Change Posture

This maneuver lets you switch
between any two “postures” (stances
in which you can pose your body).
Valid postures are standing, sitting,
kneeling, crawling, lying prone (face
down), and lying face up. Any posture
other than standing slows your move-
ment and penalizes your attack and
defense rolls, but also makes you a
smaller target for ranged attacks.
You cannot stand up directly from
a lying position. If you are lying (prone
or face up), you must take a Change
Posture maneuver to rise to a crawl-
ing, kneeling, or sitting posture first. A
second Change Posture maneuver lets
you stand from any of these postures.
(Going from standing up to lying
down, however, only takes one maneu-
ver – or none at all, if the change was
involuntary!)
You can switch between kneeling
and standing (only) as the “step” por-
tion of any maneuver that allows a
step – you don’t need Change Posture
for that. This is instead of using the
step to move. Thus, you could go from
prone to kneeling with a Change
Posture maneuver on one turn, and
then stand up in place on your next
turn by taking a maneuver that allows
a step.
Crouching does not require a
Change Posture maneuver; see Free
Actions (p. 363).
Movement: None. You remain in
place as you change posture.
Active Defense: Any. Postures other
than standing penalize your defense
rolls, but also make you a smaller tar-
get for ranged attacks.