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there are three stances each one doing something diffrent
1. opt
2. sever
3. control
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with katana.
+2 dice to all rolls with katana. You may Defend against firearm attacks from any range using katana.
You also gain the following effects:
- Finesse: You may limit the Severity of any Injury you inflict or determine a maximum Wound Level to inflict on the target, including Incapacitated. You may also choose to make this Injury properly or improperly stabilized, or to keep it unstabilized.
- Sheathing the Sword: When you would Clash with an opponent, before the dice are rolled, you may opt to have both sides deal full damage. If you do, your attack roll is at -2 Difficulty.
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Martial Mechanic
"You're gonna want to back off before things get ugly."
Combining the rough life of his misspent youth with the work that has come to define him, Mike knows his way around a tractor wrench or a breaker bar. He knows how to wrap an opponent around one, too.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with repair tools.
+2 dice to all rolls with repair tools. You may Defend against firearm attacks from any range using repair tools.
You also gain the following effects:
- Finesse: When Attacking a single being, you may limit the Severity of any Injury you inflict or determine a maximum Wound Level, including Incapacitated. You may also choose to make this Injury properly or improperly stabilized, or to keep it unstabilized.
- Quick Draw: You may draw and equip yourself with any melee weapon on your person or within arm’s reach as a Free Action, as long as it is not being wielded by someone else.
- Two Swords are better than One: If you are wielding more than one melee weapon, you may Attack with all using the highest Weapon Damage, plus 1 for each additional weapon. If you reserve a weapon, any Clash or Defend roll you make is -1 Difficulty, and mob penalties are ignored. Maximum +5 Damage from bonus weapons.
Talon Grip
Like a bird of prey, her hands hold a tight iron grip on what she holds. Her innate ability to use short blades, like a dagger, reflects the possible innate usage of her farthest ancestor's claws.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with Knives.
+2 dice to all rolls with Knives. You may Defend against firearm attacks from any range using Knives.
You also gain the following effects:
- Assassin: If your attack Injures your target, they cannot make a sound, even incidentally, for a single Round. Even the sound of their body and equipment dropping to the ground is silenced.
- Point Control: Called Shots that you attempt only require a Contested Outcome of 2 for small targets and 4 for tiny targets.
- Grip Discipline: You cannot be disarmed against your will by Minor, Major, or Severe Battle Scars, physical Actions, environmental conditions, botches, or Effects. Your weapon may still be destroyed.
- Quick Draw: You may draw and equip yourself with any melee weapon on your person or within arm’s reach as a Free Action, as long as it is not being wielded by someone else.
Master of the Art
"They say everyone has a calling. This is mine."
Tam is a master of her art. Even when wielding the blades telekinetically, her hands make the appropriate gestures.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with swords.
+2 dice to all rolls with swords. You may Defend against firearm attacks from any range using swords.
You also gain the following effects:
- Finesse: When Attacking a single being, you may limit the Severity of any Injury you inflict or determine a maximum Wound Level, including Incapacitated. You may also choose to make this Injury properly or improperly stabilized, or to keep it unstabilized.
- Two Swords are better than One: If you are wielding more than one melee weapon, you may Attack with all using the highest Weapon Damage, plus 1 for each additional weapon. If you reserve a weapon, any Clash or Defend roll you make is -1 Difficulty, and mob penalties are ignored. Maximum +5 Damage from bonus weapons.
- Whirlwind: You may Exert your Mind to apply your next attack to any number of targets who are within melee range.
Attack protocol
Commence attack protocol
Dr Grants mechanical arms spring blades from the wrists
Hector has started relying more and more on the cybernetic arms fused to his spine so much so that he must make incisions with the arms as well.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with mechanical arms weapons.
+2 dice to all rolls with mechanical arms weapons. You may Defend against firearm attacks from any range using mechanical arms weapons.
You also gain the following effects:
- Dismember: If one of your attacks causes a Battle Scar, you may choose for it to be some form of dismemberment, depending on the Severity of the Injury you caused.
- Finesse: You may limit the Severity of any Injury you inflict or determine a maximum Wound Level to inflict on the target, including Incapacitated. You may also choose to make this Injury properly or improperly stabilized, or to keep it unstabilized.
- Two Swords are better than One: If you are wielding more than one melee weapon, you may Attack with all using the highest Weapon Damage, plus 1 for each additional weapon. If you reserve a weapon, any Clash or Defend roll you make is -1 Difficulty, and mob penalties are ingored.
Knight Swordmanship
All that sparring really payed off
With years of being a knight in the royal court of Arthur, he has fought alongside him and been in his own battles. With it he has learned years of practice but doing so placed a heavy doubt on the peasants who are not to trust anymore and calculated practice with the weaponry that had at the time.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with Medieval Weaponry.
Your attacks with Medieval Weaponry deal +3 Bonus Damage. Armor is fully effective against this damage.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Talk in Shakespearen Dialect and words, along with not trusting those who are not knights, to trust them roll a Mind diff 8.
You also gain the following effects:
- Bullet Parry: You may React to and Defend against firearms and other projectiles with Medieval Weaponry.
- Dismember: If one of your attacks causes a Battle Scar, you may choose for it to be some form of dismemberment, depending on the Severity of the Injury you caused.
- Reminder: Bonus Damage stacks with Weapon Damage, but does not stack with any other Bonus Damage. Instead, the highest Bonus Damage is used.
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Tools of the Trade
The ninja is a master of a wide variety of martial weapons. They kill quickly and quietly.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with melee ninja weapons.
+2 dice to all rolls with melee ninja weapons. You may Defend against firearm attacks from any range using melee ninja weapons.
You also gain the following effects:
- Assassin: If your attack Injures your target, they cannot make a sound, even incidentally, for a single Round. Even the sound of their body and equipment dropping to the ground is silenced.
- Falling Crane Strike: If you move and then make a successful attack against a target closer than the full distance you could have moved, you may choose to travel the excess movement in a straight line beyond the target.