NPC combat tricks

Some NPCs will feint, taunt and parry.

• Taunt and Parry work just like the PC skills.
• Feint is a free action, that imposes an AB penalty of up to 6 on you if you lose a contested check - int + hide for the attacker vs dex + discipline for the defender.

Some NPCs also have powerful 'telegraphed' attacks. There will usually be a chat message that indicates what sort of attack, and the zone that the attack will cover (which might be a column away from the NPC, an aura around it, or so on) will be marked with a bunch of flaming dots - the Delayed Fireball VFX. This is a good hint to get out of the way...