Brawling

This is the skill of “unscientific”
unarmed
combat.
Roll
against
Brawling to hit with a punch, or
Brawling-2 to hit with a kick.
Brawling can also replace DX when
you attack with teeth, claws, horns, or
other “natural weapons.”
Brawling improves damage: if you
know Brawling at DX+2 level or bet-
ter, add +1 per die to basic thrust dam-
age when you calculate damage with
Brawling attacks – punches, kicks,
claws, bites, etc. Work out damage
ahead of time and record it on your
character sheet.
Brawling includes the ability to use
the blackjack or sap. An attack with
such a fist load is considered a punch
at +1 to damage.
When you defend with bare hands,
Brawling allows you to parry two dif-
ferent attacks per turn, one with each
hand. Your Parry score is (skill/2) + 3,
rounded down. Brawling parries are
at -3 vs. weapons other than thrusting
attacks. For more on barehanded par-
ries, see Parrying Unarmed (p. 376).