Sponge (skill)

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Sponge is a Stock Skill built into the Tarnished Tale rules itself. If using the default Combat rules or the Variant: Tactical Grid Combat rules, Sponge is one of the skills used to respond to Attacks. A successful sponge check is required to take advantage of the Damage Reduction (DR) property of a piece of armour when worn. Certain armour items may require you to have a minimum sponge score in order to wear them without penalty (this is known as proficiency).

In some settings where armour is culturally significant or the Facilitator or Setting Developer has determined a single armour use skill is insufficient, sponge may be replaced by additional skills that function in largely the same manner.

Use Untrained: Yes

Base Score: Hardiness Score * 1.5 (Rounding Up)

Maximum Score: 99

In its stock variety, this skill confers no Traits. However, your setting may have modified this.