Rank Benefits (All Specialties) (STR)
- Rank 2 [No Hands]: A hero can inflict normal unarmed damage with a head butt, kick, or other attack that doesn’t involve his hands.
- Rank 3, 6, 9, 12 [Increased Damage]: The hero adds +1 to his Unarmed Attack damage at each of these ranks.
- Rank 5 [Knockout]: A hero can make a knockout attack (+4 penalty). If the attack succeeds, it inflicts normal stun damage and forces the target to make a Resolve-physical resolve check with a penalty equal to the number of stun points inflicted. If this check fails, the target is knocked out for d6 rounds.
- Overpowering: The Unarmed Attack skill is also used to determine the success of an attempt to overpower an opponent. Every additional attacker who takes part in the same overpowering attempt provides a cumulative -1 bonus to the skill check. Overpowering does not cause damage, but it immobilizes an opponent.