Shield Save

You understand that the skilled use of a shield could very well save your life, though the shield may be sacrificed in the process.
==Gift Effects==
* Gain +1 mark in Evasion. This increase is permanent and will continue to exist even if the gift is exhausted.
* If you just failed a Counter or Parry with a weapon with the "Shield" descriptor or if you just failed any defense that claimed a Cover bonus from a weapon with the "Shield" descriptor, after you have rolled your soak dice, you may exhaust this gift to negate all Unconscious, Dying, Dead, and Overkilled results that were inflicted by the attack that just hit you. If you do so, and you were using a shield made of wood, the shield breaks into unusuable splinters. If you were using a shield made of metal, it is badly dented to the point that it can only be used for cover, but it may be repaired if you take it to a blacksmith.
==Notable Users of this Gift==
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