As a reaction you may choose to deflect and retaliate one incoming melee attack.
Roll Dexterity (Sleight of hand) ability check with DC equals to the enemy's attack roll (including their modifiers) divided by 2 to deflect. On success roll for retaliation damage.
- Deflection DC:
- Enemy same size as you: Enemy's attack roll divided by 2 Sleight of hand ability check.
- Enemy Larger than you by at least 1 size: Enemy's attack roll Sleight of hand ability check.
- Retaliation:
- Enemy within weapon reach: Weapon damage roll.
- Enemy isn't within weapon reach: no roll.
Example:
- Medium size enemy rolls 25 on their attack roll
- PC declares Feline instinct
- DC is 12 sleight of hand
- Success and enemy within reach: PC rolls damage, fail: enemy rolls damage