Pre-written CM List

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COMBAT MANEUVER LIST

This CM list is provided for you to choose maneuvers if you have Combat Affinity and you do not wish to write your own. You can personalize them, but you must still get all maneuvers approved, whether from this list or your own. I have tried to add various flavors for each section so that there is variety to fit with your character. Also, please look down at the bottom for a list of martial arts styles that have particular maneuvers for the styles. Be aware some of the styles do have prerequisites.

If you think about your combat maneuvers as developing a martial arts style, it helps to figure out exactly what you wish to do with your combatant, much like mages often focus on certain types of magic like shadow or force.

Be sure to let the Systems Mod know your CM's came off the Pre-Approved CM List. When you see the save such as (QCK vs END), the first one is what you roll, to determine the DC and the second is what your enemy must roll.

*These maneuvers marked with an asterisk MUST be used during combat as one of your combat maneuvers. You may not use these between combats or before combat starts.

GENERAL MANEUVERS

*Attacks
Save: Yes (One-time attack)
Save: No (constants - boost throughout combat)

Crystal and Topaz: +4 or Constant +1
Amber: +8 or Constant +2
Sapphire & Emerald: +12 or Constant +3
Ruby: +16 or Constant +4 or 1d Extra
Obsidian: +20 or Constant +5 or Double Roll
Diamond: +24 or Constant +6 or Double Roll

Backstab: You can strike quickly with unarmed or weapon, when your opponent's back is turned, giving you a one time boost to attack. (QCK vs QCK)

Batter Up!: Using a bludgeoning weapon, you take a baseball swing at your opponent doing more damage. (STR vs QCK)

Blunt Trauma: You are able to hit harder with bludgeoning weapons doing constant damage through combat.

Boar Ferocity: Your flesh-ripping unarmed strikes are terrifyingly ferocious. This grants a one-time bonus to your attack.

Cluster of Shots: You take a moment to carefully aim your shots, causing them all to strike nearly the same spot, doing extra one-time damage with a ranged weapon.

Crossbow Dead-Eye: You make one powerful attack using your crossbow, granting a one-time boost to attack. (QCK vs QCK)

Crushing Drop: This unarmed combat maneuver allows you to pick up an opponent, the opponent is dropped to the ground, head and shoulders first, with crushing force. This grants a one time boost to attack. (STR vs QCK)

Down and Dirty: You are the master at the cheap shot, enabling you to do a little more damage against a fallen or stunned foe. (QCK vs END)

Juggernaut: You are unstoppable and can make one terrifying attack against a target. (STR vs QCK)

Jump Kick: The attacker leaps up and lashes out at the opponent with a kick. A difficult move to accomplish, but it does a lot of damage. This is a one time boost to attack. (QCK vs QCK) or (STR vs QCK)

Knee Strike: This is a vicious attack with the knee to the midsection of the opponent doing one-time damage. (STR vs QCK)

Knucklehead: You make a powerful headbutt attack that does extra one-time damage. (STR vs QCK)

Lateral Punch: The hand is made into a fist (never tuck the thumb inside your other fingers) and turned sideways. The wrist and elbow are bent slightly so that the contact point is the flat portion of your hand between the knuckles, not the knuckles themselves. The arm extends in a circular motion. Targets include:solar plexus, nose. This can be a one time attack (STR vs QCK), or used constantly throughout combat for a constant attack.

Lunge and Skewer: Rapidly moving forward with a jump, the combatant lunges forward and attempts to drive her blade through her opponent's body. (STR vs QCK)

One-Two Punch: You add an extra unarmed attack when your opponent least expects it, doing extra damage for a one-time attack. (STR vs QCK) or (QCK vs QCK)

Power Lunge: Your ferocious attack can catch an opponent unprepared, giving you a one time bonus to your attack. (STR vs QCK)

Spinning Jump Kick: A powerful jumping kick, in which the character spins around in mid-air, gaining extra torque. It is very hard to pull off, but it can be a very damaging move! This is a one time attack. (STR vs QCK) or (QCK vs QCK)

*AoE Attacks
Save: Yes

Crystal and Topaz: +2 [2 NPCs]
Amber: +4 [3 NPCs]
Sapphire & Emerald: +6 [4 NPCs]
Ruby: +8 [5 NPC's]
Obsidian: +10 [6 NPCs]
Diamond: +12 [All Enemies]

Alternating Strikes: This general maneuver allows you to attack more than one enemy on the battlefield. (STR vs QCK) or (QCK vs QCK)

Avalanche Charge: You have learned to strike hard and fast while charging through enemy ranks. (STR vs QCK) or (QCK vs QCK)

Empty Quiver: You rain down ranged attacks upon multiple enemies. (QCK vs QCK)

Horde Breaker: When you absolutely need to attack multiple opponents, you can push yourself to make multiple attacks. (QCK vs STR)

Multi-Kick: With a single movement using one foot, the attacker may strike multiple opponents at once, providing that all are within range at the same time. (STR vs QCK) or (QCK vs QCK)

Near and Far: When using a weapon with reach such as a polearm or other long weapon, you may hit adjacent enemies as well as those within the reach of your weapon. (QCK vs QCK) or (STR vs QCK)

Scissors Kick: This extremely difficult kick enables a martial artist to leap upward and deliver powerful head or upper-body kicks to two separate targets of your choice. (STR vs QCK)
Special Rules
Crystal +6 [2 NPCs]
Topaz: +8 [2 NPCs]
Amber: +10 [2 NPCs]
Sapphire: +12 [2 NPCs]
Emerald: +14 [2 NPCs]
Ruby: +16 [2 NPC's]
Obsidian: +18 [2 NPCs]
Diamond: +20 [2 NPCs]

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*Attack Enhancer
Save: No

Crystal: 1 Round, 1d3 Damage
Topaz: 2 Rounds, 1d3 Damage
Amber: 3 rounds, 1d6 Damage
Sapphire: 4 rounds, 1d6 Damage
Emerald: 5 rounds, 2d5 Damage
Ruby: Full Combat, 2d5 Damage
Obsidian: Full Combat, 2d8 Damage
Diamond: Full Combat, 2d10 Damage

Brutal Combatant: By channeling your inner power, you can put more oomph behind your attacks, making you brutal in combat and gaining extra damage.

Hammerfist: A strike using the bottom portion of the hand, which is curled into the fist. It is the knife-edge of the curled hand that makes contact - not the fingers or knuckles. Targets include: temples, collarbone, nose.

Knifehand: An unarmed strike using the outside, knife-edge of the hand - from the base of the hand to just below the first joint of the pinky. When striking hard surfaces, be sure to hit with the knife-edge of the hand and not the pinky itself. Targets include: temples, neck, collarbone, nose, under the nose, the groin.

Sharp Blade: Your blade is so sharp that it does more damage during combat.

Twist the Blade: You know how to make your blows especially painful so that it does extra damage.

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*Weaken: Dice Sides
Weaken: Dice Sides maneuvers cause an enemy's dice sides. This lasts either one round, or a "constant" meaning through the rest of one combat.
Save: Yes

Dice Sides / One Round or Constant
Crystal and Topaz: -4 or Constant -2
Amber: -8 or Constant -4
Sapphire & Emerald: -12 or Constant -6
Ruby: -16 or Constant -8
Obsidian: -20 or Constant -10
(Alternate) Obsidian: Lose 1d of Dice 1 Round
Diamond: -24 or Constant -12 or Lose 1d of Dice 3 Rounds

Cleaving Rampage: Your rampaging attack has damaged your opponent in such a way that they are unable to attack as well as they could before.

*Weaken: Hit Points
Weaken: Hit Points maneuvers cause an enemy's hit points to be lowered for the remainder of combat.
Save: Yes

Hit Points / Through Combat
Crystal: Lose 2 Hit Points
Topaz: Lose 4 Hit Points
Amber : Lose 6 Hit Points
Sapphire: Lose 8 Hit Points
Emerald: Lose 10 Hit Points
Ruby: Lose 12 Hit Points
Obsidian: Lose 14 Hit Points
Diamond: Lose 16 Hit Points

Draining Strike: You cause your target of an unarmed strike to become weakened.

Mass Advanced Training: Your intense and advanced training allows you to fight against your enemies in such a way that they are less able to resist the attacks made by you or your allies. (STR vs WLP) or (QCK vs WLP)

Split Chop: You do the split before hitting your opponent where it really hurt, between the legs. Creatures with no discernible anatomy are immune as are creatures who are immune to pain (but they still take damage). (QCK vs END)

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*AoE Weaken: Dice Sides
AoE Weakens cause a group of enemy's dice sides to lessen for one round.
Save: Yes

Dice Sides / One Round
Crystal and Topaz: -2 [2 NPCs]
Amber: -4 [3 NPCs]
Sapphire & Emerald: -6 [4 NPCs]
Ruby: -8 [5 NPCs]
Obsidian: -10 [6 NPC's]
Diamond: -12 [All Enemies]

Advanced Training: Your intense and advanced training allows you to fight against a chosen enemy in such a way that they are less able to resist the attacks made by you or your allies. (STR vs WLP) or (QCK vs WLP)

Intimidating Demise: After attacking a foe in combat, you let out a battle cry that demoralizes your enemies, causing them to second guess their abilities. (CHA vs WLP)

*AoE Weaken: Hit Points
AoE Weakens cause a group of enemy's Hit Points to lessen for one full combat.
Save: Yes

Hit Points / Through Combat
Crystal & Topaz: Lose 2 Hit Points [2 NPCs]
Amber : Lose 4 Hit Points [3 NPCs]
Sapphire & Emerald: Lose 6 Hit Points [4 NPCs]
Ruby: Lose 8 Hit Points [5 NPCs]
Obsidian: Lose 10 Hit Points [6 NPCs]
Diamond: Lose 12 Hit Points [All Enemies]

All Out Attack: Your focus upon the foes on the battlefield is so keen that they simply cannot attack to the best of their ability, causing them to be weakened. (STR vs WLP) or (QCK vs WLP)

Dazzling Display: Your skill in combat can can frighten enemies so effectively that they become weakened. (CHA vs END)

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*Strengthen: Dice Sides
This allows you to boost you or your ally's dice sides. This lasts either one round, or a "constant" throughout the rest of combat. Only one strengthen may be in effect on a person at any given time whether from maneuvers or from magic spells.
Save: No

Dice Sides / One Round or Constant thru combat
Crystal and Topaz: 4 or Constant 2
Amber: 8 or Constant 4
Sapphire & Emerald: 12 or Constant 6
Ruby: 16 or Constant 8
Obsidian: 20 or Constant 10
(Alternate) Obsidian: Gain 1d of Dice 1 Round

Bonded Weapon: You have used a single weapon so much that you have formed an almost spiritual bond with that specific weapon, enabling you to do more damage.

Bow Mastery: You are adept with either bows or crossbows, enabling you to do more damage with them.

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Strengthen: Hit Points
This allows you to boost you or your ally's hit points. This lasts for one full adventure. Only one strengthen may be in effect on a person at any given time whether from maneuvers or from magic spells.
Save: No

Hit Points / Adventure
Crystal: 2 Hit Points
Topaz: 4 Hit Points
Amber : 6 Hit Points
Sapphire: 8 Hit Points
Emerald: 10 Hit Points
Ruby: 12 Hit Points
Obsidian: 14 Hit Points

Brawn: You are able to withstand more damage than normal.

Robust Health: Your robust health makes you tougher than normal. This boosts your hit points.

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*Group Strengthen: Dice Sides
This allows you to boost you and your own group of allies dice sides for one round of combat. Only one strengthen may be in effect on a person at any given time whether from maneuvers or from magic spells.
Save: No

Dice Sides / One Round
Crystal and Topaz: 2 [2 PCs]
Amber: 4 [4 PCs]
Sapphire & Emerald: 6 [6 PCs]
Ruby: 8 [8 PCs]
Obsidian: 10 [10 PC's]

Team Spirit: The combatant reminds her allies of their past conquests and encourages them to fight together, causing them to strengthen while fighting alongside each other. As she calls out her encouragement, she will hit her blade against their weapons if they have them causing a clanging sound to be heard by all. A combination of this sound of blade against blade and her rousing words inspires the team to greatness.

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Group Strengthen: Hit Points
This allows you to boost you and your own group of allies hit points throughout one full adventure. Only one strengthen may be in effect on a person at any given time whether from maneuvers or from magic spells.
Save: No

Hit Points / Adventure
Crystal & Topaz: Gain 2 Hit Points [2 PCs]
Amber : Gain 4 Hit Points [4 PCs]
Sapphire & Emerald: Gain 6 Hit Points [6 PCs]
Ruby: Gain 8 Hit Points [8 PCs]
Obsidian: Gain 10 Hit Points [10 PCs]

The Art of War: You are a strong leader, and your leadership and ability on the field of battle inspires your team to greatness. This increases hit points in your allies.

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*Strike Boost or Strike Lessen
You are able to boost you or your ally's strike, or lessen your enemy's strike for one full combat.

Crystal and Topaz: Constant +1 / -1
Amber and Sapphire: Constant +2 / -2
Emerald and Ruby: Constant +3 / -3
Obsidian: Constant +4 / -4

Accurate Attacks: You move with speed and ease, making accurate attacks, boosting your Strike during combat.

Crushing Blow: Your attack leaves your target unable to strike as fast or accurately as he could before your attack. This is a Strike Lessen.

*AoE Strike Boost or Strike Lessen
You are able to boost you and your allying group's strike, or lessen your enemy's strikes for one round of combat.

Crystal, Topaz, Amber: +1 / -1 to All
Sapphire, Emerald: +2 / -2 to All
Ruby, Obsidian: +3 / -3 to All

Double Up: When two or more combatants are fighting together, they each gain a bonus to their Strike due to the coordination they have while fighting.

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*Defense Boost
This adds to your defense boost during combat, either one round, or constant throughout combat.
Save: No

Crystal and Topaz: +4 or Constant +2
Amber: +6 or Constant +4
Sapphire: +8 or Constant +6
Emerald and Ruby: +10 or Constant +8
Obsidian: +12 or Constant +10

Body Armor: Some martial arts teach the conditioning of the body, so it can absorb and ignore attacks. You gain constant defense within combat when this ability is used.

Blade Defense: You have mastered the art of defending yourself with a bladed weapon. This can give constant or one-time defense.

Dancing Dodge: You can dance your way around your opponents attacks. This grants a one-time or constant defense.

Fencing Stance: You are exceptionally gifted in defending yourself with a light weapon.

Great Shield: When using Great Shield, the martial artist bursts into a frenzy of activity, blocking or deflecting blows and missiles with complete success. This grants a either one-time or constant defense while using one's shield or buckler in combat.

Main Gauche: You are able to defend yourself with your off hand, whether it is an off hand weapon, buckler, hat or even rolled up cloak. This grants a constant defense in combat.

*AoE Defense
This adds to you and your ally's defense boost during combat, either one round, or constant throughout combat.
Save: No

Crystal and Topaz: +2 or Constant +1 [2 Allies + Self]
Amber: +4 or Constant +2 [3 Allies + Self]
Sapphire: +6 or Constant +3 [4 Allies + Self]
Emerald and Ruby: +8 or Constant +4 [5 Allies + Self]
Obsidian: +10 or Constant +5 [All Allies]

Back to Back: You and your allies work so well together you are able to shield each other during combat, adding to defenses.

