action to perform the dodge.
Alternately he may use an “extra
Modified Combat/Reference
Rounds – Combat is split into rounds which are in turn split into
action rounds. Each round is preceded by an initiative roll and a
declaration of actions.
Initiative – Initiative is determined by a perception roll for each
character in combat. Initiative is rolled at the top of each round
which means you will likely roll initiative multiple times in a single
combat.
Actions – At the top of each round players and NPC’s will declare
the number of actions they will take in a given round of combat
after initiative is determined. You do not have to declare what
actions will be taken, only the number. Your first actions is free
(this includes a free five meter move action), any further actions
incur a -1D penalty to all actions taken including the first. This is to
represent divided attention across all actions to be taken.
Movement – Movement is split into multiple categories; Free and
Declared.
Free movement is a five meter move option that can be combined
with one of your declared actions at any point during the round.
For example you can declare one action, in action round 1 you
may move up to five meters and perform your action without
penalty.
Declared movement is an additional move action which can be a
separate action or combined with a free movement. For example a
PC may free move and shoot in action 1 followed by an additional
declared move action for action 2. Or, the PC may free move and
declared move in the same action to increase the distance
travelled uninterrupted.
Declared movement can be an additional; 5 meters (very easy),
between 5 – 15 meters (easy), or 15 – 35 meters (moderate –
reaction skills are not allowed). Terrain and situational modifiers
will also be applied.
The Turn of Play – After initiative and actions declared have been
determined, combat will proceed in initiative order where in all
participants will complete their first action. As mentioned above
this may be an action combined with a free movement or a solo
action. After all participants have completed their first action, any
participants with remaining actions will complete their second
action in initiative order, third actions follow and so on until all
actions are taken.
The round is concluded and initiative is rolled again for the second
round.
Reaction Skills – these include actions such as dodge, parry
(melee/brawling/lightsabre), and vehicle doge (repulsorlift –
capital ship). Reactions may be single actions or “Full reactions”,
explained later. To perform a Dodge, a character may use an
action to roll their dodge skill and use the total in place of the
difficulty number to hit them. In some cases this may result in a
lower outcome than the original difficulty number - “should have
zigged when you zagged” - in such situations it may be beneficial
to just “tank” the hit. If a player has an action to burn they may
dodge without penalty, if however they do not wish to burn an
action or have no remaining actions to burn, they may perform a
dodge with an additional Multiple Action Penalty (MAP) for all
following actions. Example, a player declares two actions this
round which means all his actions have a -1D MAP. If he takes fire
in between his first and second actions he may burn his second
action” to dodge as he still wants to perform his second action.
This would incur another -1D MAP which means his next action is
now at -2D. This new dodge number is the difficulty number for all
attacks of the same type until the round ends.
Full reactions - If things are turning for the worst and the player is
waiting for an opportunity she thinks will come in the next round
of initiative. She can declare a full reaction this round, which
means he can do nothing apart from dodge. This means she can
roll her dodge skill and ADD the result to the existing difficulty
number. This means she can take much more fire with a lower risk
of being hurt in preparation for something in the next round.
Damage – Damage is determined not by HP but rather states of
damage such as stunned, wounded, incapacitated etc. When
damage is rolled against a character they can resist it with a
Strength check + armour modifications. The difference between
the damage dealt and the damage resisted determines the level or
injury.
Difference Injury Game note
0-3 Stunned -1D for 2 rounds
4-8 Wounded -1D (-2D if twice)
9-12 Incapacitated KO for 10D mins
13-15 Mortal Wound Bleeding out*
16+ Killed/Maimed KO + maimed
Set to stun Stun > Strength KO for 2D mins**
*When a character is mortally wounded they are unconscious and
bleeding out. At the beginning of each round roll 2D, if the number
rolled is less than the number of rounds since the condition began,
the character dies.
**Blasters can be set to stun, apply damage as normal. If the
damage does not exceed the character strength resistance they
are dazed but shrug off the stun. If the number exceeds the
character strength resistance they are knocked unconscious.
Revival – Players can make First Aid checks to revive their
comrades. Reviving checks are easy if the target is stunned,
moderate if incapacitated. This will bring the character back to
fighting strength. More serious injuries require further medical
attention to recover from although players can be stabilised in the
field with a first aid check although this does not heal them.
Healing – Medpacs can be used to heal injuries in the field or at
rest. Using a medpac is considered an action for the purposes of in
combat application. Using a medpac on yourself incurs an
additional -1D penalty to any other MAP modifiers. If the first aid
roll is successful the recipient is healed by one level i.e.
incapacitated becomes wounded and so on. If the first aid roll is
unsuccessful the condition remains the same, in the instance the
check fails by 10 or more, the recipient cannot receive any more
first aid for 24hrs.
Medpacs can only be used once but multiple medpacs may be
used in a day however, the difficulty increases one level with each
subsequent use. Certain injuries cannot be healed quickly and
require Bacta Tanks of Surgeries.
Degree of Injury Difficulty
Stunned Very Easy
Wounded (Twice) Easy
Incapacitated Moderate
Mortally Wounded Difficult