Chuda Bushi School

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Chuda Bushi School

3ed Snake School by Shosuro Shisai. Minor editing for clarity and posting by RogueMoon

The Snake Clan was famous because of its strange blend of armed and unarmed fighting style. After the Five Nights of Shame, survivor bushi who were out of their homelands became ronin. Most died in grief and shame without passing the secrets of their school.

Benefit: +1 Agility

Beginning Honor: 1.0

Skills: Athletics, Defense, Kenjutsu, Jiujutsu, Lore (maho or shugenja), Investigation, one High Skill

Starting Outfit: Katana, wakizashi; kimono and sandals, traveling pack, aiguchi, any one weapon, 2 bu

Techniques

Rank 1: Way of the Snake

The Chuda bushi learn an intricate style blending jiujutsu and kenjutsu. Like their namesake, the Chuda are quickly and deadly. A Chuda bushi gains a bonus on Initiative equal to his Jiujutsu skill.

Rank 2: The Little Fang’s Strike

Even a small viper has fangs. The Chuda bushi gains an extra attack per round. This attack must be a jiujutsu attack.

Rank 3: The Serpent’s Coil

If the bushi hits an opponent with a jiujutsu attack, that opponent cannot strike him that round with any weapon larger than a tanto or aiguchi. If you hit an opponent with a jiujutsu attack with 2 raises, the next attack that opponent makes with a weapon large than a tanto or aiguchi hits himself instead of the you. If you fail this special maneuver, the opponant he receives an automatic hit against you. This hit can only benefit from free raises.

Rank 4: The Amphisbaena’s Dual Fang

The bushi gains an astonishing speed. He gains an extra attack per round. This benefit stacks with the extra jiujutsu attack.

Rank 5: The Cobra King Strike

The masters of the Chuda bushi school were famous because of this secret technique where the bushi could concentrate all chi to his two middle fingers, imitating the fang of a snake. The strike is so powerful that it could pierce even heavy armor or oni’s hide. The bushi must spend one Void point before rolling the attack. His next jiujutsu strike ignores any armor or carapace and provokes damage against creatures as if it was jade or crystal.