After an attack is declared, the defender must choose how they defend. Possible means depends on what kind of weapon the attacker is using, and what kind of weapon the defender is using. Please use the chart below to find which method is possible, and the flow of events.
Damage
Damage is 1 point per success. After hitting a target with an attack, determine the number of successes. On a typical attack, each of your dice that rolls higher than the target’s highest die is a success.
Example
For example, if you rolled 7, 6, 4 … and your target rolled 5, 3, 1 … then you have two dice (7 and 6) higher than your target’s single highest (5), so you have two successes. That’s two points of Damage.
For determining Damage, only dice that beat the target counts. For example, if you rolled 7, 5, 4 and your opponent rolled 5, 3, 1 … then you’d only have one point of Damage.
A few weapons are more efficient. A Slaying attack gains +2 damage per success – twice was much! A Critical attack gains an extra +1 damage for every two full successes. (So that’s +1 Damage for one success, +3 for two successes, +4 for three successes, +6 for four successes, etc.)
Add your weapon's damage bonus
Almost every weapon has a Damage bonus, listed as “Damage +2”. After counting the successes, add the weapon’s bonus.
Targets resist Damage with Soak Dice vs. 3
When a target suffers Damage, they must roll their Soak Dice. Every target may roll their
Body Dice as their base Soak Dice. The
Gift of Resolve lets you include your Will Dice as extra Soak Dice. Most folks who expect trouble will wear armor, which gives them
Armor Dice, which can be used as bonus Soak Dice. After being hit with an attack, roll all your Soak Dice.
Each die that comes up 4 or better Soaks one point of damage. If you roll all 1s, then you Botch, and you suffer +1 Damage!
