XP Cost: 8
Ranks: 1
Skill Point Cost: n/a
Self Teach: No
Learn Time: 12 weeks
Rarity: Rare
Prerequisite: None
Limitation: Can only be used when vision is hindered or attacker is invisible; can only be used with unarmed combat.
Debarment: None

Situations might arise when one is forced to fight in the dark. When this ability is purchased, a character is not as hindered by fighting in darkness or when their vision might be hindered. This does not allow the character to be privy to any information about a hidden attacker, just the ability to be unhindered by its hidden nature. This skill does not help with things outside of hands reach of the character, but functions alone like a sixth sense, so other effects such as deafness would not effect this ability.
Blind-Fighting activates when an invisible attacker (whether the character is stealthed or there is darkness) calls an offensive tagline within the arms-reach of the player. The attack does not need to make contact with the player, but does need to be made within the arms-reach radius. When activated, the Blind-fighting character can engage in unarmed, hand-to-hand combat with the invisible attacker, defending and attacking as if they could see them (even though in truth they cannot, they are just reacting on finely honed skills).
However, once the invisible foe leaves this arm’s reach “sixth sense” area, the Blind-fighting character once again would be unaware of the foe or their whereabouts. Blind-fighting does not activate again until the invisible attacker again calls a tagline within the arms-reach radius. It is considerate to announce when using it against invisible opponents for the sake of clarification.

Rulings and Updates

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