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Shooting into Melee

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

I came across this topic when browsing through the Warhammer forums of FFG and found it a very interesting topic. We all know the situation when the PCs encounter a group of monsters and a battle starts. Some of the PCs are involved directly in hand-to-hand combat while others try to support them by firing with bows, crossbow or guns at the enemy. The WFRP rulebook p. 130 states that a character firing into melee suffers a -20% Ballistic Skill penalty.  But what happens when a shooter misses? Does his missile just miss or could it actually hit another combatant in the melee?

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