COMBAT

Contents

• Action Types - The four types of actions are attack actions, move actions, full-round actions, and free actions.
• Actions In Combat - The fundamental actions of moving and attacking cover most of what a character wants to do in a battle.
• Aid Another - In combat, a character can help a friend attack or defend by distracting or interfering with an opponent.
• Attack Actions - Most common attack actions are described below. More specialized attack...
• Attack An Object - Sometimes a character needs to attack or break an object
• Attack Bonus - A character's attack bonus with a melee weapon is: Base attack bonus +...
• Attack Roll - An attack roll represents a character's attempts to strike an opponent on the character's turn in a round.
• Attacks Of Opportunity - The melee combat rules assume that combatants are actively avoiding attacks.
• Bull Rush - A character can attempt a bull rush as an attack action made during his or her move action, or as part of a charge.
• Combat Modifiers - This section covers offensive and defensive modifiers provided by position.
• Combat Statistics - This section summarizes the fundamental combat statistics.
• Critical Hits - When a character makes an attack roll and gets a natural 20 (the d20 shows...
• Damage - When a character hits with a weapon, he or she deals damage according to the type of weapon.
• Defense - A character's Defense represents how hard it is for opponents to land a solid, damaging blow on the character.
• Firearms - The most basic form of attack with a firearm is a single shot.
• Full-Round Actions - A full-round action requires an entire round to complete.
• Grabbing Objects - A character can also use disarm to snatch away an object worn by a target.
• Grapple - Grappling means wrestling and struggling hand-to-hand.
• Grenades And Explosives - An explosive is a weapon that, when detonated, affects all creatures and...
• Helpless Defenders - A helpless foe-one who is bound, sleeping, unconscious, or otherwise at the attacker's mercy-is an easy target.
• Hit Points - A character's hit points tell how much punishment he or she can take before dropping.
• Initiative - Every round, each combatant gets to do something. The combatants' initiative...
• Miscellaneous Actions - Some actions don't fit neatly into the above categories.
• Move Actions - With the exception of specific movement-related skills, most move actions don't require a check.
• Movement And Position - When using a grid to represent character's movement, the standard scale...
• Multiplying Damage - Sometimes damage is multiplied by some factor. Roll the damage (with all modifiers) multiple times and total the results.
• Overrun - A character can attempt an overrun as an attack action made during his or her move action, or as part of a charge.
• Saving Throws - Generally, when a character is subject to an unusual or magical attack,...
• Special Attacks - This section covers firearms, grappling, explosives, attacking objects, and an assortment of other special attacks.
• Special Initiative Actions - Usually a character acts as soon as he or she can in combat, but sometimes...
• Speed - A character's speed tells how far he or she can move in a move action.
• Splash Weapons - A splash weapon is a ranged weapon that breaks apart on impact, splashing...
• Surprise - When a combat starts, if a character was not aware of his or her enemies...
• Trip - A character can try to trip an opponent, or otherwise knock him or her down, as an unarmed melee attack.
• Use Feat, Skill, Or Talent - Certain feats, let a character take special actions in combat.