Topic: Hills, scenery or just elevations?

[StealthKnightSteg]

So I have been thinking about hills. I see them treated as scenery in almost all bat reps and thus getting rolled for on the scenery table and granting them the cover bonus. But somehow a flat area, though slightly elevated, doesn't feel right to gain cover for.

Then if you look at the realm battleboards the hill / elevations are just pre-made into them, do we treat those as scenery?

At least I will treat them as just there and no more as scenery and discuss before hand how may elevations we want and where on the table.

thoughts?

[Lord_Crom]

We play with flat hills and at the mo have treated them as per standard rules so they have attribute and give extra save. I play on the old battlemaster play mat which has a river on one side. I count that as one big scenery piece but usually fudge it to be deadly. The scenarios seem to make up rules for scenery so no reason why you shouldn't. I'll be changing the river as seems odd to get better save for taking a swim.

[StealthKnightSteg]

well I would see a save for being in water more appropriate then standing on a hill, being water slowing down arrows and movement (sword slashing) only real thing that a hill provides is better line of sight.

[Baron von Klatz]

There's also letting gravity work for you when shooting from a hill. So maybe a house rule for increased range?