[Verdant] - Lethal Combat

[Combat in Jaded]
	While most forms of Combat for the Server can be easily decided without the risk of Death or Injury, Lethal Combat has it own set of specific rules. This Doc will cover Lethal Combat.

Server House Rules follow a ‘High Nat 20’ for Combat Checks, as there’s no ‘Critical Hit’ mechanic due to a lack of numerical HP. What this means is that regardless of what Modifiers your Opponent might have and what outcome they get, your Nat 20 will win that round Miraculously. The planets aligned and the Messiahs smiled on you.

Unfortunately, this means a Low Nat 1 is also the norm. This means that you Spectacularly failed. You injured yourself, or fell into the Attack and got severely hurt, or tripped and fell into a cactus, or any number of things. A Nat 1 means something different for all forms of Combat, so be aware of the Dangers of Rolling before picking a fight!


>[Lethal Combat]
	Lethal Combat covers all kinds of potentially life-ending forms of Battle: Cullings, Murders, Throne Challenges, Highblood Rages, etc. While Lethal Combat CAN be ended without either party dying, it is a Risk that must be taken into consideration if you are going to include your character into a Lethal Battle.

Lethal Combat is typically ‘Multi-Round Combat: Turn Based’ ending in either a Surrender or a Death. While this can be changed from battle to battle on Moderator Discretion, assume all forms of Lethal Combat to be carried out in ‘Multi-Round Combat: Turn Based’. Each Turn has the potential to end in Severe Injury or Death, as well as cumulative injuries from continuing rounds of Combat.
This can get graphic. Please be aware of the risk being taken.

NOTE: If you are going to enter Lethal Combat, please tag @Moderators to come oversee the battle to ensure that rules are being properly adhered to.


>[Legalities of Lethal Combat]
	While senseless Murder is considered HIGHLY Illegal on Verdant regardless of ones Caste (due largely in part to the Near-Extinction of Trollkind), there are certain Legal Avenues one can avoid incarceration or criminal culling with.

‘Legal’ reasons behind the Death of another Troll caused by combat are: Self Defense, Defense of Loved Ones or Relatives, Protection of Property, or Plausible Cause (being tormented by someone relentlessly without it going over the line of 'Illegal' activities, Intentionally Inciting Highblood Rage, etc).

If a Character kills another Character through Lethal Combat without meeting any of those Criteria, the Murderer will then become a Wanted Criminal and lose ‘Consent to Kill’. The Moderation Team reserves the right to allow Drones to target the Murderer in Public Spaces (in which case the Player will be informed of this decision).


>[Fleeing from Battle]
	Fleeing or Retreating from a Lethal Combat Situation counts as your Full Turn. You forfeit your ability to Roll against your Opponent for this round of Combat. WARNING: Fleeing from Battle may still result in Death.

During this Round, the Opponent may roll 1d20 plus Relevant Modifiers if they choose to make an 'Opportunity Attack' instead of allowing the combatant to Retreat. If the combatant is allowed to Flee without an Opportunity Attack, the combat ends.

The Opposing Player must roll for their Opportunity Attack.
- Roll a 1-10, Opponent Retreats without Injury
- Roll 11-22 (Nat 20 excluded) and roll an Injury for the Opponent from the relevant Table
- Nat 20 and any rolls above 23 are Death for the Opponent caused by the Opportunity Attack.


>[Multi-Round Combat: Turn Based]
	The first step for Lethal Combat is deciding how many Rounds to fight for, or if you are just going to fight until Submission or Death. Be aware that the number of rounds you fight for increases chance of Severe Injury or Death.

At the start of each ‘Turn’ Players will roll for the outcome of the ‘turn’ of posts (one post per person) and roll again for the next ‘turn’ until they’ve completed all Rounds of Combat, either through Fleeing, Surrender, or Death.

