Attack and Combat

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Attack noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.

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Combat is a synonym for attack in assault physically topic. In some cases you can use "Combat" instead the word "Attack" as a verb or a noun.

Combat noun - Active fighting during the course of a war.

Usage example: a soldier who served throughout the war without actually seeing combat

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Attack is a synonym for combat in fight topic. Sometimes you can use "Attack" instead the word "Combat" as a verb or a noun.

physical	physical attack	physical combat
similar	similar attack	similar combat
normal	normal attack	normal combat
mass	mass attack	mass combat
Other adjectives: direct, fast, regular, standard, original, single, brutal, heavy, effective, actual, real, vicious, psychic, personal, final, deadly, aerial, next, basic, magical, ranged.

friend	attack friend	combat friend
world	attack world	combat world
monster	attack monster	combat monster
opponent	attack opponent	combat opponent
Other words: enemy, times, opponents, enemies, creatures, members, soldiers, allies.

Any Hero System character with a ranged attack and combat skill levels can pull this off — one skill level per controlled bounce.

Source: Precision-Guided Boomerang
RPG Elements: Your characters gain experience during combat (after every single successful attack) and level up also during combat.

Source: Video Game / Odium
This is represented by him getting a free attack every time an opponent in close combat rolls a one.

Source: Combat Pragmatist / Other

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