Combat Action Summary

Action Difficulty Type Action Difficulty Type

Aim Basic Varies Jump/Leap Advanced Full
AllOutAttack Advanced Full KnockDown Advanced Half
CalledShot Advanced Full Manoeuvre Advanced Half
Cast Basic Variable Move Basic Half
Channelling Basic Half ParryingStance Advanced Half
ChargeAttack Basic Full Ready Basic Half
DefensiveStance Advanced Full Reload Basic Variable
Delay Advanced Full Run Advanced Full
Disengage Basic Full Stand/Mount Basic Half
Evasion(Dodge/Parry) Basic Reaction StandardAttack Basic Half
Feint Advanced Half Stun Advanced Full
Grapple Basic Full SwiftAttack Basic Full
GuardedAttack Advanced Half UseaSkill Basic Variable

Aim(Varies):Thecharactertakesextratimetomakeamoreprecise
attack.AimingasaHalfActiongrantsa+10bonustothecharacters
WeaponSkillorBallisticSkilltestforhisnextattack,whileaimingas
aFullActiongrantsa+20bonustothecharactersnextattack.The
nextactiontheAimingcharacterperformsmustbeanattackorthe
benefitsofAimingarelost.
All Out Attack (Full): The character makes a furious melee attack,
exposing himself to danger in order to land a forceful blow. The
charactersmeleeattackgainsa+30%WeaponSkillbonus.However,
untilhisnextturn,thecharactercannotparryordodge.Acharacter
cannotcombineanAimactionwithanAllOutAttack.
Called Shot (Full): The character attempts to attack a specific or
vulnerableareaonhistarget.Theattackerdeclaresalocationonhis
target and makes an attack following all the rules for Standard
Attacks,exceptthecharactersuffersa20%WeaponSkillorBallistic
Skillpenalty.
Cast(Varies):Thecharacterunleashesamagicspell.Castingcanbe
anextendedaction.Youcannotcastmorethanonespellperround.
Ifthecharacterspendsanextrahalfaction,theCastingRollcanbe
augmentedwithaChannellingSkillTest(seebelow).
Channelling(Half):ThecharactercanaugmenttheCastingRollwith
aChannellingSkillTest.Ifsuccessful,hemayaddabonusequalto
his Magic Characteristic to the Casting Roll. If Channelling is used,
castingaspellmustbethenextactionorthebenefitsarelost.
ChargeAttack(Full):Thecharacterrushesuptoanopponentand
delivers a single attack. The opponent must be at least 4 yards (2
squares)awayfromthecharacterbutwithinthecharacterscharge
move(seeTable61:CombatMovementinYards).Thelast4yards
(2squares)ofthechargemustbeinastraightline,sothecharger
can build up speed and line up with the target. The charging
charactergainsa+20%WeaponSkillbonus.IftheChargingcharacter
hasnoweaponsorotheritemscurrentlyreadied,hecanattemptto
GrappleorKnockDownhisopponentinsteadofinflictingdamage.
DefensiveStance(Full):Thecharacterstrikesnoblowsthisround,
preferringinsteadtoconcentrateonselfdefense.Untilhisnextturn,
allmeleeattacks againstthecharactersuffera20% WeaponSkill
penalty.
Delay (Full): The character waits and watches for an opportunity.
When the delay action is used, the characters turn ends
immediately, but a half action is reserved for later use. Any time
before his next turn, the character can take his half action. If two
conflicting characters are both trying to use a delayed action
simultaneously,makeanOpposedAgilityTesttoseewhoactsfirst.
Ifthepreparedactionisnottakenbeforethecharactersnextturn,
itislost.
Disengage(Full):Thecharacterbreaksofffrommeleecombatand
may move away (see Table 61: Combat Movement in Yards for
distances). Difficult terrain like rubble or underbrush reduces
distancesmovedbyhalf(roundup).Iftryingtomoveawayfromone
ormoremeleeopponentswithoutusingthedisengageaction,each
opponentgetsafreeattackagainstthecharacterbeforehemoves
away. This is a bonus attack and is made in addition to any other
attacksopponentsmakeduringtheirturn.
Evasion(Reaction):Onceahitisscored,butbeforedamageisrolled,
acharactercantrytododgeifhehastheskillandisawareofthe
attack.IftheDodgeBlowTestissuccessful,theattackisconsidered
tohavemissed(nodamageroll).Otherwisetheattackconnectsand
hisopponentmayrollfordamageasusual.Dodgingisafreeaction.
Acharactercanattempttoparryasuccessfulattack,eitherbyusing
theparryingstanceactionorbytakingadvantageofaweaponinhis
secondaryhand,buthemusthaveaweaponreadyandbeawareof
the attack. A Weapon Skill Test is made to parry the blow. If the
successful,thatattackisconsideredtohavemissed(nodamageroll).
Otherwisetheattackconnectsandhisopponentmayrollfordamage
asusual.Parryingrequiresnospecialskillortalenttoattempt.Itsa
halfactiontoenteraparryingstance,butifyouhaveaweaponin
yoursecondaryhandyoucanparryasafreeaction.
Acharactercanonlymakeonedodgeandoneparry perround.A
character cannot attempt to parry and dodge the same attack, or
dodge/parryrangedattacks.
Feint(HalfAction):Thecharacterpretendstoattackinonedirection,
deceivinghisopponentandthrowingoffhisdefense.Thisisresolved
as an Opposed Weapon Skill Test. If the character wins, his next
attack cannot be either dodged or parried. If the characters next
actionisanythingotherthanastandardattack,thisbonusislost.


