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Can several characters defend against one enemy attack?

The rulebook names a single defender per attack, and the forum confirms the Stand Together exception.

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Not normally. Declare Defender allows one ready character, and the whole attack's damage goes to that defender. Stand Together is the exception: it lets several characters defend one attacker, but the damage still goes to a single defending character and cannot be split.

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