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-====== Action Codes ====== 
  
-Throughout these rules you may notice alphanumeric codes tagged to pages.  These are to facilitate automation of these game rules by computer software, but they can also be used as shorthand for the Actions PC and NPC Actors decide to take using cards around a table.  The diagrams below illustrate how to interpret these codes and possible future applicability to be used in a computer program. 
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-===== Basic Action Code Structure ===== 
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-**C-A-XXX-SS-** 
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-  * **C-** //Classifier//: Combat, Social, Stealth, Research, etc. 
-  * **A-** //Action Type//: Melee, Missile, Move, Mental, Object, etc. 
-  * **XXX-** //Action//: the numerical code of the specific action taken (3 digits to allow for variety of up to 999 unique actions possible) 
-  * **SS** //Action Score//: the total [[rules:core:action-system:dbc|Action Score]] the Actor has for this action, representing the relative strength of the action being performed. 
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-Above is the most basic representation of an action code.  All actions, regardless of their //Classifier//, or //Action Type//, begin with a prefix in this format.  This code system, however, is extensible, meaning that depending on the //Classifier// or //Action Type//, additional blocks of alphanumeric characters may be present that are relevant only to that action type, such as a weapon used in the case of a Melee Action Type, or the spell chosen in case of a Mental Action Type, etc.  
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-==== Examples: ==== 
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-Below are some actual action codes with their meanings interpreted: 
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-**C-H-001-03-** 
-Interpretation:  
-  * **C-** //Combat Action// 
-  * **H-** //Hand-to-Hand Combat Action Type// 
-  * **001-** //[[rules:core:action-system:actions:punch|Punch Action]], the most basic attack type// 
-  * **03** //The Actor has a total Action Score of 3 in this Action Type// 
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-**S-P-001-01-** 
-Interpretation:  
-  * **S-** //Social Action// 
-  * **P-** //Persuade Action Type// 
-  * **001-** //Carouse Action, a basic attempt to be friendly and make friends// 
-  * **01** //The Actor has a total Action Score of 1 in this Action Type// 
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-**R-S-001-05-** 
-Interpretation:  
-  * **S-** //Research Action// 
-  * **P-** //Study Action Type// 
-  * **001-** //Reading, a basic attempt to read available materials to learn information// 
-  * **05** //The Actor has a total Action Score of 5 in this Action Type// 
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-===== Combat Action Code Structure ===== 
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-Combat is one of the most common ways the Basic Action Code Structure is extended to be more descriptive for specific Action Classes and Types.  In combat, the following alphanumeric blocks separated by dashes are appended to the Basic Action Code Structure above: 
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-C-A-XXX-SS-**PPP-WWWW-** 
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-  * **C-A-XXX-SS-** //Basic Action Code block//: described in the preceding section. 
-  * **PPP-** //Body Position//: the combat stance the Actor will assume during the action (3 digits to allow for variety of up to 999 unique defensive actions possible) 
-  * **WWWW-** //Weapon//: the weapon type used by the Actor (4 digits to allow for variety of up to 9999 unique weapons possible) 
-  * **L** //Location//: one of the 8 possible [[rules:core:combat:body-locations|body locations]] the Actor will aim for 
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-==== Example Usage: ==== 
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-Now let's put the above Combat Action Code Structure into use by illustrating how it might be used programmatically to determine the outcome of an attacker and a defender's chosen actions during combat: 
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-  - Bronan the Barbarian selects through the mobile game application user interface that he intends to punch the  
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