Wdg_ T\g`ion Tc` Cjhkg`o` M \mod\g A modno ]t Cjgdi Cc\kh\i Martial arts are an integral part of the superhero genre, particularly powerful kicks, as well as locks, throws, reflected in the combat training of many heroes, and sweeps. Dodging is the main defense. especially the Martial Art Heroes, those heroes deriving Favored Bonuses: Power Attack, Sweep. their mystical powers from the intense study and training of exotic combat forms. Unfortunately, when asked what martial arts their character has studied, it is almost inevitable that most Players fall back on the tired Bpmh\ old generic standbys of Kung Fu, Karate, or Ninjitsu. Bando Yawn. Modern military art with swift, brutal, unarmed fighting Well, with a world of strange martial arts out there, techniques largely targeting an opponent's limbs. The Players can now select martial arts that go beyond those head, knees, elbows, fists, and feet are all used to broad oft-used categories, and even beyond the realms attack, and grips, locks, and strangling techniques are of China and Japan. also incorporated. "Your Kung Fu may be strong, Grasshopper, but Favored Bonuses: Deadly Attack, Strangling. fear my Bhakti Negara fist!" Favored Bonuses: As discussed on page 30 of Wild Talents, characters with the Martial Arts skill select a bonus for each die in the skill. A pair of common Ccdi\ bonuses are listed for each martial art, though players are not restricted to these. An Ch'i Relies on the use of hidden thrown weapons, deception, Favored Weapons: Lists of favored weapons are and improvised weapons; even common household provided for the different martial arts where items can be used as viable weapons by masters of this appropriate, though these must still be learned art. individually with appropriate Martial Arts [Weapon Name] skills. These weapons are detailed later. Favored Bonuses: Fast Attack, Focused Attack. Favoured Weapons: Luohan Qian (Arhat Coin), Fei Biao (Flying Dart), Fei Dao (Flying Knife), A amd^\ Improvised Weapons. Re-Efi Areh-Ehsee Traditional art of Ethiopia, using strikes with the Jeet Kune Do elbows, knees, and head, combined with grabbing "Way of the Intercepting Fist." The art created by Bruce techniques. Lee, combining simplified aspects of various forms of Favored Bonuses: Escape, Fast Attack. Kung Fu, Escrima, and even Western Boxing techniques, stressing practicability, versatility, unpredictability, and adaptation. Most schools of Jeet Kune Do also teach the use of Escrima weapons. Bm\udg Favored Bonuses: Fast Attack, Focused Attack. Favored Weapons: Balisong (Knife), Barong Capoeira (Knife), Olisi (Stick), Tarasaik (Staff). Originally developed by African slaves, this art combines acrobatic dance maneuvers, such as cartwheels and somersaults, with unarmed techniques, > Wdg_ T\g`ion Kung Fu/Wu Shu Favored Weapons: Bi Shou (Knife), Chan "Skill and Effort/War Art." China features a staggering (Monk's Spade), Dan Dao (Chinese array of martial arts under the Kung Fu banner, of Broadsword), Gun (Staff), Hu Cha (Tiger which these are but a tiny sample. Fork), Hu Gou (Tiger Hook), Jian (Straight Sword), Jin Gua Chui (Golden Melon Bagua Zhang Hammer), Qiang (Spear), Tie Shan (Steel Fan). "Eight Trigram Palm" style. Based on the I Ching book of philosophy. Practitioners circle Choy Li Fut their opponents, rotate and turn unexpectedly, Powerful form of kung fu combining traditional and attack from unusual angles with punches unarmed techniques with training in a massive and palm strikes that look deceptively light. variety of Chinese weapons, not least of which Various weapons are taught. is the Nine Dragon Trident, a weapon exclusive Favored Bonuses: Fast Attack, Precise to this art. Attack. Favored Bonuses: Focused Attack, Power Favored Weapons: Ba Ling Chui (Eight Attack. Corner Hammer - treat as Golden Melon Favored Weapons: Bi Shou (Knife), Dan Hammer), Dan Dao (Chinese Broadsword), Dao (Chinese Broadsword), Er Jie Gun (Two Gun (Staff), Hu Die Dao (Butterfly Sword), Section Staff), Gou Long Cha (Nine Dragon Jian (Straight Sword), Kwan Dao (General Trident), Gun (Staff), Hu Cha (Tiger Fork), Hu Kwan's Halberd), Lu Jiao Dao (Deer Antler Die Dao (Butterfly Sword), Hu Gou (Tiger Knife), Qiang (Spear), San Jie Gun (Three- Hooks), Jian (Straight Sword), Jin Gua Chui Section Staff), Shuang Shou Dao (Two-Handed (Golden Melon Hammer), Jin Qian Chan (Gold Broadsword), Shuang Tou Qiang (Double- Coin Spade), Jiu Huan Dao (Nine Ring Headed Spear). Broadsword), Kwan Dao (General Kwan's Halberd), Lian Dao Qiang (Hooked Single Bak Hok Spear), Li Kwei Shuang Fu (Li Kwei's Double "White Crane" style. A graceful form using Axes), Qiang (Spear), Qi Jie Bian (Seven strikes made with a beak-like formation of the Section Whip), San Jie Gun (Three-Section fingers, distracting arm sweeps, and blocks Staff), She Qiang (Snake Spear), Tie Shan made using the wrist and backs of the hands. (Steel Fan), Zhan Ma Dao (Horse Chopping Many of the form's stances are one-legged Sword). balances. Many weapons are taught. Favored Bonuses: Focused