Ranged Attack

Time: Action Target: any in Shooting Distance(16u)
Requirements: An Improvised Weapon or a Ranged Weapon and access to your pack for ammo
Test: Artifice
Effect: Attack

Artifice Score:

• [..6] Miss. No effect.
• [7..9] Hit. Deal 1 Solid/Blunt Damage.
• [10..] Hit. Deal 2 Solid/Blunt Damage.
• [10!] Hit. Deal double your High Score Damage.

Bonuses:

• High Ground. Advantage if you are more than Spitting Distance(4u) above a target in elevation.

Penalties:

• Close Combat. Disadvantage if a hostile is in Swinging Distance(1u) of you.
• Concealed. Disadvantage if a target is behind at least half cover or is Prone and more than Swinging Distance(1u) away from you, laterally.
• Improvised Maneuver. Disadvantage when attempting an improvised maneuver, like trying to shoot an item out of someone's hand or pin their sleeve to the wall. The GM will describe what may be possible and if there will be a Save Test for your target before you decide to roll.
• Improvised Weapon. Can be a nearby object or junk from your pack. You can gain the benefits of Wielding a Ranged Weapon that matches the improvised weapon used, but gain a Disadvantage on the Test.

Basic Ability or Rogue Upgrades:

• Opportunity.
  • You can use this Ability as a Reaction with the following Triggers:
    • Trigger: When a creature starts to Move out of cover or away from you without cover
  • Any Abilities that allow you to use this Ability as a part of them also gain the above Reaction Trigger.

• Pinning.
  • The target creature must Pass an Artifice Save or gain one stack of Slowed, immediately losing half their Movement.
• Preemptive.
  • Add the following Reaction Trigger:
    Trigger: When the target targets you with an Ability
• Powerful(1).
  • Increase the base Damage of this Ability by 1.
• Powerful(2). Requires Level 5.
  • Increase the base Damage of this Ability by 1.
• Powerful(3). Requires Level 10.
  • Increase the base Damage of this Ability by 1.