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Dicey Dangers, Core Rule

Game by Joel Hills

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Combat

Combat is one of the most prominent features in Dicey Dangers. It's very unlikely for you to go on an adventure without getting involved in at least one battle. Therefore, being familiar with the mechanics related to combat will help you defend yourself against the potential foes that may pose a threat to you. A monster's Attack and Defense also scale against the Hero's own dice pool: a monster's Attack includes Cleave (a bonus based on the Hero's White Defense dice) and its Defense includes Brace (a bonus based on the Hero's White Attack dice). See Monster Definition for the full formula. There are three main aspects of combat to learn, which are explained below.

Influence

Before combatting you may make an Influence check against a Monster Influence and check the Monsters reaction table.

Hero Defense Phase

For each round of combat,

Check Monsters Threat Action, if there is enough Threat Dice available Monsters will use this first
Make a Hero Defense check (White Dice + Any color die used in the attack) vs the Monsters Attack (White Dice + Color Dice + Cleave)

Hero Attack Phase

For each round of combat

Check Monsters Threat Action, if there are enough Threat Dice available they will use this action for defence.
Make a Hero Attack check (White Dice + Color Dice) vs the Monsters Defense (White Dice + Any color die used in the attack + Brace)

Resolving Wounds

In both phases, once the dice are rolled, compare the attacker's successes to the defender's successes. The defender's successes are subtracted from the attacker's successes; the remainder is the number of Wounds the attacker deals. If the defender's successes are equal to or greater than the attacker's, no Wounds are dealt. For example, if the Monster's Attack check rolls 3 successes and the Hero's Defense check rolls 1 success, the Hero takes 2 Wounds. If the Hero's Defense had also rolled 3 successes, the Hero takes 0 Wounds. Each Wound removes 1 Health (see Health).

Morale

After Resolving Wounds each round, check morale.

Monster: Roll 2d6 White dice. On doubles, the monster flees the encounter.
Hero: The Hero may choose to roll 3d6 White dice to attempt to flee. On doubles, the Hero escapes the encounter.

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 ==Combat==
 Combat is one of the most prominent features in Dicey Dangers. It's very unlikely for you to go on an adventure without getting involved in at least one battle. Therefore, being familiar with the mechanics related to combat will help you defend yourself against the potential foes that may pose a threat to you.
+A monster's Attack and Defense also scale against the Hero's own dice pool: a monster's Attack includes [[Cleave]] (a bonus based on the Hero's White Defense dice) and its Defense includes [[Brace]] (a bonus based on the Hero's White Attack dice). See [[Monster Definition]] for the full formula.
 There are three main aspects of combat to learn, which are explained below.
 ===Influence===
 Before combatting you may make an Influence check against a Monster Influence and check the Monsters reaction table.
+===Hero Defense Phase===
+For each round of combat,
+*Check Monsters Threat Action, if there is enough Threat Dice available Monsters will use this first
+*Make a Hero Defense check (White Dice + Any color die used in the attack) vs the Monsters Attack (White Dice + Color Dice + [[Cleave]])
 ===Hero Attack Phase===
-For each round of combat make a Hero Attack check (White Dice + Color Dice) vs the Monsters Defense (White Dice + Any color die used in the attack)
+For each round of combat
-===Hero Defense Phase===
+*Check Monsters Threat Action, if there are enough Threat Dice available they will use this action for defence.
-For each round of combat, make a Hero Defense check (White Dice + Any color die used in the attack) vs the Monsters Attack (White Dice + Color Dice)
+*Make a Hero Attack check (White Dice + Color Dice) vs the Monsters Defense (White Dice + Any color die used in the attack + [[Brace]])
+===Resolving Wounds===
+In both phases, once the dice are rolled, compare the attacker's successes to the defender's successes. The defender's successes are subtracted from the attacker's successes; the remainder is the number of Wounds the attacker deals. If the defender's successes are equal to or greater than the attacker's, no Wounds are dealt.
+For example, if the Monster's Attack check rolls 3 successes and the Hero's Defense check rolls 1 success, the Hero takes 2 Wounds. If the Hero's Defense had also rolled 3 successes, the Hero takes 0 Wounds.
+Each Wound removes 1 [[Health]] (see [[Health]]).
+===Morale===
+After Resolving Wounds each round, check morale.
+*'''Monster:''' Roll 2d6 White dice. On doubles, the monster flees the encounter.
+*'''Hero:''' The Hero may choose to roll 3d6 White dice to attempt to flee. On doubles, the Hero escapes the encounter.
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