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''“You’re the cream in my coffee / You’re the salt in my stew / You’re eight-dragon-style / Crane cat crocodile / Drunken monkey Kung Fu.”—“You’re the Cream in my Coffee”, Roy Henderson, 1927.'' | ''“You’re the cream in my coffee / You’re the salt in my stew / You’re eight-dragon-style / Crane cat crocodile / Drunken monkey Kung Fu.”—“You’re the Cream in my Coffee”, Roy Henderson, 1927.'' | ||
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'''Main Feuds''' | '''Main Feuds''' | ||
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Bear: Boar, Bull, Dragon. | Bear: Boar, Bull, Dragon. | ||
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'''Kung Fu Bestiary''' | '''Kung Fu Bestiary''' | ||
+ | There are a not only a vast number of animal styles, but a wide variety of styles named after each animal, often with variant names, such as “White Tiger” or “Snake in Eagle’s Shadow”. The list below describes the most popular styles of the most popular animals. Weapons-based perks have not been listed. Given the relative weakness of weapons, it is suggested that characters be allowed to learn any of the weapons perks if they want them. | ||
− | + | Bear 3 points | |
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Skills: Judo, Karate. | Skills: Judo, Karate. | ||
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− | + | Boar 3 points | |
Skills: Judo, Karate, Spear. | Skills: Judo, Karate, Spear. | ||
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− | + | Bull 3 points | |
Skills: Broadsword, Karate. | Skills: Broadsword, Karate. | ||
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− | + | Crane 4 points | |
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Skills: Karate, Meditation, Staff. | Skills: Karate, Meditation, Staff. | ||
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− | + | “Old Mak Dao had Iron Palm / He kiaid ‘Ee-ai-oh’ | |
− | + | And with that palm he fought some Crane. / He Kiaid ‘Ee-ai-oh’ | |
− | + | With a smack-smack here and a whack-whack there. | |
− | + | Here a smack, there a whack. Throwing round the Dim Mak. | |
− | + | Old Mak Dao had Iron Palm / He Kiaid ‘Ee-ai-oh!’”—traditional. | |
− | + | Crow 4 points | |
Skills: Karate, Meditation, Staff. | Skills: Karate, Meditation, Staff. | ||
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− | + | Dragon 4 points | |
Skills: Acrobatics, Karate, Staff. | Skills: Acrobatics, Karate, Staff. | ||
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− | + | Eagle 3 points | |
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Skills: Judo, Karate. | Skills: Judo, Karate. | ||
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− | + | Elephant 4 points | |
Skills: Judo, Karate, Two-Handed Flail. | Skills: Judo, Karate, Two-Handed Flail. | ||
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Cinematic Skills: Breaking Blow, Kiai, Immovable Stance, Power Blow. | Cinematic Skills: Breaking Blow, Kiai, Immovable Stance, Power Blow. | ||
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Cinematic Techniques: Backbreaker, Hand Catch. | Cinematic Techniques: Backbreaker, Hand Catch. | ||
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− | + | Blackbird Style in the dead of night. / Wake up Wing Chun fools! It’s time to die! | |
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+ | All the night, I have just been waiting for this moment to arrive. Blackbird strike!”—“Blackbird”, traditional. | ||
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− | + | Horse 4 points. | |
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Skills: Karate, Polearm, Running. | Skills: Karate, Polearm, Running. | ||
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− | + | Leopard 4 points | |
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Skills: Karate, Judo, Running. | Skills: Karate, Judo, Running. | ||
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− | + | Monkey 5 points | |
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Skills: Acrobatics, Judo, Karate, Staff. | Skills: Acrobatics, Judo, Karate, Staff. | ||
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− | + | “Monkey stylists are born naughty”— Wu Cheng'en, There and Back Again, Ming Dynasty, 1592. | |
− | + | Panther 3 points | |
Skills: Karate, Stealth. | Skills: Karate, Stealth. | ||
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− | + | Tiger 4 points | |
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Skills: Broadsword, Karate, Meditation. | Skills: Broadsword, Karate, Meditation. | ||
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− | + | “Let’s dance! / Get on your Kung Fu. I challenge you! | |
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− | + | We’ll clash in the moonlight / a blistering Fu fight. | |
− | I | + | And if you Wing Chun, I’ll leg block you. / And if I kiai, you’ll die. |
− | + | If you try Crane Kung Fu / I’ll punch your spine in two. | |
− | + | You can’t survive my quivering palm. I’m the Grand Master of Flowers!”—“Let’s Dance”, Bo Wei, Ming Dynasty, 15th century. |