Mano a Mano:Actions

Actions

If a character's stun plus damage is less than half of their health (health/2), they can move and do one powerful action, quick action, combo, evasion or covering. If a character's stun plus damage is at least half of their health (health/2), they can only move half as far and perform only one quick action.

Counterattack

Instead of moving and performing actions on his own turn, a character can counterattack by waiting to move and perform actions right before the attack of the first character to attack them after their turn. Counterattacking does not change the order of characters turns.

Combos

A character can perform one quick action in a combo for each point of speed (rounded up, so a character with 1/4 or 1/2 speed can perform one quick action), plus an extra quick action if that character is using multiple weapons in the combo. If a character splits their attacks between multiple targets they may only attack each target one time per combo.

Covering

Covering another character is similar to counterattack, except that the covering character chooses an ally to defend instead of himself. If the covering character doesn't have enough reach to hit the attacker, or for some reason he can't parry the attack, that covering character will be hurt by the attack when he successfully defends his ally (i.e. "taking a bullet".)

Evasion

By moving defensively instead of attacking a character can get a +2 passive defense bonus against every attack until the end of the character's next turn.

hand weapons		power		damage		modifier
quick attack		quick		half power
strategic attack		powerful		half power		+1 attack
cautious attack		powerful		half power		+1 defense
powerful attack		powerful		full power
outreaching attack		powerful		full power		+1 defense
takedowns		power		damage		modifier
push		quick
trip		powerful
throw		powerful
holds		power		damage		modifier
hold		quick
wrench		powerful
choke		powerful
disarm		powerful
reversal		powerful
stance		power		damage		modifier
drop		quick
stand		quick
instant stand		powerful				+2 defense
thrown weapons		power		damage		modifier
quick attack		quick		half power
powerful attack		powerful		full power		double range
heave		powerful		full power
heave (unwieldy)		2 turns		full power
guns and bows		power		damage		modifier
aim		quick				+2 attack
quick attack		quick		full power
strategic attack		powerful		full power		+1 attack
cautious attack		powerful		full power		+1 defense
draw and fire		powerful		full power
draw (light)		quick
draw (heavy)		powerful
load		quick
unload		quick
replace a clip		powerful

Other quick actions include things like pushing a door closed. Slower actions could count as powerful actions or take a certain number of turns.

Drop

Dropping is a quick action. The character drops to a low crouch, sitting, kneeling or prone position on the ground. While a character is on the ground, they move more slowly (-2 movement, -2 to all hand to hand combat rolls except for grappling) but they are harder to hit with missile weapons (+2 to avoid a missile weapon, even without cover, unless the attack comes from above.)

Stand

Standing up is a quick action.

Instant Stand

Instant stand is a powerful action which includes standing up and gives the character a +2 defense bonus if they make a success roll: agility + acrobatics vs. difficulty zero. (If a character's agility + acrobatics ability is greater than 5 they automatically succeed.) If the roll fails the character stands without the defense bonus.