Martial Dodge

Cost: 8
Ability Type: Reaction
Related Skill: Melee Combat
Prerequisites: Melee Combat 4 and Martial Arts Training

Through your training in the martial arts you have learnt a certain efficiency of motion and you are now able to avoid many incoming attacks with only a minimal amount of movement – sidestepping or ducking under attacks, hopping over sweeps and low attacks or simply stepping back away from your assailant as they strike.

Martial Dodges are an enhanced version of Standing Dodge, but do not suffer from the normal -2 AM. They can be used against all forms of attack (so long as the attack does not have an Area Effect) although they are much less effective against Ranged Attacks and suffer a -10 penalty against them. Martial Dodges are based on a Melee Combat check and, since they do not involve throwing yourself to the ground, they never penalise your next action.