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Tao alexis: /* Stunning Creatures with Multiple Attacks */

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Stunning Creatures with Multiple Attacks

Tao alexis at 23:51, 10 October 2023

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Tao alexis: /* Stunning Creatures with Multiple Attacks */

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Stunning Creatures with Multiple Attacks

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Further Considerations

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Further Considerations

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Further Considerations

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 Higher-level individuals who also possess [[Multiple Attacks|multiple attacks]], or in cases where a combatant is fighting with two weapons, the same rule applies.
-If a combatant or creature sustains [[Wounds|wounds]] in which the loss is greater than 25% of their total h.p., then that creature or defender begins to "bleed out."  In this state, they're unable to take any actions in each subsequent round as the stun renders them helpless. To save their life and stop the bleeding, another ally must promptly come to their aid, either through [[Healing|healing]] magic or [[Binding Wounds (sage ability)|binding]] wounds.
+If a combatant or creature sustains [[Wound|wounds]] in which the loss is greater than 25% of their total h.p., then that creature or defender begins to "bleed out."  In this state, they're unable to take any actions in each subsequent round as the stun renders them helpless. To save their life and stop the bleeding, another ally must promptly come to their aid, either through [[Healing|healing]] magic or [[Binding Wounds (sage ability)|binding]] wounds.
 Any hit caused against a person with [[Negative Hit Points|less than zero h.p.]] is considered a stun.

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 '''Stun Lock''', also referred to as "stun" or being "stunned," is a [[Combat|combat]] mechanic designed to model a combatant being unbalanced, and thus unable to act, by a strong attack from an enemy.  A "strong attack" is characterized as any single strike that causes at least 25% of the combatant's current [[Hit Points|hit points]] (h.p.) in [[Damage (hit points)|damage]].  This rule is applicable to both player characters, their allies and enemies, including nearly every humanoids and monsters that might be encountered.
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 [[File:Stun Lock.jpg|right|560px|thumb]]
-'''Stun Lock''', also referred to as "stun" or being "stunned," is a [[Combat|combat]] mechanic designed to addresses a combatant being unbalanced and thus unable to a strong attack made by an enemy.  A "strong attack" is characterized as any single strike that causes at least 25% of the combatant's current [[Hit Points|hit points]] (h.p.) in [[Damage (hit points)|damage]].  This rule is applicable to both player characters, their allies and enemies, including nearly every humanoids and monsters that might be encountered.
+'''Stun Lock''', also referred to as "stun" or being "stunned," is a [[Combat|combat]] mechanic designed to model a combatant being unbalanced, and thus unable to act, by a strong attack from an enemy.  A "strong attack" is characterized as any single strike that causes at least 25% of the combatant's current [[Hit Points|hit points]] (h.p.) in [[Damage (hit points)|damage]].  This rule is applicable to both player characters, their allies and enemies, including nearly every humanoids and monsters that might be encountered.
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-While in a "stunned" state, the combatant is compelled to forego their own attack round, affording the enemy another chance to strike.  Should the enemy's attack fail to connect or lack the force to stun the defender, the defender can subsequently execute a regular attack.  It's entirely feasible for a combatant to experience multiple instances of being stunned, until being killed, without having the chance to retaliate defensively.
+While in a "stunned" state, the combatant is compelled to forego their own attack [[Combat Round|round]], affording the enemy another chance to strike.  Should the enemy's attack fail to connect or lack the force to stun the defender, the defender can subsequently execute a regular attack.  It's entirely feasible for a combatant to experience multiple instances of being stunned, until being killed, without having the chance to retaliate defensively.
 == Example of Stunning ==

