This really needs to be a sidebar in the 2019 rulebook, or hopefully they throw it in the updated 2018 Comprehensive book:

It specifically says the line of fire being drawn from it. Does that include lines of fire being drawn to a lower elevation as well?

In other words if a character is on an level 3 square and shooting down towards a level 1 square, does a character (regardless of size) on a level 2 square in between the two characters block LOF?

I don't know if this is just a mis-understanding on my part, but I always think of LOF being drawn from the attacker to the target. So that ruling makes it sound like the only elevation that's being considered for "lowest elevation" is that of the attacker.

But that doesn't make any sense so I assume that I'm mis-understanding and the actual interpretation is "as long as the character in the middle is lower than both the attacker and target(s), he doesn't block LOF".

The squares on E2 would block line of fire from E3 to E1 whether there was a character occupying them or not.

Which is why the answer is worded the way it is.

I don't know what you mean I was just trying to help mparks since he still seemed confused. His question is not really addressed by this answer from WK but is from here:

Also, to answer mparks other question, lines of fire are reciprocal unless some form of Improved Targeting is involved, so if the attacker can draw line of fire to the opposing character, the opposing character can also draw line of fire back to the attacker.

Thanks for the clarification on the reciprocity. I assumed it was that way, but the use of the word "from" and not "from or to" confused me.

And I admit that, having played Avalon Hill games that dealt with elevation LOF in a much more "real world" way, the way that HC does it feels....wrong. Which ends up making me more confused.

I was further supporting your point, since he wondered why the answer was so focused on the attacker.

Just because I quote someone doesn't mean I'm being contrary.

My bad :-) I am a perfectionist and always concerned I messed something up.

Thanks to whom ever submitted question to WIN and actually got an answer!

I know several people submitted variations of the questions. I'm just glad they got to it relatively quickly.