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Rainy's Official Guide to Rolling Combat

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Welcome to Rainy's Official Guide to Rolling Combat. In this guide I will explain in depth the
rules of combat when using the roll 100 system. The system itself is not very complicated,
so don't feel intimidated if you don't pick it up right away, it'll come to you quickly I
guarantee it. First of all I'll quickly explain a few terms that I'll be using throughout
this guide so you know what it is I'm referring to.
-Terms-
Init. - Init. stands for initial. This is a roll that is made at the beginning of a fight that
determines which party will attack first. This is based on highest roll to lowest.
CW - CW is Character Warning. When a story becomes intense enough, there may be some situations
where your character is at risk, and this term is what confirms it. Bear in mind that no one
can force a character warning, and all parties must agree to the terms before any character
is at risk of Permadeath.
Permadeath - When a player has agreed to a character warning and has been killed. This character
for all intents and purposes is accepted as having died.
Critical - A critical (crit) is an optional addition to any fight, along with its counterpart:
Counterattack
Counterattack - The counterpart to criticals. Will be explained in the guide.
Round - A round of attacking and defending, after which the current score should be noted
Emote - To describe an action that is being performed, either attack or defence.
-A Fighters Guide-
Every fight that happens is broken down into phases. These phases set up the guidelines of
the combat that is taking place. As the fight progresses, one phase passes into the
next, and then starts over at the start of a new round. At the end of each round the current
score is tallied, and the fight continues. Here are the phases in detail:
Prefight Phase - Before the fight begins all parties should decide on the rules of the fight.
For example, the inclusion of Crits'n'Counters should be decided on, and CWs if the players
are serious. This phase allows both players to feel comfortable about the fight and helps
prevent anyone feeling cheated. Also, the HP (Hitpoints) of both players should be decided.
Init. Phase - Before the fight can start, the players must determine who will attack first,
and who will defend first. This is done with one roll, the highest of which will attack first.
Should both players tie, simply re-roll.
Attack Phase - After the init. phase, the winner will attack first. This player will proceed
to emote his attack, and immediately after he has done so, will make a roll.
Defence Phase - The defence phase is where a player who isn't attacking is being attacked.
When an attacker makes their emote and rolls, the player defending should then roll his
defence.
Score Phase - At the end of a round when both players have attacked and defended, and a new
round is about to begin, the current score should be taken, and the fight should then continue.
It is preferable to have a referee to keep track of the score, however if a referee cannot
be found, all players should note the score to ensure combat runs smoothly and without
confusion.
-Determining a winner-
The goal of combat is obviously to render your opponent unable to continue fighting. However,
a fight can be stopped at any time should a party submit to defeat. In any ordinary fight,
this can be used to prevent taking too much damage if someone is sure they are going to lose.
In the event of a surrender, the other player will be named victorious. If a character warning
is in place however, surrendering is not a guaranteed safety. If both characters submit to a
CW, and one decides they want to surrender, the other player will be given the right to
decide whether the fight ends there, or it continues until one character dies.
-Example Fight-
In this section of the guide I will show you a brief fight, and how each of the phases work.
Let's say Rainy is the referee here, and the two fighters are Matchstick and Lottie. First,
both of them will decide on the rules of the fight.
//Prefight Phase - Both Match and Lottie decided to have Crits and Counters, and 5HP each. No
character warning is in place.//
(After deciding on the rules of the fight, both players roll for initial.)
Matchstick rolls 47
Lottie rolls 83
(Because Lottie rolled the highest, she will have the first attack on Matchstick. Lottie then
emotes her attack.)
*Lottie runs full force at Matchstick, hoping to tackle him to the ground*
(Immediately followed by her roll)
Lottie rolls 28
(It's not a very good roll, and Matchstick now rolls his defence to challenge it.)
Matchstick rolls 35
(So now we see that Match has the higher roll, and thus successfully defends against Lottie's
attack. Now, he will emote how he defended/avoided the attack)
*Matchstick rolls to the side quickly*
(After this he would then make his own attack. Alternatively, he could make both his defence
and attack in one emote in order to save time and keep the fight going smoothly, for example:)
*Matchstick rolls to the side quickly, trying to sweep Lottie's legs as he does*
(And now, Matchstick rolls for his attack, and Lottie for defence)
Matchstick rolls 94
Lottie rolls 10
(Ouch. As you can see, the difference here is pretty high. However, there is more to this.
Due to Crits'n'Counters being enabled, should a roll have a 50+ difference, it will count
as a critical hit. Critical hits do double the damage that a normal hit would have done, so
here, Lottie takes two points of damage.)
(That is also the end of round one, as both players have attacked and defended. From this
round we saw that Lottie missed her attack, and thus did not deal any damage to Match, and
Match attacked Lottie with a critical hit, dealing double damage. From this, the referee
can note that the score is now 5-3 to Matchstick at the end of the first round.)
(From here, Lottie would then go on to describe how she was hit, and then her attack.)
*Lottie's legs are swept out from under her, causing her to hit the ground with a hard thud.
Jumping up again, she pushes out a forehoof to try and hit Match hard in the face*
Lottie rolls 24
Matchstick rolls 82
(Matchstick has once again rolled much better than Lottie, and as we can see there is a 50+
difference in their rolls. However, Matchstick is defending, so what does this mean? If
the defending party rolls 50+ over an attackers roll, this defence becomes a counter. A
counter allows the defending party to attack the attacker and inflict a point of damage for
free. This would bring Lottie down to 2HP. After a counter, the order returns to normal, and
Matchstick is now attacking again.)
*Matchstick clearly sees the attack coming, grabbing Lottie's hoof before it makes contact,
and flipping her over his shoulder and down onto the ground (That's the counter). Now above
her, he lifts and hoof high and brings it down upon her, hoping to stomp her into the ground*
Matchstick rolls 100
Lottie rolls 50
(Another critical hit, and also the final hit of the match. This fight was very impressive
for Matchstick, lasting only two rounds. Some players may want a slower fight, and this can
be achieved by setting higher HP, or excluding the use of C&C (Crits'n'Counters). When it
is clear that one player has won, they may request to emote the 'winning blow' in order
to set the scene for their victory. Matchstick has requested that right here, and Lottie
accepts.)
*Matchstick knows his hoof is on target, and there is no way he can miss. He brings his hoof
down upon Lottie, and with a satisfying gasp from her, he knows she has reached her limit.*
(The score is 5-0, and Matchstick is declared the winner.)
-Conclusion-
As you can see, this is not a very difficult system, but it's very effective. I have used this
system many times in my tabletop and RP exploits, so if you have any questions or still don't
understand something, please let me know. Once again, thank you for taking the time to read
this guide, and I hope it has helped you understand the combat system!
Happy Fighting!
NOTE: In the event of a tie, simply re-roll.

