Tactical Movement

This article is obsolete, but is being kept for historical reference.

Tactical Movement is for "Rushing enemies, keeping your distance from rushing enemies, ability to maneuver a battlefield, speed of travel" and is rolled against enemy TacMov..

Its max level is Dexterity * 3, Wits * 5.

In combat, TacMov is rolled against TacMov to set the range, but relevant combat skills are rolled for the fight itself.

Tactical movement also aids in defence against fixed traps; the roll is awareness + 1/5 TacMov.

Rulings

TacMov is rolled to dodge attacks from medium to long range if they require bodily evacuating the area.

TacMov includes moving around obstacles, moving in three dimensions, and positioning in combat. Ninja with low TacMov can move quickly in a straight line over easy terrain. Higher TacMov improves harder movement.

Stretchers are slower and easier-tracked than piggyback.

In combat, TacMov doesn't gain dice from multiple combatants; it's rolled individually.

Rolling TacMov to dodge means you can't attack that round, but you can if you roll to maintain engagement distance.

Vacuum step xor substitution (provided there's a valid target) can be added to TacMov.

Skywalkers grant +20 dice for TacMov when used to disengage (dodging or running away) and +5 to closing distances when engaging, when skywalkers are applicable. This bonus cannot exceed your TacMov level.

The +5 offensive bonus granted by skywalkers applies to syrup trap.

TacMov can be levelled by travelling, but the travel distance needs to be sufficient (as determined by QM fiat) for leveling to take place.

Outstanding Issues

Effect of weight, previously 20kg imposing -3 dice and 40kg imposing -6 dice, is "under discussion."

8–10 days of travel was enough to train 8–12 levels in TacMov, but 5–6 days wasn't. Both whether fewer levels could be trained in less time and an explicit relationship between time traveled and levels gained is "under discussion."

Velorien has "no idea" how the "against enemy combat roll if fleeing" part of TacMov's description that remains in the character sheet came about.