The World of Kung-Fu 3.3: Wudang - Revision history

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	'''Tai Chi ~~Chaun~~'''		'''Tai Chi Chuan'''

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	2. Rivalry towards the Shaolin is not limited to the Wudang faction and is particularly likely to be found in internal styles. Consider the anonymous 13th century internalist poem, “Grab and Roll Kung Fu”.		2. Rivalry towards the Shaolin is not limited to the Wudang faction and is particularly likely to be found in internal styles. Consider the anonymous 13th century internalist poem, “Grab and Roll Kung Fu”.

	Give me that grab and roll Kung-Fu. / That’s the way to beat Wushu.		Give me that grab and roll Kung Fu. / That’s the way to beat Wushu.

	Throw me while I throw you. / Upside-down’s a great view.		Throw me while I throw you. / Upside-down’s a great view.

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	''Q: “How do you get to ~~Wu Dang~~ Mountain?”''		''Q: “How do you get to Wudang Mountain?”''

	''A: “Practice!”—Wudang riddle.''		''A: “Practice!”—Wudang riddle.''

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	We’ll give you sixty seconds. / Then we’ll break out our Kung Fu.		We’ll give you sixty seconds. / Then we’ll break out our Kung Fu.

	I’m average but there’s no way you can beat my girl.		I’m average but there’s no way you can beat my girl.

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 Wing Chun: Wudang can’t help liking Wing Chun, despite their Shaolin roots. Wing Chun has fought the Kung Fu War relentlessly and effectively. Again and again, Wing Chun has organized the Kung Fu resistance while other factions bickered. Wudang finds Wing Chun honorable, courageous, and deeply committed to doing the right thing. It doesn’t hurt that Wing Chun goes out of its way to show respect to Wudang, and to treat the priests with traditional reverence.
-Vigilantes:  The Wudang are wary of the Vigilantes. In the best of them, the Wudang see modern versions of the Chinese peasant heroes of old.  Unlike the Shaolin, the Wudang aren’t bothered by the Vigilantes’ anarchic and western ways. On the other hand, they know that Vigilantes are much more likely than Wulin to cross moral lines and turn into monsters, killing their enemies and engaging in other atrocities.
+Vigilantes:  The Wudang are wary of the Vigilantes. In the best of them, the Wudang see modern versions of the Chinese peasant heroes of old.3  Unlike the Shaolin, the Wudang aren’t bothered by the Vigilantes’ anarchic and western ways. On the other hand, they know that Vigilantes are much more likely than Wulin to cross moral lines and turn into monsters, killing their enemies and engaging in other atrocities.
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 Its got to be grab and roll Kung Fu / If you want to fight with me.

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 '''Wudang Relations'''
-Shaolin: The Wudang understand that the Shaolin are essentially compassionate and fight for what is right, but they find them smug, judgmental, bossy, preachy, and generally annoying. The Shaolin are always telling other people how to live, but don’t really listen to what other people have to say.
+Shaolin: The Wudang understand that the Shaolin are essentially compassionate and fight for what is right, but they find them smug, judgmental, bossy, preachy, and generally annoying. The Shaolin are always telling other people how to live, but don’t really listen to what other people have to say.2
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 Now you’re feeling blue / ‘Cause you can’t beat my Kung Fu!”

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 The Wudang priests claim that they invented Kung Fu. Given their near-mythic reputation as fighters, it isn’t that hard to believe. From time immemorial, the Daoist priests of Wudang Mountain have meditated and speculated, studied and practiced. Masters of alchemy and other strange magics, there are few wondrous abilities that haven’t been attributed to the Wudang in some story or other.
-Wudang Mountain itself is hidden by magic and can only be found by those worthy to find it. It would appear to have no fixed geographical location. Through the centuries, it has attracted seekers after enlightenment. Some search for the mountain their whole life and never find it, while others arrive at the mountain at the end of a mystical vision-quest, or simply stumble across it. Sometimes people fleeing from danger, or otherwise in need of sanctuary and protection, accidentally find their way to the mountain, where the priests take them in and train them in the Kung Fu they will need to defend themselves. Likewise, sometimes a noble soul who has been defending the defenseless will stumble across Wudang and be taught Kung Fu.
+Wudang Mountain itself is hidden by magic and can only be found by those worthy to find it. It would appear to have no fixed geographical location. Through the centuries, it has attracted seekers after enlightenment. Some search for the mountain their whole life and never find it, while others arrive at the mountain at the end of a mystical vision-quest, or simply stumble across it. Sometimes people fleeing from danger, or otherwise in need of sanctuary and protection, accidentally find their way to the mountain, where the priests take them in and train them in the Kung Fu they will need to defend themselves. Likewise, sometimes a noble soul who has been defending the defenseless will stumble across Wudang and be taught Kung Fu.1
 Anyone who finds Wudang Mountian once is able to find their way back there.
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 Many in the Wudang faction frown on Hsing I Chuan’s military bent, especially the peaceful Pa Kua Chuan. Hsing I Chuan regards these criticisms as impractical. They reason that soldiers often have an important job to do protecting people, and should use every honorable tool to get the job done.
 Hsing I Chaun have a traditional rivalry with Pa Kua Chuan over which of them is most righteous, and which has the best Kung Fu. Hsing I Chuan fighters often study the non-cinematic skills and techniques of Pa Kua Chuan to learn how to counter them. The rivalry dates back to sometime around the end of the Manchu Dynasty (1644-1917) and a tournament held between Hsing I Chuan master Kuo Yun-shen, known as “Half-Step Gao”, and Pa Kua Chan master Tung Hai-Ch'uan, known as “Turning Palms Tung”. According to legend, the two fought for three days straight but neither was able to overcome the other, until finally they parted “in mutual embarrassment, their faces red like the Lotus.” Worse yet, later accounts of the fight appeared that said Tung won, infuriating Hsing I Chuan, who accused Pa Kua Chan of being behind the false stories.
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 	On the rare occasions that Hsing I Chuan or Pa Kua Chuan fighters go bad, they can make easy money as mercenaries. Hsing I Chuan masters often have military contacts, and make very valuable paramilitary forces. Tai Chi Chuan fighters who go bad most often go bad in entire schools, as a corrupt teacher leads his students into a life of crime.

