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Description and lore
A defensive weapon might become the visible boundary between a friend and a threatening blow.
The technique's center is an attentive fighter choosing responsibility.
A familiar companion can recognize that interposed guard as reassurance.
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A defensive weapon might become the visible boundary between a friend and a threatening blow.
Techniques and Spells · Alpha v44 reference
Requires: a compatible Defensive weapon.
Use: Reaction · Adjacent ally targeted by an interceptable melee attack · 1 Stamina
Effect: When an adjacent ally is targeted by a melee attack your Defensive weapon could intercept, use your Reaction to become the defender. Block that triggering attack with the intercepting weapon; no second Reaction. Later threats use the general flexible-defense rule. Normal equipment limits and method-specific supplement purchases apply.
The defensive weapon rises across the incoming blade before it reaches the ally.