Melee

Attributes & Skills Needed

• Agility – Used to build your attack dice pool

• Weapon Skill – Specific to the weapon: Blades, Clubs, Exotic Melee, Unarmed

• Optional: Reach modifiers, Wound Modifier

Melee Variables

• Weapon Type – Choose the weapon you want to use

• Weapon DV – Damage Value of the weapon

• Weapon AP – Armor Penetration of the weapon

• Reach – Your reach + weapon reach vs. defender’s reach

• Wound Modifier – Subtract from dice pool if injured

• Your Hits – Rolled by you

• Defender’s Hits – Rolled by defender

• Modified DV – Damage Value after applying net hits and AP

• Net Hits – Your Hits minus Defender’s Hits

Melee Steps

Step 1: Build Your Attack Pool

1. Choose the weapon you want to use and note its DV and AP.

2. Add your Agility Attribute to your dice pool.

3. Add the correct weapon skill to your pool: Blades, Clubs, Exotic Melee, or Unarmed.

4. Add your reach and your weapon's reach together, and compare to defender’s total reach. Apply reach modifier to your pool as appropriate.

5. Subtract any Wound Modifiers.

Step 2: Roll the Pool

• Roll your dice pool.

• Count your hits.

• If you glitch, notify the GM.

Step 3: Compare to Defender

• Defender rolls their defense pool.

• Subtract defender’s hits from your hits:

  • Hits ≤ 0 → Attack fails, no damage

  • Hits > 0 → These are your net hits

Step 4: Calculate Modified DV

• Add your net hits to your weapon DV.

• Compare modified DV to defender’s armor (subtract AP):

  • If modified DV > armor → Physical damage

  • If modified DV ≤ armor → Stun damage

Step 5: Report and Apply

• Tell the GM your final modified DV.

• Defender will attempt to resist or absorb damage as appropriate.

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