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Actions and Action Points
To do anything with your character in Meat Space consists of taking some kind of action, these actions can be broken down into 6 Primary types:
Each of these Action types is representative of how quickly any given task or manoeuvre can be accomplished by a character.
A character May only perform actions if they have the required amount of Action or Quick Action Points.
For further detail on each action and their costs see below.
Action
An Action costs 1 Action Point to perform.
Unless otherwise stated, an Action may only be performed during the performing Character's Turn.
Double Action
A Double Action costs 2 Action Points to perform.
Unless otherwise stated, a Double Action may only be performed during the performing Character's Turn.
Similar to a normal Action but requires an amount of Action points equivalent to the listed Multi to be paid together, eg. a Double-Action would cost 2 Action points, a Triple-action 3 points and so on.
Quick Action
A Quick Action costs 1 Quick Action Point to perform.
A Quick Action may be performed during your own Turn, during other Characters Turns or while resolving rolls or effects, as Appropriate.
Quick Actions cost 1 Quick Action Point per use and may be used at any time, even during others turns and checks, there may be some exceptions to this depending on GM say so.
Turn Action
The same as a normal Action but costs all of your Action points for your Turn.
Round Action
The Same as a Turn Action but additionally costs all of your Quick Action Points for the Round.
Free Action
A Free Action costs no Action Points or Quick Action Points to perform.
A Free Action may be performed during your own Turn, during other Characters Turns or while resolving rolls, as Appropriate. In addition, unless otherwise stated, a Free Action can never provoke a Multitasking Save or trigger Exhaustion.
Free Actions inherently cost nothing and can be used anytime within reason but are quite rare and often have additional costs or restrictions to use them.