Our group is finding single pilot Mech fighting a bit of a let down (underpowered) honestly after our first combat.
Per the rules given
1. "A mech’s available actions per turn depend on the number of operators currently controlling it. While at least one operator is controlling it, a mech can take one move action per turn and one reaction per round."
So with one pilot, 1 move action for the Mech and 1 Reaction, simple enough with nothing expended by the Pilot action economy right?
2. "Operators can take a full action to pilot a mech, granting it an additional move action or standard action that turn (maximum six additional actions per turn). A mech can perform a full action either in place of a standard and move action or in place of two standard actions. Regardless of its total number of actions, a mech can’t use more than two actions to move each turn, and it can’t activate any one mech component (such as a weapon or auxiliary system; see pages 102–108) more than once per round unless otherwise noted."
So with one pilot giving a full action it gives the Mech a 2nd move action or a Standard action, ok got that as well.
A Mech can do 1 full action costing it a Move action and a standard action and that is where we might be missing something.
So in combat a 1 pilot Mech ONLY has 1 move, 1 Standard, 1 Reaction, or 1 full action per round, right?
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3. Next I have seen nothing on class skills the pilot could use in/ per the mech. Do all work as normal inside the mech as per the usual Starfinder combat or is it different?
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4. I'm noticing some of the extra stuff one can put in when building a Mech, per example AUXILIARY SYSTEMS like the Haste Circuit.
"Speed Surge (2 PP) Each time this ability is activated, the mech increases the number of times it can use an action to move by 1, exceeding the normal limit of two movements per turn. This auxiliary system can be used more than once per turn."
But we have this in the rules as well
"Regardless of its total number of actions, a mech can’t use more than two actions to move each turn, and it can’t activate any one mech component (such as a weapon or auxiliary system; see pages 102–108) more than once per round unless otherwise noted."
So can I double move as a full action then use the Haste Circuit 1 time in a round or does this limit me to 2 move actions only regardless of the Mech load out?
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5. I am assuming using the Power Points does not cost an action to use so if you have the PP you can use it for things like this with no action cost to the mech or the pilot? But must conform to one power point specific action per round but can use different PP actions if one has the points for them?
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Thanks
Tom
