DICE SIM

Howling Hills is a dice-based Second Life® Roleplay Sim. The rules listed below are the standard default rules for our sim. Players may use different damage or dice rolls in player vs. player combat only if all participants in the scene agree. If a DM (Storyteller) or Event Host creates specific combat rules for their scene, those rules must be followed by anyone who joins.

COMBAT SEQUENCE

Player 1: Posts their attack/action attempt > Rolls for the outcome.

Player 2: Rolls to defend > Posts their attack/action attempt > Rolls for the outcome.

Player 1: Rolls to defend > Posts their attack/action attempt > Rolls for the outcome.

You can do only one Action & Bonus Action per Turn.

All Casting Magical Actions cost 1 Mana.

ACTIONS: Melee Attacking, Spell Casting, Magical Attacking, Magical Healing, Seeking shelter, Magical shielding/defending, Summoning, attempting to flee, or attempting to flee with magic.

BONUS ACTIONS: Using Potions (Healing & Mana), Mana Batteries, and non-magical shielding/defending others.

Combat

Rules

Dice & Combat

Etiquette

DICE SYSTEM

20 Sided Dice

1 = Critical Fail | Missed, No need to Defend unless a tie.
2-19 = Success | Defender may roll to Defend/Block
20 = Critical Hit | Attacker wins if defender doesn't tie.

DICE ROLL TIE

If the Combat Roll is a Tie, its a reroll.

Even if its a Nat 20 vs Nat 20.

Player reserve the right to use other rules, but this is the sim standard.

COMBAT CLASSES

CASTER

6 Mana, Can Heal self w/Magic

HYBRID

3 Mana, Can Heal self w/Magic

MELEE

No Mana, Can't Heal self w/Magic

(Others Players can heal Melee classes with magic.)

STARTING AND JOINING COMBAT

Combat begins with Initiative. Once Initiative is rolled, combat begins.
Anyone wishing to join the fight after it begins must obtain consent from players in scene. Without consent, new players to the scene can only' observe in-character. (IC).
If a player in combat verbally or physically provokes an observer, ICA=ICC (In-Character Actions = In-Character Consequences) applies. This means the provoked individual no longer requires consent to join Initiative or the fight.

Example: Bob and Joe were fighting, Bob called Joe's boyfriend that's watching a stupid mutt.

AFTER COMBAT GRACE PERIOD

Once combat concludes, a three-post grace period follows, allowing fighters a moment to recover. During this time, the victor may choose to capture an opponent, retreat, or communicate other ideas before any further combat resumes.

At the end of the day, Joining Combat, Starting Conflict, and even Derailing scenes comes down to OOC Communication!

HEALTH SYSTEM

Base Health: 3 hearts, max 5 with items.

Recovering Health: Use Health potions or Healing during combat, limited 1 point per scene.

MANA SYSTEM

Base Mana: Dependent Upon Class, can only add 2 Extra with Items.

Using Mana after it reaches Zero causes a permanent point of corruption.

Usage: Attacks using magic requires mana.

Recovering Mana: Use Mana potions or batteries during combat, limited 1 point per scene.

CORRUPTION SYSTEM

Base Corruption: 3 points (Per Character)

Getting 3 points of corruption, results in Permanent Character Death by Aberration change. Magic Abuse corruption points are permanent.

Extended Information on the Corruption Page

Playing aberrations requires approval through a lore ticket.

ATTACK OUTCOME

Roll a 1 (Critical Fail): Attempt fails, No defense or heart loss.

Combat Example: Swing misses, you stumble and fall.

Magic Example: Spell backfires, causing a hand explosion.

Common Example: Trip over your feet while running.

Roll 2-20 (Varied Success)

Roll 2-19 (Success): Target loses 1 heart if defense roll fails.

Combat Example: Punch misses completely.

Magic Example: Shield summon flickers and vanishes.

Common Example: Fail to persuade in a negotiation.

Roll 20 (Critical Success): Target doesn't Defend Roll and loses 1 heart.

Combat Example: Target could vividly depict intense pain from the hit.

Magic Example: Devastating fireball engulfs the target.

Common Example: Flawless execution of a complex performance.

HUD Physical Attack Button

All attacks that are physical based, even if abilities a mundane human wouldn't have as long as its not actively casting magic.

Example: Using superhuman strength to punch someone.

Warning: Using non-mundane attacks outside the veil will cause corruption. See Corruption Page for information.

HUD Magic Casting Attack Button

All attacks that are actively using magic to cast a spell.

Example: Conjuring a fireball to throw at someone.

Projectile Weapons & Magic Weapons & Items

Can use either Mana or Physical.

Must declare if a Weapon uses Mana or Not at the Start of Combat.

Supernatural Attacks & Abilities

Can use either Mana or Physical.

Must declare if a Supernatural ability uses Mana or Not during the attack. We trust our players to define what they feel ability wise is magical and what is not. It may be different for each player.

Potion and Mana Limits: EXTENDED RULES

Healing Self & Others Limits: EXTENDED RULES

Summons/Minions: EXTENDED RULES

AOEs & Defending: EXTENDED RULES

What Happens when a Player reaches 0 HEALTH?

When a player reaches 0 HP, they are out of combat. They lose the energy to fight. Whether its becoming unconsciousness or the losing the motive itself. Players are in that exhausted / critical state making them unable to do any further Actions. Players that have reached 0 HP can't be healed back into combat outside of stabilizing them from 'dying'.

Combat

Example

Initiative Roll: (Start of Combat)

Roll for initiative; Initiative order Highest Roll to Lowest.

Turn 1: Player A’s Turn

Player A Posts using their Action or Attack.
Description: Player A swings their sword and attempts to Slash Player B.
Player A Rolls to hit: Player A rolls a d20 to see if the attack hits Player B. Player A rolls a 14.

Turn 2: Player B’s Turn

Player B rolls to Defend. Rolling a D20, they get a 15. Successfully defending.
Player B Posts using their Action or Attack.
Description: Player B deflects with their dagger, lunging with the dagger to aim to stab player A.
Player B Rolls to hit: Player B rolls a d20 to see if the attack hits Player A. Player B rolls a 1. Critically failing. Player A doesn't need to roll to Defend.

Turn 3: Player A’s Turn

Player A Posts using their Action or Attack.
Description: Player A conjures up a Lightning bolt to attack Player B.
Player A Rolls to hit: Player A rolls a d20 to see if the attack hits Player B. Player A rolls a nat20. Critical Hit! Player B doesn't get a defense roll.

Turn 4: Player B’s Turn

Player B takes 1 Damage.
Player B Posts using their Action or Attack
Description: Player B gets hit by the Lightning, it scares them! They turn to try and escape.
Player B rolls to escape: Player B rolls a d20 against Player A. Rolling a 13 against a 11. Escape successful! Player B has escaped.

Continues until End of Combat

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