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Justin: adding call chart

2025-06-14T19:56:23Z

adding call chart

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	Weapon calls look like this:		Weapon calls look like this:

	''(Vector) (Number) (Effect) (Carrier/Flavor) (x-to-hit)''		''(Vector) (Number) (Effect) (Carrier/Flavor) (x-to-hit) [[Call Chart]]''

	''Vector'' tells you how you can defend against a given attack - if you have a Resist Magic, for example, you can stop any attack that opens with "Magic". Common Vectors include Magic, Poison, Natural, and Elemental. That list isn't exhaustive; Arcane is not nearly as common in Anteris as the mainland but is still around. Sonic occurs in a couple of places, usually Secord weaponry, and others exist that aren't cataloged. It's important to note that every Vector has a corresponding resistance somewhere.		''Vector'' tells you how you can defend against a given attack - if you have a Resist Magic, for example, you can stop any attack that opens with "Magic". Common Vectors include Magic, Poison, Natural, and Elemental. That list isn't exhaustive; Arcane is not nearly as common in Anteris as the mainland but is still around. Sonic occurs in a couple of places, usually Secord weaponry, and others exist that aren't cataloged. It's important to note that every Vector has a corresponding resistance somewhere.

Mikecraft at 19:01, 16 April 2025

2025-04-16T19:01:26Z

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	NOTE: This section talks about the force of swings but does not specifically discuss the speed of a swing nor the arc of a swing. These things are absolutely indicators of a Heavy Swing but do not necessarily dictate that if a swing is quick that it will be heavy or that if the swing of greater than 90 degrees would be heavy. There are several people within the community that have been doing this for a very long time and thus are completely capable at swinging quickly or over 90 degrees and the hit not landing heavy. The main thing is that I'm pretty sure that none of us are Bruce Lee and as such have sizable limitations when it comes to melee combat. I can't say this loud enough or often enough IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW YOU PHYSICAL AND MENTAL LIMITATIONS and act and fight accordingly.		NOTE: This section talks about the force of swings but does not specifically discuss the speed of a swing nor the arc of a swing. These things are absolutely indicators of a Heavy Swing but do not necessarily dictate that if a swing is quick that it will be heavy or that if the swing of greater than 90 degrees would be heavy. There are several people within the community that have been doing this for a very long time and thus are completely capable at swinging quickly or over 90 degrees and the hit not landing heavy. The main thing is that I'm pretty sure that none of us are Bruce Lee and as such have sizable limitations when it comes to melee combat. I can't say this loud enough or often enough IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW YOU PHYSICAL AND MENTAL LIMITATIONS and act and fight accordingly.

			'''Two-Weapon Fighting:''' While fighting with two weapons, a character is limited to up to a medium weapon in their main hand and a short weapon in their off hand. This limit is only for manufactured weapons; brawl and claw weapons have their own rules. The Florentine power allows characters to alter these rules, wielding up to one long weapon in their main hand and up to one medium weapon in their off hand.

	'''WEAPON CALLS:'''		'''WEAPON CALLS:'''

Justin: Gun edits for new rules

2025-02-17T01:35:10Z

Gun edits for new rules

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	Guns have a minimum range limit and may not be fired at people any closer than polearm reach - we would prefer ten feet but estimating distance is challenging for some people and ‘melee range’ is a more realistic standard. While within that range, gunmen may voice-deliver their darts, firing in some safe direction (straight up, into the ground, anywhere that’s not going to hit someone) - this is here to prevent turning a six-shot revolver into a Hollywood sixgun. (Gunmen this close are restricted to damage.) Please make every effort to re-establish range; we are aware of how this rule interacts with shields and overriding that effectiveness is an undesired side effect, not the point. Gun using classes are equipped with Initiative for this express purpose (although other uses are certainly fine, too).

	After a bit of field time, we're experimentally allowing for low-speed pistols in close combat. Pistols that clock no higher than ~~70fps~~ can be used inside the 10' engagement zone, where more powerful weapons are forbidden and forced to voice delivery instead. Low-speed pistols must be obviously marked so opponents know the projectiles aren't going to cause welts or bruises. For a frame of reference, Nerf Hammershots clock between 65 and 75 feet per second out of the box. With 1 gram dart weight, that ends up being less kinetic energy delivery than the average sword swing (for loose values of 'average'). Please be aware that fps varies with darts, so a weapon that clocks 70fps with full darts will break the cap using half-darts - test them with the ammunition you intend to use. This doesn't apply to rifles regardless of muzzle velocity, simply because the chances of inadvertently banging the rifle into the opponent are much, much higher with a longer, unwieldy weapon.		Rifles have a minimum range limit and may not be fired at people any closer than polearm reach - we would prefer ten feet but estimating distance is challenging for some people and ‘melee range’ is a more realistic standard. While within that range, riflemen may voice-deliver their darts per the flurry rules. Please make every effort to re-establish range; we are aware of how this rule interacts with shields and overriding that effectiveness is an undesired side effect, not the point. Gun using classes are equipped with Initiative for this express purpose (although other uses are certainly fine, too).