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 == Multiple Hits ==
-If a character's hit multiple times in a single round, it's crucial to consider the order of these hits and recognize that each is evaluated against the defender's current hit points (h.p.) individually.  The total damage isn't added together and then compared to the character's h.p.!  The example below explains how the order of hits can drastically change the result:
+If a character's hit multiple times in a single round, it's crucial to consider the order of these hits and recognize that each is evaluated against the defender's current (h.p.) individually.  The total damage isn't added together and then compared to the character's h.p.!  The example below explains how the order of hits can drastically change the result:
 : For example, Lisbeth has 29 h.p. and is hit three times in a row. The first hit inflicts 7 damage, which would stun her if she had 28 h.p. or less. However, since she's at 29 h.p., she remains unstunned.  She's reduced to 22 h.p.  The second hit deals 5 damage — still not enough to stun her, and Lisbeth shakes this one off too, now at 17 h.p.  The third hit causes 4 damage, which still comes short.  Thus, even though Lisbeth has taken three hits, and received a total of 16 damage, none of these blows were potent enough to unbalance her when it mattered, at the moment they landed.
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 Once an attacker stuns and pushes back an opponent, they're no longer considered engaged in "[[Melee|melee]]," unless another defender continues to engage them.  If free to do so, the attacker can advance toward the stunned defender, re-engaging them in melee — and potentially strike at them again in the same round.
-: For example, consider a lion that's able to make three attacks.  It could potentially strike a defender with its claw, causing the defender to become stunned and fall back.  The lion might then advance and use its other claw to attack, possibly stunning the defender once more, causing him or her to retreat again.  Subsequently, the lion can advance for a third time and attack with its fangs, potentially missing, hitting, stunning or even killing the defender this time.  This illustrates how creatures with multiple attacks can pose a significant threat when faced alone.
+: For example, consider a lion that's able to make three attacks.  It could potentially strike a defender with its [[Claw (attack)|claw]], causing the defender to become stunned and fall back.  The lion might then advance and use its other claw to attack, possibly stunning the defender once more, causing him or her to retreat again.  Subsequently, the lion can advance for a third time and attack with its [[Fangs (attack)|fangs]], potentially missing, hitting, stunning or even killing the defender this time.  This illustrates how creatures with multiple attacks can pose a significant threat when faced alone.
 Note also that when an attacker is no longer engaged in melee, they also have the option to flee the combat. This provides an advantage because they can complete the rest of their turn, then take their entire next turn while the defender remains stunned. This makes waiting to stun an opponent an effective strategy when wanting to disengage from a fight, when the attacker has the upper hand.
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 Creatures possessing multiple attacks are generally more challenging to stun because they have a higher chance of landing hits even if once they've receive a strong attack.  The left-hand table illustrates the percentage of hit point (h.p.) damage that must be inflicted upon the opponent to eliminate all their potential attacks.  However, SOME attacks can be removed with hits that causing a lower percentage of the defender's current h.p.
-: For example, taking the lion mentioned previously, the lion possesses a total of three attacks: two [[Claw (attack)|claws]] and the previously mentioned fangs. If the lion has a total of 36 h.p., then the damage required to prevent the lion from utilizing any of these attacks in its round would need to be 18 h.p. This amounts to 50% of the lion's total hit points.  This is also the amount of damage that must be done to force the lion back when it's fully stunned.
+: For example, taking the lion mentioned previously, the lion possesses a total of three attacks: two claws and its fangs. If the lion has a total of 36 h.p., then the damage required to prevent the lion from utilizing any of these attacks in its round would need to be 18 h.p. This amounts to 50% of the lion's total h.p.  This is also the amount of damage that must be done to force the lion back when it's fully stunned.
+Any hit caused against a person with [[Negative Hit Points|less than zero h.p.]] is considered a stun.

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 == Stunning Creatures with Multiple Attacks ==
-Because creatures with multiple attacks are more liable to hit even as they're defending against an attacker, they're harder to altogether stun.  The table on the left indicates the percentage of h.p. damage that must be caused against the opponent to eliminate all their possible attacks — however, some attacks are removed with hits that cause a lesser percentage of the defender's current h.p.
+Creatures possessing multiple attacks are generally more challenging to stun because they have a higher chance of landing hits even if once they've receive a strong attack.  The left-hand table illustrates the percentage of hit point (h.p.) damage that must be inflicted upon the opponent to eliminate all their potential attacks.  However, SOME attacks can be removed with hits that causing a lower percentage of the defender's current h.p.
-: For example, using the lion from the above examples, the feline has three attacks altogether: two [[Claw (attack)|claws]] and the aforementioned fangs.  If the lion has 36 h.p., then the amount of damage needed to prevent the lion from using any of these attacks on it's round would need to be 18 h.p. — 50% of the lion's total.
+: For example, taking the lion mentioned previously, the lion possesses a total of three attacks: two [[Claw (attack)|claws]] and the previously mentioned fangs. If the lion has a total of 36 h.p., then the damage required to prevent the lion from utilizing any of these attacks in its round would need to be 18 h.p. This amounts to 50% of the lion's total hit points.  This is also the amount of damage that must be done to force the lion back when it's fully stunned.
 : However, if 9 damage is done — a quarter of the lion's total — then the lion would prevented from using '''it's most dangerous attack''', its fangs, when it next attacks.  A creature always loses its "primary" attack first, then it's second most dangerous attack and so on.  Thus if 12 damage is done, the lion loses its fang attack and one of its claws as well.  This effect, though it falls short of keeping the lion from fighting altogether, at least helps make the lion more manageable.

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-! # Attacks !! style="width:85px;"|H.p. to Stun all Attacks
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 : '''Multiple Defenders in One Hex.'''  Describes situations where more than [[Multiple Defenders in One Hex|two combatants are trained to fight in close quarters]], denying enemies the +2 bonus given above.  If either defender is stunned, only that defender is forced out of the hex.  If either defender needs to make a dexterity check to maintain their position, then BOTH combatants in the hex make the check, one acting in support of the other.  Either might provide the necessary resolve needed to ensure both defender's hold their ground.  Note that the total weight of both defenders is NOT combined when it comes to rules related to stunning and forcing opponents back to due to mass.
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-! style="center"|# Attacks !! H.p. to Stun<br>All Attacks
+! # Attacks !! H.p. to Stun<br>All Attacks
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