Divine Combat (NH)

Divine Combat
For all combat, players may choose to ignore these rules if they agree on a result OOC. 
A God's combat strength is defined as follows: 
4+Current week's AP bonus + Combat Artifacts/Exarchs + Plane Bonus + Aid - Loss Penalty 
Where Plane Bonus is a +2 modifier for a fight which occurs within one's own lesser plane.  No benefits exist in a greater plane.  Aid: Other gods may spend 1 AP to add their week's AP bonus value to your score. 
Loss Penalty:  The God which loses a fight will receive a penalty to the next combat equal to 10% of the average strength of the fighting gods(excluding loss penalties), rounded to the nearest integer (minimum=1).  This penalty is cumulative.  After combat is ended, this penalty is decreased by 50% of the god's total strength  each week (so the maximum amount of time needed to recover from a fight is 2 weeks). 
Combat rounds between two gods takes place every 24 hours following the initial attack (this interval can be shortened or lengthened at the combatant's choice).  Each round, the two players compare the combat strength of their gods.  The player with the lower score loses, and receives a loss penalty.
The first God to reach a combat strength score of 0 is considered defeated.  OOC deliberation should determine the nature of the defeat.  It is also possible to flee a battle, perhaps in defeat, perhaps to find allies or a more advantagous location to fight from.  Your opponent, naturally, is free to pursue you.
Category: Rules (NH)