Time and Movement

This section is devoted to non-combat time and non-combat movement. Time and movement in tactical combat are particular and consume real-time minutes.

When using tactical combat, time takes place in 2-second chunks called units and movement is recorded using tokens and hexagon covered mats. This meticulous time and space keeping is part and parcel of the tactical combat system. Half a minute of game time could take hours of real-time to work through.

Non-combat time and movement are entirely the opposite. The expedition could have a month of game time pass by in an instant of real-time. A few months of space travel could pass as quickly as the bowl of chips across the game table.

When persona lives are not on the line, game time passes as a convenience. What gets accomplished is monitored qualitatively. A research team could try to upgrade a vehicle system. A nomad could spend time befriending and training a new alien friend. A datalyzer could sum ten thousand prime numbers to the power of eleven. A mercenary could heal her injuries and return her HPS Total to HPS Max. Any of these things could take place in an instant with a single Task Roll.