Combat

Below will explain all of the combat sequences and the formulas that dictate the outcome with several examples

Sequences

Attack Sequence

1) Determine Speed of Attack.

2) Determine % Chance to Hit.

3) Randomly determine base damage, within weapon's damage range.

4a) Determine Tactics Modifier to Damage Dealt to base damage.

4b) Add STR Bonuses to Damage Dealt to base damage.

4c) Add Anatomy Bonuses to Damage Dealt to base damage.

5) Double all Spell-damage against non-players.

6) Check for magical defenses. (Reactive Armor, for example).

7) Modify for Chance to Block an Attack with / Damage Absorbed by Shield. (Ignore if Defender is not wearing a shield).

8) Determine Hit Location

9) Modify for Damage Absorbed by Armor

10) Halve all remaining damage.

11) Apply final damage.

Swing Speed

The values displayed below indicate the delay, in seconds, between strikes (swings of your weapon). The lower the number, the faster the rate of attack. If your stamina drops during battle, so will your attack speed. Values are rounded to the nearest tenth of second.

Speed of Attack (Second-Delay Between Strikes)
FORMULA: Attack Speed= 15,000 ÷ ( [Stamina +100] x Weapon Speed )
Weapon Speed	Attacker's Stamina
	5	25	50	75	100
20	7.5	6.0	4.9	4.2	3.7
30	4.8	3.9	3.3	3.0	2.4
35	4.0	3.4	2.9	2.4	2.1
40	3.6	3.0	2.6	2.1	1.9
45	3.1	2.7	2.3	2.0	1.7
50	2.8	2.4	2.0	1.6	1.5
55	2.6	2.3	1.8	1.5	1.3
60	2.4	2.0	1.6	1.5	1.2
70	2.1	1.6	1.5	1.2	1.0
80	1.8	1.5	1.2	1.0	0.9

Hit Chance

Weapon Ability is equivalent to the Skill corresponding with the weapon wielded in combat.

% Chance to Hit
FORMULA: Hit Chance= ( Attacker's Weapon Ability + 50 ) ÷ ( [Defender's Weapon Ability + 50] x 2 )
Attacker's Combat Ability	Defender's Combat Ability
	5	25	50	75	100
5	50%	37%	28%	22%	18%
25	68%	50%	38%	30%	25%
50	91%	67%	50%	40%	33%
75	114%	83%	63%	50%	42%
100	136%	100%	75%	60%	50%

Damage Modifiers

Not all of the Base Damage will necessarily go through and strike an opponent. Actual % of the Base Damage that is dealt is determined by the table below. Anywhere from 50% to 150% of the Base Damage will go through, depending on the Tactics skill of the Attacker.

Tactics Modifiers to Damage Dealt
FORMULA: % of Base Damage that is Dealt= Tactics + 50
Tactics	% of Base Damage Dealt
10	60%
20	70%
30	80%
40	90%
50	100%
60	110%
70	120%
80	130%
90	140%
100	150%

STR Bonuses to Damage Dealt
FORMULA: STR % Bonus= STR ÷ 5
STR	% Bonus to Damage
10	+2%
20	+4%
30	+6%
40	+8%
50	+10%
60	+12%
70	+14%
80	+16%
90	+18%
100	+20%

Anatomy Bonuses to Damage Dealt
FORMULA: Anatomy % Bonus= Anatomy ÷ 5
Anatomy	% Bonus to Damage
10	+2%
20	+4%
30	+6%
40	+8%
50	+10%
60	+12%
70	+14%
80	+16%
90	+18%
100	+20%

Bonus damage from weapons will be added as a raw value at the end of this formula. The end result value is divided by 50% and sent to the @gethit combat trigger where damage absorption takes place.

Shield Absorption

Shields listed under 'Damage Absorbed by Shield' are of the non-magical variety (use the formula below to determine % chance for other shields).

Chance to Block an Attack with a Shield
FORMULA: % Chance of Blocking= Parrying Skill ÷ 2
Parrying	% Chance of Blocking
5	3%
25	13%
50	25%
75	38%
100	50%

Damage Absorbed by Shield
FORMULA: Melee Damage Absorbed = (AR of Shield) / 2   |   Archery Damage Absorbed = AR of Shield
Shield	Damage Absorbed (Melee)	Damage Absorbed (Archery)
Buckler	3.5	7
Chaos Shield	16	32
Heater	11.5	23
Kite (Metal)	8	16
Kite (Wooden)	6	12
Order Shield	15	30
Round Bronze	5	10
Round Metal	5.5	11
Wooden Shield	4	8

Armor Absorption

(Stacking different pieces of armor/clothing will not result in a cumulative effect-- in short, stacking does not work). Listed in order of percentage chance to Hit Location.

Determine Hit Location *
Hit Location	% Chance	Armor/Clothing protecting this Location
Body	44%	Breastplates, Tunics, Dresses, Cloak, Shirts
Arms	14%	Arm Plates, Chainmail Tunic, Sleeves
Head	14%	Hats, Helmets
Legs/Feet	14%	Leg Plates, Leggings, Pants, Skirts, Thigh Boots
Neck	7%	Gorgets
Hands	7%	Gauntlets, Gloves
Percentage chance to Hit Locations may vary depending on the type of creature attacking (e.g., a rat would be more likely to hit the Legs/Feet area).

Damage Absorbed by Armor
FORMULA: Damage Absorbed= Random value between of 1/2 AR to full AR of Hit Location's piece of armor.
AR	Damage Absorbed
5	3-5
10	5-10
15	8-15
20	10-20
25	13-25
30	15-30