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This chapter includes new Kung Fu Techniques, Profound Techniques and Rituals. Many of the NPCs in the prior chapters have access to these techniques (quite a few are the originators of them). All other techniques are described in the WHOG rulebook.
NEW KUNG FU TECHNIQUES
ABATING PALM
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Endurance TN 7
Type: Normal
Qi: 6
You place your palm on a person suffering an affliction and flow in your Qi energy to stave off the effects temporarily.
Make an Endurance Roll TN 7. On a success any deepening condition caused by a Kung Fu Technique, supernatural affliction, poison or disease is halted for however long you choose to maintain the technique (there is no additional cost or use required but you must keep your hand on the target and not do anything else during this time). You can extend this time by flowing your Qi into the person but this causes you to lose 1 Qi rank for every hour you extend the effect.
This must be used Cathartically to work.
This is effective against poisons, supernatural illnesses and techniques like Bone Shattering Palm. However, when used to halt the progress of a lethal technique it only works if your Qi rank equals or exceeds the Qi rank of the person who delivered it initially.
ABRUPT GRASP OF THE VINE
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Creatures (Plants) against Evade
Type: Normal
Qi: 4
You send your Qi energy into the ground, summoning up any plants in the area to grasp at the feet of your opponents and hold them down.
Make a Creatures (Plants) roll against the Evade of all targets within a 10-foot area per Neigong rank. Each affected target is considered Restrained, being able to break free by making a Muscle roll against TN 6+Neigong rank. Additionally, they take -1d10 to all Physical and Combat skills while restrained.
Cathartic: The area you can cover increases to 10 feet per Neigong rank and Qi level.
ALCHEMY OF THE CITRON
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Trade (Alchemy) TN6
Type: Normal
Qi: 2
This technique was developed by Timeless Perennial, who took a great interest in alchemy and the usages of plants, but still cared for those plants’ well-being. She devised a set of practices that could achieve greater alchemic success while simultaneously appeasing the spirits of living ingredients. It involves many rules, including that you must delicately handle your ingredients, meticulously prepare them, and carry out the steps of your alchemic recipe to the letter.
You flow your Qi energy into your brew as you work, giving you a much greater chance of success. You receive a +1d10 bonus to your next Trade (Alchemy) or Talent (Poisons) roll if it is made in the next hour. You also treat your ingredients with care, making sure to brew with plants without offending their spirits.
Cathartic: The bonus becomes +2d10.
ARRAY OF THE MOONFLOWER
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Creatures (Plants) against Attack Roll
Type: Counter
Qi: 6
This devastating counter was developed by White Chrysanthemum specifically to combat Blazing Rays of the Sun. You use your Qi energy to form a, expanding spherical barrier, which redirects all of the rays coming at you up into the sky.
Make a Creatures (Plants) roll against your target’s Attack Roll. On a Success, you take no damage, and all of the plants in the nearby area wither and die as they lose their life force. You also cause the attacker's life energy to flow uncontrollably from them, draining 1 point of Hardiness per Neigong rank you possess. This will only stop the normal version of the technique.
This technique only works against Blazing Rays of the Sun.
Cathartic: In addition to the above, the Cathartic version of the technique can be countered. Also, even more of your target’s life force is caught in the great upward surge, and they begin to lose themselves, causing them to be drained of 3 Qi levels. Additionally, they must make a Meditation roll against your Wits, or immediately lose Qi Levels equal your Neigong rank. These recover at a rate of 1 per hour.
BARK OF THE BAOBAB
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Meditation against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 5
You harden your own internal energy to the point where your skin becomes like the bark of a tree, then slam yourself into your opponent with full force.
This technique requires that you meditate for at least 1 round before attacking, though you can choose to meditate for longer. While meditating, your skin becomes as hard as the bark of a tree, allowing you to ignore the first Wound you take each round. When you finally attack, you make a reckless charge at your opponent. You deal damage equal to Muscle plus 3 Extra Wounds per round spent meditating, but take -2 to Evade and Parry for the next round after doing so.
Cathartic: The final damage increases to Muscle plus 5 Extra Wounds per round spent meditating.
