Combat Edges

Combat Edges

These Edges are typically related to dealing and surviving damage.

General Combat Edges

Name	Rank	Summary
Alacrity of Mind	Seasoned	Use Smarts instead of Athletics when making Interrupting Actions.
Armor Training	Novice	Lessen an Armor Restriction hindrance
Block	Seasoned	+1 Parry, ignore 1 point of Gang Up bonus
↪ Improved Block	Veteran	+2 Parry and ignore 2 points of Gang Up Bonus
Combat Reflexes	Seasoned	+2 Spirit to recover from being Shaken or Stunned.
Counterattack	Seasoned	Free attack against one foe per turn who failed a Fighting roll.
↪ Improved Counterattack	Seasoned	As Counterattack, but against three failed attacks per turn.
Covering Defense	Novice	Defend maneuver aids allies as well.
Deadly Blow	Seasoned	The fighter adds +1 to all his damaging attacks.
Defender	Seasoned	Character may share his shield's Parry and cover bonus with one adjacent ally.
Dirty Fighter	Seasoned	+2 to Fighting Tricks.
↪ Really Dirty Fighter	Seasoned	Raise on a Fighting Test grants The Drop
Dodge	Seasoned	-2 to be hit by ranged attacks. (Does not stack with cover)
↪ Improved Dodge	Seasoned	+2 to Evasion totals.
Exploit Weakness	Heroic	Attack as if you are using a damage type they are weak to and slow enemy regeneration.
Extraction	Novice	One adjacent foe doesn't get a free attack when you withdraw from close combat.
↪ Improved Extraction	Seasoned	Three adjacent foes don't get free attacks when you withdraw from combat.
Feint	Novice	You may choose to make a foe resist with Smarts instead of Agility during a Fighting Test.
Formation Fighter	Novice	Fighter adds +2 to Gang Up bonus instead of +1.
↪ Shield Wall	Novice	Fighter with shield adds +1 Parry to adjacent ally with Shield Wall Edge
Free Runner	Novice	Ignore Difficult Ground and add +2 to Athletics in foot chases and Athletics (climbing).
Giant Killer	Veteran	+1d6 damage vs creatures three Sizes larger or more.
Hard to Kill	Novice	Ignore Wound penalties when making Vigor rolls to avoid Bleeding Out.
↪ Harder to Kill	Veteran	Roll a die if the character perishes. On an even roll he's Incapacitated but survives somehow.
Heroic Defiance	Seasoned	Automatically remove one of the listed negative conditions.
Iron Jaw	Novice	+2 to Soak and Vigor rolls to avoid Knockout Blows.
↪ Take the Hit	Seasoned	Free reroll when Soaking or resisting Knockout Blows.
Killer Instinct	Seasoned	The hero gets a free reroll in any opposed Test he initiates.
MIssile Shield	Veteran	Increase your Toughness against ranged attacks.
Martial Flexibility	Seasoned	Once per encounter, character may gain the benefits of an eligible Combat Edge for five rounds.
↪ Improved Martial Flexibility	Veteran	The fighter may now choose two Combat Edges per encounter.
Missile Deflection	Heroic	Ranged attackers use character's Parry as base TN.
Mounted Shield	Novice	You grant your shield bonus to your mount.
Nerves of Steel	Novice	Ignore one level of Wound penalties.
↪ Improved Nerves of Steel	Novice	Ignore up to two level of Wound penalties.
No Mercy	Seasoned	+2 damage when spending a Benny to reroll damage.
Opportunistic	Veteran	A Joker adds +4 to Trait and damage rolls rather than +2.
Roar	Seasoned	Maymake an Intimidation Test in a Cone Template.
Scorch	Seasoned	Character's breath weapon increases a die type, and allows her to use Cone or Stream template.
Shatterspell	Novice	Make a limited action to dispel a power.
Sneak Attack	Novice	+2 to damage to Vulnerable foes, or when the rogue has The Drop
↪ Shadow Strike	Veteran	Use your sneak attack in areas with bad illumination
↪ Improved Sneak Attack	Veteran	May sneak attack a Distracted foe.
↪ Greater Sneak Attack	Seasoned	Replaces rogue's +2 damage with a d6.
Steady Hands	Novice	Ignore Unstable Platform penalty; reduce running penalty to -1.
Stunning Blow	Seasoned	Foe must make a Vigor roll or be Stunned if Shaken or Wounded with a blunt weapon.
Sunder	Novice	Attacker adds +d6 to damage when trying to break things.
Trademark Weapon	Novice	+1 to Athletics (throwing), Fighting, or Shooting total with a specific weapon; +1 Parry while weapon is readied.
↪ Improved Trademark Weapon	Seasoned	The attack and Parry bonus increases to +2
Tripping Strike	Seasoned	Cause an enemy to be knocked prone.
Under and Over	Novice	Knock over large enemies attacking you.
Weapon Specialization	Seasoned	Specialize in a weapon type for a free reroll on its damage rolls.
🔗 Favored Enemy ↪ Master Hunter	Heroic	The hunter adds an additional d6 damage when making a successful Athletics (throwing), Fighting, or shooting attack against their Favored Enemies.
🔗 Berserk ↪ Spirit Warrior	Heroic	Become better at killing fae, outsiders and similar creatures while going berserk

