Defence

This skill represents your ability to react to incoming attacks, blow blows, and defend yourself from attacks. 

Your Defence skill bonus is usually used to calculate your base Armor Class. However, you may sometimes be called to make a Defence skill check in reaction to another's attack or manoeuvre against you. 

BLOCK (1 Action)

You attempt to counter an incoming melee or unarmed attack. Before the start of your next round, if are attacked in melee, you may make a Block skill as a reaction against the attackers' Strike or Brawl check. 

Critical Success You may use your Reaction to make a Strike or Brawl check against the attacker.Success You successfully block the attack.Failure Your parry attempt fails, and the attacker's Strike hits you.Critical Failure You fumble right into the enemy's attack. They get a free Critical Success on their Strike against you.