Combat Table

Skill

This is the skill required to use the weapon listed. Note that all weapon and armour skills are (specific) skills, meaning you must take the listed skill with a specificity in an individual weapon. For example, if you want to use a Halberd, you need to take the Two-Hand Weapon (Halberd) skill. If you want to be able to use a spear one-handed, two-handed, and to be able to throw it, you will require the Weapon (Spear), Two-Hand Weapon (Spear) and Thrown Weapon (Spear) skills.

Because of their Weapon Mastery Perk, orcs do not have to take specializations, and are able to use every weapon that is specialized from a given skill simply by taking the base skill. For example, if an orc takes the Ranged Weapon skill, they can automatically use a Sling, Short Bow, Long Bow or Crossbow. However, if an orc wants to use a spear in the three different ways describd above, they will still require three different skills.

Bulk

This is the bulk of the weapon, which must be added to the total amount of bulk the player is carrying to determine their bulk factor, which impacts their movement and the use of several skills.

Attack

This lists the base adjustment applied to your weapon skill when making a Fast, Strong, Snap or Ready Attack. If you have a Small Weapon (Dagger) Skill of 16, you roll 2d10+17 when making a Fast Attack with a dagger, and 2d10+15 when making a Strong Attack.

Damage

This lists the base damage you do to your target when you hit them with a Fast, Strong, Snap or Ready Attack. This damage is adjusted by your skill in the weapon, and also may be adjusted by your species.

Effect

Some weapons allow you to attempt to apply an effect against your opponent, instead of doing damage. If you wish to attempt to impose an effect on your target, you must declare it before you make your attack roll. If you succeed, you apply the effect instead of doing damage.

Block (Ranged)

This lists the base adjustment applied to your skill when attempting to Block a Snap or Ready Attack. Note that only Shields can block ranged attacks (unless you have the Ranged Parry Perk, in which case you can also block ranged attacks when unarmed).

Block (Melee)

This lists the base adjustment applied to your skill when attempting to Block a Fast or Strong Attack. If you have an Off-Hand Weapon (Hand Axe) Skill of 15, you roll 2d10+16 when attemping to Block a Fast Attack with a Hand Axe in your off-hand, and 2d10+14 when attemping to Block a Strong Attack with a Hand Axe in your off-hand.

Range (Snap)

This defines your minimum and maximum range in hexes when making a Snap Attack with a Ranged Weapon or Thrown Weapon. Maximum Range is usualy listed as a multiplier of your skill in the weapon or of an Attribute. For example, the maximum range you can make a Snap Attack using your Thrown Weapon (Knife) skill is equal to Physical Attribute, while the maximum range you can make a Snap Attack using your Ranged Weapon (Short Bow) skill is equal to two times your skill. Minimum range is the range within which the presence of any enemy denies you the ability to make a Snap Attack using this weapon. For example, if any enemy (not just your intended target) is within 2 hexes, you may not make a Snap Attack using your Thrown Weapon (Hand Axe) skill.

Range (Ready)

This defines your minimum and maximum range in hexes when making a Ready Attack with a Ranged Weapon or Thrown Weapon. Maximum Range is usualy listed as a multiplier of your skill in the weapon or of an Attribute. For example, the maximum range you can make a Ready Attack using your Thrown Weapon (Javelin) skill is equal to four times your Physical Attribute, while the maximum range you can make a ready Attack using your Ranged Weapon (Sling) skill is equal to six times your skill. Minimum range is the range within which the presence of any enemy denies you the ability to make a Ready Attack using this weapon. For example, if any enemy (not just your intended target) is within 6 hexes, you may not make a Ready Attack using your Ranged Weapon (Crossbow) skill.

Protect

This is the Protection offered by the specified Armour being worn. Protection is subtracted from the damage done before the remaining damage is applied to Health. For example, if your character is wearing Chain Armour, and the are hit by a Strong Attack from a Scimitar that does 9 damage, then that damage is reduced by the 4 before the remaining 5 points is applied to Health. Note that the Protection of armour can be modified by fine crafting, by magic, or by other means. Additionally, Protection is cumulative, meaning you may have Protection from other sources in addition to your armour. The total value of all your Protection, not just that of your armour, should be taken into account every time you take damage.

Dodge (Ranged)

This lists the base adjustment applied to your Armour or Unarmoured skill when attempting to Dodge a Snap or Ready Attack. If you are wearing Leather Armour and have a Medium Armour (Leather) Skill of 17, you roll 2d10+17-2 when attemping to Dodge a Ready or Snap Attack.

Dodge (Melee)

This lists the base adjustment applied to your Armour or Unarmoured skill when attempting to Dodge a Fast or Strong. If you are wearing Padded Armour and have a Light Armour (Hide) Skill of 16, you roll 2d10+16+1 when attemping to Dodge a Fast Attack, and you roll 2d10+16+2 when attemping to Dodge a Strong Attack.

Crew

Artillery pieces are crew served weapons, typically requiring several people with the artillery skill specific to that weapon to operate and transport it. The values listed for Full, Min and Trans are the number of people with the skill who are required to operate the artillery pieces at full efficiency, minimum effectiveness, or to transport the weapon, respectively. Having fewer that the Full crew reduces the refire rate and effective skill of the weapon. Without the minimum crew, the weapon cannot be fired at all. Without the transport crew, the weapon cannot be moved to or from the battlefield, or repositioned.

Refire

The refire rate for an artillery piece defines mow many turns to take to refire the weapon given a full crew. For every member of crew fewer than the full complement, the refire rate reduced by the amount specified in the 'Redc' (reduced) column.

Attack

Artillery attacks are always considered Ready Attacks, and under no circumstances can an artillery pieces be fired more than once per turn - even with magic. Artillery crews fire their weapon using the combined effort rules, with a maximum of four operators contributing to the combined effort of the attack roll. For every member of the crew fewer than the full complement, an attack penalty is applied.

Damage and Effect

Uniquely, artillery always applies both its damage, and its effect to anyone hit by the projectile. Getting hit is almost always fatal, so also being Slammed is usually irrelevant.

Radius

Most artillery launches huge projectiles that cause damage over a radius on impact. When a projectile lands, full damage and any effect is done in the impact hex and in as many adjacent rings of hexes as defined by the radius. In the next ring of hexes, damage is halved, and halved again for each subsequent ring until damage is irrelevent.

Range

Most artillery (with the exception of ballistas and scorpions) are indirect fire weapons, that lob their projectiles on a long arc. Consequently, they have a fairly narrow band of effective range, and they must be positioned correctly on the battlefield so that their intended targets are within this band. A 21C using the Strategy skill is required to anticipate the correct positioning of artillery prior to a battle that it may be brought to bear effectively, otherwise, artillery may need to be repositioned - which requires the transport crew and generally takes a very long time.