Mh/version2.3/to play

01_04_Damage_Types_and_Armor_Types.txt

@@ -8,70 +8,92 @@ some Ballistic, Laser, and melee weapons can deal non-lethal variants. These
 damage types interact differently with the two types of protection: Armor and 
 Shields. 
 
-===== Damage Types =====
-
-Ballistic Weapons:
-    Ballistic weapons are straightforward: they are blocked by armor and ignore 
-shields. Any damage that defeats armor damages health.
-
-Plasma Weapons:
-    Plasma interacts with both armor and shields. Armor's effectiveness is 
-reduced by 1 APL when hit by plasma. Targets hit with plasma, that pierces armor, 
-take (stackable) plasma burn. For Shields, Plasma deals half damage to the 
-shielding, plus inflicts plasma burn and any remaining damage on the wearer 
-(only if their armor is pierced, of course). 
-
-Laser Weapons:
-    Lasers are completely blocked by shields, dealing all of their damage to the 
-shielding. Lasers deal full damage to armored targets; If a player wearing 
-ballistic armor is hit with a laser, they receive damage as if they weren't 
-wearing any armor.
-
-Explosives:
-    Certain grenades and devices have Explosive (concussive) damage. Explosive 
-Damage ignores armor and shields (explosive damage is essentially, a crushing 
-force). Fragmentation grenades are considered ballistic weapons, as their 
-primary damage delivery method is shrapnel. 
-
-Melee/Melee Weapons:
-    Melee damage is treated like ballistic damage unless you hit a target's 
-armor and don't pierce it. If you are fighting a being with body armor, and you 
-hit the targets armor but don't pierce it, you then deal a special kind of 
-concussive damage (called blunt damage) that ignores armor but you can only deal 
-1/2 damage, up to a max of 25 damage. Max of 35 damage if you are using a melee 
-weapon (like a club, sword, or even hitting them with your gun).
+== Common Damage Types ==
+
+Ballistic Damage:
+	Ballistic damage results from the impact and/or penetration of solid 
+projectiles, causing physical damage and secondary shock effects to living and 
+mechanical systems.
+
+	Ballistic damage is dealt first to armor, and then to health. It 
+bypasses shields.
+
+Plasma Damage:
+	Plasma damage is dealt by the impact of a hot and highly charged plasma 
+projectile and/or spray. It tends to cause large burns to targets' exterior surfaces 
+and electrical shock throughout.
+
+	Plasma damage is dealt first to shields, then to armor, and then to health, 
+but shields and armor can only absorb up to half of each plasma attack's damage 
+(rounded up). A character with armor but no shields (and no other defensive effects) 
+would always take at least half of a plasma attack's damage to their health.
+
+	Additionally, whenever a character takes Plasma damage to their health, 
+they gain one instance of Plasma Burn (see Conditions). 
+
+	Armor damaged by Plasma loses 1 APL. This effect cannot stack and wears off 
+after the encounter.
+
+Laser Damage:
+	Laser damage is a burn or explosive energy release delivered by a high-
+intensity stream of photons, or light. The burns are more localized than those of 
+Plasma projectiles.
+
+	Laser damage is dealt first to shields, and then to health. It 
+bypasses armor.
+
+== Miscellaneous Damage Types ==
+
+Explosive Damage:
+	Certain grenades and devices deal explosive damage, which is a shockwave 
+transmitted through any liquid or gaseous medium. Though fragmentation grenades 
+may seem like explosive weapons, they deal ballistic damage because their 
+primary damage delivery method is shrapnel.
+
+	Explosive damage is dealt directly to health, bypassing armor and shields.
 
 Electric Damage:
-    Some damage is delivered to characters with a high current and voltage. This
+	Some damage is dealt to characters with a high current and voltage. This
 can lead to burns, organ failure, fried circuits and chaotic effects on the 
 nervous or control systems of a given character. This damage does not have any
 special effect on armor, but certain characters are more prone to electric 
 damage than others, while some characters are more resistant to it.
 
-Fire Damage:
-    Some damage is inflicted with conflagrations or general combustion. While
-this damage usually leaves an ongoing burning effect, this damage type does not
-imply that simply by being Fire Damage. Please read a given attack or event 
-carefully to see if you are simply burned once, or have an ongoing effect as
-well. Some characters are more resistant to fire than others. Similarly, some
-armor in the game helps mitigate fire damage more effectively than others. 
+	Electric damage is dealt first to shields, and then health. It bypasses 
+armor.
+
+Thermal Damage:
+	Some damage is dealt with conflagrations, general combustion or extreme 
+cold. While this damage often leaves an ongoing burning effect, this damage 
+type does not imply that simply by being Thermal Damage. Please read a given 
+attack or event carefully to see if you are simply burned once, or have an 
+ongoing effect as well. Some characters are more resistant to Thermal Damage 
+than others. Similarly, some armor in the game helps mitigate Thermal Damage 
+more effectively than others as well. 
+
+	Thermal damage is dealt first to shields, then armor, and then health.
 
