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Ready....Fight! An Unarmed Combat Supplement for Genesys

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Ready....Fight! An Unarmed Combat Supplement for Genesys

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High Metric Games, Keith Ryan Kappel

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Have you already leapt into the fun, fast-paced, rich narrative world of the Genesys Roleplaying Game? Add muscle to your game with Ready….Fight! An Unarmed Combat Supplement for Genesys! Developed by Fantasy Flight Games veteran freelancer Keith Ryan Kappel, this unarmed combat supplement offers new character options for players who specialize in a martial art, like Kung-Fu, Boxing, Mixed-Martial Arts, and more!

This supplement includes:

• 100% Genesys Core Rulebook compatible rules. No converting or guesswork necessary!

• Over 40 new Talents!

• Six new Archetypes and four new Careers!

• Four new settings in the style of the Genesys Core Rulebook, including the Kung-Fu Setting, Pro Wrestling Setting, Tournament Setting, and Street Brawler Settings!

• New and optional rules to add strategic and narrative depth to unarmed combat, helping you get the most out of hand-to-hand themed encounters and adventures, including new Grappling Rules!

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Christopher W September 01, 2022 12:08 am UTC

Hi! I am supposed to be playing in a game using this supplement, and I had some questions regarding grappling.

1. Is the intention that hitting successfully with Brawl (Grappling) weapons (like the default Takedown or Choke Submission) from a neutral position automatically initiate a grapple, or does it take a completely separate action to initiate a grapple (the opposed check to mentioned in the Grappling section)?

2. Is the standard difficulty of a Brawl (Grappling) unarmed weapon Average like standard Brawl combat checks or opposed by the target's Brawl (Grappling)?

My table is confused about things a bit.

High Metric G September 01, 2022 4:34 pm UTC

CREATOR

Thanks so much for supporting Ready....Fight! I hope your table has a great time!

You are correct in both cases, if you're using a grappling weapon, it functions exactly as any other melee or unarmed weapon. No need for any additional complexity. So, for clarity:

1.) Yes, the grapple is automatically initiated.

2.) Yes, use the standard melee/unarmed difficulty.

Chris S September 01, 2021 3:12 pm UTC

PURCHASER

I really enjoyed this supplement and it provided some great ideas for my home games.

High Metric G September 01, 2021 3:14 pm UTC

CREATOR

Thanks, Chris! Glad you enjoyed and appreciate the support! Be sure to take a look at some of our other offerings to see if they might help with your games!

Peter H December 28, 2020 3:24 am UTC

PURCHASER

Hi! Love your products.

I have a questions, I hope you can answer them.

Is the Damage for Striking based on Agility or Brawn? It didn’t seem that clear to me. I could see either way. Your advisories seem to have it set up for Brawn. I just want to make sure I have it right.

I was wondering also why the signature weapons are so costly. Does it make that big of a difference when you actually get it to warrant that cost?

lastly, when preforming a feint, can you take Setup multiple times for multiple successes?

I hope these questions are fine!

Thanks a bunch!

High Metric G December 28, 2020 6:45 am UTC

CREATOR

Thanks for the support, Peter! Let me see if I can help you with your questions!

1.) Yes. Damage for striking is still predicated on the Brawn statistic, not Agility (even though you roll for striking with Agility). One of the design goals with Ready Fight was to encourage more diverse PC builds instead of getting everyone to just dump as much into Brawn as they could while ignoring everything else. But moving unarmed damage away from brawn felt like a step too far (though there are talents like Lucky Strike you can use to get damage from elsewhere!)

2.) Internally, we felt that 15 XP to add the Superior weapon quality to any weapon once per encounter for a Story Point was maybe slightly expensive, but that it more or less balanced out once someone added a few more upgrades where both the once per encounter and story point limitation felt appropriate. Signature weapons are more of an investment than instant gratification.

3.) No. If you get 3 success on a feint check,...See more

High Metric G December 28, 2020 10:25 am UTC

CREATOR

Just as a quick addendum. Obviously, at your table you can use this stuff and modify it to suit your needs however you think works best for your table! The above rulings are just based on what my intentions were. If you want feint to be more powerful? Let your GM rework how the bonuses are allotted. Maybe adding a boost or two boosts for a successful check, and an extra boost for every net double success works better for your table. Or maybe something else entirely. Ready...Fight! Like most genesys products that aren't adventures or settings, is more of a starting point rather than a finishing point.

