You don't fight fair and you don't apologize for it. When you use an underhanded tactic, headbutt, eye rake, cheap shot, bite, roll +Brawn.

• 10+: It works. They're stunned, off balance, or in pain. Take +1 forward against them.
• 7–9: It works but they're angry now. Take +1 forward but they focus on you.

You've been hit a lot. You know how to take it. Reduce all incoming melee harm by 1 (passive).

When you attack an enemy who is prone or restrained, add +2 harm.

When you've been trading hits with the same enemy for at least two rounds, roll +Tough.

• 10+: They're visibly flagging, take +2 forward on your next attack and reduce their next attack's harm by 1.
• 7–9: Take +1 forward on your next attack against them.

(1/session)

When you would reach 7 harm, roll +Tough.

• 10+: You stay at 6. You're beaten but breathing. Keep going.
• 7–9: You stay at 6 but choose one: drop your weapon / fall prone / take -1 ongoing to all rolls until you catch your breath.

Before engaging in combat, when you watch an opponent move for a moment, roll +Intuition.

• 10+: Ask the GM two: What's their fighting style? What's their weak point? Are they holding back? How much damage can they take?
• 7–9: Ask one.

When you attack before the other person knows a fight has started, no roll required, deal your harm automatically. If they're a super or have combat instincts, roll +Agility to see if you got the drop on them.

You know the criminal world, underground fighters, local muscle, fixers, street-level operators. Once per mission, you can call in a contact from that world. Roll +Charisma.

• 10+: They come through, no strings.
• 7–9: They help, but they want something back.

When you grab something nearby to use as a shield, a door, a car door, a trash can lid, roll +Brawn.

• 10+: It holds. Gain +2 armor until it breaks or you drop it.
• 7–9: Gain +1 armor but it's already cracking. One more hit and it's gone.

You cannot be knocked out, dazed, or rendered unconscious by physical blows alone (passive). Other methods, gas, psychic attacks, electricity, still work normally.

When you fight defensively, no attack, just movement and blocking, roll +Agility.

• 10+: Take no harm and identify one opening. Take +2 forward on your next attack.
• 7–9: Take half harm and take +1 forward.

You've fought enough people to recognize what you're dealing with. The first time you take harm from an enemy in a fight, you immediately know their approximate harm output, whether they have formal training, and whether they're holding anything back. No roll required.

When you charge through someone or into a group, roll +Brawn.

• 10+: Anyone in your path is moved aside or knocked down. Deal 1 harm to each.
• 7–9: You get through but take 1 harm yourself.

After successfully absorbing or deflecting a hit (Take the Hit 7+), immediately roll +Brawn to retaliate.

• 10+: Deal your full harm.
• 7–9: Deal 1 harm.

Reduce all ongoing harm penalties by 1, Hurt carries no penalty, Beaten is only -1 ongoing (passive).

When you wind up for a wild, telegraphed swing, roll +Brawn.

• 10+: Deal +2 harm on the hit.
• 7–9: Deal +1 harm but they saw it coming, take 1 harm in return.

When you get inside someone's guard and hold them close, roll +Brawn.

• 10+: They can't use ranged attacks or large weapons while you hold them. All their attacks deal only 1 harm.
• 7–9: You hold the clinch but take 1 harm from short strikes.

At the start of any scene where you had time to catch your breath, clear 1 harm without rolling (passive).

When you've been in a fight with someone long enough to read their rhythm, add +1 ongoing on all attacks against them for the rest of the scene. Passive, triggers automatically after you've exchanged blows.

When you wade into a group of non-super enemies and start swinging, roll +Brawn.

• 10+: Deal 2 harm to up to 3 enemies and force the rest back.
• 7–9: Deal 1 harm to up to 3 enemies but they surround you.

### Improvements, At 5 XP, Choose One

• Take a new Brawler move
• Take a move from another playbook
• Add +1 to Brawn (max +3)
• Add +1 to Tough (max +3)
• Add +1 to Agility (max +3)
• Add 1 to your harm track maximum
• Your IRON CHIN passive now reduces all incoming harm by 2
• Gain a fighting style: name it and choose one move from any playbook that fits it

### Advanced Improvements, After 5 Improvements, Choose One

• Unstoppable: Once per session, after taking harm that would put you at Beaten or worse, you may instead stay at Hurt and finish what you started. When the scene ends, take the harm.
• The Last One Standing: When every other teammate is down or out of the fight, something in you refuses to stop. Deal +2 harm on all attacks and ignore all harm penalties for the rest of the scene.
• Change playbook: You have grown into someone different.
• Retire: You walked away. Tell the table if you stayed away.