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+Damage represents harm dealt to a creature’s body, equipment, or supernatural form. This system separates **health damage**, **posture damage**, and **damage mitigation** to clearly distinguish lethality, pressure, and defense.
+
+Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all creatures, including players, humanoids, monsters and bosses, follow the same damage rules.
+
+---
+
+## Damage Types
+
+Damage is always assigned a **type**, which determines how it interacts with armor, resistances, and effects.
+
+### Physical Damage
+- **Blunt** (hammers, fists, shockwaves)
+- **Slash** (blades, claws)
+- **Pierce** (thrusts, projectiles)
+### Elemental Damage
+- **Fire**
+- **Ice**
+- **Lightning**
+- **Gale**
+- **Shadow**
+- **Iron**
+Some attacks may deal **multiple damage types**. Each type is resolved separately.
+
+---
+## Dealing Damage
+When an attack successfully resolves (i.e., it is not parried or dodged):
+1. **Determine Base Damage**
+    - Roll the weapon’s or effect’s damage dice.
+    - Apply relevant modifiers (ability modifier, proficiency bonuses, talents, mantras, etc.).
+2. **Apply Critical or Conditional Modifiers**
+    - Critical hits, posture-based bonuses, talents, or special effects apply here.
+    - These always modify damage **before** mitigation.
+3. **Apply Armor Reduction**
+    - Damage is reduced by the target’s applicable Armor Class (see below).
+4. **Apply Remaining Damage**
+    - Any remaining damage is dealt to HP.
+    - Additional effects (Bleed, Burning, Shock, etc.) are then applied.
+
+---
+## Penetration
+
+Some attacks or weapons have **Penetration**, allowing them to ignore armor.
+- Penetration reduces the target’s relevant AC before damage reduction is calculated.
+- Penetration cannot reduce AC below 0.
+- Penetration does **not** affect posture damage.
+
+Example:  
+A weapon with **3 Penetration** ignores 3 points (3%) of all AC. 
+
+**Total penetration from all effects cannot exceed 50%.**
+
+---
+## Posture Damage
+
+Some attacks deal **Posture damage** in addition to or instead of HP damage.
+- Posture damage represents pressure, imbalance, and guard-breaking force.
+- Posture damage is typically derived from:
+    - Weapon **Weight**
+    - Talents, mantras, or special effects
+- Posture damage is **not reduced by armor** unless explicitly stated.
+Blocking converts HP damage into posture damage, as described in the _Parrying & Posture_ rules.
+
+---
+## Chip Damage
+
+Some attacks and weapons deal **Chip Damage**, allowing a portion of their damage to bypass blocking defenses.
+
+* Chip Damage represents force, heat, shock, or precision that cannot be fully negated even when bracing
+* Chip Damage is expressed as a **percentage value**. This value determines how much of an attack’s HP damage passes through a block.
+* Chip Damage is calculated **after Penetration**
+* Armor reduction applies normally to Chip Damage
+* Penetration affects Chip Damage the same way it affects normal damage
+
+Example:  
+A weapon with **15 Chip Damage** causes **15% of its final HP damage** to be dealt even if the attack is blocked.
+
+---
+## Multiple Damage Instances
+
+If an attack deals damage multiple times:
+- Each instance is resolved separately
+- Armor reduction applies to each instance individually
+- Posture damage is applied per hit, not per attack