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[nathanross]

So I have been dicking around with martial arts for a while, and I realized that I didnt really like the way maneuvers are tied to the arts. As things are, you can learn any two maneuvers per level of quality you have taken. This means that someone taking boxing can get Iaijutsu and Kick Attack, which doesnt really seem right. I decided to go back to my SR3 roots and tinker around with the martial arts and pick 8 maneuvers for each martial art.

First, I should note that I have added some maneuvers and removed others:

• Clinch is once again Close Combat
• Focus Strength has been added (Complex Action, +2 Strength on next action or +1DV)
• Kip-up added (Free Action, Get up from prone with Agility + Unarmed Combat (2) test)
• Watchful Guard may be removed in favor of Whirling (Enemies do not receive Friends in Melee bonus and character is -4DP to attack/or Full Defense)
• Iaijutsu has been removed as a maneuver and will be a quality of Kendo (when I get around to making it).
• Kick Attack is no longer a maneuver, as anyone can kick. +1 Reach, -1 Defense. Option for any attack.
• Modified Riposte to Counter (A character on Full Defense can make a standard melee attack at -2DP when attacked in melee, this is not an interrupt action)
• Throw is much like Counter in that it is not an interrupt action.

Now for the Martial Arts:

Aikido (Unarmed and Reach 0-1 weapons)
Disarm
Disorient
Evasion
Focus Will
Herding
Sweep
Throw
Whirling/Watchful Guard

Arnis de Mano (Unarmed and Reach 0-1 Weapons)
Break Weapon
Close Combat
Disarm
Kip-up
Multi Strike
Set-up
Two-weapon Style
Off-hand Training

Boxing (Unarmed only, Cannot use Kick Attack)
Close Combat
Counter
Disorient
Evasion
Finishing Blow
Herding
Set-up
Vicious Blow

Capoeira (Unarmed and Reach 0 weapons)
Disorient
Evasion
Ground Fighting
Herding
Kip-up
Multi Strike
Sweep
Vicious Blow

Carromeleg (Unarmed only)
Counter
Evasion
Focus Will
Ground Fighting
Kip-up
Multi Strike
Sweep
Whirling/Watchful Guard

Firefight (Firearms only)
Close Combat
Evasion
Herding
Multi Strike
Set-up
Off-hand Training

Karate (Unarmed and Reach 0-1 weapons)
Blind Fighting
Break Weapon
Finishing Blow
Focus Strength
Focus Will
Full Offense
Sweep
Vicious Blow

Kenjitsu (Reach 0-2 weapons)
Break Weapon
Finishing Blow
Focus Strength
Off-hand Training
Herding
Multi Strike
Set-up
Off-hand Training
Two-weapon Style

Kiai (Shouting?)

Krav Maga (Unarmed, Reach 0-1 weapons, and Firearms)
Break Weapon
Close Combat
Counter
Disarm
Finishing Blow
Vicious Blow
Whirling/Watchful Guard
Off-hand Training

Kung Fu (Unarmed and Reach 0,1,2 weapons)
Blind Fighting
Focus Strength
Full Offense
Multi Strike
Kip-up
Whirling/Watchful Guard
Off-hand Training
Two-weapons Style

Muay Thai (Unarmed only)
Close Combat
Counter
Evasion
Finishing Blow
Herding
Kip-up
Sweep
Vicious Blow

Ninjutsu (Unarmed and Reach 0,1,2 weapons)
Blind Fighting
Break Weapon
Disorient
Evasion
Kip-up
Sweep
Off-hand Training
Two-weapon Style

Pentjak-Silat (Unarmed and Reach 0-1 Weapons)
Blind Fighting
Evasion
Focus Will
Ground Fighting
Multi Strike
Sweep
Vicious Blow
Whirling/Watchful Guard

Sangre y Acero (Unarmed and Reach 0 Weapons)
Break Weapon
Close Combat
Counter
Full Offense
Ground Fighting
Kip-up
Sweep
Vicious Blow

Sumo (Unarmed only, Cannot use Kick Attack)
Close Combat
Counter
Finishing Blow
Focus Strength
Herding
Set-up
Sweep
Throw

Tae Kwon Do (Unarmed only)
Disarm
Evasion
Focus Strength
Full Offense
Kip-up
Multi Strike
Sweep
Vicious Blow

Tai Chi Ch'uan (Unarmed and Reach 0-1 weapons)
Blind Fighting
Disarm
Evasion
Focus Strength
Focus Will
Herding
Throw
Whirling/Watchful Guard

Wildcat (Unarmed only)
Blind Fighting
Break Weapon
Close Combat
Full Offense
Ground Fighting
Multi Strike
Sweep
Vicious Blow

Wrestling (Unarmed only)
Close Combat
Full Offense
Focus Strength
Ground Fighting
Herding
Set-up
Sweep
Throw

I need some help with:

• Kiai (Unarmed and Voice attack????), aside from hurting spirits, what is the martial aspect? anyone?
• Any Martial Arts that they missed and dont really fit into one of the above categories?