Special Combat Mechanics

Combat in metroplexity can be complicated, but in general: You attack with techniques to deal damage. Damage is increased with your Power bonuses and decreased with your opponent's Defence bonuses. Some techniques can Evade damage. See combat page for specific details and numbers.

Most items give bonuses directly to Attributes, Power or Defense (such as Perception, Melee Power, Stealth Defense). However some bonuses affect your stats and combat in more complex ways. Click through to individual pages for more details.

Affects your stats

• Morale - adds to your highest Power
• Unopposed - adds to your Power when your opponents aren't doing anything
• Empowered - increases your attributes if they are low
• Plays by its own rules unless you can stop it - caps attributes to your Etheric Defense (In The Portal, Woven In Music)
• Synergistic Bonuses - extra bonuses for having one of a set equipped

Affects direct combat damge

• Reactive Defense - reduces Melee, Ranged, Fire or Stealth damage if a lot is dealt at once
• Undodgeable Techniques - ignore some evasion techniques
• Restrain - reduce the effectiveness of evasion techniques
• Impenetrable Armor - avoids almost all sources of damage

Affects indirect combat damage

• Leaves Jagged Wounds - deals damage every round
• Choking Damage - deals damage if you win a fight

Affects combat structure

• Area of Effect - Damaged all opponents, and avoids evasions.
• Stunning - Prevents your opponent from attacking for a pass
• Stun Resistance - prevents stunning
• Free Techniques - some techniques give extra techniques at the end of your chain
• Tight Hold - Some opponents can hold on to you, forcing you to target them and prevents running away.
• Directional Evasion - evasion dependant on actively targeting one opponent out of a group
• Directional Techniques - changes if you are moving closer or farther from your opponent (ie. asc/descending chains)

Affects combat opponents

• Transforming opponents
• Holographic opponents

See also: Bonuses, Combat, Technique Forms