Agile Defense

You are an expert at defending yourself from attacks.

Prerequisite: Dex 13, Tumble 8 ranks

Benefit: When in light armor or no armor, you gain a +4 dodge bonus when fighting defensively (as per the combat action), and a +8 dodge bonus when using the total defense standard action. This benefit does not include the synergy bonus you gain from having at least 5 ranks of Tumble.

Normal: You normally have a +2 dodge bonus to AC when fighting defensively, and a +4 dodge bonus to AC when using the total defense standard action. If you have 5 or more ranks in Tumble, you gain a +3 dodge bonus to AC when fighting defensively, and a +6 dodge bonus to AC when using the total defense standard action.