1. The attacking player can play tactics or use abilities any number of times.
2. The defending player can play tactics or use abilities any number of times.
3. Find the highest speed value among characters that have not yet assigned battle damage. X is that speed.
4. All attacking characters with X speed that have not yet assigned battle damage assign damage equal to their strength divided however the attacking player wants to the blocking party. If there are no remaining members in the blocking party then the attacking characters assign their damage to the faction or location being attacked instead.
5. All blocking characters with X speed that have not yet assigned battle damage assign damage equal to their strength divided however the defending player wants to the attacking party.
6. The attacking player can play tactics or use abilities any number of times.
7. The defending player can play tactics or use abilities any number of times.
8. All assigned battle damage is inflicted simultaneously. If more than one character inflicts damage to the same thing during this step, the sum of the damage is inflicted as a single amount.
9. Repeat steps 1 through 8 until all characters in the battle have either assigned their battle damage or have been destroyed.
10.Deplete all surviving characters in the battle.