Hello! New to WFRP 3rd, have run a test combat but not an actual session yet. I can't seem to find a particular piece of info in the books that strikes me as really important, and I was hoping you folks would be able to help me.

I can't seem to find a reference in the rulebook that clearly states how much you can adjust your stance round by round. If anyone knows a page reference where they spell it out, that'd be really helpful.

The "managing stances" example on page 47 kinda implies you can only adjust it by one per turn, but nowhere does it state that in a way that can't be argued against. It's all sort of vague, as I read it. In fact, until I read the "Faltering Steps" card, I assumed you could adjust your stance by any amount at the start of your turn.

Faltering Steps (Insanity Card): "You suffer 1 dditional stress for each extra space you move the activation token on your Stance meter at the beginning of your turn."

So the question is, how far can I change my stance in one round? Can I go from Neutral directly to Reckless 3?

r_b_bergstrom said:

You get one free stance change per round, and each additional stance change costs 1 stress. So you're only limited by how many stances you have and how much stress your character can take before passing out. References can be found on p. 47 and more importantly in p. 57 as follows:

Beginning of Turn Phase
At the beginning of a player’s turn, the active player may adjust his
character’s stance one space in any direction, for free. The active
player then has the option to adjust his character’s stance additional
spaces. For each additional space moved, the character suffers one
stress.

Lexicanum said:

Thank you very much! The Living Index doesn't list page 57 at all for anything stance-related.

r_b_bergstrom said:

That's why I bought the PDF version of the rulebook. It makes it easier to find rules and clear up any confusion with the search function.