Situational Combat

Ranged Combat Situational Modifiers

Situation	Difficulty Grade
Light Wind*	Hard
Moderate Wind*	Formidable
Strong Wind*	Herculean
Gale, Storm, or Worse*	Hopeless
Target is running	Hard
Target is sprinting	Formidable
Target obscured by mist or is in partial darkness	Hard
Target is obsucred by thick smoke, fog, or is in darkness	Formidable
Target is completely obscured	Herculean
Blinded or loss of primary perception sense	Hopeless
Target prone	Formidable
Attacker is prone**	Hurculean
Attacker is on unstable ground	Hard

*Assumes the thrown wepaon or ammunition is vulnerable to crosswinds; and supersedes the normal penalty imposed by winds on physical skills. **Penalty can be negated if using a crossbow or firearm from a prepared position

Melee Combat Situational Modifiers

Situation	Difficulty Grade
Attacking a helpless target	Automatic
Attacking in a confined situation	Hard
Defending while on lower ground or against mounted foe	Hard
Fighting while on unstable ground	Hard
Fighting while crouching or kneeling	Hard
Fighting in poor visibility (thick fog, snowstorm)	Hard
Fighting while prone	Formidable
Fighting in partial darkness (dim illumination)	Formidable
Fighting in pitch black, while blind, or with loss of primary perception sense	Herculean

Combat While Climbing

While Climbing a character has all of their combat skills capped by the value of their Athletics skill. Normal bipedal creatures are limited to fighting with a single limb, requiring the other three to remain clinging to the vertiginous surface they are scaling.

Combat While Swimming

A swimming character has all of their combat skills capped by the value of their Swim skill. Since water (and other fluids) impose significant drag, only thrusting weapons are effective whilst submerged, and even those are reduced to half damage. Other weapons are slowed to the point of impotence. Unarmed combat attacks which involve biting, strangulation, or goring are unaffected.