Shadows of Shen Zhou:Six Ritual Jades Style
Custom Kung Fu Style:
The Qian family style, created by the Red Banner Triad's leader, Twelve Bones Qian. Only the highest-ranking members of the Triad are taught this style, and even then they are permitted to learn only the lower-level techniques. Only Twelve Bones himself knows this style to its fullest.
- Uncommon Jade Kung Fu
- Theme: Enhancing Aspects of the Body
- Brutal: Palms Only (2 restriction points)
- Destiny Cost: 10
Description: The warrior can use his Jade Chi to empower various aspects of his body and mind with the essence of the kinds and cardinal directions of the six types of jade used for ritual purposes. The lower-level techniques are physical effects, while the higher-level techniques affect the warrior's mind and soul.
Critical Success: Disorient or Stun
1. Southern Jade – Ying Yu Jade Fists (3 + colour match + 1 Restriction Point)
Your hands become as ying yu, or hard jade, giving you weapons of supreme toughness that can never be lost or dropped, and are always at the ready, allowing you to batter aside the toughest opponent or smash through any barrier with the flick of a hand.
- III Living Weapon – One unarmed attack is at +15 to Strike and +15 to Damage (colour match)
- II Rampage – Each round this technique is in effect, the user gains a cumulative bonus of +1 Damage Die. This bonus resets to zero in any round the technique is not used
- 0 Iron Skin – No Maiming or Damage taken for using Hands/Feet/Head as Weapons
2. Northern Jade – Suzhou Jade Eyes (4 + colour match + 1 Restriction Point)
You see with eyes of suzhou jade, becoming aware of all that transpires around you as the swirls and flows of chi through the environment become visible. You can see your opponents' moves before they happen, as the chi they use shines brightly in your sight.
- II Persistence – One round Duration (colour match)
- IV Move – All opponents facing you in personal combat have a -10 to their Attack rolls.
3. Earth Jade – Black Jade Feet (5 + colour match + 2 Flaws)
Your feet become as black jade, allowing you to draw upon the essence of the very mountains where black jade is mined. The strength of their roots, the immovability of their massive boulders, the impervious presence of their features…all are yours.
- II Unyielding – Ignore Wound Penalties for actions while this technique is active (colour match)
- II Rooted to the Earth – Immune to the infliction of a Knockback and/or Downed effect while this technique is active
- II Strength of Chi – Add Jade Chi Modifier to armour
- II Persistence – One round Duration
- 0 Chopping Block – Win defensive ties
- 1 point Flaw – Cannot make a Secondary Attack on the round you use this technique
- 1 point Flaw – Can’t have covered any ground on the round you use this technique
4. Eastern Jade - White Jade Skin
5. Western Jade - Ruan Yu Jade Mind
6. Heaven Jade – Kingfisher Jade Soul