Concerted Attack: During a coordinated attack, you are skilled at directing the movements of your allies, granting extra defense.

Expert Defender: You are well-practised at defending others during combat by parrying blows aimed at them, granting chosen allies extra defense due to your ability to defend them.

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Defense Absorb
A defense absorb maneuver absorbs a certain amount of damage. An absorb maneuver lasts until you (or target) is attacked successfully.
Save: No

Crystal and Topaz: Absorbs 5 Dmg
Amber: Absorbs 7 Dmg
Sapphire: Absorbs 9 Dmg
Emerald and Ruby: Absorbs 11 Dmg
Obsidian: Absorbs 15 Dmg.

Aggressive Defense: You are so skilled at defending yourself during combat that you are able to absorb a certain amount of damage before taking wounds.

Impenetrable Callouses: You have trained arduously for years, in fact since childhood, to turn your soft and supple skin into an unyielding sheath. After years of exhaustive training (truthfully just a series of savage beatings engendering dense callouses and firm scars) your body has become defensively viable. Almost as if wearing an armor, you absorb some of the attacks which could have caused serious damage to you. In the process, you have caused yourself to look less attractive, but at least in most cases these callouses and scars do not completely cover your face, so aside from a scar here or there your face is recognizable.

Shield Harmony: You absorb the brunt of incoming damage with your shield.

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*Negate Defenses
A negate defense maneuver takes away the opponent's ability to use defenses (armor, shield, gauntlets, etc. NOT defensive skills).
Save: Yes

Crystal and Topaz: 1 round
Amber and Sapphire: 2 rounds
Emerald and Ruby: 3 rounds
Obsidian: 4 rounds

Acrobatic Attack: Using acrobatic maneuvers you are able to get past a target's mundane defenses.

Clever Ricochet: You know how to bounce ranged attacks to get around an enemy's cover, allowing you to negate any defenses they may have from natural cover, shields or bucklers.

Deft Lunge: You are trained to take advantage of openings in a target's defense, enabling you to negate defenses against one target.

Firearm Sniper: You can line up a deadly shot with a firearm, negating the defenses in your target.

Prescient Strike: Your sharp mind discovers a critical flaw in your opponent's defenses, allowing you to slip past, negating defenses.

Shatter the Stone: Your ranged attack bypasses the defenses of your target.

*AoE Negate Defenses
A negate defense maneuver takes away a number of enemy's ability to use defenses (armor, shield, gauntlets, etc. NOT defensive skills).
Save: Yes

Crystal and Topaz: n/a
Amber and Sapphire: 1 round / 2 NPCs
Emerald and Ruby: 2 rounds / 3 NPCs
Obsidian: 3 rounds / 4 NPCs

Armor Penetration: You are skilled at seeking out weak points in your opponent’s armor, not only granting you the ability to bypass defenses but showing your allies where to hit to do so as well.

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*Damage over Time (DoT)
A DoT does damage over a course of several rounds. It is not high level damage, but it cannot be evaded, reflected, or otherwise defended against in any way.
Save: Yes, initial save when cast.

Crystal and Topaz: 2 rounds / +1 Damage
Amber: 3 rounds / +1 Damage
Sapphire: 3 rounds / +2 Damage
Emerald: 4 rounds / +3 Damage
Ruby: 4 rounds / +4 Damage
Obsidian: 5 rounds / +5 Damage

Bleeding Attack: Your attacks cause your target's wounds to continue to bleed, doing extra damage over time.

Boar Shred: The wounds you inflict with your unarmed strikes continue to bleed.

Quick Deadly Blows: You make deep and numerous cuts, punctures, and bruises that eventually pile up to take down your foe. This does Damage over Time.

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*Holds
A hold maneuver causes your target to lose a turn of combat in some fashion.
Save: Yes

Crystal and Topaz: 1 round
Amber and Sapphire: 2 rounds
Emerald and Ruby: 3 rounds
Obsidian: 4 rounds

Befuddling Strike: Confuse an opponent when you make an unarmed attack, causing them to lose a turn of combat.

Blinding Flash: Reflect light into a foe's eyes with the polished edge of a blade, causing them to be dazzled and lose a turn.

Bloody Spit: After taking damage, you can spit the blood that you cough up into your opponents eyes and blind them. They lose a turn (or turns) unless they have Blindfight.

Confounding Shot: With a ranged attack, you draw your enemy's attention to you, causing him to lose a turn of combat as it confuses him for a moment.

Dazing Fist: Daze a target with an unarmed attack.

Disarm and Deny: You are able to disarm your opponent, and deny them their weapon for as many rounds as allowed per a hold.

Hobbling Attack: Your attacks can slow down an opponent.

Stolen Breath: A slam of the blunt end of a weapon or the flat of the blade against the chest knocks the breath out of an opponent, causing them to lose a turn (or turns) while catching their breath again.

Thunderpunch: This unarmed strike is powerful enough to knock someone out. (STR vs END)

*AoE Holds
A AoE Hold maneuver targets a group of enemies that lose a turn.
Save: Yes, each target gets a save when maneuver is cast.

Crystal and Topaz: 1 round [2 NPCs]
Amber and Sapphire: 1 round [3 NPCs]
Emerald and Ruby: 1 rounds [4 NPCs]
Obsidian: 2 rounds [5 NPCs]

Flashy Attack: You are able to use an impressive display of prowess to catch your opponents off guard, causing them to be stunned for the duration allowed. (CHA vs WLP)

Primal Scream: There is nothing as naturally unnerving as the enraged bellow of some beast, especially if the cause of it's anger is you. By sucking in a deep breath and rearing up in a threatening manner, a shapeshifter releases their animal form's most terrifying scream. Shattering ear drums and freezing the blood cold in its tracks of their enemy. This attack causes their opponent to simply freeze up unable to react, at the back of their mind they suddenly remember why there are bars at the zoo. (STR vs WLP) or (CHA vs WLP)

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*Reflects
Reflects send attacks back upon the attacker.
Save: Yes

Crystal and Topaz: n/a
Amber: n/a
Sapphire: Reflect 1/4 Dmg
Emerald, Ruby: Reflect 1/2 Dmg
Obsidian: Full Reflect

Combat Reflection: This allows the combatant to turn the force of a blow back upon his opponent. A melee attack can be reflected with a melee attack or a ranged attack with a ranged attack. All damage is redirected away from the combatant back to the opponent, or even toward another adversary within striking distance. (QCK vs QCK) or (STR vs QCK)

Duck and Thrust: The combantat drops to a knee with one hand to the ground, evading her opponent's attack and then smoothly rise after the pass of the weapon and drive her own weapon into their body, giving them damage instead of her taking any. (STR vs QCK)

Elusive Redirection: You may avoid taking damage from one attack, and then redirect damage back to the attacker. (QCK vs QCK)

Fulcrum Cutter: Whatever the enemy's greatest weapon, the might of the combatant can repel it and, with sufficient skill, turn it against them. Through this maneuver, you prove inexorably that the best defense is always a good offense.

Skirmisher: You have mastered the art of skirmishing, ducking and weaving while returning accurate shots of your own. You are able to evade an incoming ranged attack, then return an attack of your own. (QCK vs QCK)

Sweep And Lunge: Using your natural instincts while in combat, the combatant watches as their enemy closes in with their attack, unknowing that their attack is already destined to fail. When their enemy swings their weapon, or snaps out with a strike, the combatant explodes into motion. One muscled foreleg whipping out and slamming into the hip socket of their foe. As their victim spins to the side from the assault, the combatant then makes their own attack. (STR vs QCK)

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*Evades
Evades allow you to take less damage from one attack.
Save: No

Crystal and Topaz: Evade 1/4 Dmg
Amber & Sapphire: Evade 1/2 Dmg
Emerald, Ruby & Obsidian: Evade Full Dmg

Combat Concentration: Your intense concentration on the battle allows you to shake off one magical attack, psionic or otherwise by sheer force of will.

Combat Evasion: You are skilled at deflecting the attacks of your enemies. When you use this maneuver, you evade the damage of one attack.

Crane Feather: This style allows you to deflect one incoming attack, taking no damage.

Ducking Dodge: You are skilled at dodging incoming ranged attacks.

Elusive Target: You are very hard to hit when you want to be.

Float Like a Butterfly: You are in constant movement around the battlefield, enabling you to evade an incoming attack.

Split the Arrow: As the enemy archer’s arrow hurtles through the air, you deftly pick it off with a shot of your own ranged weapon before it can hit its target.

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Heals
Save: No, unless unwilling.
Note: Must have Healing Affinity, or Self-Healing to write healing spells.
*Note: You may use healing maneuvers inside or outside of combat. If used within combat, they do count as one of your allowed combat maneuvers. Also remember, these are maneuvers not spells. Be sure you write these as non-magical (somewhat supernatural is fine like a fast healing), or using bandages, poultices, herbal remedies, etc.

Crystal: Heal up to 5hp
Topaz: Heal up to 10hp
Amber: Heal up to 15hp
Sapphire: Heal up to 20hp
Emerald: Heal 1/2 Dmg or 25hp
Ruby & Obsidian: Heal Full Dmg

First Aid: You use mundane means to staunch the flow of blood and give a bit of healing while on the field of battle.

AoE Heals
Save: No, unless unwilling.
Note: Must have Healing Affinity, or Self-Healing to write healing maneuvers.
*Note: You may use healing maneuvers  inside or outside of combat. If used within combat, they do count as one of your allowed combat maneuvers. Also remember this cannot be magical, so they should be mundane focused like bandages, herbal remedies, combat medic type stuff.

Amber: Heal up to 5hp [2 PC's]
Sapphire: Heal up to 10hp [3 PC's]
Emerald: Heal 15hp [4 PC's]
Ruby: Heal 1/2 Dmg [5 PC's]
Obsidian: Heal Full Dmg [5 PC's]

Curative Knack: Enables you to use your first aid on multiple allies.

Healing Effects

>>Needle Point Purification: Acupuncture is a art which needs steady hands and careful study. So of course you can do it in the middle of a heated battle. You can use this with any piercing weapon, or a small pin. You deal 1d4 points of non-lethal undefended damage to the target, but relieve the target of any of the following status conditions: blinding, dazing, dazzling, deafening, disease, energy drain, exhaustion, fatigue, nausea, pain effects, paralysis, poison, shaken, sickened, staggered, or stunned. If you have a weapon or pin made of gold, you can also cure petrification. If you have a weapon or pin made of silver, you can duplicate the effects of remove curse.

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Tactic & Talent Buffs
You may only have one tactic or talent buff maneuver working at a time.
Save: No
Special: If you are debuffing a target, a save will be needed!
Length: A Trait Buff lasts through one adventure, or until you choose to "turn it off". You cannot have any other tactic or talent "buffs" going at the same time.

Crystal & Topaz: +1
Amber & Sapphire: +2
Emerald: +3
Ruby: +4
Obsidian: +5

Exercise Regime: You have trained your body with daily exercises that allow you the stamina to boost your Acrobatics.

Guard Training: You've spend countless days and nights on guard duty and know how to notice when somebody is sneaking around. This boosts your Listen.

Indomitable: Your training has given you the ability to push your body to its limits, and then further. This boosts your Athletics.

Strong Arm: You are experienced with using your strength in combat as a tactic to intimidate others. This boosts Intimidation.

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Trait Buffs
You may only have one trait buff working at a time.
Save: No, unless debuffing
Length: A Trait Buff lasts through one adventure or until you choose to "turn it off". You cannot have any other trait "buffs" going at the same time.

Crystal, Topaz, Amber: +1
Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby: +2
Obsidian: +3

Blitz: Your movements are swift as you move around the battlefield, boosting your Quickness.

Blood Splattered: When you are sprayed with blood, you seem to be able to fight with renewed rage and energy, boosting your Strength.

Brute: You are able to focus your energy into your strength, boosting it. This boosts Strength.

Danger Sense: You have the uncanny ability to sense the presence of foes before they reveal themselves. It is very hard to surprise you, your perception is top notch. This boosts Perception.

Gruff But Inspiring: While your general demeanor may be cold or abrasive, you are an inspiring leader on the battlefield. This boosts your Charisma.

Hard Knock Life: You've had your share of hard times, and this has only caused you to learn to endure, boosting your Endurance.

Mettle: You have great perseverance and have extreme force of will. This grants a boost to Willpower.

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Dual Maneuvers
Save: Yes, unless special and approved.

Clothesline: You are able to run at an opponent, doing damage as well as knocking him prone.
(Hold/Dmg)
Crystal and Topaz: 1 round / +4 DMG
Amber and Sapphire: 1 round / +6 DMG
Emerald and Ruby: 2 rounds / +8 DMG
Obsidian: 3 rounds / +10 DMG

Crushing Hug: This maneuver is a powerful bear-hug hold that inflicts damage, as well as causes your opponent to lose a turn as they gasp for breath.
(Hold/Dmg)
Crystal and Topaz: 1 round / +4 DMG
Amber and Sapphire: 1 round / +6 DMG
Emerald and Ruby: 2 rounds / +8 DMG
Obsidian: 3 rounds / +10 DMG

Scorpion Style: You can perform an unarmed strike that hampers the movement of your target, causing him to lose a turn in combat.
(Hold/Dmg)
Crystal and Topaz: 1 round / +4 DMG
Amber and Sapphire: 1 round / +6 DMG
Emerald and Ruby: 2 rounds / +8 DMG
Obsidian: 3 rounds / +10 DMG

Forceful Shot: Your ranged shot not only does damage, but knocks your target prone.
(Hold/Dmg)
Crystal and Topaz: 1 round / +4 DMG
Amber and Sapphire: 1 round / +6 DMG
Emerald and Ruby: 2 rounds / +8 DMG
Obsidian: 3 rounds / +10 DMG

(AoE Hold/Dmg)
Crystal and Topaz: n/a
Amber and Sapphire: 1 round / +6 DMG / 2 NPCs
Emerald and Ruby: 2 rounds / +8 DMG / 3 NPCs
Obsidian: 3 rounds / +10 DMG / 4 NPCs

Crane Retaliation: When you evade damage, you may make a counter attack immediately against the enemy that attacked you.
(Evade/Dmg)
Crystal, Topaz, Amber: Evade 1/4 / +5 DMG
Sapphire & Emerald: Evade 1/2 / +10 DMG
Ruby and Obsidian: Evade Full / +15 DMG

Balanced Strike:  Your attacks are more fluid and flow more easily. You gain a boost to damage as well as strike.
(Constant Dmg/Strike Boost)
Crystal & Topaz: Constant +1 DMG / +1 Strike
Amber & Sapphire: Constant +2 DMG / +1 Strike
Emerald & Ruby: Constant +3 DMG / +2 Strike
Obsidian: Constant +4 DMG / +3 Strike

Crane Style: Your unarmed fighting techniques blend poise with graceful defense.This grants you a constant defense in combat, as well as a boost to your Strike.
(Constant DEF/Strike Boost)
Crystal & Topaz: Constant +3 DEF / +1 Strike
Amber & Sapphire: Constant +6 DEF / +1 Strike
Emerald & Ruby: Constant +9 DEF / +2 Strike
Obsidian: Constant +12 DEF / +3 Strike

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Combat Effects

Adder Strike: You can quickly apply poison to gloved hands, protected feet, or other protected body parts, delivering the poison with your unarmed strikes without it taking up a turn of combat to apply the poison.