BLADE OF GRASS
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Light Melee TN7
Type: Normal
Qi: 1
This technique was developed by Timeless Perennial, who believed in the power of plants to overcome other weaponry. You call upon plant life within reach, infusing it with your Qi energy and fashioning something offensively viable.
By taking any small nearby plant, you can improvise a Light Melee-based weapon. It is non-lethal and deals damage equal to your Speed ranks+Neigong ranks. Its natural flexibility also allows you to subtract your Neigong ranks from your target’s Parry.
Cathartic: The technique inflicts 1 Extra Wound for every 2 Qi Ranks you possess.
BLAZING RAYS OF THE SUN
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Survival (Wilderness) against Evade
Type: Normal
Qi: 6
This technique was developed by Timeless Perennial, who believed in the power of plants to overcome other weaponry. You send out your Qi energy to all of the nearby plants, borrowing their ability to make energy from the sun into a single, all-out attack.
This technique can only be performed in sunlight. Make a Survival (Wilderness) roll against your target’s Evade. On a Success, all of the plants in the nearby area concentrate their sun energy and radiate a blinding beam that burns your target alive, doing 6d10 Fire Damage plus 3 Extra Wounds.
Cathartic: The damage increases to 6d10 Open Fire Damage plus 6 Extra Wounds.
BONE SHATTERING PALM
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Arm Strike against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 6
You strike a foe with your palm causing a ripple of tiny fissures through their bones that spreads and kills with time.
Make an Arm Strike Roll Against Parry. On a success the person takes 5d10 Open Damage and loses 1 point of Hardiness.
Cathartic: The target takes 6d10 Open Damage. Also each day roll 3d10 Against Hardiness, on a Success, the target loses 1 Point of Hardiness. This continues each day until the process is reversed by special means (only a Qi rank 7 or greater healing technique or some other extraordinary ability, such as the touch of a god, will cure the person). The lost Hardiness does not return until a cure is found.
BONE RATTLING FINGER
Discipline: Dianxue
Skill: Arm Strike against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 5
You tap the target’s rib with the tip of your finger, causing a wave of quaking to rattle their entire body.
Make an Arm Strike against Parry. On a Success the target begins to shake, suffering a 1d10 Penalty to all physical and combat skills (and any skill requiring fine motor abilities) for 1 round per rank of Dianxue.
Cathartic: The target suffers -2d10 penalty to the above skills and takes one wound from the shaking for 2 rounds per rank of Dianxue.
BURNING VERMILLION SWORD
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Meditation Roll then any Bladed Melee
Type: Normal
Qi: 4
Your rage flows like molten energy into your blade and strikes the source of your ire with burning ferocity.
Make a Meditation roll against TN 6 as a Move. On a Success your blade glows red and does 2 Extra wounds on any successful attack for 1 Round plus 1 per rank of Neigong. If you strike a target that has recently caused you genuine anger, then it does 4 Extra Wounds instead of 2. On a Total Success the duration is doubled. On a Failure the energy pours back into your body, inflicting 2 Wounds.
Attempting to use this technique in conjunction with another Neigong technique (for example a similar technique that infuses your blade with energy) is incredibly dangerous. When attempting to do so, you must make a Meditation TN 8 roll. If you fail, you are at the center of a 5d10 damage blast of energy that affects a 10 foot radius (because you are at the center, you take 5d10 Open Damage).
Cathartic: As above except on a Success the blade does 3 Extra wounds. Against the source of your anger it does 5 Extra wounds.
CLASP OF THE MANTIS
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Grapple against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 4
You pinch a target’s torso between the fingers of both hands, clutching like the pincers of a mantis.
Make a Grapple roll against Parry. On a success the target is restrained and takes 1 automatic wound.
Cathartic: The Target is restrained and takes 3 Automatic Wounds.
CLUTCHING KICK
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Leg Strike against Attack Roll
Type: Counter
Qi: 5
As an opponent attacks, you spin and hook your leg around their neck, flipping them into the air and landing on them with your knees when they strike the ground.
Make a Leg Strike Roll against the attack roll of any melee attack. On a success you avoid the attack and flip the target into the air as you leap into the air yourself, doing 3d10 falling damage to the target.
