Summary
Syntax: groundwork
This skill allows those fleet of foot to react to being bashed, tripped or
otherwise knocked down to reduce or eliminate the detrimental effects of
not standing during a fight.
Groundwork is a skill that can be used anytime you are sitting, resting, prone
or kneeling. It can be attempted at most once every 2 rounds. You can attempt
groundwork even when you are under a skill wait or any other kind of wait.
If your groundwork attempt is successful, most penalities for your position
(damage, to hit advantages, etc) no longer apply to you.
Groundwork has 4 training levels.
Each attept at groundwork costs a number of move equal to your level up to
40.
The success is determined as follows:
Dexterity: 50 percent
Perception: 20 percent
Skill/Training: 30 percent
At the bare-minimum qualifications (73 dex, 30 perception, 1 practice to
learn the skill), your success rate will be 50/50 At 100 dex/perception
and 4 training levels, it will succeed 100 percent of the time.
Stat Requirements
kill Name: groundwork
Minimum Level: 12
Additional Training Available: 3 more at levels 24, 36, 48
Dex: 73
Per: 30
Skill Requirements
None
Teachers
Shilam in Casablanca