Aquatic Combatant: You have been trained to fight in water. You are able to move and engage in combat while underwater without needing checks to do so.

Bar Brawler: You do not take penalties for fighting drunk for as many rounds as allowed per rank.

Bait and Bleed: The combatant baits the target throughout the fight, causing them to finally attack her. Once they've attacked, whether they actually hit her or not, they are close enough for a counter-attack. Depending on the style of attack, she responds to an attack with an attack of her own as soon as the attack is over, even if it is not her turn. If they fail their save, then rolls are made as per a normal attack by the combatant for a counterattack. (STR vs QCK)

Bounding Weapon: When you attack an enemy with a bludgeoning thrown weapon such as a hammer, you have learned how to throw it so that it rebounds back off your enemy towards you. This can only be used in close melee fighting (within 20 feet). This does not work against incorporeal creatures.

Brutal Coup de Grace: Your killing blows are so brutal that they scare other foes. When you deliver a coup de grace and kill your enemy, other enemies who can hear and see you must make an opposed check, your STR vs their WLP. If they fail, they are shaken for the remainder of combat.

Clinging Climber: Using leverage and pure brawn, you can cling to a cliff, rope, or ladder with your legs to free both of your hands. This enables you to use a two handed ranged weapon or reload ranged weapons until you resume climbing.

Combat Rotation: You can take the place of a weary or wounded ally. If the ally is willing, you may switch places with them on their turn, allowing you to attack in their stead while they recover that round.

Conflict of Equal Forces: You are able to make a counterattack immediately after an enemy attacks you and does damage.

Divert Harm: When you are targeted by an area effect, you may attempt to throw one enemy into harm's way as well. (QCK vs QCK)

Engineering Prowess:By focusing all your attention into a single attack, you vastly increase the effectiveness of your combative engineering items. For the duration of rounds allowed, you do not need to roll a Use Object roll, it is auto-success.

Feint and Lunge: By concentrating on misdirection, the combatant is able to use the feint and lunge ability to strike at one area of the opponent's body, only to reverse direction at the last instant to strike somewhere else. The student may roll two strikes for the attack, accepting the better of the two results.

Ghostslayer: Through intense training and rigorous study, you know how to attack an incorporeal creature so that your attacks actually hit during combat.

One Inch Punch: Your foe, apparently possessed of at least a certain wit, manages to catch your incoming fist between his hands in a defensive pose, seemingly evading your unarmed attack. Without shifting to recover your stance, you immediately launch another punch with the same fist already only inches away from their heart, overpowering their defense with sheer strength and speed. This grants you a second unarmed attack if your target attempts to evade your first attack.

Stand Your Ground: You keep fighting no matter how scared you get. If you are under a fear effect that would make you run from combat, you are able to withstand the fear and continue fighting.

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Skill Effects

Controlled Breathing: The combatant has studied intensive breathing exercises that allow him to relax his mind and body and moderate his body's other functions. They can endure changes of temperature, as they are easily able to moderate their own body temperature. This acts like "endure elements" but it is not magical in nature.

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Flavor Effects

[Head Moderator]

MARTIAL ARTS STYLES
Some of these styles are adapted from Umbra Victus, thank you to all who assisted me so long ago in writing them. Others are from various sources. Some of these styles have prerequisites so be sure to read through it completely before taking the specific CM's related to these martial arts styles.

If something gives two types of maneuver effects (like One-Time Attack or Constant Attack), then you need to choose which you wish it to be when you take it.

Aerial Ace: Must be able to fly
Art of Duality: Must use dual weapons
Bladesong Tradition: Must use sword, elves or half-elves
Boar Style: Vicious, unarmed style of fighting.
Crane Style: Graceful, agile unarmed attacks.
Crimson Eclipse: Half-orc style
Dancing Goddess:
Dark Mistress: Non-good, female, no monk, knight, paladin or druid
Dashing Swords: Bladed weapon
Desert Scorpion: Pair of scimitars or swords, Light to Medium Armor
Disciple of the Dagger: Must use dagger/s
Dragoon: Must be dragon type race
Duelist: Light Armor, No Shields, Light or One-Handed Weapon
Eternal Glacier:
Fegrin's Pair: Must choose two daggers or shortswords as primary weapon. Any non-lawful, non-good. Light armor.
Honor Blades: Primary weapons are twin blades, Light to Medium armor preferred.
Infinite Lotus: Use of mathematics and geometry in your combat
Janni Style: Unarmed, focusing on kicks.
Katsuninken: Must be of good or neutral alignment, and use a sword of any kind.
Kor'inth D'lil Noamuth: Drow or Half-Drow, Unarmed only.
Kung Fu: Unarmed
Night of Death: Vampires or Dhampires Only
Pale Raven Style: Focuses on assisting allies.
Quisane Style: Must choose a longsword and whip as primary weapons
Rain of Blades: Rapier and Dagger, Light Armor
Redfeather Tradition: Use a bow
Savage Beast: Use spear or other polearm. Light armor.
Scarred Ritualist: Must have 2 scars you've given yourself.
Scorpion Style:
Stonegrind Wrestling: Spiked Armor
Stunning Fist: Unarmed
Style of Aurum: Dual wield one-handed weapons, medium or heavy armor preferred
Style of Cordun: Sword and shield, medium or heavy armor preferred
Surreptitious Bandit: Great for rogues and thieves
Szithrel Da'rex: Be Drow or have a good reason for knowing the style, use bladed 4lb or less weapon/s, Light Armor.
The Pattern:
The Refined Edge: A Rapier, Longsword, Sabre or Swordcane. Light Armor.
Way of the Serpent:
Whirling Reaper: Use scythe or scythe like weapon
Winterlight Tradition: Bow must be chosen as your proficient weapon. Elves, Half-Elves or Feykin only unless you have a very good reason your character would be trained by elves.
Wolf Claw: Unarmed, or some sort of claws (Catclaws, bladed gloves, wrist claws, of course lycan claws)

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Aerial Ace
Created by kestrel who fought many battles in the sky with other flying foes and monsters below, the aerial ace discipline teaches the art of battling using one's wings in combat, and employing wind at your side. The aerial ace discipline is only suitable for beings that can fly, either temporarily through the application of magic or permanantly through supernatural and extraordinary flight.

Prerequisites: Able to fly

>>Armored Wing Stance: You are able to use your wings to block incoming attacks, granting you a bonus to defense through combat.
CONSTANT DEFENSE

>>High Ground, Low Blow: This powerful attack from above grants you a bonus to your damage.
ONE TIME ATTACK

>>Skydancer's Finesse: You are agile and graceful while flying, which boosts your strike as long as you remain in flight during your attacks.
STRIKE BOOST

>>Barrel Roll: With a spin you are able to deflect ranged weapons. You do not need a hand free, as you can use your wings and available wind to help you evade the damage.
EVADE

>>Backlash Wind: If attacked, not only do you evade damage but you send the attack right back to the attacker.
REFLECT

>>Aerial Evasion: This allows you to use your wings to evade an incoming melee attack.
EVADE

>>Cloak of Dust: As you approach the ground your body is cloaked in a haze of debris kicked up by your powerful wings.
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>>Rolling Thunder: Your powerful attack as you dive down and attack your enemy leaves the target stunned, losing a turn.
HOLD

>>Sudden Updraft: Project yourself upwards swiftly and knock those around you prone.
AoE HOLD

>>Tailwind: This maneuver allows you to fly so fast, that if your target misses you, you immediately gain a counterattack against him.
COMBAT EFFECT

>>Red Cyclone: You fly in low, spinning like a blender as you pass by your opponents and make mincemeat of them, red splatters flying everywhere. This grants you an area attack.
AoE ATTACK

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Art of Duality
For some the art of wielding dual blades is simply that, an art form. To those who specialize in twin combat there is no better path to take than that of the Art of Duality. Twin weapon combat is a highly difficult, highly prestigious form of fighting, and as such can be difficult to find good mentors in. The art of duality concentrates not only on the steel that one holds, but the flesh that surrounds it, most masters of this art understanding that in order to truly master ones self within combat they must use the whole of themselves versus the simple tools they are given.

Prerequisites: Dual Weapons (Must be actual weapons)

>>Quick Riposte: When attacked with a blade or weapon the defender has but a few options open to him. Block, move or take the hit. Quick riposte allows the student to perform a quick blocking movement against a single attacker, taking no damage.
EVADE

>>Improved Defense: Anyone knows that when you fight with two blades only one is committed wholly to the offensive, the second blade reserved at least partially for protecting yourself.
ONE-TIME DEFENSE

>>Dirty Fighting: A true warrior understands that in combat there is no such thing as a cheap shot, or a low blow. As such a student of Duality has learned through experience and trial that there are certain areas of the body which is disabling to their opponent. Through a quick strike either from the pommel of their sword, or their hand they can send a debilitating pain coursing through their opponents body granting them extra damage to their attacks.
ATTACK ENHANCER or ONE-TIME ATTACK

>>Greater Defense: Throughout the time a student of the Art of Duality practices he gains a better understanding of how his blades work in coordination with each other. As such his ability to defend himself during combat increases.
CONSTANT DEFENSE

>>Finish the Game: The ability to move with two blades in unison is something that all students in the art of duality are capable of doing, and truly many people are...with study and training some manage to take it to the next level where their blades move not in unison but in opposition to each other. Striking different points of the body with equal strength and precision. When this ability is used the student of the Art of Duality strikes out at opposite sides of their opponent's body in a scissor type effect causing a devastating amount of damage.
ONE-TIME ATTACK

>>Greater Reflection: Through intensive training with their blades a student of the Duality has learned how to capture an opponent's bladed or spiked weapon and turn it back upon themselves, thus enabling them to reflect not only a strike from a hand or foot but from another weapon as well.
REFLECT

>>Arrogance: Most students of the art of duality are in essence cocky, and arrogant of their own abilities. As such it reflects upon their opening stances, sometimes a student of the art won't draw their weapons at all until they are ready to strike, other times they simply look down upon those who are incapable of understanding that fighting is that of an art. Rarely will two practitioners of the Art of Duality get along for very long because of this, also this tends to give them a reputation of being nigh invincible when outside of combat. This grants a bonus to Charisma.
TRAIT BUFF: CHARISMA

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Black Rain
Just as the sword has its true masters, so too might the gun find its exalted wielders, martial adepts of the discipline of Black Rain. An art of finesse and ruthless power, the Black Rain discipline promises its wielders the true power of the gun.

>>Dust Devil Shot: Deserts are haunted by dust devils, mysterious twisters of sand that few understand. Fewer still understand the maneuver named for them, the elaborate dust devil shot. With a steady hand and a quick mind for geometry, a gunslinger can ricochet his shot off one or more foes into another, allowing him to quickly even the odds.
AoE ATTACK

>>Blossom of Iron: With the patience of a monk watching a lotus flower bloom, a gunslinger can watch the bullet blossom forth from the barrel of his gun, its path guided by calm mind, steady eye, and a quick finger on the trigger. The blossom of iron petals has let a lone gunman slay mobs of foes with a single shot as the bullet travels in a line from one target to another.
AoE ATTACK

>>Hot-Blooded Gunman Bravado: A true gunslinger must have a deft hand, a calm mind, an unshakable will — but above all, he must have hot blood flowing through his veins, an unconquerable assurance in himself. Gunman who thrive on such bravado can take risky shots with potentially devastating consequences.
ONE-TIME ATTACK

>>Iron Caress: Anyone can fire blindly into a mass of soldiers, knowing that their ball of lead will most likely hit a foe. But only a true artist of the gun can aim with superhuman precision, picking out the precise point on their target they wish to hit and then firing flawlessly.
STRIKE BOOST

>>Smoking Steel Parry: In times of desperation and immediate danger, an experienced gunslinger finds that their perception seems to slow down, that everything seems to move much slower. As adrenaline surges through their body, a single moment of perfect action is possible...and if they take it, they can achieve the superhuman.
Smoking steel parry allows a gunslinger to accomplish a task most think impossible, deflecting a ranged attack with a shot of their own.
EVADE

>>Stare Down Death: Some men burn with a fire that will not let them succumb to death, an unconquerable spirit that refuses to go gentle into that good night. You are quick to bandage your wounds and do enough first aid to give a bit of healing.
HEAL

>>Inglorious Maiming Shot: Nothing is more cruel than a bullet in the guts, the cruel, bleeding wound it leaves. Such a shot all but guarantees a slow and miserable death that is worlds apart from the clean kill of a shot to the head.
DAMAGE over TIME

>>Cruel Shrapnel Cascade: With a flick of his wrist and a cruel gaze, a gunslinger can casually dispense mutilation, razing his foe’s flesh with bullets that splinter into shards of lead.
WEAKEN: HIT POINTS

>>Heaven Shattering Volley: Nothing survives the onslaught of a master gunslinger — even the gates of heaven would fall before his righteous steel. His bullets pierce even the most powerful bulwarks, leaving nothing but the flow of blood behind.
NEGATE DEFENSES

>>Fish in a Barrel: Maybe in their next life, your opponents will not be so predictable. You send a barrage of attacks at numerous foes, damaging their defenses.
AoE NEGATE DEFENSES

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Bladesong Tradition
The most famous and most cherished of all elven traditions, this is seen not only as an art but a way of preserving the culture and heritage of the elves. This tradition combines the elven love of beauty, dance and song into a fighting style. Composed of dancing attacks, and fluid motions of their longswords, coupled with haunting warsongs as well as the song of the moving blade, this confuses the enemy in combat.With graceful twists and turns bladesingers keep their blade and body in constant motion.

It is usually only practiced by elves that uphold the elven virtues of their society and it is rarely taught to non-elves due to their lacking of lifespans long enough that will allow an apprentice to earn the trust of their master. (You must have a very good reason why a non-elf would learn this style, before you take this with a non-elven character.)

Prerequisites: Type of sword must be chosen as your proficient weapon. Only open to elves, half-elves.

