Action-Reaction Unit?

[Ludanto]

Hey, maybe I'm just dense, but I totally don't get this.

Apparently, Tony says that you can't stake/split between your Action and your Reaction, that they are a whole unit and staking/splitting can only happen before the Action or after the Reaction. http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=19894.0

Having looked at the rules on page 25, I totally don't see it.  As a matter of fact, it would seem that the opposite is true.

The last paragraph actually says that that you can't stake/split during a reaction, and that you can only stake/split immediately before or after your action.

I mean, if Tony says it's so, then it's so, but I'm sure that it will come up if I introduce this game to friends, and they're going to want to see the rules.

Any insight on this?  Is there any reason why the rules are better this way?

[Ludanto]

Bah!  Stupid post-a-majig!  One of these has got to go.  Sorry.

[Stefan / 1of3]

The problem I see is that during a reaction only the die can be rolled that was used during the action. If I could split the '5' I rolled during my action, the option to react would be quite worthless for my opponents.

[Ludanto]

I'm not sure if that makes any difference.  The questions isn't whether or not I can split before the other players can react, but whether or not I can split before I react.

[Ludanto]

Sorry, just now thought of this...

I was thinking that it was: Stake/Split > Action > Reaction > Stake/Split > Other Players' Reactions

But maybe it should be: Stake/Split > Action > Reaction > Other Players' Reactions > Stake/Split

Is the latter more correct?

[TonyLB]

The latter is, indeed, more correct.

[Ludanto]

Thanks!

Great game, but gawd-awful difficult to puzzle out from the text sometimes

[TonyLB]

Yeah ... sorry 'bout that.  Still honing my skills as a designer and writer, I'm afraid.  Probably always will be.