Utility of a Master Tactician

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by evileeyore

I put that under Strategy.

My break down? Strategy is what happens leading up the fight on the ground and is happening at base camp while the battle rages.

Tactics is the arrangement immediately preceding the fight, maneuvers and strategies made while enmeshed within the fight, and actions taken immediately following the fight.

Its a weird line, because its obviously different, but the line isn't clear.



Looking at the rules, both can possibly be used to guess enemy plans, but tactics has that as a GM option and limits when it can be used. Tactics explictly says you start in an advantageous position if you win the quick contest, and its useful for spotting ambushes. Having read the description, I may start giving characters strategy more often than tactics (or rather, emphasizing strategy) because it seems more versatile.