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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lord Pendragon" data-source="post: 1884463" data-attributes="member: 707">I can see what you're saying, but I still think full cover any time all the time is too much and not what was intended.  Using the Immediate Action interpretation, a cavalier could basically attack as he wanted, while using the Take Cover option during everyone else's turn but his own, and have full cover all the time.  That's insane, IMO.Instead, I interpret Take Cover to be something you can only do on your turn.  It doesn't cost an action to initiate, but doing so means you can't attack or cast spells.  It's basically an improved version of Full Defense.  So if your enemy is 400 yards away, you could drop down to the side of your horse and be covered while you charge across the intervening space.  Then when you get there, you swing back into your saddle and start attacking, at which point you can't also have cover.</blockquote>