Editing Ogre:CharacterCodex:Combat:Modifiers (section)

====Degree of Cover====
Cover is assessed in subjective measurements of how much protection it offers. The GM determines the value of cover. This measure is not a strict mathematical calculation, because a character gains more value from covering the parts of his or her body that are more likely to be struck. If the bottom half of a character’s body is covered, that only gives one-quarter cover, because most vital areas are still fully exposed. If one side or the other of a character’s body is covered, the character gets one-half cover.

'''One-tenth:''' Mostly provided by shields.

'''One-quarter:''' Standing behind a 3-ft. high wall. Behind a creature of smaller size

'''One-half:''' Fighting from around a corner or a tree. Standing at an open window. Behind a creature of same size.

'''Three-quarters:''' Peering around a corner or a big tree. Behind a creature of bigger size.

'''Nine-tenths:''' Standing at an arrow slit. Behind a door that’s slightly ajar.

'''Total:''' On the other side of a solid wall. It is normally impossible to target someone with total cover unless you find a way to avoid the cover like shooting through a door hoping to hit the person behind or shoot high in the sky with a bow so that the arrow will end on the other side of a wall. Doing so incurs listed penalty, otherwise simply rules the attack as impossible.

'''Defense Modifier:''' Cover gives the Defense bonuses for different degrees of cover. Add the relevant number to the character’s Defense. Cover bonus are not cumulative.

'''Area Defense Modifier:''' Cover gives the a different Defense bonus against area attack. This bonus only applies to attacks that originate or burst out from a point on the other side of the cover.

'''Hide Modifier:''' You need cover to hide and the more you have, the easier it is to hide.

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: left"
!Degree of Cover
!Defense
!Area Defense
!Hide
|-
| One-tenth
| +1
| 0
| -8
|-
| One-quarter
| +2
| +1
| -4
|-
| One-half
| +4
| +2
| 0
|-
| Three-quarters
| +8
| +4
| +4
|-
| Nine-tenths
| +16
| +8 <sup>1</sup>
| +8
|-
| Total
| +32
| +16 <sup>1</sup>
| +16
|}
<sup>1</sup> Half damage if attack is successful; no damage if the attack is a failure.