How to avoid killing your player characters as GM

[Varyon]

Originally Posted by Fred Brackin

It wouldn't be the first time Kromm changed a rule between straight Gurps and DFRPG. I find the text in Campaigns clear enough. when it wanted to say "any" facing it did.

It also seems to be pretty clear when you can only change facing by one hex side, such as on a Retreat (which is probably the best opener to disengaging - Retreat and change Facing by one hex side, then change it by another hex side in the process of moving into the side-front hex furthest from the foe, and run away from there - no loss of movement points to turning, so unless the foe is faster than you, they won't be able to catch up; and it kinda makes a degree of sense to take advantage of the momentary opening when someone tries to attack you to take off running). The only thing that isn't 100%, no question, clear seems to be Step, where it simply says you can change facing "freely" rather than spelling out that it only allows for a one hex-side change or allows for changing to any desired facing. I personally interpret it as the latter, but I could potentially see cause for the former (treating the explicit call-out to only getting to change facing by one hex-side on a Retreat as a reminder of how the facing change normally works on a Step, rather than an exception to how facing change normally works on a Step).