 Acid Damage:
-    Some damage occurs when a substance of a significantly different PH balance
+	Some damage is dealt when a substance of a significantly different PH balance
 comes in contact with your player and chemically reacts in an adverse manner.
 Such cases are usually painful and smell bad. 
-    While taking acid damage doesn't always mean that you have an ongoing 
+
+	While taking acid damage doesn't always mean that you have an ongoing 
 effect, read the source of the damage carefully to see if in addition to the 
 one-time damage effect, you also have an ongoing effect to deal with as well. 
 Acid damage can affect armor adversely as well, but that is not implied simply 
 by an attack being labeled with acid damage. Such effects will be listed 
 separately in the attack, trap, etc.
 
+	Acid damage is dealt first to armor, and then health. It bypasses shields.
+
 Internal Damage:
     Internal damage can be sustained from things like parasites, malicious
 microbots, or simply pushing your character's physical body past its breaking
-point. Unless otherwise stated, internal damage always deals full damage and
-ignores armor. 
+point. 
+
+	Internal damage is dealt directly to health, bypassing armor and shields. 
+Unless otherwise stated, it also bypasses all other defensive effects.
 
 ===== Protection Types =====
 
@@ -81,9 +103,10 @@ measure that you will come across. When armor is shot by a ballistic weapon, the
 armor may reduce or fully block damage before the character's health is damaged. 
 
 Shields:
-    CS Shields (or more simply, Shields) are the second type of protective 
-measure that you will come across. Shields normally protect against Plasma and 
-Lasers but not against ballistics.  
+    Shields are the second type of protective measure that you will come across. 
+Shields normally protect against Plasma and Lasers but not against ballistics.  
+
+== Fall Damage ==
 
     Beyond weapon damage, there are also environmental threats to consider. An 
 important note is on fall damage. A player can fall up to their Dex/2 in 
@@ -97,4 +120,4 @@ one injury, depending on the severity of the fall. Some examples are below:
 * Broken ankle(s)
 * Broken leg(s)
 * Broken arm(s) in addition to leg(s)
-* Broken everything
+* Broken everything

01_05_Conditions.txt

@@ -4,92 +4,178 @@ Conditions
 
 == Bleeding ==
 
-    d10/2+1 (drop the remainder) stackable damage per turn. Broken with 
-Medicine Skill check. DC varies. If you have a bleed condition, seek medical aid
-immediately, You CAN Bleed Out, you have been warned.
+    Bleeding is when a character has sustained damage to the systems of their
+anatomy that contian liquids vital to their survival. This can happen to both
+biologic targets, who usually leak blood, and to cybernetic targets, who can 
+leak coolant and lubricant.
+
+    A character that is Bleeding takes d10 / 2 + 1 (drop the remainder) stackable 
+damage once per round at the beginning of their turn. The Bleeding can be 
+staunched with Medicine Skill check. The Medicine (Dex) DC to staunch varies; the
+cause of the Bleed effect should list it in the effect description.
 
 == Burning ==
 
-    2d10 damage per turn. Broken with a Maneuver Skill Check. DC 40. 
-Every 2 turns, the degree of the burn intensifies
+    A character that is on fire, or has glowing metal on them (such as white
+phosphorous) is Burning. Burning is different than a Plasma Burn. For Plasma
+Burns, see the "Plasma Burn" Condition.
+
+    A Burning character takes 2d10 damage per stack of Burn per Round at the 
+beginning of their turn. Most Burning can be extinguished by dousing a character 
+in a non-flamable liquid, or by that character dropping and rolling. Dropping and
+rolling requires one Action to drop Prone and one Action to roll around and put out
+the fire. Rolling has a Athletics (Dex) DC of 40 to extinguish flames. 
+
+    If Burning is not extinguished for two Rounds, the Burn intensifies by one stack. 
+
+    Some burning chemicals, like white phosphorous or most napalms, contain the 
+oxygen that they need to burn and aren't extinguished with water or rolling 
+around. These sources of the Burning Condition will explicitly state that they 
+can't be extinquished via normal means and will need to be neutralized by other 
+means, such as the Doctor's Purge ability.
 