>>Bladesong Parry: A bladesinger has learned how to effectively parry while in battle, allowing them a boost to their defense throughout combat due to their ability to constantly dance and move their blades.
CONSTANT DEFENSE

>>Precise Strikes: The bladesinger is so adept at their style, that they can make precise strikes against their enemy no matter what type of enemy or weapons they are fighting against.
STRIKE BOOST

>>Stop Blade: This is as simple as it sounds. The bladesinger has gained the ability to completely stop the incoming attack made with a weapon with their own weapon, negating the attack completely.
EVADE

>>Dance of Blades: The elven people's love of dance and beauty correspond to this style of war, and you will find a bladesinger's performance just that... a performance of song and dance. Their nimble feet and quick blades enable them to catch an oncoming attack and not only stop the attack but turn it against the opponent.
REFLECT

>>Warsong: The haunting and frightening warsong that an elven bladesinger uses to accompany his/her attacks draws forth the strength from those that have come before inspiring the bladesinger, giving the bladesinger one extremely powerful attack during combat through use of a warsong.
ONE TIME ATTACK

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Boar Style
A tribe of orcs who disdained the use of weapons originally developed this savage unarmed fighting style. They preferred to slaughter their enemies with their bare hands and teeth. Over the centuries, a variety of races have adopted the Boar Style, most notably goblinoids, ogres, and trolls. The objective of the Boar Style is to attack with as much viciousness and cruelty as possible in order to break enemy morale. Fanatical followers of the style use herbal and alchemical reagents to harden their nails and teeth, sometimes performing self-mutilating procedures that result in clawlike nails and sharpened teeth.

>>Boar Ferocity: Your flesh-ripping unarmed strikes are terrifyingly ferocious. This grants a one-time bonus to your attack.
ONE-TIME ATTACK

>>Boar Shift: You have the capacity to change from bludgeoning to slashing to piercing damage during combat.
COMBAT EFFECT

>>Boar Shred: The wounds you inflict with your unarmed strikes continue to bleed.
DAMAGE over TIME

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Crane Style
Crane style focuses on defense and agile counterattacks. Practitioners are known for graceful, one-legged stances and folding arm techniques that mimic a crane's enormous wings. There are also a few skills you could take to complement this style: Crane Wing, and Crane Riposte.

>>Crane Feather: Your grace and agility lows you to deflect one incoming attack, taking no damage.
EVADE

>>Crane Retaliation: When you evade damage, you may make a counter attack immediately against the enemy that attacked you.
Crystal, Topaz, Amber: Evade 1/4 / +5 DMG
Sapphire & Emerald: Evade 1/2 / +10 DMG
Ruby and Obsidian: Evade Full / +15 DMG
DUAL: EVADE/DMG

>>Crane Style: Your unarmed fighting techniques blend poise with graceful defense.This grants you a constant defense in combat, as well as a boost to your Strike.
Crystal & Topaz: Constant +3 DEF / +1 Strike
Amber & Sapphire: Constant +6 DEF / +1 Strike
Emerald & Ruby: Constant +9 DEF / +2 Strike
Obsidian: Constant +12 DEF / +3 Strike
DUAL: CONSTANT DEF/STRIKE BOOST

Crane Reciprocation: Swift movements allow you a counterattack upon being attacked, whether you take damage or not.
COMBAT EFFECT

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Crimson Eclipse
An orc martial artist was renowned for his terrible strength and even more for his repulsive visage. On a pilgrimage from his tribe, he thought of putting the two together. Combined with the endurance bequeathed upon him by his orc heritage, the nameless master was able to completely disregard defense in any battle, his opponent’s attacks broken from sheer terror. The end result, born through years of trial and error, was the Black Eclipse discipline. Many who fought against this wandering harbinger of bloodshed were impressed by his ability to cow their forces into submission, and thus began to copy his techniques. It became very popular for half-orcs and other monstrous humanoid races.

>>Devilish Catharsis: Your power positively oozes from you as you stare down your opponent, striking fear into his heart. If your opponent fails his willpower save, then he is stunned. (CHA vs WLP)
HOLD

>>Masque of Red Death: You embrace a primal fury borne of years of battle, allowing you to channel your frightening rage into a vicious attack.
ONE TIME ATTACK

>>Crimson Tide: As you rush through the battlefield, multiple opponents fall before you in a river of blood.
AoE ATTACK

>>Terror Tactics: Your blade hacks through your opponents who, quaking in their boots at your approach, can do little to stop your onslaught. Their fear weakens their power to face you and your allies.
AoE WEAKEN: DICE SIDES

>>Psychological Warfare: Your terrifying visage breaks your opponent's will just as your blade pierces their defenses. They simply do not have the ability to strike as quickly or accurately as they should.
STRIKE LESSEN

>>Deathbringer Assault: Seething with feral viciousness, you attack your foe head on. You throw yourself at your foe, as if daring them to attack before falling to your blade.
ATTACK ENHANCER

>>Bloodlust Rush: Reveling in your opponent's agony, you feel a rush on renewed vigor. You've never felt more alive!
HEAL

>>Devil in the Mirror: You look into the steel of your blade, you are intimidating and powerful! This grants you sweet reprieve from the pain of your injuries.
STRENGTHEN: HIT POINTS

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Dancing Goddess
Twirling in battle to the beat of some primal heart, the Dancing Goddess style lets you dance across the battlefield, dodging blows and countering with whirling blades in perfect dizzying tempo. Dances which create, dances which protect, and dances that destroy and ultimately symbolize the eternal cycle of creation and destruction are channeled. Traveling bards and other performers enchanted by the beautiful dance techniques and poses, as well as its usefulness in a fight helped the style to spread. The weapons associated with this discipline are those of the goddess; falchions, rapiers, scimitars, whips, and any light slashing weapon.

>>Dance of : Dancing is a complicated art, it's only natural you can keep balance and move when you wish. This boosts your Quickness.
TRAIT BOOST: QUICKNESS

>>Missing Step: You do the electric slide out of the way just in time, gliding back as if on ice.
EVADE

>>Rhythmic Blade Clash: Clang, clang! The clash of blades, the shower of sparks, you block the opponent blow for blow making metallic music as you go.
EVADE

>>Broken Step: Your enemy charged you foaming at the mouth, but with a well timed strike under the arm, you completely disrupt their balance and aim, punishing them for their foolishness. This grants you a reflect.
REFLECT

>>Loosened Tresses: As your body weaves out of the way of the attack you rebound like a rubber band, sweeping them off their feet in their moment of imbalance. This grants you a counterattack when an enemy misses you.
COMBAT EFFECT

>>Twisted Curl: Your body curves and twists, bouncing off walls and obstacles without losing its momentum, allowing you to strike multiple enemies.
AoE ATTACK

>>Cloaked in Blades: The more enemies surround you, the more nimble you become as you dance around their attacks, using them to entangle each other.
AoE HOLD

>>Overwhelming Rotation: You attack in a bizarre manner, darting in and out, feinting, spinning, and finally lopping off a chunk of flesh. You've completely confused your enemy, causing them to lose a turn.
HOLD

>>Steady Beat: Keeping time in your head, your swings feed their kinetic energy to each other, allowing you to keep a steady stream of accurate blows.
STRIKE BOOST

>>Jitterbug: One moment, fractured into two. A series of steps, transformed from a motion to a martial dance. You ready yourself for your enemies, setting aside the time you need to execute your techniques.
STRENGTHEN: DICE SIDES

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Dark Mistress
The Dark Mistress is a wily and cruel individual, vicious, who revels in agony both of themselves and others. They devote their lives to pain in all it's forms, and become excellent torturers.

Prerequisite: Must be evil aligned. Must be female. No knights, no monks, no paladins, no druids.

>>Hurts so Good: This gives defense through combat, as she is able to ignore some of the pain. Pain becomes pleasure to a Dark Mistress.
CONSTANT DEFENSE

>>Your Pain; My Pleasure: The act of giving pain to another causes the Dark Mistress such an intense wave of adrenaline that it gives them a boost to their attacks.
CONSTANT ATTACK

>>Feel the Burn: When a Dark Mistress inflicts wounds on an enemy they know just the right places to reduce them to a shrieking quivering pile of flesh. The Dark Mistress can make a pain attack,doing intense damage.
ONE TIME ATTACK

>>Do it Again: The Mistress is a true connoisseur of pain and when struck out of combat, they feel such ecstatic pleasure that they throw themselves back into combat and are able to stay in the match one more round even if they are hit above their HP.
COMBAT EFFECT

>>I Like it Rough: The more aggressive an brutal an attack, the more pleasure and thrill which the Dark Mistress feels. Their pleasure for pain allows them to focus on their attacks, boosting their strikes.
STRIKE BOOST

>>Give it to Me: Rather than evade an oncoming attack with fancy moves or spells, a Dark Mistress would rather accept the full blow, blade or hand it matters not. By standing their ground and setting their mind the can bring themselves to withstand any strike against them, channeling the pain into the purest form of pleasure and taking no damage from the strike. Of course, a little evasion may be necessary in kill or fatal strikes.
EVADE

>>My Turn: When it comes down to combat a Dark Mistress is usually most anxious to get 'on with the show'. This ability allows her just that, taking her target by surprise and jumping lead to take first place on the scoreboard for one combat per day.
COMBAT EFFECT

>>Can't Get Enough: The Dark Mistress is not only capable of taking mass amount of pain, she is able to give. Her knowledge in the arts of torture and pain allow her to replicate the damage in any attack done upon her, turning it back against her attacker.
REFLECT

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Dashing Swords
Dashing Swords is a swashbuckling style of martial artist that brings to mind a dashing, quick witted hero, often lightly armed and armored, who engages his foes with swordsmanship as well as razor sharp wit. Dashing swords can be found in cities, the seas, deserts, and any situation possible. Dashing Swords possess a strong sense of honor, as well as the desire for personal prestige. This code of honor for a swashbuckler is not the strict code of a paladin, it's more a combination of prestige, personal dignity and respect, and dueling prowess. Dashing Swords are great flirts, and the swashbuckler that can compose a witty love song or sonnet is held in even higher regard.

- Swashbuckling Bards: These swashbucklers gravitate towards the more courtly aspects of swashbuckling; composing songs and poetry, dancing, and wooing. The bard prefers the finer things in life, and prefers a duel of wits to a duel of blades and is a fashion trendsetter. Some swashbuckling bards can be considered a "dandy".
- Swashbuckling Clerics: Often priests of gods of adventure or luck, their very appearance as a cleric can be used to their benefit. Corrupt priests make good swashbuckling villains, for they are rarely suspected of being behind an evil scheme. They often have access to church funds with which to fund their adventures. Some swashbuckling clerics follow a rowdy band of swashbucklers trying to get them to turn from their ways, while others travel with them because they enjoy it.
- Swashbuckling Druids: Usually "urban" druids, who tend to favor rats, stray dogs, pigeons and other city creatures, a druid swashbuckler is often misunderstood by society. More often, a swashbuckling druid is one of the seas and wind, found on ships.
- Swashbuckling Fighters: The ultimate fencer is a fighter.
- Swashbuckling Monks: The adventuring monk, and the drunken master are two types of swashbuckling monks. They perform fantastic stunts on a regular basis, and while more disciplined than the usual swashbuckler, it merely means they do not carouse as much as others.
- Swashbuckling Paladin: Like a blend between a swashbuckling cleric and fighter, they choose rapiers instead of the normal heavy swords and drink, fight, and woo with the best of them.
- Swashbuckling Ranger: Similar to a swashbuckling druid, most rangers of this sort are bounty hunters or a policing force.
- Swashbuckling Magic Casters: Arcane swashbucklers use fanciful magics in place of rapiers and daggers, having honed the art of a magic duel into as civilized an art as fencing. Sometimes, they are known as mystic fencers, performing feats of acrobatics along with magics and martial arts skills.

>>Mercy's Blade: Usually chosen by clerics, paladins and anyone who has an aversion to taking a life. Mercy's Blade teaches that true mastery of the sword does not come from the ability to kill, but the ability to end a fight without killing their opponent. With your proficient weapon, you may disarm an opponent, causing them to lose a turn.
HOLD

>>Lexical Innuendo: Everyone appreciates some good ol' red-lighted humour! With a quick thrust your words shoot out of your mouth to throw your opponent off-guard.
WEAKEN: DICE SIDES

>>Rapier and Dagger: You are skilled with both the rapier and dagger at the same time. When you use both together, you gain a boost to damage.
CONSTANT ATTACK

>> Duelist's Cloak: This exotic weapon's ability is nothing more than a common cloak, but made of thick, sturdy leather. It is used as an off-hand weapon and is worn, and it is useful for defending one's self from attacks, as well as grappling and blinding a foe by throwing it over their head. If skilled with a duelist's cloak, you gaindefense throughout combat when it is used.
CONSTANT DEFENSE

>>Flip and Swing:  This ability allows you to avoid attacks by opponents by careful and timely flips, backflips, swings and other outrageous acts in true swashbuckling style.
EVADE

>>Grave Mistake: Attacking a Dashing Blade is a terrible mistake, and they are punished for this mistake. You evade damage, and reflect the damage back to your attacker.
REFLECT

>>We Chappy Few: Inspired by great works of word and the great languages of Arith, you become an orator who boosts the morale of your allies, spurning them to become better fighters for your cause.
STRENGTHEN: DICE SIDES

>>Shanks for the Memories: With a sharp word and a sharper blade, you go right for where it hurts in revenge! Yowch! This grants a counterattack if your attacker misses.
COMBAT EFFECT

>>I Came, I Saw, I Concorde!: Veni…! Vidi…! Superfastcannottouchmeyousillymonkeybastardsstriketothesolarplexus! This grants the Dashing Blade a boost to their Strike.
STRIKE BOOST

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Desert Scorpion
Often practiced by the experienced fighters of nomadic tribes and caravans in arid areas, the Desert Scorpion style favors speed over strength. Fought with paired scimitars, those of civilized regions sometimes favor longswords instead and this division within the Desert Scorpion fighting style has led to bloody conflicts between traditionalists and the 'outsiders'. Fighters focus on the power of the desert to find their source of strength in battle, but many also come to find a fascination with the blood of their enemies, using it to enter a state of advanced meditation through which they can channel all their energy into simple killing.

Prerequisites: Pair of Scimitars or Swords are primary weapons, Light or Medium Armor.

>>Sandfoot: Having trained to fight on the shifting sands of desert dunes, Desert Scorpion fighters are accustomed to battling upon treacherous terrain. They gain a bonus to attacks while battling on treacherous terrain (desert sands, mountain sides, rocky areas, perhaps even rooftops).
CONSTANT ATTACK

>>Speed Sting: The speed of the scorpion's sting is one of the focuses of this unique fighting style and those train hard try to match the creature's strikes. Using quick flashes of their weapons, they hope to catch an enemy off guard with a cruel slashing attack, giving them a bonus to their strike.
STRIKE BOOST

>>Bleeding Slash: Water is the stuff of life within the desert and fighters of the Desert Scorpion soon begin to equate this basic necessity with the blood of their enemies. By making vicious, slashing cuts with their weapons, the fighter can cause an enemy to bleed profusely from every wound, forcing their life to ebb away even whilst defending against another brutal attack.
DAMAGE over TIME

>>Blood Rage: As a fighter progresses through the study and training of the Desert Scorpion fighting style, he gradually becomes more an more obsessed with the idea that blood is the true source of strength for any warrior. The masters will begin to actually drink the blood of their enemies, training themselves to enter a deep meditative state through which they can focus the life essence of a powerful foe and gain his strength in battle. Once per combat, the fighter may drink spilled blood from an enemy more powerful than he (higher dice) and enter a waking meditative state. This boosts their dice sides for the rest of combat.
STRENGTHEN: DICE SIDES

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Disciple of the Dagger
The disciple of the dagger views combat as entertainment. He loves the fight in order to show off his skills, help his comrades in battle, as well as to make a name for himself. He also loves treasure and wealth, but can withstand his cravings. The disciples of the dagger respect everyone, until they are given a reason not to. His fighting style all rests on his speed, agility and ability to hit where it hurts.

