Aberrant 2.0 Combat Alterations - Revision history

MJ12 Commando: /* Area of Effect Attacks */

2012-06-26T06:27:13Z

Area of Effect Attacks

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	==Area of Effect Attacks==		==Area of Effect Attacks==
	'''Area Attacks'''<br>		'''Area Attacks'''<br>
	Area attacks have a radius of effect, and targets in that area of effect are automatically hit with the attack's full effects. Area attacks have an Area rating, which adds to the difficulty to dodge them by +1 per 2 levels of area (round ~~down~~). Furthermore, Area attacks may hit secondary targets-or be aimed at the ground, which allows the character to place the attack where she wants to with 1 success on the roll (characters in the area of effect may dodge as normal). Area attacks do not gain additional damage from successes on the attack roll. Because good tactics implies good spacing, the secondary targets of an area attack may add their Tactics to their dodge rolls. Powers and attacks have an area of effect radius of 10m per level of Area (so an attack with Area 5 would have a 50m radius). If a character is incapable of moving out of the effect radius or finding some form of cover with their fastest movement mode, the character cannot dodge the attack.		Area attacks have a radius of effect, and targets in that area of effect are automatically hit with the attack's full effects. Area attacks have an Area rating, which adds to the difficulty to dodge them by +1 per 2 levels of area (round up). Furthermore, Area attacks may hit secondary targets-or be aimed at the ground, which allows the character to place the attack where she wants to with 1 success on the roll (characters in the area of effect may dodge as normal). Area attacks do not gain additional damage from successes on the attack roll. Because good tactics implies good spacing, the secondary targets of an area attack may add their Tactics to their dodge rolls. Powers and attacks have an area of effect radius of 10m per level of Area (so an attack with Area 5 would have a 50m radius). If a character is incapable of moving out of the effect radius or finding some form of cover with their fastest movement mode, the character cannot dodge the attack.

	==Dodging and Cover==		==Dodging and Cover==

MJ12 Commando: /* Cancelling Impossible Actions */

2012-06-26T06:26:47Z

Cancelling Impossible Actions

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	==Cancelling Impossible Actions==		==Cancelling Impossible Actions==
	Characters may cancel actions that are impossible (such as shooting someone who is already dead) by spending 1 Willpower or on a successful Willpower roll, taking a new action at +1 difficulty. Otherwise, they may only abort to a defensive maneuver.		Characters may cancel actions that are impossible (such as shooting someone who is already dead) by spending 1 Willpower or on a successful Willpower roll, taking a new action at +1 difficulty. Otherwise, they may only abort to a defensive maneuver on a successful Willpower roll or by spending 1 Willpower.

	==Grappling and Crushing==		==Grappling and Crushing==

MJ12 Commando: /* Rules Changes */

2012-06-07T05:15:46Z

Rules Changes

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	==Action Limits==		==Action Limits==
	A character may not take more than (Dexterity + Wits) ''total'' non-reflexive actions in a round. This includes parts of a flurry, and still applies if the character uses full defense, with each individual dodge or parry counting as one of those actions. A character may take any reasonable number of reflexive actions.		A character may not take more than (Dexterity + Wits) ''total'' non-reflexive actions in a round. This includes parts of a flurry, and still applies if the character uses full defense, with each individual dodge or parry counting as one of those actions. A character may take any reasonable number of reflexive actions.

			==Cancelling Impossible Actions==
			Characters may cancel actions that are impossible (such as shooting someone who is already dead) by spending 1 Willpower or on a successful Willpower roll, taking a new action at +1 difficulty. Otherwise, they may only abort to a defensive maneuver.

	==Grappling and Crushing==		==Grappling and Crushing==

MJ12 Commando: /* Grievous Injury */

2012-06-05T18:21:17Z

Grievous Injury

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	The human body (and by extension, the ''transhuman'' body) can survive surprising amounts of injury as long as there is immediate medical care provided to prevent infection or death via blood loss. When someone is taken out of the fight, it is quite common for horrific damage to have been rendered that is not directly life-threatening. After all, as long as the heart, lungs, and brain are intact, someone may be salvaged.		The human body (and by extension, the ''transhuman'' body) can survive surprising amounts of injury as long as there is immediate medical care provided to prevent infection or death via blood loss. When someone is taken out of the fight, it is quite common for horrific damage to have been rendered that is not directly life-threatening. After all, as long as the heart, lungs, and brain are intact, someone may be salvaged.

