Combat Actions Difficulty Examples

DEX Combat Actions Situation Skill U s e d Difficulty

6 or less 1 C l i m b i n g a cliff face n e a r a large waterfall Athletics -20%
7-12 2 Travelling b y r o w b o a t across a stormy sea Boating -60%
13-18 3 Accurately steering a r o w b o a t in a swift-flowing but broad river Boating +20%
19 or m o r e 4 Recalling w h i c h plants are edible in farmland L o r e (Plant) +40%
Recalling w h i c h plants are edible in an u n c h a r t e d j u n g l e Lore (Plant) -20%
Damage Modifier
Spotting a shiny gold coin o n the floor in a well-lit a n d uncluttered r o o m Perception +20%
Damage
F i n d i n g a g o l d coin in a large refuse d u m p Perception -40%
Total o f S T R a n d S I Z Modifier
Finding food and water in a bleak desert Survival -40%
1-5 -1D8
F i n d i n g food a n d water in a forest Survival +20%
6-10 -1D6
Locating tracks in t h e snow Tracking +60%
11-15 -1D4
Locating tracks o n a busy city street Tracking -40%
16-20 -1D2
Fixing a c o m p l i c a t e d lock of foreign design, with n o t h i n g m o r e than a
21-25 +0
knife, w h i l e b e i n g shot at b y archers Mechanisms -80%
26-30 +1D2
31-35 +1D4 Difficulty and Haste Modifiers
36-40 +1D6 Difficulty Time Taken T e s t Modifier

41-45 +1D8 Very E a s y Ten times n o r m a l t i m e +60%

46-50 +1D10 Easy Five t i m e s n o r m a l t i m e +40%
51-60 +1D12 Simple D o u b l e n o r m a l time +20%

61-70 +2D6 Normal Normal time +0%

71-80 +2D8 Difficult — -20%
81-90 +2D10 Hard Half normal time -40%
91-100 +2D12 Very H a r d — -60%
N e a r l y Impossible A l m o s t instantly -80%
Hit Points Suffocating Substance
Total of S I Z a n d C O N Substance
Location 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 +5 Inhaled D a m a g e T a k e n to C h e s t L o c a t i o n
Each Leg 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 +1 Water 1D6
Abdomen 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +1 Vacuum 1D6
00

Chest 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 +1 Thick S m o k e 1D3

Each A r m 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 +1 Poison G a s Character is e x p o s e d to the poison.
Head 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 +1 If the g a s is also a thick s m o k e , then
1D3 d a m a g e is incurred in addition
to the p o i s o n ' s effect.
Fatigue Levels
L e v e l of F a t i g u e Effects
Fresh None.
Winded All skill tests (including further tests to resist Fatigue) suffer a - 1 0 % penalty.
Tired All skill tests (including further tests to resist Fatigue) suffer a - 2 0 % penalty. M o v e m e n t suffers a - l m penalty.
Wearied All skill tests (including further tests t o resist Fatigue) suffer a - 3 0 % penalty. M o v e m e n t suffers a - l m penalty. Strike
R a n k suffers a - 2 penalty.
Exhausted All skill tests (including further tests to resist Fatigue) suffer a - 4 0 % penalty. M o v e m e n t is halved. Strike R a n k suffers a
- 4 penalty. D E X is considered 5 points lower for the p u r p o s e s of d e t e r m i n i n g C o m b a t Actions.
Character m u s t m a k e a Persistence test every m i n u t e or fall u n c o n s c i o u s for 1 D 3 x 2 hours.
Debilitated All skill tests (including further tests t o resist Fatigue) suffer a - 5 0 % penalty. M o v e m e n t is halved. Strike R a n k suffers a
- 6 penalty. D E X is considered 10 points lower for t h e p u r p o s e s of determining C o m b a t Actions.
Character m u s t m a k e a Difficult Persistence test every C o m b a t R o u n d or fall u n c o n s c i o u s for 1 D 6 x 2 hours.

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Movement
T i m e Period M o v e m e n t 1m Movement 2m Movement 3m Movement 4m Movement 5m Movement 6m
Combat Action 1m ( 2 m if running) 2 m ( 4 m if running) 3 m ( 6 m if running) 4 m ( 8 m if running) 5 m ( 1 0 m if running) 6 m ( 1 2 m if running)
Minute 12 ( 2 4 m if running) 2 4 m ( 4 8 m if 3 6 m ( 6 2 m if 4 8 m ( 9 6 m if 6 0 m ( 1 2 0 m if 7 2 m ( 1 4 4 m if
running) running) running) running) running)
Hour 0.7km 1.4km 2.2km 2.9km 3.6km 4.3km
D a y (12 hours) 8.4km 16.8km 26.4km 34.8km 43.2km 51.6km

