The following section discusses Basic Actions a character can perform, each explained. Advanced Actions are described on the following page in their own section. Both also have useful summary pages to recap what each action means.

TURN SEQUENCE SUMMARY
Each Phase, roll one die and add your REF. During this 3-second segment, do the following:

[A] Choose Your Action You have 1 Action each Phase. These actions can be Attacks or involve other types of activity. If attacking go to [B]; if not, skip down to [D].

[B] Check Line of Sight You can attack anything positioned forwards of your shoulders, as long as nothing else is in the way.

[C] Check Range Each attack has a range, listed in meters/yards. 

[D] Resolve Action See Taking Action [pg.141]. In general, roll 1die and add to your Characteristic+ Skill. If the action was an Attack, go to [E]. If not, go on to NEXT PHASE [F].

[E] Resolve Damage If you hit, roll a number of 6-sided dice equal to the Damage Class.

[F] Go to Next Phase Start again with the process.

ADVANCED ACTIONS
These are other Actions you can take besides the Basic ones. Remember that even this list is only a fraction of the possible maneuvers you may want to invent or add to your campaigns.

LIFTING & THROWING

Strength 

The Strength table below is for deadlifting the weight to waist (or dragging it).Pressing it overhead would be half of your Lift, carrying (at 1/2 normal MOVE). Pushing or lifting it for throwing would be reduced to one fourth of the listed weight.

Throwing stuff
1) Compare the weight of the object to the closest approximate weight on the Weight Modifier table.

Important: You must be able to lift the object in order to throw it (no cheating!).

2) Subtract the Throw Modifier value from your current Throw (STR+1). Subtract 1 if the object is not aerodynamic; also subtract 1 if it isn't balanced for throwing. Find your new Throw on the Distance Table (below) to determine how far you can throw the object. If the Throw is below .5, you can't throw it.

Throw Modifier Table
Weight (Kg) Weight (Lbs) Example Modify Throw

            
Less than 2 kg/Less than 4lbs...Baseball -0
			
2kg/4lbs........................................-1
			
4kg/9lbs........................................-2
			
9kg/20lbs.......................................-3
			
18kg/40lbs......................................-4
			
36 kg/72lbs           Small Child...............-5
			
72 kg/158lbs	      Adult Male,Lamp post......-6
			
143 kg/317lbs 	      Manhole Cover.............-7
			
287 kg/634lbs 	      Motorcycle................-8
			
575 kg/1,265lbs       Small Car.................-9
			
1.15 tons/1.265tons   Large car................-10
			

MELEE & HAND-TO-HAND ATTACKS
Strike-this basic Attack Action includes punches and kicks, as well attacks using swords, clubs, knives and other melee weapons. In general, a strike can be defined as any attack made with a body part or that is powered by the strength of the body. The simplest Attack, it involves only four steps: Facing, Range, Line of Sight and Modifiers.

FACING & RANGE
Facing is the direction you are pointing. Since many Fuzion games are played "in head" (without maps), the standing rule is that you can clearly face anything that is positioned forward of your shoulders. When using a standard gaming hex map, characters "face" through any three adjacent sides of the hex they are standing in.

Range:
Can I Reach Out and Smack It?
As a rule, Melee attacks can hit any target within 4m/yds of you; this defined as MELEE RANGE. Polearms and other long melee weapons can hit anything within 6m/yds of you; this is Extended Melee Range and is applicable only to these weapons.

Line of Sight:
What's in the way?
Line of sight deals with whether anything's between you and your target.

Modifiers:
What Are My Chances to Hit?
Combat Modifiers take into account the conditions of the battle. Modifiers are always applied to Offensive Rolls. You may use some, none, or all of these rules:

A Special Modifier:
Surprise! It's an Ambush!
An attack that surprises the target, such as an ambush or a backstab, gives the Attacker a +5 Offensive bonus for that attack (but no initiative bonus).

Making The Attack
In combat, the Attacker combines his Skill in his chosen Weapon or Hand to Hand skill with his REF and a die roll to create an Attack Totall. He may also have to add or subtract certain modifiers from this Attack Total to determine the final outcome. Example: an attacking character with a REF Characteristic of 5 a Hand to Hand Skill of 6 and a die roll of 6 has a Attack Total of 17. A -2 mod for an aimed shot in turn brings this down to 15.

The Defender combines his DEX, Athletics (or another skill like Fencing or Hand to hand if GM permits) skill and a die roll (in HERO, a flat value of 10 can be substituted for the roll) to produce a comparable Defense Value. Example: a character with DEX of 4, an Athletics skill of +6 and a die roll of 3 has a Defense Value of 13. The two rolls are compared; if the Attack Total is equal or greater than the Defense Value, you hit!

A Built-In Modifier: Weapon Accuracy
Weapon Accuracy [WA] reflects the difference in quality between weapons, and their effect on their user's abilities; the better and easier to use the weapon, the better you use it (and the worse the weapon...). WA's are not always used in Fuzion games, as their use varies from campaign to campaign. When they are brought into play, you will always find them listed in the description of the weapon. To use them, just apply the WA to your Attack roll as with any other Modifier.

