In the Alliance core worlds, negotiation, diplomacy, and democracy resolve most conflicts toward solutions that do the greatest good for the most.
Vast amounts of support and infrastructure support and encourage peaceful accommodation and settlement of disputes.
On the frontier, days or more may separate teams from help or reinforcements, requiring a great degree of self-sufficiency and self-reliance.
Expeditions prepare for as many contingencies as they can.
With so much at stake and so much to gain, words cannot solve every problem when others willingly resort to violence to get their way, forcing others to defend themselves with equal or greater violence.
Combat begins where words leave off.
◢ Actions In Combat
◢ Movement and Miniatures
◢ Moves and Maneuvers
◢ Hand-To-Hand Combat
◢ Martial Arts
◢ Melee Combat
◢ Ranged Combat
◢ Weapon Specialization
◢ Missile Fire
◢ Armor
◢ Shields
◢ Screens
◢ Mass Martial Conflicts