3.6.3.4 Determining whether characters are wounded in a battle

If a character is engaged in battle, on any battle turn in which a character's unit takes casualties from melee or missile combat, the character must make a dice roll using his/her Combat + ST.

The result of this Battle survival dice roll determines whether the character is wounded (or even killed) as a result of the combat in that battle turn, as follows:

There are a number of modifiers to the Battle glory dice roll as follows:

• A character's disposition in battle affects his/her chance of being wounded, with a modifier of between -6 and +3;
• A character's tactical acumen can help, particularly if the character is fighting defensively, with a modifier of up to 1/2 x his/her Battle tactics dice roll result;
• The character suffers the normal modifiers for tiredness and any wounds;
• There is a penalty of -1 on the dice roll result per 5% casualties that the unit received this battle turn (in total from missile fire from, and melee combat with, any enemy units);
• If the character is better armoured than most people in his/her unit, he/she receives a bonus on the dice roll equal to the difference between his average armour protection value and that of the average person in the unit (which was used to determine the unit's defence value);
• If the character is worse armoured than most people in his/her unit, he/she receives a penalty on the dice roll equal to the difference between his average armour protection value and that of the average person in the unit (which was used to determine the unit's defence value);
• If the character is berserking, there is a penalty of -1 to -6 depending on how unhinged he/she has become, representing his/her lack of focus on parrying, blocking or dodging enemy attacks.

The area of the body affected by each wound received can be determined by rolling 2D and consulting the following table:

The normal rules for the impact of wounds then apply, with shock and specific disabilities particularly important.

If a character receives a fatal wound in a battle, he/she will die instantly unless he/she receives immediate magical attention.

If a character receives a critical wound in a battle, he/she must successfully resist the shock to avoid dying. Depending on the area of the body affected, the character may be killed outright anyway by the specific disability.

If a character receives a serious (or worse) wound in a battle, he/she will suffer a specific (possibly permanent) disability as a result.

A character's ongoing impairment from the wounds he/she is carrying will affect his ability to continue to fight in the battle.