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Polydamas · 09-26-2012, 08:36 AM

Exactly. One of the premises of GURPS is that players always choose what their character tries to do, barring supernatural compulsion or a failed Fright Check. The Basic Set psychological disincentive for ignoring suppressive Fire is the chance that you might get hit, Tactical Shooting adds some more complicated optional rules.

The other use of Suppressive Fire is that it can be used whether or not you can see the target. In a recent arena game the German side took out two of five Russians with suppressive fire without ever seeing them: one was shot in the leg and the other failed a Fright Check after a near miss and passed out.

09-26-2012, 08:36 AM	#8
Polydamas Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central Europe	Re: What use is Suppression Fire? Exactly. One of the premises of GURPS is that players always choose what their character tries to do, barring supernatural compulsion or a failed Fright Check. The Basic Set psychological disincentive for ignoring suppressive Fire is the chance that you might get hit, Tactical Shooting adds some more complicated optional rules. The other use of Suppressive Fire is that it can be used whether or not you can see the target. In a recent arena game the German side took out two of five Russians with suppressive fire without ever seeing them: one was shot in the leg and the other failed a Fright Check after a near miss and passed out. __________________ "It is easier to banish a habit of thought than a piece of knowledge." H. Beam Piper This forum got less aggravating when I started using the ignore feature