[37-0202] Combat Cards.pdf

COMBAT CARDS

The Easy

Way to Assess

Your Choices

Combat is the most chaotic situation

in any roleplaying game. So many tar-

gets, so many opportunities . . . so many

options. Half the trick in figuring out the

thing you should do is remembering all

the things you can do.

And that’s where GURPS Combat

Cards come in. These free gaming aids

list all your possible GURPS Fourth

Edition combat options in any situation.

Just print ‘em out, cut ‘em out, and keep

‘em handy for your next gaming session.

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Do Nothing

If you’re attacked before you’ve had a chance to choose a

maneuver – usually at the start of combat – you’re consid-

ered to be taking a Do Nothing maneuver.

Do Nothing

( MENTAL STUN )

You are at -4 to active defenses and cannot retreat. You

must Do Nothing on your next turn. At the end of your turn,

attempt an IQ roll to recover.

On a success, you recover at the end of this turn – that is,

you Do Nothing this turn, but may act normally next turn.

Active Defense: Any.

Movement: None.

Active Defense: Any, at -4.

Movement: None.

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Do Nothing

( STUNNED )

You are at -4 to active defenses and cannot retreat. You

must Do Nothing on your next turn. At the end of your turn,

attempt an HT roll to recover.

On a success, you recover at the end of this turn – that is,

you Do Nothing this turn, but may act normally next turn.

Do Nothing

( SURPRISED )

You are at -4 to active defenses and cannot retreat. You

must Do Nothing on your next turn. At the end of your turn,

attempt an IQ roll to recover.

On a success, you recover at the end of this turn – that is,

you Do Nothing this turn, but may act normally next turn.

Active Defense: Any, at -4.

Movement: None.

Active Defense: Any, at -4.

Movement: None.

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Attack

Use this maneuver to make an armed or unarmed attack

in melee combat, or to use a thrown or missile weapon in

ranged combat.

To use a weapon to attack, it must be ready. If you are

using a melee weapon or unarmed attack, your target must

be within reach. If you are using a ranged weapon, your tar-

get must be within the weapon’s Max range.

Move and Attack

Move as described for the Move Maneuver, but during or

after your move you may make a single, poorly aimed attack.

If you are making a ranged attack, you have a penalty of

-2 or the weapon’s Bulk rating, whichever is worse.

If you are making a melee attack other than a slam, you

have -4 to your skill and your adjusted skill cannot exceed 9.

Active Defense: Any.

Movement: Step. You may step and attack, or attack and

then step. To move further and still attack, take All-Out

Attack or Move and Attack.

Active Defense: Dodge or Block only. You cannot Parry,

and you may not retreat.

Movement: Full Move.

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Feint

“Fake” a melee attack. You cannot Feint someone unless

you could have hit him with a melee attack. This maneuver

is not an attack, though, and does not make your weapon

unready. The full procedure for performing a Feint maneu-

ver is found on page 365 of the Campaigns book.

Move

Move, but take no other action.

You may move any number of yards up to your full Move

score.

Sprinting: If you run forward for two or more turns in a

row, you get bonus movement on your second and later

moves. Add 20% to your Move after one second (drop frac-

tions). Assume that even the slowest sprinter gets at least +1

Move.

Active Defense: Any. However, if you Feint and then

parry with an unbalanced weapon, you cannot attack on

your next turn. This makes the Feint pointless.

Movement: Step.

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Active Defense: Any.

Movement: Full Movement.

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Change Posture

This maneuver lets you switch between any two

“postures.” Valid postures are standing , sitting , kneeling ,

crawling , lying prone (face down) , and lying face up . You

cannot stand up directly from a lying position; you must rise

to a crawling, kneeling, or sitting posture first.

The effects of each posture are summarized on p. 551.

Free Action: Crouch

If standing, you may opt to crouch at the beginning of

your turn. This makes you a smaller target for ranged

attacks, but will slow your movement speed. You cannot

crouch and sprint.

If you are already crouching, it is a free action to rise

from a crouching position at the start of your turn.

Active Defense: Any. Postures other than standing

penalize your defense rolls, but also make you a smaller

target for ranged attacks.

Movement: None. You remain in place as you change

posture.

Attack: -2

Target: -2

Defense: as normal.

Movement: 2/3 normal.

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Ready

Take a Ready maneuver to pick up or draw any item and

prepare it for use. In some cases, you may also need a Ready

maneuver to regain control of an unwieldy weapon after a

swing, or to adjust the reach of a long weapon.

You can use a Ready maneuver to perform physical

actions other than fighting, such as opening or closing a

door. Continuing actions may require multiple, consecutive

Ready maneuvers.

Aim

Specify the weapon you are aiming with and your target.

If you follow an Aim maneuver with an Attack or All-Out

Attack with the same weapon against the same target, you get

a bonus to hit. Add the weapon’s Accuracy (Acc) to your skill.

If you brace a firearm or crossbow you get an extra +1 to

Accuracy.

If you are injured while aiming, you must make a Will roll

or lose your aim.

Active Defense: Any.

Movement: Step.

Active Defense: Any, but use of an Active Defense will

automatically spoil your Aim and lose all accumulated

benefits.

Movement: Step.

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Evaluate

Specify one visible opponent who is close enough to

attack unarmed or with a ready melee weapon, or whom you

could reach with a single Move and Attack maneuver. An

Evaluate maneuver gives you +1 to skill for the purpose of an

Attack, Feint , Move and Attack, or an All-Out Attack.

You may take multiple, consecutive Evaluate maneuvers,

for a maximum bonus of +3.

