Combat Assessment

The ability to size up one's target can be invaluable. Combat Assessment provides two benefits, one passive and one that must be acted out. The passive ability is that creature stats and abilities become apparent. If a character has Combat Assessment, they may know the health, stamina, challenge ratings to hit and dodge, and in some cases even powers, depending on ranks.

''Example: Seth finds himself in a fracas with a basic youma. Seth sizes his enemy up with Combat Assessment and surmizes he looks only slightly tougher than the typical cannon fodder he's dealt with before, and swings at a 9, Average. He makes a roll with 1 rank (1d6) in Combat Assessment with a Body of 5 and manages to roll a 6. His dice roll (6) and Body stat (5) equal 11, the next threshold of challenge. For the remainder of the battle against the youma, Seth gains an additional +1 to whatever defensive maneuvers he utilizes.''