KEYWORDS & EFFECTS

This attack doubles damage against objects, structures, and barriers. • Has no effect against creatures or living targets. • Damage against structures still benefits from other keywords such as Piercing and Explosive. • If combined with another damage multiplier from an ability, apply the higher multiplier rather than stacking both, unless the ability explicitly states otherwise.

Armour-Piercing attacks ignore all Damage Reduction — whether from armour, biological hardening, Void-tempered plating, or passive class traits. • Does NOT bypass Defence Bonus or Cover bonuses — only negates damage reduction that subtracts after a hit lands. • Does not affect saves or resistances. • If a source of Damage Reduction explicitly states it cannot be bypassed, that clause takes precedence. Note: Armour-Piercing and Piercing are different keywords. Piercing passes a shot through to a target behind and ignores Cover. Armour-Piercing strips Damage Reduction entirely. A weapon can have both.

Automatic weapons can sustain continuous fire, enabling advanced combat options: Multi-Target Fire: Attack multiple targets in a single action. Each additional target beyond the first costs 1 extra shot and suffers -1 Hit Chance. Sweep Attack: Declare a Sweep — all creatures in a 10ft cone become valid targets. Each is attacked separately, and shot costs apply per target. Suppression: Automatic weapons can trigger and maintain Suppressive Fire, interacting with zone-control abilities and Heavy Gunner class features. When a weapon has both Heavy and Automatic, it unlocks additional Heavy Gunner abilities.

Blindsense(X) allows a creature to detect and pinpoint hidden or invisible creatures within X ft, even if they are out of line of sight. • Creatures detected by Blindsense are treated as visible for targeting — attacks against them do not suffer Disadvantage from being unseen. • Blindsense reveals location, not identity. • Not blocked by darkness, smoke, or visual obstructions — only by effects that explicitly defeat non-visual detection. • Multiple sources of Blindsense do not stack — only the highest value applies.

Critical Range(X) adds X to your hit roll only for the purpose of determining whether the result qualifies as a Critical Hit. • Does NOT increase Hit Chance — only shifts the threshold at which a hit becomes critical. • If you have Critical Range from multiple sources, add all values together. • Applies to all your attacks unless the source specifies otherwise.

Damage Reduction(X) reduces all incoming damage by X per hit. Damage cannot be reduced below 0. • Applies to every individual hit — it is not a pool that depletes. • Multiple sources of Damage Reduction stack — add all values together. • Armour-Piercing attacks bypass Damage Reduction entirely. • Applies to all damage types unless the source specifies a restriction (e.g., 'Physical only').

Defence Bonus(X) increases a creature's Defence value by X, forcing attackers to beat a higher target number. • Multiple sources of Defence Bonus stack — add all values together. • Applies passively at all times unless the source specifies a condition. • NOT the same as Damage Reduction — it makes attacks miss more often rather than reducing damage when they land. Both can apply simultaneously. • Piercing attacks ignore Defence Bonus granted by Cover, but not from armour or innate traits.

Disruptive triggers on every successful hit, regardless of the damage result (Low, Moderate, or High). • If the target is already Distracted, applying Disruptive again extends the duration — the effect does not stack in severity, only duration. • Works on both weapons and abilities.

Explosive weapons deal damage across an area on impact rather than to a single target. The blast radius is defined per weapon. • All creatures caught in the blast are affected individually — each must be resolved separately. • Cannot be fired in melee range unless an ability explicitly permits it. Attempting to do so affects the firer. • Reloading costs an Action rather than a Quick Action, unless a class ability states otherwise. • Interacts with Heavy Gunner abilities that reference Heavy or Explosive weapons.

A Flying creature moves freely in all directions without terrain penalties, clearing obstacles, difficult ground, and ground-level hazards. • Out of melee reach unless the attacker can also fly, has a reach weapon, or has an ability permitting airborne melee attacks. • If knocked Prone, immediately falls and takes falling damage, landing Prone on the ground. • If Grappled or Restrained, Movement speed drops to 0 — hovers in place rather than falls, unless the effect explicitly grounds them. • Can hover (remain stationary in the air) without spending movement.

While using or wearing a Heavy item, your Movement speed is reduced by half. This penalty does not stack — no matter how many Heavy items you carry, your speed is only halved once.

Multi-Target(X) allows this attack to target up to X creatures in a single action. Each target is attacked separately with its own attack flip. • Each additional target beyond the first suffers -1 Hit Chance cumulatively (2nd target -1, 3rd target -2, etc.). • All targets must be within the weapon's range. They do not need to be adjacent unless the weapon specifies a cone. • You may target the same creature multiple times, but the Hit Chance penalty still applies per slot. • Damage is resolved with a single damage flip. • Multiple sources of Multi-Target do not stack — use the highest X value.

A Piercing attack travels through the primary target and strikes any creature directly behind them within line of sight. • The secondary target takes half the damage dealt to the primary target. • Piercing also ignores any Cover bonuses that would normally increase the target's Defence. Note: Piercing and Armour-Piercing are different keywords. Armour-Piercing strips Damage Reduction. A weapon can have both.

If this attack misses, it may be re-flipped once against a different target within 10ft of the original target. • Uses the same Hit Chance as the original attack — no additional penalty applies. • May only target a different creature. Cannot redirect back to the same creature. • A ricochet that also misses does not ricochet again — the attack ends. • The 10ft distance is measured from the original target, not the attacker. • Only triggers on a miss — if the original attack lands, there is no ricochet.

On a Moderate, High, or Critical hit, all creatures within 5ft of the primary target automatically take Physical Crushing damage: • Moderate hit: 1 damage • High hit: 1 damage • Critical: 2 damage • Low result: no shockwave Shockwave damage requires no attack roll against secondary targets — it hits automatically. It affects all creatures in range, including allies. Cover does not protect against Shockwave damage. Damage Reduction applies normally for each creature affected. Each hit in a turn resolves its own shockwave independently.

Siege weapons are large, devastating, and imprecise. They use area targeting and scatter mechanics instead of a standard hit roll. How it works: 1. Choose a Target Point within maximum range — this is the intended impact zone, not a creature. 2. Roll 1D6 and a Scatter Die (directional die). Scatter distance = ((D6 result - (Intelligence / 2)) x 5ft), minimum 0ft. Higher Intelligence means more accurate fire. The Scatter Die determines which direction the shot deviates. Additional rules: • Cannot benefit from Advantage on hit rolls. • Creatures at the impact point and within the blast radius are each affected separately. • Cannot be used indoors unless the space is large enough to avoid guaranteed self-damage, at GM discretion. • If the weapon also has Annihilating, damage is doubled against structures at the scatter-adjusted impact point.

Temporal weapons are infused with Void-derived time-disruption technology. • On a Moderate or High damage result, the target suffers Temporal Lag. • Does not trigger on a Low damage result. • If the target already has Temporal Lag, applying it again has no additional effect — the effect does not stack. • The weapon only needs the Temporal keyword — the damage type does not need to be Void-typed to trigger the effect.

A Two-Handed weapon requires both hands to use effectively. • Cannot be dual-wielded or paired with a shield or off-hand item. • Ranged Two-Handed weapons cannot be fired in melee range unless an ability explicitly permits it. • Dropping or holstering a Two-Handed weapon to free both hands costs a Quick Action.

Arc weapons channel electrical or Void energy that jumps between targets in close proximity. Effective against groups of clustered enemies, as the chaining damage hits each additional target caught in the arc. The number of targets and chain distance are defined per weapon or ability.