Force Posture Change

found on page 37 of GURPS Martial Arts: Technical Grappling replacing takedown
2013 http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.php?p=1685837&postcount=13 link to blog is outdated, at https://gamingballistic.com/2013/10/10/sweeps-vs-takedowns-or-force-posture/ now
* Force Posture Change must be used "While grappling or being grappled".Technical Grappling, p.21
* Change Position technique, although adapted from Shoving People Around, explicitly can be used to change one's own position in addition to (or instead of) one's opponent's.Technical Grappling, p.35 It gives a hint as to how to address Erlking's concern: one movement point and one step are considered equivalent at least in respect to changing facing. Note however:
*may be combined with any attack that allows a step (most maneuvers) or movement up to half your Move (e.g., All-Out Attack)
**Due to above, it would not be possible to use during a Move or Move and Attack maneuver though, so Erlking's concerns are still not completely addressed.
Force Posture Change is resolved via a quick contest.Technical Grappling, p.37 One simple cheat to easily change your posture by using an "Attack" instead of a maneuver would be to find someone/something you can easily defeat. For example: using the Force Posture Change technique against a rock with ST 5 DX 5. Since non-sentient things do not make active defenses (like all-out attackers) they may be unable to resist a quick contest at all, and perhaps fail it automatically.
This is clarified via page 11 Quick Contests and Technical Grappling. "techniques that default to ST or HT use the first type" (you don't need to make your roll, you can simply fail by less) and Force Posture Change is explicitly identified as something that can be done this way.
QCaTG does not include "Change Position" in its list, meaning that doing that as a MP/Step/Attack may require passing the roll, without the 'fail by less' option. It says "using the higher of each combatant’s Trained ST or Change Position" just like "using the best of each combatant’s Trained ST or Force Posture Change" though, so it would be unclear why it's excluded from the list, and may be an oversight.
==see also==
*Sweep
*Takedown
Category:Techniques