Combat

Turn Order

The turn order is per party rather than per entity, you first need to separate all participants in the combat based on affiliation/group. Each group acts at the same time, in most encounters you most likely won't have more than 2 groups.

Next you need to figure out the order, this is done by the GM according to the narrative. If disagreements arise, rolls can be made too.

Inside a Turn

In each group's turn, actions can be taken in any order. If the players start to fight over it, tell them to grow up.

In a turn, each character has a total of 2 actions. These actions don't have to all be spent at once, collaboration between players of the same group is highly encouraged.

Actions

Attack (1 Action)

Attack a creature with a selected weapon.

Rolling an Attack (Melee)

You first have to roll to hit, a dice roll which determines whether or not you hit. Gather your base dice, based on either agility or physique (See: Weight). Then upgrade it based on your hit bonus from your weapon type.
Then gather your opponent's dodge dice. These will be given to you by the GM, but they are assembled using the agility and upgraded by the armour's dodge bonus (see: Armour).
If you are the one being hit rather than attacking, flip these.

Rolling Damage (Melee)

Gather your damage dice, these are decided by the GM per the specific weapon. (See: Weapon Types)
Gather your opponent's defense dice. These will be given to you by the GM, but they are assembled using the physique and upgraded by the armour's defense bonus (see: Armour).
- If you use a blunt weapon, the opponent's defense dice are equal to their physique (the defense bonus is ignored).
If you are the one being hit rather than attacking, flip these.

Rolling an Attack (Ranged)

You first have to roll to hit, a dice roll which determines whether or not you hit. Gather your base dice, these are based on agility. Then upgrade it based on your hit bonus from your Caliber size.
- You should use the correct modifier based on the range. Range has two numbers, a short range and long range, if your distance from the enemy is under (or equal) to the short range value, use the left modifier. If the distance is over the short range but under the long range, use the right modifier. Targets over the long range can't be hit, and targets which are either adjacent or 1 square from you can be hit, but with no modifiers.
Then gather your opponent's dodge dice. These will be given to you by the GM, but they are assembled using the agility and upgraded by the armour's dodge bonus (see: Armour).
If you are the one being hit rather than attacking, flip these.

Rolling Damage (Ranged)

Gather your damage dice, these are decided by the GM on a per weapon basis. Upgrade them based on your damage bonus from your Caliber size.
Gather your opponent's defense dice. These will be given to you by the GM, but they are assembled using the physique and upgraded by the armour's defense bonus (see: Armour).
If you are the one being hit rather than attacking, flip these.

Cast a Spell (X Action)

Cast a spell, its action cost indicated by the spell.

Movement (1 Action)

Allows you to move up to an amount indicated by your speed.

Use Item (1 Action)

Use an item, costs may rise at the GMs discretion based on the nature of the item.

Use Ability (X Action)

Use an ability, its action cost indicated by the ability.

Reload Firearm (1 Action)

Reload your firearm, refresh your bullets.

Fix Jam (1 Action)

Fix a jam in your firearm, make a skill check to determine your success.

Ready Action (2 Actions)

State an action, and a condition. If the set condition happens during a different turn (in the same round), execute your action.

Help (1 Action)

Help an ally with a roll, roll the same skill against the same difficulty. Consult the table for the bonus your ally gains.

Roll	Bonus
Less than opposing pool	None
More than opposing pool	1d6
2x than opposing pool	2d6
3x than opposing pool	3d6
4x than opposing pool	4d6

Armour

Armour is ranked based on its weight, light armour has a low rank, heavier armour has a high rank. Consult the table for which bonuses you gain from your armour:

Armour Rank	Dodge Bonus	Defense Bonus	Prerequisites
1	+3	+0
2	+2	+1
3	+1	+2
4	+0	+3	A rank in either endurance or muscles
Use your dodge score to upgrade your agility
Use your defense score to upgrade your physique

Weapons

Weapons are separated between melee and ranged

Melee Weapons

All melee weapons have a weight and a type, use these to figure out your bonuses. Some weapons have a property, this is dependant on their narrative, consult with the GM.

Weight

Type	Description
Light	Light weapons use your agility as a base for hit rolls
Heavy	Heavy weapons use your physique as a base for hit rolls

Type

Type	Description	Hit Bonus	Damage Bonus	Other
Sharp	Swords, daggers, knives	+0	+2
Pointy	Spears, pikes, forks	+2	+0
Blunt	Maces, flails, spoons	+1	+0	Ignores defense in damage rolls

Properties

Type	Example	Effect
Electric	Metallic weapon connected to a battery	Deals damage to all entities touching the circuit, damage is equal to your normal damage divided by the number of entities.
Fiery	Wooden weapon on fire	Fire spreads to nearby (touching) wooden objects, if worn or held, it deals 1d6 damage. Your weapon burns and ceases to exist in 2 rounds.
Two Handed	Weapons which take two hands to wield	+1 to damage
Reach	Longer weapons which allow you to attack from further away	Allows you to attack from 1 square away.
Throwable	Weapons which you can throw	Allows you to use the weapon to make a ranged attack (see: Ranged Weapons)

Ranged Weapons

All ranged weapons have a caliber and a cart size, you use a combination of the two to figure out the roll. These are permanent and dependant on your weapon.

Caliber

Caliber	Damage Bonus	Hit Bonus
High	+2/+1	+0	6/10
Low	+0	+2/+1	8/14

Cartridge Size

Cart Size	Jam Threshold
8	Any failed roll
6	Failed rolls that aren't within 2 of the opposing roll
4	Half the opposing roll
2	Can't jam

Jams

Firearms can occasionally jam, for some its more likely than others (consult the cart size table). To fix a jam you must spend an action and pass a skill check, the specific skill is up to the GMs discretion (although you can barter). You can try as many times as you'd like as long as the jam isn't fixed.

Reloading

Firearms have a limited amount of bullet, determine the frequency yours has to be reloaded by the cart size, this represents the amounts of shot taken prior to reloading.

Reloading a firearm takes an action.