Ambush Awareness (Combat)

You are always on your toes and are rarely caught off-guard for long, even when an enemy gets the jump on you.

Prerequisite: Alertness.

Benefit: If you are unable to act in the surprise round because you failed a Perception check, you can still act on your initiative count in the surprise round, but only to take the total defense action.

Normal: If you are unable to act in the surprise round because you failed a Perception check, you can’t take any actions during the surprise round.