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<blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 9505528" data-attributes="member: 42582">This seems quite intricate - there seem to be a lot of steps involved, including comparisons of values; and a lot of tracking.Just as one example of what I mean:use a Hook Punch to reduce any Defense your opponent rolls by 1, as well as their Reaction by the same amount. If you use this 3x in a row, you can inflict the Fracture wound, breaking a bone essentially. This particular Wound in Labyrinthian acts as a Status Effect, and anyone who attacks you gets a bonus die equal to your Wound Size. (e.g., take a d4 Fracture, anyone who attacks you can add a d4 to their damage. Wounds go up a die size with every reapplication.) I gather from this that an attack roll is compared to a defence roll. And the punch adjusts the latter. It also adjusts the Reaction, which is a separate value. There is a need to track how many hook punches are done in a row; and then to track the status affect which grants a bonus die to attacks.It's not clear how impactful all this is - eg a -1 reduction seems modest if it is d20 rolls being compared. I couldn't tell how big wounds are. I'm also not sure how often momentum is generated, given it's based on rolling max on a damage die (I think?).I also wasn't sure how the focus on hit location fits together with other parts that seem to be more freeform - eg &quot;it could also be something like putting a bullet in their knee or something to that effect&quot;.I also wasn't clear on how the &quot;grid&quot; is meant to work - does the same grid work for fighting in a lift (elevator), in a ball room, in a sports stadium, etc? And what does &quot;fleeing&quot; mean on this grid? (Given that fleeing is indicated as one way of ending combat.)It would help me to get a handle on how all this is mean to work to have the procedure set out step-by-step: who decides that a combat is occurring, and how does play &quot;transition&quot; onto the grid; and then who performs what steps and how are actions declared and resolved?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pemerton, post: 9505528, member: 42582"] This seems quite intricate - there seem to be a lot of steps involved, including comparisons of values; and a lot of tracking. Just as one example of what I mean: [indent]use a [B]Hook Punch[/B] to reduce any Defense your opponent rolls by 1, as well as their Reaction by the same amount. If you use this 3x in a row, you can inflict the [B]Fracture[/B] wound, breaking a bone essentially. This particular Wound in Labyrinthian acts as a [B]Status Effect[/B], and anyone who attacks you gets a bonus die equal to your Wound Size. (e.g., take a d4 Fracture, anyone who attacks you can add a d4 to their damage. Wounds go up a die size with every reapplication.) [/indent] I gather from this that an attack roll is compared to a defence roll. And the punch adjusts the latter. It also adjusts the Reaction, which is a separate value. There is a need to track how many hook punches are done in a row; and then to track the status affect which grants a bonus die to attacks. It's not clear how impactful all this is - eg a -1 reduction seems modest if it is d20 rolls being compared. I couldn't tell how big wounds are. I'm also not sure how often momentum is generated, given it's based on rolling max on a damage die (I think?). I also wasn't sure how the focus on hit location fits together with other parts that seem to be more freeform - eg "it could also be something like putting a bullet in their knee or something to that effect". I also wasn't clear on how the "grid" is meant to work - does the same grid work for fighting in a lift (elevator), in a ball room, in a sports stadium, etc? And what does "fleeing" mean on this grid? (Given that fleeing is indicated as one way of ending combat.) It would help me to get a handle on how all this is mean to work to have the procedure set out step-by-step: who decides that a combat is occurring, and how does play "transition" onto the grid; and then who performs what steps and how are actions declared and resolved? [/QUOTE]

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