Maneuver

"A maneuver is an action taken during combat."

Maneuvers (Combat Lite)

"Each turn, you must choose one of the following maneuvers: Aim, All-Out Attack, All-Out Defense, Attack, Change Posture, Concentrate, Do Nothing, Evaluate, Feint, Move, Move and Attack, Ready, or Wait."

Setups and Attacks

It may be easier to remember maneuvers through the lens of setups (things that help you in combat) and attacks (actual attacks).

	Maneuver	Description	Active Defense	Movement
Setup	Aim	Aim a ranged weapon to get its Accuracy bonus	Any*	Step
Attack	All-Out Attack	Attack at a bonus or multiple times	None	Half Move
Setup	All-Out Defense	Increased or double defense	Any†	Varies
Attack	Attack	unarmed or with a weapon	Any	Step
Setup	Change Posture	Stand up, sit down, etc.	Any	None
Setup	Concentrate	Focus on a mental task	Any*	Step
Setup	Do Nothing	Take no action but recover from stun	Any‡	None
Setup	Evaluate	Study a foe prior to a melee attack	Any	Step
Setup	Feint	Fake a melee attack	Any	Step
Setup	Move	Do nothing but move	Any	Full Move
Attack	Move and Attack	Move and attack at a penalty	No Parry	Full Move
Setup	Ready	Prepare a weapon or other item	Any	Step
Setup	Wait	Hold yourself in readiness to act	Any	Varies

* Taking an active defense may spoil your aim or concentration.
† Gives +2 to Dodge, Block, or Parry, or allows two defenses against each attack.
‡ Defenses are at -4 if taking Do Nothing due to stun.

The chapter on Combat gives finer details on each of these Maneuvers

Classic Edition Note

Classic: Martial Arts used the term "Maneuver" to also describe what are now called Techniques in 4e.

Realm maneuvers

Unlike combat maneuvers these represent a month of time. They are Allocate Resources, Bluff, Demolish, Do Nothing, Gather/Extract, Improve, Manufacture, Marshal Manpower, Negotiate, Plan, Reconnoiter, Sabotage, Threaten, Trade, and Wait

It should be noted that 'Do Nothing' is not the same as 'Wait'. Waiting can be seeing what another realm is doing and react to that or to stockpile resources. Do Nothing is exactly that — it can be due to gridlock or some a situation that leaves leaders unable to decide on what to do.

Quotes

Obviousness

GURPS Compendium II, p.85:

If one combatant is taking the Concentrate maneuver, his opponent must win a Quick Contest of IQ in order to perceive that his foe is concentrating.

Kromm in 2009 wrote http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?p=403798

The only maneuver that shouldn't be obvious is Feint. Everything else is meant to be stated openly.

All-Out Attack would be zero-risk if it weren't obvious, and Concentrate over multiple seconds wouldn't be the drawback that the rules for spells and powers assume it is if enemies weren't aware of it.

References

• Basic Set, p.325, 551
• GURPS Realm Management, p.32-37