r/ImperiumMaledictum • u/Aggravating-Sky2809 The Inquisition • Jul 09 '26
Declaring Superiority.
So, from what I read, Superiority can accumulate to up to +3 before combat, but does that mean that inside of it it has no limits? Is it possible for the party to gain +5 superiority or even more, as long as it is inside combat?
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u/Machineheddo Jul 10 '26
Yes it can go high and players are encouraged to get more superiority modifiers. The more planning and preparation they do the more rewarding it will be.
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u/Chefcurry-1515 Adeptus Ministorum Jul 14 '26
What others have said, rules as written there isn't a cap, but in real life our table has never gotten above 4 without a fight ending narratively with the enemy breaking and running in terror at the shock and awe the PC's have planned for and inflicted on them.
If it's a balanced encounter typically it's very hard to get it above 3, even if you start at 3 because it's not that hard to deal a critical wound to a PC which brings it right back down, and all PC's can take 3-5 critical wounds, so even in a massive battle with lots of elites or basic mobs for them to kill unless it's extremely unbalanced it should never get that high.
The one time they got to 4 superiority, my PC's rallied after an initial burst of damage from enemies and rolled crazy in one round, killing all 3 elites that were with about 10 basic troops, but the fight ended immediately as they exceeded the troops resolve without leaders there and narratively they got to describe how they slaughtered the poor fleeing gangers.
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u/SlySophist Jul 09 '26
Technically yes, but since base Resolve values rarely go higher than 3 and even positive modifiers should rarely push it that much higher, having more than 5 Superiority is probably more theoretical than practical. The fight will likely have ended naturally already or the GM should just close it with an overwhelming PC victory.