Scratch:Fencing Skills
Fencing skills using fighting SP with 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.