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Welcome to Rainy's Official Guide to Rolling Combat. In this guide I will explain in depth the
rules of combat when using the roll 100 system. The system itself is not very complicated,
so don't feel intimidated if you don't pick it up right away, it'll come to you quickly I
guarantee it. First of all I'll quickly explain a few terms that I'll be using throughout
this guide so you know what it is I'm referring to.


-Terms-


Init. - Init. stands for initial. This is a roll that is made at the beginning of a fight that
determines which party will attack first. This is based on highest roll to lowest.

CW - CW is Character Warning. When a story becomes intense enough, there may be some situations
where your character is at risk, and this term is what confirms it. Bear in mind that no one 
can force a character warning, and all parties must agree to the terms before any character
is at risk of Permadeath.

Permadeath - When a player has agreed to a character warning and has been killed. This character
for all intents and purposes is accepted as having died.

Critical - A critical (crit) is an optional addition to any fight, along with its counterpart:
Counterattack

Counterattack - The counterpart to criticals. Will be explained in the guide.

Round - A round of attacking and defending, after which the current score should be noted

Emote - To describe an action that is being performed, either attack or defence.


-A Fighters Guide-

Every fight that happens is broken down into phases. These phases set up the guidelines of 
the combat that is taking place. As the fight progresses, one phase passes into the 
next, and then starts over at the start of a new round. At the end of each round the current
score is tallied, and the fight continues. Here are the phases in detail:

Prefight Phase - Before the fight begins all parties should decide on the rules of the fight.
For example, the inclusion of Crits'n'Counters should be decided on, and CWs if the players
are serious. This phase allows both players to feel comfortable about the fight and helps
prevent anyone feeling cheated. Also, the HP (Hitpoints) of both players should be decided.

Init. Phase - Before the fight can start, the players must determine who will attack first,
and who will defend first. This is done with one roll, the highest of which will attack first.
Should both players tie, simply re-roll.

Attack Phase - After the init. phase, the winner will attack first. This player will proceed
to emote his attack, and immediately after he has done so, will make a roll.

Defence Phase - The defence phase is where a player who isn't attacking is being attacked.
When an attacker makes their emote and rolls, the player defending should then roll his 
defence.

