Combat Rules

Combat Rules

Combat in the Kingdoms of Novitas can happen at any time with no notice. It moves as fast as the players make it move. Understanding what is happening can be very important to keeping the flow of the game going.

Getting Started With Combat

• About Combat
• Combat Basics - Legal Hits
• Inflicting Damage on Others
• Taking Damage from Others
  • Body Points
  • Taking Wounds
  • Healing Damage
  • Immunities
  • Killing Blows
• Being Helpless
• Combat Calls

Calls Everyone Should Know

• Blunt Calls (How to Deal Non-lethal Damage)
• Poison Calls
  • The Poisoned Condition
• Disease Calls
  • The Diseased Condition
• No Effect Calls
• Spell Calls

Using Gear and Related Calls

• Weapons
  • Melee Weapons
    • Non-Martial Weapons
    • Martial Weapons
    • Great Weapons
    • Dual Wielding Melee Weapons
  • Ranged Weapons
    • Thrown Weapons
      • Boulders
    • Missile Weapons
• Wearing Armor
  • Physical Armor Points
  • Pierce Call
  • Monstrous Armor
    • Slay Calls
  • Magic Armor Points
• Shields
  • Bucklers
  • Acid Calls
• Tag Bags (aka Spackets or Darts)

Using Combat Items

• Thrown Poisons
• Blade Poisons

Taking Damage While Not In Combat

• Trap Rules
• Pit Traps
• Plagues
• Ingested Poisons

Combat Related Skills

• Combat Skills
  • The Weapon Master Title

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