Combat

Combat occurs when characters engage creatures or non-player characters in battle. There are three phases of combat.

Phases

1. initiative - determines awareness and who goes first
2. action - participants perform non-combat and combat actions; repeats until disengage phase
3. disengage - combat is over when enemies are dead, have given up or fled, or the players die, give up, or flee.

Post-combat returns to normal gameplay and players may capture or loot enemies, etc.

Initiative Phase

Players roll two d10 dice and compare the roll to their Reflex score. Those who rolled under reflex are aware of what's happening. Those who fail this roll are caught off-guard (and take damage if the attack was successful). From here, participants go in order from lowest roll to highest.

Dealing Damage

Everything is determined from a single dice roll. If an attack is successful, the off-colored die determines hit placement. Damage is then dealt to that location by multiplying the weapon damage by the Increment of Success and adding in any damage bonuses afterward (see Damage for a full breakdown).

Hit Placement

• 1 - left foot
• 2 - right foot
• 3 - left hand, weapon if present
• 4 - right hand, weapon if present
• 5 - left leg
• 6 - right leg
• 7 - left arm
• 8 - right arm
• 9 - torso or body
• 0 - head