[Ranger] Nimble Stike = Buffed Up Spring Attack?

[IanB]

Ah, you are right! For example, in this same graphic:

If I am again the Archer Ranger B in the middle, and my target is Goblin 4 (down and to the right), I can attack from the upper right corner of my square and draw a clean line to each of Goblin 4's corners. However, Goblin 4 cannot draw a clean line from any of his corners to my bottom left corner. Which means I have cover vs. his attacks, but he doesn't have cover vs. my attacks.

Yeah, that would have helped in our game last night. That might be what I was looking for. Thanks!

Correct - or if goblin 3 was one space to the right, then you'd be safe there too. Both the goblins on the left side are clear to shoot at while hiding from them, too. This is one of those things that people that haven't played a lot of DDM take a bit of time to get used to, I think.

 

[Mistwell]

Correct - or if goblin 3 was one space to the right, then you'd be safe there too. Both the goblins on the left side are clear to shoot at while hiding from them, too. This is one of those things that people that haven't played a lot of DDM take a bit of time to get used to, I think.

Wow, I had not even realized that the left side goblins are both in clear shots from the bottom left corner of the Ranger (though the ranger has cover from both of them).

You're right. It's just going to take some getting used to. I don't usually have a straight-edge to figure out things like this, but I guess I will be needing one if I plan on using a lot of cover and concealment to stealth around.