oh WHOA thank you so much for this thorough review! i am definitely aiming for a strange hybrid and my only hope is that people find that it works in play even if it's an odd balance in concept 😅 i borrowed a bit of the safe action vs. risky action from FIST: Ultra Edition (the optional Strict Initiative rules from the Intelligence Matrix use "non-risky action" and "risky action") but i do a lot of work to flesh out & define them and work movement into them into a different way than base FIST, and i am so honored you drew attention to that specific element—i thought a lot about it. thank you again!