defensive cm training

[AKOE!]

Hi, I've recently started to hunt gremlocks and I'm having some trouble with their garrote maneuver. I have five ranks of cunning defense but they're still getting me. How many ranks of garrote would be enough not to get strangled? Thanks

[droit]

Unfortunately, the gremlock garrote maneuver is different than CMAN garrote. Training the CMAN won't help you defend against it. I suspect its a standard maneuver roll, so training in your basic maneuver defense skills would probably help, as would slash resistant or crit padded neck armor.

[crb]

and by "basic manuever defense" droit means PF, CM, and Perception.

consider getting an aventail resisted by a warrior, they can add slash resistance now you know

[AKOE!]

Will adding neck armor mean I'll have to add more armor use? I currently have 70 ranks in augmented chain.

[droit]

Will adding neck armor mean I'll have to add more armor use? I currently have 70 ranks in augmented chain.

Yes, that would bump you to hauberk penalties. Instead, get a warrior to add temporary slash resistance to your armor.

[Fatsix]

Encumbrance is a killer.

[Kithor]

Encumbrance is a killer.

This.

[Asha]

Slash resistance and crit padding don't help against garrote / gremlock garotte.