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Techniques

Base action rules. Your prepared vocation, character level, selected transformation, supplies, cooldowns and current round determine whether an action is available.

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Technique	ID	Level	Vocation	Target	Stamina	Focus	Cooldown	Effect
Strike	strike	1	None	enemy	0	0	0	Weapon pressure; shell protection applies. No additional action is created.
Break support	break	1	None	part	2	0	0	Concentrate structural force on one surviving support.
Piercing pulse	pulse	1	None	enemy	0	2	0	Magic pressure bypasses external shell protection, not the objective of releasing attached supports.
Brace	brace	1	None	self	0	0	0	Halve incoming damage after armor this round; gain four reserve, capped at twenty.
Field mend	mend	1	None	ally	0	2	0	Consume one packed bandage to restore up to 22 HP to a living ally. Uses your major action.
Deploy ward	ward	1	None	ally	0	1	0	Consume one packed ward; persistent barrier capped at one-third of recipient maximum HP.
Deploy baffle	baffle	1	None	enemy	1	0	0	Cancel a currently disruptable enemy release; consumes a packed baffle and your major action.
Recover	recover	1	None	self	0	0	0	Restore three stamina and two focus instead of attacking; ordinary recovery still occurs.
Release reserve	vent	1	None	enemy	0	0	0	Spend all reserve for four plus twice reserve damage; bypasses shell protection.
Treat exposure	cleanse	1	None	ally	1	1	0	Consume one packed antidote to remove poison, burning, wet, brittle, and pinned states.
Companion command	command	1	None	ally	1	0	0	The selected trained companion performs its behavior using your major action.
Split the Seam	split_the_seam	8	Breaker	part	2	1	1	Concentrate a committed strike on a revealed structural weakness.
Measured follow-through	breaker_method	16	Breaker	enemy	1	2	2
Holdfast	holdfast	8	Sentinel	ally	2	0	1	Spend prepared momentum to hold one endangered approach.
Open guard	sentinel_method	16	Sentinel	enemy	1	2	2
Follow My Mark	follow_my_mark	8	Marshal	enemy	1	1	1	Designate a paid coordination window that several action families can use.
Cover the crossing	marshal_method	16	Marshal	ally	1	2	2
Second Cut	second_cut	8	Riposteur	enemy	2	0	1	Answer a visible commitment rather than receive a free attack on every event.
Measured parry	riposteur_method	16	Riposteur	ally	1	2	2
False Opening	false_opening	8	Shadehand	enemy	1	1	1	Offer a declared vulnerability and prepare a bounded response.
Unseen hand	shadehand_method	16	Shadehand	ally	1	2	2
Crossstep	crossstep	8	Dancer	ally	1	1	1	Trade current output for useful repositioning of a consenting partner.
Passing cut	dancer_method	16	Dancer	enemy	1	2	2
Long Measure	long_measure	8	Farstrider	enemy	2	1	1	Spend time aligning a distant shot with a clear line of effect.
Covering shot	farstrider_method	16	Farstrider	enemy	1	2	2
Stay on the Trail	stay_on_the_trail	8	Huntmaster	enemy	1	1	1	Maintain a pursuit advantage by honoring the marked quarry.
Quarry signal	huntmaster_method	16	Huntmaster	ally	1	2	2
Prepared Ground	prepared_ground	8	Trapper	enemy	2	0	1	Commit a device to a place before its trigger occurs.
Safe retreat	trapper_method	16	Trapper	ally	1	2	2
Grounding Line	grounding_line	8	Stormweaver	enemy	0	3	1	Route a controlled discharge through eligible connected targets.
Grounding screen	stormweaver_method	16	Stormweaver	ally	1	2	2
Split Ward	split_ward	8	Prismwright	allies	0	3	1	Divide a finite protective reserve among chosen recipients.
Focused prism	prismwright_method	16	Prismwright	enemy	1	2	2
Charged Edge	charged_edge	8	Spellblade	enemy	2	1	1	Spend stored charge through the next suitable weapon action.
Sheltered channel	spellblade_method	16	Spellblade	ally	1	2	2
Root Brace	root_brace	8	Grovekeeper	enemy	1	2	1	Anchor protection in a chosen area at the cost of mobility.
Living shelter	grovekeeper_method	16	Grovekeeper	ally	1	2	2
Shared Watch	shared_watch	8	Beastwarden	ally	1	2	1	Allocate one reaction opportunity between keeper and companion.
Wild pressure	beastwarden_method	16	Beastwarden	enemy	1	2	2
Turn the Flow	turn_the_flow	8	Tidekeeper	ally	0	3	1	Redirect a bounded pressure effect instead of simply erasing it.
Undertow	tidekeeper_method	16	Tidekeeper	enemy	1	2	2
Driving Count	driving_count	8	Battlecantor	enemy	1	2	1	Reward allies who meet a visible sequence with a paid opening.
Marching shelter	battlecantor_method	16	Battlecantor	allies	1	2	2
Broken Rhythm	broken_rhythm	8	Dirgesinger	enemy	0	2	1	Interrupt a known sequence through an eligible timed action.
Gathered note	dirgesinger_method	16	Dirgesinger	enemy	1	2	2
Carry the Note	carry_the_note	8	Echoweaver	ally	0	2	1	Extend one effect by consuming a reserve, not by copying it forever.
Broken echo	echoweaver_method	16	Echoweaver	enemy	1	2	2
Marked Burden	marked_burden	8	Hexwright	enemy	1	2	1	Trade a resource to impose a specific limitation with counterplay.
Paid hex	hexwright_method	16	Hexwright	enemy	1	2	2
Last Reserve	last_reserve	8	Revenant	self	0	2	1	Hold back a finite recovery resource at an ordinary-output cost.
Spare no reserve	revenant_method	16	Revenant	enemy	1	2	2
Take My Share	take_my_share	8	Pactkeeper	ally	1	1	1	Accept a bounded portion of a consenting ally’s incoming pressure.
Covenant blow	pactkeeper_method	16	Pactkeeper	enemy	1	2	2
Field Assembly	field_assembly	8	Machinist	ally	2	0	1	Place a prepared apparatus within the deployment budget.
Overdriven piston	machinist_method	16	Machinist	part	1	2	2
Cut the Link	cut_the_link	8	Saboteur	enemy	2	1	1	Disrupt a visible connection rather than disable an entire encounter freely.
Shaped charge	saboteur_method	16	Saboteur	enemy	1	2	2
Set the Line	set_the_line	8	Sigilwright	ally	0	2	1	Establish a conditional field with a limited duration and reserve.
Discharge array	sigilwright_method	16	Sigilwright	enemy	1	2	2