Shoggoth/CombatModifiers

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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 has cover:

Visibility:

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

Target has cover:

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 Ride score
Attacker is on a howdah: -2 dice if attacker has no dots of Ride
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

Water/Mud:

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