Question: Could a character buy Penalty Skill Levels to counteract the standard OCV penalty imposed by a Combat Maneuver, such as the -3 OCV for a Grab By?
Answer: No. If a character wants to buy PSLs with the attack, he has to define some form of negative OCV modifier they counteract such as the Range Modifier or Hit Location modifiers. He cannot apply them to, for example, the -3 OCV with Grab By, the -v/5 penalty for Move Through, or the -2 per subsequent attack for Rapid Fire/Sweep. If he wants to counteract the OCV penalty associated with a Combat Maneuver, buy 2-point Combat Skill Levels.
All the examples listed are combat maneuvers. I had always thought of autofire as a combat maneuver, but after checking FREd, it is not listed. Can a character use PSL's to offset the -2 per additional hit for autofire?
If not, would an appropriate way to buy the effect be:
+1 with Ranged Combat, Only for offsetting Autofire Penalties (-1) AP: 5, RP: 2
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Question: Could a character buy Penalty Skill Levels to counteract the standard OCV penalty imposed by a Combat Maneuver, such as the -3 OCV for a Grab By?
Answer: No. If a character wants to buy PSLs with the attack, he has to define some form of negative OCV modifier they counteract such as the Range Modifier or Hit Location modifiers. He cannot apply them to, for example, the -3 OCV with Grab By, the -v/5 penalty for Move Through, or the -2 per subsequent attack for Rapid Fire/Sweep. If he wants to counteract the OCV penalty associated with a Combat Maneuver, buy 2-point Combat Skill Levels.
All the examples listed are combat maneuvers. I had always thought of autofire as a combat maneuver, but after checking FREd, it is not listed. Can a character use PSL's to offset the -2 per additional hit for autofire?
If not, would an appropriate way to buy the effect be:
+1 with Ranged Combat, Only for offsetting Autofire Penalties (-1) AP: 5, RP: 2
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