Ситуативный                        CheckModifier

Spellisofadifferentschool                     2

Spellisofthesameschool,                    +2butnotthesamespell

Spellisofahigherlevelthanthe        +1/levelabovespellbeingcountered

Spellisthesameasthespellbeingcountered +10

 

ДУЭЛЬНОЕУВОРОТ

EachparticipantinaduelcantakeaspecialactioncalledaдуэльноеУворот.ThisspecialmaneuvergivesaдуэлянтatemporarybonustohisКБandonРеакция испытание s,butleaveshimvulnerabletootherattacksuntilthestartofhisnextturn.

 

Wheneveracharacterparticipatinginaduelisthetargetofameleeattack,arangedattack,asuperестественнаяброняability,oraspellorspell-likeabilityfromanotherparticipantoftheduel,hecandeclarethatheismakingaдуэльноеУворотasanпрерывающеедействие.Thisgrantshima

+4ситуативныйбонусtohisКБandonanyРеакцияиспытанияhemustmakeasaresultoftheattack.Thisbonusonlyappliesuntiltheattackthattriggeredtheпрерывающеедействиеisresolved.Iftheattackercanmakemorethanonesuchattack,allsubsequentattacksareresolvedasnormal.Thisпрерывающеедействиеmustbedeclaredbeforetheattackisresolved.IftheattackdoesnotrequireanattackrolloraРеакцияпроверкаиспытания,theпрерывающеедействиеisstillspent,butwithnoeffect.

Oncetheattackisresolved,thecreaturethatattemptedaдуэльноеУворотtakesa–2penaltytohisКБandonallРеакцияиспытанияuntilthestartofhisnextturn(eveniftheduelends).

 

ДУЭЛЬНОЕPARRY

Eachparticipantinaduelcantakeaspecialactioncalledaдуэльноеparry.Thisspecialactionallowstheдуэлянтtodeflectablowfromameleeorrangedattackdirectedather.Aдуэльноеparrycannotdeflectspellorfirearmrangedattacks.

Wheneveracharacterparticipatinginaduelisthetargetofameleeorrangedattackfromanotherparticipantoftheduel,shecandeclarethatsheisattemptingtoparrytheattackasanпрерывающеедействие.Shemustthenmakeanattackrollwithwhateverweaponsheiscurrentlywielding,usingherfullbaseбонусатакиbutwitha–5penalty.Ifthisattackrollisequaltoorgreaterthantheattackrollbeingmadeagainsther,sheparriestheattackanditisconsideredamiss.Iftheдуэлянтattemptingtheparryisunarmed,shetakesafurther–2ontheattempt.Iftheдуэлянтpossessestheparryклассоваячерта,shecanattemptthisдуэльноеparryonceperroundwithoutspendinganпрерывающеедействиеifsheisusingherparryклассоваячерта.

Thisдуэльноеparryonlyappliestooneattack.Otherattacksmadebythesameattackerareresolvednormally.Iftheattackisahitandacriticalthreat,butwouldbeparriedbytheдуэлянт,itisstillahit,butnoconfirmationrollismadeanddamageisrollednormally.

 

ДУЭЛЬНОЕRESOLVE

Onceperduel,acharactercanuseaspecialactioncalledдуэльноеresolve.Thisspecialactionallowsaдуэлянтtokeeponfightingdeозлобленностьacripplingspellorterribleinjury.

WheneveracharacterparticipatinginaduelfailsaСтойкостьorВоляпроверкаиспытания,orisreducedtofewerthan0пунктыздоровья,hecanuseдуэльноеresolveasanпрерывающеедействие.IfhefailedaСтойкостьorВоляпроверкаиспытания,hecanattemptanotherпроверкаиспытания,usingthesamebonus.

