Attack Test

Attack Test

Attack Tests are opposed tests where one side tries to inflict Damage on the other side. An Attack Test involves an Attacker and a Defender.

First, the Attacker rolls a Complex Test using the indicated attacker skill. This is called an Attack Roll. If the Attack Roll is a failure, the attack has missed its target and the action ends. If the Attack Roll is successful, the success level determines the amount of damage the attack inflicts upon the Defender (see table below).

Any damage bonuses or penalties are then added to the damage value. A character adds a Attribute Damage Modifier, a damage bonus or penalty, based on the type of attack and the type of damage they are attempting to inflict. For instance, characters receive a bonus (or penalty) on Physical damage based on their Strength attribute when making attacks unarmed or with melee weapons using the Strike action. However, characters do not include an attribute damage modifier to attacks with ranged weapons using the Fire action.

Damage Type	Damage Attribute	Reserve	Overflow
Physical	STR	Stamina	Wounds
Mental	INT	Focus	Stress
Spiritual	CHA	Courage	Fear

The character might also add any item bonuses to damage, such as from a weapon for Physical damage. Once the damage bonuses and penalties are included, the total is called the Potential Damage.

Attribute Value	Damage Modifier
4	-2
5 – 6	-1
7 – 9	+0
10 – 11	+1
12	+2

Next, the Defender rolls a Complex Test using one of the indicated defender Resistances or Skills. This is called a Defense Roll. If the result of the Defense Roll is a failure, the potential damage is unchanged. If the result of the Defense Roll is a success, the level of the success determines the amount of damage that is subtracted from the potential damage (see table below).This value is called the Final Damage.

If the Defender happens to roll a Critical Success (matching the Target Number exactly) on the Defense Roll, the final damage equals zero (0).

The Defender then receives the final damage. This damage is applied to the listed Reserve by reducing the Defender’s current value of that Reserve by the amount of damage received. Reserve values cannot go below 0. Any additional damage is applied as Wounds, Stress, or Fear. See the next chapter for more information about what happens when a Reserve falls to 0.

Attack Roll: The Attacker rolls an  Attack Roll, using their Target Number. If successful, they roll damage based on the success level.  This result is combined with any damage bonuses or penalties, this is the amount of potential damage.

Attack Roll Results

	Weak Success	1d3 damage + modifiers
	Success	1d6 damage + modifiers
	Strong Success	2d6 damage + modifiers
	Great Success	3d6 damage + modifiers
	Critical Success	Increase the success level by one degree.
	Failure	Your attack fails.
	Critical Failure	Your attack fails, and you take 1 Mental damage.

Defense Roll: The Defender rolls a  Defense Roll. If successful, they reduce the potential damage by the result.

Defense Roll Results

	Weak Success	1 damage prevented.
	Success	1d3 damage prevented.
	Strong Success	1d6 damage prevented.
	Great Success	2d6 damage prevented.
	Critical Success	All damage is prevented.
	Failure	No damage is prevented.
	Critical Failure	Damage is increased by +1.

The Defender then receives any remaining damage by reducing the current value of the associated Reserve on a one-for-one basis. Any overflow (after the Reserve is at 0) is applied as Wounds, Stress, or Fear.