guard ability

You can make a hard react check to increase your defense trait by +1 for that instance.

You have a chance to completely evade the attack. The chance is an Impossible Acrobatics -1. Be aware of the following penalties:

• Back Attack: -3
• Distracted: -2
• Magic: -2
• Fast Magic: -3
• Invisible Magic: impossible to evade
• Projectile: -3
• Thrown: -1

You are always in a defensive stance gaining a +2 to defense trait and +1 to armor defense. 

You are more aware of dangers in the area. You have a +2 to Perceive, +1 to Insight, React, and Initiative.

Increases defense of heavy armor pieces by 1 for every piece of heavy armor worn. Increases Physical and Magical Armor by 2 if wearing a full set of heavy armor.

Increases defense of medium armor pieces by 1 for every piece of medium armor worn. Increases Physical and Magical Armor by 2 if wearing a full set of medium armor.

Increases Light Armor Defense by 1 for every piece of light armor worn, and Physical and Magical Armor by 2 if wearing a full set of light armor.

Grants you a +1d4 to Vitality Save.

Increase your Defense trait by 1d4 and your Immunity, Endure, and Brace traits by 1.

Increase your Defense trait by 1.