 == Downed ==
 
-    Your health has fallen below 0. See the "Death and Dying" section in the 
-Basic Rules Document.
+    Downed is a state that a character enters when their health has fallen 
+below 0. See the "Death and Dying" section in the Combat Rules Document.
 
 == Disrupted ==
 
-    You cannot use Nanite abilities, Doctor Procedures, Engineer Processes or 
-Hacker Exploits. Many similar abilities are also prone to Disruption. If they
-are not on this list, consult your GM. 
+    Certain characters have the ability to disrupt their enemies either with
+signal jamming, malware or sometimes direct electrical interference. When this
+succeeds, it prevents their target from using their more exotic talents.
+
+    A character that is Disrupted cannot use Active Feats, Doctor Procedures, 
+Engineer Processes or Hacker Exploits. Many similar abilities are also prone to 
+Disruption. If they are not on this list, consult your GM. 
 
 == Frozen ==
 
-    d10 damage per turn. lasts until a source of heat is applied to the wound, 
-or with Medicine Skill check, DC 50.
+    Most characters respond poorly to the application of extremely low 
+temperatures to their anatomy. Biological targets tend to have the water in 
+their cells solidify into sharp ice in a process known as "Frostbite." 
+Cybernetic targets on the other hand tend to have their moving parts contract
+and wear down while their electrolytic fluid hardens. 
 
-== Fear ==
+    A character that is Frozen takes 1d10 damage per round at the beginning of 
+their turn. The Condition lasts until a source of heat is applied to the wound, 
+or with Medicine (Dex) Skill check, DC 50.
 
-    No actions, except running away form the source of fear, or rolling to 
-defeat fear. DC 50, Will save.
+== Fear (Afraid) ==
 
-== Fear, Greater ==
+    Both cybernetic and biologic characters can react to the mental instinct for
+self-preservation. This usually happens when presented with the appearance of
+certain, agonizing death, though there are certainly other scary things in the
+universe.
 
-    No actions, except rolling to defeat fear. DC 75, Will save.
+    A character that is Afraid may take no actions, except moving away from
+the source of fear, or taking an action to roll a DC 50 Will Save to defeat Fear.
+
+== Fear, Greater (Afraid) ==
+
+    In rare cases, Fear can become so great as to cause a total mental 
+overstimulation. In biologic characters, this takes the form of a petrifying 
+flood of neurochemicals in the brain. Cybernetic characters experience an 
+exception caused by the overinflation of their fear fuzzy logic field. 
+
+    A character experiencing Greater Fear can take no actions, except rolling 
+a DC 75 Will Save to defeat Fear. After 5 turns, Greater Fear ends regardless of
+the character's success or failure on the Will Save.
 
 == Lonely ==
 
     Being Lonely is a condition most commonly contracted from having 1 Charisma
 and failing to successfully socialize, or by trying and failing to socialize 
-with an ally who has 1 Charisma. You haven't met Mazlow's Hierarchy of needs, 
-and this affects your performance. While Lonely, you move 1m slower every two 
-actions (round down) and take a -5 to skill rolls. 
+with an ally who has 1 Charisma. A Lonely character hasn't met Mazlow's 
+Hierarchy of needs, and this affects their performance. 
+
+    A Lonely character moves 1m slower every two Actions (round down) and takes 
+a -5 to skill checks. 
 
 == Necrosis ==
 
-    2d10 +5 damage per turn. Seek medical attention immediately. If left 
-unhealed for more than a day, the infection spreads 1 foot per day. Medicine DC 
-75, must be rolled.
+    Necrosis is a buildup of dead organic tissue in a biologic character, 
+usually caused by gangrene or biological weapons. Typically, any hair, fur or
+scales fall off of the affected area and the flesh underneath turns black and
+dies.
+
+    A character aflicted with Necrosis takes 2d10 + 5 damage per Round at the 
+begining of their turn. If left unhealed for more than a day, the infection
+spreads 1 foot per day. A DC 75 Medicine check must be rolled to cure it, 
+usually by surgically removing the dead tissue and generously applying healing 
+biofoam.
 
 == Pinned Down ==
 
-    Target pinned (hunkered, no movement) for 2 full turns or until they pass a 
-Will saving throw at DC of 70, whichever is quicker.
+    A target that is behind cover and is either pinned by the threat of sniper
+fire or a continuous stream of bullets must overcome the psychological instinct
+to stay put and not get shot.
+
+    A target that is Pinned must hunker behind their current piece of cover. This 
+is an Immediate Action, but it costs one Action from the character's next turn. 
+That character cannot move until they pass a DC 70 Will Save or for 2 full 
+Rounds, whichever is quicker.
 
