Improvised Trickery

Gift Details

Types

Gift Requires

Trigger

Trigger: hit with Improvised Smash Attack

Refresh

Effect

Your target is Knocked Down. or
Your weapon is not smashed, but the target is Grappled. or
Your target suffers +1 Damage. or
Your attack is a subdual attack. or
Your weapon is not smashed and can be used again.

Effect Description

You can use the environment to assault people, as if you have a supply of “specialty weapons” as long as there are items in the environment to use, such as chairs, bowls, chopsticks, etc.

Requires
Brawling Fighter Improvised Fighting
Insider with the Beggars’ Gang Streetwise
X (Battle)
Trigger: hit with Improvised Smash Attack
Did you just use one of the two Improvised Fighting “smash attacks”? Did you hit? Then you may Exhaust this Gift.
You may claim one and only one of the following boons to your attack:
點 Your target is Knocked Down. (For example, you could use a bench or a farm tool to sweep under their legs.)
點 Your weapon is not smashed, but the target is Grappled. (For example, you might pin someone to a wall between chair legs, or wrap their hands up in a jacket.)
You must remain Close (1m) to your target to maintain the Grapple. You counter your opponent’s Break Free attempts with your Body, Melee Combat, and Strength. If the target successfully breaks free, the improvised weapon becomes smashed and useless in the escape.
點 Your target suffers +1 Damage. (Declare this effect before they Soak.) Onlookers wince at the extra brutality of this move.
點 Your attack is a subdual attack. (That is, if the target becomes Hurt, they also become Asleep. If the target becomes Afraid, they also become Unconscious). Alternatively, if the weapon is flexible, you may use an improvised weapon to Grapple the target.
點 Your weapon is not smashed and can be used again. If you threw the weapon, it rebounds into your hand.

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