Defence

Nobody plans to come into contact with the weapons of the enemy. But every smart person plans for it. - Galfog, gnome mercenary.

The defence domain contains skills items and conditions that defend you from attack from different characters. The most common examples are armours and skills that give you extra HP or that negate effects.

Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 07-01-2014 23:16

Armour

Most characters faced with combat will wear some sort of armour. Each armour item starts with 3 counters on it. These represent the integrity of the armour. Every time you become injured (0 HP or lower), the armour is damaged and you must remove one counter. When all the counters are removed, the armour is damaged to such an extent that it no longer gives you extra HP. During downtime, you can have your armour repaired by paying the restore price. This restores all its 3 counters. You can only equip one armour item at a time.

Physrep Requirements

Light Armour

A fully covering armour of leather or hides.

Medium Armour

A fully covering armour of boiled leather, ring armour or several layers of leather.

Medium/Heavy Armour

A fully covering armour of boiled leather or ring armour, with a chain mail or scale mail vest or haubergeon that protects the torso.

Heavy Armour

A gambeson with a chain mail or scale mail hauberk protecting the torso, arms and upper legs. With plate greaves protecting the lower legs.

Massive/Heavy Armour

A gambeson with a chain mail or scale mail hauberk protecting the torso, arms and upper legs, with a breast plate on top. With plate greaves protecting the lower legs and a helmet to protect the head.

Massive Armour

A fully covering plate armour, including a helmet, a gorget, pauldrons, couters, vambraces, gauntlets, a cuirass with a fauld, tassets and a culet, a mail skirt, cuisses, poleyns, greaves, and sabatons.

Armour type	Market price	Restore price	HP Bonus	Special
Light	200¢	200¢	1	None
Medium	500¢	400¢	2	None
Medium/Heavy	700¢	500¢	2	Ignore 1 stumble per day.
Heavy	1100¢	600¢	3	Ignore 1 stumble per day.
Heavy/massive	1600¢	700¢	3	Ignore 1 stumble per short rest.
Massive	2100¢	800¢	4	Ignore 1 stumble per short rest.
=List of armour types

Item	Light Armour
Market price	200¢
Restore price	200¢
Unique Rule	When wearing this, you have +1 HP.
Large	This item is large.
Shared Rule	When you drop to 0 HP or lower, add 1 counter.
Shared Rule	When this item has 3 counters it is broken and cannot be worn.
Shared Rule	This item has special Physrep requirements.

Item	Medium Armour
Market price	500¢
Restore price	400¢
Unique Rule	When wearing this, you have +2 HP.
Large	This item is large.
Shared Rule	When you drop to 0 HP or lower, add 1 counter.
Shared Rule	When this item has 3 counters it is broken and cannot be worn.
Shared Rule	This item has special Physrep requirements.

Item	Heavy/Medium Armour
Market price	700¢
Restore price	500¢
Unique Rule	When wearing this, you have +2 HP.
Unique Rule	Once per day call resist against a stumble effect.
Large	This item is large.
Shared Rule	When you drop to 0 HP or lower, add 1 counter.
Shared Rule	When this item has 3 counters it is broken and cannot be worn.
Shared Rule	This item has special Physrep requirements.

Item	Heavy Armour
Market price	1100¢
Restore price	600¢
Unique Rule	When wearing this, you have +3 HP.
Unique Rule	Once per day call resist against a stumble effect.
Large	This item is large.
Shared Rule	When you drop to 0 HP or lower, add 1 counter.
Shared Rule	When this item has 3 counters it is broken and cannot be worn.

Item	Massive/Heavy Armour
Market price	1600¢
Restore price	700¢
Unique Rule	When wearing this, you have +3 HP.
Unique Rule	Once after every short rest you can call resist against a stumble effect.
Large	This item is large.
Shared Rule	When you drop to 0 HP or lower, add 1 counter.
Shared Rule	When this item has 3 counters it is broken and cannot be worn.
Shared Rule	This item has special Physrep requirements.

Item	Massive Armour
Market price	2100¢
Restore price	800¢
Unique Rule	When wearing this, you have +4 HP.
Unique Rule	Once after every short rest you can call resist against a stumble effect.
Unique Rule	This armour only fits the original owner. Pay the restore price to refit the item.
Large	This item is large.
Shared Rule	When you drop to 0 HP or lower, add 1 counter.
Shared Rule	When this item has 3 counters it is broken and cannot be worn.
Shared Rule	This item has special Physrep requirements.

Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 01-10-2012 22:48

Shield

Shields come in different sizes and with a different toughness. Lastly, superior shields make it easier to use shield skills.

A higher toughness defends against a break 1 effect the enemy might call. But no shield made by mortal hands can withstand break 2 effects.

Note that unless otherwise mentioned, the arm and hand used to carry a shield cannot be used to wield a weapon.

Physrep Requirements

Shield	Physrep
Buckler	Maximum diameter 40 cm.
Shield	Maximum diameter 90 cm.
Great Shield	Maximum diameter 125 cm.

Shield	Toughness	Market Price	Special
Buckler	1	200¢	Can be worn on arm
Reinforced Buckler	2	300¢	Can be worn on arm
Shield	1	400¢	None
Reinforced Shield	2	800¢	None
Superior Shield	2	1600¢	1 Free skill per day
Great Shield	1	600¢	None
Reinforced Great Shield	2	1200¢	None
Superior Great Shield	2	2400¢	1 Free skill per day

List of Weapons & Shields

Item	Buckler
Market price	200¢
Restore price	120¢
Toughness	1
Unique Rule	The hand used to carry a buckler can be used to wield a weapon.
Unique Rule	If this shield is broken while strapped to your arm, you take HP damage when the shield is hit.
Shared Rule	This item has special physrep requirements.

