You feel like either you are going to black out or your heart is going to explode. But you do not cry out. You must now compute a number to see if you are being beaten to death, or just close to it. Add your Ground Combat (1 G Combat) to your Strength and your Will stat. If you are trained in Weapon Proficiency: Mace, add 3 to the number. During your pounding you lose 7 Blood - but you can subtract the number calculated above from this amount. If your Blood has dropped to zero or less, then the guard has pounded your body into a gooey mess sloshing around inside your suit. If you have survived his onslaught, then continue on. You manage to reach down to your utility belt and free your weapon. Just as the guard prepares to slam another knuckle sandwich onto your plate, you swing your weapon about and crack him in his head. His eyes dilate and his mouth goes slack. You haul back again and smash the thing into his nose. Twin jets of blood spray onto you as he recoils in pain and falls. He staggers up, blinking wildly; you swing the weapon into his mouth; you nearly throw up, so sickening is the sound of teeth and bones crunching in his face.
