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This skill represents your ability to react to incoming attacks, parry blows, and physically defend yourself from attacks.
Your Parry skill bonus is used to calculate your base Armor Defense, but you can also actively use it in combat.
BLOCK ⬤ ◌ ◌
You attempt to actively counter an incoming melee or unarmed attack. Spend 1 Action on your turn to prepare your guard and adopt a defensive stance. Until the start of your next turn, if you are attacked in melee, you may spend your Reaction to make a Parry check against the attacker's Strike or Brawl check to intercept the blow.
Critical Success: You successfully block the attack (it automatically misses), and you may immediately make a Strike or Brawl check against the attacker as a Free Action.Success: You successfully block the attack (it automatically misses).Failure: Your parry attempt fails, and the attacker's strike resolves normally against you.Critical Failure: You fumble your guard and lean into the enemy's attack. Their attack resolves against you with a +4 Circumstance Bonus.