Riposte


Riposte

Step Number Rank: Rank + Dexterity Step +3

Action: No

Skill Use: Yes

Requires Karma: Yes

Strain: 2

Discipline Talent Use: Swordmaster

 

The Riposte talent allows a character to turn an attack back on his attacker. The character makes a Riposte Test against the result of the Attack Test made by a single opponent. If the Riposte result is higher than the Attack Test result, the attacked character avoids the blow, then immediately attacks using the Riposte Test result as an Attack Test. If the Riposte result is higher than the opponent's Physical Defense Rating, the Riposte hits the opponent. The riposting character then makes a normal Damage Test. Riposte Tests can result in Armor-Defeating Hits. A character may use the Riposte talent in the same round as an attack. A character may only use Riposte once per round, regardless of how many attacks he suffers in that round. A character can only use the Riposte talent against attacks made with melee weapons.