Regain Composure
Major Action (Daring + Melee vs. Defense)
Major Action
Sacrifice a Major Action to regain 1 Composure, or spend
1 Fortune to regain 1 Composure without losing an action.
Ranged Attack
Major Action (Savvy + Ranged vs. Defense, Range Modifiers)
You throw a knife; or fire a crossbow, bow, firearm at your
opponent. They cannot Yield Advantage to a ranged attack
but can spend 1 Fortune Point to turn it into a Close Call.
Mastery:+1 Damage with Ranged Attack
Dirty Fighting
Major Action (Flair + Brawl vs. Defense)
You throw sand in the enemy's eyes, pull a rug from under
their feet, kick them in the groin, etc. The enemy is At a
Loss until they expend a Major Action or 1 Advantage to
recover.
Mastery:Bonus Die to attack, +1 to avoid Dirty Fighting.
Bladework
Major Action (Daring + Brawl vs. Defense)
Make a "regular" attack with any melee weapon. If your
attack takes down a pawn and you are adjacent to another
pawn, you may make another Bladework attack at -1. If
that pawn is defeated and there is another adjacent, you
may make another attack at -2, and so on until you fail to
defeat an adjacent pawn or there are none remaining.
Mastery:+1 Damage with Bladework
Blade Throw
Major Action (Flair + Melee vs. Defense, Range Modifiers)
You throw your sword or main gauche at your opponent.
A thrown sword has a very short range (5' range
increment) and halves Might for damage, but you get to go
2 phases sooner than you would normally act. Of course,
doing this does leave you unarmed. Targets cannot Yield
Advantage to a ranged attack, but can spend 1 Fortune
Point for a Close Call.
Mastery:Bonus Die to hit, +1 to avoid Blade Throw
Disarm
Major Action (Might + Melee/Brawl vs. Might + Melee)
You must begin in a Bind, or grappling the opponent. If unarmed,
use Brawl instead of Melee. A two-handed weapon gives +2 to
either combatant. If you succeed, their weapon falls to the ground
ld6 feet away. On a Mighty Success, you take the weapon. You
can also try a Quick Disarm (without binding first) trying to whirl
the weapon out of the foe's grip, but this adds a Penalty Die. After
a successful Parry, you can try a Quick Disarm as a Reaction or as
a free action following a Mighty Success Parry.
Mastery:Bonus Die on Disarm rolls, +1 to avoid Disarm
Brawling
Do ld2 damage + half your Might. Gauntlets increase
damage to ld3, kicks do ld3 dmg with -1 to hit. If your
attack takes down a pawn and you are adjacent to another
pawn, you may make another Brawling attack at -1. If that
pawn is defeated and there is another adjacent, you may
make another attack at -2, and so on until you fail to defeat
an adjacent pawn or there are none remaining.
Mastery:+1 Damage with Brawling
Choke/Crush
Major Action (Might + Brawl vs. Brawl)
You must have the opponent grappled first. You do 1+Might
damage to the opponent, and they cannot Yield Advantage. If
your attack fails, the enemy escapes your grapple. NOTE: You
cannot make any Reactions until you let go. You are vulnerable to
attacks by other people, being At a Loss and unable to Yield
Advantage to their attacks. If you are damaged while using
Choke/Crush, you immediately lose your grapple as well. You get
+2 to attack and damage if using a garrote to Choke.
Mastery:+1 Damage with Choke/Crush
Glide
Major Action (Flair + Melee vs. Might)
When your weapon is in a Bind, you slide your sword
around theirs and attack anyway. This attack does only
half damage, but if you succeed, you free your sword in
the process.
Mastery:Bonus Die to Glide rolls, +1to avoid Glide attacks
 Hilt Punch
Major Action (Might + Melee vs. Defense)
You hit the opponent with the pommel, butt, or haft of
your weapon. This only does ld3 Dmg; however, the
opponent has a Penalty Die on their next attack, Reaction,
or initiative roll.
Mastery:A Bonus Die to Hilt Punch rolls, +1 to avoid Hilt
Punch attacks.
Moulinet
Major Action (Might + Melee -1 vs. Defense)
You swing your weapon around in a great arc. You can
make an attack against everyone near you (at -1 to hit),
however you cannot use any Reaction until your next turn.
NOTE: you must be wielding a swung weapon like a
cutlass, claymore, halberd, staff, etc. to use this Maneuver.
Mastery:+1 Damage with Moulinet
Sword Break
Major Action (Contested Damage Roll)
You must first Bind your opponent's weapon, or have some other
special circumstances (like a Mighty Success when parrying) to
Sword Break. Each of you roll damage with your weapon,
ignoring Might. If your roll is greater, their weapon is broken. If
their roll is equal or greater, no weapon is broken. A broken sword
can function as an improvised dagger. NOTE: this Maneuver is
used to break any weapon, not only swords. A firearm counts as
a club for purposes of this Maneuver.