Ifthissecondпроверкаиспытанияisasuccess,thespelloreffectpromptingtheпроверкаиспытанияdoesnottakeeffectuntiltheendofhisnextturn(eventhoughitsdurationbeginsimmediately).Ifheisreducedtofewerthan0пунктыздоровья(butnotslain),hedoesnotfallбезсознанияorgaintheошеломлениеcondition,andcanactnormallyuntiltheendofhisnextturn,atwhichpointhebecomesошеломлениеorбезсознанияbasedonhiscurrentпунктыздоровья.

If,bytheendofthecharacter’snextturn,thespelloreffectendsorheisbroughttoabove0пунктыздоровья,heisутомление,butotherwisesuffersnoilleffect.Acharactercanonlyusethisabilityonceperduel.

 

DUELSANDПОСТАНОВОЧНЫЙ БОЙ

Ifyouareusingtheduelruleswithinaпостановочныйбой(seepages153–157),successfullyисполнениеaдуэльноеcounter,дуэльноеУворот,orдуэльноеresolveallallowthecombatanttomakeaпостановочныйбойcheckasaсвободноедействие.Sincetheдуэльноеcounter,дуэльноеУворот,andдуэльноеresolveactionareallпрерывающеедействиеs,andareusuallynotdoneonthecharacter’sturn,thismeansthatthecombatantusingoneoftheseдуэльноеactionsmustspendavictorypointtomaketheпостановочныйбойcheck(notanaction).

 

DUELRESULTS

Whileduelscanbetreatedasanotherformofcombat,theyareusuallyundertakentoresolveadisputebetweencolleaguesorrivalsandarenotusuallyintendedtoendindeath.Asaresult,duelsareusuallyfoughtwithaspecificprizeinmind.

Arcaneacademiesareknownforhavingduelstodetermineimportantfacultypositionsandascompetitionsbetweenstudentsforsocialstandingandprizes.Insomeplaces,duelsaresocommonthatspecialareasareconstructedspecificallyforduels.SuchдуэльноеyardsaresometimesmadewithspecialОчарованиеsthatcanbeturnedonforдуэльноеcompetitions.Suchfieldstypicallyconvertalldamagetononlethaldamageandpreventmagicthatinstantlyslaysafoeordoespermanentповреждение.Thatisnottosaythataccidentsdon’thappen,andmorethanonestudenthaslostalimborevenherlifewhilewithinsuch“safe”fields.

Воинs,паладинs,рыцарьs,andothercharactersthatprimarilyrelyonweaponattacksusuallyengageinduelstosettlepointsofhonor,butcanalsoberatherparticularinchoosingtheirдуэльноеspace.

Regardlessoftheconditions,mostduelsareseriousaffairs,witheachsideputtingpверховаяезда,honor,treasure,andeventheirlivesonthelinetowintheday.Whilevillainsmighttrytocheattherulesandexploiteveryadvantage,noblerдуэлянтsseethecompetitionasachancetoprovetheirsuperiorityonthefieldofbattleusingonlytheirskillsandwits,ratherthanchanceorsuperiornumbers.

 

ПОСТАНОВОЧНЫЙ БОЙ

Noteveryfightisforвыживание.Combatantssometimesfindthemselvesincontestswherethecrowd’sreactionisatleastasimportantastheoutcomeofthefightitself.Whetherabarbrawlwiththegoalofrousingthelocalpopulacetoriseupagainstabandofbulliesorasun-drenchedandbloodygladiatorialcontestwherelifeanddeathactuallyhingeonthefavorofthecrowd,постановочныйбойsarefightsinwhichshowmanshipandflaircanbemoreimportantthanruthlessfightingefficiency.

ThefollowingrulesforпостановочныйбойallowyouastheGMtoБегунanencounter,orevenaseriesofcombatencounters,inwhichthecombatantsmustnotonlywinthebattle,butalsowinoverthecrowd.

 

TYPESOFПОСТАНОВОЧНЫЙ БОЙ

Whencreatingaпостановочныйбой,itisimportanttodeterminethegoalsandrulesofthatcombat.Thefollowingarethemajorexamplesofпостановочныйбой,butyoushouldfeelfreetomixandmatchsomeofthesegeneralcategoriestocreateaпостановочныйбойthatfitsthestoryofyourcampaign.

