Combat

1. There is someone who does not like you in the next room.

The hammer can be used as a weapon, especially for those with mace skills. Re-equip with the hammer and get ready to target the non-player character (NPC) in the room to the east.
Targeting can be done by clicking on the NPC, or pressing F2 when you get into room and selecting the target as you did selecting the Forge in the workshop.
The target will be shown in the paper doll display and sport a stylish yellow circle.
Press the ‘Combat’ tab and the ‘ATTACK!’ button.

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2. The red numbers floating to the sky represent the damage that your opponent is taking, the green numbers are your wounds.

As the NPC is damaged, the green heath bar to the side goes down and turns to yellow and then red.
When the health bar is gone, the NPC is dead. Of course, the same thing can happen to you.
Death at the hands of an NPC is really more of a knock-out, you will return in a nearby room with minimal clothing and equipment.
The things you had will be in a death box at the site of your unfortunate demise.
Most fights between Player Characters also end in KOs, but between full level characters permanent death (PermaKill) is a possibility.
There are serious repercussions for permanently killing someone.
But, wise players try not to antagonize anyone to consider that option.
Wise players also make sure they have children available to inherit the family property, just in case.

3. Success the scum is dead. In your event window, you will see something like, Lashondra Gonzales (a.K.A. Bitch) has faded into oblivion.

She is dead meat now.
Yes, she is dead and lying on the ground.
You gain 20 XP.
Your total XP is now 116 of which 110 are unused are ready to be exchanged for skill slots.
We will look at bit at this in the next section.
You receive 10 credits Money is always welcome; the credits in the status window have increased.
Valor increased by 1/100 points (TOTAL: +1/100).
Valor can go down if you attack characters much weaker than yourself.
Sometimes the NPC drops something, left click and drag it into your inventory.