Buffy the Vampire Slayer Corebook  Revised Sample Combat Sometimes mistakes happen ... no matter how long we work on a book. These mistakes will be fixed in future printings. The combat example on page 124-125 contains a number of  errors.  The text should read as follows: Sample Combat Buffy and Xander’s Big Night Buffy (see p. 84), currently being played by Maria, and Xander (see p. 86), played by Peter, are jumped by three tough vampires (Combat Score 17).  The vamp attack is unexpected—Xander and Buffy were having a Big Meaningful Chat.  The example uses Drama Points (see p. 126), so you might want to skip ahead to that section to brush up.   Turn 1 Xander/Peter: “And that’s why I don’t like those Potter books.  Maybe if I was ten years younger, and less of a battle-scarred veteran of the supernatural wars .  .  .” Director: Three shapes emerge from the alley and charge you, moving inhumanly fast.  Their fangs gleam in the moonlight.  Intentions? Buffy/Maria: Crap.  I stake the first one I see. Director: Did you have a stake in your hand? Buffy/Maria: Well .  .  .  er .  .  .  no.  Okay, I draw Mr.  Pointy from my belt while I kick a vamp in the teeth. Director: Xander? Xander/Peter: This is going to hurt.  I go full defensive, trying to keep at least one vamp occupied. Director: Sounds good.  The vamps go first.  They attacked you by surprise.  Two of them are going after Buffy.  Roll and add your Parry or Dodge. Buffy/Maria: I Dodge.  (Rolls die.)  Uh, a 2.  Well, that’s still a 20. (The Director does some quick figuring.  The vamps have a Combat Score of 17.  It’s two on one, so they each get +2, for a total of 19.  Buffy’s second defensive move suffers a -2 multi-action penalty.  Thus, her defense against the second attack is an 18, not good enough.) Director: You dodge one of them, but the second one gets a punch in.  You take 15 points of damage—it could have been a lot worse. Buffy/Maria: I don’t like worse.  Ouch.  (Writes down the damage.)  My turn?  (Director nods, and Maria rolls again.)  Kick plus eight on the roll—25 total.  Director: You got him good.  Damage? Buffy/Maria: 25 is seven Success Levels, so .  .  .  25 points. Director: One of the vamps goes flying and lands on its undead butt.  Meanwhile, over in Xander’s corner .  .  . Xander/Peter: Yep.  Rolling my Dodge, +3 for full defense.  (Rolls.)  A total of 13.  Ugh.  Not very .  .  .  ah .  .  .  robust. Director: Yup, that’s not good enough.  The vamp lands a good one, right in the kisser.  You too take 15 points of damage. Xander/Peter: No I don’t.  Spending a Drama Point for I Think I’m Okay. Director: Ah, you just manage to roll with that punch.  You only take eight points of damage, and you get to keep all your teeth.  Oh, and you managed to draw one of the vamps off of Buffy.  Good job!  Next turn. Turn 2 Director: Okay.  Buffy and Xander have a vampire each.  And the one Buffy kicked is getting up.  He will get back to the fight near the end of the Turn.  Intentions? Buffy/Maria: It’s Mr. Pointy time.  Stake the one in front of me, then reverse the stake and stab vamp #2 as he comes charging in. Director: Okay—the second attack is going to be -2 for multi-action, and -3 for the awkward position.  Spending a Drama Point? Buffy/Maria: Yep.  +10 to the attack roll, right? Director: Correct.  Xander? Xander/Peter: I’m going to try and kick this sucker in the groin.  Instead of Drama Points, I’m going to burn some of my Good Luck.   Director: Okay.  Buffy goes first. Buffy/Maria: (Rolls.) Total 20 on Stake Through the Heart, 30 with the Drama Point. Director: And 25 after modifiers on the other vamp.  Don’t bother figuring out the damage; it’s plenty.  Perfect one-two combo.  Straight thrust into the vamp’s heart, and the other one walks right into the back swing.  You get a bit of dust on your new blouse, though.  Oh, and when you dusted the first vamp, Xander’s sparring partner got distracted, so Xander goes first. Xander/Peter: Cool.  Kicking away.  (Rolls.)  Nine on the roll, total of 16, and I’ll put in +5 for the Good Luck, for a total of 21.  Reduced to 18 because of the groin penalty. Director: The vampire hesitated when Buffy started her double dust-up, and now you landed a work boot right where it hurts.  Damage? Xander/Peter: That’ll be 13 points.  Five Success Levels. Director: Vamp goes down, clutching at himself.  Needless to say, he doesn’t attack.  Next turn. Turn 3 Director: Two vamps done, the last one is still recovering from the shot to the groin.  Intentions? Xander/Peter: I take a step back, bow to Buffy, and say “No, no, after you .  .  .” Buffy/Maria: Stake in the back, going for his heart.  The vampire’s, not Xander’s. Director: Go for it.  Don’t bother rolling.  The vamp’s back is to you, and Xander’s got him well tenderized.  He’s not having a good day.  Poof.  Dust to dust. Buffy/Maria: Sounds good.  I turn to Xander and say “But you saw the Harry Potter movie three times.” Xander/Peter: I pat my bruised face, spend a Drama Point to reduce it to four points of damage, and reply: “Blame Anya for that.  She keeps calling me that ‘M’ word and everything .  .  .” Director: Meanwhile, back at the library .  .  .     BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER™ ©2001-2002. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. © 2001-2002 Eden Studios, Inc. Any questions or comments regarding the Buffy the Vampire Slayer™ RPG or this website, please send them to us. Privacy Policy