Gameplay: Combat: Defensive Stance

Player's Guide, pp. 384-5 wrote:

The character suffers a –3 penalty to his tests that round, except for Knockdown tests. At the gamemaster’s discretion, this penalty may also be waived for defensive actions, like Avoid Blow tests.

House rule:
We choose to exercise this discretion! Defensive actions that are not penalised are as follows:

• Avoid Blow
  
• Acrobatic Defense
  
• Danger Sense
  
• Iron Constitution
  
• Resist Taunt
  
• Riposte (though the damage is still at -3)
  
• Steel Thought
  
• Wheeling Defense
  
• Wound Balance

If you believe another action should be included on this list, please let us know and explain why, and we'll consider it.