Lunge skill

Skill 'lunge'.

• Group: 'fightmaster'.
• Execution delay: 6 seconds.
• Costs: moves 20.

Format: lunge target

Lunge is the opening thrust of a fencer, face to face, at a target that is not fighting yet. It strikes much harder than an ordinary blow, and the point goes past the rim: the rare full block a raised shield sometimes makes against a skill blow (shield block) never stops it. Whether it lands depends on the skill, dexterity against dexterity, the level difference, haste, and whether the target flies, rides or rests. The lunge needs the fencer's sword in hand.