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Combat & Movement

A complete guide to multi-genre combat in the d20 scale

Defenses

A creature's defensive statistics are representative of a culmination of that creature's toughness, armor and defensive abilities. Armor Class A creature’s AC is a representation of how difficult they are to actually damage in combat. When rolling an attack roll of any kind your goal

Attribute Resource Pools

Attribute Resource pools are the basis of all Altered Realms Powers, Spells and Abilities. Power always has a price and Altered Realms uses the Attribute Resource Pools to quantify the personal expenditure required for this Power. Willpower Many abilities and revelations of deep wisdom require the expenditure of Willpower Points.

Movement

All creatures that possess a form of locomotion are allowed movement on their turns. Various creatures will have different forms of movement and different speeds. This section will outline how to move your creatures in game and how to calculate their movement rates, distances and abilities. The Combat Grid The

Actions

Actions and the action economy are how all creatures interact with the game worlds of Altered Realms. Each turn taken by a creature is broken down into key characteristics of interaction. When starting a turn a typical creature has an Action, a Motion and a Movement available. When not currently

Ranged Combat

When a player wishes to make a Ranged Attack they first must get within range for the Weapon they are wielding or Spell they are using. Then they Expend a Ranged or Spell Attack Action and make a Ranged or Ranged Spell Attack vs their selected target’s AC, Applying

Melee Combat

Reaction Attacks A creature’s Reaction is spent to use their Reaction Attacks. A creature can use as many Reaction Attacks as they have Reactions. Reaction attacks are triggered whenever a combatant moves 1 meter or more away without disengaging, when a creature fires a Ranged Weapon while within Melee

Inflicting Damage

Attack Modifier A Creature’s Attack Modifier is added to an Attack Roll made for a Melee, Ranged or Spell Attacks. A Creature’s Attack Modifier is Equal to the Attribute Modifier used to Wield a Weapon of that Type plus the Wielder’s Training Bonus. Training Bonus A creature’