Passive Defense

Cost (advantage): 25/level
Passive Defense is a concept (and an advantage) in Classic that was abandoned in 4e. It added to active defense rolls much like Shields still do in 4e, but the major benefit of it was that it gave a defense roll even in situations where an active defense is not allowed, such as when using All-Out Attack or against a Surprise Attack.
Because Move, Dodge, Parry, and Block now have a +3 bonus built in a Passive Defense 3 or lower can be ignored.
Passive Defense of 4 and higher can be modeled in 4e with Combat Reflexes, Enhanced Dodge, Enhanced Parry, and/or Enhanced Block
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Category:Depreciated Advantages