Bodyguard reSpecialized

Increasing defense of vehicle or starship being piloted by 1 per rank of Defensive Driving.

Gain +2 wound threshold.

Once per round, perform the Body Guard maneuver to guard an engaged character. Suffer a number of strain no greater than ranks of Body Guard, then until the beginning of the user's next turn upgrade the difficulty of all combat checks targeting the character by that number.

Once per encounter before an attack is made targeting an ally within short range, may move to their position and perform the Bodyguard maneuver as an out of turn incidental.

Once per encounter, take the Saw It Coming action; Make a Hard () Perception check to add to all attacks made against the character or allies within short range until their next turn. Spend to add to those attacks.

Gain +1 strain threshold.

Once per round, may perform Side Step maneuver and suffer a number of strain to upgrade difficulty of all incoming ranged attacks by an equal number for the next round. Strain suffered this way cannot exceed ranks in Side Step.

Once per round, may perform Side Step maneuver and suffer a number of strain to upgrade difficulty of all incoming ranged attacks by an equal number for the next round. Strain suffered this way cannot exceed ranks in Side Step.

When the character performs a Side Step maneuver, until the start of their next turn they may spend or from an attacker's check to inflict one hit with a ranged weapon they are wielding. The hit deals its base damage plus any damage from applicable talents or abilities and may not be taken if the triggering attack incapacitates the character.

Gain +1 to a single characteristic. This cannot bring a characteristic above 6.

Gain +2 wound threshold.

Once per encounter while piloting a starship or vehicle, make a Hard () Piloting check to have any number of allies within Medium range of the craft board it as an out-of-turn incidental.

Once per session when performing the Bodyguard maneuver, may spend 1 Destiny point to have all attacks targeting the guarded character target the user instead until the user's next turn. Upgrade each attack targeting the character equal to the strain suffered performing the Bodyguard maneuver.

Gain +1 strain threshold.

Once per round, perform the Body Guard maneuver to guard an engaged character. Suffer a number of strain no greater than ranks of Body Guard, then until the beginning f the next turn upgrade the difficulty of combat checks targeting the character by that number.

When making a check to determine initiative, may spend 1 Destiny point to add to character’s check and to a number of allies’ check equal to Cunning.

Gain +1 soak value.

May reduce any Critical injury suffered by 10 per rank of Durable to a minimum of 1.

Remove per rank of Skilled Jockey from Piloting (Planetary) and Piloting (Space) checks.

Once per round, may mount or dismount a vehicle or beast, or enter a cockpit or weapon station on a vehicle, as an incidental.