Cathartic: In addition to the above effect you can make a second leg Strike Roll to land on them with your knees. If you succeed you do normal damage plus 3 Extra wounds.
CRACK OF THE BONE FLUTE
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Light Melee against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 6
You deliver a sharp blow to your enemy with a flute or similar instrument, leaving behind a throbbing pain that increases if you play the song Cultivating on a Winding Stream.
Make a Light Melee Skill roll against Parry. On a Success the target takes 4d10 plus 2 Extra wounds.
Cathartic: On a Success the target takes 4d10 plus 6 Extra wounds. In addition, the area you struck continues to throb for 1 day per rank of Neigong and explodes in pain anytime you play Cultivating on a Winding Stream. To play the song, make a Talent (Flute) roll TN 7. If you succeed the victim suffers wracking pain that imposes -1d10 Penalty to skill rolls.
CRASH OF THE METEOR HAMMER
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Heavy Melee against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 6
You swing your meteor hammer in a wide arc, striking your foe with thundering force.
Make a Heavy Melee roll against a single target. On a Success this does open damage. On a Total Success this knocks the target back 10 feet per rank of Waijia instead of the normal 5.
Cathartic: On a Cathartic use you hit with such force you can plow through the first target and strike up to 1 additional Target per rank of Waijia.
CRIPPLING STRIKE OF BING
Discipline: Dianxue
Skill: Arm Strike against Parry, then Medicine roll TN 7
Type: Normal
Qi: 6
You send a small pulse of energy that severs several key meridians, putting an end to the victim’s Kung Fu.
Make an Arm Strike against Parry. On a success, make a Medicine Roll TN 7. If this succeeds the target loses all ability to perform Kung Fu. Only powerful supernatural means can restore them.
This must be done cathartically and you must be twice the Qi rank of the target for this to work. When you attempt this technique, you immediately gain Imbalance points equal to your target's Qi level (in addition to the usual Imbalance costs). This extra Imbalance point cost is not prevented on a Total Success.
DEFLECTING BALL
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Heavy Melee against Attack
Type: Counter
Qi: 4
You strike any incoming ranged or melee attack with your meteor hammer, giant mace or twin maces; using tremendous heft to send the attack back.
Roll Heavy Melee against Attack roll against an incoming attack. On a Success you stop the attack entirely. On a Total Success you send the attack back at the attacker for normal Damage plus 2 Extra wounds. On a Failure you take 1 Extra wound from the attack.
This must be used cathartically.
DELIVERANCE
Discipline: Qinggong
Skill: Light Melee against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 3
This technique can only be used when wielding The Chrysanthemum Blade.
You take the flower on the end of The Chrysanthemum Blade and pour in a poison or infect it with a disease. The next time you strike someone with it, it deals 3d10 damage. If it inflicts any wounds, then the Target is afflicted with that poison or disease.
Cathartic: The damage becomes 3d10 plus 2 Extra Wounds, and the infection is guaranteed.
DISDAINFUL STRIKE OF FLOWER-HANDED WIDOW
Discipline: Dianxue
Skill: Small Ranged against Evade
Type: Normal
Qi: 6
You spit rapidly at your foe, hitting meridians to cause paralysis.
Make a Small Ranged attack against the target’s Evade (must within forty feet). On a success you Paralyze the target for 2 minutes per rank of Dianxue.
This ability only works on characters of Qi ranks higher than you if they are surprised.
Cathartic: When used Cathartically this also does 6d10 Damage to the target.
DISSOLVING SONG
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Talent (Flute) against Resolve
Type: Normal
Qi: 6
You play a melody so profound and beautiful that it unravels the bodies of your enemies, causing some to dissolve into thin air.
Make a Talent (Flute) Skill roll against the Resolve of everyone in a 100-foot area per Rank of Neigong. Those affected take 3d10 Damage.
Cathartic: Make a Talent (Flute) Skill roll against the Resolve of everyone in a 200 Foot Area per rank of Neigong. Those affected take 3d10 Open Damage, plus 2 Extra Wounds. Anyone killed by this attack, dissolves.