			After a bit of field time, we're experimentally allowing for low-speed pistols in close combat. Pistols that clock no higher than 80fps can be used inside the 10' engagement zone, where more powerful weapons are forbidden and forced to voice delivery instead. Low-speed pistols must be obviously marked so opponents know the projectiles aren't going to cause welts or bruises. For a frame of reference, Nerf Hammershots clock between 65 and 75 feet per second out of the box. With 1 gram dart weight, that ends up being less kinetic energy delivery than the average sword swing (for loose values of 'average'). Please be aware that fps varies with darts, so a weapon that clocks 70fps with full darts will break the cap using half-darts - test them with the ammunition you intend to use. This doesn't apply to rifles regardless of muzzle velocity, simply because the chances of inadvertently banging the rifle into the opponent are much, much higher with a longer, unwieldy weapon.

	=== '''Performance''' ===		=== '''Performance''' ===

Mikecraft at 14:56, 10 November 2024

2024-11-10T14:56:42Z

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	'''Swing Through:''' This is when a combatant intentionally swings at a valid target area that has a held boffer blocking it in an attempt to knock the boffer out of the way thus landing a "valid" hit. This is not acceptable as even if the Swing Though is successful it is NOT a valid hit and thus will not be counted. This is intended to dissuade combatants from the temptation of utilizing a Heavy Swing to score a legal hit.		'''Swing Through:''' This is when a combatant intentionally swings at a valid target area that has a held boffer blocking it in an attempt to knock the boffer out of the way thus landing a "valid" hit. This is not acceptable as even if the Swing Though is successful it is NOT a valid hit and thus will not be counted. This is intended to dissuade combatants from the temptation of utilizing a Heavy Swing to score a legal hit.

	'''Held Weapon:''' Refers to any approved boffer weapon rep or shield that is being held by a character with skill in said weapon or shield and that is being held correctly per the rules. A small shield may be held with a single point of contact, whereas medium and large shields must have two points of contact (generally a handle and arm strap). There are no other ways to legally hold a medium or large shield. Two handed weapons must be held with both hands unless utilizing an in-game ability such as "One ~~Handed~~ Block". All held weapons that block an incoming melee swing count as having blocked the attack unless rule-specific circumstances such as a "Massive" attack or a spell delivered through a weapon strike. Boffer contact from equipment not properly held (such as a boffer weapon stored in a weapon ring or on a belt, or a shield slung across the back) does not block attacks, and any attack striking such equipment is considered a legal strike.		'''Held Weapon:''' Refers to any approved boffer weapon rep or shield that is being held by a character with skill in said weapon or shield and that is being held correctly per the rules. A small shield may be held with a single point of contact, whereas medium and large shields must have two points of contact (generally a handle and arm strap). There are no other ways to legally hold a medium or large shield. Two handed weapons must be held with both hands unless utilizing an in-game ability such as "One Hand Block". All held weapons that block an incoming melee swing count as having blocked the attack unless rule-specific circumstances such as a "Massive" attack or a spell delivered through a weapon strike. Boffer contact from equipment not properly held (such as a boffer weapon stored in a weapon ring or on a belt, or a shield slung across the back) does not block attacks, and any attack striking such equipment is considered a legal strike.

	NOTE: This section talks about the force of swings but does not specifically discuss the speed of a swing nor the arc of a swing. These things are absolutely indicators of a Heavy Swing but do not necessarily dictate that if a swing is quick that it will be heavy or that if the swing of greater than 90 degrees would be heavy. There are several people within the community that have been doing this for a very long time and thus are completely capable at swinging quickly or over 90 degrees and the hit not landing heavy. The main thing is that I'm pretty sure that none of us are Bruce Lee and as such have sizable limitations when it comes to melee combat. I can't say this loud enough or often enough IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW YOU PHYSICAL AND MENTAL LIMITATIONS and act and fight accordingly.		NOTE: This section talks about the force of swings but does not specifically discuss the speed of a swing nor the arc of a swing. These things are absolutely indicators of a Heavy Swing but do not necessarily dictate that if a swing is quick that it will be heavy or that if the swing of greater than 90 degrees would be heavy. There are several people within the community that have been doing this for a very long time and thus are completely capable at swinging quickly or over 90 degrees and the hit not landing heavy. The main thing is that I'm pretty sure that none of us are Bruce Lee and as such have sizable limitations when it comes to melee combat. I can't say this loud enough or often enough IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW YOU PHYSICAL AND MENTAL LIMITATIONS and act and fight accordingly.

