Exotic Hand Strike

Average

Default: Karate-1.
Prerequisite: Karate; cannot exceed Karate skill.
Certain hand strikes use unusual striking surfaces: the
edge of the hand, a single protruding knuckle, a claw-
shaped fist, etc. These do extra damage to fleshy or fragile
targets at the cost of being much more vulnerable to injury
when striking a hard surface such as armor or bone. Roll
against Exotic Hand Strike to hit. Standard hit location
penalties apply. Damage is thrust crushing plus Karate
bonuses. Hurting Yourself (p. B379) applies if your target has
any DR – not just DR 3+.