Athletics Dodge

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World of Darkness - Dogs of War
Effect: Whenever your character performs a dodge (see “Dodge”, the World of Darkness Rulebook, page 156) you can add his Athletics Skill dots to his Defense instead of doubling his Defense. He essentially draws on his knowledge of how his body moves to parry and evade attacks rather than rely on his raw ability alone.
Athletics Dodge applies against incoming Brawl- and Weaponry-based attacks, against thrown-weapon attacks, and against fi rearms attacks made within close-combat range. Your character can move up to his Speed and perform an Athletics Dodge maneuver in a turn.
A character can possess this Merit and also the Brawling Dodge and Weaponry Dodge Merits, but only one can be used per turn.
Prerequisites: Dexterity •• and Athletics •