Item	Reinforced Buckler
Market price	300¢
Restore price	210¢
Toughness	2
Unique Rule	The hand used to carry a buckler can be used to wield a weapon.
Unique Rule	If this shield is broken while strapped to your arm, you take HP damage when the shield is hit.
Large	This item is large.
Shared Rule	This item has special physrep requirements.

Item	Shield
Market price	400¢
Restore price	240¢
Toughness	1
Large	This item is large.
Shared Rule	This item has special physrep requirements.

Item	Reinforced Shield
Market price	800¢
Restore price	560¢
Toughness	2
Large	This item is large.
Shared Rule	This item has special physrep requirements.

Item	Superior Shield
Market price	1600¢
Restore price	1120¢
Toughness	2
Unique Rule	If you had this shield at the beginning of the day you can perform a bash skill once without paying its willpower cost this day.
Large	This item is large.
Shared Rule	This item has special physrep requirements.

Item	Great Shield
Market price	600¢
Restore price	360¢
Toughness	1
Large	This item is large.
Shared Rule	This item has special physrep requirements.

Item	Reinforced Great Shield
Market price	1200¢
Restore price	840¢
Toughness	2
Large	This item is large.
Shared Rule	This item has special physrep requirements.

Item	Superior Great Shield
Market price	2400¢
Restore price	1680¢
Toughness	2
Unique Rule	If you had this shield at the beginning of the day you can perform a bash skill once without paying its willpower cost this day.
Large	This item is large.
Shared Rule	This item has special physrep requirements.

Anonymous (not verified) Sat, 18-01-2014 22:40

Shield Skills

Shield bash skills are used to keep the enemy at bay, floor him, or even daze him for a time in exchange for willpower.

Skill	Shield Bash 1
Points	4
WP	1
Unique Rule	Lightly tap the enemy with your shield and spend 1 WP then call Stumble.
Shared Rule	You cannot use this skill with a buckler.
Details	The shield can be used offensively in the hands of a proficient soldier.
Level	Upgrade to Level 2 by training 6 points

Skill	Shield Bash 2
Points	10
WP	1
Unique Rule	Lightly tap the enemy with your shield and spend 1 WP then call Fall or Stumble.
Shared Rule	You cannot use this skill with a buckler.
Details	With sufficient force the enemy is swept off his feet.

Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 01-10-2012 22:42

Defensive Skills

Combat mobility simply gives you more HP.

Skill	Combat Mobility 1
Points	8
Unique Rule	You have +1 HP.
Unique Rule	This skill doesn't work when you are wearing heavy armour or better.
Details	It won't stall death forever, but moving along with the blows of your enemy might give you enough time to finish him of.
Level	Upgrade to Level 2 by training 8 points

Skill	Combat Mobility 2
Points	16
Unique Rule	You have +2 HP.
Unique Rule	This skill doesn't work when you are wearing heavy armour or better.
Details	You have reached the pinnacle of moving out of harms way.

Sturdy stance defends against the stumble , fall or bind effect in exchange for willpower.

Skill	Sturdy Stance 1
Points	3
WP	1
Unique Rule	If you spend 1 WP you can call Resist against a Stumble effect.
Details	Digging your heels in the sand, you keep standing where you are.
Level	Upgrade to Level 2 by training 4 points

Skill	Sturdy Stance 2
Points	7
WP	1
Unique Rule	If you spend 1 WP you can call Resist against a Stumble or fall effect.
Details	You don't fall down so easily. They will have to work for that.
Level	Upgrade to Level 3 by training 5 points

Skill	Sturdy Stance 3
Points	12
WP	1
Unique Rule	If you spend 1 WP you can call Resist against a Stumble, fall or bind effect.
Unique Rule	You can perform this skill once without spending WP after every short rest.
Details	Your legs tend to be strong enough to resist most magical barriers.

Sturdy hands defends against the drop weapon effect in exchange for willpower.

Skill	Sturdy Hands 1
Points	4
WP	2
Unique Rule	If you spend 2 WP you can call Resist against a drop weapon effect.
Details	Bashing a weapon from your hands is harder than they think.
Level	Upgrade to Level 2 by training 4 points

Skill	Sturdy Hands 2
Points	8
WP	1
Unique Rule	If you spend 1 WP you can call Resist against a drop weapon effect.
Details	A light grasp not a clingy one. It is all in the wrist.
Level	Upgrade to Level 3 by training 5 points

Skill	Sturdy Hands 3
Points	11
WP	1
Unique Rule	If you spend 1 WP you can call Resist against a drop weapon effect.
Unique Rule	You can perform this skill once without spending WP after every short rest.
Details	Your weapon is your life. Rarely do you drop it.

Clear head defends against the fear, daze and charm effects in exchange for willpower.

Skill	Clear Head 1
Points	4
WP	1
Unique Rule	If you spend 1 WP you can call Resist against a fear effect.
Details	You are not distracted by fear that easily.
Level	Upgrade to Level 2 by training 4 points

Skill	Clear Head 2
Points	8
WP	1
Unique Rule	If you spend 1 WP you can call Resist against a fear or daze effect.
Details	It is really hard to stun you. Even spellcasters might be surprised.
Level	Upgrade to Level 3 by training 5 points

Skill	Clear Head 3
Points	11
WP	1
Unique Rule	If you spend 1 WP you can call Resist against a fear, daze or charm effect.
Unique Rule	You can perform this skill once without spending WP after every short rest.
Details	You have seen it all. Nothing distracts you from the battle at hand.

Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 01-10-2012 22:42