 == Plasma Burn ==
 
-    1d10+1 stackable damage per turn, for 2 turns if the target's armor is 
-pierced/missed. If the targets armor is hit/pierced, the armor's AP Level is 
-reduced by 1, permanently (repairable, DC 60% Repair check), not stackable. 
+    Many weapons in the Compound X Universe fire bolts of burning plasma, which
+have the tendency to stick to a target and their armor, continuing to do damage
+even after the initial impact of the projectile.
+
+    A character that has a Plasma Burn takes 1d10 + 1 Plasma damage per Plasma
+Burn Token per round at the beginning of their turn. Each "token" lasts for 2 
+turns if the target's armor was pierced or missed. 
+
+    If the target's armor is hit or pierced, the armor's Armor Piercing Level is
+reduced by 1, permanently (repairable with a DC 60 Repair check). While the damage 
+from Plasma Burn Tokens is additive, any given set of armor cannot have its APL
+reduced by more than 1 regardless of how many plasma shots it has taken.
 
 == Poisoned ==
 
-    d10 damage per turn. After 5 turns, some poisons may induce unconsciousness. 
-DC 50, Fortitude. Greater / Lesser poison increases damage (+5/-5) and DC 
-(+25,-10).
+    Biological characters can have a variety of poisons introduced into their
+systems. These poisons typically degrade the overall health of the character
+over a period of time. Poisons with additional or different effects will list
+them explicitly. Poisons that affect cybernetic characters will list so 
+explicitly as well.
+
+    A character that is afflicted with poison takes 1d10 Internal damage per
+Round at the beginning of their turn. 
 
-== Buzzed (drunk) ==
+== Buzzed (Intoxicated) ==
 
     Many drinks in the galaxy contain a substance called alcohol. When consuming 
-these drinks, the effect should list a FORT save to avoid increasing your level 
-of intoxication. The first level of intoxication is Buzzed. While buzzed, you 
-gain a +10% to miss with any attack and a temporary -1 to Perception. At the 
-same time, you get a +1 to charisma and luck. You also take a -20 to skill 
-checks involving driving, flying or operating heavy machinery. If you fail a 
-Fort save to prevent increasing your intoxication level while buzzed, you become 
-hammered. As long as you don't become hammered, being buzzed will wear off in 
-two hours.
-
-== Hammered (drunk) ==
-
-    While hammered, you take a -30 to accuracy rolls when attacking and a -50 to 
-skill checks involving driving, flying or operating heavy machinery. You take a 
-temporary -2 to dex, perception and charisma. If your level of intoxication 
-increases while you are hammered, you black out and you are now Downed. As long 
-as you don't black out, being hammered will turn into being buzzed after two 
+these drinks, the effect should list a Shock Save to avoid increasing the character's
+level of intoxication. The first level of intoxication is Buzzed. 
+
+    While Buzzed, a character takes a -1 penalty to accuracy with any attack and a 
+temporary -1 penalty to Perception. At the same time, the character gains a +1 bonus to 
+Charisma and Luck. You also take a penalty of -20 to Skill checks involving 
+operating heavy machinery, driving, or flying. If the character fails a Shock Save
+to prevent increasing their intoxication level while Buzzed, they lose the 
+Buzzed Condition and instead are afflicted with the Hammered Condition (See 
+below). As long as a character doesn't become Hammered, Buzzed will wear off in two
 hours.
 
+== Hammered (Intoxicated) ==
+
+    While Hammered, a character takes a -3 penalty to accuracy rolls when attacking and 
+a -50 penalty to skill checks involving operating heavy machinery, driving, or flying. 
+The character takes a temporary -2 penalty to Dexterity, Perception and Charisma. If the 
+character's level of intoxication increases while Hammered, that character blacks out and
+becomes Unconscious for two hours or until the Condition is otherwise healed. As long as a character
+doesn't black out, the character's level of intoxication will reduce to Buzzed after two hours.
+
 == Stunned/Paralyzed ==
 
-    Affected target cannot take actions for the duration.
+    A Stunned or Paralyzed target cannot take actions for the duration of the
+Condition. The DC of the Saving Throw to end the Condition should be listed on
+the source of the Stun or Paralysis.
+
+== Unconscious ==
+
+     An Unconscious character cannot take actions for the duration of the Condition,
+except to roll Saving Throws against the cause of the Condition. In addition, the
+character automatically drops prone and releases their grip on any objects. An Unconscious
+character is completely unaware of their suppoundings. The DC of the Saving Throw to end
+the Condition, if any, should be listed on the source of the unconsciousness.