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	--><p class="single nomargin">A helpless opponent—one who is bound, sleeping, unconscious, or otherwise at your mercy—is an easy target. You can sometimes approach a target that is unaware of your presence, get adjacent to it, and treat it as helpless. If the target is in combat or some other tense situation, and therefore in a sate of acute awareness and readiness, or if the target can use its Dexterity bonus to improve its Reflex Defense, then that target can’t be considered unaware. Furthermore, any reasonable precautions taken by the target—including stationing bodyguards, placing its back to the wall, or being able to make Perception checks—also precludes catching that target unaware and helpless.</p><!--		--><p class="single nomargin">A helpless opponent—one who is bound, sleeping, unconscious, or otherwise at your mercy—is an easy target. You can sometimes approach a target that is unaware of your presence, get adjacent to it, and treat it as helpless. If the target is in combat or some other tense situation, and therefore in a sate of acute awareness and readiness, or if the target can use its Dexterity bonus to improve its Reflex Defense, then that target can’t be considered unaware. Furthermore, any reasonable precautions taken by the target—including stationing bodyguards, placing its back to the wall, or being able to make Perception checks—also precludes catching that target unaware and helpless.</p><!--

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	--><p class="single nomargin">A helpless opponent—one who is bound, sleeping, unconscious, or otherwise at your mercy—is an easy target. You can sometimes approach a target that is unaware of your presence, get adjacent to it, and treat it as helpless. If the target is in combat or some other tense situation, and therefore in a sate of acute awareness and readiness, or if the target can use its Dexterity bonus to improve its Reflex Defense, then that target can’t be considered unaware. Furthermore, any reasonable precautions taken by the target—including stationing bodyguards, placing its back to the wall, or being able to make Perception checks—also precludes catching that target unaware and helpless.</p><!--		--><p class="single nomargin">A helpless opponent—one who is bound, sleeping, unconscious, or otherwise at your mercy—is an easy target. You can sometimes approach a target that is unaware of your presence, get adjacent to it, and treat it as helpless. If the target is in combat or some other tense situation, and therefore in a sate of acute awareness and readiness, or if the target can use its Dexterity bonus to improve its Reflex Defense, then that target can’t be considered unaware. Furthermore, any reasonable precautions taken by the target—including stationing bodyguards, placing its back to the wall, or being able to make Perception checks—also precludes catching that target unaware and helpless.</p><!--

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	<p class="single nomargin">When a creature, droid, object, or vehicle falls, make an attack roll (1d20+20) against its [[Fortitude Defense]]. If the attack succeeds, the subject takes 1d6 points of damag for every 3 meters fallen (to a maximum of 20d6 damage). If the attack fails, the subject only takes half damage. A falling sharacter or droid also lands [[#prone\|prone]].</p><p class="single nomargin">{{indent}}'''Acrobatics and Jump&colon;''' If you are trained in the [[Acrobatics]] or [[Jump]] [[skills]], you can reduce the damage you take from a fall with a successful [[skill check]] (see skill descriptions). If the check succeeds and you take no damage from the fall, you land on your feet. If you fall from a height of greater than 60 meters, treat the fall as being only 60 meters for the purposes of reducing falling distance.</p></div>

