[GZG] [ECC XII][For Damo] Thoughts on stress for FMAS -

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My leader *was* beside the MG gunner and loaned him a reactivation at least
1/round. It idid not help. Bob's D10 did not feature numbers higher than
6.

I agree that 'outside of line of sight of the enemy' might be harder in some
games. In some situations, it would be very clear (guy having retreated to a
safe spot). But even dropping 1 stress chit per round would have been a help.

As to the grenade solution I proposed: I was sort of envisioning this single
check as covering: 1) activating,
2)
moving to the grenade, 3) throwing it back. It saves on having to make two
checks and a roll. The maximum move allowed would be one standard move in your
terrain (in our case, I think 4"). It just boils multiple checks down to one
roll, rather than several.

I do agree with you that *in some cases* a dive for cover option would leave
you vulnerable, except that 1) getting blown up now versus potentially being
vulnerable next round is a choice in which I always opt for future maybe
danger vs. current sure danger and 2) maybe in the time between now and some
future then where you might get killed while hiding in cover from the grenade
with no actions for the round, your buddies will bring enough support to bear
to keep the enemy off you. Hence why I like the option. Plus "maybe getting
shot later" vs. D8 vs. D4 now.... I'll take the maybe.

For grenades, I enjoy some other games double step throw resolution. Throw for
target point. Deviate to determine landing point. Then roll D12 for
bounce direction and a small die for distance (to cover bounce/roll). Or
use a bounce roll result that makes sense in the terrain. On hard ground
(normal dry earth or desert hardpack), I've seen grenades bounce and roll a
long way. Indoors, I've seen them bounced through doors and windows, although
I've also seen the bounce go awry in training. That's more than throw
deviation, its a bounce and roll after landing. And of course, you don't get
much of that on wet ground, in snow, or in a swamp.

Like Bob, I quite enjoyed the game.