Hello ,

Would someone please shed some light on this , is each monters's "basic" attack listed in the GM Tome or do they use basic attack cards like the PCs ?

For example a goblin has chop listed as a basic attack , would that be the attack I would use first or should I just go for basic melee attacks.

Thank you

All monsters get all basic actions in addition to their specialty monster actions. one thing to note though: SKIP the defenses. Just give them their automatic defenses listed in their statistics instead or a constant die (just a tip from one GM to another

Yes, and it's often a good thing that they do. Many enemies would otherwise only have access to attacks with a high recharge rating or difficulty by default and be very ineffective. Also, most of the standard monster actions do not include ranged attacks. You should print out the basic actions (a sheet can be found here ), and also be able to memorise them after not too long.

Indeed, for example goblins who often have archers and so need at least the basic ranged attack.

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Goblin archers! Bah! How will the ironbreaker survive!!?!?

"We'z gonna use dem flamin' arrers an' set fire to dat long, 'airy fing wot 'angs off da Stunty's face, dat's what we'z gonna do!"

" Why do we expose our beards like that? Nae, 'course you Manlings'll never get it yersel' - it's a matter of principle, of honour, of tradition, an' all those things your kind know nothin' about. With his beard, a Dwarf shows just how much of a Dwarf he is. In it is embedded his age, his strength, his deeds, his wisdom, his ancestry, and the likes o' you Manling bastards may not see it, but our kinsmen always can. How many hours does he work down in the mines every day? What kind of ale does he favour? Was his mammy a bit of a slag? Is he a proper lad, or like one a' them pointy-eared, bollocks-talking pansies we have far too many of nowabouts? (Oh, they never would've stood for anythin' like that back in me own day, I tell ya!) - All that an' so much more can be read from a Dwarf's beard: from its length, its thickness, its colour, its braiding... (...) Point is, these beards show who we are, and we are bloody well gonna display that. We'll display it with pride, an' not hide it away like you cowardly manlings hide yer bollocks in a codpiece! Aye, we'll proudly show off our beards, because they give us something to be proud of. It's how our ancestors did it, it's how we're gonna do it, and neither a snotling with a purning stick nor some massive, fire-breathing dragon's gonna change that! It it spells our doom, then so be it!

Now, does that answer yer question, or am I gonna hafta beat it into you?"

Also, dont forget Dodge, Parry and Block!

Also, dont forget Dodge, Parry and Block!

I would also go for Emirikol's route and just use the extra black dice indicated by the defense-value.

There is enough to track for a gm in fights anyway.

Remember also: You are the gm. You can always use extra cards, also ones from the pc-side. As long as it makes a fight interesting...

(I am still waiting for the opportunity to let a pc buy npc-action-cards...)

I give them one more defense dice taken from Aggression per round.