[brasso]

The core combat rules say to receive a charge you have to have a delayed action. Do you need to then spend this action I guess? I assume it's complex? That's quite expensive for a +1 on defense test :/

[Marcus]

I read this section twice went back and read charge attack twice and unless you deiced to use an active defense I'm not convinced you do. As far as i can tell you can just take Reaction+Int+1 as your defense, even if you did take active defense it would be -5 initiative hit and then go i guess. It's a lot easier to follow if your using some kind of counter attack effect, but nothing lists an action type and all says defense test. Anyone else have thoughts on this?

[Stainless Steel Devil Rat]

Way I read it is in order to receive a charge, you have to be delaying your action.  The charging opponent makes his attack and you get your bonus, then you "un-delay" and make your action.

[Kiirnodel]

That's the way I read it too. If a character declares that they are taking the Delay Action in preparation of someone charging them they get a bonus when defending against that charge. Then they get to take their Delayed Action as normal.