Dodge Schticks (Action)
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Several of these sticks cover abilities quite unrelated tot he Dodge skill. This is because a hero is always assumed to raise Dodge to the highest allowed value, and these schticks relate to the character's overall level. In other word, some Dodge sticks could just as well be based on a character's highest skill rating, placing them in Dodge is just a little more elegant.
Armor Proficiency
Inherent
Select one particular kind of armor. You ignore the reflex penalty when wearing this kind of armor. You can take this schtick twice to ignore the reflex penalty of all armor.
Bodyguard
Trigger Action (Defense)
You are a trained bodyguard, and can instinctively react to threats to other people. When somebody close to you is attacked, you can either grab them and take cover in such a way that they benefit from your immense experience. This lets them use your Dodge +3 for defense for the current shot.
Cold Fish
Inherent
You are not easily impressed by charm and whiles. You can use your You can use your Dodge as a defense where you'd normally use Charm.
Confident
Inherent
You are sure of yourself and not easily swayed by intimidation. You can use your Dodge as a defense where you'd normally use Impress.
Fox's Retreat
When Attacked, add +5 to your dodge value for the current shot.
Kiss the Ground
Trigger Action (Defense)
When attacked at range, you can move half your normal speed in any direction after the attack is resolved. You also get a Dodge bonus of +5.
Move Out!
Trigger Action (Focus)
At the end of a Basic Action, if you are not in melee, hiding or in cover and no ally is closer to a particular enemy than you are, you can focus.
Pet
Inherent
You have an extraordinary pet, a loyal Henchman who follows you around and helps you to the best of its abilities.
Construct a pet as a Henchman Extra using your Dodge as it's highest skill. If you have the Role Focus schtick applied to dodge, the higher Dodge value you can have does not translate int a stronger Pet, Pets are not Folk but have some other creature type, most commonly it is an Animal.
You can take this schtick several times to have several pets, but generally only one of them accompanies you at a time. Often, the GM will say that the situation is not appropriate for your pet; that it will not or can not follow you into complex, confusing, and dangerous situations, and you must take such limitations in good cheer. The pet is very good at support tasks and can intelligently do errands, deliver messages, guard prisoners, vehicles, or the back door and do other tasks that frees you up to adventure more effectively.
Signature Armor
Inherent
You have a particular suit of armor that you almost always wear, and that has become something of an extension of your own personality. This is the armor you were given on your knighting, won at a torney, plundered of a sworn enemy or otherwise very significant to you; no other set of armor, even of the same kind, is your signature armor.
People are so used to seeing you in this armor that it has grown to be a part of your identity. Your right to wear it is rarely questioned, and you can take it to places where armor would not normally be appropriate. The armor also has a kind of plot immunity; it can be damaged or stolen, but is never lost and can always be repaired. You can also ignore any Reflex penalties the armor would normally give.
Untouchable
Trigger Action (Defense)
You never dodge except when it counts, ignoring misses and sidestepping would-be hits.
You can do this after an attack has been rolled for, but before it actually hits; it gives you a +3 bonus to Dodge against the triggering attack and for the remainder of the current shot.