Ground Combat Mechanics - Revision history

Theron: /* Status Effects */ Added Deep Freeze, clarified Burning.

2025-08-29T01:38:12Z

Status Effects: Added Deep Freeze, clarified Burning.

Theron: /* Critical Damage */

2025-06-05T21:14:02Z

Critical Damage

Theron: /* Critical Damage */ Clarified some things.

2025-06-05T21:03:22Z

Critical Damage: Clarified some things.

Theron: /* Status Effects */ Updated Blindness, Grappled, Paralyzed

2025-05-07T12:22:01Z

Status Effects: Updated Blindness, Grappled, Paralyzed

Theron at 11:08, 27 October 2024

2024-10-27T11:08:43Z

Adamkad1: /* Evasion */

2024-01-17T00:33:31Z

Evasion

Theron: /* Status Effects */ Added Flying and Levitating. Updated Grapple escape clause.

2023-08-14T00:03:29Z

Status Effects: Added Flying and Levitating. Updated Grapple escape clause.

Theron: /* Status Effects */ Updated Trip & Blindness, added Stagger, Paralyze, Disarm & Grapple

2023-04-12T11:44:15Z

Status Effects: Updated Trip & Blindness, added Stagger, Paralyze, Disarm & Grapple

Theron: /* Evasion */ Evasion no longer has a floor at 1% or caps at 90%. It caps at 50%.

2022-12-10T19:04:56Z

Evasion: Evasion no longer has a floor at 1% or caps at 90%. It caps at 50%.

SeriousBlueJewel at 13:30, 7 March 2021

2021-03-07T13:30:37Z

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 The status effects are as follows:
-* <b id="Effect_Blindness">Blindness</b> - Accuracy is reduced and ranged attacks are far more likely to miss. Teasing while blind inflicts 50% tease damage by default, increased with Exhibitionism. Cannot Critically Hit or get the bonus damage from [[Smuggler|Aimed Shot/Sneak Attack]].
+* <b id="Effect_Blindness">Blindness</b> - -50 Ranged and -33 Melee Accuracy. Teasing while blind inflicts 50% tease damage by default, penalty is reduced with Exhibitionism. Cannot Critically Hit or get the bonus damage from [[Smuggler|Aimed Shot/Sneak Attack]].
-* <b id="Burning">Burning</b> - Take damage each round until it wears off. Reduces Defense by 5.
+* <b id="Burning">Burning</b> - Take damage each round until it wears off. Reduces Defense by 5. Damage is determined by the weapon's base Burning damage. Can stack up to 10% of the target's maximum HP/round.
 * <b id="Effect_Disarm">Disarmed</b> - Cannot attack with weapons or many special attacks until it times out, or you equip a weapon from your inventory.
 * <b id="Effect_Flying">Flying</b> - Cannot be hit by basic melee attacks. Can hit other Flying targets with melee attacks. Immune to most Trip attacks.

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 ==== Critical Damage ====
-Percent chance to apply bonus damage to a character's attack.<br>
+Percent chance to apply bonus damage to a character's attack. Base Critical Chance is 5% and is capped at 50%.<br>
-Critical hits for Physical damage do 2x. Critical hits for Lust attacks do 1.5x.<br>
+Critical hits for Physical damage do 200%. Critical hits for Lust damage do 150%.<br>
-In addition to normal Critical hits, some abilities can 'Mini-Crit' under specific circumstances for 1.5 times. Such abilities will never full Crit, if they currently qualify for a Mini-Crit.<br>
+In addition to normal Critical hits, some abilities can 'Mini-Crit' under specific circumstances for 150%. Such abilities will never full Crit, if they currently qualify for a Mini-Crit.<br>
-Weapon-based abilities use the full Bonus Crit modifier, including the weapon they're based on. Other abilities use the base chance, and can only be modified with [[Armor]], [[Clothing]] and [[Accessory|Accessories]].
+Weapon-based abilities use the full Bonus Crit modifier, including the weapon's. Other abilities use the base chance, and can only be modified with [[Armor]], [[Clothing]] and [[Accessory|Accessories]].
 ==== Accuracy ====

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 ==== Critical Damage ====
-Percent chance to apply bonus physical damage to a character's attack.
+Percent chance to apply bonus damage to a character's attack.<br>
 ==== Accuracy ====

