Defense of Blades
Defense of Blades
Advanced Martial Technique
Prerequisites: Martial Rank 5
Disciplines: Guardian
Interruptive Action
Cost: 4 Resolve
Limitation: Once per creature per round.
Trigger: An adjacent creature targets your ally with an attack.
Effect: Always able to recognize an opponent is most vulnerable the moment they attack, you apply this training to the defense of your comrades. Make an attack:
Range: Melee Reach
Target: One creature
Attack: Melee Weapon vs. AC
Hit: Weapon[2 WD] damage.
Augment, Greater Defense of Blades
[Martial Rank 8, Stacking]
Stacking [Rank 8, 11, 14, etc]: This augment may be applied multiple times and is limited by your Martial Rank.
Effect: Increase the damage dealt by 1 WD.
Master Augment, Disruptive Defense [Stance]
[Martial Rank 5]
Requirement: You must be utilizing the Guarded Watcher Stance.
Effect: On a hit, the target suffers a -2 penalty to the triggering attack roll.
Master Augment, Selfless Defender [Stance]
[Martial Rank 6]
Requirement: You must be utilizing the Bloodless Warrior Stance.
Effect: On a hit, you become the target of the triggering attack.
Master Augment, Weaken Adversary [Stance]
[Martial Rank 6]
Requirement: You must be utilizing a Brute Stance.
Effect: On a hit, the target is Weakened for the triggering attack.
Master Augment, Protective Parry [Stance]
[Martial Rank 6]
Requirement: You must be utilizing a Duelist Stance.
Effect: On a hit, if the triggering attack is a weapon attack, You may use a held weapon to make an opposed attack roll against the target. If you succeed the check, the triggering attack automatically misses.
Master Augment, Rapid Defense [Stance]
[Martial Rank 7]
Requirement: You must be utilizing the Iron Will Stance.
Cost: 2 Resolve
Effect: You may use this technique even if you have already used a Reactive or Interruptive action this round. You may not use this augment if you have already used 2 or more Reactive or Interruptive actions this round (even if those uses didn't count towards the normal limit).