PSLs with Sweep

[JamesG]

Can a character buy PSLs with Sweep to counteract the -2 OCV penalty for each attack, like they can purchase PSLs with Block or Missile Deflection to counteract the OCV penalties for the 2nd and subsequent Block/Deflection. Or is the -2 OCV per attack considered an intrinsic "OCV penalty associated with a Combat Maneuver" for which PSLs don't apply (per the Skills FAQ).

 

Or is the answer somewhere in between? PSLs can't be used for the initial two attacks in a Sweep, but could be purchased to counteract the additional OCV penalties entailed by the third and subsequent attacks.

[Steve Long]

From the Rules FAQ:

 

Q: 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?

 

A: 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. If he wants to counteract the OCV penalty associated with a Combat Maneuver, buy 2-point Combat Skill Levels.

 

I would consider the -2/attack penalty for Rapid Fire and Sweep an intrinsic part of those Maneuvers, not a negative OCV modifier of the sort PSLs are intended to apply to.