Perfect Defense

Perfect Defense covers a series of imbuements for various defensive enhancements. These work like the imbuements Power-Ups 1: Imbuements.
== Imbuements ==
=== Armor ===
Imbuement 	Ability 	Lvl	Description
Blunting Armor 	vs Cutting 	3 	
Expand Armor 	stretches armor 	1 	
* -1 each for extremities, skull, eyes, face, neck, vitals
* -2 each for arms, legs
* -2 for full head protection (replaces head, face and eye penalty above)
* -4 for torso
* -1 if original armor is just arms (or just legs, like pants)
* -2 if only a helmet
* -4 if only one hit location, such as one hand (a single glove) or eyes (armored shades)
* Optionally, you can take -3 to remove chinks in armor, which can be useful if you're already armored-up!
Fireproof Armor 	vs Burn (from fire) 	3 	
Healthful Armor 	vs Toxic 	3 	Gives 1/4 DR vs attacks that bypass normal DR!
Impenetrable Armor	vs Impaling 	3 	
Insulated Armor 	vs Burn (electrical) 	3 	
Lighten Armor 	reduces weight 	1 	Reduces weight by 20%. **Also a General Imbuement**
Nullifying Armor 	vs Attack Class 	3 	One of Magic, Spirit, Psionic, etc.
Padded Armor 	vs Crushing 	3 	.
Reinforce Armor 	nullifies armor divisor 	2 	.
Resilient Armor 	turns ablative armor semi-ablative	2 	.
Restorative Armor 	vs Fatigue 	3 	Gives 1/4 DR vs attacks that bypass normal DR!
Rigid Armor 	rigidity (see desc) 	1 	Removes Flexible for the purposes of blunt force trauma
Sovereign Armor 	vs corrosion (acid) 	3 	.
=== General (Armor and Shield) ===
Imbuement 	Ability 	Lvl	Description
Blinding Defense 	Dazzles attackers 	2 	Defense activates a brilliant light, adding Obscure vs Vision. Against a melee attack, 2 yard radius. Against a ranged attack, it affects a two-yard radius around the foe!
Energizing Defense	Convert damage to HP or FP 	3 	
Lighten Armor 	Lowers weight 	1 	Works on shields!
Spiritual Defense 	Affects Insubstantial 	1 	
Subtle Defense 	Glamours armor and shield to disappear. 	1 	
Thunderous Defense	Deafens attackers. Treat as Obscure vs Hearing	1 	
Vengeful Defense 	adds Reflection to DR 	3 	
* Blinding Defense
* Energizing Defense
* Spiritual Defense
* Subtle Defense
* Thunderous Defense
* Vengeful Defense
=== Shield ===
* Dancing Shield
* Widen Shield
== Errata ==
* Thunderous Defense (p.14) lists its skill type as "defense" but its description implies that it is a General skill.
== References ==
* "Perfect Defense", p.10, Pyramid #3/4: Magic on the Battlefield
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