Grapple(Full):Thisactionisonlyusedwhenacharacterisalready Stand/Mount (Half): A character can get up if currently on the

engaged in a Grapple (WFRP, p.131). Grappling characters may
maintainthegrapplewithafullactionorattempttoinflictnormal
unarmed damage with an Opposed Strength Test. Grappled
characterscanonlyattempttobreakthegrapplewithanOpposed
Strength Test. Any outside melee attacks against either character
gaina+20%WeaponSkillbonus.Endingagrappleisafreeaction.
GuardedAttack(Half):Thecharacterattackscarefully,makingsure
heiswelldefendedfromcounterblows.Hemakesameleeattack
witha10%WeaponSkillpenalty.Untilhisnextturn,thecharacter
gainsa+10%bonusonanyattemptedparriesanddodges.
Jump/Leap (Full): The character jumps down or leaps across
something.Fordetailsonjumpingandleaping,seepage138.
KnockDown(Half):Theattackersmasheshisopponentinthehopes
of knocking him off his feet. The character makes an Opposed
Strengthtestagainstthetarget,witha+10bonusifheisusingthis
actionaspartofaChargeactionorimmediatelyaftermakingaMove
action.Iftheattackerwins,thetargetisknockedProneandmustuse
aStandactioninhisturntoregainhisfeet.Iftheattackersucceeds
bytwoormoredegreesofsuccess,hecanchoosetoinflict1d53+SB
damage on the target. If the target wins the test, he keeps his
footing.If the target wins by two or more degrees of success, the
attackerisknockedProneinstead.
ground,ormountaridinganimallikeahorseorpony.
Standard Attack (Half): The character makes either one melee
attack with a +10% bonus to his Weapon Skill test or one ranged
attack with a +10% bonus to his Ballistic Skill test. If the attacking
character is unarmed and engaged in melee, he can attempt to
Grapplehisopponentinsteadofinflictingdamage.
Stun (Full): If the character is unarmed or armed with a melee
weapon,hecanstriketoStuninsteadofattemptingtolandadeadly
blow.Hemakesameleeattackwitha20%WeaponSkillpenalty.If
hesucceeds,roll1d10andaddtheattackersStrengthbonus.This
resultiscomparedtothetargetstotalofhisToughnessbonus+1per
Armourpointprotectinghishead.Iftheattackersrollisequaltoor
higherthanthisvalue,thetargetisStunnedforanumberofrounds
equaltothedifferencebetweenthetwovalue.
SwiftAttack(Full):Thecharactercanmakeanumberofmeleeor
rangedattacksequaltohisAttacksCharacteristicwithnoadditional
bonus. The character must have Attacks 2 or better to take
advantageofthisaction.Ifmakingamissileattack,acharactercan
onlyusethisactioniftheweaponcanbereloadedasafreeactionor
ifthecharacterhasaloadedpistolweaponineachhand.Inthelatter
case, the character can make a maximum of 2 attacks (one per
weapon).

