Striking

Ability

Untrained

Attacks

Punch

A wild swing, thrown without any expertise. You may get a solid hit in, but most of the time this just leads to scuffing your hand off the other guy's face, bruising them, or, if you're unlucky, breaking your own hand.

Damage Table

Roll Result
1 Your swing scuffs them. It doesn't really do anything. If they're untrained in any combat Ability, they lose their next Attack.
2 You connect with their primary arm. If they are untrained in any combat Ability, they drop whatever they're holding in that arm.
3 Your punch connects with their eye. Their eye is bruised, and they lose their next Defense if untrained.
4 You manage to hit their lip. Their lips are split, and some teeth are loose. The knuckles on your primary hand are bleeding, and your hand is bruised.
5 A wild swing to their jaw pays off! They have a facial fracture. If Untrained, they lose consciousness for 1 Exchange. You lose your next Attack.
6 You hit nothing but air, and lose your next defense.
7 Your swing turns into a desperate slappy gesture, and you break the pinkie finger of your primary hand. Primary hand fracture.
8 You hit their pectoral muscle, and it's bruised.
9 Your swing scuffs them. It doesn't really do anything. If they're untrained in any combat Ability, they lose their next Attack.
10 Your swing scuffs them. It doesn't really do anything. If they're untrained in any combat Ability, they lose their next Attack.
11 Your swing scuffs them. It doesn't really do anything. If they're untrained in any combat Ability, they lose their next Attack.
12 Your swing scuffs them. It doesn't really do anything. If they're untrained in any combat Ability, they lose their next Attack.
13 You manage to hit their cheekbone! Their face is bruised.
14 You hand connects with their gut, knocking the breath out of them. They lose their next Attack.
15 You manage to get a solid hit on their ribs. Their torso is bruised.
Kick

A desperate kick with no direction.

Damage Table

Roll Result
1 Your kick scuffs against their thigh. It doesn't really do anything.
2 You connect with their primary thigh. It is bruised.
3 You manage to scuff their hips, but it sets you off balance and you fall, supine and vulnerable.
4 You manage to hit their lip. Their lips are split, and some teeth are loose. The knuckles on your primary hand are bleeding, and you take -1 to your next punch.
5 A wild swing to their jaw pays off! If Untrained, they lose consciousness for 1 Exchange.
6 You hit nothing but air, and lose your next defense.
7 Your swing turns into a desperate slappy gesture, and you break the pinkie finger of your primary hand.
8 You hit their pectoral muscle, and it's bruised.
9 Your swing scuffs them. It doesn't really do anything. If they're untrained in any combat Ability, they lose their next Attack.
10 Your swing scuffs them. It doesn't really do anything. If they're untrained in any combat Ability, they lose their next Attack.

Defense

Block

Step Back

Trained

Competent

Expert

Master

Champion