Mastery:+1 bonus to the damage roll to determine breakage
Hurl Axe/Spear
Major Action (Might + Ranged vs. Defense, Range Modifiers)
You toss an axe, spear, or other heavy thrown weapon at
your foe, adding half your Might to damage. The target
cannot Yield Advantage, but can spend 1 Fortune Point for
a Close Call.
Mastery:+1 Damage when hurling an axe or spear
Quick Cut
Major Action (Flair + Melee vs. Defense)
You make two quick cutting attacks at the foe with a single action.
You perform this Maneuver 1 phase sooner than you would
normally act. The attacks may be against the same foe or two
adjacent ones with no penalty for Splitting your action. Quick Cut
only does half damage (Round Down), and may not be used with
a heavy or 2-handed weapon.
Mastery: A Bonus Die to hit with the first attack, +1 to
avoid Quick Cut attacks.
Tag
Major Action (Flair + Melee vs. Defense + Daring)
or Tough (-4) Flair + Melee
You use your blade to write your initials, slash off an enemy's
mustache, put out a candle, or some other impressive act. If you
are targeting an object, the total difficulty must be -4 or greater to
be sufficiently impressive. If you succeed in tagging a person they
must Yield Advantage or lose 1 Composure. If you tag an object,
any opponents engaged in combat with you (or intending to be)
are awestruck and must spend a Minor Action to recover.
Mastery:A Bonus Die to Tag, +1 to avoid Tag Maneuvers.
Lunge
Major Action (Daring + Melee vs. Defense)
You leap forward in an all-out attack, doing +ld6 damage
but you get -1 Defense and cannot Yield Advantage until
after your next turn. NOTE: you must be wielding an
impaling weapon, like a rapier, bayonet, dagger, etc.
Mastery:You don't have a -1 Defense penalty.
Staple
Major Action (Flair + Ranged/Melee - 2 vs. Def, Range Mods
You pin an enemy's clothing to the wall using an impaling
weapon such as a dagger, arrow, or rapier. The weapon
remains lodged in the wall. Freeing oneself takes a Major
Action. If a weapon arm is pinned, it cannot make any
Active Defense or attacks with that arm until it is freed.
Targeting the sleeve of an opponent's weapon arm raises
the penalty to hit from -2 to -4.
Mastery:Reduce the Difficulty by 1
Goad
Major Action (Daring + Career vs. Daring + Career)
Goad is in essence daring an enemy to hit you. If you
succeed, the enemy has a Penalty Die to attack anybody
but you. If you fail, the enemy gets a Bonus Die to attack
you. Either way, you get their attention. This effect ends
instantly if you or the enemy is attacked by anybody else.
This technique can be an effective way to initiate a one-on-
one duel even in the midst of a crowded melee, possibly
enticing an enemy to pursue you across some precarious
terrain and ordering their lackeys to leave you to them.
 Taunt
Major Action (Flair + Career vs. Flair + Career)
If you succeed, your opponent shows embarrassment and
frustration, and loses 1 Composure. Instead of a penalty to
all dice rolls, however, Composure lost to a Taunt instead
gives a penalty to Defense, as their anger makes them
reckless.
Social Defense
Major Action / Reaction (Quality + Career)
This works like a verbal Parry, where you essentially cut off the
other person and leave them dumbstruck before they can finish
their barrage. To do this, roll using the Quality that was being
attacked along with any appropriate Career. This is a contested
roll against the opponent's attack. If it equals or exceeds their
attack is stopped dead. If you get a Mighty Success, you may make
a free Social Combat attack against them (a truly witty riposte). If
you roll a Calamitous Failure, you lose 2 Composure instead of 1.
Forefend Maneuver
Minor Action (Special)
Name an offensive Melee or Brawl maneuver. Your
opponent gains a Penalty Die to use it against you. This
lasts until you disengage (either on purpose or by Yielding
Advantage), or use Forefend Maneuver again to name a
different maneuver.
Mastery: Choose two maneuvers when you use Forfend
Maneuver.
Intimidate
Major Action (Flair + Career vs. Daring + Career)
If you succeed, the foe is scared, and loses 1 Composure.
The penalties from Composure loss to intimidation do not
apply to rolls to escape the scene.
