spharris
Villager
I have been reading the OLD rules book, and enjoying it thoroughly. I wonder about the overwatch action that can be taken. From the book:
"A very common maneuver used by skirmishing archers is to use two actions to move and then enter overwatch, proceeding from one location of cover to the next. This is a very effective tactic for advancing safely upon the enemy."
This feels like it could be used for 'kiting' - where a ranged character gets to move twice and also shoot at targets the break cover. Help me understand - if the ranged character and the melee character who is trying to reach them have the same speed, the melee one will never reach the ranged one, despite using their full turn to approach the ranged one every round. As long as there is cover for the overwatching ranged attacker, they can move just as far as the melee attacker, get a shot off, and then move again next turn. Ostensibly the melee character does not pause much if at all when pursuing, but the overwatching ranged character does. Not sure how to reconcile that to be honest. Feels like overwatch should be an action not a free action. Clarifications/thoughts?
"A very common maneuver used by skirmishing archers is to use two actions to move and then enter overwatch, proceeding from one location of cover to the next. This is a very effective tactic for advancing safely upon the enemy."
This feels like it could be used for 'kiting' - where a ranged character gets to move twice and also shoot at targets the break cover. Help me understand - if the ranged character and the melee character who is trying to reach them have the same speed, the melee one will never reach the ranged one, despite using their full turn to approach the ranged one every round. As long as there is cover for the overwatching ranged attacker, they can move just as far as the melee attacker, get a shot off, and then move again next turn. Ostensibly the melee character does not pause much if at all when pursuing, but the overwatching ranged character does. Not sure how to reconcile that to be honest. Feels like overwatch should be an action not a free action. Clarifications/thoughts?