Стук outBout:Frequentlyasbrutalbutnotasbloodyasbattlestothedeath,aстукoutboutdoesnotendinthedeathofoneside,butstillrequiresaclearandcrushingvictory.Aslongasbothsidesintheпостановочныйбойremainstanding,thefightcontinues.Manyстукoutboutcombatsrequirethattheirparticipantsdealnonlethaldamage.

Stage dCombats: Stagedcombatsarelessdangerousthanстукoutbouts.Inthesecontests,combatantstypicallyarrangetohaveblowsthatjustbarelyland,sothehitsarenotregisteredaseithernonlethalorlethaldamage,butcrowdreactionisdeterminedinthesamewayasfornormalbattles.Stagedcombatsoftenrequireadvancedtraining(seetheStageCombatantчертаonpage121).Thosewithoutadvancedtrainingcanattempttoparticipate,buttakea–6penaltyonattackrollsinordertomakeitseemliketheirattackshitwithoutdoingrealdamage.

ToaNumberofWoun ds:Notallbloodsportsendindeath.ItisoftencostlytotrainбоецsforarenasbigandНебольшой,andthosewhofinancesuchenterprisesareprotectiveoftheirinvestments.Insocietiesthatvaluelifebutstilllovethespectacleofagoodfracas,fightingtoanumberofwoundsisanexcellentcompromise.Afighttofirstbloodortoacertainnumberofwoundsisoftenenoughtoappeaseacrowd.

Tothe Death:Onlythedeathofonesideendsthesebouts.Sometimesthecrowd’sreactionissecondarytothedesperatebattleondisplay,butothertimesthecrowd’sreactioncanhaveaneffectontheactualoutcomeofthefight.Somebloodsportsтребованиеthatcombatantsholdoffonthekillingblowuntilthecrowdgetsachancetovoiceitspleasureordispleasure,usuallywitharoarofapplauseorwithathumbs-uporthumbs-downgesture.Athumbs-upgestureallowsthevanquishedcombatanttoliveandfightanotherday;athumbs-downgestureendsthemeleewithagrotesquesprayofblood.

Towar daGoal:Oftentheseareelaborateaffairsthatmayreproduceahistoricalbattle,orjustpitcombatantsagainstterrainandchallengesthatчертаureavarietyofhazardsandtraps.Thesetypesofbattlescanberaces(maybemixingthemwiththerulesforvehicularcombatpresentedinChapter4),ormaypresentcapture-the-flag-likeobjectives,butalltesttheabilityofthecombatantstoachieveapredeterminedgoal.

 

CROWDATTITUDES

Whilecombatantsdotheactualfightinginпостановочныйбой,thecrowdremainsanactiveparticipantinthesebouts.Theaudiencecanbolsterordemoralizethecompetitorswiththeirenthusiasmorscornforwhattheyseeonthebattlefield,withseriousresults.

Acrowd’sattitudeissimilartoanonplayercharacter’sattitudewhenacharacterusestheДипломатияskill.TheСЛofпостановочныйбойcheckstoimprovecrowdreactionistiedtothecrowd’sstartingorcurrentattitude.Eachtimethecombatantsdosomethingspectacularonthebattlefield,theyhavetheвнеочереднаяtoparlaythatsuccessintoabettercrowdreaction,butmisstepscanalsocreatecontemptamongthecrowd.

Duringпостановочныйбой,itisimportantfortheGMtokeeptrackofthecrowd’sattitudetowardeachsideofthecombat.Giventhatacrowdisfilledwithmanypeopleвопльing,clapping,booing,hissing,orotherwiseshowingtheirpleasureordispleasure,theexactcrowdreactionchangesfrommomenttomomentbasedoneventsonthebattlefield,butgroupsofcombatantsalwayshaveareasonableideaofwhatthecrowdthinksoftheirperformanceatanygiventime.