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 The status effects are as follows:
-* <b id="Effect_Blindness">Blindness</b> - Accuracy is reduced and ranged attacks are far more likely to miss. Teasing while blind inflicts 50% tease damage by default, increased with Exhibitionism.
+* <b id="Effect_Blindness">Blindness</b> - Accuracy is reduced and ranged attacks are far more likely to miss. Teasing while blind inflicts 50% tease damage by default, increased with Exhibitionism. Cannot Critically Hit or get the bonus damage from [[Smuggler|Aimed Shot/Sneak Attack]].
 * <b id="Burning">Burning</b> - Take damage each round until it wears off. Reduces Defense by 5.
 * <b id="Effect_Disarm">Disarmed</b> - Cannot attack with weapons or many special attacks until it times out, or you equip a weapon from your inventory.
 * <b id="Effect_Flying">Flying</b> - Cannot be hit by basic melee attacks. Can hit other Flying targets with melee attacks. Immune to most Trip attacks.
-* <b id="Effect_Grapple">Grappled</b> - Can only <b>Struggle</b> or <b>Do Nothing</b>. By default, escaped with physique. Beginning at level 3, Smugglers will use Reflexes if higher and Tech Specialists can use the <b>Static Burst</b> ability to escape most grapples. Kineticists can use Intelligence for the normal escape or Willpower with <b>Mind Trick</b>.
+* <b id="Effect_Grapple">Grappled</b> - Can only <b>Struggle</b> or <b>Do Nothing</b>. By default, escaped with physique. Beginning at level 3, Smugglers will use Reflexes if higher and Tech Specialists can use the <b>Static Burst</b> ability to escape most grapples. Kineticists can use Intelligence for the normal escape or Willpower with <b>Mind Trick</b>. Attacks vs a Grappled target always hit.
 * <b id="Effect_Levitate">Levitating</b> - Cannot be hit by basic melee attacks, +10 Evasion. Can hit Flying targets with melee attacks. Immunity to most Trip attacks.
-* <b id="Effect_Paralyze">Paralyzed</b> - You cannot take actions and take 25% more tease damage until you recover.
+* <b id="Effect_Paralyze">Paralyzed</b> - You cannot take actions and take 25% more tease damage until you recover. Attacks vs a Paralyzed target always hit.
 * <b id="Effect_Stagger">Staggered</b> - Reduces your effective physique, aim, reflexes and intelligence by 20% of maximum.
 * <b id="Effect_Stun">Stunned</b> - You are stunned and cannot move until you recover. Take 25% tease damage. Attacks vs a Stunned target always hit.