Concentrate

You concentrate on one primarily mental task. This can

be casting a magical spell, making a psi roll, making a Sense

roll, or many other similar actions.

Some activities require you to take the Concentrate

maneuver for multiple seconds. If you are forced to use

an active defense, knocked down, injured, or otherwise

distracted before you finish, you must make a Will-3 roll. On

a failure, you lose your concentration and must start over.

Active Defense: Any. This does not spoil your evaluation.

Movement: Step.

Active Defense: Any, but see notes above.

Movement: Step.

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Wait

Do nothing unless a particular event you specified in

advance occurs before your next turn. If that happens, you

may transform your Wait into an Attack, Feint, All-Out

Attack, or Ready maneuver.

All-Out Attack

( MELEE – DETERMINED )

Attack any foe with a ready weapon, making no effort to

defend against enemy attacks.

Determined: Make a single attack at +4 to hit.

Active Defense: You may defend normally while you

are waiting, or after your Wait is triggered. If you defend,

you may not transform your wait into an All-Out Attack

maneuver.

Movement: None until your Wait is triggered. You may

then move as appropriate for the maneuver chosen.

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Active Defense: You may make no active defenses at all

until your next turn.

Movement: You may move up to half your Move, but you

can only move forward.

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All-Out Attack

( RANGED – DETERMINED )

Attack any foe with a ready weapon, making no effort to

defend against enemy attacks.

Determined: Make a single attack at +1 to hit.

All-Out Attack

( MELEE – DOUBLE )

Attack any foe with a ready weapon, making no effort to

defend against enemy attacks.

Double: Make two attacks against the same foe, if you

have two ready weapons, or one weapon that does not have

to be readied after use. Attacks with a second weapon in the

off hand are at the usual -4.

Active Defense: You may make no active defenses at all

until your next turn.

Movement: You may move up to half your Move, but you

can only move forward.

Active Defense: You may make no active defenses at all

until your next turn.

Movement: You may move up to half your Move, but you

can only move forward.

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All-Out Attack

( MELEE – FEINT )

Attack any foe with a ready weapon, making no effort to

defend against enemy attacks.

Feint: Make one Feint and then one attack against the

same foe. The Feint applies to this attack instead of the one

you make on your next turn.

All-Out Attack

( MELEE – STRONG )

Attack any foe with a ready weapon, making no effort to

defend against enemy attacks.

Strong: Make a single attack at normal skill. If you hit,

you get +2 to damage (or +1 damage per die, if that would be

better). This only applies to melee attacks doing ST-based

thrust or swing damage.

Active Defense: You may make no active defenses at all

until your next turn.

Movement: You may move up to half your Move, but you

can only move forward.

Active Defense: You may make no active defenses at all

until your next turn.

Movement: You may move up to half your Move, but you

can only move forward.

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All-Out Attack

(RANGED – SUPPRESSION FIRE)

Attack any foe with a ready weapon, making no effort to

defend against enemy attacks.

Suppression Fire: Take the entire turn to spray an area

with automatic fire. You can only choose this maneuver if

your weapon has RoF 5+. See p. 409 for the full effects of

suppression fire.

All-Out Defense

( INCREASED DEFENSE )

Increased Defense: Add +2 to one active defense of your

choice: Dodge, Parry, or Block. This bonus persists until your

next turn.

Active Defense: You may choose any legal active

defense, with bonuses as described above.

Movement: If you choose Increased Dodge , you may

move up to half your Move. Otherwise, the only movement

you may take is a step.

Active Defense: You may make no active defenses at all

until your next turn.

Movement: You may move up to half your Move, but you

can only move forward.

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All-Out Defense

( DOUBLE DEFENSE )

Double Defense: Apply two different active defenses

against the same attack. If you fail your first defense roll

against an attack, you may try a second, different defense

against that attack.

Dodge and Drop

( ACTIVE DEFENSE OPTION )

When under fire, hit the dirt!

You may drop to the ground while dodging, earning a +3

bonus to Dodge.

This is a “dodge and drop.” It is similar to a retreat, but

only effective against ranged attacks. It also has a drawback:

it leaves you prone on the ground.

Active Defense: You may choose any legal active

defense, with bonuses as described above.

Movement: Step.

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Retreat

( ACTIVE DEFENSE OPTION )

Retreat is not a separate defense, but an option you may

add to any active defense against a melee attack.

To exercise this option, you must step away from your

attacker; as with a normal step, you must move at least 1

yard, but no more than 1/10 of your move.

Retreating gives +1 to Block, +1 to Parry, and +3 to

Dodge.

Exception: If you parry using Boxing, Judo, Karate, or

any fencing skill, a retreat gives you +3 to Parry.

Condition:

HP = 0 or Less

You are in immediate danger of collapse.

Make an HT roll at the start of your next turn, at -1 per

full multiple of HP below zero.

Success means you can act normally, but must roll again

every turn to continue functioning.

Failure means you fall unconscious.

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Condition:

Less Than 1/3 HP

You are reeling from your wounds.

Halve your Move and Dodge, whatever they currently are.

Round up.

Condition:

Major Wound

A “major wound” is any single injury of greater than 1 ⁄ 2

your HP.

You must make an immediate HT roll to avoid knock-

down and stunning. On a success, you suffer no penalty

beyond ordinary shock (p. 419) .

On a failure, you’re stunned. You fall prone (if you weren’t

already), and if you were holding anything you drop it.

On a failure by 5 or more, or any critical failure, you fall

unconscious!

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