Basic Skills Advanced Skills

Base Base
Skill Characteristic(s) Skill Characteristic(s)
Acrobatics DEX Craft INT
Athletics STR+DEX Dance DEX
Boating STR Disguise CHA Weapon Skills
Dodge 10+DEX-SIZ Engineering INT Skill Base Characteristic(s)
Driving 10+POW Healing INT+POW Close C o m b a t W e a p o n Skill STR+DEX
Evaluate INT Language INT R a n g e d W e a p o n Skill DEX
First A i d INT Lore INT
Influence 10+CHA Martial Arts DEX Magical Skills
Lore (Animal) INT Mechanisms DEX+INT Skill Base Characteristic(s)
Lore (Plant) INT Play Instrument CHA Runecasting POW+CHA
Lore (World) INT Shiphandling INT
Perception INT+POW Streetwise POW+CHA Casting Modifiers Situational Modifiers
1

Persistence 10+POW Survival INT+POW Situation Skill Modifier

Resilience CON+POW Tracking INT Spellcaster is unable to hold runes A u t o m a t i c Failure

Riding DEX+POW Spellcaster is g a g g e d or silenced A u t o m a t i c Failure
Falling Distance
Sing CHA Spellcaster is restrained (but still -30%
Distance
able to hold runes)
Sleight DEX Fallen Damage Taken
Spellcaster is p r o n e -20%
Stealth 10+DEX-SIZ 1m or less N o d a m a g e .
Throwing DEX Spellcaster is o n unstable ground -20%
2 m to 5 m D 6 d a m a g e to a r a n d o m 2
Partially obscured target -20%
Unarmed STR location 2
Heavily obscured target -40%
6 m to 2 D 6 d a m a g e , each D 6
Illuminating Items Totally obscured target A u t o m a t i c Failure
10m applied to a r a n d o m l y 1
Example Radius These modifiers are cumulative - a prone spellcaster casting
rolled location
Candle or embers 1m at a partially obscured target decreases their Runecasting skill
10 to 15m 3 D 6 d a m a g e , each D 6
by - 4 0 % .
F l a m i n g b r a n d or 3m applied to a r a n d o m l y 2
These modifiers only apply if the spell has a target other than
lantern rolled location
the spellcaster, his immediate location, his carried possessions
Campfire 5m 16m to 4 D 6 d a m a g e , as above or a touched object/individual.
Bonfire 10m 20m
+5m +1D6 damage
Inanimate Objects
Illumination & Darkness Armour Hit Brute Force
Environment is... Effects Object Points Points Modifier

Brightly Illuminated + 1 0 % to Perception tests to spot h i d d e n characters or Boulder 4 40 -

items. Castle gate 4 120 -40%
Illuminated None. Castle wall ( 2 m section) 5 250 -
Partial Darkness - 2 0 % to vision-based Perception tests. Chain 4 8 -30%
Dark - 4 0 % to vision-based Perception tests. M o v e m e n t Club 2 4 -
penalised b y - 1 m . Dagger 4 4 -
Pitch Black Perception tests reliant on vision impossible, as Hut wall (2m section) 2 15 +0%
are ranged attacks. - 6 0 % to close c o m b a t attacks. Iron door 4 75 -30%
M o v e m e n t halved.
3

Rope 1 +0%
Fire and Heat War sword 4 10 -
Damage Source Example Damage W o o d e n chair 2 6 -
Flame Candle 1 point W o o d e n door (normal) 2 25 +10%
Large F l a m e F l a m i n g brand D 4 points W o o d e n door 3 30 -10%
Small Fire C a m p fire, cooking fire D 6 points (reinforced)
Large Fire Scolding steam, large bonfires, burning r o o m s 2 D 6 points W o o d e n fence ( 2 m 2 5 +10%
Inferno Lava, inside a blast furnace 3 D 6 points section)
Close Combat Weapons Armour
Damage Armour AP E N C Locations
Weapon Skill Dice STR/DEX ENC AP/HP Chainmail coif 5 1 Head
Ball & chain 1H Flail 1D6+1 9/11 2 4/8 Chainmail shirt 5 4 A b d o m e n , A r m s , Chest
1H S w o r d 1D8 13/9 Chainmail skirt 5 2 Legs
Bastard sword 2 4/12
2 H Sword 1D8+1 9/9 Chainmail trews 5 3 Legs
1H A x e 1D6+1 11/9 Full h e l m 6 1 Head
Battleaxe 1 3/8
2H Axe 1D6+2 9/9 H e a v y leather hauberk 2 1 A b d o m e n , Chest
2
Bill Polearm 1D6+1 7/9 2 2/8 H e a v y leather cap 2 1 Head
Buckler Shield 1D4 -/5 1 5/8 Helmet 5 1 Head
Club 1H H a m m e r 1D6 7/- 1 2/4 Leather h a u b e r k 2 1 A b d o m e n , Chest
Dagger Dagger 4
1D4+1 -/- - 4/6 Leather shirt 1 1 A b d o m e n , A r m s , Chest
2
Glaive Polearm 1D8+1 7/9 3 2/10 Leather trews 1 1 Legs
Great axe 2H Axe 2D6+2 13/9 2 3/10 Plate (breast and back) 6 4 A b d o m e n , Chest
Great h a m m e r 2H Hammer 1D10+3 11/9 3 3/10 Plate leggings 6 4 Legs
Great sword 2H Sword 2D8 13/11 4 4/12 Plate (suit) 6 12 All
2H Axe 1D8+2 13/7 Plate v a m b r a c e s 6 3 Arms
2
Halberd Polearm 1D8+1 9/9 4 3/10 R i n g m a i l shirt 3 2 A b d o m e n , A r m s , Chest
1,2
Spear 1D8 7/7 R i n g m a i l skirt 3 2 Legs
4
Hatchet 1H A x e 1D6 -/9 1 3/6 Scalemail shirt 4 3 A b d o m e n , A r m s , Chest
1H H a m m e r 1D8 11/7 Scalemail skirt 4 3 Legs
Heavy mace 3 3/10
2H Hammer 1D8+1 9/7
Improvised Unarmed 1D6-1 -/- - -/-
3
Close Combat Situational Modifiers
Kite shield Shield 1D6 13/- 3 10/18
1

