Blade of the Iron Throne. Defensive Maneuvers

Block

Counter

Block Open & Strike

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Available at all levels

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Available at level 4

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Available at all levels

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Basic defence using a shield’s DTN

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During the rst exchange of this maneuver, Block

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Aer declaring this maneuver, parry as normal. If

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Roll alloed dice against the shields DTN. If you net more successes then the a ggressor then the aack is blocked and you become the aggressor.

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or parry like normal aer declaring this maneu-

successful, you receive a number of dice equal to

ver and paying the acvaon cost.

the aacks TOTAL successes on his aack on your follow up aack.

If the block/parry is successful than you receive the QoS from the rst exchange added as bonus

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based on the following table from p72.

dice to your follow -up aack.

Disarm

Counter Table Normal(D12)/Half -sword

The Follow up aack must be chosen randomly

Evasion

Eect

1

Slash 1

2

Slash 2

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Available at level 3

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Available at all levels

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Used to disarm your opponent.

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Full evaded/retreat (DTN 5) breaks combat and

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If the manuever is successful, the aggressor

you can not retreat directly aer your own aack

3

Slash 3

makes a knockdown knockdown check with a diculty equal

4

Slash 4

to the QoS. If the check is failed, the weapon is

5

Slash 5

dropped. If the check is successful, the aggressor

combat. Can spend 2 MP dice to take iniave

retains their weapon but the defender takes ini-

(automac if opponent botches)

6/1

Pommel 13 (Dr-1 Blunt)

7/2

Thrust 13

8/3

Slash at same as aacked

9/4

Grapple (no Acvaon cost)

10/5

Disarm

11/6

Thrust to body 11 or 12

ave.

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Paral Evade (DTN 8) dodges aack but stays in

Duck and Weave (DTN (DTN 10) May aack on the next exchange as if opponent botched.

Expulsion

Overrun

Half Sword

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Available at level 3

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Available at all levels

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Available at level 8

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Similar to oensive beat

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Reduces sword’s reach by one or two steps.

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Combines an aack and defense in the same

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Can be used against any thrust based aack or

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Reduces Thrust ATN and DTN by 1 and increased

slash based aacks made with 4 dice or less. 

If you are victorious, your QoS is subtracted from

acon. First, by dodging the incoming aack then by launching you own.

the Thrust DR by 1. 

your opponent’s MP. If their MP should go Nega-

Going into or out of a half sword during an ex-

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and an aack.

change costs 1 MP.

ve those dice are then added to your MP.

Allocate dice for both the paral evasion (DTN 8)

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Carry our the Paral evade rst. If successful, QoS is added to the aack.

Parry

Winding & Binding

Rota

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Available at all levels

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Available at Level 2

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Available at level 5

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Simply deects an incoming aack with a weap-

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Only useful against slash type aacks and the

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Locks swords together temporarily

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Sll succeeds if the defender es. Receives QoS

on you are carrying.

follow up must also be a slash type. 

Aer declaring this maneuver, parry as normal. If

in the next exchange( p73)

successful, you receive a number of dice equal to

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the aacks TOTAL successes on his aack on

1 - Wind for Advantage. (2 * QoS in next exchange)

your follow up aack.

2 - Thrust to 13

The Follow up aack must be the same zone that

3 - Thrust to 12

was parried.

4 - Thrust to 11 5 - Grapple Primary Arm 6 - Head bu or hilt strike to 13 7 - Swing to area 7