Mechanics
Research: you may accelerate your ability unlocks by devoting hours to research/training
it takes 200 hours devoted to research to unlock something. There is a small chance you will get bonus hours, this chance increases with intelligence, or endurance for physical training.
Sleep Most species need to sleep after every 16 hours, going without sleep requires a will roll with an accumulating penalty or pass out.
Food Most species utilize 1 unit of food per day, some have restricted diets.
Healing if you make a Health roll then 1hp is regained per shift devoted to bedrest, you may utilize a bandage each shift to regain 1 more hp per shift, if a limb is crippled you must roll vrs Health attribute to not be permanently crippled once you are back at full HP, if your limb has been completely mangled or severed then you need regeneration, a potion a spell or an ability
Weaponry Comes in different general sizes, bigger being more damage and bigger optimal range.
Hand - kukri, tanto, dagger, hatchet, cudgel
small - Smallsword, cutlass, throwing axe, baton
battle - battleblade, dao, scimtar, battleaxe
war - warsword, dadao, waraxe, warclub, warspear
great -greatsword, greataxe, greatspear
pole/long - polewhatever poleaxe longspear
STRATEGY AND TACTICS AND TIPS AND SUCHTypically people attack once per turn, you may forsake all defences to attack twice in a turn though.
skilled combatants can get away with attacking twice per turn, others will likely just miss twice. this is quickly fatiguing. and does not hit as hard
Dont fall down, laying on the ground makes you less likely to block, dodge, or parry, and it takes times to get back up
If you forsake all defences you better make shure its worth it, because you will probably be disembowled by any enemies you leave standing
protect your head!
dont turn your back on an enemy
dont charge into battle! it leaves you vulnerable, advance instead. (Unless its and archer or something)
Protect your balls!
if you have no brawling or weapons skill do not expect to parry
if you have no shield skill do not expect to block
if you have no dodge skill, you might just dodge still
do not expect to dodge after you have been badly wounded