Cthulhu Rising Combat Reference.pdf

COMBAT REFERENCE:

This section covers rules amendments to the combat system, which itself is an amalgam of the CoC and RQ

combat systems. From CoC come rules relating to ranged weapons, automatic weapons etc. From RQ comes

the strike rank and hit location systems.

THE COMBAT ROUND:

STRIKE RANKS:

A standard combat round in Cthulhu Rising is

10 seconds long, and is split into segments

using the Runequest 3 Melee Strike Ranks

system. In this system, there are 10 Strike

Ranks (SR) to a melee round (or combat

round), each one second long.

COMBAT ACTION RESULTS:

ATTACK:

A PC can make a number of missile attacks

dictated by his/her weapon of choice. In

melee, he/she can make one attack, and one

parry during a combat round, unless their skill

is greater than 100%.

COMBAT ACTION RESULTS TABLE:

POSSIBLE ACTIONS:

Aside from non-combat actions, a Player

Character (PC) can normally perform a

maximum of two of three possible combat

actions during a combat round: Attack, Parry,

and Dodge.

Success:

Result:

Critical:

Attack does maximum possible

damage, plus any modifier, ignoring

armour. If a burst from an automatic

weapon, only first hit deals this critical

damage. Target suffers automatic

Knockback (see later).

WHEN TO ACT:

A PC acting during a combat round must start

on the strike rank equal to their DEX strike

rank.

Special:

Attack does normal damage plus any

modifier. Impaling weapons (bullets,

thrusting weapons) deal double rolled

damage plus any modifier. If a burst

from an automatic weapon, only first hit

deals this impaling damage. Target

suffers automatic Knockback (see

later).

STRIKE RANK MODIFIERS:

Description:

SR Modifier:

Normal:

Weapon does normal damage. If

damage is greater than target’s SIZ,

then target suffers Knockback.

Surprised by an enemy

Drawing a weapon

Failure:

No damage.

Altering intent

Fumble:

No damage. Attacker suffers effects of

roll on Fumble table (see later).

MOVEMENT DURING MELEE:

Most humans can move 3 metres during each

strike rank. At this speed, an individual can still

dodge some hazards, and have time left over

to do some fighting of their own.

PARRY:

One parrying weapon can be used against one

attack.

DODGE:

Each point of ENC carried reduces Dodge skill

by 1%. Dodge is effective against all attacks

from a single source, but must be rolled

against each attack.

Running:

A PC who wishes to do nothing but run and to

avoid obvious obstacles in their direct path can

move at 6 metres per strike rank.

Attacking On The Move:

A moving PC may perform one of the three

combat actions.

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PC to roll 1d3+1 to see how many targets the

bullets are split between.

FIREARMS:

Some spot rules for firefights…

SUPPRESSING FIRE:

If a PC has a weapon capable of full automatic

fire, he/she can declare that he/she intends to

put down suppressing fire. In effect, they

spend an entire round firing their weapon into

a designated zone. Anyone caught in this area

is suppressed. If they wish to move from cover,

they will be hit by a burst from the weapon.

RANGE MODIFIERS:

Depending on the range to a target, the

following multipliers are applied. Malfunction

rules still apply.

x1/2

x1/4

Handgun

10m

20m

50m

SMG

10m

20m

40m

100m

Rifle

10m

50m

100m

300m

PANIC FIRE:

An armed PC who fails a SAN check during

combat automatically performs this action. It

can also be declared voluntarily. Panic fire

halves the hit chance, and doubles the

malfunction chance, but allows a PC to fire a

burst ever SR during a MR until their weapon

is empty.

Hvy Wpns

20m

100m

200m

500m

SINGLE SHOTS:

The ROF of a weapon gives the total number

of single shots or bursts a PC can squeeze of

in one round. The first shot is on the PCs DEX

SR, then on the PCs DEX SR+3, then DEX

SR+7 (unless otherwise indicated in the

weapon notes). E.g. a PC with a DEX SR of 3

would fire on SRs 3, 6 and 10, whereas a PC

with a DEX SR of 2 would fire on SRs 2, 5 and

then 9.

THE MALFUNCTION:

If this happens, roll 1d100. A result of 01-50

indicates the weapon jams, overheats, or fails

in some way. Roll appropriate weapon skill or

mechanical/electronics (depending on tech of

weapon) to fix the weapon. This takes 1d6

rounds. If the repair roll is fumbled, the

weapon is buggered until stripped (time, time).

If the result of the 1d100 roll is 51 or higher,

roll on the missile weapon fumble table at the

end of this chapter.

