User Guide

To Penetrate: As compared to swing, the likelihood your character will penetrate
the monster's armor after a successful hit has been made. For example, a direct
"Thrust" into a monster's leather armor has a better chance of penetrating it than
a glancing "Swing" has.
Damage: Once a blow has successfully hit the monster and penetrated its armor,
the damage column compares the actual amount of physical damage inflicted
upon the monster. For example, while the odds to hit a monster are down with a
"Melee" type of attack . . . watch out if you connect! Melee does double damage.
* Damage inflicted is also directly affected by the strength of the character.
For characters with the Kirijutsu skill, any fighting mode may deliver a critical kill.
For Monks and Ninja fighting with their hands or feet, the Punch and Kick modes also
have a chance of delivering a critical kill.
Once you have selected your character's fighting mode, you will need to choose a
target. If there is only one group of monsters, the selection is automatically made for
you. For multiple groups of monsters, however, you have a choice and must pick the
target.
Certain weapons permit a character to hit monsters far away (long range) while other
weapons require close contact (short range). Bane of the Cosmic Forge will only allow
you to select a monster group within the range of your character's weapon.
Short range weapons (S) permit party members 1-3 to attack monster groups 1-2.
Extended range weapons (E) permit all members of the party to attack monster
groups 1-2.
Thrown weapons (T) permit all party members to attack monster groups 1-3.
Long range weapons (L) permit all party members to attack all monster groups.
Remember, monsters have their own ranges as well. Typically, the first three
characters in your group are hit most often. Keep the strong and fighting-type
characters up front in the first three slots.
With all said and done, the character is ready for action. Bane of the Cosmic Forge,
acting as a game master, calculates the character's performance (over one hundred
calculations are completed), and reports damage your character has caused.
Mode To To Damage
Selected Hit Penetrate Inflicted
Thrust -2 +1 +1
Bash Same -2 +2*
Melee -4 -4 Double
Throw -1 +1 Same
Punch +1 -1 Same
Kick -2 Same +2*
Lashing +2 -2 Same
Shoot Same +2 Same
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