EAGLE CLAW AND FIST
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Heavy Melee against Attack Roll and Parry
Type: Counter
Qi: 6
You wrap the chain of your meteor hammer around the arm or weapon of an attacker, then with your other hand bring the meteor hammer crashing down upon the foe’s head.
Make a Medium Melee Skill roll against the attack roll. On a Success you stop the attack and can bring your meteor hammer down on the target (use your initial counter roll against their Parry). This does normal damage.
Instead of attacking, you can opt to disarm the foe.
Cathartic: On a success you do 2 Extra wounds and lower their Wits by 1 per rank of Waijia (this comes back at a rate of 1 per hour).
FIRELANCE STRIKE
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Small ranged against Evade, then Heavy Melee against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 3
You quickly let off a blast from your firelance then slam the spear end of the weapon into the nearest foe.
Make a Small Ranged attack with your Firelance against any target within range. On a Success you do normal damage and can make a second attack with the shaft of the firelance against any nearby opponent (using Heavy Melee skill against Parry).
Cathartic: This functions as above except your second attack does +2 Extra wounds.
FLESH RIPPING FINGERS TECHNIQUE
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Throw against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 6
You dig your fingers into your foe and hurl them to the ground, drawing out their life energy as you do so.
Make a Throw roll against Parry. On a Success you throw the target 10 feet per rank of Neigong doing normal damage plus 3 Extra wounds and draining them of 1 point of Qi (which comes back at a rate of 1 per minute).
Cathartic: You throw the target 20 feet per rank of Neigong doing normal damage plus 5 Extra wounds and you draining 1 point of Qi energy per rank of Neigong that comes back at a rate of 1 per hour.
FRAGRANT FIST OF THE SNAKE
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Arm Strike against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 2
You strike a foe with a venomous strike that resounds and leaves a faint fragrant mist in the air.
Make an Arm Strike Roll against Parry. On a Success you do normal damage and the target is exposed to a powerful Qi energy that saps intellect. The target loses 1 rank of Wits per rank of Neigong. This returns at a rate of 1 per minute.
Cathartic: As above except the lost Wits do not return and the victim must make a Meditation Roll TN 7 each day or lose another rank of Wits. This must be cured by a Neigong or Dianxue technique performed by someone of higher Qi rank than the attacker. The cathartic effect only works on foes Qi ranks lower than yourself.
FLOWER FIST OF THE SNAKE
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Arm Strike against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 1
You strike, twisting your fists in a blur of motion that resembles the crown of a chrysanthemum as you strike nearby foes.
Make an Arm Strike roll against 1 target plus 1 per rank of Qi (must be within moving distance). On a success you do normal damage to each target struck. On a Total Success you leave an imprint that vaguely resembles a chrysanthemum which takes 1 week to fade.
Cathartic: As above except the punch ‘echoes’, continuing to do normal damage for a number of rounds equal to your Neigong.
THE GENTLE FOOTSTEPS OF TIMELESS PERENNIAL
Discipline: Qinggong
Skill: Speed TN6
Type: Normal
Qi: 1
This technique was developed by Timeless Perennial, and is the first step one must take to enter into the Perennial World Sect. To become a disciple, you must pass a simple test: dart across a field of flowers without flying and without disturbing the foliage. It is with that goal in mind that this technique was developed.
As you move along the ground, you step so quickly and lightly that it produces no disturbances. Not even the most delicate flower would be bothered by your foot.
While using this technique, you move at your normal speed, leaving no tracks and not disturbing the ground at all. This imposes a -2d10 penalty to anyone trying to track you through Hills, Plains, or Wilderness areas.
Cathartic: Your movement speed is increased by 10 feet while you use this technique.
GREEN PHOENIX VENT (PHOENIX ESSENCE TECHNIQUE)
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Endurance against attack Roll and Evade
Type: Counter
Qi: 6
When someone stabs or cuts your flesh, it unleashes terrible venting jets of green energy that burn anyone in the area.
Make an Endurance Roll against the attack roll and against the Evade of all targets in a 20-foot radius (one roll for both). If you succeed against the attack roll, you take only half the normal damage from the attack. If you succeed against the Evade of targets, they suffer 2d10 Open Damage per rank of Neigong.
