Coriandus Mortis

Once per round while benefiting from cover, your character may perform the Ambush maneuver. You may add additional damage equal to your ranks in Stealth to one hit of the next successful combat check you make against a target within short range. This attack must be made before the end of your turn.

While engaged with one or more allies, your character and allies they are engaged with add :nB: to combat checks. If one or more allies engaged with your character also have Back to Back, the effects are cumulative to a maximum of :nB: :nB: .

When targeted by a combat check made by an enemy within medium range, you may spend a Story Point to upgrade the difficulty of the check a number of times equal to your ranks in Coercion.

When performing a combat check with a Ranged (Heavy) weapon, if your character did not perform a maneuver to ready or stow a weapon or item during this turn, they add :n^: to the results.

Your character may use this talent to attack an unaware adversary using a Melee (Light) weapon. Backstab is a melee attack, and follows the normal rules for performing a combat check (see page 101 of the Genesys Core Rulebook), using the character’s Skulduggery skill instead of Melee (Light). If the check succeeds, each uncanceled :n*: adds +2 damage (instead of the normal +1).

Once per encounter, your character makes a Ranged (Light) or Ranged (Heavy) attack against a target and if the attack hits, they may heal Strain equal to half the damage taken by the opponent, rounded up. The character must activate this talent before making the check.

Before you roll to determine initiative, you may choose to suffer 2 strain. If you do so, add :n*: equal to half your Intellect (rounding up) to the results of each of your allies’ initiative rolls for this encounter, including your own.

Once per round on your character’s turn, they may suffer 2 strain to disengage from all engaged adversaries.

Once per turn, your character may use this talent to have a number of allies engaged with your character equal to your ranks in Leadership add :n^: to all combat checks they make until the end of your character’s next turn. The range of this talent increases by one band per rank of Coordinated Assault beyond the first.

When you make a successful Melee (Light) check, you may spend :n!: or :n^: :n^: to disarm your opponent. The disarmed weapon lands anywhere within short range of the engagement (your choice).

Each time your GM spends a Story Point, your character heals 2 strain.

When your character suffers a hit from a melee combat check, after damage is calculated but before soak is applied (so immediately after Step 3 of Perform a Combat check, page 102), your character may suffer 3 strain to use this talent to reduce the damage of the hit by two plus their ranks in Parry. This talent can only be used once per hit, and your character needs to be wielding a Melee weapon.

Your character must have purchased the Parry talent to benefit from this talent. When your character suffers a hit from a melee combat check and uses Parry to reduce the damage from that hit, after the attack is resolved, you may spend :n$: or :n%: :n%: :n%: from the attacker’s check to use this talent. Then, your character automatically hits the attacker once with a Brawl or Melee weapon your character is wielding. The hit deals the weapon’s base damage, plus any damage from applicable talents or abilities. Your character can’t use this talent if the original attack incapacitates them.

Your character reduces any Critical Injury result they suffer by 10 per rank of Durable, to a minimum of 01.

Your character may use this talent to decrease the difficulty of the next combined combat check (see Two- Weapon Combat, on page 108) they make during the same turn by one.

When targeted by the effects of a Psychic Power, you may add one :n-: to the pool for each rank your character has in Discipline.

Before your character heals strain at the end of an encounter, if their strain is more than half of their strain threshold, they heal two additional strain.

Once per encounter before making a ranged combat check, you may use this talent to increase your weapon’s range by one range band (to a maximum of extreme range). This lasts for the duration of the combat check.

Your character adds :nB: to their melee combat checks while engaged with a single opponent. Your character adds :nK: to their melee combat checks while engaged with three or more opponents.

When your character purchases this talent, choose one characteristic. After your character makes a successful combat check, you may spend one Story Point to use this talent to add damage equal to your character’s ranks in that characteristic to one hit of the combat check.

Reduce the difficulty of Medicae or Biomancy checks made to heal your character by one, to a minimum of Easy

Your character may perform the Lightning Attack maneuver, suffering 1 strain. Your next Melee (Light) combat check this turn gains the Linked item quality, with ranks equal to your Agility.

Once per round on your character’s turn, they may use this talent to draw or holster an easily accessible weapon or item as an incidental. Quick Draw also reduces a weapon’s Prepare rating by one, to a minimum of one.

Once per session, your character may add :nB: :nB: to any one skill check.

Once per session when making an initiative roll, you may suffer 2 strain to add a number of :n*: equal to your character’s Agility to the roll.

When attacking with a ranged weapon, if your attack successfully incapacitates your target, you may spend :n!: to immediately perform an attack against another target within range as an incidental. Further attacks may not be triggered by :n!: generated on this incidental attack.

Your character may suffer a number of strain to use this talent to add an equal number of :n*: to a Vigilance or Cool check they make to determine Initiative order. The number may not exceed your character’s ranks in Rapid Reaction.

When your character makes a combat check with a Ranged (Heavy), Ranged (Light) or Melee (Light) weapon, they may suffer 2 strain to use this talent to add the Ensnare quality to the attack. The rating of the Ensnare quality is equal to your character’s ranks in Exploit.

Immediately after being hit by a successful combat check but before damage is applied, you may spend a Story Point to increase your character’s soak by an amount equal to their ranks in Discipline. This may be done once per encounter, plus an additional time for each rank of Armour of Faith.