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Order of Combat

When combat begins, it will follow the below sequence until the combat is resolved. Prior to beginning combat, the Dungeon Master will determine whether surprise must be rolled. A surprise round will allow the winning side to act before combat order is determined, effectively earning a free combat round.

Combat Order:
Check for Surprise (2d6) -> Surprise Round (if applicable) -> Group Initiative (1d4) -> First Side Acts (Turn 1) -> Declare and Resolve Actions -> Second Side Acts (Turn 2) -> Declare and Resolve Actions -> Special Results -> New Round Begins

Group Initiative

The DM will roll 1d4 + the highest DEX modifier among the group. One player will roll for the party's initiative, adding their DEX modifier to the 1d4 roll. The player rolling for initiative can be assigned or change as desired.

Ties: If each side rolls the same result for group initiative, all actions happen at once. Each character and opponent will get to roll their attacks and deal damage. During a tied initiative, if any damage / effect would bring a character or opponent to 0 hit points, they resolve their attacks or actions before dying at the end of the combat round.

Attacking from Behind

AC bonuses from shields are negated.

Front (Left Handed, Shield)
🛡️	🛡️	🛡️
🛡️	PC	🚫
🚫	🚫	🚫

Front (Right Handed, Shield)
🛡️	🛡️	🛡️
🚫	PC	🛡️
🚫	🚫	🚫

High Ground

When you are at-least 10' above a target and attacking with a missile weapon, you gain advantage on the attack.

Paralyzed

Considered helpless, paralyzed creatures can be automatically hit in melee - only requiring a damage roll.

Unarmed Strikes

Unarmed damage (fist) is described and listed in the AGRC Gear weapons table. Simply add your STR modifier to the damage roll.

Unstable Surfaces

Settings such as a ship in rough seas or riding a flying animal have the following effects:

Missile Attacks suffer a -4 penalty
Spells cannot be cast
Magic items can be used normally

Water

When fighting on or beneath water incurs penalties from environmental difficulties:

Penalties: Attack and damage rolls will be penalized by -2 above water, and -4 beneath water.
Missile weapons: Suffer attack and damage penalties of -2 above water and do not work under water.

Morale

In dynamic combat, the tide of battle and events therein may affect the morale of combatants. The Dungeon Master will check morale when the situation fits.

Morale Procedures

First Death: Check upon the first opponent being killed on the opposing side.
Halved: Check when half the opponents have been killed or incapacitated.

The Dungeon Master will roll 2d6 and compares the result against the morale score:

Higher: The creature will surrender or attempt to flee
Equal to / Lower: The creature will continue to fight

Two Successes: If a creature makes two successful morale checks in an encounter, it will fight until killed with no need for further checks.
Situational Adjustments: The Dungeon Master may decide to apply bonuses or penalties to morale (from -2 to +2). However, adjustments are never applied to monsters with a morale score of 2 or 12.

Monster Morale

Monster morale ranges from 2 to 12. The higher the score, the more fearless and ferocious the opponent.

Score 2: Means the monster never fights (unless cornered)
Score 12: Means the monster fights to the death.

Mercenary Morale

Morale rating is determined by the type of troops described in the below chart. A character's CHA doesn't influence them.
Modifiers: The working conditions of the mercenaries may affect their morale score. If being killed frequently or subjected to abuse, morale will be low. If enjoying riches and excitement, it will be higher.

Mercenary Morale
Troop Type	Morale
Untrained militia	6
Barbarian horde	7
Trained warriors	8
Mounted	+1
Elite troops	+1
Fanatics, berserkers	+2

Retainer Morale

Retainers are not easily frightened at the first sign of danger. They do not make morale checks in combat, but loyalty checks may be required in extreme peril.

Death & Dying

When a character falls to 0 hit points, they fall unconscious and are considered dying. They must immediately make a saving throw vs death ray, and every turn thereafter. A dying character may attempt to save vs death a number of times equal to their Constitution (CON) modifier. On a success, the character remains at 0 hit points and unconscious until they've had magical healing or the appropriate rest. If a character is unable to succeed on any of their saves vs death, is not given magical healing, or if they are attacked again while dying, that character is dead.

Every player character gets to make at-least one saving throw vs death, immediately upon reaching 0 hit points, even if they have a negative CON modifier.
An unconscious character will regain consciousness after 24 hours with 1 hit point; they cannot be awakened until after 24 hours have passed.
Natural healing (1d6/day) requires a character to be resting in comfort for 24 hours.
Magical healing alone will not restore a character to consciousness immediately, they will be able to wake after 1d6 hours.
NPCs do not benefit from these rules and will be considered dead upon reaching 0 hit points.

Suffocation

When a character's head is fully submerged under water, when airways are completely blocked, or when the air is toxic to breathe, a character will begin to suffocate. A character is able to hold their breath for a number of rounds equal to 1 + CON modifier. If a character is unable to restore the flow of oxygen before expending the rounds available to them, they will be unable to make saving throws vs death and will be dead.

Falling

Falling from a height inflicts 1d6 cumulative damage per 10' fallen. 1d6 at 10 feet, 3d6 at 20 feet, and so on.

Height (ft)	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100
Damage (dg)	1d6	3d6	6d6	10d6	15d6	21d6	28d6	36d6	45d6	55d6

Healing

Natural: For each full day of complete rest - in which no strenuous activity may be undertaken - recover 1d6 + CON modifier hit points. If rest is interrupted, natural healing does not take place that day.
Relaxation Bonus: If a character visits a bathhouse and pays for the works they may instead recover 2d6 + CON modifier hit points that day. However, they still cannot engage in strenuous activity and must be resting for this healing to take place. If they do not, the healing will not take place and they will lose the bonus as well as their coin. Perhaps even some dignity along the way.
Magical: Healing can occur through magic, be it potions or spells. It happens instantaneously.

Hiring Retainers

On a roll of 2d6...

CHA modifier: Of hiring PC applies
Generosity: -2 to +2 based on offer
Bad Reputation: -1 or -2

+ Hiring Reactions

2d6	Result
2 or less	Ill will (-1 to further rolls)
3-5	Offer refused
6-8	Roll again
9-11	Offer accepted
12 or more	Offer accepted, +1 loyalty

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