IM P A S S A B LE T ER R A IN

ADDITIONAL TERRAIN RULES

Adding terrain to the battlefield presents unique gameplay
challenges and opportunities. Just about anything can be used
as terrain, from model train trees to wooden blocks and other
toys. Many players even build their own custom terrain from
craft supplies.
The terrain rules in this section are designed to accommodate
the kind of custom-built terrain found on wargaming tables.
However, for the purposes of STAR WARS: LEGION, all that
matters is that players agree on which terrain to use and the
rules governing that terrain before playing the game.
This process is quite easy, as players simply need to define the
cover type and movement difficulty for each piece of terrain
they have selected for the battlefield. This section includes rules
for common terrain types, but players are free to expand or
modify these rules as needed.
C OVE R T Y P E
Whether or not a piece of terrain provides cover varies from
miniature to miniature. As a general rule, terrain that blocks
line of sight to half or more of a mini placed directly behind it
can provide cover to that mini, while terrain that blocks less
than half of a mini does not. These terrain determinations
should be made before the game; while playing the game, cover
is resolved according to the rules on page 8.
Terrain either provides no cover, light cover, or heavy cover,
depending on its characteristics. Terrain that completely blocks
line of sight always provides heavy cover.
MOVE M E N T D I F F I C UL TY
Whether or not a piece of terrain impedes movement varies
from unit to unit.
OP E N TE R R A I N
Open terrain is the part of the battlefield that is relatively free
from obstruction, such as open ground, grassy meadows, and
flat sandy beaches. Most of the battlefield will generally be open
terrain. Open terrain neither blocks nor impedes movement.
Rules Reference
Impassable terrain represents buildings, high walls, wrecked
vehicles, deep chasms, and other major impediments.
What is considered impassable terrain varies from mini to mini.
Trooper minis treat anything higher than the height of their
mini to be impassable terrain, while vehicles treat anything
higher than half the height of their mini as impassable terrain. A
unit cannot perform a standard move or a reverse during which
it would overlap impassable terrain.
While units cannot move through impassible terrain, trooper
units can often climb or clamber onto it, provided there is
a flat surface to place them on, and some units often ignore
impassable terrain of a certain hight entirely, due to specific
keywords, allowing them to be placed on top of the terrain or
move past it.
TE RR A I N T Y PES
This section details many of the most commonly available pieces
of terrain, but it is by no means comprehensive. Therefore,
the rules and tables herein are presented as guidelines rather
than hard-and-fast rules. Ultimately, players should decide
for themselves what they wish their battlefield to represent,
adapting these rules as appropriate for their available terrain.
AREA TERRAIN
The most common type of terrain on the battlefield, area terrain,
includes woods, tall grass, rivers, and the ruined shells of blown-
out buildings.
Area terrain is unique in that it represents a zone of terrain, rather
than individual objects or pieces of terrain. When determining
the size of area terrain, imagine a zone beginning at the bottom
edges of the terrain and extending straight upward to a point
parallel with the highest physical feature of the terrain. This
creates a three dimensional, often cylindrical, zone that is effected
by the area terrain. Any attacks made that fire through or into this
zone, even if line of sight is not physically blocked by a feature of
this terrain, are subject to the effects of the area terrain.
It is easy to determine the boundaries of area terrain if it is
mounted on a base of its own, dotted with decorative terrain
elements (such as trees) that can be removed to accommodate the
movement and placement of minis.

D IF F IC U L T T E R R A I N Terrain Cover Trooper Ground Repulsor

Difficult terrain is anything that impedes but does not Type Movement Vehicle Vehicle
completely block movement, such as craters, rubble, or woods. Movement Movement
Troopers moving over barricades or up a steep but low hill also Shallow Water None Difficult Difficult Open
suffer the effects of difficult terrain. Deep Water None Impassable Impassable Open
A unit that begins a move, moves through, or ends a move Tall Grass Light Open Open Open
with any of its minis in difficult terrain has its maximum speed Sparse Light Open Open Open
reduced by 1, to a minimum of 1. Woods/Jungle
The effect of difficult terrain is not cumulative with itself. A unit Ruins Heavy Difficult Difficult Difficult
cannot reduce its maximum speed below 1 by moving though
Dense Heavy Difficult Difficult Impassable
multiple pieces of difficult terrain. Woods/Jungle
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