably not gonna work great if the shooter is only 1 hex away (possibly 1 or 2 hexes away) Last edited by mark hill; 04-17-2019 at 10:09 AM. |
04-17-2019, 09:39 PM | #7 |
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Cidri
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Re: Kneeling and Prone
The -4 DX for a missile weapons user to hit a target that is prone/concealed is listed on page 122 of the new ITL. It is under concealment. "-4 if your target is half hidden, or prone or kneeling behind a body".
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04-18-2019, 10:37 AM | #8 |
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Southern Carolina
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Re: Kneeling and Prone
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04-18-2019, 11:23 AM | #10 | |
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Dayton, Ohio
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Re: Kneeling and Prone
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The latter, I would think not. Extra details, rather than just something solid, might qualify it as "Create Battlement". |
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