Melee Prowess [i]
“We train from Surgere to Somnium. Rise to Sleep. Our purpose is to protect by whatever means, and to do that we must be in perfect physical form and capable combatants. Victory is often only achievable in the grip of the prepared.”
Root Effect Tree; Unlock Costs 10 xps
Martial Artist: Unarmed
Years of discipline has toughened you to the point that your body has the potential to be lethal. You throw strong strikes, but your training has taught you to be intentional, pushing yourself to the limits to maximize your damage.
Basic Unarmed Strike:
Range: Adjacent Square
Weapon Type: Melee, Unarmed. Impact.
Weapon Damage: (v:4 + Strength)
Weapon Speed: 3AS|4RS|5FP
Trained Strike: Intentional Strike
Range: Adjacent Square
Weapon Type: Melee, Unarmed. Impact.
Weapon Damage: (v:6 + 2 + Strength)
Weapon Speed: 4AS|5RS|5FP
Physical Stress: (v:12)
Martial Artist: Effective Moves
The skills to disarm, grapple, and throw opponents take some time to master, but are every bit worth the time to learn. Taking an enemies weapon, holding them in place, or putting them on the ground are all strategic advantages.
Disarm
Activation: 1AS|2RS|3FP
Reach: One Adjacent Target, (v:20 Accuracy vs. v:20 Agility)
Effects: When you win the opposed check, you slap a held weapon or object from your Target’s grip. The object flies in a direction of your choice up to 3.048m, 10ft.
Grapple
Activation: 2AS|3RS|4FP
Reach: One Adjacent Target, (v:20 Accuracy vs. v:20 Agility)
Effects: When you win the opposed check, you grab the target.
All Actions while grappled require Opposed Strength checks to determine success & failure.
As long as the Grappler wins the opposed check, they retain their grapple, and the grappled Target fails their action.
Movement is halved for all grappled parties.
Grappling requires at least one hand or two legs to maintain.
Physical Stress: (v:6 Upkeep)
Throw & Disengage
Activation: 1AS|1RS|1FP
Reach: Up to 1 meter per Strength.
Effects: Disengaging from a Grapple takes 1 Action Slot. You may throw your grappled target by succeeding an opposed Strength Check. You throw the target up to 1 meter per Strength. With a successful (v:20 Accuracy) check, your thrown victim may hit a target and deal (Strength) damage.
Mastery: Effective Moves may improve Melee Prowess [i] Mastery up to 5
Each use of Effective Moves on a hostile Target increases Melee Prowess [i] Mastery by 1
Ulm B. Lloyd
Ulm B. Lloyd, The Blade of the Emperor and one of the few to reach Apotheosis is a man of absolute values and discipline.
During the Second War, Third Invasion, Carbrite Armaments sent three soldiers to defend against over a hundred dragons and a thousand men. Each of them had a unique weapon crafted by Carbrite’s best arms masters. Lloyd had the Flesh Cleaver.
Mastery: Melee Prowess [i] 0-3
At 1 Mastery, +1 Bonus to Grappling Accuracy Checks.
At 2 Mastery, Grapple Physical Stress Reduced to (v:8 Upkeep)
At 3 Mastery, Throw damage for both target and victim increased to (v:6 + Strength)
Mastery: Melee Prowess [i] 4-5
At 4 Mastery, +3 Bonus to Grappling Accuracy Checks.
At 5 Mastery, Melee Prowess [ii] becomes Unlocked.
Mastery Requisite: Melee Prowess [i] with 5 Mastery unlocks Melee Prowess [ii]
