Suppressive Fire Suppressive Fire requires: A weapon capable of firing on full-autofire A complex action When using suppressive fire, declare how many bullets are being spent, up to a maximum of the firing rate of the weapon. Then, for each bullet, assign a 1 meter wide column that it will cover. Multiple bullets may be assigned to the same column for increased coverage. The effects of suppressive fire lasts until: The end of the next Initiative Pass The wielder is knocked unconscious The wielder's next Combat Phase The wielder is knocked prone The wielder is killed Any character that moves into, across, or begins within an area covered by suppressive fire must make a Dodge Test against a TN of 4, modified ONLY by the character's wound modifiers. However, they must achieve a number of successes equal to or greater than the total bullets covering the area triggering this effect. For example, if moving across 5 columns each covered by 1 bullet, this is as bad as moving across 1 column covered by 5 bullets. If the character doesn't get enough successes, the wielder makes a normal ranged Attack Test, using ONLY the modifiers for the wielder's wounds, the character's cover (if any), and a +2TN for suppressive fire. Combat pool may not be used. If this attack succeeds, the character immediately makes a Damage Resistance Test against the weapon's Damage Code, staged ONLY by successes. The full-autofire has no effect on the Damage Level or Power.