	When a character takes more than half of his health levels in a single attack, the player (not the character) may choose to take a grievous injury instead, reducing the damage to ''1'' health level in exchange for being maimed. The bullet misses your character's heart but shatters her elbow joint instead, leaving her incapable of moving that arm for the rest of her life without significant reconstructive surgery. A bouncing betty mine malfunctions, removing both of a character's legs at the knees instead of tearing his chest open. A bone-breaking blow snaps the spine rather than driving a broken rib into the lung. So on. The only exception is if the attack deals enough damage in a single blow to convert the character from healthy to paste (so if an attack does enough HLs of damage to kill the character regardless of his current health, and then destroy his corpse) the character is irrevocably dead.		When a character takes more than half of his current health levels (round down) in a single attack, the player (not the character) may choose to take a grievous injury instead, reducing the damage to ''1'' health level in exchange for being maimed. The bullet misses your character's heart but shatters her elbow joint instead, leaving her incapable of moving that arm for the rest of her life without significant reconstructive surgery. A bouncing betty mine malfunctions, removing both of a character's legs at the knees instead of tearing his chest open. A bone-breaking blow snaps the spine rather than driving a broken rib into the lung. So on. The only exception is if the attack deals enough damage in a single blow to convert the character from healthy to paste (so if an attack does enough HLs of damage to kill the character regardless of his current health, and then destroy his corpse) the character is irrevocably dead.

	In any case, these wounds are always horrific in nature, and grant a character 5 points of flaws, or 7 points of flaws if the attack deals more than half the character's base health levels. These grievous wounds cannot be healed naturally by baselines-the damage is too widespread, and it is only due to modern medical care that survival and continued function is even possible. Instead, they must be healed via more esoteric means such as psionic or quantum powers or mitigated by cybernetics or vat-grown biotech.		In any case, these wounds are always horrific in nature, and grant a character 5 points of flaws, or 7 points of flaws if the attack deals more than half the character's base health levels (round up). These grievous wounds cannot be healed naturally by baselines-the damage is too widespread, and it is only due to modern medical care that survival and continued function is even possible. Instead, they must be healed via more esoteric means such as psionic or quantum powers or mitigated by cybernetics or vat-grown biotech.

	Novas with Regeneration can heal grievous injuries on their own, regrowing damaged body parts. Generally each individual flaw takes the Nova the same amount of time to heal off as a missing limb or organ.		Novas with Regeneration can heal grievous injuries on their own, regrowing damaged body parts. Generally each individual flaw takes the Nova the same amount of time to heal off as a missing limb or organ.

MJ12 Commando: /* Stun Damage */

2012-02-15T08:18:39Z

Stun Damage

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	==Stun Damage==		==Stun Damage==
	Stun damage is fully healed at the end of every scene, and heals at the rate of 1 health level per (10 - Stamina) turns inside a scene, healing at most 1 level per turn. Stun damage does not inflict wound penalties, but can daze or stun opponents, and a character with their entire health track filled with stun damage is rendered unconscious. Stun damage does not carry over to bashing damage. In general, stun damage is soaked as bashing damage, although certain attacks may deal unsoakable stun damage (such as Stun Attack).		Stun damage is fully healed at the end of every scene, and heals at the rate of 1 health level per (10 - Stamina) turns inside a scene, healing at most 1 level per turn. Stun damage does not inflict wound penalties, but can daze or stun opponents, and a character with their entire health track filled with stun damage is rendered unconscious. Stun damage does not carry over to bashing damage. In general, stun damage is soaked as bashing damage, although certain attacks may deal unsoakable stun damage (such as Stun Attack).

			Paying 1 point of Willpower allows a character to roll Willpower, with each success healing 1 level of Stun damage.