This is a Phoenix Technique and for men requires mastery of the Phoenix Essence Ritual to master.
Cathartic: As above, except if you succeed against the attack roll you take no damage, and even if you fail against the Evade of a target, that target takes half the damage from your attack.
GRIP OF THE BLADE
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Heavy Melee against attack roll
Type: Counter
Qi: 4
Using the sharp edge of a heavy blade, you block and grip an incoming weapon strike, disarming them and sending the weapon into a nearby target.
Make a Heavy Melee skill roll against the attack roll of your target. On a Success you disarm the foe and send their weapon flying at a target of your choice (within 30 feet) for the weapon’s normal damage. On Total Success you may also attack the attacker with your blade as a free action (mundane attack).
Cathartic: This functions as above except the attacks do 2 Extra wounds to the target.
HAIL OF THORNS
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Light Melee against Evade
Type: Normal
Qi: 3
This technique was developed by Timeless Perennial, who kept the thorns of countless plants she raised on her person. You throw a group of thorns high into the air, and they spread out over a large area, coming back down like hail on your foes.
You use the thorns of many plants to cut your foes painfully. They inflict 2d10 damage per Rank of Neigong to all Targets within a 10-foott by 10-foot area before you per Rank of Neigong.
Cathartic: The damage becomes 2d10 plus 1 Extra Wound, and the area increases to 10 by 10 per Rank of Qi.
HAND CONQUERS HEAVEN-FOOT CONQUERS EARTH
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Throw and Arm Strike against Attack
Type: Counter
Qi: 4
You slip in through an attack to strike your opponent’s head while sweeping their leg to take them to the ground.
Make an Arm Strike roll and a Throw Roll against Attack Roll. If the arm strike succeeds you do normal damage plus 2 Extra wounds. If the Throw Succeeds you drop the person to the ground for an additional 1d10 damage, plus they must use a Move to get back up. You must succeed at both to counter the attack in order to avoid taking damage from the attack.
Cathartic: You use considerably more force. Your Arm Strike does normal damage plus 4 Extra wounds. Your throw pushes them down with such speed and power that they must spend a Skill action to extricate themselves from the earth and they take 2d10 Falling damage.
HIDDEN STING OF THE SCORPION
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Heavy Melee
Type: Counter
Qi: 4
You fall back to the ground and plant your spear, holding it steady with your legs and arms to impale a leaping foe.
Make a Heavy Melee roll against the Attack Roll. On a Success you evade the strike and hit the target for Open Damage.
This can only be used against characters of equal or lower Qi rank.
Cathartic: This can be used cathartically against the technique Leaping Claw of the Mantis, to do Open Damage plus 10 Extra Wounds. However, the target must be equal or lower Qi rank than you.
HOT WINDS
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Endurance against Evade
Type: Normal
Qi: 6
You exhale a fire wind that scorches those who stand before you.
Make an Endurance roll against everyone in a 10-foot area per rank of Neigong. On a Success you do 3d10 Fire Damage to those affected.
Cathartic: Make an Endurance Roll against everyone in a 100-foot area per rank of Neigong. On a Success you do 7d10 Fire Damage to those affected.
IRON BLOCK OF THE HEAVY SWORD
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Heavy Melee against attack roll
Type: Counter
Qi: 6
You intercept a melee attack with the power of a marble pillar, causing the target to shiver with pain.
Make a Heavy Melee roll against the attack Roll. On a Success you block the attack and the target takes 2d10 Damage per rank of Waijia.
Cathartic: On a success the target takes 2d10 Damage per rank of Waijia plus 1 Extra wound and also loses 1 Hardiness per rank of Waijia.
IRON FIST STRIKE
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Arm Strike against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 6
You deliver a powerful and debilitating fist strike that feels like an iron club.
Make an Arm Strike roll against Parry. On a Success you do 2 Extra Wounds. On a Total Success you drain 1 Resolve that returns at a rate of 1 per hour.
Cathartic: On a Success you do 4 Extra wounds. On a Total Success you drain 2 Hardiness and 2 Resolve that come back at 1 per hour.