Initiative Edges

Name	Rank	Summary
Calculating	Novice	Ignore up to 2 points of penalties on one action with an Action Card of Five or less.
Intimidating Glare	Veteran	Make an Intimidation roll as a free action when dealt a Jack or better in combat.
Level Headed	Seasoned	Draw an additional Action Card each round in combat and choose which one to use.
↪ Improved Level Headed	Seasoned	Draw two additional Action Cards each round in combat and choose which one to use.

Melee Attacks Edges

Name	Rank	Summary
Charge	Seasoned	+2 damage to first Fighting roll when running at least 5“ (10 yards).
Close Fighting	Novice	Fighter armed with a knife or small weapon adds REach +1 and Parry +1 toward a single foe armed with a larger weapon.
↪ Improved Close Fighting	Veteran	The bonus from Close Fighting increases to Reach +2
First Strike	Novice	Free Fighting attack once per round when foe moves within Reach.
↪ Improved First Strike	Heroic	Free Fighting attack against up to three foes when they move within Reach.
Frenzy	Seasoned	Roll a second Fighting die with one melee attack per turn.
↪ Improved Frenzy	Veteran	Roll a second Fighting die with up to two melee attacks per turn.
Martial Prowess	Heroic	The fighter gets a free reroll on any failed Fighting roll.
Mighty Blow	Novice	When dealt a Joker, deal double damage on first successful Fighting roll.
Opportunistic Strike	Heroic	The rogue gets a free attack against a foe who Withdraws from Melee, even if they have Extraction. If they don't have Extraction, they count as Vulnerable to her.
Savagery	Novice	+4 damage when Wild Attacking rather than +2.
Sweep	Novice	Fighting rolla t -2 to hit all targets in weapon's Reach, no more than once per turn.
↪ Improved Sweep	Veteran	As Sweep, but ignore the -2 penalty.
Two-Fisted	Novice	Make one extra Fighting roll with a second melee weapon in the off-hand at no Multi-Action penalty.

Ranged Attacks Edges

Name	Rank	Summary
Dead Shot	Novice	When dealt a Joker, double damage of first Athletics (throwing) or Shooting roll.
Double Shot	Seasoned	Extra Shooting or Athletics (throwing) die, once per turn.
↪ Improved Double Shot	Heroic	Extra die up to twice per turn.
Double Tap	Seasoned	+1 to hit and damage when firing no more than RoF 1 per action
Marksman	Seasoned	Ignore up to 2 points of penalties from Range, Cover, Called Shot, Scale, or Speed; or add +1 to first Athletics (throwing) or Shooting roll. Character may not move or fire greater than RoF 1.
Point Blank Master	Veteran	Become better at shooting while engaged with enemies
Rapid Fire	Seasoned	Increase RoF by 1 for one Shooting attack per turn.
↪ Improved Rapid Fire	Seasoned	Increase RoF by 1 for one Shooting attack per turn.
Rapid Reload	Novice	Reduce the Reload value of a weapon by 1.
Rock and Roll!	Seasoned	Ignore the Recoil penalty when firing weapons with a RoF of 2 or more. Characters may not move.
Trick Shot	Seasoned	Character may make foe resist with Smarts instead of Agility with Athletics or Shooting Test.
Two-Gun Kid	Novice	Make one extra Shooting (or Athletics (throwing)) roll with a second ranged weapon in the off-hand at no Multi-Action penalty.

Unarmed Fighting Edges

Name	Rank	Summary
Brawler	Novice	Toughness +1, add d4 to damage from fists; or increase it a die type if combined with Marial Artist, Claws, or similar abilities.
↪ Bruiser	Seasoned	Increase unarmed Strength damage a die type and Toughness another +1
Improvisational Fighter	Seasoned	Ignore -2 penalty when attacking with improvised weapons.
Martial Artist	Novice	Unarmed Fighting +1, fists and feet count as Natural Weapons, add d4 damage die to unarmed Fighting attacks (or increase die a step if you already have it).
↪ Martial Warrior	Seasoned	Unarmed Fighting +2, increase damage die type a step.
↪↪ Chi	Veteran	Once per combat, reroll failed attack, make enemy reroll successful attack, or add +d6 to unarmed Fighting attack.

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Combat Edges

General Combat Edges

Initiative Edges

Melee Attacks Edges

Ranged Attacks Edges

Unarmed Fighting Edges