BRO's Combat Rules

[Black Robed One]

Note: this combat rules apply to all of my Online RPGs without any exception. The main purpose of them is to allow any character a chance to dodge the blow, or shrug off the spell, and to allow me (as DM) to say the last word in any combat situation, depanding upon your characters's strengthes, weaknesses and most importanly actions. Don't worry, I will be fair DM when it involves combat. If you have any disagrements with my judgement, please either PM me, or post your opinion in suitable Brainstorm thread.

BRO's Combat Rules:

1. If you attack somebody (Monster, NPC or PC) with either normal weapons or magic, you just post what kind of attack takes place. Then, I will post resolution of this attack. Don’t worry; I will be a fair DM. Don’t try to post resolution of your attack yourself.
For example: you should not post: “I strike Ogre with my greatsword, slashing him across the torso”; instead you should post: “I strike Ogre with my greatsword, aiming at his torso”. It is for me to decide, whatever your attack was successful or no, not for you.

2. Likewise, if you try to defend (dodge from physical attack or ray spell, shrug off effect of mental spell with your willpower, use magical resistance against spell and so on) from any attack from somebody (Monster, NPC or PC), you just post what kind of defense takes place. Then, I will post resolution of this defense. Don’t worry; I will be a fair DM. Don’t try to post resolution of your defense yourself.
For example: you should not post: “I nimbly dodge strike of Ogre’s greatclub”; instead you should post: “Being a nimble person, I am trying to dodge strike of Ogre’s greatclub”. It is for me to decide, whatever your defense was successful or no, not for you.

3. Respect me and other players. Not everybody may be able to post as frequently as you are. If you post your attack, but don’t receive any response to it from either player or me, don’t try to assume anything, just wait. In critical situation (i.e. when player don't post for a week or more), I will PM him or her and/or sent to him or her e-mail letter, telling him or her that his or her presence is needed.

[Black Robed One]

4. Sometimes, when players is online but isn't posting in my game threads, it is unclear to me whether player isn't posting my game threads simply because he or she has no time for that and/or because he or she has more important and/or interesting threads to reply, or because he or she is waiting for to post about update in game situation (resolution of sombody's attack for example). And so, sometimes when player will be online but will not post in my game threads, I will be forced to update the game situation (for example to post about others players'/NPCs'/monsters' attacks) without waiting for this player to make his or her next post, especially when there will be a lot of others players waiting for an update of the game situation (for resolution of their attacks' for example). If this will be in case, I'll assume that the player's character is either hesitating to act (in the player's character isn't in great danger, or has a good reason to hesitate to act), or that the player's character is defending himself or herself at best of his or her ability (if the player's character is actively involved in combat). I am sorry if it sounds cruel of unfair, but it is necessary to avoid keeping game frozen on spot. And keep in mind, that I will try to avoid invoking this rule as much as possible, as I really want to give all the players chance to act when it is possible.

[Black Robed One]

5. Please keep in mind, that unless you specify at which location of your opponent you are aiming in combat, it will be up to me to decide which location of your opponent you will hit in combat. Also keep in mind, that if you are aiming at certain location of your opponent in combat, it doesn't necessary mean that you will hit it; furthermore, aiming at certain locations might even reduce your chances of hitting your opponent at all.