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'''Techniques'''
 
'''Techniques'''
  
''Battlefield Clearing Sweep (4)''<br>  
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''Battlefield Clearing Sweep (3)''<br>  
 
Yang Family Spear rules the battlefield.  This is never more apparent than when it is faces great numbers of enemies.
 
Yang Family Spear rules the battlefield.  This is never more apparent than when it is faces great numbers of enemies.
*All your attacks count as Area attacks for the purpose of damaging groups of Minions. In addition, on a successful strike, the Minions may no longer benefit from their leader's Tactics or Inspire skills for the remainder of combat.   
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*All your attacks count as Area attacks for the purpose of damaging groups of Minions. In addition, on a successful strike, the Minions do not benefit from their leader's Tactics next round.   
  
 
''Defanging the Wolf (4)''<br>
 
''Defanging the Wolf (4)''<br>
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*You may Flood 1 die from the River while you make an attack. If you do, the strike also creates a Disorient or Disrupt condition if it hits.
 
*You may Flood 1 die from the River while you make an attack. If you do, the strike also creates a Disorient or Disrupt condition if it hits.
  
''Lonely Bulwark Stance (4)''<br>  
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''Lonely Bulwark Stance (5)''<br>  
 
When they served the Han Emperors, the Yang were often a lonely bulwark against enemies without and within. This technique reflects their expertise in fighting while outnumbered.
 
When they served the Han Emperors, the Yang were often a lonely bulwark against enemies without and within. This technique reflects their expertise in fighting while outnumbered.
*When facing multiple assailants, the Block bonus of this style increases to +10.
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*The Block bonus of this style increases to +10.
  
 
''Jade Pendant Command (3)''<br>
 
''Jade Pendant Command (3)''<br>

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External Kung Fu

Bloodstained Tiger (Paired, Saber, Unarmed)

(inspired by EwindaleMoss' Bloodstained White Tiger style.)

Qualities: No animal better embodies the combination of ferocity, power, and speed than the mighty tiger. Practitioners of this style are hyper-aggressive, favoring brutal and direct attacks with little concern for defense. It is popular among warriors and those who favor inducing terror and awe in those who stand against them.

Laughs At: The Tiger laughs at victims who give ground or retreat - don't they know the Tiger will never give up? It also laughs at defensive or reactive styles, since they allow the tiger to strike as it pleases.

Fears: The tiger grows nervous in the presence of a skilled hunter; their snares and strikes from range frustrate the great beast. The Tiger also fears confinement, since it is at its most powerful in the open fields.

Speed

Footwork

Strike

Damage

Block

Toughness

+5

+5

+10

+10

+0

+5

Techniques

All the World's a Jungle (5)
The Tiger rules the jungle; it brooks no dissent in its domain. You realize that the jungle is everywhere, and you must rule as the Tiger does.

  • Opponents suffer a -10 penalty to their checks when trying to use the Courtier’s Arts against you. If they fail their check, they suffer a Ripple. This benefit extends even outside of combat, unless there's some reason you wouldn't be subconsciously using your Bloodstained Tiger kung fu.

Lord of the Chase (5)
You move with the grace and power of the beast you emulate; who can hope to outrun you?

  • The Footwork bonus of this style increases to +10.

No Escape for Prey (2)
None can hope to escape the Tiger at hunt. Let the prey try to scurry and flee, for it only brings them under the Tiger's power.

  • You have a +5 bonus to any check to break a Wave.

Revenge of the Masterful Tiger (4)
None can match the deft swipes of the tiger; its claws never fail to find the prey's tender flesh.

  • When you are suffering from an Injury Condition, the Strike bonus of this style increases to +15

Rage of the Rampant Tiger (4)
None can withstand the tiger's powerful talons; they never fail to tear the viscera within.

  • When you are suffering from an Injury Condition, the Damage bonus of this style increases to +15

Yang Family Spear (Spear, Staff)

(based substantially on Robert Harrison's eponymous style.)

