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--- legacy:rules:basic_attacks [2025/03/21 16:39] – [Basic Melee Attack] tailkinker
+++ legacy:rules:basic_attacks [2025/03/21 16:42] (current) – tailkinker
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 **Skill**:  According to weapon.
-You strike a foe with a weapon held in hand.  The target of your attack must be within your [[legacy:rules:reach|Reach]].  Make a skill check with the weapon skill appropriate to your weapon.  Many melee combat skills are based off of Strength, but the Blades skill is based off Agility.  Roll your combat skill vs. your target's passive Reflex defence.
+You strike a foe with a weapon held in hand.  The target of your attack must be within your [[legacy:rules:reach|Reach]].  Make a skill check with the combat skill appropriate to your weapon.  Many melee combat skills are based off of Strength, but the Blades skill is based off Agility.  Roll your combat skill vs. your target's passive Reflex defence.
   * **Hit**:  You strike your foe and inflict 2[W] damage, plus an amount equal to your Strength attribute.  If the weapon was wielded in both hands, it inflicts +1[W] damage.
   * **Miss**:  You fail to strike your foe, but still cause them to dodge.  This will inflict 1[W] damage, plus an amount equal to your Strength attribute.  This damage is [[legacy:rules:damage_types#non-lethal damage|Non-Lethal]];  it can never cause Injury.
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 **Skill**:  According to weapon.
-You make an attack against a foe with a ranged weapon.  You must have at least one point of [[legacy:equipment:consumables#ammunition]] available of a type appropriate for your weapon, but you do not need to immediately mark off any ammunition for a basic attack.  Roll your weapon skill vs. your target's passive Reflex defence.
+You make an attack against a foe with a ranged weapon.  You must have at least one point of [[legacy:equipment:consumables#ammunition]] available of a type appropriate for your weapon, but you do not need to immediately mark off any ammunition for a basic attack.  Roll your combat skill vs. your target's passive Reflex defence.
   * **Hit**:  You strike your foe and inflict 2[W] damage, plus an amount equal to your Dexterity attribute.  If the weapon was wielded in two hands---as are most bows and crossbows---the attack inflicts +1[W] damage.
   * **Miss**:  You fail to strike your foe, but still cause them to dodge.  This will inflict 1[W] damage, plus an amount equal to your Dexterity attribute.  This damage is [[legacy:rules:damage_types#non-lethal damage|Non-Lethal]];  it can never cause Injury.