Cover (Action)

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Cover in action gives an effective Dodge rating - it is not additive. This means it is a tactic for the unskilled - skilled fighters have better Dodge than all but the heaviest cover. It can offer a significant advantage in combat among mooks.

What constitutes cover as opposed to concealment depends on the weapon or tool used, but should generally be read generously;a bullet may be able to penetrate even a rather thick wooden wall, but accuracy is usually lost completely. Still some weapons, particularly heavy sniper rifles, antitank guns, and direct artillery, are designed to shoot trough cover rather than around cover.

Amount of Cover	Examples	Dodge rating
Flimsy cover	Lying down on a flat lawn or road, flimsy cover such as brush or cloth	10
Soft cover	Lying down in terrain, partial hard cover, or heavily concealed	12
Hard cover	Behind wall or corner, looking out of a foxhole, or fully concealed	14
Full cover	Entrenched, behind small window in strong wall, line of sight but no line of effect (where applicable)	16
Fortified	Gun port, arrow slit, bunker, trough doors	18
Hidden	No direct line of effect	20