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 The status effects are as follows:
 * <b id="Effect_Blindness">Blindness</b> - Accuracy is reduced and ranged attacks are far more likely to miss. Teasing while blind inflicts 50% tease damage by default, increased with Exhibitionism.
 * <b id="Effect_Disarm">Disarmed</b> - Cannot attack with weapons or many special attacks until it times out, or you equip a weapon from your inventory.
 * <b id="Effect_Flying">Flying</b> - Cannot be hit by basic melee attacks. Can hit other Flying targets with melee attacks. Immune to most Trip attacks.
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 * <b id="Effect_Stagger">Staggered</b> - Reduces your effective physique, aim, reflexes and intelligence by 20% of maximum.
 * <b id="Effect_Stun">Stunned</b> - You are stunned and cannot move until you recover. Take 25% tease damage. Attacks vs a Stunned target always hit.
-* <b id="Effect_Trip">Tripped</b> - Reduces your effective melee evasion by 50, increases ranged evasion by 10, increases tease dmage taken by 25%. You also have to spend an action to stand up, unless you have [[Perks_by_source#Leap_Up|Leap Up]].
+* <b id="Effect_Trip">Tripped</b> - Reduces your effective melee evasion by 50, increases ranged evasion by 10, increases tease damage taken and dealt by 25%. You also have to spend an action to stand up, unless you have [[Perks_by_source#Leap_Up|Leap Up]] or use [[Kineticist|Levitate]].
 == Combat Details ==
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 * Corrosive
 * Poison
-* True/Unresistant
+* True/Unresistable
 ; Lust Damage
 * Psionic
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 * Pheromone
 * Tease
-* True/Unresistant
+* True/Unresistable
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 * '''Penetrating:''' Weapons with the penetrating quality are often melee weapons - anything you can use to stab someone or something with.
-* '''Psionic:''' -
+* '''Psionic:''' The damage caused by such attacks may be amplified by the attacker’s psionic prowess and other psionic gear.
-* '''Shield Bypass:'''  ''(will only influence HP and/or lust)''
+* '''Shield Bypass:''' The damage dealt by weapons with this property have the ability to bypass shields.
-* '''Target Shields:'''  ''(will only influence shields and/or lust)''
+* '''Target Shields:''' The damage dealt by weapons with this property only affects shields.
-* '''Burn Dot Chance:'''  "(has a chance to set the enemy on fire and deal burning damage over multiple turns)"
+* '''Burn Dot Chance:''' When the opponent takes health damage, weapons with this trait have a chance to apply burn damage over time.
-* '''Draining:'''  ''(steals 50% of shield damage dealt)''
+* '''Draining:''' The damage dealt by weapons with this property steals half of the opponent’s shield.
-* '''Greater Draining:'''  ''(steals 90% of shield damage dealt)''
+* '''Greater Draining:''' The damage dealt by weapons with this property steals 90% of the opponent’s shield.
-* '''Vampiric:''' ''(steals 50% of HP damage dealt)''
+* '''Vampiric:''': The damage dealt by weapons with this property steals half of the opponent’s health.
-* '''Greater Vampiric:'''  ''(steals 90% of HP damage dealt)''
+* '''Greater Vampiric:''' The damage dealt by weapons with this property steals 90% of the opponent’s health.
 Damage types are particularly important when comparing the damage value to a defense's [[#Resistances|resistance type]].
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 ==== Accuracy ====
-Attack bonus as a percent of the melee or ranged damage dealt.
+Attack bonus as a percent of the melee or ranged damage dealt. Characters receive a hidden bonus for high [[Physique]] or [[Aim]] for melee or ranged attacks, respectively. Directly counters Evasion.
 ==== Sexiness ====
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 * <b id="Myr Venom">Myr Venom</b> - Bite the enemy and inject them with your red myr venom (must have the [[Perks_by_source_#Myr_Venom|Myr Venom]] perk, gained via [[Red Pill]] or [[Orange Pill]]).
 * <b id="Dick Slap">Dick Slap</b> - Slap your enemies in the face with your aphrodisiac laced cock. (Requires a 12" cock with the Aphrodisiac, Aphrodisiac Laced flag, or [[Nyrean_Rock_Candy#Nyrean_Cum|Aphrodisiac Cum]])
+* <b id="Power Dick Slap">Power Dick Slap</b> - Has a chance to Stun. Requires [[Power Boner]] implant and high Lust.
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 Access the player character's inventory for items to use in combat.
-=== Specials ===
+=== Abilities ===
 Access the menu of special attacks (active [[Special Ability|special abilities]] or acquired special weapons) available to the player character.
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 Attempt to run away from the opponent, with success varying depending on the character's [[#Reflexes|Reflexes]].
-Other factors that influence a successful Run chance include: if the character is facing multiple opponents, the character's anatomy, whether or not the character or opponent is immobilized, and if either have the ability to fly.
+Other factors that influence a successful Run chance include: if the character is facing multiple opponents, the character's anatomy, whether or not the character or opponent is immobilized, and if either have the ability to fly. The [[Signet of Bravery]] disables the ability to Run so long as it is equipped.

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 ==== Evasion ====
-Percent chance to successfully run from a battle encounter and dodge targeted attacks. Evasion on items converts to the evasion bonus score. Maximum Evasion value is 50%. If total evasion is less than 0%, HP damage taken is increased by 3% per point of overall negative evasion and base dodge chance is reduced. Reflexes bonus to effective Evasion is not shown in the Codex.
+Percent chance to successfully run from a battle encounter and dodge targeted attacks. Evasion on items converts to the evasion bonus score. Maximum Evasion value is 50% (or 60% for smugglers).  If total evasion is less than 0%, HP damage taken is increased by 3% per point of overall negative evasion and base dodge chance is reduced. Reflexes bonus to effective Evasion is not shown in the Codex.
 ==== Shield Defense ====

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