Does the character on the higher level have to be on the edge of the higher level?

There's a box 1 elevation up that is 3x3, so there's 1 space in the middle touching no edges/rims (is that what they're called?) Can that character in the middle box elevated up shoot at characters down on the ground, and can characters on the ground shoot at him? Does it matter if the character on the ground is in a square adjacent to the elevated terrain?

The character in the middle of elevated terrain would have the line of fire blocked by the OTHER squares of elevated terrain.


A character in the bold/underlined square would have the line of fire between it and a character on level 1 blocked by whichever square(s) of level 2 the LOF went through.

You need to be on the rim to shoot or be shot. If you are in the middle square, your line of fire to the lower elevation is blocked. As is any line of fire to you from the lower elevation.

Under normal circumstances with non-giant, non-colossal characters, a character must be on the rim to attack/be attacked from a lower elevation. There are lots of variables and multiple elevations to consider, but that's the basic rule, gotta be on the rim to shoot down/be shot at.

giants and colossals have to be on the rim as well to have LOF to characters on lower elevations.

I'm sure what he meant was that colossals are considered at the highest elevation around them and can shoot characters on the elevated terrain in the center because they are of the same elevation.

This is exactly what I meant. Get out of my head!

These were the quickest and most intelligible response I've ever gotten. Thanks so much!

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My basic understanding is if there are multiple levels of Elevation, like the Fortress of Solitude map. A character on the edge of the highest level may shoot down at a character on the lowest level, but the character on the lowest level may not shoot UP at the character on the highest right? Because it's LOF crosses multiple squares of elevated terrain..

Is this correct, or have we been playing wrong since Superman?

Looks like you have been playing wrong. LoF is always (barring Stealth and other complications) reciprocal, so if a character on the higher elevation can draw LoF to the lower elevation, then the character on the lower elevation can also draw LoF to the higher elevation. And this works only if there are no squares higher than the lower character between the characters.

My question is about multiple elevation changes.. like so..

xx|xx|xx
x1|xx|x2
xx|xx|xx

Figure one is on the rim of the highest level of elevated terrain.. figure 2 is on the lowest level of elevated..

Now figure 1 can shoot DOWN at figure 2..

Can figure 2 shoot UP at Figure 1?

LOF of fire is blocked for both characters, assuming 2 is a .

1 can't shoot 2. 2 can't shoot 1.

In your diagram there is a middle level which is higher than the level which 2 is on and it will block the LoF for both.

Elevation is simpler than most people want to make it. A red elevation line ALWAYS blocks line of fire, except for:

1. elevation lines lower than or at the level of the lowest of the two figures drawing Line of Fire between them.
2. elevation lines on the border of a space occupied by the highest of the two figures.

Any other red elevation lines block line of fire.