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Peter Knutsen: /* hx */ section written

Peter Knutsen — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:48:12 GMT

hx: section written

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	== HP ==		== HP ==
	== hx ==		== hx ==
		+	Short for hex, this defines a hexagonal battlemap space that can be occupied by a single character, or under some circumstances by several characters if they are allies and are cooperative (of course creatures that are significantly smaller than Humans can also fit several into a hex even if they're not close friends).
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		+	A hx is 2 meters wide, and for purposes of volume (such as in the magic system) can be assumed to be 2 meters wide. It is incorrect to say that the area of a hex is 4 square meters (it has got to be something less) but use that figure, and 8 cubic meters, until geometrical aid has solved this problem.
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	== Initiative Roll ==		== Initiative Roll ==
	== Martial Arts ==		== Martial Arts ==

Peter Knutsen: /* Hardiness */ section written

Peter Knutsen — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:45:47 GMT

Hardiness: section written

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	== Fleetness ==		== Fleetness ==
	== Hardiness ==		== Hardiness ==
		+	Hardiness is a Secondary Attribute, with a Human average of 3, and raised or lowered during character creation in increments of 0.5. Hardiness' main purpose is to derive the Wound Thresholds for the character, with 1xHardiness being the Threshold for a Minor Wound, 2xHardiness being the Threshold for a Major Wound, and so forth (see '''Wound''' for more).
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		+	As such, it is really attractive when creating a melee combatant character (or to some extent an unarmed combatant character) to have a higher-than-average Hardiness. 3.5 is the minimum for a serious combatant (characters do not choose their own Hardness, of course, but omeone with 3.0 is likely to have a short career), and the Human maximum, 4.5, is quite worthwhile in spite of the high cost.
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		+	(Hardiness' other purpose is to derive the character's Stun Factor, in some way. Oh, and to derive Hit Points if they're actually being used.)
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	== HP ==		== HP ==
	== hx ==		== hx ==

Peter Knutsen: /* CFP */ section written

Peter Knutsen — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:42:20 GMT

CFP: section written

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	== CFP ==		== CFP ==
		+	CFP means Fatigue Point, sometimes caled Combat Fatigue Point because they're mostly used in combat, and in combat-like situations (such as if one wanted to create rules for playing a sports game). They represent intensive, fast-twitch usage of white-fibre muscles, rather than long-term exertion.
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		+	Long-term exertion, such as most forms of strategic movement (walking, jogging, climbing or swimming from one place to another) does not use CFP but instead relies on the character's '''Fatigue Interval''' (which defines for how long he can keep going, relative to a person of average physical fitness).
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		+	CFP are used by the character, with some Combat Actions having a cost in CFP (1, sometimes 2, rarely more), in addition to the cost in AP (Action Points). As such, a fatigeuing action represents an important tactical choice made by the character. Examples include making a Power Blow or a Charge, or using the Dodge Skill (instead of trying to Block or Deflect or Parry), making a long Jump.
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		+	Some Combat Actions that cost CFP can have their CFP reduced, sometimes to zero.
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		+	If a character wants to make more than one Move Action per Round, he must also pay CFP for these additonal Move Actions, beyond whatever CFP cost the individual actions may have. 1 CFP for the 2nd Move Action, 3 CFP for the 3rd, and the CFP cost for a 4th Move Action has no yet been determined, but in addition to CFP that also costs [[Willpower\|Willpower Points]].
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		+	CFP are regained simultaneously with Fatigue Levels; a character doesn't have to consciously choose which one he wants to regain, and circumstances affect both regains the same way (meal, rest, and so forth).
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		+	Characters gain additional CFP by improving their Stamina (which is a Conditioning - a training). The '''SP''' cost per level of Stamina, and the number of CFP gained, depends on the character's RW Type, whether he's a red-fibre or white-fibre type or is average. A '''White RW Type''' character pays more SP per level of Stamina but gains more CFP per level, whereas a Red RW Type character pays fewer SP per level of Stamina but also gains fewer CFP per level. The result of this is that '''Red RW Type''' characters tend to make good ''soldiers'' and marathon runners (with loooong Fatigue Intervals but few CFP to burn when the shit hits the fan, or when there's a really sweet opportunity), while White RW Type characters tend to make good ''warriors'' and hockey players (with more modest Fatigue Intervals, but having generous amounts of CFP to burn).
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		+	Advice-wise, going for average RW Type isn't bad. Going for either extreme, HyperWhite RW Type or HyperRed RW Type, is a bad idea for inexperienced players, and going for White RW Type can be a small problem if the campaign is to have an infantry-military theme or otherwise involve much travel on foot (such as in classical epic fantasy).
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		+	Red RW Type (but ''not'' HyperRed) is playing it safe (being able to keep up with the rest of the PC party as they travel from point A to faraway point B, is very convenient), but some players find that they love having CFP to spend in combat, and so will regret that choice.
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	== Critical Strike ==		== Critical Strike ==