Qualities: The Yang Clan of Thrashing Minister is famous for the great generals and mighty warriors that served the Han Emperors; their prowess with the spear was once just as legendary, but hard times have seen their reputation, and that of their signature style, decrease. Those who have seen the style know it to be formidable: it is direct, powerful, and aggressive, capable of commanding a whole field of battle.

Laughs At: The Yang Family laughs at opponents who try to win by dint of greater numbers; they are accustomed to being outnumbered. Because the Yang Family Spear is imperious and straightforward, it laughs at styles that employ needless motion or add flourishes.

Fears: Because it is so direct, the Yang Family Spear fears styles that are flowing and flexible, or those that are highly reactive. It also fears those who can contest its command by limiting the spear's (or staff's) range of motion.

Speed

Footwork

Strike

Damage

Block

Toughness

+10

+5

+10

+5

+5

+0

Techniques

Battlefield Clearing Sweep (3)
Yang Family Spear rules the battlefield. This is never more apparent than when it is faces great numbers of enemies.

  • All your attacks count as Area attacks for the purpose of damaging groups of Minions. In addition, on a successful strike, the Minions do not benefit from their leader's Tactics next round.

Defanging the Wolf (4)
The Yang Clan has long experience fending off predators; breaking their fangs made them easy to turn away.

  • You may Flood 1 die from the River while you make an attack. If you do, the strike also creates a Disorient or Disrupt condition if it hits.

Lonely Bulwark Stance (5)
When they served the Han Emperors, the Yang were often a lonely bulwark against enemies without and within. This technique reflects their expertise in fighting while outnumbered.

  • The Block bonus of this style increases to +10.

Jade Pendant Command (3)
It is said that the famous spear-maiden Yang Lide hung a jade pendant in the shape of a dragon, a gift from the Emperor himself, from her mighty spear. Those who saw it couldn't help but kneel in submission.

  • You have a +5 bonus to break any Wave, or to oppose any Shaping Marvel.

Yang Family Honor (2 or 5)
Since the glory days of the Han, the Yang Clan has suffered one indignity after another. They have never suffered a one that they did not repay.

  • When hit by a Strike or Marvel, you can flood a die from the River to Reply against your opponent, inflicting 1 Ripple upon her. You can do this only once for any given attack, even if it included multiple elements that hit you.
  • If you pay an additional 3 Destiny, you can have 1 additional slot in your River. This extra slot can only be used to Flood dice for Yang Family Honor. If this slot is ever filled while you change your active style, it automatically Washes empty.

Internal Kung Fu

Formless Techniques

Spirit of the Silver Bough, Level 3 Wood Formless
In the haunted forests of the Silver Bough Park, it is said the trees can fascinate and confuse those it deems interlopers. By channeling your chi energy, you can make any trees mimic the eerie patterns of that strange wood.

  • Activate this technique on during your Initiative phase and choose a target; there must be live trees in your current zone for this technique to have an effect.
  • This round, you Laugh At and never Fear your target's attacks and defenses; your target Fears and never Laughs At your attacks and defenses.
  • Your target may ignore this technique's effect on a single action if they make a Minor Action using Wu Wei; the difficulty is based on how wooded your zone is. If sparsely wooded, the difficulty is Hard (30); if heavily wooded, the difficulty is Memorable (40); in the oldest forests, or those with a strong supernatural influence, the difficulty is Fantastic (60).

Secret Arts

Extraordinary Warrior Techniques

Additional Extraordinary Warrior Techniques

Uncanny Stylist Technique (3 or 5) (Augment)
Not truly a technique at all, but rather a whole range of moves, tricks, and stratagems, accumulated over decades and centuries of Wulin duels, to make it easier for a Warrior to prevent her opponent from reading the nature and qualities of her style.

  • You may make a Minor Stealth- or Tactics-based Action to oppose efforts to analyze your style based on a single die.
  • For an additional 2 Destiny, this Action also opposes efforts to analyze your Combat Condition.