The Disciple of the Dagger is an adventurer, for many different reasons. First is that he loves to fight. Second, the best way to find riches or better daggers is to adventure. And third, fame increases only by great deeds which are, more often than not, accomplished by adventuring. They realize that brute strength is never the way. Either through diplomacy, bluffs, or well-aimed daggers can anything be accomplished. All disciples of the dagger are brothers or sisters. They only ever fight against each other in order to improve their skills. Since Disciples have a certain way of moving gracefully, each can instantly tell if another person is a Disciple.

Prerequisites: Must use dagger

>>Dagger Mastery: You are one with your dagger or daggers and know exactly how to strike to do the most damage. This boosts your attack.
CONSTANT ATTACK

>>Dagger Dance: The Disciple of the Dagger is able to dance themselves out of the way of an attack, taking no damage for one attack per combat when it is used.
EVADE

>>Twisted Scissor Grasp: Pinch an opponent's weapon in between your own blades, disrupting their attack routine, evading the damage.
EVADE

>>Iron Raptor Snap: You are able to dodge both melee and ranged attacks, returning an attack back to the enemy. In the case of ranged, your dagger strikes the incoming projectile sending it back to the shooter.
REFLECT

>>Hypnotic Blade: The Disciple of the Dagger does not simply just wield a knife, they in fact become one with it. The weapon becomes no more than an extension of their own arm. While in combat they twirl their knives over and under hand, or between different fingers, around the palm or simply over and around one side of the hand; so quick and fluid are their motions that the enemy becomes mildly distracted by the faint hissing and the reflective dance of the blade around the flesh.
CONSTANT DEFENSE

>>Vortex Blade Shield: You spin your blade around at maddening speeds, deflecting as much of an an incoming ranged or melee attack as you can.
ONE TIME DEFENSE

>>Murderous Intent: Having a knife and using it, and having a knife and KNOWING how to use it are two totally different things. While a normal person holds a knife and simply stabs at someones belly, the Disciple of the Dagger knows the exact angle in which to thrust. The disciple knows each and every part of the body and where their blade would best find its new home. With this knowledge and skill the disciple strides forward twin daggers spinning as they work downwards in a devastating attack. They slice each and every main artery and vein in the prime spots: neck, armpit, liver, inner thigh, groin all in one quick motion that continues to bleed.
DAMAGE over TIME

>>Weeping Wound Strike: This is going to leave a scar. Your attack leaves a gaping wound open up on their body which wracks the body with pain, causing them to take a penalty to their vigor.
WEAKEN: HIT POINTS

>>Bristling Blade: You push the tip of the knife out just as the enemy comes against you. This will hurt it as much as it hurts you. This allows you a counterattack if you take damage from an enemy.
COMBAT EFFECT

>>Forceful Drill Dagger: This allows you to move swiftly through your enemies, attacking multiple enemies as you move.
AoE ATTACK

>>Cut the Vital Strings: Their weak point is the back of the ankle. Cut it, and you cut their chances of winning short. This is a hold attack as your target finds it very difficult to do anything except writhe in pain.
HOLD

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Dragoon
While the choice of dragoon isn't a traditional form of martial arts, it is known that dragons within their human and draconian forms are very dexterous and limber in body. Their sheer strength is well beyond any normal human's strengfth, and dragons have little to no problem in letting their dragonic strength become a part of their human shell as a means of protection without destroying a village in the process of morphing to their full dragon form. After having studied the many movements and formations of a dragon, it was then seen that a pattern emerged from their movements when they were amidst their human and draconian forms that allowed them to deliver the damage their awe-striking dragon form would allow them, and still be able to maintain their shell form. It was also known then, that each dragon or student of the dragon style developed techniques to deliver the most amount of damage possible, and would use their power, sense, and mysticism to level the battlefield. Four abilities have been picked out as the most common amongst the many dragons observed over the years.

Prequisites: You must be a dragon, half-dragon, dragonkin or draconian type race.

>>High Jump: A student's legs can send him high up into the air, but what comes up must come down and when soaring down in a nose dive, a dragon may deliver a powerful attack.
ONE TIME ATTACK

>>Dragoon Fury: When a student is pushed to the edge, anger becomes their fueled energy which allows them to exalt a raging attack. If a student has taken damage in combat, they fall into a frenzy where their speed increases and their assault is quicker and deadlier.
STRIKE BOOST

>>Dragoon's Roar: When an opponent attacks and the Dragoon mimics the fierce roar of a Dragon, the attacker becomes so shaken that they can do little more than shake in their boots.
HOLD

>>Two-Claw Attack - The dragoon's fingers are extended and slightly curled to mimic claws. When the Dragoon attacks this way, his damage is increased.
CONSTANT ATTACK or ATTACK ENHANCER

>>Burst of Speed: The Dragoon's training is so well advanced that he can anticipate his opponent's next action. Doubling his speed, the Dragoon effectively moves out of the path of attack, thus evades his opponent and takes no damage
EVADE

>>Dragoon's Intuition: Through many years of hard training, the Dragoon has learned to read the body language of his opponents. Anticipating the next attack and using the innate knowledge of dragons, he quickly turns to his side, making himself a smaller target to hit and block the attack on them. Quick movements on the Dragoon's part enables him to reflect the opponent's movements as well as turn the attack back on the attacker.
REFLECT

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Duelist
A very acrobatic weapon wielding martial artist, the duelist makes use of dodges, parrying moves, and defensive tactics that allow them to move out of the way of most strikes while still striking their foe. They usually wear light armor and do not use shields. They are proficient with any type of simple or martial arts weapons but usually choose light weapons such as rapiers.

Prerequisites: Light Armor, No Shields, Light or One-Handed Weapon

>>Double Strike: The quick and fluid motions of a duelist brings with them the agility to move and strike fast when needed.
ONE-TIME ATTACK (QCK vs QCK)

>>Dueling Block: Swift movements of a duelist will allow them to advance upon another with a weapon and engage in what is called a "dueling block."
CONSTANT or ONE-TIME DEFENSE

>>Arrow Cutting: The art of Arrow Cutting requires the use of a weapon to block or deflect missile attacks. Missile weapons caught or trapped by the martial artist's weapon when the attacker misses strike may often be used by the character. A blocked shuriken may be pried free from a bo stick and thrown back at the attacker, or a spear may be caught in the chain of a nunchaku and saved for future use.
COMBAT EFFECT

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Eternal Glacier
Eternal Glacier is a martial discipline invented by the barbarians of the frozen lands, who draw their power from, and emulate, the tundras and glaciers of their homes. The discipline reflects this, emphasizing unavoidable and unstoppable movements, building up power to crush their enemies, while maintaining the implacable strength of the glacier for themselves. The Eternal Glacier discipline favors the greataxe, battle axe, glaive, light and heavy pick, and warhammer. Survival is the key skill for Eternal Glacier, providing its master with the strength needed for the glacier.

>>Crushing Wall: You swing your weapon in wide, sweeping strikes, cleaving through your enemies.
ATTACK ENHANCER

>>Snowfall Replenishment: As the glacier is replenished by snowfall and hail, so does your strength return as you focus within yourself.
STRENGTHEN: HIT POINTS

>>Ice Hammer: You hammer your enemy once, as if cracking ice to prepare it to shatter
ONE TIME ATTACK

>>Glacial Patience: With the unending patience of a glacier awaiting the next ice age, you bear your enemies' blows, taking no damage.
EVADE

>>Avalanche Charge: You charge like an onrushing avalanche, heedless of anything in your way, attacking multiple enemies.
AoE ATTACK

>>Collapsing Drift: You come down upon your enemy like a snowdrift off a cliff, leaving them stunned.
HOLD

>>Shattering Strike: A single hard strike from your weapon shatters your enemy's defenses.
NEGATE DEFENSES

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Fegrin's Pair
Ruthlessly quashed in many nations and kingdoms, the Fegrin's Pair style attracts many nefarious followers such as unscrupulous bounty hunters and assassins. Concentrating on the fast and silent skill, most fighters adopt twin short swords as their favored weapons in this style, though disciplined rogues are also known to sport daggers.

However, the style continues to flourish within dark alleyways and the rougher districts of cities and is, in fact, one of the oldest fighting styles known, rivalling Stoneholm in antiquity. Buried in myth is the legend of the very first practitioner of the style, Fegrin himself, who is said to have created twelve pairs of short swords, magically charged and perfectly balanced for the style. All fighters adopting his method of fighting hope one day to possess such blades, though none have yet been uncovered and many doubt they even exist.

Prerequisites: Must choose two daggers or shortswords as primary weapon. Any non-lawful, non-good. Light armor.

>>Greater Whole: Adepts of the Short Blade train themselves to strike at their enemies with both weapons in tandem, and are thus able to overcome the defenses of creatures much stronger than themselves. This ability can turn the relatively inoffensive short sword or dagger into a potentially lethal tool.
CONSTANT ATTACK

>>Bloody Ground: The Adept of the Short Blade is able to quickly dispatch enemies as they lie bleeding and helpless on the ground. It is this ability, more than any other, that has earned the fighting style its poor reputation. This grants a bonus to your attack if your target is helpless or stunned in any way.
ONE-TIME ATTACK

>>Degrading Strike: No dirty tricks are below the disciples of Fegrin and the true masters are able to launch devastating surprise attacks from the shadows, often slaying their prey before the victim is even aware of their presence. Few ever reach this level of ability, but those that do are the true masters of death and may be amongst the best paid assassins in the entire world. This grants you a boost to your Strike.
STRIKE BOOST

>> Incapacitate: While some infamous rogues are known for their ability to kill their targets in a single stab, the practitioner of Fegrin's style takes it a step further. Their blades used for a single thrust incapacitating their victims while they make the final blow. This allows the practitioner to steal a turn from their opponent.
HOLD

>> Bloody Parry: Even defense is required by the adepts of Fegrin's style, the practitioner is able to parry their opponent blow with their off-hand blade, while using their dominant weapon for a quick thrust into their opponent's flesh.
REFLECT

>>Final Insult: Even the lowly Initiates of the style learn to be utterly ruthless in battle, ensuring that any enemy that drops to the ground stays there. Aiming for vital arteries and veins in their final strikes, a victim of the Initiate will very quickly bleed to death unless healed.
DAMAGE over TIME

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Honor Blades
Those who train in this style, learn to become graceful fighters that will be a force to be reckoned with by those who try to oppose their kingdom. They will become mastered in the art of using dual blades as their proficient weapon.

Prerequisites: Primary weapons are twin blades, Light to Medium armor preferred.

>>Silvery Justice: This ability allows the Honor Blade to use twin blades with grace and style to deliver damage to anyone who opposes the lands of the realm
he or she protects .
CONSTANT ATTACK

>>Double Cobra Strike: This allows the martial artist to deflect the attack with a weapon, with their own blades, turning the attack back upon the opponent
REFLECT

>>Razor Wall: The martial artist holds his two blades parallel to the ground in front of him acting like a sharp steel wall that he/she may use to catch even the largest blade and deflect it. Neither takes damage in this case.
EVADE

>>Twin Reflection: The swordsman holds the blades so that he is able to deflect attacks from two sides as easily as if he were fighting a single opponent. His peripheral vision is increased and his eyes are able to work separately following both opponents.
CONSTANT DEFENSE

>>Sacrificial Blades: When the swordsman is near death/defeat he gains a boost of adrenalin and can give one final defensive stand most times completely deflecting the opponents attack. This can be used when an opponent has struck the martial artist over their hp, it allows them one final defense.
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Infinite Lotus
Mathematics is a way of describing the world, and everything that is connected to it. Through the esoteric studies of infinities, numbers, counting, geometries and things even more unusual, the mind becomes focused, strong and able to see things from a perspective few others can share. Those who practice the discipline of Infinite Lotus see that within mathematics' many facets, just like in the petals of a lotus, lies a beautiful harmony, unifying mind, body and soul to produce amazing and powerful effects that few other martial artists can even conceive of, much less understand or use.

Students of the style spend many hours studying unusual and theoretical mathematical principles, becoming foremost scholars of arithmetic and its many principles. Their meditations, sometimes hours long, require them to contemplate the infinite, the eternal, and things that the mortal mind was not meant to visualize, while at the same time internalizing and learning these things at an instinctual level. The unusual, rigid and almost-impossible katas of the Infinite Lotus are based on unusual geometrical or mathematical forms, and their training techniques resemble contortionism, academic practice and martial arts in equal forms.

>>Bounded Infinity: One of the most difficult things for an initiate to the discipline of Infinite Lotus to understand is the concept of an infinity existing between a beginning and an end. This very basic realization is the true initiation into the discipline, for those who are able to grasp it are fit enough mentally to continue. Using this very basic understanding, the martial artist strikes their enemy with a powerful blow, causing them to be disoriented.
DUAL: DMG/HOLD

>>Natural Number Understanding: One of the simplest ideas of all mathematics is that numbers go on forever - you can keep adding more numbers to numbers and you'll never get to an 'end'. However, this does not mean that all number groups are infinite - or, in fact, the same size. One example is that of the natural numbers - not only do they have a beginning, they are also smaller than other groups of numbers. This basic understanding is needed before any further progress can be made in the Infinite Lotus, and those who have mastered it learn that they can move incredibly fast, by imagining their world as a number line, and their speed as their position on that number line.
STRIKE BOOST or TRAIT BOOST: QUICKNESS

>>Gaussian Property of Distribution: Despite what the more-lawful deities and their followers may teach, life is nothing but a sequence of random events - this is the true mystery revealed by the Infinite Lotus. However, not all creatures can willingly handle such a revelation, particularly when coupled with the idea that this randomness follows certain rules that do not give consistent outcomes. This allows you to evade an incoming attack.
EVADE

>>Diagonal Argument Proof: The diagonal argument, one of the most powerful logical tools devised to prove to those that doubted that numbers are infinite, even within a finite boundary, is at the same time beautifully simple and incredibly potent. Once the student has grasped its most profound implications, they can call upon it to force through their own capabilities.
STRENGTHEN: HIT POINTS

>>Irrational Number Inculcation: Some numbers have a definite end, with anything beyond them simply being nothing. Some, however, do not - they go on forever, and only sentient understanding of such a thing can stop its calculation being never-ending. These 'irrational' numbers do not simply go on forever - they also vary endlessly, with no discernible pattern. It is part of the training of any Infinite Lotus disciple to realise that pursuit of any end or pattern to these numbers is futile, through endless meditation on their concepts. While this can drive some of them mad, those that survive learn to take this obsessive madness and funnel it through their weapons for one powerful strike.
ONE TIME ATTACK

>>Mathematical Induction Principle: While the idea of inductive logic is inherently known to be false by the Infinite Lotus Disciples, the principle of mathematical induction allows any sequence to be proved forever - provided that it has a beginning, a unifying principle and does not end or deviate from this principle. Those who progress far enough in the discipline of Infinite Lotus learn that fighting styles are as much about mathematical sequences as any of their meditation problems - more complex, perhaps, but ultimately the same. While many would like to believe that they lead a unique existence, and have a unique style of fighting, it takes the Infinite Lotus Disciple but a simple shift of their stance to anticipate it - as long as they saw it begin. The attack is not only evaded, but redirected back upon the target.
REFLECT

>>Equivallence: You are able to attack as many enemies as allowed for an AoE Attack - but they must all be of the same race.
AoE ATTACK

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Janni Style
This style, originating humbly from the folk traditions of disparate peoples, represents several similar unarmed fighting arts practiced around the world. Regardless of variations in technique, all practitioners have a fluid fighting stance that emphasizes rapid, powerful kicks. The style's constant motion and graceful footwork lead many to mistakenly view practitioners as highly skilled dancers, a misconception that has allowed the technique to be taught in secret, the hidden weapon of the downtrodden and the oppressed. Openly martial versions of this style lose some of the dancelike qualities but retain the style's extraordinary kicking techniques and agility.

