D&D 3E/3.5 cover in 3.5?

[night_lord]

how has cover changed in 3.5? Am i right in understanding it to be that cover just gives a +4 to AC now? There is no more 3/4 cover, 1/2 cover etc? Sorry but can someone clear this up?

 

[Kae'Yoss]

The rules only speak of cover and conceilment now. Other values are still supported, but usually the standard values are used, for simplicity's sake

 

[Dark Dragon]

AFAIK, if a creature has cover, it gets a +4 cover bonus to AC. There is no 1/4, 9/10 cover anymore. Keeps things simple.

 

[Caliban]

AFAIK, if a creature has cover, it gets a +4 cover bonus to AC. There is no 1/4, 9/10 cover anymore. Keeps things simple.

There is still the equivalent of 9/10 cover if the DM thinks you qualify for it.

 

[Melkor]

If and when my group decides to switch over to 3.5, this is the one thing I will keep from 3.0. I'll probably copy and cut out the description, charts, and images of 3.0 cover & concealment and attach them to the back cover of my 3.5 PHB.

 

[Dark Dragon]

There is still the equivalent of 9/10 cover if the DM thinks you qualify for it.

Hrmm, was the cover table from 3.0 taken to 3.5? Can't remember that(ok, I'll be 30 next year ). Provides 9/10 cover +7 to AC?

 

[Caliban]

Hrmm, was the cover table from 3.0 taken to 3.5? Can't remember that(ok, I'll be 30 next year ). Provides 9/10 cover +7 to AC?

No, the cover table is gone. In general you just have "Cover" or "Improved Cover" (at the DM's discretion).

Cover gives +4 AC and +2 on Reflex saves.

Improved Cover gives +8 AC, +4 on Reflex saves, Improved evasion, and +10 on Hide checks. It also prevents many types of weapons from being used to attack you, depending on how the cover is defined. (i.e. a battleaxe or mace cannot strike you through an narrow arrow slit, but an arrow or spear could.)

 

[Dark Dragon]

Ah. Thanks for clarification, Caliban!

 

[Darklone]

Ah. Thanks for clarification, Caliban!

Btw, the same ruling applies to concealment... if the DM wishes, he can apply different concealment miss chances for different cases.

Example: not so dense fog, some opponents are at the edge, some more to the middle...