Backbreaker

"...but death would only end your agony, and silence your shame. Instead I will simply break you!" — Bane, Batman: Knightfall (1993)
* Defaults: ST-3 or Wrestling-3
* Maximum: Cannot exceed ST+3 or Wrestling+3
* Damage: swing crushing, no special wounding
This cinematic technique involves grappling a foe and breaking their spine over one's knee. As expected, the attacker must be able to lift their opponent (BLx4) and make a successful grapple.
Failing this technique means the opponent has somehow slipped your grasp, meaning you are now kneeling and your opponent ends face-up on the ground.
== Damage Resistance ==
Flexible armor (including skin) does not protect, but rigid DR does—this includes the natural DR of the spine (DR 3).
==See Also==
*Pickup
*Piledriver
*For the simpler, over-the-head-bend skill, see Wrench Spine
== References ==
* Martial Arts, p.82
* Technical Grappling, p.41
Category:Techniques