fatal

Multiple Weapon Attacks
As indicated on the table entitled ‘Duration
of Action,’ different forms of attack allow for a different
number of attacks to be made per round.
Agility and SP invested affect the number of
weapon-attacks per round. Strength may affect some
weapon-attacks (see Chap. 9: Equipment).
Attacks occur according to the order of initiative.
However, if a foe was damaged prior to their
attack in this combat, then the damaged foe must
roll and exceed a TH to make future attacks in the
current round. The TH is equal to a cumulative
percent of their LP lost in the current combat. The
check consists of 1d100. If the check is failed, then
the damaged foe may not make their next attack in
the current round. This check is unnecessary if the
foe has not suffered 20% or more LP of damage in
the current combat.
Each adjusted initiative must have a difference
from a previous initiative greater than or equal
to the Delivery Penalty (DP) of the weapon used
(see Chap. 9: Equipment). If not, then the succeeding
initiative is lowered appropriately. For instance,
if a player rolls 90 and 88 for initiative regarding 2
attacks with a dagger, which has a DP of 10, then
the first initiative is 80 (90 - 10), and the second is 70
(80 - 10).
Charging
Charging a foe in combat means to jog, run,
or Sprint at the foe in order to give a harder blow.
Charging increases only stabbing damage, not hacking
or pounding. To determine how quickly a character
may charge, consult the Sprint skill (see Chap.
8: Skills). When a character charges a foe, consult
the following table:
Sprint
Speed
Charging
CA
Stabbing Damage
J og
- 15%
+ 10%
R un
- 20%
+ 20%
S print
- 40%
+ 40%
Smiting
To smite a foe is to knock them off their
feet or down to the ground from an attack without
Graphic Gore. Each melee weapon may smite a
foe, depending on its size and type, as well as the
size of the foe. The percentage of damage in LP
done to a foe, compared to their unharmed potential
LP, is considered the base TH for Smiting. Consult
the table below and multiply the base TH by
the factor in the table:
Weapon
Creature Size
Size:Type Small
Medium
Large
( Brawling) 0.
1 0.
1 0. 1
Small:H
0.
1
- -
Small:P
0.25
0.
1
-
Small:S
0.
1
- -
Medium:H
0.
5 0.25
0. 1
Medium:P
1.
0 0.
5 0.25
Medium:S
0.25
0.
1
-
Large:H
1.
0 0.
5 0.25
Large:P
2.
0 1.
0 0. 5
Large:S
0.
5 0.25
0. 1
If the result exceeds 100, then the foe is automatically
smote. Otherwise, the result is subtracted
from 100. This is the TH for Smiting. The attacker
must roll 1d100 and compare the result to the TH.
If the roll meets or exceeds the TH, then the attacker
smites their foe.
For example, if an attack with a large pounding
weapon does 70% of a small creature’s LP in
damage, then the table indicates that the base TH
of 70 is multiplied by 2.0, so the TH is 140. Since
140 exceeds 100, the small creature is automatically
smote. If an attack with a medium hacking weapon
does 70% of a large creature’s LP in damage, then
the table indicates the base TH becomes 7, is subtracted
from 100, and the TH is 93. In this case the
attacker must roll a 93 or higher to smite the foe.
Once having been smitten, the smote character
must consult the Agility sub-ability to see how
long it takes to stand again. Standing again may be
achieved only by winning initiative or not being attacked
successfully. Otherwise, the smote will remain
smitten.
If a humanoid character is armored and not
standing, then Agility does not affect their CA.
Chapter 10: Combat
471