Underhanded Cut
Underhanded Cut
Advanced Martial Technique
Prerequisites: Martial Rank 5
Disciplines: Stalker
Interruptive Action
Cost: 5 Stamina
Trigger: You are the target of a melee attack for which you do not grant Advantage.
Effect: You see the attack coming a mile away, and use your opponent's attack as an opening for your own, obscuring their aim at the same time. Make an attack:
Range: Melee
Target: Triggering Creature
Attack: Melee Weapon vs. AC
Hit: Deal Weapon[1 WD] and the target has Disadvantage on the triggering attack.
Augment, Greater Underhanded Cut
[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, Always Underhanded [Stance]
[Martial Rank 5]
Requirement: You must be utilizing the Sightless Shroud Stance.
Effect: You may now use this technique if the target has one or fewer advantages on you.
Master Augment, Weakening Cut [Stance]
[Martial Rank 5]
Requirement: You must be utilizing the Cruel Cage Stance.
Effect: On a hit, the target is Weakened for the triggering attack.
Master Augment, Made You Flinch [Stance]
[Martial Rank 6]
Requirement: You must be utilizing a Scoundrel Stance.
Effect: On a miss, the target suffers Disadvantage on the triggering attack.
Master Augment, Obscuring Cut [Stance]
[Martial Rank 6]
Requirement: You must be utilizing a Marksman Stance.
Effect: On a hit, the target suffers an extra Disadvantage on the triggering attack (2 total).
Master Augment, Unscrupulous Opportunist [Stance]
[Martial Rank 7]
Requirement: You must be utilizing the Unfailing Blade Stance.
Cost: 2 Stamina
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).