Unfortunately my planned 3 hours to look at the book was cut to about 10 min.
Important pages in RM2 AC
1) pg 27, close quarters combat section
2) pg 70, closing skill
Important Facts:
a) No DB from all non-magical sources
b) Qu/Ag Maneuver
c) it seems once you get "close" or are in close quarters combat you get no Qu bonus to DB but other skills such as Adrenal Defense can be used.
Problem Areas to me are:
1) Needs additional mods for wearing armor for skill, needs mods for creatures and mods for having more combat knowledge then the close skill user.
2) Problem areas to me are as skill is written:
a) How to you break away from close quarters combat? And what are the mods? Is it simply just moving away and thus causing a new close maneuver skill roll or is there more involved?
b) When you are close the close person gets to use AD and is only penalized Qu bonus.
c) Mods for close are very beneficial if you use targeting locations.
d) Possible Problem areas: May be more or less of an issue depending on what combat system, skills and house rules you are using. Problems with spells and magic items that allow you to break the skill and combat.
e) Looked again at CQC mods and +30 OB is huge and the close-er does not seem to have mods for what weapon they are using.
What I would do:
I would not allow the skill and would use AD instead.
Fix:
I think you need to completely rewrite the skill to use it in any way, with example of how it works and. Mods need to be completely redone with lots of more factors included as well as possibly opposed roll or rolls every round.
Testing needs to be done and then refine the system as necessary looking at how the skill is used in the following areas; your combat system, other skills and skill combos, DP analysis vs Professions (who will take the skill and who will not, who benefits the most and the least), use with spells and magic items.
Note: DP in RM2 are generally tight so who is going to take the skill? Are you using alternate DP rules from RM2 Core? What number it take to be good at the skill and use it in combat?
Hope that helps but I have run out of time.
MDC