Hopeless Shots
(Rule)Description: When to-hit modifiers make the needed roll to hit with a Shooting Attack 7+, apply the following procedure:
1 - Roll to hit. Rolls of ‘6’ are considered successful.
2 - For each successful roll, roll to hit again: this second to-hit roll is always successful on a roll of 4+, and the shot hits.
3 - Proceed as described under .
If there are enough modifiers to make the needed roll to hit 8 or more, the shot cannot hit.
For example, a model withBow (4+) shoots at a target benefiting from Hard Cover (-2 to hit), and is Moving and Shooting (-1). This would require the shooter to roll 7+ on a D6, which means that this shot follows the Hopeless Shots rule. If a ‘6’ is rolled, roll to-hit again. If the shooter manages to roll 4+ on the second attempt, the shot hits.
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Example of HardCover .
a) The model cannot shoot (as itsLine of Sight is blocked).
b) The model can shoot (as the enemy is withinLine of Sight) . Hard Cover is applied since more than half of the Target Facing is obscured by a Terrain Feature that contributes to Hard Cover .
c) The model can shoot (enemy withinLine of Sight) . No cover is applied since half or less of the Target Facing is obscured by a Terrain Feature that contributes to Hard Cover .
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Example of Soft and HardCover .Less than half of the Target Facing is obscured by obstructions contributing either to Soft or Hard Cover . However, more than half is obscured by the combination of both. In this case, the target counts as benefiting from Soft Cover .
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SoftCover from intervening models .This diagram shows all possible Height combinations between shooting, target, and intervening models that result in Soft Cover or no cover . The intervening model is assumed to be placed in such a way that it is sufficiently obscuring the target from the shooter. All other Height combinations yield either Hard Cover or no Line of Sight , depending on whether the target is completely obscured by the intervening model or not.
1 - Roll to hit. Rolls of ‘6’ are considered successful.
2 - For each successful roll, roll to hit again: this second to-hit roll is always successful on a roll of 4+, and the shot hits.
3 - Proceed as described under .
If there are enough modifiers to make the needed roll to hit 8 or more, the shot cannot hit.
For example, a model with
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Example of Hard
a) The model cannot shoot (as its
b) The model can shoot (as the enemy is within
c) The model can shoot (enemy within
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Example of Soft and Hard
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Soft