Line of sight (LOS) is used to see if one miniature can “see” another miniature. A player determines LOS from the perspective of their miniatures.This is done by creating a cylinder rising from the miniature’s base called a silhouette. A miniature’s silhouette includes the miniature’s base and the area above it up to the height of the silhouette.When determining LOS between two miniatures, if an unobstructed straight imaginary line can be drawn from any part of one miniature’s silhouette to any part of the other miniature’s silhouette, those miniatures have LOS to each other.Regardless of which silhouettes are used to determine LOS, several things may block LOS by preventing an imaginary straight line from being drawn between the silhouettes of the two miniatures:- The silhouettes of miniatures in vehicle units block LOS.
- Terrain that the players have determined blocks LOS.
- The silhouettes of miniatures in trooper units and all their subtypes do not block LOS.
Terrain can block LOS between miniatures by preventing an unobstructed imaginary straight line from being drawn between their silhouettes. This usually is due to the terrain’s size or shape creating a barrier between the two silhouettes. Additionally, some terrain also blocks LOS due to its nature of being concealing or obscuring—an example of this would be a billowing smokestack, a foggy marsh, or a burning ruin. Terrain like this should be identified by the players before the game begins.
The Battle Droids can draw LOS to the Clone Troopers because they can draw an imaginary straight line from their unit leader’s silhouette to at least 1 of the Clone Trooper’s silhouettes.The Battle Droids can draw LOS to Clone Commander Cody because the silhouette of the Clone Troopers does not block LOS.The Battle Droids do not have LOS to Obi-Wan Kenobi, because the building blocks an unobstructed straight imaginary line from their unit leader’s silhouette to any part of his silhouette.