====== Combat Cheatsheet ======
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===== Summary =====

Combat proceeds like this:
  - Roll **Initiative** (all participants) once per combat. 
    - Roll 1d10 and add the result to the character's static DEX + COMP values
  - Execute turns in descending order (highest result to lowest). For ties, see [[nwod:rules:combat#miscellany]] section.
  - **Dodge** can be declared at any point by anyone before their turn (uses up their Action for the turn)
  - Take any number of **Reflexive Actions** at any point in the round, including on your turn (as permitted by GM)
  - On your **Turn**, take 1 Move, 1 Action, and N Reflexive Actions
  - **Attack** is the main combat Action; attacker rolls appropriate (ATTR + Skill + Weapon Bonus Dice) - (Defense + Armor Rating for that damage type).
    - Minimum 1 success is required to do damage.
    - Successes apply as Damage to defender's health boxes, the damage type determined by weapon.
  - On to **next** person in the turn order.

===== Actions ===== 

Things that take up your Action on your turn:
  * **Actions**
    * Attack
    * Move a second time
    * Aim
    * Reload
    * Clear jam
    * Dodge
    * Rise from prone
    * Draw weapon (can be downgraded w/certain Merits)
  * **Delayed Action**: A person can choose to go on later in the same round.

Specific Actions:
  * **Attacking**: Roll (ATTR + Skill) - Defense dice. Ex: (STR 3 + Brawl 2) - Defense 4 = Roll 1 die.
    * Melee attacks use STR as the attribute usually
    * Ranged attacks use DEX as the attribute usually
    * **Zero attack dice** make a **Chance Roll**
    * **Improvised Weapons** (p136) levy a -1 die penalty on attack roll. Use chart on p136 to determine the approx stats for the improvised weapon.
    * **Modifiers** are listed on p154
  * **Aim** for a round gives you a +1 bonus to your ranged attack (max 3).
  * **Dodge** action double's your Defense but burns your action for your turn.
    * You can still move on your turn while dodging.
    * Can be declared at any time before you take action in the round (even not on your turn).
    * Multiple attacks reduce Dodge total by -1
  * **Grapple** (p157)
    * Attacker, on their turn, rolls to initiate clinch: STR + Brawl - Defense. 1 or more successes means the target is clinched.
    * Defender, on their turn, rolls to escape clinch: STR + Brawl - attacker's STR. 1 or more successes breaks the hold
    * Grappling an opponent prevents you from using Dodge (p156)
    * Grappling an opponent prevents you from using ranged attacks
    * All-out attacks cannot be used while grappling an opponent
    * While clinching, the attacker can roll STR + Brawl to perform the following things:
      * Render opponent **Prone**; +2 bonus to attack prone person
      * Damage opponent; success become bashing damage against clinched target
      * Immobilize opponent; if successful, no more rolls need to be made by attacker to maintain clinch. Only action a clinched opponent can STR + Brawl - attacker's STR, and must **exceed** to break free. Immobilized opponent has a Defense of 0 to outside melee attacks.
      * Draw weapon; your own, on your opponent's person, or nearby.
      * Attack with drawn weapon; STR + Brawl + weapon's bonus dice, using the weapon's damage type.
      * Turn a drawn weapon; you gain control of a weapon your opponent had drawn
      * Disarm opponent; you pry a weapon from your opponent's hand
      * Use opponent as cover; p162

===== Miscellany =====

  * Combat is executed in **Turns**
    * One round (generally) allows all characters involved in the combat to get 1 turn in (circumstances can change this).
  * **Initiative** is : roll 1d10 and add the result to the static DEX + COMP values.
    * Highest total value goes first; and everyone else goes after, **in order of the highest to lowest total value**.
    * **Rolled once** at the beginning of combat for each character involved in combat! [[nwod:rules:combat#special_circumstances|Surprise]] may delay this roll 1 round for certain characters.
    * **Ties**: Highest of DEX + COMP goes first. If still tied, roll 1d10 for each, and highest goes first. Keep rerolling if still tied.
  * **Movement**: Move your **Speed** in yards on your turn before or after your action. Movement cannot be split. Burn your action as well to move 2x **Speed** on your turn.
  * **Defense**: Subtract defense value from the attacking character's die pool
    * Does not apply against Firearms attacks, unless close-combat range
    * Defense gets -1 for every attack after first in the round. Refreshes on your next turn.
    * Not reduced via wound penalties
  * **Armor, Weapons** lists are on pgs 169-170

