Editing Rising Sun Eternal: Combat and Weapons

= Combat =

The basic mechanics of combat do not vary much between different localizations of Cthulhu Eternal, but each has its own tables of weapons and armor as well as elaborations which cover unique forms of conflict or weapons technology.

== Attack Skills ==

For the Japan setting, the following skills are used for combat attacks:

• Use '''Missile Weapons''' for a primitive firearm if these exist in your setting;

• Use '''Missile Weapons''' for other aimed weapons (e.g., bow or crossbow);

• Use '''Athletics''' for a thrown weapon;

• Use '''Melee Weapons''' for a hand-to-hand weapon;

• Use '''Unarmed Combat''' for a punch or kick.

== Weapons for Japan settings ==

=== Table of Example Weapons ===

The tables below summarize some representative weapons and vehicles that characters might have access to. Note that while the concept of LETHAL DAMAGE still exists, it is primarily applied to explosives, poisons, or siege engines (like catapults or mangonels).

Also, this setting does not have a specific skill for Ranged Weapons – characters who are firing crossbows etc .should use the Missile Weapons skill to aim such weapons, while thrown weapons use Athletics as a combat skill.

{|
| '''Melee Weapons'''
|
|-
| Sample Weapons
| Damage
|-
| Bare hands and feet
| 1D4–1*
|-
| Kick from heavy boot
| 1D4*
|-
| Tanto, hatchet, jo, sai
| 1D4*
|-
| Wakazashi, kama, hand axe
| 1D6*
|-
| Katana, yari, bo
| 1D8*
|-
| Tachi, ono
| 1D10*
|-
| Nodachi, tetsubo, naginata
| 2D6*
|}

*Damage bonus is added for this weapon


{|
| '''Ranged Weapons'''
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|-
| Sample Weapons
| Skill
| Damage
| Base Range
|-
| Daikyu
| Missile Weapons
| 2D6
| 200 yards
|-
| Hankyu
| Missile Weapons
| 1D8
| 100 yards
|-
| Shuriken
| Athletics
| 1D3*
| 20 yards
|-
| Thrown Spear
| Athletics
| 1D8*
| STR×5 yards
|}

*Damage bonus is added for this weapon


{|
| '''Explosives'''
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|-
| Sample Weapons
| Skill
| Damage
| Base Range
|-
| Incendiary catapult shot
| Military Training
| Lethality 20%
| 2 yards
|}

== Armor for Japan settings ==

{|
| Armor
| Armor Rating
|-
| Heavy Robes or Leather Jerkin
| 1
|-
| Do-Maru Armor
| 3
|-
| Wall or thick door
| 5
|-
| Full suit of Yoroi Armor
| 5
|-
| Thick wall, rubble, or moderate rock; siege shield
| 10
|-
| Reinforced wall, big rock, or earth embankment
| 15
|}

== Healing in Rising Sun Eternal ==

A healer can attempt a '''Medicine''' test once per week. If treatment succeeds, the patient recovers 1D4 HP. This is doubled with a critical, while a fumble inflicts 1D4 HP damage. At the Game Moderator’s discretion, having worn-out tools or poor quality medicines may incur a penalty.

== Poisons and Diseases ==

The rules governing the damage inflicted by poisons and diseases don’t vary between localizations, but the specific list of available toxins and infections is guided by the technology and knowledge prevalent in the setting. The table below gives some examples to augment the basic list of common, naturally-occurring poisons.