Attack, Precise Hsing-I Attack. "Form and Mind" style, seeking to unite body Favored Weapons: Dan Dao (Chinese and mind. Uses hard, powerful block-grab- Broadsword), Gun (Staff), Hu Cha (Tiger counterstrike maneuvers based on each of the Fork), Hu Die Dao (Butterfly Sword), Jian Chinese Elements, and a variety of animal (Straight Sword), Kwan Dao (General Kwan's forms, notably Bear, Chicken, Dragon, Eagle, Halberd), Qiang (Spear), Sai, San Jie Gun Hawk, Horse, Monkey, Tai Bird (Phoenix), (Three-Section Staff), Tie Shan (Steel Fan), Snake, Swallow, Tiger, and Tuo (Water Zhan Ma Dao (Horse Chopping Sword). Lizard), as well as several weapons. Favored Bonuses: Focused Attack, Power Chang Ch'uan Attack. "Long Fist" style, one of the original Shaolin Favored Weapons: Bi Shou (Knife), Dan styles, with a focus on full-length sweeping fist Dao (Chinese Broadsword), Gun (Staff), Jian and arm strikes, high kicks, low stances, and a (Straight Sword), Qiang (Spear). variety of weapons. Favored Bonuses: Focused Attack, Power Attack. ? Wdg_ T\g`ion Hung Gar Tang Lang Ch'uan "Hung Family." Close-quarters art using low "Praying Mantis Boxing" style. Fast, incredibly stances and deceptively slow but strong strikes. aggressive art with an unusual stance, the Also teaches the use of a number of Chinese elbows kept close to the body, the forearms weapons. extended, hands open. Relies on swift Favored Bonuses: Focused Attack, Power counterstrikes, balance, quick changes in Attack. position, grabs, and strikes to vital areas. As Favored Weapons: Bi Shou (Knife), Dan with most Chinese arts, extensive weapon Dao (Chinese Broadsword), Gau Jie Bian (Nine forms are also taught. Section Whip), Gun (Staff), Hu Cha (Tiger Favored Bonuses: Fast Attack, Precise Fork), Hu Gou (Tiger Hooks), Hu Die Dao Attack. (Butterfly Sword), Jian (Straight Sword), Jiu Favored Weapons: Bi Shou (Knife), Dan Huan Dao (Nine Ring Broadsword), Kwan Dao Dao (Chinese Broadsword), Er Jie Gun (Two (General Kwan's Halberd), Qiang (Spear), San Section Staff), Hu Cha (Tiger Fork), Qiang Jie Gun (Three-Section Staff), Tie Shan (Steel (Spear), Qi Jie Bian (Seven Section Whip), San Fan). Jie Gun (Three-Section Staff), She Qiang (Snake Spear), Tie Shan (Steel Fan). Tai Ch'i Ch'uan "Supreme Ultimate Fist" style, the most Ts'ui Pa Hsien widespread and popular form of Internal martial "Eight Drunken Immortals" style. Movements arts on the planet, used as more as a form of use feigned, drunken staggers and sways, with exercise than a fighting art. Uses soft, flowing deceptive strikes and seemingly accidental movements and swift strikes, often using a dodges and blocks, as well as ground fighting block followed by a counterstrike or throw. techniques. A few weapons are taught. Training can include traditional weapons, Favored Bonuses: Focused Attack, Sweep. primarily the Jian, Qiang, and Dan Dao. Favored Weapons: Dan Dao (Chinese Favored Bonuses: Fast Attack, Focused Broadsword), Gun (Staff), Qiang (Spear). Attack. Favored Weapon: Dan Dao (Chinese Wing Chun Broadsword), Feng Huo Lun (Wind and Fire A practical, close-fighting style relying on rapid Wheel), Gun (Staff), Jian (Straight Sword), block and counterstrikes, close-in punches and Qiang (Spear), Tie Shan (Steel Fan). kicks, grabs, and two weapons. Favored Bonuses: Fast Attack, Focused Tai Shing Pek Kwar Attack. "Monkey" style. Uses a low, monkey-like Favored Weapons: Gun (Staff), Hu Die crouching stance, along with acrobatic rolling, Dao (Butterfly Sword). tumbling, and monkey-like screeching. Practitioners often feign panic or retreat to confuse or lure opponents, before leaping to attack using kicks, grabs, grapples, and Fm\i^` punches. Also includes forms similar to Eight Savate Drunken Immortals style. Weapons are taught. A fast, tough art combining Western-style boxing with Favored Bonuses: Fast Attack, Focused a variety of kicking techniques, and extensively used as Attack. a full-contact sport. Cane fighting was also originally Favored Weapon: Dan Dao (Chinese taught, but this is now incredibly rare. Broadsword), Gun (Staff), Jian (Straight Favored Bonuses: Fast Attack, Power Attack. Sword), Kwan Dao (General Kwan's Halberd), Favored Weapons: Cane (treat as Stick). Qiang (Spear), San Jie Gun (Three-Section Staff). @ Wdg_ T\g`ion H\r \dd Favored Weapons: Dahl (Shield), Gada (Mace), Kattaram (Knife), Kettukari (Staff), Khanda (Straight Kajukenbo Sword), Kuntham (Spear), Muchan (Stick), Ottakol, Modern combat art combining aspects of Karate, Judo, Tulwar (Curved Sword), Urumi (Flexible Sword). Kempo, and Boxing, focusing on kicking, punching, striking with elbows and knees, and grappling techniques, with some weapons. Ii_ji`nd\ Favored Bonuses: Escape, Focused Attack. Favored Weapons: Bo (Staff), Kai Bo (Oar, treat as Kuntao Staff), Sai, Tonfa (Night Stick). "Way of the Fist." An unusual art combining elements of Kung Fu, Bersilat, and Pentjak-Silat, relying on Lua practical strikes, grapples, locks and throws, as well as a Native Hawaiian art combining punches, kicks, and huge variety of weapons.