RANGED COMBAT
Ranged Combat occurs whenever you shoot at something. Any ranged weapon or attack can be "shot"-energy beams can be shot from a superhero's hands, bullets can be shot from a gun, stones can be shot from a sling. In general, if it strikes the target from a distance, it's Ranged Combat.

Line of Sight:
Is there anything in the way?

Line of sight deals with whether anything's between you and your target.

RANGE:
Is it Close Enough to hit?
In Fuzion, "shooting" ranges aren't based on how far the gun can shoot, but on how easy it is for a marksman to clearly see a target(if you can't see it, you're firing blind no matter how far your gun reaches).

This means that weapon ranges tend to overlap until they reach their Extreme ranges; as reflected in the table below. The Modifiers for each range are listed in [brackets] as well:

Melee [ -2] Within4m/yds or less of the target. This is also basic Melee and Hand to Hand range.

Close [ +0 ] Within 10m/yds of the target.

Medium [ -2 ] Within 50m/yds of the target.

Long [ -4 ] 51m/yds up to the listed range of the weapon.

Extreme [ -4, plus -1 for every full 50m/yds past listed Range. If listed range is < 50m/yds, -4 applies to distances between Close range and listed range.] This can be "bought down" by aiming, using scopes, bracing and other things. Example: a rifle has a listed Range of 400 m/yds. If I shoot something at 600m/yds, that raises the range modifier from -4 to -8).

NUMBER OF SHOTS & RATES OF FIRE:
Unlike Melee weapons, most ranged attacks have a limited number of Shots(arrows, bullets, charges, etc.); this will usually be listed in the attack's description.

Rate of Fire [ROF] is how many times the attack can be "shot"in a 3 second phase. Most ranged weapons have an ROF of 1 or 2, but others may have the capacity for automatic fire and ROFs of 20 or more. Like Shots, this will also be listed in the attack description.

Modifiers:
What Are My Chances to Hit?
Combat Modifiers take into account the conditions of the battle. Modifiers are always applied to Attacks. You may use some, none, or all applicable modifiers to make the combat in Fuzion more exciting and realistic.

A Built-In Modifier: Weapon Accuracy
Weapon Accuracy [WA] reflects the difference in quality between weapons, and their effect on their user's abilities; the better and easier to use the weapon, the better you use it (and the worse the weapon...). WA's are not always used in Fuzion games, as their use varies from campaign to campaign. However, when they are in play, you'll find them listed in the description of the weapon. To use them, just apply the WA to your Attack roll as with any other Modifier.

Making the Attack
In combat, the Attacker combines his Skill in his chosen Weapon with his REF and a die roll to create an Attack Total. He may also have to add or subtract certain modifiers (such as range, cover, etc.) from this Attack Total to determine the final outcome. Example: an attacking character with a REF Characteristic 5 a Firearms Skill of 6 and a die roll of 6 has a Attack Total of 17. A -2 modifier for range in turn brings this down to 15.

The Defender combines his DEX, Hand to Hand skill and a die roll  to produce a comparable Defense Value. Example: a character with DEX of 4, an a skill of +6 and a die roll of 3 has a Defense Value of 13. The two; Attack Total and Defense Value, are compared. If the Attack Total is equal or greater than the Defense Value, the attack succeeds.

Vehicles: When attacking a vehicle, the attacker will use his skill with the appropriate vehicle weapon or vehicle attack skill (such as Gunnery or Heavy Weapons). He attacks as usual, opposing his target's skill in controlling the vehicle (such as Driving or Piloting). The resolution is completed the same as all other Combats.

Targeting Against Range: Sometimes, you need to hit an apple, or a tree or something else without Skills or Characteristics. In these cases, the GM will set a Difficulty Value based on the range.

Melee (4m/yds or less) 4
Close (10m/yds or less) 8
Medium (50/yds or less) 12
Long (out to listed range of weapon) 16
Extreme (beyond listed range) 16, +2 per +100m/yds

SPECIAL ATTACKS

Area Effect Attacks
Area Effects are attacks (Energy Blasts, Shotguns, Flamethrowers, Stun Fields, Gas and other effects) that strike an area rather than a character. The area affected depends on the kind of attack made and will always be described as part of its description or construction. The outcome is determined by each defender in the area defending against a single attack total; those who fail take damage.

Presence Attacks
A powerful personality can have a strong effect on other people by words, actions, or sometimes by their mere presence. We call this effect a Presence Attack. A Presence Attack can be many different things, depending on the intent of the attacker: Fear, awe, surprise, surrender, rage, courage, hope, commitment, or other emotions or actions.
Making a Presence Attack does not require a combat Action, though sometimes performing a combat Action makes a Presence Attack more powerful(see Presence Attack Modifiers table). Usually a Presence Attack consists of a well-chosen phrase, such as "Surrender or die!" or "Champions to the rescue - follow me!" or even just "Stop!" Roll 1D6 for every 1 point of PRE; you may add or subtract dice depending on the GM's judgement (see the Presence Attack Modifiers table for suggested modifiers).Total the dice and compare the total against each target's Resistance value to find the effect.
Presence Attacks depend heavily on the circumstances, so the GM should feel free to modify the number of dice in the attack. The table below has some suggested modifiers:
The modifiers and the effects of Presence Attacks really depend a great deal on exactly what's happening and what is intended. The GM should use Presence Attacks to increase the drama of a situation or make things more interesting.