Combat Damage

In combat, damage is determined by rolling the attack score of the attacker vs. the defensive score of the one being hit. Attack score is determined in melee attacks by STR plus the weapon bonus plus a bonus based on the success rate of the attack. If the attack is ranged, it is usually based on the base damage score of the ranged weapon plus bonuses based on the success rate of the attack. For magical attacks, refer to the specific attack's description. For non-attack-based damage, see Other Damage.

Defense rolls are usually STR plus armor bonuses, unless the attack or defender is magical or otherwise indicates a different stat for defense.

Attack Rolls

All melee or thrown attacks default to prowess. Any missile attacks are a skill - firearms, archery, etc. If the character has no skill in a missile weapon, they roll awareness as the default, but with a penalty (usually between -3 and -6, depending on the weapon being used). If the character has a higher AWA than PRO, they may take a turn to aim a thrown weapon and roll AWA for a bonus to PRO the next round. They may do this for a missile weapon even if their skill is lower than their AWA.

When a character attacks, they roll their PRO or relevant substat or skill against the target's athleticism/dodge or PRO/block/parry. The following chart explains the results of such a contest:

Roll	Description	Parry Result	Block Result	Dodge Result	Damage modifier
1-3 below target	Normal failure	Attack is parried	Attack is blocked	Attack is dodged	None
4-6 below target	Special failure	Attack is parried, target may counter attack	Attack is blocked	Attack is dodged	None
7-9 below target	Exceptional failure	Attack is parried, target may counter attack with a special maneuver	Attack is blocked, target may attempt disarm if in melee	Attack is dodged	None
10 or more below target	Critical failure	Attack is parried, target may counter attack with a special maneuver or take a single full action	Attack is blocked, melee weapon might break, missile may ricochet	Attack is dodged, missile may ricochet	None
10 or more above target	Critical success	Critical hit	Critical hit	Critical hit	+9/+9
7-9 above target	Exceptional success	Exceptional hit	Exceptional hit	Exceptional hit	+6/+6
Tie	Tie	Grazing hit	Grazing hit	Grazing hit	-3/-3
1-3 above target	Normal success	Normal hit	Normal hit	Normal hit	None
4-6 above target	Special success	Special hit	Special hit	Special hit	+3/+3

Damage and Toughness

When a hit is successful, the attacker rolls damage and the target rolls toughness (or defense). This defaults to a strength roll, but there may be bonuses if the target is wearing armor or the attacker using a weapon. Both roll stun and wound.

Stun is the effect of the attack on the target's ability to continue fighting. Wound is the physical damage done to the target.

Stun

The degree of success on a stun roll determines the level of disorientation or consciousness of the target.

Roll	Description	Effect
Attacker rolls below target's roll	Failure	No effect on target
Attacker and target tie	Tie	Target rolls -1 to their next action
1-3 above target	Normal stun	Target loses their next action
4-6 above target	Special stun	Target is stunned - they cannot act until they roll their WIL against the base stun score of the attack
7-9 above target	Exceptional stun	Target is knocked out - they will not wake up until intentionally awakened
10 or more above target	Critical stun	Target is knocked out and suffers permanent brain damage (-1 to AWA and -1 to WIL)

Wound

The degree of success on a stun roll determines the level of physical damage on the target.

Roll	Description	Effect	Recovery
Attacker rolls below target's roll	Failure	The target is unharmed	None needed
Attacker and target tie	Flesh wound	A superficial wound forms on the target	Within a day or so
1-3 above target	Normal wound	Minor bleeding or bruising, -1 to all rolls during combat, -3 to all rolls outside of combat (except STR)	Within a few days if attended to, within a week if not, roll against a 4 to resist infection if untended
4-6 above target	Deep wound	Moderate bleeding or bruising, -3 to all rolls during combat, -6 to all rolls outside of combat (except STR), target rolls STR against wound score-3 to see if a bone breaks	Within a week if attended to, within a month if not, roll against a 10 to resist infection if untended, if a bone breaks, recovery times are tripled, permanent penalties if the broken bone is untended
7-9 above target	Mortal wound	Major bleeding or damage, -6 to all rolls in combat, -9 to all rolls outside of combat (except STR), target rolls STR against wound score to see if a bone breaks	Within a month if tended to, no recovery if not tended to - character bleeds out within 5 minutes from external or internal injuries, if a bone breaks, recovery times are tripled, permanent penalties if the broken bone is untended
10 or more above target	Critical wound	Massive bleeding or damage, -9 to all rolls in combat, -12 to all rolls outside of combat (except STR), target definitely has a broken bone, target roll STR against wound score+3 to see if they lose a body part	Within a year if tended to, no recovery if not tended to - character bleeds out within 3 minutes from external or internal injuries, missing body part cannot be healed mundanely, permanent penalty of -3 to relevant stat depending on lost body part, -6 if poorly tended

Doubles and Triples

If there are two exceptionals or two criticals in the hit, stun, and/or wound, it will create special conditions.

Hit	Stun	Wound	Result	Healing Difficulty
Lower	Exceptional	Exceptional	Target suffers permanent bodily damage and cannot be awakened from unconsciousness until the next day	Wound+3, Stun+3
Exceptional	Exceptional	Lower	Target is in a coma and will not come out of the coma until they receive mundane or magical medical attention	Stun+6 or 5d20+20 days
Exceptional	Lower	Exceptional	Target loses a minor body part or breaks a major bone that will not heal right without mundane or magical medical attention	Wound+6
Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	Target is medically dead and may only be recovered on a mundane or magical medical roll	Stun or wound+12 OR 19, whichever is higher
Lower	Exceptional	Critical	Target suffers permanent bodily damage and cannot be awakened from unconsciousness until the next day	Wound+3, Stun+6
Lower	Critical	Exceptional	Target suffers permanent bodily damage and cannot be awakened from unconsciousness until the next day	Wound+6, Stun+3
Exceptional	Lower	Critical	Target loses a minor body part or breaks a major bone that will not heal right without mundane or magical medical attention	Wound+9
Exceptional	Critical	Lower	Target is in a coma and will not come out of the coma until they receive mundane or magical medical attention	Stun+9 or 5d100+200 days
Critical	Exceptional	Lower	See exceptional stun	Stun
Critical	Lower	Exceptional	See exceptional wound	Wound
Lower	Critical	Critical	Target suffers permanent bodily damage and falls into a coma	Wound+12, Stun+12 or 1d20 years
Critical	Lower	Critical	Target loses a major body part that will not heal right without mundane or magical medical attention	Wound+12
Critical	Critical	Lower	Target is in a permanent coma and will not come out of it without mundane or magical medical attention	Stun+12
Exceptional	Exceptional	Critical	Target is medically dead and may only be recovered on a mundane or magical medical roll	Wound+15 or 22, whichever is higher
Exceptional	Critical	Exceptional	Target is medically dead and may only be recovered on a mundane or magical medical roll	Stun+15 OR 22, whichever is higher
Critical	Exceptional	Exceptional	Target suffers permanent bodily damage and cannot be awakened from unconsciousness until the next day	Wound+6, Stun+6
Exceptional	Critical	Critical	Target suffers permanent bodily damage and falls into a coma	Wound+15, Stun+15 or 3d20 years
Critical	Exceptional	Critical	Target is medically dead and may only be recovered on a mundane or magical medical roll	Wound+18 or 25, whichever is higher
Critical	Critical	Exceptional	Target is medically dead and may only be recovered on a mundane or magical medical roll	Stun+18 or 25 whichever is higher or 5d20 years
Critical	Critical	Critical	Target is dead beyond recovery	N/A