Kneeling and Prone

[voodoo54]

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!

[hcobb]

Kneel behind cover: ITL 116 (+2 DX adjustment if the cover provides a crossbow brace)

[FireHorse]

Also, sheltering behind bodies, same page.

[mark hill]

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?)

[voodoo54]

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.

[mark hill]

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)

[JustAnotherJarhead]

Originally Posted by hcobb

Kneel behind cover: ITL 116 (+2 DX adjustment if the cover provides a crossbow brace)

but, if that crossbowman is standing IN a doorway (vertical cover), leaning half out, he is also -2 to shoot back, and gets no "bracing" bonus.

Crossbowmen do much better (both offensively & defensively) when lying prone or supported/braced like a table, tree limb etc...