- Situation Skill Modifier

Knife Dagger 1D3 -/- 4/4
1,2 Target is helpless Automatic
Lance Spear 1D10+2 9/9 3 2/10
Critical Hit
Light m a c e 1H H a m m e r 1D6 7/7 1 3/6
1,2
Target surprised 2
+20%
Longspear Spear 1D10 5/5 2 2/10
Target p r o n e or attacked from behind +20%
Military flail 2 H Flail 1D10+2 13/11 3 3/10
Attacking or defending while on higher +20%
Military pick 1H H a m m e r 1D6+1 11/5 3 3/10
ground or on m o u n t
Natural w e a p o n r y — A s noted -/- - -
Attacking or defending while p r o n e -30%
Quarterstaff Staff 1D8 7/7 2 3/8
Attacking or defending w h i l e on unstable -20%
Rapier Rapier 1
1D8 7/13 1 3/8
ground
Scimitar 1H Sword 1D6+1 7/11 2 4/10
Free m o t i o n of w e a p o n a r m obstructed (for -10%
1 , 2 , 4
Shortspear Spear 1D8 5/5 2 2/5 example, a wall on the right side of a right-
Shortsword 1H S w o r d 1
1D6 5/7 1 3/8 handed swordsman)
3
Target shield Shield 1D6 9/- 2 8/12 Attacking or defending while u n d e r w a t e r -40%
Unarmed Unarmed 1D3 -/- - -/- Defending while on lower g r o u n d or against - 2 0 %
War m a u l 2H Hammer 2D6 13/7 3 3/12 m o u n t e d foe
War h a m m e r 1H H a m m e r 1D8+1 11/9 2 3/8 Fighting in partial darkness -20%
War sword 1H Sword 1D8 9/7 2 4/10 Fighting in darkness -40%
1
This w e a p o n will impale an opponent u p o n a critical hit. See p a g e 4 6 for Fighting while blind or in pitch black -60%
details on impalement. 1
T h e s e modifiers are cumulative - attacking a character
2
This w e a p o n m a y be set against a charge. See p a g e 33 for details on setting attacking a surprised target which is o n lower ground increases
w e a p o n s against a charge. their W e a p o n skill b y 4 0 % .
3
This w e a p o n m a y parry ranged w e a p o n s . 2
A surprised character m a y only use Reactions against
4
This w e a p o n suffers n o penalty w h e n thrown. attackers with a Strike R a n k lower than their own.

First Aid Actions

Injury Treatment
Impalement A successful First Aid test r e m o v e s the impaling item without causing m o r e d a m a g e to the victim.
Unconsciousness A successful First Aid test can revive a character from unconsciousness, t h o u g h drugged patients m a y inflict a penalty o n
the First A i d test.
Injured location A successful First Aid test on an injured location (but not one b e l o w 0 hit points) will heal 1D3 hit points to that location.
Serious Injury A successful First Aid test o n a location suffering from a Serious Injury will restore the location's hit points to 0. A limb is
n o longer considered useless and an A b d o m e n , Chest or H e a d location will n o longer require tests to stay conscious.
Major Injured A successful First A i d test on a location suffering from a Major Injury will not restore the location's hit points. This First
A i d merely stabilises the patient e n o u g h so that they will not die of b l o o d loss.
Ranged Weapons Ranged Attack Situational Modifiers
Weapon Skill Damage Range Load STR/DEX ENC AP/HP Skill
Atlatl 1
Spear or +2 +10m 2 5/11 1 2/4 Situation Modifier
Throwing Wind 1