Royal: /* Safety: */

2024-11-05T17:23:45Z

Safety:

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	Guns have a minimum range limit and may not be fired at people any closer than polearm reach - we would prefer ten feet but estimating distance is challenging for some people and ‘melee range’ is a more realistic standard. While within that range, gunmen may voice-deliver their darts, firing in some safe direction (straight up, into the ground, anywhere that’s not going to hit someone) - this is here to prevent turning a six-shot revolver into a Hollywood sixgun. (Gunmen this close are restricted to damage.) Please make every effort to re-establish range; we are aware of how this rule interacts with shields and overriding that effectiveness is an undesired side effect, not the point. Gun using classes are equipped with Initiative for this express purpose (although other uses are certainly fine, too).		Guns have a minimum range limit and may not be fired at people any closer than polearm reach - we would prefer ten feet but estimating distance is challenging for some people and ‘melee range’ is a more realistic standard. While within that range, gunmen may voice-deliver their darts, firing in some safe direction (straight up, into the ground, anywhere that’s not going to hit someone) - this is here to prevent turning a six-shot revolver into a Hollywood sixgun. (Gunmen this close are restricted to damage.) Please make every effort to re-establish range; we are aware of how this rule interacts with shields and overriding that effectiveness is an undesired side effect, not the point. Gun using classes are equipped with Initiative for this express purpose (although other uses are certainly fine, too).

			After a bit of field time, we're experimentally allowing for low-speed pistols in close combat. Pistols that clock no higher than 70fps can be used inside the 10' engagement zone, where more powerful weapons are forbidden and forced to voice delivery instead. Low-speed pistols must be obviously marked so opponents know the projectiles aren't going to cause welts or bruises. For a frame of reference, Nerf Hammershots clock between 65 and 75 feet per second out of the box. With 1 gram dart weight, that ends up being less kinetic energy delivery than the average sword swing (for loose values of 'average'). Please be aware that fps varies with darts, so a weapon that clocks 70fps with full darts will break the cap using half-darts - test them with the ammunition you intend to use. This doesn't apply to rifles regardless of muzzle velocity, simply because the chances of inadvertently banging the rifle into the opponent are much, much higher with a longer, unwieldy weapon.

	=== '''Performance''' ===		=== '''Performance''' ===

Royal: /* Rules Interactions */

2024-08-27T18:28:10Z

Rules Interactions

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	=== '''Rules Interactions''' ===		=== '''Rules Interactions''' ===
	Historically, larps have divided attacks into "weapon delivered", "packet delivered", or "voice delivered in some fashion". Fallen Empires was organized along the same starting principle. You may note that "bullet- or dart- delivered" is neither of those things. For game purposes, dart-delivered is syntactically equivalent to packet-delivered. Any effect that blocks a packet-delivered attack also blocks a dart delivered attack. If effects are born later on that specifically interact with darts or packets, they'll be explicit in their descriptions. Until then, to reduce cognitive load and save a flood of editing, remember that anything affecting packet attacks generically also affects dart attacks generically.		Historically, larps have divided attacks into "weapon delivered", "packet delivered", or "voice delivered in some fashion". Fallen Empires was organized along the same starting principle. You may note that "bullet- or dart- delivered" is neither of those things. For game purposes, dart-delivered is syntactically equivalent to packet-delivered. Any effect that blocks a packet-delivered attack also blocks a dart delivered attack. If effects are born later on that specifically interact with darts or packets, they'll be explicit in their descriptions. Until then, to reduce cognitive load and save a flood of editing, remember that anything affecting packet attacks generically also affects dart attacks generically.

			There's one special rules interaction with darts and shields: If you're using a shield, you can call 'blocked' to any voice-delivered gun attack that doesn't have "Pierce" in the verbal.

	=== '''Cosmetics''' ===		=== '''Cosmetics''' ===

Justin: Race to species

2024-08-09T16:34:00Z

Race to species

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	Sitting across the table from calling damage is taking damage, that is the other side of combat. Taking damage is a reasonably straight forward proposition. We will first look at simple flavored physical damage as this will be the vast majority of damage swung in the game.		Sitting across the table from calling damage is taking damage, that is the other side of combat. Taking damage is a reasonably straight forward proposition. We will first look at simple flavored physical damage as this will be the vast majority of damage swung in the game.