	==EMP Damage==		==EMP Damage==

MJ12 Commando: /* Warfare */

2012-02-15T08:13:43Z

Warfare

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	*'''Area Vulnerability''': Area attacks have increased effect on squads. Generally, all post-soak damage is multiplied by (area + 1). Area attacks are dangerous things against groups, and the shock and noise can often scare poorly-trained henchmen into surrendering.		*'''Area Vulnerability''': Area attacks have increased effect on squads. Generally, all post-soak damage is multiplied by (area + 1). Area attacks are dangerous things against groups, and the shock and noise can often scare poorly-trained henchmen into surrendering.

	~~=Warfare=~~
	~~The Warfare rules roughly model that there is a war going on around you, and that you are not the only participants in this battle.~~

	~~==Force Attributes==~~
	~~All forces have three attributes generally rated from 1-10:~~
	*'''Size''': Size represents the size of a fighting force, and roughly how much firepower they can bring to bear. Every level of Size represents roughly 2 times the number of people above it, with Size 1 being roughly platoon-level (~40 men). Size 5 is therefore a roughly battalion sized unit while Size 10 is ~20,000 combat personnel, or roughly an entire Corps. Size grants numerous advantages.
	*'''Firepower''': How much firepower a force can bring to bear and how good it is at surviving it. Firepower is the lethal damage that a successful attack on the party by an opposing armed force deals, ignoring soak. Soak is ignored because higher priority targets get more firepower-a tank or Nova gets engaged by RPGs and artillery, while infantry are generally not hit by things like mass 155mm howitzer bombardment or the like.
	*'''Skill''': A unit's skill is how well it handles its weapons. This is its base dice pool for most purposes. The unit's skill rating is used for attacks of opportunity. Skill is an average of personal combat skill, tactical acumen, and organizational efficiency.

	~~All forces also have at least two tracks and possibly three rated from 0-10:~~
	*'''Morale''': A unit's morale is essentially a unit's willpower track. A unit may spend 1 Morale to add 1 success to ''all'' actions the unit takes in that round.
	*'''Support''': How much "off-board" firepower a unit possesses. A unit with Support 0 has no actual support and has to make do. A unit with Support 5+ is generally a first world military with more than enough firepower to throw at any issue it wants to. 1 point of this track can be spent to add the ''permanent'' support track size to the Skill dice pool, and add 1 automatic success to firepower rolls. Certain types of support may have additional effects such as tactical nuclear weapons turning damage aggravated or tactical recon assets adding +1 to accuracy for all enemy attacks on the turn.
	*'''Power''': Certain forces are predominantly made up of creatures with Psi or Quantum-based powers. These forces have an attribute, roughly representative of their rating in that ability. A horde of sub-Aberrants has Power 1, while an all-Doyen force would have Power 10.

	~~==Attacks of Opportunity==~~
	The military setup above is not intended for high-level conflict resolutions-it is intended to modify the low-level situation around the party. As such, the first thing the larger war does is add ''attacks of opportunity''.

	A unit gets as many attacks of opportunity as its Size, representing the hordes of men and materiel found in a battle and how they often can engage important targets, but only up to (Intelligence + Command) attacks of opportunity can be ''used'' on the battlefield. Other attacks tend to be wasted on lower-priority targets, bogged down by clever enemy feints, or fired off but used ineffectively.

	These attacks use a unit's Skill + Size + Support (if support is used) versus the enemy's Wits + Tactics as a defense. Success deals post-soak damage dice equal to Firepower + Size, ignoring soak or other factors (the rationale for such is given above). Note that against squads, these attacks are always considered Area attacks, with an x3 multiplier.

