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Old 06-05-2014, 07:41 AM   #29
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Default Re: Passive Defense and 4e

Getting Cosmic Dodge might provide the benefit that Passive Defence used to provide:
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Originally Posted by PU4:7
A Cosmic active defense can be used even when the rules
state that such a defense isn’t possible against a particular
type of attack – not just to stop Cosmic attacks! Thus, Cos-
mic Dodge lets you attempt to dodge a surprise attack, Cos-
mic Parry (Rapier) makes it possible to parry a flail, Cosmic
Block allows you to try blocking a bullet, and so on. This
never applies to Maledictions, area-effect attacks, etc. – only
to attacks for which the active defense would normally be
appropriate, were it not for a rule or circumstance disallow-
ing it in this particular situation.
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