When an effect would Move a Character, and a solid surface such as a Wall prevents that Movement, they will take Damage.

For each Space a Character is prevented from Moving, they will take 1d6 Bludgeoning Damage, up to a maximum of 4d6, and they must make a DC15 Body Defense Check.

On a Failed Check, Double the Damage caused by this Effect.

In some cases, a Character may need to cross Terrain requiring particular care. It might be an area of slick ice, a narrow ledge, a ship deck being rocked by a fierce storm, or a precarious rope bridge.

In such cases the Character may be posed with a choice: expend Additional Movement to Move through the Terrain without any risk, or Move through it without expending additional Movement and make a Dexterity with Athletics Check, with the GM deciding an appropriate DC for Balancing and rewarding the Check’s Performance as they would any Skill Check.

In most cases, Failing this Check will cause the Character to be Knocked Prone (see Conditions), and may include other detriments, such as falling and taking Damage.

As a guide, the DC for Balancing while moving at a normal speed on ice or a narrow beam would likely be a DC 10, while along a tightrope would likely be DC20.

Each Space on the Grid should only have one Character within it at a time, irrespective of the true distance the Space represents, as this helps Players better visualize the relative positions of Characters and the Areas they Control.

Characters which are Large, Medium or Small Sized may each occupy a single Space Only.

Characters which are Huge Sized or larger may occupy multiple Spaces, with the number of Spaces varying depending upon the scale of the Abstract Grid (e.g. where Spaces represent 2m Squares, a Huge Sized creature might occupy an area of 9 squares (i.e. a 6m sided cube), while in a Conflict whose squares are 10m they may occupy a single square (i.e. a 10m sided cube).

Characters who are considered friendly or neutral to each other may Move through each others Spaces freely, provided they have sufficient Movement to end their Movement in an unoccupied Space. However, a Character typically cannot Move through a Hostile Character’s Space (i.e. the Hostile Character controls that Space), except under the following circumstances provided you have enough Movement to end the Move in an unoccupied position:

• You may Move through a Hostile Character’s Space if that Character cannot See you.
• You may Move through a Hostile Character’s Space if you are two or more size categories larger or smaller than the other Character, or you are Tiny Sized Character.
• You may Move through a Hostile Character’s Space if they are Knocked Prone or Immobilized.

If the none of the above conditions are met, you may wish to use a Skill Check to provide yourself with a means to move through their space. See Conflicts for more.

Cover represents when elements of the Characters environment would obscure their position, or block projectiles from reaching them.

Characters may benefit from Cover from either the properties of the Terrain they are in (see Terrain below) or from obstacles which stand between themselves and a Character who may be Targeting them.

For example, a Space with Wooded Terrain would grant a Character Cover. Alternatively, if a Space between a Ranged Attacker and a Target is occupied by a Medium or Larger Sized Character, or that Space otherwise presents obstacles such as Trees, that Character may benefit from Cover.

When a Target is in a Space which provides Cover with respect to a location, or obstacles otherwise provide them Cover, then Ranged Attacks made against them from that location are made with Disadvantage. Additionally, if an Area Effect extends from a point of origin through Cover, or into a Space whose Terrain provides Cover, then Characters will have Advantage on Body Defense Checks against that effect.

The Attacks of Characters who are within Spaces whose Terrain provides Cover are not affected by the detriments of that Cover. For example, a Character who is gaining Cover from Wooded Terrain would be assumed to Move to the edge of that Terrain to make an Attack against a Character outside of that Space. Similarly, a Character who gains Cover from High Ground would be able to make Ranged Attacks against Characters on lower Terrain without Disadvantage.

Cover may also be effectively provided by other effects, such a certain Spells, or Weather effects. For example, a strong wind which is passing from the right side of the grid to the left would provide Cover to Characters when Ranged Attacks are made against the wind, but not when they are made in the same direction as the wind.

Obstacles or Terrain which would completely block projectiles (e.g. walls) are described as “Full Cover”. Full Cover causes Ranged Attacks against Targets benefitting from it to automatically fail, and

Some effects may refer to a number of Spaces or Targets which are affected within a certain proximity to a particular location.

These are known as Area Effects.

There are two types of Area Effect: Spheres and Rays.