Score Phase - At the end of a round when both players have attacked and defended, and a new
round is about to begin, the current score should be taken, and the fight should then continue.
It is preferable to have a referee to keep track of the score, however if a referee cannot
be found, all players should note the score to ensure combat runs smoothly and without
confusion.


-Determining a winner-

The goal of combat is obviously to render your opponent unable to continue fighting. However,
a fight can be stopped at any time should a party submit to defeat. In any ordinary fight, 
this can be used to prevent taking too much damage if someone is sure they are going to lose.
In the event of a surrender, the other player will be named victorious. If a character warning
is in place however, surrendering is not a guaranteed safety. If both characters submit to a
CW, and one decides they want to surrender, the other player will be given the right to
decide whether the fight ends there, or it continues until one character dies.


-Example Fight-

In this section of the guide I will show you a brief fight, and how each of the phases work.
Let's say Rainy is the referee here, and the two fighters are Matchstick and Lottie. First,
both of them will decide on the rules of the fight. 

//Prefight Phase - Both Match and Lottie decided to have Crits and Counters, and 5HP each. No
character warning is in place.//

(After deciding on the rules of the fight, both players roll for initial.)

Matchstick rolls 47

Lottie rolls 83

(Because Lottie rolled the highest, she will have the first attack on Matchstick. Lottie then
emotes her attack.)

*Lottie runs full force at Matchstick, hoping to tackle him to the ground*

(Immediately followed by her roll)

Lottie rolls 28

(It's not a very good roll, and Matchstick now rolls his defence to challenge it.)

Matchstick rolls 35

(So now we see that Match has the higher roll, and thus successfully defends against Lottie's
attack. Now, he will emote how he defended/avoided the attack)

*Matchstick rolls to the side quickly*

(After this he would then make his own attack. Alternatively, he could make both his defence
and attack in one emote in order to save time and keep the fight going smoothly, for example:)

*Matchstick rolls to the side quickly, trying to sweep Lottie's legs as he does*

(And now, Matchstick rolls for his attack, and Lottie for defence)

Matchstick rolls 94

Lottie rolls 10

(Ouch. As you can see, the difference here is pretty high. However, there is more to this.
Due to Crits'n'Counters being enabled, should a roll have a 50+ difference, it will count
as a critical hit. Critical hits do double the damage that a normal hit would have done, so
here, Lottie takes two points of damage.)

(That is also the end of round one, as both players have attacked and defended. From this
round we saw that Lottie missed her attack, and thus did not deal any damage to Match, and
Match attacked Lottie with a critical hit, dealing double damage. From this, the referee
can note that the score is now 5-3 to Matchstick at the end of the first round.)

(From here, Lottie would then go on to describe how she was hit, and then her attack.)

*Lottie's legs are swept out from under her, causing her to hit the ground with a hard thud.
Jumping up again, she pushes out a forehoof to try and hit Match hard in the face*

Lottie rolls 24

Matchstick rolls 82

(Matchstick has once again rolled much better than Lottie, and as we can see there is a 50+
difference in their rolls. However, Matchstick is defending, so what does this mean? If 
the defending party rolls 50+ over an attackers roll, this defence becomes a counter. A
counter allows the defending party to attack the attacker and inflict a point of damage for
free. This would bring Lottie down to 2HP. After a counter, the order returns to normal, and
Matchstick is now attacking again.)

*Matchstick clearly sees the attack coming, grabbing Lottie's hoof before it makes contact,
and flipping her over his shoulder and down onto the ground (That's the counter). Now above
her, he lifts and hoof high and brings it down upon her, hoping to stomp her into the ground*

Matchstick rolls 100

Lottie rolls 50

(Another critical hit, and also the final hit of the match. This fight was very impressive
for Matchstick, lasting only two rounds. Some players may want a slower fight, and this can
be achieved by setting higher HP, or excluding the use of C&C (Crits'n'Counters). When it
is clear that one player has won, they may request to emote the 'winning blow' in order
to set the scene for their victory. Matchstick has requested that right here, and Lottie
accepts.)

*Matchstick knows his hoof is on target, and there is no way he can miss. He brings his hoof
down upon Lottie, and with a satisfying gasp from her, he knows she has reached her limit.*

(The score is 5-0, and Matchstick is declared the winner.)

-Conclusion-

As you can see, this is not a very difficult system, but it's very effective. I have used this
system many times in my tabletop and RP exploits, so if you have any questions or still don't
understand something, please let me know. Once again, thank you for taking the time to read
this guide, and I hope it has helped you understand the combat system!

Happy Fighting!

NOTE: In the event of a tie, simply re-roll.

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