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Combat Rules
Combat in SolarLink is split into two “tiers”. Combat involving spacecraft and large scales is referred to as Space Combat. Combat involving individuals and small scales if referred to as Ground Combat. When not engaged in a combat where both are occurring simultaneously, combat is relatively straight forward. However, it is possible to run both combats simultaneously despite slightly different rulesets being used for both.
The Core Combat Terms explains important terms that are used regardless of whether combat is Space or Ground Scale. These include Turn Order, Action Points, Damage Types, and more.
When combining Space and Ground combat, both forms of combat follow their own rules within their scale, though they may interact with each other. Each form of combat will be explained individually, but a high-level overview as well as some specific interactions between the two is provided in the link above.
Ground combat is the more common form of combat and involves direct interaction between characters.