Terrain which is considered “Difficult” will either include a number of obstacles or a type of ground which requires additional time or effort to move across.

To enter a Space with Difficult Terrain, a Character must expend one additional point of Movement.

In some cases, multiple effects within a Space may contribute to making it Very Difficult to pass through.

To enter a Space with Very Difficult Terrain, a Character must expend two additional points of Movement.

Some Movement types may allow a Character to ignore the effects of certain forms of Difficult Terrain. For example, if the obstacles posed by the Terrain would not affect a Character who is Flying, they would be able to Move into that Terrain without expending additional points of Movement.

Terrain with the Cover property presents sufficient obstacles that Characters within it are considered as benefitting from Cover against Characters outside of that Space.

Steep Terrain typically borders Terrain which is High or Very High. Such Terrain requires a Character Climb when they enter it. In most cases this requires they expend one additional point of Movement, though Characters with a Climbing Speed may ignore this requirement.

High Terrain represent Terrain which is higher than surrounding Terrain. Characters in a Space which is High compared to surrounding Terrain have Cover against Attacks made from lower Terrain, unless they are Exposed.

Very High Terrain represents Terrain which is even higher than that represented by High Terrain, granting Characters in those Spaces Cover from Attacks even from Characters on High Terrain, unless they are Exposed.

If Adjacent Characters are on Terrain at different Heights from each other, and they are not on a Terrain which could reach that Terrain (e.g. a hillside leading up a Hill), then they cannot hit each other with Melee Attacks.

Shallow Water represents Terrain where a Character may choose to either Walk or Swim to enter it.

Deep Water represents Terrain where a Character must Swim to enter it, and remains Swimming as long as they remain in that Space.

Precarious Terrain is Terrain where a Character must take care to maintain their Balance. On entering this Terrain, a Character may choose to expend one additional point of Movement to move safely, or opt to instead make a Dexterity with Athletics Check to move at a normal speed though it. A failed Check will result in them being Knocked Prone. See the Conditions Page for more.

Dark Terrain represents Terrain with greatly reduced light levels. The Dark Property may apply on moonlit nights, dense woodland, abandoned houses and narrow back alleys.

Characters within Dark Terrain are considered Obscured from Characters who cannot See in the Dark.

The Dark Property is suppressed by Light Sources which are either in the same Space or an Adjacent Space.

The Full Dark Property represents Terrain with a complete absence of Light. The Full Dark property may apply on dark nights, deep caves or locked rooms without light sources.

Objects and Characters in Full Dark are considered Fully Obscured from Characters who cannot See in the Dark.

The Full Dark Property is suppressed by Light Sources which are either in the same Space or an adjacent Space, and features such as Darkvision may allow Characters to See in Pitch Dark.

The Exposed Property represents Terrain where there is a complete lack of possible cover or hiding places (although you may benefit from both if the Terrain is also High or Very High). Character’s within exposed Terrain cannot attempt to Hide.

Obscured Terrain represents Terrain which partially blocks the vision of Characters seeing into, out of or through it, such as woods, brush, or containing numerous obstacles.

Character’s within or behind Obscuring Terrain may hide from Characters they are Obscured from.

Fully Obscured Terrain represents Terrain which completely blocks the vision of Characters seeing into, out of or through it.

Character’s within or behind Fully Obscuring Terrain may hide from Characters they are Obscured from.

Hazardous Terrain represents Terrain which is unsafe in some regard. It may be that it may be volcanic, and Characters must avoid parts of the hot Terrain, or contains sharp thorns that may injure a Character passing through it.

Unless an effect states otherwise, a Character must succeed on a DC 15 Body Defense Check when entering Hazardous Terrain to avoid the effects of that Terrain.

As a guide, here are some example Hazards and their effects on a Failed Defense Check:

A Terrain may contain a Trap somewhere within it, likely due to actions of another Character in the Conflict. When a Character unaware of the Trap enters this Terrain, the effects of the Trap are triggered.

Unless an effect states otherwise, a Character must succeed on a DC 15 Body Defense Check when entering Trapped Terrain to avoid the effects of that Trap.

Example effects of Traps are given below:

Below are a range of different Example Terrains you may consider using within your maps. This is a non-exhaustive list: some Fantasies might introduce other Terrain Types or you may consider creating new Terrain types of your own!