Common Combat actions

[Ultimatecalibur]

What are some common/generic combat actions that you think pretty much everyone should be able to do in a generic fantasy RPG? Everyone doing them well is not important, just being able to attempt them even if its badly is okay. I just want to know what "common" actions people want available to pretty much everyone.

My list:

• Make basic attacks
• Run
• Walk
• Crawl
• Charge
• Sneak
• Hide
• Roll/Tumble
• Jump
• Jump and attack something while in the air
• Disarm
• Sunder/Break stuff
• Trip
• Grab/Grapple an opponent
• Push
• Duck/Kneel
• Go prone

Suggested by fba827

• Move carefully
• Pull

Suggested by darjr

• Parry/Defend
• Feint/Bluff/Trick

Suggested by Aus Snow

• Intimidate/shock
• Persuade/dissuade
• mock/dishearten
• Called Shots/directed attacks

Suggested by Leatherhead

• Wait/Delay/Ready
• Listen
• Watch
• Shout/Talk/Communicate

Suggested by Man in the Funny Hat

• Stand up

Suggested by Numlock

• Reload Weapon
• Ready/Draw Weapon
• Holster/Sheath Weapon

 

[Mark CMG]

Retreat

 

[TarionzCousin]

This one comes up nearly every time in my group, so I assume it is a common combat action:

• Kill them all!

 

[Ultimatecalibur]

Retreat

This one comes up nearly every time in my group, so I assume it is a common combat action:

• Kill them all!

Funny, but not really what I was asking for. Both of those are more tactics than individual actions.

 

[fba827]

hmm.. your list covers my list just in different words.

* Make basic attacks with an improvised weapon, or unarmed, or regular weapons
* Move: walk, run, crawl, careful movement
* charge, bull rush/push, grab/grapple/pull, trip
* Evade, fall prone

 

[darjr]

Parry
Fient (or trick)
Kneel

 

[The Shaman]

RUN AWAY!


Had to be said.

 

[Aus_Snow]

Intimidate/shock
Persuade/dissuade
Called shot

edit: Maybe mock/dishearten as well.

 

[Ultimatecalibur]

RUN AWAY!


Had to be said.

Sorry Shaman, Mark CMG beat you to that.

 

[Leatherhead]

Wait
Watch.
Listen.
Shout orders.