V&V COMBAT MANOEUVRES

These manoeuvres are inspired by several RPG sources (Champions and Marvel Super-Heroes mainly), and the comics themselves. I would like to thank the folks at the V&V Webhall Forums for the feedback and ideas.

AIM
This allows a character to take extra time to aim at a target, thereby improving his chance to hit. A character must aim at a specific target (either individual or object); he can't just aim until a target presents itself. A character who chooses to aim must spend an entire Phase tracking the target (this costs an action). On the next Phase, the character gains a +1 to hit bonus on all attacks against the target which he is aiming at. A character who is aiming can attack on a Phase, then track his target for several Phases, and then attack again, all without losing his Aiming bonus. However, should the character not attack or track his target then he loses his Aiming bonus. A character can Aim and Brace in a single Phase, thus gaining both bonuses and the drawback of being easier to hit (+2 bonus to hit the character).

BLOCK
This action allows a character to attempt to block incoming attacks with force. This defensive action must be declared before the opponent rolls to attack. The defender rolls his HTH Damage and subtracts that amount from the damage of the incoming attack (Body Armour/Invulnerability still apply). The GM has final say on what can and cannot be blocked (i.e. a fire cannot be blocked but an ice pillar can).

BRACED
This allows the character to Brace himself in order to steady his aim and improve his accuracy against ranged opponents. It costs only movement to Brace oneself, thus granting the character a +2 bonus to hit (used to offset Range Penalties only). Unfortunately, the drawback is that the character is easier to hit since he has to stand still to steady his aim (all attacks against a Braced character gains a +2 bonus to be hit (all attacks against a Braced character gain a +2 bonus to hit since a Braced character is slower to evade such attacks because his attention is on his target).

CALLING THE KNOCKBACK
This manoeuvre was inspired by John Bua. Thanks John for allowing me to use it here. This action requires the character to make a successful Special Attack for it to come into play. If successful, the attacker can name (""call") the target where the opponent will be knocked back to. In other words, they can name the destination of the knockback attack. i.e. Character A wants to punch his target upwards towards the sticky spiderwerbs (in the hope that the opponent will become entangled in the webs). He "calls the Knockback" and succeeds. He hits his opponent upwards in the planned direction.

COORDINATED ATTACKS
This manoeuvre allows two or more characters to coordinate their attacks against a single opponent. To coordinate attacks, the two (or more) attackers must have fought together in the past and trained in working together. This "training" could occur in a Danger Room for superheroes, or over the course of numerous combats for other characters.
        To coordinate their attacks, the characters must attack on the same Phase. This might require characters to delay their Phase to coincide with a slower comrade's Phase. Should two (or more) of the coordinated attacks hit then add all of the damage done (from all of the successful hits) and apply the following:
        § Multiply the victim's chances of unconsciousness (by HP damage) by 2.
        § Knockback is doubled.
        [OPTIONAL] The GM may require the characters to spend a Training bonus to gain the benefits of coordinated attacks (personally, I don't think the benefits of an coordinated attack warrant a Training bonus but that's just me). If the combat is particularly confusing or noisy, the the GM may require Detect Hidden rolls to notice the cue to attack (I would double the normal percentage since the character is expecting the cue).

DISARM
If an HTH attack is successful, make a STR check for both combatants (roll HTH Damage, highest roll wins). If the attacker wins the disarm roll by twice or more points, then he can make a saving throw on percentage dice vs Agility to literally snatch the object from the opponent's hand. Otherwise the object in question falls to the ground (roll 1d12 for direction and 1d4 for the number of feet the object tumbles away). A ranged disarm attack works the same way but substitute the power's damage die for the HTH Damage roll. A ranged disarm attack cannot snatch the object like in a HTH attack with possible exception of Telekinesis or Magnetic Powers (or any other power as determined by the GM).

DIVE FOR COVER
This manoeuvre allows the character to get out of the way of explosions and areas based attacks (this manoeuvre can be performed outside of a character's Action Sequence but then costs 2 PR.). The character chooses a location to dive to and must make a successful saving throw vs Agility on d20 (with a modifier of –1 per 1" of distance). If the roll is successful, the character will be in the designated location when the attack goes off. If the roll is a failure, the character is considered to be in the air at his starting location. A character can only dive for cover up to 1/3 his maximum movement. Diving for cover can also be used to protect another character from attack. If the character succeeds at his Agility saving throw then he takes full damage from the incoming attack (no roll to hit is necessary). If the saving throw is failed, then the attacker rolls to hit as normal.

EVASION
This action means the character is actively dodging any incoming attacks. As long as he is Evading, he receives a negative modifier to be hit equal to one-tenth of his current Power, round down. This applies to all attacks during the duration which the character is aware of (the standard percentage chance to Detect Danger applies).

HAYMAKER
This is basically an all-out punch that requires a successful Special Attack and costs an additional 2 PR (whether or not the attack is successful). A Haymaker punch does an extra half die of HTH Damage and all damage is considered double for the purpose of determining knockback. i.e. If someone does 1d12 damage, then when doing a haymaker, he does an additional 1d6 damage (for a total of 1d12 + 1d6 HTH damage).

MOVE BY
This action allows a character to attack while doing a full move. The character thrusts out an arm, leg, tail or what-have-you and hits the target as he moves by. This type of attack does half HTH damage plus bonus damage based on the character's velocity/2. One drawback is that without proper protection (Body Armour, Invulnerability, etc), the attacking character will take 1/3 of the damage himself.

MOVE THROUGH
This action allows the character to attack at the end of his move by literally ramming into the target. This type of attack does HTH damage plus bonus damage based on the character's velocity. One drawback is that without proper protection (Body Armour, Invulnerability, etc), the attacking character will take 1/2 of the damage himself. Damage is considered doubled for knockback purposes. If he hits but does no knockback, then the attacker takes full damage (it's like running into a wall).