Hi guys, I just need a quick sanity check on the rules for cover saves.
Consider the attached piccie.
This is the shot I had with my vindi at a squad of Space Marines. The range was around 20",
the shot hit directly, so no scatter.
The terrain piece you see in the mid-ground is a GW smashed Aquila piece and it was determined
during setup that it was not on of the pieces of Area Terrain, so the normal rules from the BRB
and TLOS are in effect.
As can be determined from the piccie, the terrain in no way provides LOS coverage to the
squad from the perspective of the Vindi, so I took the view that the squad did not benefit
from any Cover Save from the Aquila.
The issue arose, however, when my opponent claimed that as my LOS crossed over the
Aquila, he squad received a 4+ Cover Save. This was despite him freely conceding it wasn't
area terrain. He said it was how the cover / terrain rules worked and that was how it was
played in several tourneys he'd played in too.
I've got to be honest, I was taken aback. So much so that I need you guys to confirm for me
that I'm reading the rules right and I'm not totally insane.
Looking forward to getting some opinions on this one.
Regards.