Knives

Combat skill · REFLEXES

Fight with knives and similar short blades using close measure, retention, fast thrusts, and compact cuts.

Proficiency cap: +5%
Usage/effect scope: Fight with knives and similar short blades using close measure, retention, fast thrusts, and compact cuts.
Parent stat: REFLEXES
Roll-check stat: REFLEXES

Prerequisites: Blades at +5%

Record ID: knives
Type: proficiency (proficiency, actionable, or passive)
Status: approved
Source system: Ninefold
Source rules: Knives

Subskills

Each child is a separately trained node on this skill's path. Proficiency nodes accept up to +5%; their effective rating includes every applicable ancestor. Actionable nodes grant activated effects. Passive nodes grant always-on effects with no Stamina cost. Actionable and passive nodes add no independent numeric bonus.

Subskill	Parent required	Node grant	Local cap	Effect
Nick	+5%	actionable	+0%	When attacking with this weapon, make one eligible offhand light-weapon attack as part of the same action without adding acting ticks. Use Nick only once per resolved action.
Vex	+5%	actionable	+0%	After a damaging hit with this weapon, add +2d6% to the attacker’s next attack check against the same target before the attacker completes another action.

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