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DEFENSE TOTAL
Quickness + Combat Ability + Weapon Defense Modifier + Stress Die

DAMAGE TOTAL
Strength + Weapon Damage Modifier + Attack Advantage

SOAK TOTAL
Stamina + Armor Soak Bonus

ATTACK ADVANTAGE
Attacker’s Attack Total – Defender's Defense Total

RECOVERY TOTAL
Stamina + Medic's Chirurgy or Medicine score+ Magical Aid + Stress Die

NON-COMBAT DAMAGE TOTAL
Damage Bonus + Stress Die

NON-COMBAT SOAK TOTAL
Soak Total + Stress Die

COMBAT SEQUENCE

I. Roll initiative and calculate initiative order.
II. Party with highest initiative attacks.
  a. Attacker rolls and generates an Attack Total.
  b. Defender rolls and generates a Defense Total.
  c. Calculate Attack Advantage: Attack Total – Defense Total.
  d. If Attack Advantage is 0 or less, the attack missed. Move on to step 3.
     If it is 1 or greater, calculate Damage Total.
  e. Calculate damage taken by defender.
III. Repeat attack sequence (II. a. – e.) for party with next highest initiative.
     Once all parties have acted once, return to step II. Note that initiative is not re-rolled.

ARMOR

Material	Protection	Load	Protection	Load	Cost
	Partial Armor		Full Armor
Quilted or fur	1	2	n/a	n/a	Inexpensive
Heavy leather	2	3	n/a	n/a	Inexpensive
Metal reinforced leather	2	2	4	4	Standard
Leather scale	3	3	5	5	Standard
Metal scale	4	4	7	7	Standard
Chain mail	6	4	9	6	Expensive

WEAPONS

Weapon	Ability	Init	Atk	Dfn	Dam	Str	Load	Cost
Dodge	Brawl	0	n/a	0	n/a	n/a	0	n/a
Fist	Brawl	0	0	0	0	n/a	0	n/a
Kick	Brawl	–1	0	–1	+3	n/a	0	n/a
Gauntlet	Brawl	0	0	+1	+2	–3	0	Inexpensive
Bludgeon ¹	Brawl	0	+2	0	+2	–2	1	Inexpensive
Dagger	Brawl	0	+2	0	+3	–3	0	Inexpensive
Knife	Brawl	0	+1	0	+2	–6	0	Inexpensive
Axe	Single	+1	+4	0	+6	0	1	Standard
Club	Single	+1	+2	+1	+3	–2	1	Inexpensive
Hatchet	Single	0	+3	0	+4	–2	1	Inexpensive
Lance	Single	+2	+4	0	+5	0	2	Standard
Mace ²	Single	+1	+3	0	+8	0	2	Standard
Mace and Chain	Single	+2	+3	0	+7	0	2	Standard
Spear, Short	Single	+2	+2	0	+5	–1	1	Inexpensive
Sword, Short	Single	+1	+3	+1	+5	–1	1	Standard
Sword, Long	Single	+2	+4	+1	+6	0	1	Expensive
Shield, Buckler	Single	0	0	+1	0	–2	1	Standard
Shield, Round	Single	0	0	+2	0	–1	2	Inexpensive
Shield, Heater	Single	0	0	+3	0	0	2	Standard
Cudgel	Great	+1	+4	+1	+7	+1	2	Inexpensive
Farm Implement	Great	+1	+3	+1	+5	0	2	Inexpensive
Flail	Great	+1	+3	+1	+8	0	2	Inexpensive
Pole Arm	Great	+3	+4	+1	+8	0	2	Standard
Pole Axe	Great	+1	+5	0	+11	+1	2	Standard
Spear, Long ³	Great	+3	+3	+1	+7	0	3	Inexpensive
Sword, Great	Great	+2	+5	+2	+9	+1	2	Expensive
Staff	Great	+2	+3	+3	+2	–1	2	Inexpensive
Warhammer	Great	0	+6	0	+12	+2	3	Standard

¹ Any improvised bashing weapon such as a rock or hand tool
² Includes spiked clubs, military hammers, and other bashing weapons
³ Includes the lance, if used dismounted.
Ability: The Weapon Ability needed to use this weapon.
Init: The modifier to Initiative.
Atk: The modifier to Attack.
Dfn: The modifier to Defense.
Dam: The modifier to Damage.
Str: The minimum strength score needed to use the weapon. The minimum strength requirements for a weapon and a shield must be met separately.
Load: The contribution that the weapon makes to Encumbrance (page 178).
Cost: A general indication of the cost of the weapon. More expensive weapons are better

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