===== Special Circumstances =====

  * **Surprise** aka Ambushes, roll WITS + COMP to determine if you can act or if you're ambushed.
    * 1 or more successes and your character can act normally. Roll Initiative
    * 0 successes and you cannot act, and your initiative is rolled during the next turn
    * Surprised characters have **no Defense** in the first turn of combat. Armor still applies.
    * Targets already in combat cannot be surprised.
  * **Delayed Action**: A person can choose to go on a later tick in the same round.
  * Defending against **Multiple Attackers** reduces your Defense rating by -1 each time after the first attack.
  * **Charging** move twice your speed and still attack: you lose your Defense for that round
  * **Prone**
    * Takes one action to stand.
    * Defense still applies.
    * Melee attacks against prone characters gain +2 bonus dice. 
    * Ranged attacks attacks against the target take -2 penalty.
  * **Called Shots**: Use these as guidelines for how to penalize the roll: -1 torso, -2 leg or arm, -3 head, -4 hand, -5 eye.
  * **Multiple Attacks** performed by a single person on their turn is not allowed.
  * **Offhand Attacks** are made at -2 penalty unless you have the Ambidextrous Merit.
  * **Concealment**: Apply concealment penalties to the attacker's ranged (only) roll
    * Determined by GM: -1 for barely, -2 for partially, -3 for substantially concealed (-3 max)
    * If completely covered, consult the **Cover** section
    * **Firing from Concealment** levies an attack penalty of one less than the concealment rating (-3 concealment yields -2 to attack roll)
  * **Cover**: 
    * Deal damage normally to the cover material
    * If the cover material's Durability is exceeded, apply remaining successes to damage against the target
  * A **Stunned** character loses his next action
  * **Knockout**: called shot to the head (-3) that equals or exceeds the target's Size. A failed STA roll means he's knocked out.
  * **Knockdown**: DEX + Athletics roll allows the character to maintain their footing. Upon failure, the character goes **Prone**.
  * **Coup-de-grace**: No roll needed to kill unconscious, paralyzed, or restrained (tied-up) characters.

===== Damage =====
  * **Damage Types** imply different mechanics and heal times
    * **Bashing**: Caused non-edged weapons/attacks, marked as a / in each level of the health pool
    * **Lethal**: Caused by edged weapons, marked as an X in each level of the health pool
    * **Aggravated**: Special damage that you are particularly vulnerable to (e.g., fire for vampires), marked as an * on in each level of the health pool
  * **Damage Marking**
    * Mark the most severe type of damage first, starting on the left most of your health boxes.
    * Migrate damage to the right as you go. So if you already had 1 bashing and acquire 1 lethal later, the / in your first box becomes X and / is moved to the 2nd box.
    * **Bashing rolls over to lethal**, if you have more bashing damage than boxes.
    * **Lethal rolls over to aggravated**, if you have more lethal damage than boxes.
    * If you fill up on bashing and/or lethal, roll STAMINA as dice (not subject to wound penalty) to stay conscious.
    * Stamina rolls continue from turn to turn until you fall unconscious or are healed.
    * If you fill up with all **lethal** damage, you start bleeding out. Upgrade 1 lethal to 1 aggravated per minute if you are not treated.
    * If you fill up all health boxes with all **aggravated** damage, you are dead.
  * **Damage Penalties**: last 3 boxes of your health track are -1, -2, -3 respectively (to all die pools)

===== Healing =====

Determined by damage type (p175). Supernatural templates may alter this mechanic (such as Vampire).
  * **Bashing**: one point regained every 15 minutes
  * **Lethal**: one point regained every 2 days
  * **Aggravated**: one point regained per week