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The '''standard maneuver roll''' system is used to determine the success of most physical actions that do not fall within the [[attack roll]] or [[CMAN]] systems. These include special attacks performed by creatures such as the [[tail sweep]] of the [[cave lizard]], [[three-toed tegu]], and the [[snow madrinol]]; a [[soul golem]]'s steam push; an [[Illoke]]'s ground stomp; an [[Ithzir adept]]'s lightning mote; and a [[war griffin]]'s ride of doom.

SMR is an d100 [[open roll]] with many additive modifiers and is successful if the total exceeds 100. The original SMR system typically does not show the exact result of the roll and modifiers. The new system (SMR v2) shows the d100 and the sum of the modifiers.

== SMR v1 ==

The original SMR system is currently used by the vast majority of creature attacks.

=== Statistics ===
*[[Dexterity]]
*[[Agility]]

=== Race ===

Certain races receive a bonus to dodging maneuver attacks, with smaller racers generally having the larger bonus.  Races not listed on the following table are considered to have an average ability to dodge maneuvers.

{| style="margin-left: 2em;"
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| '''Best:''' || Burghal Gnomes
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| '''Excellent:''' || Halflings, Forest Gnomes, and Elves
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| '''Good:''' || Half-Elves, Dark Elves, Sylvankind, Erithians, and Aelotoi
|}

=== Training ===

{{Side box
|'''Sidebox: Armor Penalty'''

"The armor penalty is a relatively significant factor. For a character exactly trained for full plate at cap, it contributes a penalty a little bit above the difference between 1x and 2x PF. Overtraining in armor to reduce the action penalty and/or using [[Armored Evasion]] can reduce the maneuver penalty by a fairly significant amount, however."

- GM Coase}}

*[[Physical Fitness]] - Physical Fitness is the primary skill for defense against standard creature maneuvers.
*[[Combat Maneuvers]] - Combat Maneuvers is twice as effective as perception in defensive and operates on a sliding scale until they are equal in offensive.
*[[Perception]]
*[[Shield Use]] - Shield Use factors into creature maneuvers that can be blocked by a shield.

Additionally, [[Armor Use]] can provide a bonus by reducing the [[action penalty]].

=== Spells ===

The following spells provide bonuses to ''evading'' maneuvers:
*[[Heroism (215)]]
*[[Prayer (313)]]
*[[Temporal Reversion (540)]] (randomly triggered)
*[[Mobility (618)]]
*[[Phase (704)]]
*[[Song of Luck (1006)]] (randomly triggered)
*[[Empathic Focus (1109)]]
*[[Premonition (1220)]]
*[[Dauntless (1606)]]
*[[Patron's Blessing (1611)]]

The following spells provide bonuses to ''blocking'' maneuvers:

*[[Spirit Barrier (102)]]
*[[Wall of Force (140)]]
*[[Elemental Barrier (430)]]
*[[Elemental Deflection (507)]]

=== Stance ===

Defensive stance is best.

=== Condition ===

A character's present condition also has an effect on their defenses.  [[Spirit#Low_Spirit_Penalties|Low spirit]] will penalize the target, as well as certain types of injuries and scars.

== SMR v2 ==

'''SMRv2''' was released in December 2016 and shows a visible roll.  

The primary defense for the defender is calculated using:

=== Stats ===

#Primary: [[Agility]]
#Secondary: [[Dexterity]] and [[Intuition]]

=== Skills ===

All skills are weighted equally by the SMR.

*[[Dodging]] (Spells that give a bonus to dodge ranks are taken into account.)
*[[Combat Maneuvers]] (The bonus ranks granted by [[Patron's Blessing (1611)]] are taken into account.)
*[[Perception]]
*[[Physical Fitness]]
*[[Shield Use]] is used in some cases, depending on the maneuver.
*[[Survival]] is used in some bandit trap cases.

=== Defender Spells ===

*[[Heroism (215)]]
*[[Prayer (313)]]
*[[Haste (535)]]
*[[Phase (704)]] ([[Sorcerous Lore, Demonology]] ranks increase this bonus.)
*[[Cloak of Shadows (712)]]
*[[Melgorehn's Aura (913)]]
*[[Song of Luck (1006)]] (randomly triggered)
*[[Empathic Focus (1109)]]
*[[Patron's Blessing (1611)]]

=== Other Factors ===

[[Stance]], [[level]] difference, size/[[race]], [[wound|injuries]], [[encumbrance]], [[Armor#Action_Penalty|armor penalty]], [[Spirit#Low_Spirit_Penalties|low spirit]] and [[status|status condition]]s.

Some factors may not be considered for a particular maneuver, depending upon its specifics. For example, magical maneuvers such as [[Earthen Fury (917)]] do not factor in the caster's stance or injuries.

=== Implementation ===
*[[Condemn (309)]]
*[[Ethereal Censer (320)]]
*[[Earthen Fury (917)]] 
*[[Divine Incarnation (1650)]] {{mono|INCARNATE SMITE}} ability
*[[Great Auction of 2016]] items including energy bracers and the Captain Elanthia Shield
*[[Bandit dispel shard]]
*[[Caedera quaking]]
*[[Confluence twisting vortex air blast]]
*[[Dreamvine twinkling dust]]
*[[Dreamvine wrap]]
*[[Giant stomp]]
*[[Poison fog]] ([[giant fog beetle]])
*[[Settlement of Reim]] traps
*[[Tail sweep]]
*[[Triton drowning]]
*[[Unholy quickening]]
*[[Wing buffet]]

=== Konacon's 2019-09-24 SMRv2 Update ===
* [[Griffin family creatures]]
* [[Festering taint]]
* [[Gnarled being]]
* [[Gremlock]]
* [[Spider family creatures]] (webs)
* [[Scaly burgee]]
* [[Crested basilisk]]
* [[Krolvin slaver]]
* [[Illoke family creatures]]
* [[Horse family creatures]] (kicks)
* [[Snake family creatures]]
* [[Water wyrd]]
* [[Bear family creatures]] 
* [[Steam dervish]]
* [[Darken]]
* [[Frost giant]] (ice chunks)
* [[Lesser ice giant]] (ice chunks)
* [[Greater ice giant]] (ice chunks)
* [[Vvrael warlock]]
* [[Cat family creatures]] (pounces)
* [[Treekin family creatures]]
* [[Giant veaba]]

=== Konacon's 2020-01-07 SMRv2 Update ===
* [[Dog family creatures]]
* [[Construct family creatures]]
* [[Hierophant family creatures]]
* [[Abyran'ra]]
* [[Animate Dead]] (explosions)
* [[Plantlife creatures]]
* [[Vathor]]
* [[Necleriine]]
* [[Kiramon family creatures]]
* [[Huge mein golem]]
* [[Worm family creatures]]
* [[Roa'ter]]
* [[Enormous rift crawler]]
* [[Chimera family creatures]]
* [[Decaying Citadel guardsman]]
* [[Patchwork flesh monstrosity]]

==References==
*[[Stronghold Bowels information (saved post)]]
*[[/saved posts|Saved posts]]

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