Defense

One of the foremost goals of combat is to avoid being injured. The ability of a character to avoid physical attacks is represented by her Defense score. This is calculated using the formula below.

Defense \= Median of Dex, Spd & Per

Defense Tests

At the beginning of every round, make a Defense test. To do this, make a test, adding your Defense score instead of a stat. This gives you your Defense Total for the round. This total is the Target Number to hit you with a physical attack.

As with any test, you may use Edge to affect your total.

Boosting Defense

If you are aware of an attack, you may use either the Dodge or Parry reactions to boost your Defense against it (see page XXX).