>>Janni Rush: When you leap to the attack, using your feet in combat, your blows are like bolts from on high.
CONSTANT ATTACK

>>Janni Tempest:

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Katsuninken: The Life Giving Sword
This is the samurai way of wielding a blade to end the life of one to save the life of many. This is the belief of most samurai as it is their duty to protect the lands around them with their blade. it is their life and their preferred weapon in close ranged combat. They are taught through this method how to move the sword elegantly and swiftly as well as how to decide who they must strike to end the battle with the fewest casualties. This style teaches them to see both the actions that their opponent is doing and the ones they are hiding from sight.

Prerequisites: Must be of good or neutral alignment, and use a sword of any kind.

>>Shinmyoken: This is the ability to see how the opponent is standing and through watching their movements to be able to strike the weak point in their defenses with ease.
CONSTANT ATTACK

>>Muto: This is the art of "no sword" in other words this is the ability of the samurai to take the sword of his opponent and incapacitate them in their offense. HOLD

>>Daiki Taiyu: This is the ability to wield your sword so perfectly that each movement is done in perfect succession of the other making movement of the swords so fluid that there are no holes in its defense to allow an attack.
CONSTANT DEFENSE

>>Katsuninken: This is the ability for which the style is named, it is the ability to see the movements of your opponent before they make them as this is seen as the ultimate mastery of the sword. With it you can tell when the opponent will be weakest and you can strike quickly ending the fight quickly.
ONE-TIME ATTACK

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Kor'inth D'lil Noamuth
Translated into common this Drow style is called "Rage of the Lost". It's name is a direct reflection of what it's students are capable of. The ethereal grace and fluidity of motion born into the Drow race is astonishing and when combined with their natural urge for violence and bloodshed, it marks this race as a fierce opponent. While most of the spotlight has been focused solely upon those Drow styles that wield two blades, casting rare rays of attention upon the other styles. Twin swords twirling and arching, flashing and dancing as if on display in some side alley circus. The students of Kor'inth D'lil Noamuth find it pathetic to have to rely upon anything other than what you were born with. These elite Drow have spent eons perfecting this lethal style. Harnessing not only their innate grace and speed, but their hate and bloodlust. With the raw strength and fury of a berserker, yet with the calm collected mentality of a true predator these students are the pinnacle of carnage and destruction.

Prerequisites: Drow or Half-Drow, Unarmed only.

>>Dus'kin: "Devious" - The Drow displays their ability to simply move faster than their victim's attack. Through a deft series of spinning and arching their bodies the attacker is unable to land a solid blow. Thus their attack is never truly felt.
EVADE

>>Venorsh: "Silence" - Fingernails both filed an sharpened down into a series of glistening talons the Drow student is ready for this ability. Extending their fingers straight and against each other they lash outwards driving the points into the one side of their victim's neck. Curling their digits to match the raking talons of a predator they tear through the flesh and soft under tissue causing a severe amount of trauma. The victim is unable to do anything but grasp this wound and gasp for air as they lose a turn.
HOLD

>>Jiku: "Rend" - Using those sharpened claws attached to the end of each finger the Drow student rushes forwards. Their arms moving in a blur of ebon skin and crimson flashes. Their attacks hammering down into the pressure points and muscle tissue of specific joints. Those nails slicing and rending tendons and ligaments useless.
WEAKEN: DICE SIDES

>>Vlos Lac'nala: "Blood Seeker" - The need for blood, the desire to dispense pain the carnal impulse to maim. Though the Drow won't allow it to be their blood that stains the arena floor. As their victim attempts to strike out with a blow, the Drow again is simply too flexible and too fast. ducking below or diving around the attack, they find themselves standing at their victim's now exposed flank. Now the details vary a bit here but the bottom line is; they swung, they missed, the Drow sees the opening and it gets nasty.
REFLECT

>>Kerath: "Carnage" - The student of Kor'inth D'lil Noamuth let's themselves fall into a frenzied state. Every action they make is made with malicious intent. They weave through their opponent's defenses and simply let loose a fury unfound in all nine hells.
ONE TIME ATTACK

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Kung Fu
Kung Fu is patterned after the movements of animals. Soft Kung Fu emphasizes speed, accuracy and agility. Some animals that are used as models for Soft Kung Fu include Monkey, Snake, and Crane, among others. Hard Kung Fu is a style that emphasizes power and strength. Some examples of Hard Kung Fu animals are Tiger, Eagle, and Leopard, among others.

Prerequisites: Unarmed

>>Jumping Knee Strike: A more powerful version of the Knee Strike. The attacker propels himself towards his opponent, jumping slightly off the ground. He then plows his knee into the victim, with the added force of the jump.
ONE-TIME ATTACK (STR vs QCK)

>>Kung Fu Block: The Kung Fu artist is able to block attacks made upon them, giving them defense throughout the combat.
CONSTANT DEFENSE

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Night of Death
For the longest time, the vampire race focused mainly on their ability to hide in the shadows in order to watch their prey. But, that has all changed now, as one vampire now using his abilities to hide in the shadows to be a born killer with his bladed weapons as well as his hands.

Prerequisites: Vampires or Dhampires Only

>>Enoch's Regal Grace: One of the first things that the warrior learns to do is properly defend themselves and with the enhanced ability of their race one is able to deflect some of the damage with slight movements which helps absorb some of the damage.
CONSTANT DEFENSE

>>Flowing Mist: With the innate skill of the vampire, and the increased skill they have learned, they would be able to move with a motion unseen by anyone, which allowed them to avoid one strike done upon them as it seemed that they moved with the grace and flow of the mist.
EVADE

>>Enoch's Dance: As the student progresses in the art, he will gain the speed and skill necessary to grab any melee weapon and send it back at the victim, or use the momentum of an unarmed victim making them take the damage of their own attack.
REFLECT

>>Fanged Strike: Now as the Vampire masters this style, it truly became an instrument of death. Depending on what way it prefers to fight determines how one can do damage. With dual weapons both points pierce deeply into their victims neck. If unarmed two fingers are used instead. If a single weapon is used the attack is simply so fast that the victims feels as if he was stabbed once instead of twice.
ONE TIME ATTACK

>>Eternal Fright: With this frightening ability, the Kindred can cow their enemy into submission with just a feral look that gives the impression that they will be their next meal.
HOLD

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Pale Raven Style
This style focuses mainly on assisting your allies in as many ways as possible. A Pale Raven is a team player. Pale Ravens often were White Raven Healers who decided to take up arms instead of merely offer healing.

>>Watchful Raven: You are alert and keep an eye on everything going on around you. You gain a boost to Perception.
TRAIT BOOST: PERCEPTION

>>Scattercry: With a cry of alarm you allow your allies to dodge out of the way of area of effect attacks. When you or your allies would be threatened by an area of effect attack, you may initiate this maneuver and allies targeted gain extra defense due to being warned.
AoE DEFENSE

>>Rage of the Pale Raven: The enemy has wounded you, but rather than demoralize your allies, they only fought harder to end them. This boosts your allies dice sides.
STRENGTHEN: DICE SIDES

>>All for One: You are able to dive in the way of an incoming attack against an ally, and only take half damage.
COMBAT EFFECT

>>One for All: You must remain alive if you are to assist your allies. This allows you to evade damage from one incoming attack against the Pale Raven.
EVADE

>>Quoth the Raven: You decide that you will strike faster and more accurately and you become unstoppable!
STRIKE BOOST

>>United Vitality: You are able to give first aid and mundane healing to multiple allies. United we stand!
AoE HEALING

>>Pale Raven's Fortune: You cheer your allies on. Perhaps some of your luck will rub off on them! This allows one ally to reroll a missed strike.
COMBAT EFFECT

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Quisane Style
One of the more unusual fighting styles, Quisane is often found amongst two disparate groups - slavers and city guardsmen. The style allows opponents to be both attacked and incapacitated without changing weapons in the midst of combat, a principle that appeals to both groups.

The Quisane style is widespread amongst the wealthiest slave merchants and the best-trained units of guardsmen, with both groups taking great pride in their skill. Contests of whip control are common, involving tests such as snuffing out candles or grabbing silverware off a table. The ability to perform impressive acts with the whip is a point of pride within the style and something all such fighters strive for.

Prerequisites: Must choose a longsword and whip as primary weapons.

>>Distracting Snap: One of the great tools of the whip is the fear its use inspires within others. The snap of the whip can be very disconcerting, especially when it flashes bare inches from the face. Initiates of Quisane learn to distract their opponents with their whips, allowing their sword a wider opening. This allows you to cause your opponent to lose a turn within combat.
HOLD

>>Dance of the Whip: The whip can be a tool of attack, as well as that of defense. As attacks are made against you, rapid use of your whip and sword can be made to counter attacks, allowing you defense throughout combat.
CONSTANT DEFENSE

>>Disarm in Twos: While disarming an opponent using a whip is relatively simple for any experienced fighter, Blades of the Quisane style are taught to make it even easier by simultaneously striking out with their longsword. The two attacks combined allow them to disarm many enemies with ease.
ONE-TIME ATTACK / DISARM

>>Reach of the Wind: While whips on their own do not cause a great deal of damage, they can prove to be deadly weapons in the right hands, especially considering their reach. Whipmasters learn to strike out with their whip at any that come into range and to make such attacks cut like a blade.
CONSTANT ATTACK

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Rain of Blades
Common in many major cities where fighters must rely on quick wits rather than raw combat prowess and heavy armor, the Rain of Blades fighting style encourages its students to act with poise and grace in all situations. Utilizing combined dagger and rapier attacks, the master of the Rain of Blades need not rely on thick plates of metal armor to protect him in combat, as he can both defend himself and strike deadly blows with both of his weapons.

Fighters trained in the Rain of Blades insist on carrying the very finest quality weapons, often overseeing their forging to ensure no flaw enters their construction that will later impinge on their combat abilities. Non-lethal duels between students of the Rain of Blades are common when they meet and are usually conducted with a great deal of honor and respect. Enemies, however, soon learn to fear the flashing rapier and ever-present dagger combination that marks such fighters as truly skilled warriors.

Prerequisites: Chosen weapon should be rapier AND dagger, Light Armor Required

>>Shield of Blades: Students studying the Rain of Blades fighting style first learn to block with their off-hand dagger rather than their rapier, leaving their primary weapon to attack. Because of their training, they are very adept at using their dagger defensively. Using the shield of blades, the student gains a +3 to their defence provided they role-play blocking the attack.
CONSTANT DEFENSE

>>Feint and Lunge: By concentrating on misdirection, the student is able to use the feint and lunge ability to strike at one area of the opponent's body, only to reverse direction at the last instant to strike somewhere else. The student may roll twice for Strike, accepting the better of the two results. This ability has no effect upon an enemy who also has this combat maneuver.
COMBAT EFFECT

>>Shoulder Lance: Students of the Rain of Blades are often competent duelists and soon develop the ability to disable their opponents with a single strike, crippling their ability to carry on fighting. By striking at the muscles in an opponent's weapon arm with a needle thin rapier, the student can impede any attacks made by the opponent.
WEAKEN: DICE SIDES

>>Flying Whirlwind: Once students progress in the Rain of Blades style, they are truly formidable fighting machines, able to take on numerous combatants easily. By using the flying whirlwind students are able to engage several opponents at once.
AOE ATTACK

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Redfeather Tradition
The Redfeather Tradition focuses on the expert use of the longbow and, as such, the practice is often adopted amongst bandits and outlaws, giving the style a very poor reputation in some regions. However, there is nothing inherently evil within the discipline of the style itself and fighters who train hard will be able to perform all manners of feats with their weapon that defy belief.

Followers of the Redfeather Tradition often enter archery tournaments whenever the opportunity arises, and some are able to make a fair living by doing little else. Despite the bad name the style sometimes suffers, crowds always enjoy two or more Redfeathers competing during a tournament, as they tend to be very competitive and always seek to out-do one another with amazing trick shots that hold the attention of any who witness them.

Prerequisites: Primary weapon must be a bow.

>>Footspike: Various trick shots are the preserve of fighters of the Redfeather. One of the first trained for is the footspike, where an arrow is shot into the leg or foot of an enemy in order to slow them down.
HOLD

>>Overdraw: All bows are designed to be fired when their string is drawn to a certain point, but some Redfeathers are trained to pull further. This greatly increases the power of each shot, and can be done multiple times.
CONSTANT ATTACK OR ATTACK ENHANCER

>>Trick Shot: Redfeathers known as Red Archers hone their skills continuously, practicing shots on a variety of small and fast moving targets, such as birds, swinging ropes and thrown purses. Such marksmanship soon becomes all but second nature to them. They gain a bonus to their Strike while using their bow.
STRIKE BOOST

>>Swipe and Sweep: The Redfeather can sometimes fall victim to the rush of a melee styled warrior. This causes the Redfeather to react quite out of their normal range, using their bow as a melee weapon. The first swipe of the bow comes at a downward angle, directing the oncoming attack away from them with a sharp strike to the wrist. The second is a spinning sweep to the back of the knees, dropping the target to the ground. Two quick motions, and the threat was completely negated. EVADE

>>Penetrating Shot: The blow of the arrow from this shot is so fierce that it is capable of penetrating any armors or defenses of the intended target.
NEGATE DEFENSE

>>Embarrassment: In the event that someone is dumb enough to rush an archer with a ready bow, they should expect to be embarrassed. And so they shall. While the buffoon rushes the Redfeather, the Red Archer simply draws their arrow back, aims carefully, and releases the arrow into the tendon just above the attacker's patella. The attacker would fall straight to their face, quite embarrassed by what they brought upon them with their own stupidity.
REFLECT

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Savage Beast
Those who are born and bred in the deep jungles of the realms are taught to fight in a different style than the city-bred individuals. They are more feral, bestial, more animal-like in their movements and attacks, and defenses. They are savages, and their attacks are learned from the various animals that exist in their environment. Agility is a must, and the Savage has learned to flip, jump, swing and move their bodies like the best swashbuckler. Warfare is not only a physical experience, but a spiritual experience as well. Defense is key, as is learning to make quick, powerful attacks.

