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attack rolls. Instead, roll Defense as a dice pool, and subtract the attacker succeeds, the opponent drops his weapon. If
each success from the attacker’s successes. If this reduces the the attacker gets an exceptional success, she takes possession
attacker’s successes to zero, the attack deals no damage. Apply of the opponent’s weapon. On a dramatic failure, she takes
successes from Dodging before adding any weapon modifier. damage equal to the weapon’s modifier — if she’s struggling
Dodging only works when Defense can apply. over a gun, for instance, the gun goes off.
Against multiple opponents, reduce Defense by 1 for each
opponent before doubling it to determine the Dodge dice Grapple
pool. If Defense is reduced to 0, roll a chance die. A dramatic To grab an opponent, roll Strength + Brawl - Defense. On
failure when Dodging leaves the character off balance; reduce a success, both characters are grappling. If the attacker rolls
her Defense by 1 for the next turn.
an exceptional success, he picks a move from the list below
Unarmed Combat to enact immediately.
During each subsequent turn, both grappling characters
These rules present special cases that come up when make a contested Strength + Brawl versus Strength + Brawl
fighting without weapons. action on the higher of the two characters’ Initiatives. The
winner picks a move from the list below to enact immediately,
Bite or two moves on an exceptional success.

• Break Free from the grapple. The character throws
A human’s teeth have a -1 weapon modifier and deal
bashing damage. Animals and some other creatures treat off his opponent; they’re both no longer grappling.
their teeth like weapons, dealing lethal damage to mortals. Succeeding at this move is a reflexive action, so the char-
Animal bites have a weapon modifier depending on the kind acter can take another action immediately afterwards.
of animal: a wolf applies +1, while a great white shark gets +4. • Control Weapon, either by drawing a weapon the
Humans can only bite as part of a grapple, using the character has holstered or turning his opponent’s
Damage move (see below).
weapon against her. He keeps control until his op-
Disarm ponent performs a Control Weapon move.

To snatch an opponent’s weapon away, roll Strength + • Damage the opponent by dealing bashing dam-
Brawl contested by the opponent’s Strength + Athletics. If age equal to the character’s rolled successes. If the
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