Dangerous Defense (Combat)

When fighting defensively, your parry attempts are still made with your maximum skill.

Prerequisite(s): Combat Expertise, 5th-level duelist

Benefit: Any parry attempts you make do not suffer the normal penalty that applies to your attacks when fighting defensively or using Combat Expertise. The penalty still applies to your attacks of opportunity made using the riposte ability in a round in which you are fighting defensively.

Normal: Normally all of your attacks suffer a -4 penalty when you fight defensively and a penalty of at least 1 when you use Combat Expertise.