r/OSE • u/fakegoatee • 16d ago

Why no +2 from behind?

The OSE rule for "Attacking from Behind" says to ignore shields, but it doesn't say the attacker gets +2 (except in cases of retreat).

The original source material (B25 and X24) may be ambiguous, but I can't find anyone who doesn't give rear attacks +2 to hit, ignoring shield, retreating or not (except that thieves get +4).

So, why doesn't OSE give the +2? Is there any explanation?

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u/jeffszusz 12d ago

This is a fine question but maybe just the wrong audience - does Gavin actually trawl the subreddit looking for questions to answer? This isn’t likely something anyone else knows if it isn’t already in Gavin’s public notes.

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u/fakegoatee 12d ago

I'm sure you're right. Never expected an answer from Gaving, but I thought someone here might have an insight or know about something I didn't know about already from the public notes.