	~~For ease of resolution, the attack/damage pools can be divided by 3, then rounded up.~~

	~~==Power Overwhelming==~~
	~~Some units have a Power track. The Power track is an abstraction of the force's ability to alter the battlefield via psionic or quantum means. This track has various uses.~~

	*'''Boost''': A commander can spend 1 point from the Power track and roll its permanent rating. Successes temporarily increase the effectiveness of all units with the same powers, adding a temporary +1 Psi for 1 turn for Psions. For Quantum users, this instead adds +1 to power rating and +1 to Quantum for the same turn.
	*'''Recharge''': A commander can spend 1 point from the power track to add 1 Quantum or Psi to all his soldiers. This is a narrative fiat. The soldiers under his command aren't actually recharged-it's just that with others to assist in the fight, they never had to push quite as hard in the first place.
	*'''Firepower''': A commander can use his force's noetic or quantum ability as support, with identical rules, save replacing Support for Power. The combined actions of dozens of Psions or Novas can be incredible. High-magnitude storms, rains of fire or lightning, suddenly overcharging everyone's weapons beyond normal abilities, summoned giant robot attacks, so on and so forth. This can be used alongside Support as well, for truly awe-inspiring levels of carnage.

	~~==Quantity is Quality==~~
	~~The larger a unit is, the deadlier it is, even if outdated and poorly led, numbers can be effective. The net difference in size can add several complications on the tactical scale.~~

	*'''Reduced Defense''': Even on the tactical scale, the sheer number of threats arrayed by a numerically superior foe can be a deadly distraction. Most of them might not even be engaging, but they are still potential threats. The net size difference inflicts a +1 difficulty penalty per point to any defensive or awareness rolls. It's not so hard for a group of commandos to sneak past you when you're a platoon surrounded by 20,000 men.
	*'''Reduced Morale''': A horde of foes is a very visceral threat, an unending swarm of foes heading down like locusts. Each point of size may be used to reduce the smaller unit's temporary Morale track by 1.
	*'''Attacks of Opportunity''': As seen above, a unit's size plays a significant role in the lethality of attacks of opportunity. Large numbers of even poorly trained combatants can rapidly attrition small, elite units to nothingness.

	~~[[Category: Aberrant 2.0]]~~

MJ12 Commando: /* Stun Damage */

2011-11-26T23:17:53Z

Stun Damage

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	==Stun Damage==		==Stun Damage==
	Stun damage is fully healed at the end of every scene, and heals at the rate of 1 health level per ~~combat turn~~ inside a scene. Stun damage does not inflict wound penalties, but can daze or stun opponents, and a character with their entire health track filled with stun damage is rendered unconscious. Stun damage does not carry over to bashing damage. In general, stun damage is soaked as bashing damage, although certain attacks may deal unsoakable stun damage (such as Stun Attack).		Stun damage is fully healed at the end of every scene, and heals at the rate of 1 health level per (10 - Stamina) turns inside a scene, healing at most 1 level per turn. Stun damage does not inflict wound penalties, but can daze or stun opponents, and a character with their entire health track filled with stun damage is rendered unconscious. Stun damage does not carry over to bashing damage. In general, stun damage is soaked as bashing damage, although certain attacks may deal unsoakable stun damage (such as Stun Attack).

	==EMP Damage==		==EMP Damage==

MJ12 Commando: /* Healing */

2011-11-11T07:30:41Z

Healing

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	A character who has taken damage heals each level at the rates given below. Novas heal at at least double normal rate by default, which increases via Mega-Stamina. Furthermore, Novas with Mega-Stamina 1 reduce wound severity by 1 category when calculating healing times, Novas with Mega-Stamina 3 reduce wound severity by 2 categories when calculating healing times, and Novas with Mega-Stamina 5 reduce wound severity by 3 categories for healing. A character heals an additional 1 category faster with competent medical care (a small clinic with decent provisions) and 2 categories faster with expert care (a top of the line trauma ward).		A character who has taken damage heals each level at the rates given below. Novas heal at at least double normal rate by default, which increases via Mega-Stamina. Furthermore, Novas with Mega-Stamina 1 reduce wound severity by 1 category when calculating healing times, Novas with Mega-Stamina 3 reduce wound severity by 2 categories when calculating healing times, and Novas with Mega-Stamina 5 reduce wound severity by 3 categories for healing. A character heals an additional 1 category faster with competent medical care (a small clinic with decent provisions) and 2 categories faster with expert care (a top of the line trauma ward).