AIMED SHOTS:

An aimed shot allows the PC to hit a specific

hit location on his/her designated target. If

declared during combat, the PC waits until

SR10 of the combat round and then fires at ½

his/her weapon skill to hit. If a PC wishes to

make an aimed shot at another time (e.g.

sniper fire) the PC aims for 1MR, then fires on

his/her usual SR using the above rules but

with a +10% bonus to his/her skill (before

halving it).

AREA EFFECT WEAPONS:

Certain weapons deliver explosive or burning

damage. Damage delivered for such weapons

is calculated as follows: Roll the weapon

damage and match it against the target’s

armour. If the damage overcomes the armour

rating, the full rolled damage is inflicted to the

target’s total HP, with damage deducted equal

to half the armour rating (rounded up). If the

armour succeeds, the armour protects fully,

but damage is still to total HP. A Critical

success protects the target from all but 1HP

worth of damage.

FIRING BURSTS:

Fully automatic weapons can fire in bursts.

For each shot fired in a burst, the A% rises by

3%. However, this modifier cannot raise an

A% higher than double the skill. This modifier

only applies if a target is within the x2/x1 range

band.

Roll once for all attacks against a single target.

If the attack succeeds, roll to see how many

shots hit the target. Only the first shot impales

if an Impale is rolled. Energy weapons cannot

impale. If more than one target is attacked,

the PC loses one shot per extra target.. Each

attack must be rolled separately in this

situation.

WEAPON BASE SKILLS:

Handgun (Pistol, TASER):

20%

Machine Gun (SMG, SSW, Mini Gun, Smart

Gun, Flamethrower):

15%

Rifle (all rifles):

10%

Heavy Weapons (Missile Launcher,

Grenade Launcher, Particle Phalanx, Rail

Gun):

10%

Firing a burst increases the weapon’s

malfunction chance by 3%.

High Energy Weapons (Plasma Weapons,

Fusion Gun):

10%

Firing a burst from a weapon like a minigun at

a closely packed group of targets allows the

Shotgun:

30%

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Blade (Combat Knife, Dagger etc):

15%

11-15

Chest

Floating ribs to neck and

shoulders

Sword : (Sword, Vibro-Blade):

10%

16-17

Right Arm

Entire right arm

Thrown Weapons (Grenades, rocks, etc):

Equal to PCs Throw skill

Gunnery ( Ship/vehicle mounted weapons)

18-19

Left Arm

Entire left arm

10%

Head

Neck and head

ATTACK MODIFIERS

DAMAGE RESULTS:

A PC falls unconscious if they only have 1 or 2

total HP remaining, unless they make a

CONx5% roll each combat round.

All effects are cumulative, but no matter how many

negative modifiers apply, never reduce the attack

chance below 05%.

At zero total HP, a PC will die in a number of

combat rounds equal to their CON, unless they

receive emergency medical attention.

Positive

Percentile

Effect

+25%

Target helpless

+20%

Target surprised during non-combat or

knocked down.

If a PC has been reduced to negative total hit

points, but it is still less than or equal to their

CON, a generous Keeper can allow medics to

take heroic measures to save the dying

individual. The dying PC will continue to lose 1

HP each combat round, until it either exceeds

their CON, at which point they expire, or until

they are restored to positive hit points.

+10%

Target surprised during combat.

+10%

Attacking from behind target.

+10%

Prepared attack (1 MR delay to aim

just right)

+10%

Attacking from above target.

+05%

Per 10 SIZ points that the target is

over 20.

Negative

Percentile

Effect

Player Characters revived in this manner are

critically ill, and incapable of performing any

actions for 20-CON days.

-75%

Target cannot be seen, or sensed in

any way.

DAMAGE EQUALS OR EXCEEDS

LOCATION HP:

-20%

Attacker has been knocked down.

-10%

Target moving (only applies to missile

weapon attacks).

-10%

Per SIZ point which target is below

SIZ 4

Location:

Result:

-10%

Attacker is riding in/on a moving

vehicle.

Head:

PC unconscious. Make CONx5% or

lose 1HP/combat round due to blood

loss/tissue trauma. Blood loss stops or

PC can be heroic if CONx1% rolled.

HUMANOID HIT LOCATIONS:

Chest:

PC falls. Cannot fight. Can crawl,

perform First Aid on self. Make

CONx5% or lose 1HP/combat round

due to blood loss/tissue trauma. Blood

loss stops or PC can be heroic if

CONx1% rolled.

Melee:

D20

Body Area

Description

Abdomen:

Both legs useless. PC falls. May fight

from ground. May First Aid self. Make

CONx5% or lose 1HP/combat round

due to blood loss/tissue trauma. Blood

loss stops or PC can be heroic if

CONx1% rolled.

01-04

Right Leg

RL from hip to foot

05-08

Left Leg

LL from hip to foot

09-11

Abdomen

Hip to just under floating

ribs

Chest

Floating ribs to neck and

shoulders

Arm:

Limb useless. Drop any item held.

