King of Vagabonds Style
KING OF VAGABONDS STYLE
Uncommon White
Brutal (kicks &punches)
Criticals: Disorient, Stun
Developed by the cunning bandit and wanderer known only as the August Falling Leaves Vagabond, King of Vagabonds Style is a fighting style of noble bandits – because the Vagabond fought against opression and injustice by relieving the wealthy of their possessions and redistributing them to the needy! As for himself, it is rumored that he only ever kept trophies from defeated enemies for himself – from the people he helped, he only ever accepted a serving of rice and a place to sleep for the night. Though magnificently powerful, the style is rumored to be powerless towards the truly selfless – it strikes at the heartless, not those with their hearts already filled with compassion!
Signature: The practitioners of this style move so quickly that they seem to flicker out of existence, only to reappear in other places!
1: Proud Wanderer Smiles at Death
The first lesson of the Vagabond King is to not fear death even as it approaches – laugh at danger, and the world shall surely laugh with you! Keep your spirits up and your step swift, and nothing shall harm you.
• Air-walking (White, 2p): Add favored Chi as Mobility mod, like with Lightfoot. (CM, +1p)
• Strength of Chi I (Colorless, 1p): Add (White Chi) to Speed.
• Elusive (White, 1p): Count as one range category further for Ranged attacks.
• Weapon Control I (white, 0p): Draw your weapon as a Free Action.
• Persistence II (Jade, 2p): Duration: 1 rd.
• Flaw: Stifled Air (Crimson) (-1p)
• (Also using -1p from the Brutal restriction)
2: Ten Shadow Bandit Attitude
The Vagabond King is everywhere at once – and always just in the shadow of his opponent! Many are the warriors who have cursed the fates as he has stepped inside of the reach of their impressive weapons, denying them their power before giving them a swift slap on the cheek! Even worse, he constantly mocked them for their lack of prowess and bragged about his own deeds – including the fact that he would add their defeat to this long list!
• Strike Equalization (White, 2p, color match+1p): Strike of me and opponent set to 0 after all bonuses (such as Kung Fu) are added.
• Movement II (White, 2p): +5 to attacks and blocks
• Strength of Chi I (Colorless, 1p): Add (White) to Damage.
• Persistence II (jade, 2p): Duration 1 rd.
• Flaw: You are infected with a Joy Weakness: you must spend 2 Free Actions bragging about your prowess and/or taunting your opponent (this is not necessarily a verbal effort!) or lose 1 Speed until your next Initiative. This is ignored if you are currently suffering from [Embarassing]. (-2p)
3: Vagabond Plucks the Fruit
The Vagabond is a thief – most of the time, he does not enter combat with the intent to strike his opponent down so much as when his gaze are caught by something catching the light in a particulary enchanting manner! Many are the Magistrates who have suffered the indignity to have the Vagabond King steal the clothes from their bodies, leaving them unarmed and naked for the poor and oppressed to gawk at.
• Make an attack. You can opt to "spend" the result dice from this attack. If this reduces the rd down to 0, the attack does no damage. For each result die so spent, you can steal one object that your opponent has on his person. (Custom, Gold, 2 points)
• Combat Effects III (Crimson, 3p) On a standard success, you Disarm your opponent.
• Weapon Control I (White, 1p, color match+1p): You can call a so Disarmed weapon to your hand as a FA.
• Weapon Control 0 (White, 0p): You can tuck away all the stolen objects (including weapons) on your person as a Free Action. This does not automatically hide them from view.
• Flaw: Principle of Kuan (Powerless against a truly selfless person, which is to say one with 4+ Deeds of the Kuan virtue).
4: Laughing Proud Fool Dances with Demons
There is joy in adversity! The Vagabond is proud and prone to boredom – what greater thrill is there than to step into the jaws of death, onlt to make your way out unharmed? And what greater joke is there than to wade into the ranks of unworthy opponents, relentlessly mocking them as their own strength, lacking skill and questionable breeding is turned against them?
• Combat Effects IV (Crimson, 4 p): On a standard success, attacks are Redirected towards another target, who must be in Melee range.
• Combat Effects IV (Crimson, 4 p): On a Critical success, you also get a Reply towards attackers.
• Weapon control 0: chopping block (White, 0p): Win defensive ties.
• Fancy Footwork I (White, 1p) (color match): Automatically Shuffle out of tight spots.
• Flaw: Weakened protective air (-2p)
• Flaw: You are infected with a Joy Weakness: you must spend 2 Free Actions bragging about your prowess and taunting your opponent or lose 1 Speed until your next Initiative. This is ignored if you are currently suffering from [Embarassing]. (-2p)
5: Vagabond Teaches Humility
A warrior imagines herself great because of her skill with a sword – but the Vagabond knows that all is transitory and that only virtue prevails! The ultimate technique of the style allows him to transfer this hard-won lesson to an opponent of choice. Perhaps at some point, one of them will even be grateful!
• Chi locking – Perfect (Jade, 8p): On a succesful hit, opponent is prevented from spending Chi for an amount of rds equal to your King of Vagabonds skill.
• Ineffable feat III (Colorless, 3p): Make a Secondary Attack after everyone else has had their turn.
• Strike Negation I (White, 1p) (Color match)- 5 to your opponent´s Strike to defend.
• Persistence II (Jade, 2p): Duration 1 rd.
• Flaw: Principle of Kuan (-2p)
• Flaw: Stifled Air (Crimson) (-1p)
• Flaw: Expended fortune (-3p)
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