{|
| &gt;&gt; Manufactured Poisons
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| Poison
| Entry Route
| Speed
| Lethality
| Symptoms
| Antidote?
|-
| Antimony
| Contact
| 1D6 hours
| 10%
| Pain, diarrhea, cramping
| No
|-
| Prussic Acid (Hydrogen cyanide)
| Inhalation or Ingestion
| 1D6 turns
| 20%
| Asphyxiation
| No, but some treatments
|-
| Strychnine
| Inhalation, Ingestion, Contact
| 10+1D10 minutes
| 10%
| Convulsions, paralysis, asphyxiation
| No
|}

{|
| &gt;&gt; Sample Diseases
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| Disease
| Route
| Speed
| CON Test Penalty
| Damage
| Symptoms
| Cure
|-
| Bacterial meningitis
| Airborne
| 1D6 days
| –40
| 1D4
| Stiff neck, nausea, confusion
| No; treatment includes lumbar puncture and induced vomiting.
|-
| Bacterial pneumonia
| Inhalation
| 1D6 days
| None
| 1D6
| Cough, fever, chills
| No
|-
| Cholera
| Ingestion, especially unclean water
| 2+1D3 days
| None
| 1D6
| Watery diarrhea, cramps, vomiting.
| No; treated through rehydration
|-
| Gangrene
| Dirty wounds
| 1D6 days
| –20
| 1D4
| Discoloration, oozing, numbness
| Bromine injections, excision, or amputation
|-
| Plague
| Flea bite (bubonic plague), inhalation (pneumonic plague)
| 1D6 days
| None
| 1D6
| Fever, chills, lymph node swelling, coughing (if pneumonic), shock
| No
|-
| Smallpox
| Exposure to infected person
| 2D6 days
| –40
| 1D6
| Fever, vomiting, ulcers, rashes, scabs
| No
|}

== Additional Combat Rules for Japan settings ==

=== Optional Spot Rules for Weapons ===

There’s a staggering variety of personal Melee and Missile Weapons and weaponry. Their usefulness in adventures may be limited, of course, depending on who or what the Protagonists face.

The primary game statistics relating to different types of weapons may be found on the Example Weapons Table. The availability of any class of weapon will be dictated by resources available in the locality, local traditions, etc.

The many lists of weapon types, damages, etc., created for other d100 or other RPGs can easily be tapped for this setting – there are many options and most are easily rejigged, if not already compatible.

What follows are some spot rules for Protagonists who have access to common Japan era weapons.

=== Concealing Weapons ===

Knives and coshes can be concealed under ordinary clothing. Someone deliberately looking for a concealed weapon can attempt an '''Alertness''' test to spot it. A Ninja folding bow or especially big knife means a +20% Alertness bonus.

If a Protagonist is wearing a heavy cape, he or she can attempt to conceal a hankyu bow, or a larger hand weapon (e.g., a hatchet or katana) and incur no Alertness bonus.

There’s no way to conceal a spear or other large melee weapon.

=== Hand-to-Hand Weapons ===

Unarmed attacks, like punching, kicking, and strangling, use the '''Unarmed''' Combat skill. All melee weapons use the '''Melee Weapons''' skill.

=== Ranged Weapons and Reloading ===

Ranged weapons that are aimed and loosed (e.g., bows) use the '''Missile Weapons''' skill. All such weapons require some kind of ammunition (arrows) and are useless if the supply is exhausted. Ranged weapons that are thrown (e.g., spears) use '''Athletics''' skill.

The Protagonists may have easy access to a range of different Missile Weapons. These require reloading, but times differ according to the type of weapon. For a simple bow, it would take one turn to ready a new shot after firing; the readied arrow would be fired in the next turn.

=== Weapon Specialization ===

Any Protagonist who already has a weapons skill can sacrifice points from that skill, or any other skill, to specialize exclusively in a particular weapon. They automatically gain a +1 damage bonus in that weapon, plus access to any special capabilities that weapon has. Some examples of such weapons are as follows.

{|
| Weapon
| Skill
| Damage
|  Special capability
|- 
| Tessen
| Melee Weapons
| 1D3
| Defend: all parries and defensive moves get +20%
|-
| Kusari-fundo
| Melee Weapons
| 1D4
| Entangle: with success, instead of damage, do STR vs STR to immobilize
|-
| Kusarigama
| Melee Weapons
| 1D6
| Entangle: with success, instead of damage, do STR vs STR to trip
|-
| Sodegarami
| Melee Weapons
| 1D8
| Entangle: with success, instead of damage, do STR vs STR to immobilize
|-
|}