Combat Rounds, Time and Actions

Duration: Combat is quick and dirty. Each turn in a combat round lasts only 3 seconds.
Actions: Everything you do during your turn is considered an action, and consumes action points.
Types of Action:

• Movement: Involve displacing your body.
• Maneuver: Involves doing or operating something.
• Attack: Trying to waste some bastard.

Action Points: At the beginning of each turn, you have 3 action points, each symbolizing 1 second.
Distance and Speed: To know more, go to Combat Movement.
Exertion: After each 5 rounds of combat you get 1 Fatigue level. Additionally, you spend energy and lose water, at a rate of 1 WP and 1 EP every 5 rounds. Check out the Sustenance System.

Combat Actions and their Costs

Different types of combat actions, and their cost in action points.

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Type	Action	Cost
Movement	Move	1
Movement	Sprint	1
Movement	Jump	1
Movement	Climb	1
Movement	Stand Up / Fall Prone	1
Movement	Sneak	1
Movement	Acrobatics	1
Maneuver	Recover	1
Maneuver	Reload Bow / Sling	1
Maneuver	Reload Crossbow	2
Maneuver	Aim	1
Maneuver	Unsheathe/draw a readily accessible weapon	1
Maneuver	Get something from your pocket	1
Maneuver	Get something from your backpack	6
Attack	Ranged	1
Attack	Light Melee	2
Attack	Heavy Melee	3
Attack	Polearms	3
Attack	Unarmed	1
Free	Talking / Screaming	0