Re: FMA Discussion Points

>ACTIONS
>So far I have the following list:

>
>MOVE
>FIRE
>AIM
>ENGAGE IN CLOSE COMBAT
>COMMUNICATE
>TRANSFER ACTIVATION
>GO ON OVERWATCH
>CHANGE WEAPON
>PREPARE WEAPON
>TREAT CASUALTY
>ATTEMPT TO REMOVE SUPPRESSION
>REMOVE A RELOAD CHIT
>TAKE COVER
>DO NOTHING
>
>Is this list complete? Are there any that should be added or removed?

Shouldn't there be 2 types of MOVE action:  Regular Move, and Fast Move?
Also, what about a "Dodging Move" - something like you get to move your
regular move, but it costs both your actions and you can't do anything
else
- but you are harder to hit...

What about "Interrogate" - find out from a captured prisoner about enemy
"secrets" on the board, like mine counters, etc.

How about "Prepare Item" or "Repair Item" or "Use Item" as actions.  For
example, picking a lock on a door (Cop sneaking into a gang building),
setting explosives, changing batteries in a found radio, etc etc etc. 
Lots
of scenario possibilities with this kind of thing, but there needs to be
a
mechanism for interacting with stuff in the world other than weapons.

Are vehicles likely to come into this game - and if so, would they be
part
of the core rules (police APC for example, or biker gangs on bikes)?  If
so, what about "Driving/Piloting" as an action?  Or do we say that this
is
an "expansion" sort of thing, and leave it alone for the present?

Would "Embark/Disembark" from a vehicle be a separate type of action?

>
>When should Reaction Tests be taken? So far I have the following:
>
>When isolated ("Where is everyone?")
>In order to enter close combat ("Chaaarge!!")
>To stand against an enemy attempting to enter close combat ("Look out
>boys, here they come!")
>Friendly casualty in line of sight ("Hey, they’re shooting at us!")
>Moving through smoke
>
>Any others?
>

How about:

When suffers a wound?
When fired at by terror causing weapon (ie flame thrower)?

That's it for now - maybe more later :)

Adrian

Adrian Johnson
ajohnson@idirect.com