Scratch:Fencing Skills

fencing ( fighting SP): Fencing skills use a well-balanced, one-handed blade which can cut and thrust. You may use a buckler, shield or other weapon in your other hand. Some fencing attacks do piercing damage, which is more effective against padded armor which does not deflect thrusts.

cut and thrust ( fighting SP close range fencing attack):

• injured: 1 attack, 1 damage.
• healthy: 2 attacks, 1 damage each (cut) or 1 attack, 2 piercing damage (thrust).

parry and riposte ( fighting SP close range fencing counterattack, prepared): If you successfully defend against an attack, you can immediately counter with a 1 damage attack.

lunge ( fighting SP close range fencing piercing attack, prepared)

• injured: 1 attack, 1 damage.
• healthy: 2 attacks, 1 damage each (cut) or 1 attack, 2 damage (thrust).
• each attack has +2 to hit.

throw sword ( fighting SP long range fencing attack, prepared): 2 damage, and you cannot use that sword until you spend a turn picking it up.

defensive stance ( fighting SP close range fencing attack)

• injured: 1 damage, you get +1 to defense until your next turn.
• healthy: 1 damage, you get +2 to defense until your next turn.

back edge cut ( fighting SP close range fencing attack, prepared, requires double-edged blade): Follow up any attack with another attack that does 1 damage.

flurry of blows ( fighting SP close range fencing attack, prepared, requires two swords): 3 attacks, 1 damage each. Press one enemy, or whirl about fighting enemies all around you. If all 3 attacks succeed, you can do a 4th attack.

coup-de-grace ( fighting SP close range fencing attack, prepared): 3 damage, possibly impaling or decapitating your opponent. If the attack fails, the enemy still takes 1 damage.

dueling (2 fighting SP action): You perform a standard fighting action (1 or 2 attacks) except that you can immediately do an extra attack (which does 1 damage if successful) if the target of a successful dueling attack attacks any character but you before your next turn.

parry (3 fighting SP effect): If an enemy attacking you rolls a 2, you get a free attack (which does 1 damage if successful) against that opponent.