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value to each hit individually. For more information on
damage and wounds, see Wounds, Strain, and
States of Health on page 215

EXAMPLE: APPLYING SOAK

Lowhhrick is wearing padded armor, and with his

natural Brawn, he has a total soak value of six.

A successful hit with a blaster pistol deals nine

points of damage to him. His soak value absorbs

six points of damage, resulting in three wounds.

Later, Lowhhrick is attacked with a knife. The

attack succeeds, but only inflicts five points of

damage. His soak of six absorbs the entire blow

and Lowhhrick takes no wounds.

An attack may also generate a Critical Injury. This may

occur because the weapon's Critical Rating triggered,

or because the target suffered wounds greater than its

wound threshold. More about Critical Ratings was ex-

plained in Step 4. Resolving O and (£).

When a Critical Injury is inflicted, the attacker rolls

percentile dice on Table 6-10: Critical Injury Re-

sult on page 217. The result of the dice roll indi-

cates which Critical Injury is applied.

Some weapons and talents modify this critical hit roll,

potentially making a critical hit more or less effective. If

an attack generates enough O to trigger more than one

critical, the character makes a single critical roll, adding

+10 to the result for each additional time the critical

rating is triggered.

Cost Result Options

Recover 1 strain (this option may be selected more than once).

Add • to the next allied active character's check.

Notice a single important point in the ongoing conflict, such as the location of a blast door's control

panel or a weak point on an attack speeder.

Inflict a Critical Injury with a successful attack that deals damage past soak (O cost may vary).

Activate a weapon quality (O cost may vary).

OO

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Perform an immediate free maneuver that does not exceed the two maneuver per turn limit.

Add • to the targeted character's next check.

Add • to any allied character's next check, including the active character.

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or($

Negate the targeted enemy's defensive bonuses (such as the defense gained from cover, equipment, or

performing the Guarded Stance maneuver) until the end of the current round.

Ignore penalizing environmental effects such as inclement weather, zero gravity, or similar effects until

the end of the active character's next turn.

When dealing damage to a target, have the attack disable the opponent or one piece of gear rather than

dealing wounds or strain. This could include hobbling him temporarily with a shot to the leg, or disabling

his comlink. This should be agreed upon by the player and the CM, and the effects are up to the CM

(although the Critical Injury table is a good resource to consult for possible effects). The effects should

be temporary, and not too excessive.

Cain + 1 melee or ranged defense until the end of the active character's next turn.

Force the target to drop a melee or ranged weapon it is wielding.

Upgrade the difficulty of the targeted character's next check.

Upgrade any allied character's next check, including the current active character.

Do something vital, such as shooting the controls to the nearby blast doors to seal them shut.

When dealing damage to a target, have the attack destroy a piece of equipment the target is using, such

as blowing up his blaster or destroying a personal shield generator.

CONFLICT AND COMBAT

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Defense

||efense, or more specifically, defense rating, is one
Uof the factors determining how difficult it is to land
a successful attack during combat. Defense rating
represents the abilities of shields, armor, or other de-

fensive systems to deflect attacks entirely, or absorb

or lessen incoming blows.

Defense rating is most commonly provided by shields,

and as such is usually limited to vehicles and starships.