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	<p class="single">Concealment encompasses all circumstances where nothing physically blocks a blow or shot, but where something interferes with an attacker’s accuracy. An attack that would normally hit, might actually miss because the target has concealment. A target might gain concealment from fog, smoke, poor lighting, tall grass, foliage, or other effects that make it difficult to pinpoint the target’s location.{{newline}}To determine whether your target has concealment from your ranged attack, choose a corner of your square. If any line from this corner to any corner of the target’s square passes through a square or border that provides concealment, the target has concealment. When making a melee attack against an adjacent target, your target has concealment if their space is entirely within an effect that grants concealment (such as a cloud of smoke).{{newline}}If you attack a target with concealment, you take a −2 penalty on your attack roll. Multiple sources of concealment (such as a defender in a fog at night, with no illumination) no not apply additional penalties.{{newline}}If you attempt to notice a target with concealment, you take a −5 penalty on your [[Perception]] check.{{newline}}'''Ignoring Concealment:''' Concealment isn’t always effective. For instance, a character with low-light vision ignores concealment from darkness (But not total concealment; see below). Likewise, a character with darkvision ignores all concealment from darkness (even total concealment).{{newline}}Fog, smoke, foliage, and other obstructions work normally against characters with darkvision or low-light vision.</p></div>		<p class="single">Concealment encompasses all circumstances where nothing physically blocks a blow or shot, but where something interferes with an attacker’s accuracy. An attack that would normally hit, might actually miss because the target has concealment. A target might gain concealment from fog, smoke, poor lighting, tall grass, foliage, or other effects that make it difficult to pinpoint the target’s location.{{newline}}To determine whether your target has concealment from your ranged attack, choose a corner of your square. If any line from this corner to any corner of the target’s square passes through a square or border that provides concealment, the target has concealment. When making a melee attack against an adjacent target, your target has concealment if their space is entirely within an effect that grants concealment (such as a cloud of smoke).{{newline}}If you attack a target with concealment, you take a −2 penalty on your attack roll. Multiple sources of concealment (such as a defender in a fog at night, with no illumination) no not apply additional penalties.{{newline}}If you attempt to notice a target with concealment, you take a −5 penalty on your [[Perception]] check.{{newline}}'''Ignoring Concealment:''' Concealment isn’t always effective. For instance, a character with low-light vision ignores concealment from darkness (But not total concealment; see below). Likewise, a character with darkvision ignores all concealment from darkness (even total concealment).{{newline}}Fog, smoke, foliage, and other obstructions work normally against characters with darkvision or low-light vision.</p></div>

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	<h4 class="headline">Total Concealment:</h4>		<h4 class="headline">Total Concealment:</h4>
	<p class="single">If you have line of effect to a target, but not line of sight (for instance, if they are in total darkness or if you are blinded), they are considered to have total concealment from you. You can’t attack an opponent that has total concealment, though you can attack into a square that you think they occupy. If you attack a target with total concealment, you take a −5 penalty on your attack roll. You can’t make attacks of opportunity against an opponent with total concealment, even if you know what square or squares the opponent occupies.{{newline}}If you attempt to notice a target with total concealment, you take a −10 penalty on your Perception check.</p></div>		<p class="single">If you have line of effect to a target, but not line of sight (for instance, if they are in total darkness or if you are blinded), they are considered to have total concealment from you. You can’t attack an opponent that has total concealment, though you can attack into a square that you think they occupy. If you attack a target with total concealment, you take a −5 penalty on your attack roll. You can’t make attacks of opportunity against an opponent with total concealment, even if you know what square or squares the opponent occupies.{{newline}}If you attempt to notice a target with total concealment, you take a −10 penalty on your Perception check.</p></div>
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	Creatures and terrain features can provide cover against attacks. A creature with cover gains a +5 cover bonus to its Reflex Defense, no matter how many creatures and terrain features are between it and the attacker. Terrain features that provide cover include trees, walls, vehicles, and cargo crates. A target with cover or improved cover takes no damage from area attacks if the attack roll is less than the target’s Reflex Defense. For a burst or splash weapon, determine cover relative to the center of the weapon’s area of effect. For an autofire weapon, determine cover relative to the attacker.{{newline}}To determine whether an opponent has cover, choose one corner of the attacker’s square. If any line from this corner to any corner of the target’s square passes through a barrier or any square occupied by a creature, the target has cover. The target does not have cover if the line runs along or touches the edge of a wall or other square that would otherwise provide cover.{{newline}}An adjacent opponent never has cover.{{newline}}'''Big Creatures and Cover:''' Any creature with a fighting space larger than 1 square determines cover against melee attacks slightly differently than smaller creatures. Such a creature can choose any square that it occupies to determine whether an opponent has cover against melee attacks. Similarly, when making a melee attack against such a creature, you can pick any of the squares it occupies to determine whether it has cover against you.{{newline}}'''Cover and Attacks of Opportunity:''' You can’t make an attack of opportunity against an opponent with cover relative to you.{{newline}}'''Cover and Stealth Checks:''' You can use cover to make a [[Stealth]] check. Without cover, you usually need concealment to make a Stealth check.{{newline}}'''Low Objects and Cover:''' Low objects provide cover to creatures in those squares. However, the attacker ignores low objects in its own fighting space and adjacent squares. Low objects in the attacker’s space and in adjacent squares don’t provide cover to opponents; essentially, the attacker shoots over them.</p></div>		Creatures and terrain features can provide cover against attacks. A creature with cover gains a +5 cover bonus to its Reflex Defense, no matter how many creatures and terrain features are between it and the attacker. Terrain features that provide cover include trees, walls, vehicles, and cargo crates. A target with cover or improved cover takes no damage from area attacks if the attack roll is less than the target’s Reflex Defense. For a burst or splash weapon, determine cover relative to the center of the weapon’s area of effect. For an autofire weapon, determine cover relative to the attacker.{{newline}}To determine whether an opponent has cover, choose one corner of the attacker’s square. If any line from this corner to any corner of the target’s square passes through a barrier or any square occupied by a creature, the target has cover. The target does not have cover if the line runs along or touches the edge of a wall or other square that would otherwise provide cover.{{newline}}An adjacent opponent never has cover.{{newline}}'''Big Creatures and Cover:''' Any creature with a fighting space larger than 1 square determines cover against melee attacks slightly differently than smaller creatures. Such a creature can choose any square that it occupies to determine whether an opponent has cover against melee attacks. Similarly, when making a melee attack against such a creature, you can pick any of the squares it occupies to determine whether it has cover against you.{{newline}}'''Cover and Attacks of Opportunity:''' You can’t make an attack of opportunity against an opponent with cover relative to you.{{newline}}'''Cover and Stealth Checks:''' You can use cover to make a [[Stealth]] check. Without cover, you usually need concealment to make a Stealth check.{{newline}}'''Low Objects and Cover:''' Low objects provide cover to creatures in those squares. However, the attacker ignores low objects in its own fighting space and adjacent squares. Low objects in the attacker’s space and in adjacent squares don’t provide cover to opponents; essentially, the attacker shoots over them.</p></div>

