Xia: Eightfold Path of Persuasion
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Contents
This page is a Lore Sheet for the Eightfold Path of Persuasion, a set of eight Heart Secrets that maximise the power of social Chi fundamentals.
These techniques can only be used for social conflict, for social attacks and social defences.
Strike of Celestial Perfection
The classic movements of the Heavenly form are flawlessly executed, and heaven cannot be denied. All defences fall away, and none can deny the perfection of your technique.
Cost: 3 Yang Chi.
Effect: Your accuracy increases by twice your Heaven Trigram for this attack.
Counteract: If the target has a higher Earth trigram than your Heaven trigram, they can spend 3 Yin Chi to automatically counter the effect.
Burning Chi Flame
Your attacks set the enemy’s internal organs alight with chi fire!
Cost: 2 Yang Chi.
Effect: If your attack hits, the target is set alight internally. He will take additional damage equal to your Fire Trigram at the end of his turn. This is cumulative.
Counteract: The target can spend an action to douse the flames, reducing the additional damage by an amount equal to his Water Trigram.
No Shadow Strike
Your attacks move so fast, they leave no shadow. How swift thy blade!
Cost: 3 Yang Chi.
Special Activation: You can activate this technique after the attack is resolved. It does ot have to be declared at the usual time.
Effect: Make an additional attack after this one. Any chi effects or powers applying to the previous attack do not apply to this new attack. Regardless of source, the maximum number of attacks you can make in one turn is equal to your Thunder Trigram.
Flow of Endless Movement
Your attacks naturally gather yang chi, thanks to their elegance and dynamism.
Cost: 0 Yang Chi.
Effect: For each dice that hits on this attack, gain 1 Yang Chi. The maximum amount of Yang Chi you can gain in a single turn from this technique is equal to your Wind Trigram.
Most Excellent Acceptance
You accept the attacks, and somehow they all miss you.
Cost: 3 Yin Chi.
Effect: Reduce accuracy of the attack by 2x your Earth trigram. This can reduce accuracy to zero.
Rising Wave
You absorb the energy of strikes against you, and this empowers your Yin Chi.
Cost: None.
Effect: Gain Yin Chi equal to the Yang Chi the enemy expended this on this attack.
Limitation: No Combo Techniques.
The Mountain Does Not Move
It doesn’t matter if the enemy strikes you, you are not harmed.
Cost: 3 Yin Chi.
Effect: Reduce power of the attack by 2x your Mountain trigram. This can reduce power to zero.
Fading Mirage
They move to strike you, but you have gone by the time their attack lands.
Cost: 3 Yin Chi.
Effect: Reduce dice pool of the attack by 2x your Mist trigram. This can reduce power to zero.
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