Elbow Strike

Average

Defaults: Brawling-2 or Karate-2.
Prerequisite: Brawling or Karate; cannot exceed prereq-
uisite skill.
You can jab an elbow into an enemy behind you in close
combat. Roll against Elbow Strike to hit. There’s no modifi-
er for not facing him, but add an extra -1 if you target a spe-
cific hit location. A hit inflicts thrust-1 crushing damage,
plus skill bonuses. Treat an elbow to someone in front of you
as a punch.
Elbows are short-ranged and hard to hurt. You may not
select All-Out Attack (Long) (pp. 97-98). Hurting Yourself
(p. B379) applies, but damage is 1/10 of what you roll – not
1/5 – and both it and injury from enemy parries affects the
arm, not the hand.