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	<h4 class="headline">Improved Cover</h4>		<h4 class="headline">Improved Cover</h4>
	<p class="single">In some cases, cover may provide a greater bonus to Reflex Defense. For instance, a character peering around a corner, or through a narrow aperture has even better cover than a character standing behind a low wall, or a landspeeder. In such situations, double the normal cover bonus to Reflex Defense (+10 instead of +5). A creature with improved cover takes no damage from area attacks that fail to hit its Reflex Defense. Furthermore, improved cover provides a +5 bonus on Stealth checks.{{newline}}The GM may impose other penalties or restrictions to attacks depending on the details of the cover. For example, to strike effectively through a gun port, you need to use a long thrusting weapon, such as a lightsaber. A vibro-ax just isn’t going to get through a narrow slit.</p></div>		<p class="single">In some cases, cover may provide a greater bonus to Reflex Defense. For instance, a character peering around a corner, or through a narrow aperture has even better cover than a character standing behind a low wall, or a landspeeder. In such situations, double the normal cover bonus to Reflex Defense (+10 instead of +5). A creature with improved cover takes no damage from area attacks that fail to hit its Reflex Defense. Furthermore, improved cover provides a +5 bonus on Stealth checks.{{newline}}The GM may impose other penalties or restrictions to attacks depending on the details of the cover. For example, to strike effectively through a gun port, you need to use a long thrusting weapon, such as a lightsaber. A vibro-ax just isn’t going to get through a narrow slit.</p></div>

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	<h4 class="headline">Total Cover</h4>		<h4 class="headline">Total Cover</h4>
	<p class="single">If you don’t have a line of effect to your target (for instance, if they are completely behind a high wall), they are considered to have total cover from you. You can’t make an attack against a target that has total cover.</p></div>		<p class="single">If you don’t have a line of effect to your target (for instance, if they are completely behind a high wall), they are considered to have total cover from you. You can’t make an attack against a target that has total cover.</p></div>

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'''Special Combat Rules'''

This section describes various special rules that arise during combat. The rules are presented alphabetically by topic.

Area Attacks

Certain weapons and effects, such as grenades, autofire weapons, or the ''Force Slam (force power..."

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