Prerequisites: Use spear or other polearm. Light armor.

>>Spinning Feather: Through use of rapidly spinning and moving one's weapon with various blocking techniques, the savage can effectively block an opponent's attack so that they take no damage per combat.
EVADE

>>Spinning Reflect: By using the Spinning Feather technique, one learns to not only block the attacks made by their opponent but they can now turn the attacks back onto the opponent causing them to take the damage meant for the savage (reflect). For instance if someone rushed forward with a fist to strike, the use of one's polearm can be done so rapidly and efficiently that the fist is instead slammed into their own face through use of the force of the polearm. Daggers, swords, and other weapons can be reflected in such a way as well.
REFLECT

>>Agile Beast: A tribal warrior is agile, having learned to keep moving whether that is through flips, curls, rolls and jumps, which allows them to defend themselves against their opponent throughout the combat, giving them a defense boost throughout the combat.
CONSTANT DEFENSE

>>War Spirit: A tribal warrior calls for the war spirit of Tobadzistsini, which gives the warrior extra power while under the war spirit's control. This is similar to a rage, the savage is quicker, more powerful and outwardly intimidating.
STRENGTHEN: DICE SIDES or STRIKE BOOST

>>Agile Flurry: The agile warrior is able to make several attacks within a matter of moments against various opponent by slamming and hitting vital areas with their weapon as they move around.
AoE ATTACK

>>Stolen Breath: A slam of the blunt end of a weapon into the chest knocks the breath out of an opponent, causing them to lose a turn while catching their breath again.
HOLD

>>Bestial Scream: The savage has learned to imitate various animal's most ferocious sounds. The roar of a lion, the hiss of a python, the growl of a big cat.. can be imitated in such a way that it strikes fear into their opponent, causing them to stand stark still in fear while the savage makes a devastating attack upon them.
ONE TIME ATTACK

>>Native Thunder: Almost in the style of a swashbuckler, a tribesman has learned to jump, flip, swing, spin, and move with a flourish. Using whatever is available to him, he is able to make the most of his environment.
TRAIT BOOST: QUICKNESS or TACTIC BOOST: ACROBATICS

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Scarred Ritualist
A Scarred Ritualist has honed their body in such a way that pain has become a part of their body and mind and assists them in their combative situations. The scars they wear proudly, some even covering one's whole body, serve not only to mark their various passages through warriorhood but to frighten their enemies.

Ritualists will scar their body in certain ways, in order to gain new abilities and powers within this style. Some of the traditional scarring that can occur are as follows:

2 inch long line - A defeat in melee combat
Animal tattoos or scars - A defeat of the animal OR they hold the trait of a certain animal
Arrows - A defeat in ranged combat.
Lightning bolt - Usually placed on the hands or wrists, means winning a tribal competition of any sort.
Circle - Magic
An X on the ankle - shows their skill with mounts, usually horsemanship

>>Ritual Discipline: A scarred ritualists attention to intense rites of passage, and other rituals has led them to having a razor sharp focus. Their attacks are focused and well thought out even if they only had a moment to think about it.
STRIKE BOOST

>>Practiced Homeostasis: Discipline and intense hours of ritual have allowed them to control both body and mind. This well practiced ability allows them a boost to Will Power rolls.
TRAIT BOOST: WILLPOWER

>>Scarred Mind: The pain a Scarred Ritualist carries can be used as a weapon. If anyone makes a psychic or psionic attack upon a ritualist, they face the chance of feeling all the pain that the ritualist has ever felt.
REFLECT

>>Damage Reduction: Due to the ritual scarring, they can shrug off damage from their bodies as though wearing armor, just from their toughened skin.
CONSTANT DEFENSE

>>Rend Flesh: They know just where to land blows to deal most damage, and they have no qualms about using it. When they hit their opponent in such a way to rend the flesh in that special spot, they do devastating damage.
ONE TIME ATTACK

>>Boiling Blood: A Ritualist's blood can come to a boiling point with anger, and this feat allows them to heal during combat as their body slowly begins to mend itself.
HEAL

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Scorpion Style

>>Scorpion Style: You can perform an unarmed strike that hampers the movement of your target, causing him to lose a turn in combat.
Crystal and Topaz: 1 round / +4 DMG
Amber and Sapphire: 1 round / +6 DMG
Emerald and Ruby: 2 rounds / +8 DMG
Obsidian: 3 rounds / +10 DMG
DUAL: HOLD/DMG

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Stonegrind Wrestling
This is a brutal form of wrestling, originally developed as a sport though quickly became a war art. It is a close-quarter fighting technique. The wrestlers are clad in spiked armor, and grapple their foes and literally grind them to death. The technique is bloody but effective, and has spread from the dwarves to all races.

Prerequisites: Stonegrind wrestlers wear spiked armor.

>>Stonegrind: A Stonegrind Wrestler's signature move, an opponent is taken to the ground, and the spikes on their armor is ground into their opponent doing bloody damage to them.
ONE TIME ATTACK

>>Bloodthirst: This wrestling move of the Stonegrinder leaves their opponent disabled and wounded, losing blood from the many wounds on their body.
DAMAGE over TIME

>>Reverse Hold: This wrestling move is used to turn the tables on one's attacker. It may only be used for unarmed combat. If attacked unarmed, the Stonegrinder can turn the tables on the attacker, grabbing them and stopping the attack, putting them into a brief hold. This allows the Stonegrinder to take no damage for that attack.
EVADE

>>Spiked Savior: Being that the stonegrinder wears either pieces or a set of the most heinously evil looking armor, adorned with jagged and crooked spikes, it only makes sense that its harder to hit them. These spikes jut out in all manner of angle and degree, there truly is no pattern to them. This doubled with the fact that the stonegrinder is not simply standing there, makes them a very hard target indeed. When an opponents attack comes in, be it unarmed or armed, the spikes of the armor deflect or catch the weapon thus stealing away some of the power from it.
CONSTANT DEFENSE

>>Stolen Glory: Like the small bull terrier jumps up and latches on for dear life with those jaws of theirs, so too does the stonegrinder have a similar manner of attack. The stonegrinder watches as their enemy begins to make their assault and springs into motion before they can finish their attack. With their hands they latch on to whatever they can, face, head, arm, leg, etc., and then they simply thrash around. twisting, turning, rolling over, and hoping around, the jagged spikes of their armor doing all manner of mean and painful things to their enemy.
REFLECT

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Stunning Fist
A fighter or monk with the stunning fist technique learns to press ki into their opponents. Using pressure points, this ability is fine-tuned, almost sharpening the ki into a scalpel that can puncture the lines and nodes of ki energy inside a target's body. He is usually an unarmed fighter, wielding his fists and fingers as expertly as any swordsman.

Prerequisites: Unarmed only.

>> White Tiger Array: A collection of pressure points targeted by the stunning fist, that removes stunned, sickened or fatigued conditions. Used on an enemy, you cause instant fatigue, causing them to lose dice sides.
WEAKEN: DICE SIDES

>>Emerald Snake Point: This point [liver area] helps protect a creature from toxins and poisons. By striking this pressure point, you can release a flood of toxins through your foe's body, poisoning them. This deals damage to your target. For an ally, you can delay the effects of poison for 6 hours.
ONE-TIME ATTACK

>>Celestial Dragon Point: This point [under the ear] regulates the flow of spell power. Striking here prevents an enemy from casting spells, or using spell-like abilities as well as they normally can, as they become so disoriented from the hit upon that point they cannot concentrate enough to use magic well.
MAGIC STRIKE LESSEN

>>Red Monkey Point: This point [base of spine] paralyzes your opponent, causing them to lose a turn. When used on an ally, it removes paralysis.
HOLD

>>Blue Dragon Point: Dig your knuckles into both sides of the attacker's neck, slightly below and just back of the ears. If you've got the right spot, you'll be on the arteries, cutting off blood to the brain. This damages your opponent, causing them to lose hit points.
WEAKEN: HIT POINTS

>>Black Bat Point: By manipulating this point ["third eye"] on your attacker through a quick hit to the spot, you render your attacker blinded. Unless they have "Blind-Fight", they are unable to attack for the duration of a hold.
HOLD

>>Sapphire Lizard Point: This point [inner elbow] causes your opponent to drop their weapon before they are able to harm you with it, allowing you to evade damage completely if they attack you with any type of weapon.
EVADE

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Style of Aurum
This style is nothing more than a variation of The Style of Cordun. Though the fighting style is still for knights and nobles who engage in military activity, the Style of Aurum concentrates on those knights that chose not to wield a shield in combat, but to use another weapon instead. Aurum is as respected as it's counter part The Style of Cordun, within military circles and it is not uncommon for those of both styles Aurum and Cordun to be found in their off time in friendly competition with each other.

The Style of Aurum revolves around the use of sword or other one handed weapon in both primary and off hand. It's students are not only valued for their strength of arm but their quick ability to interpret a battle and carry out the best plan of attack. Because unlike the Cordun style counterparts who relay heavily upon the protection of their shields, Aurum style students must be able to provide the same assurance that the line will hold without as much protection. As stated before there is an almost unlimited amount of ways that this style's methods can be interpreted. And just like any military unit, some do it with a flawless quality, while others struggle with it every step of the way.

Prerequisites: Dual wielding one-handed weapons. The weapons do not need to match. Medium or heavy armor suggested.

>>Improvised Shield: The Style of Aurum teaches its students that they do not need to sacrifice a possible offensive advantage for the safety of a shield. They learn to drop or twist their weapons against their attacker's weapons as their enemy comes in against them, to lessen the blow. The student learns to keep each weapon moving, not only to distract an enemy but to better safeguard themselves.
CONSTANT DEFENSE

>>Redirected Attack: This move is a perfect demonstration as to the benefit of dual wielding as opposed to using a solitary weapon in combat. As the attacker charges in with their intended assault, the student takes one of their weapons and slides it along their opponent's. With a quick step forward and pushing their armored shoulder into it, the student has now effectively pinned their attacker's weapon out to the side or even against the attacker themselves. Their other hand, which is also holding a weapon, falls upon the unprotected body of their attacker.
REFLECT

>>Overwhelm: The student rushes against their attacker. Each of their weapons rising and falling, twisting and turning each taking a heavy toll against their opponent. The flurry of blows and strikes is simply to much for any one person to take and they are subject to an overwhelming array of strikes.
ONE-TIME ATTACK

>>Dual Strike: The student lashes out with a quick attack from both weapons knocking away their opponent's shield and or weapon. Now that the person's torso is exposed, the students of Aurum press their own attack. The double blow to unprotected areas of the body causing a little more damage than normal, that continues to bleed.
DAMAGE over TIME

>>Improper Grip: The student once again clearly displays the prowess of wielding two weapons. Using one weapon the student turns aside his opponents weapon and clearly sets himself up for a marvelous attack. His other weapons comes in and attacks the enemy's hand. The blow causing them to drop their weapon and now have to sacrifice an attack to get to it.
HOLD

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Style of Cordun
A fighting style of knights and those nobles who engage in military activity, the Style of Cordun concentrates its followers on reliability and total defense, rather than fast charges and flashy maneuvers. Many fighters often consider the Style of Cordun to be stale and stagnant but the Knight-Champions of Cordun are known to value tradition. Cordun is respected within military circles and it is not uncommon for all the officers of an army to be skilled to some degree in its use.

The Style of Cordun revolves around the use of sword and shield and its students are valued members of any fighting unit, able to withstand repeated assaults from the enemy and still hold the line, despite mounting odds. There is little room within the style's discipline for imagination and interpretation, but students tend to be amongst the most reliable fighters any general can hire.

Prerequisites: A type of sword must be proficient weapon. Must use a shield when fighting. Medium or heavy armor preferred.

>>Bashing Shield: The first ability any student of the style of Cordun learns is that his shield is more than just another piece of armor. It can be used to strike back an overwhelming enemy, potentially giving him a moment of pause. Striking with a shield is often how a student of Cordun can be first identified when in battle.
ONE-TIME ATTACK

>>Master of the Shield: The Style of Cordun teaches its students to take best advantage of their shields, allowing enemies to rain blow after blow down upon them whilst remaining safe. A skilled student can make it exceedingly difficult for an enemy to strike him directly, thus placing him at ac distinct advantage in battle.
CONSTANT DEFENSE

>>Shield Strike Evasion: When a student of the style has progressed far enough along in his training he becomes aware of yet more uses in his shield. The Cordun fighter is capable of bashing out with his shield at the same moment as an opponent strikes, this causes the attacker to strike with much more force than he intended, and hit something he had no intention of hitting. This attack potentially shatters the bones of the attacker while at the same time saving the student from any damage himself.
REFLECT

>>Rolling Thunder: When the student of Cordun is leading the charge into battle, it is quite a sight to behold. A grown man armored cap-a-pie holding a weapon aloft to strike is nearly enough to paralyze troops with fear. But when that same soldier continues to sprint, only to tuck himself into a ball and roll into the opposition, he hits the enemy lines with the force of a cannon ball, scattering broken bodies until the momentum stops.
AoE ATTACK

>>Like A Rock: A man in full plate armor is hard enough to damage. Add in a shield, and it's near impossible. And when an attacker finds a student of Cordun on the battlefield they must be prepared for a long fight. In the face of a brutal attack, the student of Cordun can tuck their armored body into a ball by crouching behind their shield. Even the strongest blow would do substantially less damage, swept away by the strength of the defense.
EVADE

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Surreptitious Bandit
Created by masters of burglary and stealth, Surreptitious Bandit is an extraordinary discipline for the art of sneaking around. Invented by a guild of thieves, Surreptitious Bandit has been adopted by thieves and rogues all over the world as a means to improve their sneaking ability.

