Determining surprise

[AllenOwen]

The rules say it is the GM's job to determine surprise. How would one do this?

[Sunrunners_Fire]

Originally Posted by AllenOwen

The rules say it is the GM's job to determine surprise. How would one do this?

GM Fiat, or, as I prefer to call it, "Because I say so."

Basic Set, pg 393, gives guidelines on when to use the different kinds of surprise.

[AllenOwen]

yes but how does one go about determining when they are "frozen"?

[Sunrunners_Fire]

Originally Posted by AllenOwen

yes but how does one go about determining when they are "frozen"?

If the GM rules it is a Total Surprise and the character doesn't have Combat Reflexes? They are "frozen" (looping Do Nothing maneuvers) for 1d seconds.

[Crakkerjakk]

More detailed guidelines are given in Tactical Shooting in The Combat Mind section.