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in the text). In the above example, once Sir Hugo has defeated the serpent, he can return his health back to 30 and continue his adventures.
    Fighting multiple opponents
    In some combats you will be fighting more than one opponent. When faced with multiple opponents, combat follows the same rules as for single combat – the only difference is that, at the start of each combat round, you must choose which opponent you will be attacking. You must then roll against their speed score. If you win the round, you must direct your damage against your chosen opponent (or multiple opponents if you have an ability that lets you do so). If you lose the round, your chosen opponent strikes against you as normal. You must defeat all your opponents to win the combat..
    Using special abilities in combat
    As your hero progresses through the story, they will discover many special abilities that they can use in combat. All abilities are explained in the glossary at the back of the book.
    There are five types of special ability. These are: speed (sp), combat (co), modifier (mo), passive (pa) and death move (dm) abilities.
Speed (sp) : These abilities can be used at the start of a combat round (before you roll for attack speed), and will usually influence how many dice you can roll or reduce the number of dice that your opponent can roll for speed. You can only use one speed ability per combat round.
Combat (co) : These abilities are used either before or after you (or your opponent) roll for damage. Usually these will increase the number of dice you can roll, or allow you to block or dodge your opponent’s attacks. You can only use one combat ability per combat round.
Modifier (mo) : Modifier abilities allow you to boost your attribute scores or influence dice that you have already rolled. You can use as many different modifier abilities as you wish during a combat round.
Passive (pa) : Passive abilities are typically applied at the end of a combat round, once you or your opponent has taken health damage. Abilities such as venom and bleed are passive abilities. These abilities happen automatically, based on their description.
Death move (dm) : Death moves can be performed when you are faced with multiple opponents. When an opponent is reduced to zero health , you may automatically play a death move. These abilities can give you bonuses or allow you to perform a special attack against your remaining enemies. You can only use one death move per combat round. (Note: if an opponent dies as a result of a passive effect, such as bleed or venom , this can still trigger a death move. However all passive damage for that round must be applied before the death move can be used.)

    Damage score and damage dice
    Some special abilities will refer to a damage score and others will refer to rolling damage dice. A damage score is when your hero rolls onedie and adds their brawn or magic to the total (as in the previous combat example). This is the most common means of applying damage to your opponent. Some abilities allow you to roll damage dice instead. Damage dice are simply dice that are rolled for damage, but you do not add your brawn or magic score to the total. For example, the special ability cleave allows you to inflict 1 damage die to all your opponents, ignoring armour . You would simply roll 1 die and then deduct the result from each of your opponents’ health . You do not add your brawn or magic to this total.
    Using backpack items in combat
    The outcome of many a combat can be decided by the clever use of backpack items, such as potions and elixirs. From restoring lost health to boosting your speed , never underestimate how useful these items can be in turning the tide of battle. However, you can only use one backpack item per combat round so choose wisely! Also note that every useable backpack item has a number of charges. Once these have been used up, they are gone forever.
    Runes, glyphs, dyes and other special items
    During your adventures, you