	All characters will have a number of Body Points which vary from character to character based on a number of variables from ~~race~~, class, level and powers. All characters will also have a number of armor points that again vary widely from character to character. The numbers will be added together for a total or "to drop" denoting how much damage a given character can take before they fall.		All characters will have a number of Body Points which vary from character to character based on a number of variables from species, class, level and powers. All characters will also have a number of armor points that again vary widely from character to character. The numbers will be added together for a total or "to drop" denoting how much damage a given character can take before they fall.

	What Total (to drop) looks like:		What Total (to drop) looks like:
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	Armor refers to your actual physical armor that you are required to have a Physical Representation for.		Armor refers to your actual physical armor that you are required to have a Physical Representation for.

	Natural armor refers to what some ~~races~~ get by virtue of what they are or may be temporarily granted by magic and generally unless stated otherwise does not stack with armor.		Natural armor refers to what some species get by virtue of what they are or may be temporarily granted by magic and generally unless stated otherwise does not stack with armor.

	Body buff refers to beneficial spells such as ''endurance''.		Body buff refers to beneficial spells such as ''endurance''.

Royal: /* Safety: */

2024-07-14T20:51:06Z

Safety:

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	Guns have a minimum range limit and may not be fired at people any closer than polearm reach - we would prefer ten feet but estimating distance is challenging for some people and ‘melee range’ is a more realistic standard. While within that range, gunmen may voice-deliver their ~~effects~~, firing in some safe direction (straight up, into the ground, anywhere that’s not going to hit someone) - this is here to prevent turning a six-shot revolver into a Hollywood sixgun. Please make every effort to re-establish range; we are aware of how this rule interacts with shields and overriding that effectiveness is an undesired side effect, not the point. Gun using classes are equipped with Initiative for this express purpose (although other uses are certainly fine, too).		Guns have a minimum range limit and may not be fired at people any closer than polearm reach - we would prefer ten feet but estimating distance is challenging for some people and ‘melee range’ is a more realistic standard. While within that range, gunmen may voice-deliver their darts, firing in some safe direction (straight up, into the ground, anywhere that’s not going to hit someone) - this is here to prevent turning a six-shot revolver into a Hollywood sixgun. (Gunmen this close are restricted to damage.) Please make every effort to re-establish range; we are aware of how this rule interacts with shields and overriding that effectiveness is an undesired side effect, not the point. Gun using classes are equipped with Initiative for this express purpose (although other uses are certainly fine, too).

	=== '''Performance''' ===		=== '''Performance''' ===

Royal: /* Safety: */

2024-06-17T04:44:07Z

Safety:

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	=== Safety: ===		=== Safety: ===
	Guns are capped at 120fps muzzle velocity and there is zero latitude on this - your weapon is disqualified at 120.1. Honestly, we'd prefer to see more in the 100fps range and use the distance between 100 and 120 as a buffer. 120 is not an invitation to mod your springs until you shoot exactly 120 every time you pull the trigger. If you lack for a chronograph, there are no Nerf-brand blasters that exceed 120 out of the box. Dart Zone blasters ~~occasionally~~ do get to 120 and should be clocked before use. If you're getting your dart blasters from the usual toy ~~story~~ sources, they're probably fine. This rule is here for enthusiast blasters, the kind that require eye protection just in case and recommend some protection elsewhere, too - I have one in the garage that shoots at 260 unmodified and will absolutely leave bruises if it's too close to its target.		Guns are capped at 120fps muzzle velocity and there is zero latitude on this - your weapon is disqualified at 120.1. Honestly, we'd prefer to see more in the 100fps range and use the distance between 100 and 120 as a buffer. 120 is not an invitation to mod your springs until you shoot exactly 120 every time you pull the trigger. If you lack for a chronograph, there are no Nerf-brand blasters that exceed 120 out of the box. Dart Zone blasters do get to 120 and should be clocked before use. If you're getting your dart blasters from the usual toy store sources, they're probably fine. This rule is here for enthusiast blasters, the kind that require eye protection just in case and recommend some protection elsewhere, too - I have one in the garage that shoots at 260 unmodified and will absolutely leave bruises if it's too close to its target.