Peter Knutsen: /* Critical Strike */ added section for Deflect, with no content yet

Peter Knutsen — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:22:30 GMT

Critical Strike: added section for Deflect, with no content yet

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	== CFP ==		== CFP ==
	== Critical Strike ==		== Critical Strike ==
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		+	== Deflect ==

	== Effect Strike ==		== Effect Strike ==

Peter Knutsen: /* Pace */ adding section on Parry, with no content yet

Peter Knutsen — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:22:10 GMT

Pace: adding section on Parry, with no content yet

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	== PA ==		== PA ==
	== Pace ==		== Pace ==
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		+	== Parry ==

	== Power Strike ==		== Power Strike ==

Peter Knutsen: /* Bash */ adding and writing section on Block

Peter Knutsen — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:21:51 GMT

Bash: adding and writing section on Block

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	== Bash ==		== Bash ==
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		+	== Block ==
		+	Block is a Reaction, a defensive action taken in response to being attacked (or, at a penalty unless the character has a trait to negate or reduce the penalty, to an ally in an adjacent hex being attacked), and consists of using the shield to "parry" the attack, in Sagatafl referred to as a Block to distinguish it from a '''Parry''' which is using a weapon, or a '''Deflect''' which is an unarmed "parry".
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		+	All attacks that the character is aware of can be attempted Blocked, but note that there are serious RD penalties for blocking thrown, missile and Spell attacks (although '''Martial Arts''' '''Stunts''' and magical effects, such as Enchantments or Spell effects, can reduce these penalties or even negate them completely).
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		+	A Block requires a shield. Trying to block with an item that isn't entirely suitable to use as a shield is classified as a Parry.
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		+	In addition to active usage for Blocking, any shield also gives the character a bonus to his '''TBH''' value, making him harder to hit. Small shields add +1 to the TBH RD, Large shields add +2, and Medium shields add +1 to melee TBH and +2 to all ranged TBH (write this by writing down the melee TBH, and then a note that it is +1 higher vs ranged).
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		+	Shields are not damaged with routine usage (having rules for that would be overly complicated), but a Power Blow can be used to deliberately attempt to damage a shield; depending on sturdiness, a successfully executed such Power Blow would either destroy the shield, or else weaken it such that it becomes more vulnerable to subsequent Power Blows.
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	== Blood ==		== Blood ==

Peter Knutsen: /* Reaction */ boldfacing AP

Peter Knutsen — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:15:32 GMT

Reaction: boldfacing AP

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	A Reaction is a Combat Action that can be performed only as a response to an Action by another character. Examples include Block, Deflect, Dodge, Parry and Tactical Strik. Actions that are not Reactions can only be performed when it is the character's time to act (based on AP count).		A Reaction is a Combat Action that can be performed only as a response to an Action by another character. Examples include Block, Deflect, Dodge, Parry and Tactical Strik. Actions that are not Reactions can only be performed when it is the character's time to act (based on AP count).

