Combat

1. Declare actions
   • Time sensitive, resolved by opposed DEX rolls
   • Fight or move, no both. Unless mounted.
2. Resolve actions
3. Winner's outcome
   1. Roll damage (own or horse)
   2. Critical +4d6
   3. If winner achieves a critical vs note-able, check skill regardless of natural roll
4. Loser's outcome
   1. Checks for Knockdown, Dropped/Broken Weapon, and Armor, Shield, and/or Parry protection, in that order
   2. Damage
      1. Net after armor
      2. Major wounds + unconscious
      3. Unconscious
5. Combat movement
   1. Aside from charges, all movement happens after combat (?)

Combat Actions

• Call Squire - roll ≤Squire's Age
• Control Mount - make horsemanship
• Defend
  • +10 to skill
  • On a Win, deal no damage
• Disarm - resolved with grapple
• Dodge - DEX roll to throw yourself aside (unmounted)
  • Crit = dodge, roll and end ready
  • Win = avoid taking damage, but end on ground
  • Fail = take the hit, end on ground with weapon in hand
  • Fumble = take the hit, end on ground, lost weapon
• Evade (mounted/foot) - disengage from combat
• Set Spear
• Reckless Attack
  • IF Famous for Recklessness always attack this way unless Prudent roll, if Exalted then always. Otherwise a choice.
  • Neither get to use shields
  • Attacker gets +5
  • ==Attacker needs to win by ≥5 to Win
  • If Attacker Win by ≥5 difference between the rolls, +1d6 or +2d6 on a Crit
  • If attacker succeeds (has higher success), and difference is ≤5, then tie
    • Tie = both parties succeed
  • Otherwise resolve normally
  • If against a renown and fearsome opponent, check Reckless
• Fight Prudently
  • If Famous for Prudent always attack this way, unless Reckless roll, if Exalted then always this way. Otherwise a choice.
  • Both sides get +5 to DEX checks if required (less likely to knock-down or be knocked-down)
  • If Attacker wins by ≤5, -1D6 damage (disadvantage)
  • Parry +6 (effectively extra armor)
  • If used against a weaker or ordinary opponent, check Prudent
• Mounted Charge
  • +5 bonus
  • Win - Horse damage (if lance, couched spear) or +1d6
  • Partial - lance breaks, or other hafted weapon breaks
  • Tie - non sword weapons break
  • Fumble …

Optional & Conditional

• Target Weakness - ==attempting to score a Crit, at a cost of chance of a normal Win
  • If Attacker's skill ≥15
  • -5 on skill
  • Target number is a range of x +/- 1
    (e.g. if skill is 15, then target number is 9-11 for critical hit)
• Bash - ==attempt to knock an opponent to the ground
  • If Attacker's size ≥12
  • Inflict -1d6 damage if Win
  • Lose ties
  • On Win, Defender must make a DEX check regardless of damage/size, and they fumble on 19-20
• Bind - attempt to disarm the opponent, after achieving a Bind
  • ==TBC what triggers a bind?
  • If Attacker's strength is ≥15
  • Opposed STR rolls
  • If winner's result is ≥5 than the opponents, the opponent is disarmed

• Close-Up - to move to brawling rather than fighting

Getting up from the floor

• Unless in heavy armor or suffering from a major wound, it just happens
  • In heavy armor it takes an action
• Just use +5/-5 mod when fighting from ground
• Opposed DEX to see if you can get up before the attack and avoid the modifiers or afterwards

Mounted combat

• ==Weapon skill is capped at the horsemanship skill
• DEX is used rather than horsemanship for v6

Multiple Opponents

• ==No need to split== (no need to do maths!)
• -5 mod applied to both attacks when fighting 2 opponents
• -10 vs 3 opponents etc