>>Packrat Retrieves the Gadget: With a move faster than the eye can see, you pull the snack bar from the bottom of your backpack. When you initiate this maneuver, retrieve one item you are carrying or inside a container you are carrying and put it either into your hands or in your space. This does not take up a turn in combat.
COMBAT EFFECT

>>Seagull Divebombs the Elephant: You adopt the tactics of a seagull hunting elephants, if the seagull was armed to the teeth with dangerous weapons and hard to detect.
ONE TIME ATTACK

>>Footsteps of the Slug: Your steps are soft and gentle to the ground, making little sound. This boosts your Stealth.
TACTIC BOOST: STEALTH

>>Distracted Foe Misses the Thief: Your enemies blink and lose track of you, causing them to miss their attack and leaving you able to strike right back at them in a retaliatory move.
REFLECT

>>Fists in a Knife Fight: You grab your foes weapon when they move in to attack you, and strike them with it instead.
REFLECT

>>Torched Rabbit Springs for the Bushes: You spring out of the way using your agility, enabling you to evade an incoming attack that you can see.
EVADE

>>Footsteps of the Moth: If you walk carefully enough, traps won't notice you. In this stance, you won't trigger traps upon the floor where you are walking.
SKILL EFFECT

>>Crane Catches the Fish: You stay perfectly still, watching your surroundings from your peripheral vision. This boosts your Hide.
TACTIC BOOST: HIDE

>>Mongoose Hunts the Snake: Your keen understanding of the ways that sounds and motions interact lets you catch the slightest detail. This boosts your Spot and Listen.
TALENT BOOST: SPOT/LISTEN

>>Master Hides the Newbie: This allows you to take the attack for an ally that is lower gemstone ranked than you, and only take half damage from the attack.
COMBAT EFFECT

>>Squirrel Trades for Nuts: With a quick stab, you trade your rusty dagger for the Wizard's Wand of Plane Shift. When he tries to teleport away, he finds to his chagrin that he's just waving a knife around! This maneuver allows you upon making an attack against a creature and dealing damage, to also attempt to swap an item you are holding for an item they are holding. They get a save (QCK vs PER), and if they fail you swap items and they believe they are still holding theirs until they try to use it.
COMBAT EFFECT

>>Knife Slits the Throat: You sneak up behind someone and disable their vocal cords. Not only do you do damage, but you cause the target to be unable to speak. (QCK vs END)
DUAL: DMG/HOLD

>>Rat Scurries Across the Field: You do the dance of the scurrying rat, careening around the battlefield, moving quicker than normal.
TRAIT BOOST: QUICKNESS

>>Mosquito Bites the Giant: You move subtly, dangerously, and attack with agility and accuracy throughout combat.
CONSTANT ATTACK

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Szithrel Da'rex
Called the "thousand arms", this drow style emphasizes great sweeping maneuvers that allow its practitioners to strike many opponents with minimal effort. Normally they tumble or leap their way into the middle of a group of enemies and (if successful) cut them all down with a single stroke. This has a debilitating effect on enemy morale and often leads to retreats by enemy forces; as such, practitioners of the szithrel da'rex are greatly valued.

Practitioners favor light to medium slashing weapons and lighter armor, finding heavier weapons cumbersome within this style. As a result most use a dagger, short sword, long sword, knife, sickle, handaxe, kukri, scimitar, rapier or kama - weapons no heavier than four pounds in total for either hand. More often than not, practitioners use twin weapons, though the use of a single is not unheard of. Those who study szithrel da'rex using twin weapons, normally try to split the weight equally between the two hands, to keep a harmonious balance.

Prerequisites: Be Drow or have a good reason for knowing the style, use bladed 4lb or less weapon/s, Light Armor.

>>Whirlwind Attack: Students of szithrel da'rex can use their weapon to strike more than one opponent at the same time with their full strength, lending credibility to their reputation of defeating many foe with minimal effort.
AoE ATTACK

>>Reputation: The reputation of a student of this style precedes them, giving them the advantage over their opponents, granting a bonus to attacks.
CONSTANT ATTACK

>>Agile: Students are as skilled with deflecting an opponents blows as they are with landing their own: they can use their weapons to defend their personage during battle, granting a defense when they move to deflect an attack with their blades.
CONSTANT DEFENSE

>>Triple Strike: The student of szithrel da'rex can manipulate their weapon in order to land a flurry of attacks against their opponent, catching them off guard in order to strike the victim three times with the edge of their blade.
ONE TIME ATTACK

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The Pattern
There is a thing to be said for fighting patterns. Everyone moves with a certain consistency to their walk. The poses and actions taken all follow an overall pattern of that person. Even when doing a desperate "random" act, this pattern guides what they will attempt overall purely due to what it is. Learning this factor will of course, gain a bonus to anyone fighting another. To be able to learn how to use their actions against them would be the ultimate source of power. When following this style, the student is taught how to read another's style and with that knowledge, lead them to defeat.

>>The Pattern: The key ability of the style. With the study of attacks and maneuvers of the enemy, the studied target's pattern is easily understood and turned against them. This ability requires 1 full round of combat before it may be used. Once that time to learn the pattern of actions is passed, at any time the user can step into that pattern of strikes, turning their attack fully upon them with the proper attack at the right time that spoils all of their actions. This will turn their momentum against them and cause them to hurt themselves.
REFLECT

>>Pattern's Edge: With learning the pattern of attacks and defenses of their enemies, the user of this style can spy the weaknesses and strengths of their attacks. Following through on this strategy, the user can step into the pattern of their style and with the right strike, render the most damage to them.
NEGATE DEFENSE

>>Pattern's Defense: When studying the actions of another fighter, the pattern of attacks and defense are learned. With this in mind, the user of this style quickly comes up with a stratagem that renders the attacks of their enemy inert. Through the proper maneuvering, this person can stop or at least lessen most damaging attacks.
CONSTANT DEFENSE

>>The Pose: When the user of this pattern prepares to fight, they settle into a certain stance or "pose". This stance has weapons at their side with their eyes half closed as they keep alert with all senses. It can give an edge in the beginning of a fight by being prepared for anything.
STRIKE BOOST

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The Refined Edge
This is a style commonly reserved for those with extreme dexterity and cunning. This style is not the typical "hack and slash" that is commonly found in the world today. Just because one can pick up a sword does not in any way mean that one knows how to use it. The student of the Refined Edge, has turned their weapon, (which is always one of the gentlemen swords) into an extension of their own arm. They have spent years perfecting their own skill. Nothing is as stunning or as fluid as a Refined Edge in motion. These select few that have chosen to study this style tend to be a more civilized and noble lot. Which occasionally has led to their opponents thinking them not as combat able as they outwardly appear.

Prerequisites: A Rapier, Longsword, Sabre or Swordcane. Light Armor.

>>Appel: Stamping the front foot to the ground, to produce a sound to distract or startle the opponent aiding in the defense throughout combat. This may be made during an advance, or directly from an en garde position. It may precede a lunge, or be used merely as a distraction. An appel is also sometimes called a 'Half-Advance'.
CONSTANT DEFENSE

>>Ballestra: A very rapid attack made by a jump-forward and lunge. This attack can cover a great deal of distance in a small amount of time if executed properly. Executed improperly, it can look very silly and leave the attacker wide open to counter-attacks.
ONE TIME ATTACK

>>Flèche: An attack whose main force comes from a push from the front leg, and can end in a running attack. From an en garde, begin with an extension, and thrust from the REAR leg first. The attacker essentially performs a standard lunge, then brings the rear foot forward and runs at the opponent (with blade still extended) for a few (generally three) steps. One can disengage or otherwise alter one's attack while flèching, though the flèche is generally most effective in covering a large amount of ground and keeping pressure on the opponent.
CONSTANT ATTACK or ATTACK ENHANCER

>>Passata-Sotto: An evasive action which is initiated by dropping a hand to the floor and lowering the body under the opponent's oncoming attack. Accompanied by a straightening of the sword arm to score a hit on the opposing combatant. As they rush upon your own blade.
REFLECT

>>Change of Engagement: An engagement of the opponent's weapon in the opposite line after an attack. Changes of engagement are sometimes performed to place one fencers blade on the side of his/her opponent's weapon that he feels has an advantage, or could be just to fool with the opponent.
HOLD

>>Prise de Fer: "Taking the Blade"; an engagement of the blades that attempts to control the opponent's weapon. This allows you to use your weapon to stop and evade an incoming attack.
EVADE

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Way of the Serpent
Emphasizing light, fast, highly mobile movements and quick penetrating strikes to vital points can take out an attacker regardless of her size. The serpent stylist does not directly oppose her adversary's strength. Instead, she relies on deception and indirection to get the upper hand, utilizing numerous feints against her opponent. She needs to advance with a fluid manner. A small person who attacks without deceptiveness will not have a chance.

The serpent stylist remains highly mobile at all times, avoiding the full force of an opponents strike rather than blocking them. Most serpent strikes are not delivered with the fist. Rather, the primary weapon is the spear hand, which is aimed at the eyes or the throat. It takes little strength to effectively attack these sensitive targets. A poke to the eyes will disable even the biggest fighter, which is another reason why the serpent style is effective for smaller people. She darts in to snipe at the opponents vital points, quickly withdrawing if the attack is not effective.

One basic serpent strategy is to dominate the centreline - an imaginary line running down the front of each fighter, the theory is that the fighter who controls the centreline controls the fight. The serpent movements were used to develop temperament and endurance. Breathing was done slowly, deeply, softly and harmoniously. Movements are flowing and rippling with emphasis on the finger. The serpent style also emphasizes flexibility, light, fast movements, and quick strikes to the soft vital parts of the body.

>> The Gliding Serpent: The practitioner glides across the ground much as the same way a serpent swims through a lake, lithe coiling movements offering a harder target to attack as the practitioner is constantly in motion.
CONSTANT DEFENSE

>> The Coiling Serpent: The practitioner attacks their opponent with the controlled speed and ferocity of a serpent, hands landing multiple times on their targets body dealing additional damage to their attack.
ONE-TIME ATTACK

>> The White Spear: The practitioner strikes out with the accuracy of a serpent, attacking vital points on the targets body to render them immobile: the victim is temporarily paralyzed.
HOLD

>> The Serpents Gaze: The practitioner utilizes the hypnotic gaze inherent to all serpents, charming their opponent so that they will find themselves unable to attack the swaying individual. The maneuver comes at a price, as the practitioner is unable to attack their target themselves: causing both target and student to miss one round.
EVADE

>> The Slithering Serpent: The practitioner can mimic the lithesome grace of a serpent, squeezing their body into almost any gap or crevice with little to no discomfort. The minimum space required for complete maneuverability is half the width of the practitioner.
SKILL EFFECT

>> The Open Wound: The wounds you open continue to bleed, long after you are done with your attack.
DAMAGE over TIME

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Whirling Reaper
The scythe. A tool designed for reaping the grain of the fields, but also a weapon for gathering the bountiful harvest of life. To those who favor this weapon, the comparison is beautifully apt, and the whirling reaper takes it even further, developing a style of endless spinning strokes that mows his opponents down in a deadly dance. The style is particularly well-suited for fighting sizable groups of opponents, where the whirling reaper can cut through large numbers of opponents in a single round without exposing himself to additional danger. Because the revolving style of attack requires a good sense of balance along with the main force to cut through foes, the best whirling reapers have a fine combination of power and agility, rather than being merely brutish thugs.

Following the grim aspect often associated with the scythe, many care little for the value of life or are bloodthirsty killers deluded by their own ability. Working in pairs or larger teams, whirling reapers use their knack for flanking opponents to good effect, and have less of a selfish nature than is common for their solitary counterparts.

Prerequisites: Use scythe or scythe like blade

>>Whirling Defense: A whirling reaper employs a spinning form of defense to block blows with his scythe, giving him/her defense throughout combat.
CONSTANT DEFENSE

>>Spinning Attack: A whirling reaper learns to use his momentum to make progressively more dangerous attacks. While wielding a scythe, he can make a spinning attack with devastating results.
ONE TIME ATTACK

>>Scything Trip: A whirling reaper that hits with a scythe can attempt to trip the opponent with their weapon when being attacked, evading the damage of that one attack.
EVADE

>>Whirling Onslaught: A whirling reaper learns to blend multiple attacks into a veritable cyclone of death.
AoE ATTACK

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Winterlight Tradition
Elves who learn the Winterlight tradition are one with their bows, able it is said to strike a falling leaf at more than 200 paces. This tradition came into being as a result of thousands of years of warfare, and uses speed, precision, and accuracy through heightened awareness. A Winterlight Master watches over every aspect of their student's progress, from all aspects of archery to the painstaking creation of their own bows and arrows.

Winterlight practioners swear to protect the elven nations, and revere all life. The taking of life with their abilities is considered the most serious of responsibilities, carried out with grim determination when it is necessary. Members of the Order of the Winter Moon, as Winterlight practitioners are known, believe their weapons take life to maintain life. Their creed is "One arrow, one life."

Prerequisites: Bow must be chosen as your proficient weapon. Elves, Half-Elves or Feykin only unless you have a very good reason your character would be trained by elves.

>>Zen Archery: Your intuition guides your hand when you use a ranged weapon. You gain a bonus to Strike.
STRIKE BONUS

>>Quick Shot: You can shoot off an arrow at the very last moment, dealing extra damage that round.
ONE TIME ATTACK

>>Penetrating Shot: The blow of the arrow from this shot is so fierce that it is capable of penetrating any armors or defenses of the intended target.
NEGATE DEFENSE

>>Determined Shot: This allows you to use your bow even in point blank range to negate an incoming ranged or melee attack.
EVADE

>>Glass Arrows: A specialty of the Order, these arrows are forged by the hand of the elf themselves, taking years to perfect and flawlessly craft so the unleash their desired effect. The glass tips of the arrows are devastating to a target, dealing extra damage and often breaking off inside of the target and requiring surgical removal from a skilled healer.
ATTACK ENHANCER

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Wolf Claw
The Wolf Claw style is one based on the premise that "the wolf", or student of the style has been backed into a corner. They'll do everything in their power to escape those insurmountable odds, including lashing out furiously against innumerable foes that would otherwise drastically overpower them with, with ruthless efficiency. While providing minimal defensive abilities, this style is wholly offensive, granting it's students many attack bonuses.

Prerequisites: Unarmed, or some sort of claws (Catclaws, bladed gloves, wrist claws, of course lycan claws)

>>Extended Momentum: Much like the Reflect ability of Fegrin's Pair, this ability redirects the damage of an attack on the student back to the would-be attacker. Using extended momentum, a student catches the oncoming attack, uses that momentum offered against the attacker to throw them upwards and away, doing damage and evading any damage to themselves.
REFLECT

>>Broken Arrow: For lower body attacks, such as a sweep, or crouched punch. The oncoming attack would be caught, and stomped at the middle joint (Knee or elbow), causing immense pain and very possibly breaking the leg or arm. (STR vs END)
REFLECT

>>Lightning Strikes: Through a burst of adrenaline, a student of Wolf Claw is able to commence in an incredible flurry that's nearly impossible to block, leaving the victim to be beaten mercilessly until the practitioner of the style is tired of striking his or her opponent.
ATTACK ENHANCER

>>Induced Fear: Knowing that you're about to fight a shapeshifter is very much unnerving, possibly even frightening. As a result, a defense bonus is granted to a student of Wolf Claw as your opponents are just a little bit unsteady around you allowing you to better defend yourself against an attack.
ONE TIME DEFENSE

>>The End: Most lycan are known for their brutal tendencies in combat, especially after fighting the same opponent for a good length of time. Thus, when their beastly nature becomes evident, the student of Wolf Claw unleashes this ability for an attack, allowing them extra damage for one attack. (STR vs QCK) or (QCK vs QCK)
ONE TIME ATTACK

>>Scarred Tissue: Being that the martial artists from the Wolf's Claw style has an up close and personal style of fighting the put their bodies at great risk. they charge forwards into spears, swords, knives and whatever else someone decides to wield against them. do to this fact their bodies taken horrendous abuse. They are covered with numerous amounts of scar tissue, and nerves have lost the ability to register anything. Thus when an attack is used on them they feel the effects less than any normal, self preserving individual would have from the same attack.
CONSTANT DEFENSE

>>Stalk the Prey: You make a swift silent movement that evade most form of detection. You gain cover if you are moving through heavy foliage. This grants a bonus to your Stealth.
TACTIC BUFF: STEALTH