Parrying Unarmed

If you are fighting without
weapons, or with at least one hand
free, you may choose to parry bare-
handed. Beings that lack hands (like
most animals) can’t parry unarmed –
they can only dodge.
You can use Boxing, Brawling,
Judo, or Karate skill – or DX, if high-
er – to parry with one hand. You can
also parry with Sumo Wrestling or
Wrestling skill, but this requires both
hands. Your Parry active defense is 3
+ half your skill or DX, dropping all
fractions.
There’s no penalty to parry another
unarmed attack. You are at -3 to parry
weapons, unless the attack is a thrust
or you are using Judo or Karate (in
either case, use your full parry). See
individual
unarmed-combat
skill
descriptions for other limitations.
A failed parry means you are hit. If
you are using hit locations, a failed
parry against a weapon means your
attacker may choose to hit his original
target or the arm you parried with! If
your arm suffers more than half your
Hit Points in injury, it is automatically
crippled (see Crippling Injury, p. 420).
Some unarmed skills (e.g., Judo)
give you special options after a suc-
cessful parry. See individual skill
descriptions for details.