[TS] Slicing the pie, a question?

[safisher]

Originally Posted by Ultraviolet

Am I correct in assuming this is excecuted as one step per round at a time?

From TS24: "The next turn, take another step, and so on, slowly circling around the corner."

It does not say this explicitly, but I would treat this like a Step and Concentrate maneuver. See Situational Awareness, TS11. In game terms, you also avoid Bulk penalties.

The reason you go slow is so that you can see the guy first, and so that no more of you is visible than necessary. More cover, means a harder shot for him. Stealth is involved as well, since you could very well ease out, see him, and shoot him before he sees you. It can take a long time to clear a building this way. If you have to move in on a bad guy taking the Wait maneuver there are two ways: rush him and cause a Fright Check, or approach him while using maximum cover.

By slicing the pie, if you spy him and are undetected, you can then move back into cover, alert your partner or support team, and decide how to attack. A SWAT team or military squad might use explosives or flash bangs. A couple of cops searching a reported B&E might quietly switch places -- bringing the single long gun between them into the front position, say. Gesture helps here! Or they may decide to rush the guy and scare him into surrendering. Ready on 1, 2, 3 . . . "Freeze!, Freeze!, Drop the gun!, Drop the gun!, Drop the gun!, Drop the gun! . . ."