Suppose I'm playing a ranged character. I am standing with an ally between me and my enemies, which grants "+2 defenses" for cover. I decide to further go prone. Do I now have a "+4 defenses", 2 from cover and 2 from prone? Or is "going prone" a 'cover bonus' and therefore nonstacking with the cover bonus from my ally?
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\$\begingroup\$ Don't forget that prone also gives you a -2 to Attack, and significantly limits your mobility. So, the question becomes whether the +2 to ranged defense worth it? \$\endgroup\$– IsziCommented Jan 19, 2011 at 15:22
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2\$\begingroup\$ Magic Missile Never Misses :) \$\endgroup\$– GWLlosaCommented Jan 19, 2011 at 15:23
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Prone gives you:
You get a +2 bonus to all defenses against ranged attacks from nonadjacent enemies.
Cover gives the attacker
-2 Penalty to Attack Rolls (for ranged attacks)
So against non-adjacent ranged attacks you have a +2 bonus to all defenses and the attacker takes -2 to his Attack.
Effectively your defenses are 4 higher.
answered Jan 19, 2011 at 15:11
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\$\begingroup\$ Ha! +1: Quicker than me and with a more readable anwer :D \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jan 19, 2011 at 15:15
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Cover does not grant you a +2 bonus to defenses: it imposes a -2 (unnamed) penalty to attacker's attack rolls.
Being prone grants you a +2 (unnamed) bonus to defenses against ranged attacks from non-adjacent enemies.
So, against a ranged attack from a non-adjacent enemy you got a +2 to all defenses for taking cover behind your ally and the attacker gets a -2 to hit you because you are prone.
As a reminder, however, unnamed bonuses stack unless they're from the same named game element.
answered Jan 19, 2011 at 15:12
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1\$\begingroup\$ "Unless they're from the same named game element". \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jan 19, 2011 at 15:16
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\$\begingroup\$ Correct. A condition that I remember only when on topic but that is always true. Going to edit. Thanks. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jan 19, 2011 at 15:17
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\$\begingroup\$ Minor correction - all penalties are untyped, and therefore stack (unless they are from the same named game element) \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jan 19, 2011 at 15:21
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\$\begingroup\$ I remember so too. I wrote about bonuses (not penalties) because of I was unsure. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jan 19, 2011 at 15:22