A couple of questions about the SET maneuver

[JamesG]

Hi Steve,

A couple of quick questions about the SET maneuver:

1 - Can it be used in Hand-to-Hand, or only at range? The table on 5E-254 and text on 5E-259 don't say, but the sample character sheet after the Index indicates it is for Ranged Attacks only.

2 - Can a character Set and Attack in the same initial phase, or must he spend an entire phase just setting first? For example, assume a Speed 6 character, just entering combat. Can he in Phase 2 Set and Attack (performing no other actions, except zero phase actions, such as Brace). Or is it in Phase 2 he Sets, then in Phase 4 he maintains the Set and Attacks?

Thanks.

[Steve Long]

1. It only applies to ranged attacks.

2. As noted on 5E 259, a character who wants to use Set must spend a Full Phase aiming, during which he can do nothing else other than Zero-Phase Actions. That means no attacking. Once he's spent the Phase establishing his Set, he can attack in later Phases with the appropriate bonus as described. In your example, the character spends his Phase in Segment 2 establishing his Set; that's all he can do. In his Phase in Segment 4, he attacks with the Set bonus.