Basics of Game Design

On Combat

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engaged, blows can be dodged or dampened by armor. As a result, the

designer might decide to use a Combat Table to come up with vari-

ous results for each attack. e advantage of using such a table is that

the designer can weight the results so that some are more likely to oc-

cur than others because their probabilities are greater (see Table 5.1).

It is possible to create any number of Combat Tables based on how

the algorithm for combat is structured.

e results on the table can be a value that is subtracted from the

enemy’s Hit Point total. Or the value can be increased or decreased

based on other factors that aect the