-	Reactions cost AP, but tend to cost less than non-Reaction Actions.	+	Reactions cost '''AP''', but tend to cost less than non-Reaction Actions.

	== Recovery ==		== Recovery ==

Peter Knutsen: /* Precise STrike */ typo, and adding new section with content

Peter Knutsen — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:15:18 GMT

Precise STrike: typo, and adding new section with content

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	== Power Strike ==		== Power Strike ==
-	== Precise ~~STrike~~ ==	+	== Precise Strike ==
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		+	== Reaction ==
		+	A Reaction is a Combat Action that can be performed only as a response to an Action by another character. Examples include Block, Deflect, Dodge, Parry and Tactical Strik. Actions that are not Reactions can only be performed when it is the character's time to act (based on AP count).
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		+	Reactions cost AP, but tend to cost less than non-Reaction Actions.
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	== Recovery ==		== Recovery ==
	== Round ==		== Round ==

Peter Knutsen: /* Bank */ section written

Peter Knutsen — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:13:33 GMT

Bank: section written

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	== Bank ==		== Bank ==
		+	Sometimes called the '''AP Bank''', this is a value that represents a character's ability to store unused '''Action Points''' (AP) which then carry over to the next Round and go "on top" of whatever '''AP''' his Initiative Roll generates.
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		+	All characters of mammalian and avian species are born with a Bank size of 1, as a function of their neurostructure. A bank-less such creature would be a profoundly retarded specimen and would be entirely unsuited as a player character´(although not necessarily in such a helpless and incompetent state as to warrant the term "vegetable"). Less sophisticated biological families, such as ichthyoids, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates, are born with a Bank size of ''zero'', but exceptions should be made for highly evolved species, such as for velociraptors and for humanoid reptilians, and perhaps (but not necessarily) for humanoid insectoids or arachnids.
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		+	Extremely sophistcated life forms (hyper-evolved species) may be born with higher natural Bank sizes (2, very rarely 3), and the same should perhaps be the case for sophisticated robots.
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		+	On top of whatever natural Bank a character is born with, he can increase his Bank size, usually by up to 3, with the first +1 being via a simple Lore, the next +1 requiring either an expensive Lore or an inexpensive '''Martial Arts''' '''Stunt''' (this has not yet been decided), and the last +1 being an expensive '''MA''' '''Stunt'''.
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		+	Since most Combat Actions, and even many Reactions, cost several AP, characters in combat will often find themselves with a few APs at the end of a Round that they have nothing worthwhile to spend on. For this reason, it is ''very'' advantageous to increase one's Bank size, and any even half-serious combatant (e.g. a "rogue" with some fencing experience, or a scholar who used to be a duellist in his university days decades ago) should have a Bank size of 2, while for a ''serious'' combatant it is debatable whether a Bank size of 4 is the best choice, or if one should go for a Bank size of 3 and then spend the saved '''SP''' on other combat-relevant traits.
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		+	Please note that the Bank size defines the total number of AP that may be stored. It does not define the number of AP per Round that may be saved up, to be unleashed ''en masse'' at an opportune time.
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	== Bash ==		== Bash ==
	== Blood ==		== Blood ==

Peter Knutsen: /* AV */ section written

Peter Knutsen — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:00:39 GMT

AV: section written

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	== AV ==		== AV ==
		+	AV, or Armour Value, is a number that indicates the degree of injury protection that a character enjoys (it is not yet clear whether non-living ntities like vehicles will use have AVs, or will instead use some other mechanic). Natural AV, such as from thick scales, and worn AV, from armour, are added together (and multiplied by the number of unCountered Successes) and are subject to '''Armour Piercing''' ('''PA'''). After this, magical or mystical or otherwise supernatural AV is added (also multiplied by unCountered Successes), with any given character usually only being allowed to enjoy a single source of AV (if a character is subject to multiple supernatural AV values, ignore all but the highest). This sum is subtracted from Damage Rolls.
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	== Bank ==		== Bank ==
	== Bash ==		== Bash ==