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<blockquote data-quote="Riastlin" data-source="post: 5699726" data-attributes="member: 94022"><p>Technically, I think you are right that the RAW do not distinguish between small and medium creatures for purposes of being able to gain cover (and I agree with [MENTION=6683307]CroBob[/MENTION] that partial cover is good enough).</p><p></p><p>That being said, I think that this is one of those areas where even though the RAW do not cover it, the DM should feel free to implement Rule 0. Just keep in mind that the same rules apply for all the PCs and all the NPCs/Monsters, etc. So a small sized monster could also use the tree or low wall for greater cover. Conversely, the large sized ogre might not get any benefit for trying to crouch behind the two foot high wall. </p><p></p><p>So personally, I would try to take it as a case by case situation, but it also helps if your players are willing to trust you not to just arbitrarily screw them. Remain consistent and it should work just fine. If your players don't have a lot of trust in the DM (and plenty of players have had really bad experiences with DMs) then feel free to stick with the RAW.</p><p></p><p>At the end of the day, I think this is just another example of how the RAW can't really cover every conceivable scenario. If they did, the rule books would likely be 1000 pages. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Riastlin, post: 5699726, member: 94022"] Technically, I think you are right that the RAW do not distinguish between small and medium creatures for purposes of being able to gain cover (and I agree with [MENTION=6683307]CroBob[/MENTION] that partial cover is good enough). That being said, I think that this is one of those areas where even though the RAW do not cover it, the DM should feel free to implement Rule 0. Just keep in mind that the same rules apply for all the PCs and all the NPCs/Monsters, etc. So a small sized monster could also use the tree or low wall for greater cover. Conversely, the large sized ogre might not get any benefit for trying to crouch behind the two foot high wall. So personally, I would try to take it as a case by case situation, but it also helps if your players are willing to trust you not to just arbitrarily screw them. Remain consistent and it should work just fine. If your players don't have a lot of trust in the DM (and plenty of players have had really bad experiences with DMs) then feel free to stick with the RAW. At the end of the day, I think this is just another example of how the RAW can't really cover every conceivable scenario. If they did, the rule books would likely be 1000 pages. :p [/QUOTE]
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