lille354 Posted January 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Well at least I don't feel dumb for raising this now! The problem is really with the woolly description for terrain/cover in the rules? In this instance the card clearly does not say it creates an area of terrain with the soft cover trait within the aura, just that the area within the aura provides soft cover. The description in the rules for cover only refer to it in relation to terrain. So being pedantically literal if the area is not terrain it cannot provide soft cover, but we agree that it does not say it is terrain! If the Ht was not relevant then why bother to include it? A figure up to HT3 within the 4" aura clearly gets the soft cover protection, and one of the traits of soft cover is that any figure within 1" of it gets the same negative bonus. This could be interpreted that a figure 1" from the aura does get the bonus as it is a defining part of soft cover, but it only applies to LOS drawn through terrain - which is not explicitly a given. Of course this leads to the daft position of a figure further away than that being shot through the same aura and not getting the defence bonus, because it is more than 1" away? I think agreement with opponent is required? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lille354 Posted January 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 The general consensus at my club amongst the more experienced players was that the within 1" does apply as that is the rule for soft cover. Not saying this is the definitive answer but it worked for us. Thank you to you all for you input, this forum is a gem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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