Tempo: 4.
By focusing on defending with your shield, you improve your ability to deflect attacks. While you maintain this stance, you add the Rank of this Action to your Evasion. However, your speed is cut in half.
Stance Action: Shield Guard
Tempo: 3.
When hit by An attack, you can use a Reaction to duck behind your shield. You add the Rank of this Action to your Toughness against that Attack.
Using this Reaction does not reset the Count. Instead it only reduces your current Count by its Tempo.