Repeated Attack Penalty (RAP)

Trigger

The Repeated Attack Penalty is triggered when a character uses the same attack source more than once in a single turn.

“Attack source” refers to any specific weapon, spell, or ability used to deal damage (e.g., a sword swing, a gun shot, or a blast spell).

Penalty Progression

The penalty accumulates for each subsequent use of the same source:

• 1st repeated use: –5 penalty
• 2nd repeated use: –10 penalty
• 3rd repeated use: –15 penalty
• 4th repeated use: –20 penalty

Notes

• The penalty applies to the attack roll or the Difficulty Class (DC) of the repeated use.
• The penalty does not reset within the same turn. Even if you take other actions between uses of that source, the penalty continues to climb.
• The penalty resets completely at the start of your next turn.

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