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	''“The true Dao cannot be expressed, but good Kung Fu is always respected”—Yue Fei, Song Dynasty, 1120.''		''“The true Dao cannot be expressed, but good Kung Fu is always respected”—Yue Fei, Song Dynasty, 1120.''


	Hsing I Chuan is a military style developed by General Yue Fei of the Song Dynasty (960-1127), intended to be used by officers to overthrow the evil emperor Gaozong. Ever since, the style has been the basis of a secret cabal in the Chinese military, with Hsing I Chuan masters training fellow officers they deem righteous and worthy. The style spread as Chinese people emigrated, and Hsing I Chuan is now firmly entrenched in the military forces of the US and other nations.		Hsing I Chuan is a military style developed by General Yue Fei of the Song Dynasty (960-1127), intended to be used by officers to overthrow the evil emperor Gaozong. Ever since, the style has been the basis of a secret cabal in the Chinese military, with Hsing I Chuan masters training fellow officers they deem righteous and worthy. The style spread as Chinese people emigrated, and Hsing I Chuan is now firmly entrenched in the military forces of the US and other nations.
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	''“Read the I Ching. I have nothing more to say.”—Emperor Fu Xi, Shang Dynasty, 1123 BC.''		''“Read the I Ching. I have nothing more to say.”—Emperor Fu Xi, Shang Dynasty, 1123 BC.''


	Pa Kua Chuan was developed in the 14th century by a circle of Daoist priests on Wudang mountain, who wanted to spread Daoism and help ordinary people reach enlightenment. Pa Kua Chuan is primarily an aid to meditation and a means of developing chi, and only happens to be devastating Kung Fu as a side effect. Today, Pa Kua Chuan masters still see their art as primarily a means to self-development, though they also recognize the need to support the Kung Fu War.		Pa Kua Chuan was developed in the 14th century by a circle of Daoist priests on Wudang mountain, who wanted to spread Daoism and help ordinary people reach enlightenment. Pa Kua Chuan is primarily an aid to meditation and a means of developing chi, and only happens to be devastating Kung Fu as a side effect. Today, Pa Kua Chuan masters still see their art as primarily a means to self-development, though they also recognize the need to support the Kung Fu War.
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	''“Healthy body. Healthy mind. Breathing…breathing…breathing….”—Shang Sanfeng, Tai Chi master, Song Dynasty, 12th century.''		''“Healthy body. Healthy mind. Breathing…breathing…breathing….”—Shang Sanfeng, Tai Chi master, Song Dynasty, 12th century.''


	Tai Chi has become by far the most popular martial art descended from Wudang Kung Fu. The style was developed in the 12th century by Daoist priest Zhang Sanfeng, who wanted to provide the peasants with Kung Fu to defend themselves from bandits with, and a regimen of exercise to improve their health. Zhang left Wudang Mountain and wandered China, teaching Kung Fu and medicine for free.		Tai Chi has become by far the most popular martial art descended from Wudang Kung Fu. The style was developed in the 12th century by Daoist priest Zhang Sanfeng, who wanted to provide the peasants with Kung Fu to defend themselves from bandits with, and a regimen of exercise to improve their health. Zhang left Wudang Mountain and wandered China, teaching Kung Fu and medicine for free.

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	'''Wudang Magic'''		'''Wudang Magic'''


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	Wudang are often magicians, and might potentially have any power or spell that the GM does not think would unbalance the campaign. The GM should use any magic system they prefer for Wudang magic, though the system in GURPS Thaumatology: Chinese Elemental Powers would be particularly flavorful.		Wudang are often magicians, and might potentially have any power or spell that the GM does not think would unbalance the campaign. The GM should use any magic system they prefer for Wudang magic, though the system in GURPS Thaumatology: Chinese Elemental Powers would be particularly flavorful.

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	'''Wudang Priests: The Mystical Alchemists'''		'''Wudang Priests: The Mystical Alchemists'''


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	''Q: “How do you get to Wu Dang Mountain?”''		''Q: “How do you get to Wu Dang Mountain?”''