One possible take on martial arts and "parry"

[Nils_Lindeberg]

Originally Posted by zot

I disagree with IQ 14 martial talents because of the 40-point attribute cap. I recommend lowering the IQ req and adding DX and ST reqs if you want to restrict the talent to higher than 32 points, as in my post above with a ST 11 req.

The IQ levels comes from my own house rules and are not adjusted for the new version. That can be easily adjusted once the other rules are set in stone.

What about the main thing? The Defend action with a possibility to attack back, but with a large penalty. And tie the UC system to that and lower the penalty?

And the second big change, allowing this with other weapons and not just unarmed? SO no longer a UC system but a Martial system in general.