Shadow Block
Interrupt Action (–5 Initiative Score)
When one character in a fight tries to use their Gymnastics skill to avoid a blow, or if they are trying to get out of the fight, an opponent close to them can attempt to interfere and make sure they take the damage coming their way. If a character is using the Dodge Interrupt Action, an opponent can use Shadow Block on that opponent. They must make a Gymnastics + Agility [Physical] Test with the threshold being the opponent’s net hits from their Dodge Test. If successful, the character reduces the hits the Dodging character received on their Defense Test by the net hits they achieved on their test.
When one character in a fight tries to use their Gymnastics skill to avoid a blow, or if they are trying to get out of the fight, an opponent close to them can attempt to interfere and make sure they take the damage coming their way. If a character is using the Dodge Interrupt Action, an opponent can use Shadow Block on that opponent. They must make a Gymnastics + Agility [Physical] Test with the threshold being the opponent’s net hits from their Dodge Test. If successful, the character reduces the hits the Dodging character received on their Defense Test by the net hits they achieved on their test.
Shadow Block can also be used to counteract an
Evade action. As above, the character with Shadow
Block makes a Gymnastics + Agility [Physical] Test
with the threshold being the opponent’s net hits from
their Evade Test. If successful they reduce this net hits
on the test, thereby reducing the number of people the
person attempting the Evade automatically passes. The
Shadow Blocker can choose which person then can attack,
but it has to be someone who was within five meters
of the person attempting to Evade at some point in
their movement.
Use of this action in either way requires Martial Art
training.