Gambit
Minor Action (Special Task Roll)
When you attempt a Gambit, describe what you want to do, and
the GM will tell you the Difficulty and which Quality, Career, or
Combat Ability to add to the roll. In addition, there will be a
consequence for failure on the check, but also a benefit for
succeeding on the check. A few examples of Gambits that a player
might attempt include jumping on an enemy's back, sliding
through their legs, leaping or swinging across a chasm, walking
along a narrow beam, knocking over a bookcase, sliding down the
stairs on a shield, cutting the rope on a chandelier and riding it to
the second floor, using oil to light your weapon on fire, etc.
Study Opponent
Minor Action (Savvy + Duelist vs. Duelist)
Roll a Savvy + Duelist (Career) test for you vs. the opponent's
Duelist Career (you learn their rank automatically when
performing this Maneuver). If the opponent does not have Duelist
or the equivalent, you make an Easy (+1) test instead. If you
succeed, you learn one fact about their fighting technique. On a
Mighty Success you learn two facts. On a Calamitous Failure, you
give yourself away and your opponent gains 1 Advantage (even
over their maximum)
Mastery: Bonus Die to Study Opponent, +1 to resist Study
Opponent
Trick
Major Action (Flair + Career vs. Savvy + Career)
If you succeed, the foe has fallen for your deception and is
taken aback by it. Instead of losing Composure, they get a
Penalty Die on their next roll, even if that is an initiative
roll. These effects are not cumulative with other tricks.
Horsemanship
Minor Action (Flair + Melee vs. Savvy)
Horsemanship is used to get around or past an opponent or
obstacle or allow you to disengage from an opponent unwilling to
let you escape. The difficulty is either the foe's Savvy or a set
difficulty decided by the GM based the obstacle. In some
scenarios, the GM may declare that a certain position (such as the
top of the hill) is very advantageous in a fight granting +1Defense
or +1Melee to whoever holds that position. Taking such a position
off an opponent would require a Horsemanship roll.
Mastery: Bonus Die to Horsemanship Rolls, +1 to resist
Horsemanship by opponents.
Aim Shot
Minor Action (Special)
You expend a Minor Action, and increase the range
increment of your next ranged attack by 10 feet.
Mastery:You get a Bonus Die to your next ranged attack.
 Barehand Bind
Minor Action (Daring + Brawl vs. Melee)
You grab an enemy's blade taking ld3+l damage and your
opponent must make a Daring check or lose 1 Composure. If they
lost Composure, make a free Bladework or Brawling attack with
your other hand. You take damage each round you maintain the
hold, but a glove or gauntlet reduces it. Enemy may free their
weapon with a Major Action rolling Might + Melee vs. your Might,
and you take 1 damage. You may use this as a Reaction following
Barehand Parry.
Mastery: You may use this as a free Reaction if you have
succeeded on a Barehand Parry.
Feint
Minor Action (Flair + Melee vs. Savvy)
Your blade zigs when the foe thinks it was going to zag.
You get a Bonus Die to your next attack against that foe.
Mastery: Bonus Die to Feint rolls, +1 to avoid Feint
Maneuvers.
Quick Draw
Minor Action (Hard [ - 2 ] Flair + Ranged / Melee)
You try to arm yourself quickly. If you succeed at this roll,
you draw your weapon quickly but do not expend the
Minor Action. If you fail, you either spend the Minor
Action drawing your weapon, or split your action, and
take the penalty.
Mastery: Success is Automatic (you always can draw a
weapon without expending a Minor Action or taking a
penalty).
Beat
Minor Action (Might + Melee, +2 with 2-handed weapon)
You knock your opponent's blade aside, spoiling their next parry
or attack. If you succeed, you or an ally gets a Bonus Die to the
next attack against the opponent OR the opponent gets a Penalty
Die to their next attack with that weapon. NOTE: You or your
opponent get a +2 Bonus to Beat (or to resist it) if using a 2-Handed
Weapon. So an opponent with Might 2 and a Halberd would give
a difficulty of -4, not -2.
Mastery: Bonus Die to Beat rolls, +1 to avoid Beat Maneuver.
Footwork
Minor Action (Savvy + Melee vs. Savvy)
If an opponent or obstacle is blocking your way, you can roll
Footwork to get around it or disengage from an enemy. The
difficulty is either the foe's Savvy or a set difficulty decided by the
GM based on how difficult the obstacle is to bypass. In some
scenarios, the GM may declare that a certain position (such as the
top of the stairwell) is very advantageous in a fight granting +1
Defense or +1 Melee to whoever holds that position. Taking such
a position off an opponent would require a Footwork roll.
Mastery: Bonus Die to Footwork rolls, +1 to resist Footwork.
