Draw and Strike

Cost: 5
Ability Type: Passive Ability
Related Skill: Melee Combat
Prerequisites: Melee Combat 5

Through countless hours of tiresome practise you have learnt how to turn a sheathed weapon into an advantage - by the simple expedient drawing it so speedily that your opponent is not yet ready to defend against you. You no longer suffer any Initiative penalty when drawing a melee weapon, and if you win Initiative when drawing your weapon your opponent suffers a -2 AM to their defences against your initial strike.