Defending Oneself With A Sword
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The sword is said to be the soul of the samurai, and thus it is not some blunt instrument. Rokugani sword technique generally does not encourage blade-to-blade parrying, as a katana’s razor edge is quickly degraded or even ruined by such techniques.
While a skilled warrior uses the flat of their blade to ward off cuts, their primary defense is usually positioning and evasion. However, when the choice is between losing one’s blade and losing one’s life, a samurai might dramatically intercept a blow with a readied weapon, as described in the Shattering Parry sidebar on page 270.
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Core Rulebook · Chapter 6: Scenes and Conflicts › Harm and Healing › Critical Strikes · p. 268 p. 269
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The sword is said to be the soul of the samurai, and thus it is not some blunt instrument. Rokugani sword technique generally does not encourage blade-to-blade parrying, as a katana’s razor edge is quickly degraded or even ruined by such techniques.
While a skilled warrior uses the flat of their blade to ward off cuts, their primary defense is usually positioning and evasion. However, when the choice is between losing one’s blade and losing one’s life, a samurai might dramatically intercept a blow with a readied weapon, as described in the Shattering Parry sidebar on page 270.