Quick Mount / Dismount
Minor Action (Hard [-2] Flair + Career)
You try to mount or dismount a horse quickly. If you
succeed at this roll, you leap onto (or off) the saddle but do
not expend the Minor Action. If you fail, you either spend
the Minor Action or split your action and take the penalty.
Mastery:Success is Automatic (you always can mount or
dismount a horse without expending a Minor Action or
taking a penalty).
Bind
Minor Action (Might + Melee vs. Melee)
You trap the enemy's sword with your own. The opponent can
spend a Minor Action (rolling Might + Melee vs. your Might) to
break free (or they can let go of the weapon, or use the other arm).
Of course, you cannot use the weapon you are binding with either.
NOTE: The target of a Bind will get a +2 Bonus if using a 2-Handed
Weapon (unless you are as well). Don't forget that when you Bind
an opponent's weapon, you draw in Corps-a-Corps with them,
and either of you can then try to Disarm the other.
Mastery: You may use Bind as a Reaction following a
successful Parry
Grapple
Minor Action (Might + Brawl vs. Might)
You grab the enemy and hold onto them. They are now Corps-a-
Corps with you. The enemy cannot get away from you unless they
make a Grapple check against your Might using a Minor Action.
If you are trying to Grapple an armed opponent, you have a
Penalty Die. They may also attempt to Parry your Grapple, in
which case you take ld3 damage to the hand if they succeed.
NOTE: Grapple sets you up to use the Choke/Crush and Disarm
Maneuvers as well.
Mastery: Bonus Die to Grapple rolls, +1 to resist Grapples.
Quick Load
Minor Action (Hard [-2] Savvy + Ranged
You try to load your firearm or crossbow quickly. You may
add a Career bonus from Soldier to this roll, as military
drill helps. If you succeed, it counts as if you spent two
Minor Actions loading the weapon instead of one. If you
fail, the action was wasted. NOTE: This action cannot be
split (effectively, it already has been).
Mastery:You get a Bonus Die to Quick Load rolls.
 Shove / Trip Dodge Barehand Parry
Minor Action (Might + Brawl vs. Might) Reaction (Special) Reaction (Contested Roll: Daring + Brawl +1 vs. Enemy Attack)

You ram the opponent with your shoulder or sweep their
foot, knocking them off their feet or against the rails. The
opponent is At a Loss until they expend a Minor Action to
get up on their turn. The character can hastily get up on
their turn by splitting their action and taking the penalty.
Mastery: A Bonus Die to Shove/Trip rolls, +1 to avoid
Shove/Trip Maneuvers.
You spend your Reaction side-stepping, rolling, ducking,
leaping over enemy attacks, etc. You get +2 Defense
against all attacks this phase, including Ranged. So an
attack that just barely hit will instead miss if you Dodge.
Mastery:You may make 1 free Dodge per round.
You use your bare hand to block your enemy's sword! Sure, it
hurts, but it beats being run through. This is a contested roll
against the enemy's attack, like a Parry. If you succeed, you take
ld3 damage, regardless of the regular damage of the weapon,
ignoring the foe's Might. A heavy glove or metal gauntlet helps
reduce the damage. You can immediately follow this Reaction
with a Barehand Bind, treating that as a Reaction.
Mastery:A Bonus Die on Barehand Parry rolls.

Cloak Parry Parry Riposte

Reaction (Contested Roll: Flair + Melee vs. Enemy’s Attack) Reaction (Contested Roll: Savvy + Melee vs. Enemy’s Attack) Reaction (Savvy + Melee vs. Defense)

Using a cloak, large hat, towel, or some other heavy cloth,
you can block an enemy's attack by spending a Reaction.
This is a contested roll against the enemy's attack, like a
Parry.
Mastery:You may make 1 free Cloak Parry per round.
Using your weapon, you block your foe's attack. This is a
contested roll. Your roll must equal or exceed the attack
roll your opponent made.
Mastery:You may make 1 free Parry per round.
With expert timing, you attack your opponent
immediately following your successful Parry or Dodge.
Mastery:You may make 1 Free Riposte per round.

Stop-Thrust
Reaction (Contested Roll: Daring + Melee vs. Enemy’s Attack)

You try to impale your enemy on your blade, rather than blocking
their attack. This is a contested roll against the enemy's attack, just
like a Parry. If you succeed, you have managed to impale them
before their blade strikes you and you roll damage with a +2bonus
against them. If the enemy survives this attack, however, their
attack hits you (for normal damage). If your Stop-Thrust roll fails,
they hit you with +2 to the damage. NOTE: Neither you nor the
opponent can Yield Advantage when using this Reaction.
Mastery:A Bonus Die to Stop-Thrust rolls, and +1 to avoid Stop-
Thrusts.