Combat Tables

The example combat table from above is broken down row by row with links to more detailed explanations.

EXP has an enormous variety of weapons. A review of attack types is needed to understand combat tables and attack rolls. For a more detailed explanation jump to Attack Types.

This number is added to the attack rolls when the persona is using familiar weapons. Being familiar and skilled with a weapon indicates that the persona is proficient with that weapon. Using a proficient weapon allows the persona to bring all her aptitude and skills to bear. The higher the bonus proficient (BP), the more likely the player will win her attack roll and damage the target. When the player throws her kilodie attack roll, she adds the BP to the die roll.

If the persona is using an unfamiliar weapon, she uses her Bonus Non Proficient (BNP).

The bonus proficient has two main components: attribute bonuses and level bonuses.

The bonus non proficient is added to an attack roll when the persona is using unfamiliar weapons. The bonus non proficient (BNP) is a fraction of the persona’s BP. The BNP still benefits the player’s attack roll but less so than her BP. Personas will prefer to use familiar weapons in which they are proficient.

The persona’s vocation determines the persona’s BNP. All anthros have vocations and therefore use the Vocation BNP Table to determine their BNP. The more combat-oriented the vocation is, the better their bonus non proficient. The less combat-oriented the vocation is, the lower their BNP is relative to their BP. A nothing only can use 10% of her bonus proficient with type C attacks. A mercenary can use 100% of her BP for all attacks.

The maximum roll is the best attack roll that the player can make for her persona. If a player’s total attack roll is 1042 and her maximum roll (MR) is 884, her attack roll becomes 884. As the persona increases in experience levels, her maximum roll increases as well. Combat vocations increase their BP and MR faster than non-combat vocations. Without the MR, low-level personas are as dangerous as high-level personas.

Occasionally a player will be unable to win an attack roll on a target with a high armour rating. This limitation of the maximum roll will leave some players feeling helpless and frustrated. These emotions indicate that it’s a good time for their persona to run away.

The player adds the damage adjustment when she wins an attack roll. The damage adjustment (DA) represents the impact of physical strength on persona-powered attacks. Physical strength increases the amount of damage that the persona delivers with a striking weapon. Powered attacks (type C) do not have a damage adjustment.

Proficient indicates that the persona is familiar with the attack type. If the persona is familiar with the attack type, the player uses the bonus proficient when attacking. If the persona is not proficient with the attack type, she uses her BNP when attacking. In all cases, excepting the vocation mercenary, a persona’s BNP is much lower than her BP.

In most cases, proficiency is referring to artifact weapon skill and familiarity. An anthro, or a tool-using alien, can be proficient in a technological weapon. Proficiency does not apply to an alien’s evolved biological attacks. Proficiency does not apply to a robot’s baked in offensive systems.

The player chooses the weapon proficiencies for her persona. Players should choose their persona’s weapon proficiencies carefully. For example, being proficient with a laser will be fun until its batteries run out. In a leather and dust milieu, a crossbow proficiency may have been a better choice. Players are encouraged to reserve weapon proficiencies for when the best weapon comes along.

Combat vocations start with more proficiencies and learn new ones faster. The player can add new proficiencies as her persona increases in experience levels. The number of initial proficiencies and the intervals for new ones are listed below.