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By Cries Tears of Jet Laughter
Submitted on 01 May 2007 at 12:00:00 AM EDTLast updated on 01 May 2007 at 12:00:00 AM EDT
Cost to Learn: 2 Bonus Points; 13 experience points
Charms:
- Blinking Death Kata - Dragon Transcendant Speed Style (4m per strike)
- 7-Headed Dragon Strike
- Dragon Transcendant Speed Style
(7m)
Crouching down low the martial arts master, a skilled practicioner of at least two styles, holds his main hand palm outward in front of his mouth and his other hand behind his back.
As he speaks the words of the attack, condemning his opponent and all that he stands for, the words themselves take form as runes of First Age script attaching to the warrior’s hand and crawling over his skin, glowing an angry red.
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With a sudden burst of movement, the martial artist seems to vanish from the spot, leaving behind only a ring of dust as he reappears on the far side of his opponent, crouching down once again, ready to spring aside with that same speed should the opponent live to strike back.
In the mean time the opponent finds a hole punched through his armour and the essence runes of his condemnation slithering inside to tear him apart from within in great agony.
I could not get the “add charm” mechanic to work probably, so I will just list the combo’s components here:
First Martial Arts Excellency
Armour-Piercing Fang Strike
Essence Venom Technique
Stentorian Challenge
Biting Remark
Thunderbolt Attack Prana
Seven Shadow Evasion
BP Cost: 7
XP Cost: 25
Activation Cost: 20m 4wp
Effect:
To utilize this combo the Martial Artist must be unarmed as the form weapons of the two styles are not compatible (but Art of Forceful Declaration has a charm that overcomes this, if desired).
The character pays the cost and rolls to attack, recieving one automatic success from Thunderbolt Attack Prana and buying additional dice as desirable (and affordable) through First Excellency.
If the attack hits, damage is then calculated. The base attack is a punch, so the attack will deal the martial artist’s (Strength + Essence + Valor) as base aggravated damage.
Armour-Piercing Fang Strike means that armour does not provide soak and since the damage is aggravated most natural soak will not apply either.
After applicable soak (if any) is applied, the remaining damage is then doubled thanks to Thunderbolt Attack Prana.
The damage is rolled, with 10s counting as 2 successes, thanks to Biting Remark.
Should the victim survive the damage sustained from this attack, a number of dice equal to the number of health levels dealt are then rolled against a difficulty of the victim’s Essence.
If this roll succeeds, then the victim suffers the effect of a Crippling injury. This injury can not be healed without the aid of supernatural healing, even by magical beings such as exalts who can usually heal Crippling effects through normal healing.
Should the martial artist be attacked before his next action (this attack is a speed 4 action) he can pay 3 motes of essence to perfectly dodge the attack.
