The defensive posture is a strategy that allows players and creatures to improve their resilience against physical and magical attacks by temporarily sacrificing their offensive capabilities or mobility.
Sacrificing the Attack (A)
At the beginning of their turn, the player or creature can choose to forego their attack action to adopt a defensive posture. By doing so, they receive an immediate bonus of +1 to Physical Defense (Def PHY) and +1 to Magical Defense (Def MAG) until their next turn.
- Simple defensive stance = Def PHY/MAG +1
Sacrificing the Attack (A) and Movement (M)
For increased protection, the player or creature can also choose to sacrifice both their attack action and their movement action. By opting for this reinforced defensive posture, they receive an increased bonus of +2 to Physical Defense (Def PHY) and +2 to Magical Defense (Def MAG), thus offering a better capability to withstand enemy assaults until their next turn.
- Double defensive stance = Def PHY/MAG +2
Restrictions
It is not possible to adopt a defensive posture by sacrificing only the movement action (M). Implementing a defensive posture requires the sacrifice of the attack action as an initial condition, with the option to extend this protection by the additional sacrifice of the movement action.