	** -0 HLs: 1 hour (bashing)/1 day (lethal)		* -0 HLs: 1 hour (bashing)/1 day (lethal)
	** -1 HLs: 2 hours (bashing)/1 week (lethal)		* -1 HLs: 2 hours (bashing)/1 week (lethal)
	** -2 HLs: 4 hours (bashing)/2 weeks (lethal)		* -2 HLs: 4 hours (bashing)/2 weeks (lethal)
	** -4 HLs: 8 hours (bashing)/1 month (lethal)		* -4 HLs: 8 hours (bashing)/1 month (lethal)
	** Incapacitated: 1 day (bashing)/3 months (lethal)		* Incapacitated: 1 day (bashing)/3 months (lethal)
	** Dying: 1 day (bashing)/5 months (lethal)		* Dying: 1 day (bashing)/5 months (lethal)

	===Grievous Injury===		===Grievous Injury===

MJ12 Commando: /* Dazing and Stunning */

2011-11-11T06:40:12Z

Dazing and Stunning

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	A character is Dazed if he takes more than (Stamina) levels of damage in a single turn or Stunned if he takes more than (2Stamina) levels. A Dazed character is at +2 difficulty to any actions taken on his next turn (and may not take multiple actions), while a Stunned character loses his next turn, or his next two turns if he takes more than (3Stamina) levels.		A character is Dazed if he takes more than (Stamina) levels of damage in a single turn or Stunned if he takes more than (2Stamina) levels. A Dazed character is at +2 difficulty to any actions taken on his next turn (and may not take multiple actions), while a Stunned character loses his next turn, or his next two turns if he takes more than (3Stamina) levels.

	Characters may attempt to "power through" being stunned by spending a point of Willpower, increasing their Stamina by +1 for purposes of resisting Dazing/Stunning only.		Characters may attempt to "power through" being stunned by spending a point of Willpower, increasing their Stamina by +(Willpower/2), round down, for purposes of resisting Dazing/Stunning only.

	==Stun Damage==		==Stun Damage==

MJ12 Commando at 04:46, 6 October 2011

2011-10-06T04:46:09Z

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	==Area of Effect Attacks==		==Area of Effect Attacks==
	'''Area Attacks'''<br>		'''Area Attacks'''<br>
	Area attacks have a ~~fixed~~ radius of effect, and targets in that area of effect are automatically hit with the attack's effects. Area attacks have an Area rating, which adds to the difficulty to dodge them by +1 per ~~level~~. Furthermore, Area attacks may hit secondary targets-or be aimed at the ground, which allows the character to place the attack where she wants to with 1 success on the roll (characters in the area of effect may dodge as normal). Area attacks do not gain additional damage from successes on the attack roll. Because good tactics implies good spacing, the secondary targets of an area attack add their Tactics to ~~the difficulty of hitting them~~. Powers and attacks have an area of effect radius of 10m per level of Area (so an attack with Area 5 would have a 50m radius). If a character is incapable of moving out of the effect radius with their fastest movement mode, the character cannot dodge the attack.		Area attacks have a radius of effect, and targets in that area of effect are automatically hit with the attack's full effects. Area attacks have an Area rating, which adds to the difficulty to dodge them by +1 per 2 levels of area (round down). Furthermore, Area attacks may hit secondary targets-or be aimed at the ground, which allows the character to place the attack where she wants to with 1 success on the roll (characters in the area of effect may dodge as normal). Area attacks do not gain additional damage from successes on the attack roll. Because good tactics implies good spacing, the secondary targets of an area attack may add their Tactics to their dodge rolls. Powers and attacks have an area of effect radius of 10m per level of Area (so an attack with Area 5 would have a 50m radius). If a character is incapable of moving out of the effect radius or finding some form of cover with their fastest movement mode, the character cannot dodge the attack.