Would love to hear more about your Ready...Fight! adventures and campaigns!

Clement T December 11, 2019 12:33 am UTC

PURCHASER

I have been trying to find a Pro Wrestling pen and paper for years (even going so far as to make my own...to no success), and this book finally delivers! I hope for more in this line from Keith and High Metric.

High Metric G January 07, 2020 11:36 am UTC

CREATOR

Happy you found the book, then! Thanks for the support!

High Metric G November 07, 2019 9:38 pm UTC

CREATOR

The PDF file has been updated with a gorgeous new map for Rumble City, we replaced two pieces of interior art, and made a number of minor text changes, largely correcting typos and tweaking the language of references to the dice results table where you can injure your hand punching. The update can of course be downloaded for free!

Corby K October 28, 2019 7:27 pm UTC

PURCHASER

I might be biased because I play-tested this, but I think it's fantastic and plan to use it in my own games and reference it in my content. Great job, Keith!

High Metric G October 28, 2019 7:29 pm UTC

CREATOR

Thanks for the support, buddy!

Chris H September 24, 2019 4:36 am UTC

PURCHASER

My number one thing in gaming is having fun ... and this was FUN! I really think he hit it out of park with the simplifying the concept of a grapple to make it "feel" Genesys.

Kudos Keith and well done, sir!

High Metric G September 25, 2019 12:22 am UTC

CREATOR

Thanks so much! Glad you're enjoying the book!

Alex N September 19, 2019 6:08 pm UTC

PURCHASER

I picked this book up, as it sounded like a neat idea to add to future campaigns. I got more than my moneys worth for sure. This is a well put together product, but a seasoned professional. It's more than "just a book for martial arts". New talents, new skills, settings based on tropes, and a professional lay out. I'm glad that I bought it, and look forward to starting a new campaign based on the 1970's Marvel Comic, Shang Chi master of kung fu!!

High Metric G September 19, 2019 9:09 pm UTC

CREATOR

Combining the Rumble City and Kung-Fu settings should make for a great Shaing Chi game! Thanks for the comment!

Benjamin O September 08, 2019 11:55 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Great book, very well assembled. For me it addresses a gap in the system that started with Star Wars and that I felt was in Genesys also, that fighting without a weapon "brawling" was just not worth while. These rules change that. I can not wait to integrate these skills/talents into my games!

High Metric G September 10, 2019 4:31 am UTC

CREATOR

Thanks so much for the kind words! Let us know how the content works at the table for you, and happy gaming!

William L August 06, 2019 6:27 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Picked this up and gave it a good solid read through before I decided to leave my comments here. But I must say that this for me sets the standard for what a Genesys Foundry product should be.

The rules are well written, and as a bonus come pre-parceled out so as a GM you take take the parts you need that will fit each setting best, and leave the rest out for the next campaign.

The document also appears to be very well-balanced and you can see that it has been play-tested and out through the it’s paces.

I can not recommend this product enough for every single GM out there running Genesys. I can guarantee you there is something in here for every campaign. Even those that don’t focus on hand to hand combat there is something in here of use.

High Metric G September 10, 2019 4:33 am UTC

CREATOR

High praise! Making the supplement something that GMs could easily borrow from or use as a basis for an entire campaign was definitely part of the design goals for Ready....Fight! Glad you noticed!

William B August 01, 2019 8:12 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Being as this is one of the first third-party titles to be made available for Genesys, it sets the bar pretty high. Ready...Fight adds a lot of depth to your Genesys games in a fantastic, modular way. Do you want to run a Tekken style tournament, so be it! What about street samurai and cybernetic ninjas? Add this to Shadows of the Beanstalk and go to town. What about your own pro wrestling campaign, complete with interviews, training montages, scheming managers, and in-ring interference? YOU KNOW THIS IS POSSIBLE!

Even if you arent interested in a hand to hand combat based campaign, there are rules here to add it to your existing world and make brawlers, wrestlers, and martial artists with skills, talents, and archetypes so they stand out in any setting.

Well written and invaluable to anyone who likes to add a little bit of fisticuffs to their game, I'd recommend it to everyone.

High Metric G September 10, 2019 4:33 am UTC

CREATOR

Thanks, William! Appreciate the support!