A flat reduction, granted mostly by armor, applied to impact, keen, and energy damage before it reaches Health. Spirit and vital damage ignore it, as does any weapon with the Pierce trait. A character in no armor — or in a uniform — has a deflect of 0. It is also added to an injury roll.

Summary

A flat reduction, granted mostly by armor, applied to impact, keen, and energy damage before it reaches Health. Spirit and vital damage ignore it, as does any weapon with the Pierce trait. A character in no armor — or in a uniform — has a deflect of 0. It is also added to an injury roll.