Combat Turn Synthesis

Plan how you will spend your action points.

Combat Actions and their Costs

Different types of combat actions, and their cost in action points.

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Type	Action	Cost
Movement	Move	1
Movement	Sprint	1
Movement	Jump	1
Movement	Climb	1
Movement	Stand Up / Fall Prone	1
Movement	Sneak	1
Movement	Acrobatics	1
Maneuver	Recover	1
Maneuver	Reload Bow / Sling	1
Maneuver	Reload Crossbow	2
Maneuver	Aim	1
Maneuver	Unsheathe/draw a readily accessible weapon	1
Maneuver	Get something from your pocket	1
Maneuver	Get something from your backpack	6
Attack	Ranged	1
Attack	Light Melee	2
Attack	Heavy Melee	3
Attack	Polearms	3
Attack	Unarmed	1
Free	Talking / Screaming	0

Attack Modifiers

Check for Wound Penalties

Of character and target.

Check for Target's Dodge, Parry & Toughness.

Check for preexisting combat effects on character and target

Combat Effects

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Effect	Description
Horror	Depends, see article
Distracted	-2 to all the distracted char rolls, -3 on Per+Notice
Vulnerable	-2 to diff to hit the vulnerable char
Shaken	Shaken chars cannot attack, and can be wounded, they can only move or roll Recovery
Entangled	You can move limbs, but cannot move in battlefield. You are also Distracted.
Bound	You cannot move at all. Distracted and Vulnerable. You can try to escape from bound.
Knockout	Lost consciousness due to trauma, cannot act, takes time to recover, or assistance. You are Defenseless.
Stunned	Pretty much like Knockout, but you can roll Recovery to get out.
Bleeding out	Vigor rolls, see full article.
Defenseless	Stealthed, Unaware, Asleep, Knockout, Stunned. Elegible target for a Sneak Attack.
Incapacitated	On the brink of death, unconsious, cannot act, can be Executed. See full article.

Are there any complications?

Combat Complications

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Complication	Case	Atk Diff. Mod	Dmg. Roll Mod.	Comments
Cover	Light (1/4)	+1
Cover	Medium (1/2)	+2
Cover	Heavy (3/4)	+3
Cover	Near Total	+4
Darkness	Dim Light	+2
Darkness	Darkness	+4
Darkness	Pitch Dark	+6
Distance and Ranged Attacks	Medium Rng	+2
Distance and Ranged Attacks	Long Rng	+4
Distance and Ranged Attacks	Extrme Rng (4xLR)	+8
Dual Wielding	none	-1
Moving Target	Ranged	+2		There are exceptions
Point Blank	Ranged	+2
Prone Opponent	Ranged	+4
Prone Opponent	Melee	-2
Reach	Unarmed v/s Melee	+2		Exception vs knives
Reach	Melee v/s Polearms	+2
Size	Small to Large, Ranged	-2
Size	Small to Large, Melee	-2	-2
Size	Small to Large, Grapple	+2	-2
Size	Large to Small	+2	+2
Unstable	Mounted Ranged	+4
Unstable	Mounted Melee	+2
Unstable	Melee in equilibrium	+1 to +5

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Special Attacks

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Complication	Case	Requisite	Roll	On Success
Sweep	-	Precision Strike to Legs	Unarmed or Polearm	Success in dmg roll means target falls Prone. Bipeds only.
Push	-		Unarmed Attack	On successful attack roll, contested Str roll, defender pushed back 1 m per success or raise. Running before gives you +2 to Str roll.
Grapple	-		Contested roll Unarmed vs Whatever the defender wields.	Success means Entagled, raise means Bound
Natural Weapons	-		Unarmed	Special Damage depending on case
Swarming	-	Melee or Unarmed	Diff. Mod.: Your allies - his allies, minimum -3, maximum +3
Surprise Attack	Ambush		Contested Agi&Sneak vs Per&Notice	Surprised party doesn't act in the first round
Surprise Attack	Suckerpunch		Contested Man&Deceit vs Sma&Sense Motive	Surprised party doesn't act in the first round
Opportunity Attack	-	Enemy retreating from reach	Spend 1 AP from next turn to attack retreating enemy within reach.	On Shaken or Damage, retreat is prevented
Sneak Attack	-	Defenseless Target, Surprise Attack	-4 to diff, +4 to dmg roll.
Aim	-	Ranged	Spend 1 AP aiming gets +2 bonus to ranged attack roll. Cumulative up to 4.
Precision Strike	Hand		+4 to diff.	Check Disarm
Precision Strike	Head/Vitals		+4 to diff	+4 to Damage
Precision Strike	Item		depends on size	Item falls or destroyed
Precision Strike	Arms		+2 to diff	Check Disarm.
Precision Strike	Legs		+2 to diff	Check Sweep.
Precision Strike	Unarmored Area		depends on size	Bypasses all armor
Break Stuff	-		Wpn damage against diff table in main article	Object breaks
Disarm	Arm		Precision strike (+2 diff)	Victim rolls Str, +2 to diff., on fail, loses weapon
Disarm	Hand		Precision strike (+4 diff)	Victim rolls Str, +4 to diff., on fail, loses weapon
Savage Attack	Unarmed, Melee		-2 to diff, +2 to dmg roll, you become Vulnerable
Mounted Combat	Melee	Riding	You are Unstable, roll lowest between riding and your attack roll
Mounted Combat	Ranged	Riding	You are Unstable, cannot aim, roll agi&riding to reload
Mounted Combat	Receiving damage	Riding	Agi&Riding or you fall (2D4 dmg)
Mounted Charge	-	Riding, Polearm, 10 m running (1 AP)	+1 diff, +5 to dmg
Execution	-	Incapacitated Target	1AP, automatic success	Dead target
Stinking Blade	-	Blade covered in shit or corpse ooze	Common attack and damage	On damage, target rolls Vigor (diff 5) or gets Fleshrot
Spitting	-		Agi&Ranged, standard diff, 1 AP, ignores point blank, -2 to diff instead. To face is Precision Strike.	Distracted, some mutations cause damage

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