Continue standing unless Knockback.

May First Aid self.

13-15

Right Arm

Entire right arm

16-18

Left Arm

Entire left arm

19-20

Head

Neck and head

Leg:

Limb useless. PC falls. May fight from

ground. May First Aid self.

Missile:

D20

Body Area

Description

01-03

Right Leg

RL from hip to foot

04-06

Left Leg

LL from hip to foot

07-10

Abdomen

Hip to just under floating

ribs

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back as if defenders STR+SIZ is weapon

damage.

DAMAGE EQUALS OR EXCEEDS DOUBLE

LOCATION HP:

Unarmed Combat/Martial Arts:

If melee attack is below actual skill and

Unarmed Combat skill, they roll double

damage dice. E.g. Fist attacks do 2d3 instead

of normal 1d3.

Location:

Result:

Head, Chest

or Abdomen:

PC unconscious. Lose

1HP/combat round. No CON roll,

heroic action or anything else.

Limb:

Limb is maimed or severed. PC is

unconscious. Lose 1HP/combat

round. CONx1% will allow a PC a

heroic action, but will not stop

blood loss. Limb must be healed to

positive HP within 10CR or lost

permanently. No more than double

location HP can be done as

damage to total HP.

GRAPPLING/WRESTLING:

Match PCs STR+DEX against STR+DEX of

opponent on resistance table. Success allows

a PC to perform one of the following actions:

Immobilize Foe:

STR vs. STR on resistance table to immobilise

foe. Failure means PC maintains grip, and foe

must win next rounds grappling/wrestling to

shake themselves free.

Throw Foe:

Attackers STR+DEX vs. Defenders SIZ+DEX

on resistance table. Success means opponent

thrown, and must make a DEXx5% roll or

suffer 1d6 damage to random hit location.

KNOCKBACK:

Every 5 points of damage in excess of target

SIZ knocks the target back 1 metre. Target will

fall unless DEXx5% roll is successful. A

Special hit automatically knocks a target back

1m regardless of SIZ.

Knockback Into Solid Objects:

Target suffers additional 1d6 damage per

metre travelled.

Knockback into Small Objects/People:

Primary and Secondary targets must both

make DEXx5% rolls or both suffer 1d6

damage per 5m travelled by Primary target.

Intentional Knockback:

Also known as tackling/shoulder barging.

Match attackers STR+SIZ vs. SIZ+DEX of

target on resistance table. If successful, treat

attackers STR+SIZ as damage for calculating

Knockback. Failure means attacker knocked

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MISSILE WEAPON FUMBLES

D100

Result

01-10

Lose next attack

11-20

Lose next 1d4 attacks

21-30

Lose next 1d3 melee rounds for any activity

31-40

Drop weapon at feet. Take rest of round to recover

41-50

Fall to ground, dropping whatever was in hands at time

51-60

Vision impaired: lose 50% for all attack chances for 1d3 melee rounds

61-65

Vision blocked: cannot see for 1d3 melee rounds

66-70

Drop weapon: weapon lands 1d6 metres distant

71-73

Weapon jam irreparable: weapon useless

74-80

Hit self: Do impaling damage.

81-85

Hit self: Do critical damage.

86-89

Hit nearest friend: do regular rolled damage. If no friend is near, apply as per entry #71-73

90-92

Hit nearest friend: do impaling damage. If no friend is near, apply as per entry #74-80

93-94

Hit nearest friend: do critical damage. If no friend is near, apply as per entry #81-85

95-98

Ammunition explosion/hit self: do maximum rolled damage.

99-00

Blow it badly. Roll 3 times on this table and apply all results

SKILL RESULTS:

Actual Skill Rating

Critical Success

Special Success

Fumble

01-07

96-00

08-10

01-02

96-00

11-12

01-02

97-00

13-17

01-03

97-00

18-22

01-04

97-00

23-27

01-05

97-00

28-29

01-06

97-00

01-02

01-06

97-00

31-32

01-02

01-06

98-00

33-37

01-02

01-07

98-00

38-42

01-02

01-08

98-00

43-47

01-02

01-09

98-00

48-49

01-02

01-10

98-00

01-03

01-10

98-00

51-52

01-03

01-10

99-00

53-57

01-03

01-11

99-00

58-62

01-03

01-12

99-00

63-67

01-03

01-13

99-00

68-69

01-03

01-14

99-00

01-04

01-14

99-00

71-72

01-04

01-14

73-77

01-04

01-15

78-82

01-04

01-16

83-87

01-04

01-17

88-89

01-04

01-18

90-92

01-05

01-18

93-97

01-05

01-19

98-00

01-05

01-20

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