Observing an opponent is a basic action any Actor in an Action Sequence can choose to perform, and indeed is encouraged to do often to try and predict what their opponent intends to do and thereby react to it. As an Action Sequence begins, an Actor simply places this action card face down and invests into the desired amount of Action Points and ASI that they intend to use to observe one of their opponents, calculates how many ASI will pass before the outcome is revealed, and notifies the GM what ASI this action will take place on so that they may add it to the ASI timeline for the Action Sequence. Once all of the involved actors have committed to at least one future action by placing their action card stack face down, the Action Sequence can proceed to Resolving Outcomes. Hopefully the Actor who took the Observe Foe action was wise enough to invest few enough Action Points and ASI in this action so that it goes before the action of the foe they intend to observe!

To resolve this phase, each Actor in the combat may bid Intuition Points to discover what one or more opponent is intending to do this round. Actors bid secretly and when all players are done, the number of IP invested in the bid are revealed in any order with the player revealing how many IP were invested in each opponent to try and discover what they intend to do.

1. Title: Observe Foe
2. Description: a brief description of what the Action is or how it can be used in the game.
3. Game Mechanic: how to adjudicate use of the Action in the rules during gameplay.
4. Prerequisite: if the Action requires a certain condition, such as the Actor possessing an item, it will be listed here.
5. Action Point Cost: how many Action Points it costs to perform the Action.
6. Stat Point Cost: lists which Stat Points can be spent on this Action, and how many.

To determine the outcome, subtract the number or Intuition Points (IP) invested by from the Agility Points (AP) invested by the opponent in the case of a physical action, or Reason Points (RP) in the case of a mental action like a spell, then consult the resulting score from the list below:

• -2 or more: no information discovered. The opponent is too skilled or tricky and whatever they are doing will come as a total surprise during the Resolve Outcomes phase of combat!
• -1: the action Classification only is discovered about the opponent's intended action this round. Example: if the opponent intends to take a combat action, social action, etc.
• 0: the action Classification and the Action Type are discovered (see Action Codes). For Example: if the opponent where casting a spell, this would reveal that the action Classification is Mental, and the Action Type is Spell. Or if the opponent were striking with their sword, the defender would discover that Classification is Combat, and the Action Type is Melee.
• 1: the action Classification, Action Type, and the Specific Action to be taken are discovered (see XXX- from Action Codes). For example: if the opponent is intending to strike downward with their sword, this would reveal Classification is Combat, the Action Type is Melee, and the Action is Downward Strike.
• 2: the opponent's action Classification, Action Type, Specific Action, and strike Location are discovered (see L- from Action Codes). For example: if the opponent is intending to strike downward with their sword, this would reveal Classification is Combat, the Action Type is Melee, the Action is Downward Strike, and that the opponent intends to strike Body Location 1, as opposed to the two other possible body locations for this strike (2 & 8).
• 3: the opponent's action Classification, Action Type, Specific Action, strike Location, and Action Score are discovered (see -SS- from Action Codes). For example: if the opponent is intending to strike downward with their sword, this would reveal Classification is Combat, the Action Type is Melee, the Action is Downward Strike, that the opponent intends to strike Body Location 1, and that they bid 4 on their Action Score (a combination of STR and AGI in this example).
• 4 or more: the opponent's action Classification, Action Type, Specific Action, strike Location, Action Score, and the Stat Bid are discovered (see -SPAPFPRPIPWP- from Action Codes). For example: if the opponent is intending to strike downward with their sword, this would reveal Classification is Combat, the Action Type is Melee, the Action is Downward Strike, the opponent intends to strike Body Location 1, they bid 4 on their Action Score, and that they bid 2 STR and 2 AGI from their point pools on their Stat Bid.