The driving force behind RPS²'s combat rules is to be as realistic as possible while still being as simple as possible. The decision of whether or not that goal was achieved I leave up to you, the player. If certain rules seem overcomplicated, let me know and I will do my best to simplify. If combat seems to drag on forever, tell me, and I'll see what I can trim. On the other hand, if the game appears well-balanced and speedy enough, let me know that too. It's good to know when you've done something right.

   Combat in RPS² is turn-based. The combat procedure is divided up into time segments called "rounds", each of which is 3 seconds in duration. Each round, (usually) every character involved in the fray will act, one at a time, one after the other. The process of organizing each combat round is explained in the next section, [4.1] The Combat Round.

• [4.1] The Combat Round
  
  • [4.1.1] Initiative Roll
    
    • [4.1.1.1] Surprise
      
    • [4.1.1.2] Quickdraw
      
  • [4.1.2] Declaring Actions
    
    • [4.1.2.1] Number of Actions
      
  • [4.1.3] Performing Actions
    
    • [4.1.3.1] Yielding an Action
      
    • [4.1.3.2] Canceling an action
      
• [4.2] Actions
  
  • [4.2.1] Move
    
    • [4.2.1.1] Walking
      
    • [4.2.1.2] Jogging
      
    • [4.2.1.3] Running
      
  • [4.2.2] Dodge
    
  • [4.2.3] Draw Weapon
    
  • [4.2.4] Load Weapon
    
  • [4.2.5] Load Magazine
    
  • [4.2.6] Attack
    
  • [4.2.7] Other Actions
    
• [4.3] Ranged Attacks
  
  • [4.3.1] Types of Ranged Attacks
    
    • [4.3.1.1] Single shots
      
    • [4.3.1.2] 3-Round Burst
      
    • [4.3.1.3] Full Auto
      
      • [4.3.1.3.1] Multiple Targets
        
  • [4.3.2] Modifiers
    
    • [4.3.2.1] Weight Penalties
      
    • [4.3.2.2] Sighting Distance
      
    • [4.3.2.3] Effective Range
      
    • [4.3.2.4] Switching Targets
      
    • [4.3.2.5] Target Size
      
    • [4.3.2.6] Cover
      
    • [4.3.2.7] Movement
      
    • [4.3.2.8] Weak-Hand
      
    • [4.3.2.9] Two Weapons
      
    • [4.3.2.10] Lighting
      
    • [4.3.2.11] Quickdraw
      
    • [4.3.2.12] Lying Prone
      
    • [4.3.2.13] Resting a Weapon
      
    • [4.3.2.14] Mounting a Weapon
      
    • [4.3.2.15] Aiming
      
    • [4.3.2.16] Called Shots
      
  • [4.3.3] Fumbles
    
• [4.4] Physical Attacks
  
  • [4.4.1] Types of Physical Attacks
    
    • [4.4.1.1] Standard
      
    • [4.4.1.2] Lunge
      
    • [4.4.1.3] Parry
      
    • [4.4.1.4] Block
      
    • [4.4.1.5] Disarm
      
    • [4.4.1.6] Punch
      
    • [4.4.1.7] Kick
      
    • [4.4.1.8] Grapple
      
    • [4.4.1.9] Tackle
      
  • [4.4.2] Distances
    
  • [4.4.3] Modifiers
    
    • [4.4.3.1] Lighting
      
    • [4.4.3.2] Target Size
      
    • [4.4.3.3] Movement
      
    • [4.4.3.4] Crouching/Prone
      
    • [4.4.3.5] Multiple Weapons
      
    • [4.4.3.6] Weak-hand Attacks
      
    • [4.4.3.7] Quickdraw
      
    • [4.4.3.8] Switching Targets
      
    • [4.4.3.9] Called Shots
      
  • [4.4.4] Fumbles
    
• [4.5] Calculating Damage
  
  • [4.5.1] Weapon's Damage
    
  • [4.5.2] Attack Roll Success
    
  • [4.5.3] Armor
    
  • [4.5.4] Attacking Structures
    
• [4.6] Hit Location