Block Rating

The Block skill allows you to mitigate damage from attacks that hit you. Block Rating (BR) is the amount of damage you mitigate.

Rules:

• As with all defenses of the same type (i.e. mitigation), Block Rating can be applied in the order of your preference (vs. such things as Resist, DR, Absorb, etc).
• On a successful Block, you reduce the damage suffered by your Block Rating.
• Block works on targeted and area damage with equal effectiveness.
• If an attack inflicts damage equal to or less than your Block Rating, you suffer no damage.
• For example:
  • You have DR 2, BR 10, and Resist 5 (all).
  • An enemy strikes you for 20 damage, and you fail to avoid it, but you do succeed at a Block check.
  • You reduce the damage by 2 from DR, 5 from Resist, and 10 from Block, for a total of 17.
  • Thus, you reduce the damage from 20 to 3.

Notes:

• Shields are items which, when wielded, grant a substantial bonus to Block Rating.
• By default, your Block Rating is equal to your Strength bonus, but you can add substantial bonuses from equipment (i.e. Shields) and certain feats.