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== Ranged Combat ==

Firing at 1-2 range increments: -2 dice\\
Firing at 2-3 range increments: -4 dice

Target wearing a shield:
*Target Shield: -1 success
*Tower Shield: -2 successes

Target has cover:
*25%: -1 success
*50%: -2 successes
*75%: -3 successes
*90%: -4 successes

Visibility:
*Target is murkey: -1 success
*Cannot see target: -2 successes

== Melee Combat ==

Target wearing a shield (any sort): -1 success

Target has cover:
*25%-75%: -1 success
*90%: -2 successes

Do bashing damage with a lethal melee weapon: -1 success

Wielding a weapon in the off-hand: -1 die

Attacker is prone: -2 dice

Mounted combat:
*Attacker is mounted: Combat skills contribute no more than the attacker's <i>Ride</i> score
*Attacker is on a howdah: -2 dice if attacker has no dots of <i>Ride</i>
*Defender is mounted, attacker on foot: -2 dice unless attacker possesses a spear or polearm

Height modifiers:
*Combatant is lower on steps: -1 die to attack and defense pools
*Combatant is on defensible steps: -2 dice to attack and defense pools when going the wrong way
*Combatant is on a gentle slope: -1 die to attack and defense pools
*Combatant is on a steep slope: -2 dice to attack and defense pools. Not slipping each turn requires a Dexterity + Athletics action. Being struck requires a reflexive Wits + Athletics check (difficulty equal to 1/5 the raw damage) not to slip.
*Combatant is on slope too steep to climb without hands: -3 dice to attack and defense pools. Athletics checks are as for a steep slope.
*Combatant is scaling a ladder: -3 dice to attack and defense pools.
*Thorny or loose terrain: -1 additional die

<nowiki>Water/Mud</nowiki>:
*Up to knees: -1 die
*Up to waist: -2 dice
*Above waist: only wrestling (and ranged combat) is possible

== Miscellaneous Combat Modifiers ==

;Defender is attacked from behind:No benefit from shield and the defender's dodge and parry pools are 0 dice(although reflexive charms work normally)

;Character is stunned:-2 penalty to all dice pools for (6 - Stamina) turns.

;Character was tackled since last action (whether knocked down or not):-2 penalty to all dice pools this turn.

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