Poke

Poke is a theoretical -0 technique variation of Punch.
It is suggested by the existence of Eye-Poke on MA72 as a -9 technique since it is a -9 penalty to hit the eyes.
That aspect is just a Targeted Attack which maxes out at half (4.5 rounded to 4) similar to the -5 cap on the -11 Lethal Eye-Poke which combines it with Lethal Strike which uses Lethal Kick rules.
It has the +1 drawback of Hurting Yourself more easily.
It has the +2 drawback of -2 damage (doesn't have the "whichever is worse" usual though)
Other drawbacks of unknown value:
*inability to use a fist load for damage
*probably counts as longer than knuckles for Matter of Inches contests
"Miss by 1" feature of striking bone around the eye seems to be a feature absent to other attacks which target eye, they just miss entirely. It's unclear if that alone would be worth a +1 benefit. It may be a 0 point feature because "can hurt onself on skull" is a drawback that could counteract "secondary target".
This has the benefit of targeting the eyes as a Piercing Attack does, while remaining crushing so it doesn't enjoy minimum 1 basic damage or immunity to Roll With Blow
This is presumably some sort of benefit except in situations where foes have piercing-only DR.
There is the additional drawback that it cannot penetrate the eye to damage the brain so there is no x4 multiplier like with a true piercing attack (lethal strike or bullet). This also means injury beyond 1/10 HP is lost.
This is also an aspect seen with Eye-Gouge for thumbs unless there is a Long Thumbs perk.
This implies "eye poke" is not delivered via the entire finger but rather perhaps only half of it, a thumb's length.
Category:Techniques