From:	Andre' Selmer <031SEA@******.WITS.AC.ZA>
Subject:	Re: Combat Pools
Date:	Thu, 14 Sep 1995 12:24:42 +0200

}I'm sure this has been touched on before, but I continue to get
}contradictions. In SRII, the steps A through D in the Combat turn begin
}with "Acting Character's Combat pool refreshes". Does the combat pool
}refresh every Combat turn, or every phase? If every phase is the answer,
}doesn't that seem like overkill?

At the begining of combat ie before even the first shot is fired
the characters start with their combat pool (unless surprized). On
their action they recieve dice equal to their combat pool to spend as
they see fit on combat skills, body and for a dodge but it
depends on what rules you follow. Okay so you can double a skill
with your combat pool, but if I remeber correctly you can also
assign dice to your dodge and (if you have a weak one) body. That is
what I think is the main rule, I'll happily though defer to Gurth on
this one <grin>.

Under our house rules it works as follows. Characters start with
combat pool before initiative is rolled on the first round. There
after the pool refreshs up to the maximum dice each time the
character as an action. In ranged combat the character may only spend
his pool on dodge and body rolls.

With Melee combat, before initiative is rolled on round #1 characters
gain dice equal to their dice and relevant melee weapon skill. The
character may spend dice on attack (at initiative), defence (at any
time providing that dice are left in pool), or body. Maximum dice
allowed to spend on attack/defence is skill, for body it is double.

A twenty second explination..

Andre'

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