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-====== Physique ======
-The Physique skill is a counterpart to Athletics, representing the character’s natural physical aptitudes, such as raw strength and endurance. This allows for the creation of two distinct types of physical characters - the nimble guy (represented by [[Athletics]]) and the strongman (represented by Physique).
-===== Actions =====
-//Main Article: [[Actions]]//
-==== Overcome ====
-You can use Physique to overcome any obstacles that require the application of brute force, which most often lets you overcome a scene aspect on a zone, or any other physical impedance, like prison bars or locked gates. Complex obstacles might be required to smash, break, or otherwise bypass something that’s reinforced.
-Of course, Physique is the classic skill for arm-wrestling matches and other contests of applied strength, as well as marathons or other endurance-based challenges.
-==== Create an Advantage ====
-Physique has a lot of potential in physical conflict for advantages, usually related to grappling and holding someone in place, making them Pinned or Locked Down. You might also use it as a way of discovering physical impairments possessed by the target—grappling the old mercenary tells you that he has a Bum Leg or somesuch.
-==== Attack ====
-Physique is not used to harm people directly - see the [[Fight]] skill for that.
-==== Defend ====
-Though you don’t generally use Physique to defend against attacks, you can use Physique to provide active opposition to someone else’s movement, provided you’re in a small enough space that you can effectively use your body to block access. You might also interpose something heavy and brace it to stop someone from sprinting.
-==== Special ====
-The Physique skill gives you additional physical [[damage#stress]] or [[damage#consequences|consequence]] slots. Average or Fair gives you a 3-point stress box. Good or Great gives you a 3-point and a 4-point stress box. Superb and above give you an additional mild consequence slot in addition to 4-pointadditional stress boxes.
-===== Stunts =====
-//See Also [[Stunts (list)#Physique|Stunts (list)]]//
-==== Grappler ====
-+2 to Physique rolls made to create advantages on an enemy by wrestling or grappling with them.
-==== Take the Blow ====
-You can use Physique to defend against [[Fight]] attacks made with fists or blunt instruments, though you always take 1 shift of stress on a tie.
-==== Tough as Nails ====
-Once per session you can reduce the severity of a moderate physical [[damage#consequences|consequence]] to a mild physical consequence, or erase a mild physical consequence altogether, at the cost of a [[fate point]].
-==== Herculean Strength ====
-You gain a +2 damage bonus vs inanimate objects.
-==== Wrestler ====
-You can use Physique instead of [[Fight]] for unarmed combat.
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