Brawl

Brawl

Brawl defines your character's prowess at unarmed combat, whether he's a black belt in karate, a hard-bitten street tough or a college student who's taken a few selfdefense courses. Characters with this Skill know how to hit an opponent, where to hit for maximum effect and how to defend themselves from attack. It can mean using fists, but also elbows, knees, shoulders, head butts wrestling, joint locks and choke holds. Characters with a several dots could be familiar with multiple techniques of unarmed combat. Expertise in such techniques is reflected in the Fighting Style Merits (see pp. 110-112), which are based on Brawl. Brawl is added to your character's Strength to battle people in unarmed combat.

• Possessed by: Clippers, Nomads, Boxers, Cogs
• Specialties: Blocking, Boxing, Dirty Tricks, Grappling, Throws
• Suggested Equipment: Damage rating of any Weapon that uses the Brawl.
• Possible Penalties: Slippery conditions (-1), bad weather (-1 to -3), extremely confined space (-2), intervening obstacles (-1 to -3), drunk (-2)
  
  

General Roll Results

•Success: You hit your target

•Exceptional Success:Your character lands a powerful blow or hits his opponent in a vital area, increasing damage.

•Failure: You miss your target

•Dramatic Failure: Your character misses and leaves himself wide open for a counter-blow. Your character's Defense or Dodge trait does not apply to the next close-combat attack staged against them.