Back Stance

Back Stance Martial Basic 80 hours This defensive stance keeps most of your weight on the leg beneath you, with the other foot slightly forward, and your body leaning back. It offers a +2 to parries, but reduces your initiative by -4. It's main advantage is that you can instantly shift into another stance. Normally you are stuck with a stance until the end of the round. But with a Back Stance, you can drop into any other stance in your repertoire at will. Of course, the other stance isn't likely to have this special feature, so you are stuck with the new one until the end of the round.