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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 1401415" data-attributes="member: 1656">Looks like a Heavy Crossbow rule to me.Found in a particular place, but applicable beyond the specific.If I turn my back on a creature with a gaze attack, I can't see it.&nbsp; Since this is the only case in the Core Rules (as opposed to the Core Rules plus RotGisms) where turning one's back is an action someone might elect to take to some advantage, it's not surprising that this is where it's found.But there's nothing inherent to gaze attacks that would make someone invisible if you turn your back on them.&nbsp; It's the turning of the back that provides concealment; the gaze attack is just the likely reason one would do it.One the RotGism is introduced, and there is another place where granting an opponent total concealment becomes advantageous, the mechanic for doing so is already defined... and found under &quot;Gaze Attack&quot; for the reason described above.&quot;Possible to achieve&quot; doesn't equate to &quot;not automatic&quot; in the absence of a mechanic for failure, though.It's another way of saying &quot;you can&quot;.Sure.&nbsp; He'd also have the option of &quot;tracking her in a reflective surface&quot; for a 50% chance of avoiding the gaze.-Hyp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 1401415, member: 1656"] Looks like a Heavy Crossbow rule to me. Found in a particular place, but applicable beyond the specific. If I turn my back on a creature with a gaze attack, I can't see it. Since this is the only case in the Core Rules (as opposed to the Core Rules plus RotGisms) where turning one's back is an action someone might elect to take to some advantage, it's not surprising that this is where it's found. But there's nothing inherent to gaze attacks that would make someone invisible if you turn your back on them. It's the turning of the back that provides concealment; the gaze attack is just the likely reason one would do it. One the RotGism is introduced, and there is another place where granting an opponent total concealment becomes advantageous, the mechanic for doing so is already defined... and found under "Gaze Attack" for the reason described above. "Possible to achieve" doesn't equate to "not automatic" in the absence of a mechanic for failure, though. It's another way of saying "you can". Sure. He'd also have the option of "tracking her in a reflective surface" for a 50% chance of avoiding the gaze. -Hyp. [/QUOTE]

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