Brawl

Combat Skill (Brawn)

Brawl weapons are generally light and cover the wearer's hands. They are easy to wield in close quarters and often designed with hand-guards or grips to keep them from being dropped easily in a desperate scuffle. Cestus, brass knuckles, metal claws, vibrofists, and weighted gloves are all examples of brawling weapons, as are the various disciplines of unarmed combat.
Many beasts and several of the more savage races fight with talons or claws, and their attacks are covered by Brawl as well.
An attacker must be engaged with their target to attempt a Brawl attack.
During some physical confrontations, a character seeks to incapacitate his foe without seriously injuring them. At other times, a melee erupts with little preparation, and a character may not have any weapon at hand. Some individuals are thoroughly trained in unarmed combat, or have natural weapons that they prefer to use during physical altercations. In any of these situations, Brawl is the skill used to determine success or failure in the combat.
Most characters who grew up in a hostile environment have some knack for Brawl. All wildlife - particularly those with natural weapons - use Brawl when forced into a confrontation. Anyone who participates in military or law enforcement training learns some I basic martial arts, which fall under the Brawl skill. Even more advanced or esoteric martial arts fall under the auspice of this skill.
In some conflicts, characters may be bound by the legal or social restrictions into fighting without weapons. Drawing a weapon could quickly escalate matters to a lethal fight and might have other repercussions, forcing the characters to depend upon their Brawl skill.
Brawl is used in unarmed combat. The difficulty () of Brawl checks is (the difficulty of all melee attacks) unless the opponent is incapable of resisting (in which case it might be easier at the GM's discretion).
Improvised weapons, such as a bottle or a table leg, are used with the Melee skill.

Visit the Combat Skills page for details on Combat Skills, or the main Skills page for a table of all skills.