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== Style Definitions ==
<I>Note:</I> I am changing Primary to Principal due to the overlay with Pigeon's Dozen Style Manual terms :P Not sure yet if this is differentiated enough. 

I'm recalling something imperfectly but I will attempt to do so. Pigeon I believe once worked on a classification of kung-fu that separated them into groups by their purpose. This is a rough and will eventually be expounded on the Fu! wiki, wherever that may be. Also people writing styles may find this useful. 

The first major divide is whether the style is Principle or Support. I think this is the main divide. Principle styles are mostly simple no nonsense bonuses to your main combat abilities, Strike, Damage, Armor, etc. You can subdivide Principles into their specific uses either, Offensive, Defensive or Utility. The third category is generally a combination of offensive and defensive bonuses.  A very specific case of a Principle style is a Primary style, defined by Pigeon as a Strike Adder.  Most good fighting people will tend to have such a beast.

Support styles offer effects, things that don't mechanically enhance your capabilities but instead allow you to do things that you normally can't do, stuff like second attacks, disorienting, etc. These also come in Offensive, Defensive and Utility flavors exactly as Principle styles are deliniated. 

And the ultimate hodgepodge style is the general Utility style, something that offers a grab bag of effects, some Principle, some Support. These I find lack focus and either could be useful or not so great depending on the effects packaged together. 

•	You'll note the term Utility is used a lot. Right now I seem to be terrible with words but I figure if you get a classification for a style that is purely Utility, that should mean that it is a grab bag, which may or may not be good depending. Its sort of how Neutral is used in D&D Alignment I guess. 

<B>Golden Temple Bells (Common, Utility Style): </B><BR>
Alright this is ever tanker's favorite style, you lift better and you are armoured better. Its effects are generally defensive in nature, at least the more popular ones. It does have some offensive techs, those of which are odd. The general dispersion (despite the defensive bent of the style) makes me think it is a showcase for the general Utility style. Some people will like certain bits, some will like others. 

<B>Three Kings (Uncommon, Support Utility Style): </B><BR>
Well we know for certain it is an Uncommon and that its an Artful style. What this definition allows us to say is that it is a Support style, which is part of the reason why it kicks ass, since it gives you access to some pretty awesome abilities, like a channeled roundlong disorient and 2nd attack, wicked stuff. Its probably also a Utility style as it provides for offensive and defensive support abilities. 
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