guard-abilities

Decrease Evade Penalties by half per armor piece. If there are no evade penalties nothing happens. 

Increase Defense Trait and Spirit Trait by 1.

Increase armor defense by 1 for physical attacks.

Anytime there is something you can duck behind or hide behind near you when you are attacked you can make a hard react check to take that cover, giving you a +3 to Evade.

As long as you have a shield equipped you cannot be counter attacked.

As long as the space to the left or right is clear, you can make a normal react check to step to the side to try to avoid the hit. This gives you a +1 to Evade.

Increase your Defense trait by 1.

When you go to use a counter action, you can make a hard athletics check to roll to the side of the target, giving you a chance to evade as well with a +1 to Evade.

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

You cannot be ambushed.