Combat
Combat system, initiative, and defense
This section presents the combat rules updated according to the defense and protection system introduced in the latest version of the handbook. The objective is to offer a clear, fluid, and consistent framework for physical, arcanotechnological, and ranged attacks.
Key Concepts
Combat relies on several fundamental mechanics:
- Defense Score: difficulty to hit a target
- Defensive action: Parry, Dodge or Block to counter an attack
- Resistances: RMEC, RRAD and RINT absorb damage based on its physical nature
- Flux Reserve and Flux Influx: managing arcanotechnological energy in combat
- Opportunity attack: striking when an enemy creates an opening
A critical failure (natural 1) can jam a weapon or cause a technique to fail, while a critical success (natural 20) doubles damage.