Blowgun Blowgun 1D2 15m 1 -/9 - 1/4 Strong wind -10%

Dagger 2
D a g g e r or 1D6 10m - -/9 - 4/6 High wind -20%
Throwing Fierce w i n d -40%
Dart 1
Throwing 1D4 20m - -/9 - 1/1 Hurricane Attack
Hatchet 2
1H A x e or 1D8 10m - 7/11 1 3/6 automatically
Throwing fails
1
H e a v y crossbow Crossbow 2D8 150m 3 7/9 2 2/8 Target Movement 1

Javelin 1
Spear or 1D6 40m - 5/9 1 1/8 Target has m o v e d 10m or m o r e -10%
Throwing since attacker's last C o m b a t
Light crossbow 1
Crossbow 2D6 100m 2 5/9 1 2/5 Action
Long bow 1
Bow 2D8 175m 1 13/11 1 2/7 Target has m o v e d 3 0 m or m o r e -20%
Nomad bow 1
Bow 1D10 120m 1 11/11 1 2/5 since attacker's last C o m b a t
Action
Rock/improvised Throwing 1D4 10m 5/9 1 3/5
1
1 Target Visibility
Short b o w Bow 1D8 60m 1 9/11 1 2/4
1,2 Target obscured by s m o k e , mist -20%
Shortspear Spear or 1D8 25m 5/9 2 2/5
or is in partial darkness
Throwing
- Target obscured by thick s m o k e , -40%
Sling Sling 1D6 50m 1 -/11 1/2
fog or is in darkness
Staff sling Sling 1D8 60m 2 -/11 2 2/6 1
Target Size
T h r o w i n g star Throwing 1D4 15m - -/13 - 4/1
Per 1 SIZ target is u n d e r SIZ 5 -10%
1
This w e a p o n will impale an opponent upon a critical hit. See p a g e 4 6 for details on
Per 10 SIZ target is above SIZ 2 0 - 1 0 %
impalement.
1
2 Target Condition
This w e a p o n suffers n o penalty w h e n used in close combat.
Target is helpless + 10%
2

Dodge Target surprised +10%

Target p r o n e -20%
D e f e n d e r ' s Roll ( D o d g e Skill)
3
Attacker Condition
A t t a c k e r ' s Roll
( W e a p o n Skill) Failure Success Critical Result Attacker is p r o n e -20%
4

Attack succeeds as Attack fails; attacker Attacker is u n d e r w a t e r -20%

Failure normal Attack fails Overextended Attacker is on unstable ground -20%
Attack succeeds but Attacker is blinded -40%
inflicts m i n i m u m 1
Modifiers within these sections are not
Attack succeeds as d a m a g e ; defender cumulative. However, modifiers from different
Success normal forced to Give G r o u n d Attack fails sections are cumulative. Therefore, shooting at
Attack succeeds but a target within a mist that has m o v e d m o r e than
inflicts m i n i m u m 10m since the attacker's last C o m b a t Action
Attack succeeds and Attack succeeds as d a m a g e ; defender imparts a - 2 0 % penalty.
2
Critical Result b e c o m e s critical hit normal forced to Give G r o u n d A surprised character m a y only use Reactions
against attackers with a Strike Rank lower than
Party their own.
3
Attacker condition modifiers are cumulative.
D e f e n d e r ' s Roll ( W e a p o n or Shield Skill) 4
O n l y thrown w e a p o n s m a y be used underwater.
A t t a c k e r ' s Roll
B o w s and other projectile w e a p o n s will
( W e a p o n Skill) Failure Success Critical Result
automatically miss if fired underwater.
Attack succeeds but 2 x A P
Attack succeeds of parrying weapon/shield Attack fails; defender
Failure as n o r m a l is deducted from d a m a g e m a y Riposte Food & Lodging
Attack succeeds but Item Cost
2 x A P of parrying Lodging, p o o r 2 CP
Attack succeeds but A P of weapon/shield is Lodging, average 1 SP
Attack succeeds parrying weapon/shield is deducted from d a m a g e ;
L o d g i n g , superior 5 SP
Success as normal deducted from d a m a g e defender m a y Riposte
F o o d & drink, poor, 1 day 1 CP
Attack succeeds but A P
Food & drink, average, 1 day 5 CP
Attack succeeds Attack succeeds but ½A P of parrying w e a p o n /
F o o d & drink, superior, 1 day 2 SP
and b e c o m e s o f parrying weapon/shield shield is deducted from
Critical Result critical hit is deducted from d a m a g e d a m a g e Trail rations, 1 day 5 CP