Thefollowingarethegeneralcategoriesofcrowdreactionandattitude.Theyarelistedfromlowestregardtohighest.

Hostile:Thecrowddoesnotlikewhatitisseeing.Hostilecrowdsdemoralizecombatantsinaпостановочныйбой.Inthesebattles,whilethecrowdishostiletowardagivenside,thosecombatantstakea–2penaltyonallattackrolls,боевойманеврchecks,abilitychecks,проверканавыкаs,andиспытания.Thisisaэффектвлияющийнаразум.

Ifthecrowdishostiletowardasideofthecombatandamemberofthatsidefailsaпостановочныйбойcheckby5ormore,thatsideautomaticallylosestheperformancepartofthecombat.Thiscanbeimportantforthestoryofthegame,orifthePCsareparticipatinginserializedпостановочныйбойs.

Unfrien dly:Whilestillbiasedagainstaside,thecrowdreservesitsmostvocaldisdainforfailedпостановочныйбойchecks.Unfriendlycrowdsdemoralizecombatantsinaпостановочныйбой.Inthesebattles,whilethecrowdisunfriendlytowardagivenside,thosecombatantstakea–1penaltyonallattackrolls,боевойманеврchecks,abilitychecks,проверканавыкаs,andиспытания.Thisisamind-affectingeffect.

In different:Thecrowdiswaitingforsomethingexcitingtohappen.Audiencemembersshowlittleemotionotherthananticipationandadesirefordaringчертыofcombattooccur.

Frien dly:Thecrowdisbeginningtobeswayedtowardonesideinthefray.Audiencememberscheerwhenthatsideachievessomeimpressiveчертаinthecombat,andtheirreactiongrantsa+1бонусбоевогодухаonallattackrolls,боевойманеврchecks,abilitychecks,проверканавыкаs,andиспытанияfortheirchosenside.Thisisamind-affectingeffect.

Helpful:Thecrowdloveswhatitisseeingfromagivenside.Audiencemembersstandup,chant,cheer,andscreamforthecombatantstopushontowardultimatesuccess.Ahelpfulcrowdgrantsitschosenchampionsa+2бонусбоевогодухаonallattackrolls,боевойманеврchecks,abilitychecks,проверканавыкаs,andиспытания.Thisisamind-affectingeffect.

Ifthecrowdishelpfultowardonesideofthecombatandamemberofthatsidesucceedsataпостановочныйбойcheck,thatsidegainsavictorypoint.

 

CROWD’SSTARTINGATTITUDE

ThefirstthingaGMmustdoinaпостановочныйбойisdeterminethecrowd’sstartingattitude.Typicallyacrowdstartsoutwithanindifferentattitudetowardeachside,butitcouldstartwithanattitudethat’sastephigherorlowerbasedonotherситуативныйs.Favoredchampionsofafightingpitoracitymaystartatahigherattitudestep,whileпотусторонниесущества,prisonersofwar,orcriminalsmaystartatalowerattitudestep.IfyouareRunningaseriesofcombats,acrowdmaystartwithahigherorlowerstartingattitudebasedonacombatant’soragroupofcombatants’performanceinthelastbout,whichisdeterminedbythenumberofvictorypointstheindividualorgrouphas(seetheSerializedПостановочныйбойssection).

 

ПОСТАНОВОЧНЫЙ БОЙCHECK

Wheneveracombatanthasachancetoaffectthecrowd’sattitude,shemakesaпостановочныйбойcheck.ThecheckisaХаризмаabilitycheckmodifiedbythebaseбонусатакиofthecharacterplusanyranksthecharacterhasinВыступление(лицедейство),Выступление(шутовство),orВыступление(танец),whicheverishighest.Makingaпостановочныйбойcheckisusuallyaбыстроедействие,triggeredwhenacombatantвыступлениеsatriggeraction(seetheAffectingtheCrowd’sAttitudesection).

 

BonusonPerformance