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	** Rifles are by design two-handed weapons and treated as such for game purposes. We are well aware that you can, with a little practice, carry a lever-action rifle in each and prime them by rocking the rifle forward on the lever, and also aware that this produces no long-term desirable consequences. Accordingly, using a rifle involves both hands; you cannot use one with a Maimed arm, for example. Rifles are also not allowed flywheels, owing to the more forgiving nature of rifle configuration offering less advantage to strong thumbs or big hands.		** Rifles are by design two-handed weapons and treated as such for game purposes. We are well aware that you can, with a little practice, carry a lever-action rifle in each and prime them by rocking the rifle forward on the lever, and also aware that this produces no long-term desirable consequences. Accordingly, using a rifle involves both hands; you cannot use one with a Maimed arm, for example. Rifles are also not allowed flywheels, owing to the more forgiving nature of rifle configuration offering less advantage to strong thumbs or big hands.
	**Rifles are restricted to semi-automatic (or slower) priming mechanisms, and must be either string- or spring-powered.		**Rifles are restricted to semi-automatic (or slower) priming mechanisms, and must be either string- or spring-powered.
			*Ammo:
			**Ammo modifications are generally banned. There are a couple that don't pose safety problems (drawing on your darts with a UV marker so you can find them in the dark with blacklights, cutting down a thin-plastic drinking straw to stiffen up standard long-form darts, and that's all that come to mind) but most ammo mods are dangerous. 3d printed hard-plastic spinner tips are great for extra accuracy but hit way harder than conventional darts, so do darts soaked overnight and frozen until combat breaks out, so do FVJ darts in any iteration. Any ammo modification, regardless of how innocuous you may feel it to be, has to be brought up and approved before use and Staff has no sense of humor about this. (''This specifically includes rolling your damn dart in weak glue and glitter so it'll shower its target in sticky, reflective confetti, Jim''.)

	=== '''Rules Interactions''' ===		=== '''Rules Interactions''' ===

Royal: /* Melee: */

2024-06-08T05:18:54Z

Melee:

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	''X-to-hit'' is the last bit of the call, and is usually silver or magic. There are some corner cases here - there's a beast living in the West Coast Woods that requires copper to hit, there are some shapeshifters that take gold to hit, but those are rare unless you're specifically hunting for them. Don't spring for a weapon that swings copper unless you know you have that need. Silver or Magic will hit almost everything that has a to-hit requirement.		''X-to-hit'' is the last bit of the call, and is usually silver or magic. There are some corner cases here - there's a beast living in the West Coast Woods that requires copper to hit, there are some shapeshifters that take gold to hit, but those are rare unless you're specifically hunting for them. Don't spring for a weapon that swings copper unless you know you have that need. Silver or Magic will hit almost everything that has a to-hit requirement.

			Lastly, have to be delivered - the usual ways in which an attack gets from point A to point B is either a weapon or a packet (or a dart, but remember that darts are affected by packet defenses). Resist Ranged is out there in places, Parry is a sort of Resist Melee. This is almost never called; it's pretty obvious in almost all cases. Voice-delivered also happens and it's just as obvious but usually signifed by "Voice" at the beginning of the call.

	If a character, PC or NPC, requires such a weapon, that type must be included in any call to affect that character. Vector and flavor are not by themselves enough to break x-to-hit. Specific characters may be affected by specific exceptions, holes in their defenses - consider a vampire that requires silver to hit but will take Fire damage from any source - but this is not reliable and should not be counted on. It doesn't hurt anything to call "fire silver" and hits silver-to-hit whether or the target is vulnerable to fire.		If a character, PC or NPC, requires such a weapon, that type must be included in any call to affect that character. Vector and flavor are not by themselves enough to break x-to-hit. Specific characters may be affected by specific exceptions, holes in their defenses - consider a vampire that requires silver to hit but will take Fire damage from any source - but this is not reliable and should not be counted on. It doesn't hurt anything to call "fire silver" and hits silver-to-hit whether or the target is vulnerable to fire.

	As noted above, vectors default to Physical. Flavors do not. "Arcane Kill" is ''untyped'' and can only be defended with defenses to the vector or effect. Untyped effects are powerful and rare; most Npc's will follow the more common vector/effect/flavor pattern and allow a third defense option.		As noted above, vectors default to Physical. Flavors do not. "Arcane Kill" is ''untyped'' and can only be defended with defenses to the vector or effect. Untyped effects are powerful and rare; most Npc's will follow the more common vector/effect/flavor pattern and allow a third defense option.

	Strikes are all or nothing. If a character can defend against any portion of a strike, the entire strike is canceled. This is a playability concern, not a balance of power issue. Working out which parts of which strikes affect which targets bogs down the game, and the mechanical symmetry we gain from it is not worth the slowdown and confusion.		Strikes are all or nothing. If a character can defend against any portion of a strike, the entire strike is canceled. This is a playability concern, not a balance of power issue. Working out which parts of which strikes affect which targets bogs down the game, and the mechanical symmetry we gain from it is not worth the slowdown and confusion.