Manoeuvre (Half): The character uses superior footwork and UseaSkill(Varies):Thecharacterusesaskill,whichusuallyinvolves

aggression to force his opponent to move 2 yards (1 square) in a makingaSkillTest.SeeChapter4:SkillsandTalents.Thiscanbean
direction nominated by the player. If desired the character can extendedaction.
advance 2 yards (1 square) as well. Manoeuvre is resolved as an
OpposedWeaponSkillTest.Ifsuccessfulthecharactersopponentis Ulrics Fury
moved as described. The opponent cannot be forced into another
Whenevertheplayerrollsa10onthedamagedie,rolltohitagain,
characterorterrainfeature(wall,barrel,etc.).
usingallthesamemodifiersasfortheinitialroll.Ifthissecondrollis
Move(Half):Thecharactercanmakeashortmove(seeTable61: successful,theplayercanrollanadditional1d10andaddtheresult
Combat Movement in Yards for distances). Difficult terrain like to the Damage Total. Should the result of this die also be a 10,
rubbleorunderbrushreducesdistancesmovedbyhalf(roundup). immediatelyrollathird1d10andaddthattotheDamageTotalas
well.Thisprocesscontinuesuntiltheplayerrollslessthana10.
ParryingStance(Half):Thecharacterreadiestoparryanincoming
blow.Anytimebeforehisnextturn,thecharactercantrytoparry Hit Location
onesuccessfulmeleeattackagainsthimaslongasheisawareofthe
attack.Parryingstanceendsatthestartofhisnextturn,regardless D100 Location D100 Location
ofwhetherheparriedablow.Shouldacharacterhaveaweaponin 0115 Head 5680 Body
theirlefthand(thisincludedshieldsandbucklers)hemayparryonce 1635 RightArm 8190 RightLeg
perroundasafreeaction. 3655 LeftArm 9100 LeftLeg
Ready(Half):Thecharactercanunsheatheaweapon,orpullanitem
outofaconvenientpouchorpocket.Thecharacteralsoputawayan Combat Modifiers
itemalreadyinhandatthesametime.So,forexample,acharacter
Difficulty Modifier
could sheathe a sword and unsheathe a dagger as one action. A
charactercanalsousethisactiontotakeaflaskorothercontainer VeryEasy(OpponentUnaware) +30%
anddrinkadraught. Easy(3:1,OpponentStunned) +20%
Routine(2:1,OpponentKnockedDown) +10%
Reload (Varies): The character can reload a missile weapon. See
Average None
Chapter5:Equipmentforthetimetakentoreloaddifferentranged
weapons.Reloadcanbeanextendedaction. Challenging(AttackingKnockedDown,Rain) 10%
Hard(CalledShot,DodgingWhileProne) 20%
Run(Full):Thecharacterrunsatfullspeed(seeTable61:Combat VeryHard(DeepSnow,ParryingGiant) 30%
MovementinYardsfordistances).Thismakesthecharacterharder
tohitwithmissileweaponsbuteasypreyformeleeattacksbecause
FiringintoMelee 20%
he isnt actively defending. Until the characters next turn, ranged ExtremeRange(Uptox2Long)* 30%
attacks against him suffer a 20% Ballistic Skill penalty, but melee AimAction(Half) +10%
attacksgaina+20%WeaponSkillbonus.Characterscannotrunin AimAction(Full) +20%
difficultterrain.

*MusttakeAimactionfirst.