Half-Swording (Style)

You learn to grab the blade of your sword, and maneuver it between the gaps of your opponent's armor.

Prerequisite(s): Weapon Proficiency (Sword)

Benefit(s): The sword being wielded can be maneuvered for two types of attacks.

Piercing: The sword's damage dice is reduced to 1d6 and deals piercing damage. This ignores 2 points of the opponent's armor bonus.

Bludgeoning: The sword's damage dice is reduced to 1d6 and deals bludgeoning damage. This attack is also compared to the opponent's Fortitude Defense or they are staggered for 1 round. If this bypasses their Fortitude Defense by 5 or more, they are staggered for an additional round.