Like all Combat, Successful Attacks are decided by the Higher Roll using relevant Modifiers. Both Combatants will make a 1d20 Roll, plus relevant Modifiers, and depending on the Outcome of the Roll, one or both Players will Hit or Miss.

Both Players Roll 1d20 + Mods
-If the Player of Players roll a Nat 1, that Character messes up and becomes Vulnerable. Add +1 to the Opponent's Outcome for the Turn
-If the Player or Players roll 2-10, the attack leaves no wound but hits (non lethal)
-If the Player or Players roll 11-22 (excluding Nat 20), roll the Relevant 1dX for the Injury Table for the opponent (see below)
-If the Player or Players roll a Nat 20, they can choose to KILL or SPARE the opponent
-If the Player or Players roll above a 23 due to Modifiers, any number above 23 gives the Player the option to KILL or SPARE the opponent


>[Injuries]
	Some Castes have larger Injury Tables than others due to Genetic Permutations. Please roll for the Relevant Injury Table for your Character. Negative Roll Modifiers to the current fight can stack with each other (Blindness in one eye + stab wound = -2 for current fight) but cannot stack together with injuries of the same type (stab wound + stab wound = -2). If one person rolls the same outcome twice, they do not receive an additional Negative Modifier.

ALL of these injuries MUST be documented in troll's profile either under 'History' or 'Tolerable Mutations' following the Fight.

(General: 1d10)
1: You receive deep scratches; one of them scars (scarring beneath neck level) and you are required to take medication.
2. You receive a scratch on the face which leaves a scar and are required to take medication for your other injuries.
3. One of your horns is broken in two. (If both horns are previously broken, Reroll).
4. You sustain an eye injury which forces you to wear glasses for the rest of your life.
5. Your hair is ripped out, forcing you to crop it short. If you do not have long hair or are bald, your scalp is clawed with sharp, troll talons, leaving residual scarring and causing one streak to grow back as albinistic due to follicle death/stress.
6. A swiping attack means that you go blind in one eye--it is visibly injured. Your choice of red pupil, losing the eye entirely, or a missing/split pupil. Scarring around the eye is encouraged. (Results in a -1 for the rest of the fight.)
a. If a character receives this injury more than once, the second (and subsequent) times they receive facial scarring and do not go fully blind.
7. A stab wound that pierces through your shoulder. Leaves scarring. (Results in a -1 for the rest of the fight.)
8. A stab wound which pierces your chest (non-lethal). Leaves scarring. (Results in a -1 for the rest of the fight.)
9. Broken jaw. You must remain in the hospital, ICly, for three IRL days. (Result in a -1 for the rest of the fight.)
10. You lose a limb. Though it may be replaced later by a metallic limb which has sensation and works roughly as well as your old limb, you've lost a part of your body that you can never get back. (Results in a -1 for the rest of the fight.)

(Rustbloods: 1d11)
11.  Due to your near-death experience and your life flashing before your eyes, you gain the ability to commune with spirits.

(Bronzebloods: 1d11)
11. The bronzeblood gains the ability to commune with animals.

(Goldbloods: 1d11)
11. In an attempt to protect itself, your thinkpan has started working overtime. You the ability to lift objects of up to thirty pounds' weight psionically.

(Jadebloods: 1d11)
11. On the verge of death, your body surges to protect itself. If you are not a rainbowdrinker, you transform into one. (Reroll if Character is already a Rainbowdrinker).

(Ceruleans: 1d11)
11. A strong blow to the head has knocked your thinkpan hard enough to unlock a Psionic Ability. (Discuss with the Moderators.)

(Seadwellers: 1d14)
11. Your fins are shredded and are aesthetically mangled.
12. Your fins are torn from your face leaving heavy scarring and you must take medication for your wound.
13. One set of your gills (either on the neck or the ribs) has been damaged and no longer functions, leaving heavy scarring.
14. Due to the stress your body is under, dormant Bioluminescence has been activated. Parts of your flesh now glow your Blood Color.