Combat Rules

COMBAT
stats that govern Combat
Speed;;; used to determine combat initiative
Footwork;;; Dexterity, it's used to Dodge, to move to another zone, or to cross a zone
Block;;; raw defense it's used for when you can't or won't dodge an attack
Strike;;; ability to hit your target (in Most of the stats the words "to hit" are used instead)
Damage;;; ability to do damage (expanded further in the brew list)
Toughness;;; ability to take damage; used in part to determine hitpoints

INITIATIVE
==>every combatant rolls his Lake and chooses a set(or an individual die) and adds his speed at the beginning of each round to determine the combat order.

BASIC ATTACKS
1.) attacker rolls his Lake to hit
==>largest set of identical integers is the set for the declared action
==>additional sets can be saved in the River or used for additional actions(like multiple attacks)
==>roll is (3,3,3,4,4,6,6,) sets are 33, 24, 26 Questions?

2.) attacker declares his modifiers
==>modifiers of the same type(2 different spells augmenting Strike/to Hit) do not stack, the largest of these modifiers is used
==>modifiers of different types do stack(dagger has +5 to hit, leafmetal adds an additional +5, martial art grants an additional +5)

3.) the defender chooses to either Dodge or Block
==>a successful dodge takes no damage
==>an unsuccessful dodge takes full damage
==>Blocking is likely to take some damage but much less than they would otherwise

3a.) (Defender dodges) defender rolls his Lake and adds his Footwork to the largest set
==>if the defenders largest set is greater than the attackers; then the attack was dodged and causes no damage
==>if the defenders largest set is Less than the attackers; the the attack connected, for every 10 that the attacker was over the defender add 1 HP to the damage dealt by the attack
==>if there is a tie the defender is hit
==>if the defender is hit the attacker rolls his lake and adds his damage modifiers for every 10 above the defenders overall toughness(including augmentations by magic), 1 HP is done.

3b.) (Defender Blocks) Defender rolls his Lake and adds his Block/Armor to the largest set
==>the attack connects, the attacker rolls his Lake and adds any Damage modifiers
==>the defender rolls his Lake and adds his Block+toughness to the largest set
==>if the defenders set is higher then no damage was done
==>if the attackers set is higher then 1 damage is conferred for every 10 over the defenders roll

4.) the attack is concluded.
==>certain weapons, spells, and fighting styles can be used to riposte or initiate a riposte if they miss or are successfully blocked.
==>if the defender is able, he may riposte immediately, this is treated as an attack and the same rules apply
==>Riposts can only be performed against entities in the same Zone as you

SECONDARY ATTACKS
==>leftover sets from an attack can be used to make a secondary attack against an opponent
==>minor actions, including secondary attacks, are declared after the attacker rolls
==>the defender may spend a leftover set to defend against secondary attacks a single die may be used in this case as the basis for a defensive set

MOVING AND ZONES
==>a zone is an arbitrarily limited area that encounters occur in, all entities inside a zone are within Melee range of each-other
==>only Ranged attacks and certain reach weapons can attack people in adjacent zones
==>to move between zones requires a Footwork test rolled with an additional set from players initiative roll (add footwork to the set) the GM determines the difficulty of the check

WAVES AND SHAPING THE BATTLEFIELD
==>Wave actions are declared during the Initiative roll
==>a set of dice may be set aside for a Wave action that will have an effect that occurs on the turn of the person initiating the wave
==>Wave actions are actions that effect the combat situation without being direct Combat actions(collapsing a tunnel, activating a machine, slamming and locking a door)
==>a Wave action can be stopped(Broken) if an entity acts before the wave is completed and uses a set rolled from his lake to interrupt the Wave if that set plus any relavent skill is higher than the value used by the wave, the Wave is broken and does not come to pass.

MARVELS
==>marvels are special minor actions that impart debuffs to opponents
==>given a viable justification, and a leftover Set of dice by the player the GM may grant a Marvel
==>example outcomes for a marvel include: Disorentation(impose a -5 penalty to one skill and all checks made using it for the remainder of the fight),,,Disrupt(impose a -5 penalty to a combat statistic and all checks made using it for the remainder of the fight),,,Knockback(move an opponent to an adjacent zone of your choosing)
==>the above examples are to be used as minor actions off of the attackers roll