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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