	~~'''Explosive Attacks'''<br>~~
	Instead of having a fixed radius of effect, some attacks are ''explosive'' attacks, which lose damage as a character moves farther away from the epicenter of the blast. The Explosive (Exp) rating of an Explosive attack is how much the attack's damage is reduced by per net success on a defender's dodge roll. To calculate the blast radius of an Explosive attack, divide the total of the attack's damage + damage adds by its Explosive rating and multiply that by 10m per dot. The character's ability to dodge an explosive attack is limited by their movement speed-Each net success on a dodge roll requires the character to be able to move 10m away from the epicenter of the blast.

	==Dodging and Cover==		==Dodging and Cover==
	Characters may dodge attacks with an opposed Dexterity + Athletics roll against the attack. Success means that the character successfully evades the attack, taking no damage. This can be used against both melee and ranged attacks, although there are a few exceptions.		Characters may dodge attacks with an opposed Dexterity + Athletics roll against the attack. Success means that the character successfully evades the attack, taking no damage. This can be used against both melee and ranged attacks, although there are a few exceptions.

	Baseline characters may not dodge bullets-they must dodge the aim. A character without Mega-Dexterity may only take dodge actions against bullets, lasers, or other such high-velocity ranged weapons if he or she has higher initiative than the shooter-you have to know someone's aiming at you to dodge their aim. Alternatively, a character may take a "dodge action" if the character is sprinting from cover to cover or some other method to minimize exposure. Novas may dodge bullets without an issue at Mega-Dexterity 1, but may have increased dodge difficulties for things such as speed of light weapons (which may add +1 difficulty to dodge rolls). No characters can dodge an area ~~or explosive~~ attack without moving out of its area of effect.		Baseline characters may not dodge bullets-they must dodge the aim. A character without Mega-Dexterity may only take dodge actions against bullets, lasers, or other such high-velocity ranged weapons if he or she has higher initiative than the shooter-you have to know someone's aiming at you to dodge their aim. Alternatively, a character may take a "dodge action" if the character is sprinting from cover to cover or some other method to minimize exposure. Novas may dodge bullets without an issue at Mega-Dexterity 1, but may have increased dodge difficulties for things such as speed of light weapons (which may add +1 difficulty to dodge rolls). No characters can dodge an area attack without moving out of its area of effect.

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	* Accuracy: Attack rolls are generally going to automatically succeed against non-moving targets such as walls and buildings. Occasionally very small objects like guns, apples resting on a person's head, and bulls-eyes will require an attack roll, with difficulty ranging from +0 to +4 depending on the circumstances, before factoring in range.		* Accuracy: Attack rolls are generally going to automatically succeed against non-moving targets such as walls and buildings. Occasionally very small objects like guns, apples resting on a person's head, and bulls-eyes will require an attack roll, with difficulty ranging from +0 to +4 depending on the circumstances, before factoring in range.

	* Size: Many buildings/etc are very large and as such take a maximum of 1 health level of damage from non area attacks. But due to the amount of widespread damage an explosive or FAE can do, area ~~and explosive~~ attacks with sufficient blast radius (equal to half of the object's smallest dimension) can overcome the protection of sheer size. More importantly, if an area attack is sufficiently large (equal to half of the building's largest dimension), it deals doubled post-soak damage to the building. Area attacks which engulf the building entirely deal ''quadruple'' normal damage.		* Size: Many buildings/etc are very large and as such take a maximum of 1 health level of damage from non area attacks. But due to the amount of widespread damage an explosive or FAE can do, area attacks with sufficient blast radius (equal to half of the object's smallest dimension) can overcome the protection of sheer size. More importantly, if an area attack is sufficiently large (equal to half of the building's largest dimension), it deals doubled post-soak damage to the building. Area attacks which engulf the building entirely deal ''quadruple'' normal damage.

	* Damage: Most inanimate objects do not have damage penalties as they tend to be solid slabs of stuff, and therefore only have two values-armor and structural levels. Some inanimate objects, such as firearms, may have their performance impacted with damage. It is up to the ST if he or she wishes to track this level of detail.		* Damage: Most inanimate objects do not have damage penalties as they tend to be solid slabs of stuff, and therefore only have two values-armor and structural levels. Some inanimate objects, such as firearms, may have their performance impacted with damage. It is up to the ST if he or she wishes to track this level of detail.