My name is Tom, and I'm a Malifaux newb :facepalm:
OK, I just came through the Breach 2 weeks ago, and have played two games so far (1/Rasputina and 1/Lady J) at 26 stones.
I've read over the terrain section in and I think that we're glossing over some critical terrain functions that actually make terrain work and I want to get some clarification, please.
A. Walls. Our terrain board is flat and has several solid field stone walls (such as around a grave yard) designated as Ht1, climbable, and (I would assume hard cover as per pg61). Can a Ht 1 model, such as a Ophelia, see OVER a Ht 1 terrain feature if she is within 1 inch of it? Can a Ht 1 model, such as Ophelia, see OVER a Ht 1 terrain feature if she is further back than 1 inch from the terrain piece? Can a model that is more than 1 inch away from the Ht 1 wall see OVER it to something 1 inch or more away from the wall on the other side? Can a model that is more than 1 inch away from the Ht 1 wall see OVER it to a HT1 model that is within 1 inch of the wall? Does it cost 1 inch of movement UP and DOWN said Ht 1 wall to cross over it (thus requiring 2 inches to cross) or does it cost 1 inch UP-and-OVER to the other side? Can a Ht 2 or taller model use a Ht 1 solid wall to crouch down behind and thus gain full cover? Can a model stand on top of said terrain piece and thus gain Ht 3 to gain LOS? 2. LOS as it relates to terrain features.
A. If ANY LOS can be drawn from the attacker to the target that crosses a terrain feature that grants cover, even if there is a clear LOS around that cover, the target is assumed to get the benefit of said cover? (Yes, I know it's on pg40, just asking for a final yes/no).
Thanks. Probably more later, too. I'm just getting this all figured out.