IRON MINDED FOOL
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Meditation against attack Roll
Type: Counter
Qi: 5
You assume a strong stance as someone attacks then focus your mind until your body feels like a solid piece of iron able to break weapons and bone.
When someone makes an attack against you with a weapon or unarmed strike, roll Meditation against Attack Roll. On a success you do 4d10 Damage against the weapon. Anyone striking you with their limb or body takes 4d10 Damage.
Cathartic: As above except any normal weapon that strikes you is instantly broken and you do 4d10 Open Damage to anyone who strikes you with body or limb.
JADE HANDS OF THE PHOENIX
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Arm Strike against Evade
Type: Normal
Qi: 6
You unleash a cool blast of blue Qi energy against a single enemy.
Make an Arm Strike Roll against a single target up to 40 feet away per rank of Neigong. On a success, you do 3d10 plus 3 Extra wounds.
Cathartic: On a Success you do 3d10 open plus 6 Extra wounds.
JADE RIBBON STRIKE
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Arm Strike against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 5
You call forth a ribbon of jade energy that you lash at your targets.
Make an Arm Strike roll against the Parry of your Target. On a Success you create a blue ribbon of energy that strikes for 3d10 Open Damage plus 1 Extra wound.
Cathartic: On a Success you create a blue ribbon of energy that strikes for 6d10 Open Damage plus 1 Extra wound.
JADE RIBBON OF THE PHOENIX
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Arm Strike against Roll
Type: Counter
Qi: 6
When someone makes a melee attack against you, you unfurl a glowing strand of jade energy and loop it around their arm or head to restrain them.
Make an Arm Strike Roll against the attack Roll. On a Success you call forth a ribbon of energy and use it to Restrain the person before they can strike you. On a Total Success you can do 1 Automatic wound.
Cathartic: When used Cathartically you can squeeze the target with the ribbon, doing 3d10 Open Damage plus 1 Extra wound.
LASHING TIGER
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Medium Melee against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 2
You attack with your chain whip or similar weapon striking multiple foes with incredible speed.
Make a Medium Melee attack with a Chain Whip or similar weapon against 1 Target per rank of Qi. On a Success you do 1 automatic wound (do not roll for damage). On a Total Success the target you do 2 Automatic Wounds and can Restrain 1 target.
Cathartic: This functions as above except targets take 2 automatic wounds. On a Total Success, you do 3 automatic wounds and can restrain up to 2 Targets.
LEAPING CLAW OF THE MANTIS (SECRET)
Discipline: Qingong
Skill: Arm Strike
Type: Normal
Qi: 6
You leap high in the air and strike down with curled fingers into your foe’s skull in an attack that is almost impossible to block or evade when you fully commit.
Make an Arm Strike against Parry. On a success you land on your foe and deliver normal Arm Strike damage plus 5 Extra wounds. On a Total Success you also restrain your foe as your fingers latch onto their skull.
Cathartic: When used Cathartically, the opponent must make two-successful rolls to Counter this maneuver. If they attempt to counter and fail they take 1 additional wound.
THE MAIMING STICK OF GREEN MANTIS
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Light Melee or Medium Melee against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 5
You strike swift and sharp with a blunt weapon such as a stick with enough precision and power to sever a limb or gauge out an eye.
Make a Melee Skill roll against the target’s Parry at a -1d10 penalty due to the targeting rules. If you succeed, you may roll again, and if you succeed on the second attack you can maim the target as you desire (cutting off a limb, scarring the face, taking out an eye, etc).
Non-Cathartically this only works on characters Qi rank lower than yourself.
Cathartic: Cathartically this works on characters up to 3 Qi Ranks higher than yourself.
MANTIS STRIKE
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Arm Strike against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 1
You curl your hands so your two upper fingers are turned inward to strike like teeth or claws allowing you to dig into your foe’s flesh and grip them firmly.
Make an Arm Strike roll against Parry. On a Success you do normal damage and get one free attempt to restrain your foe.
Cathartic: If your strike missed, you may attempt to restrain the foe anyway. If your strike was successful, your favorable positioning grants you +2d10 to Restrain them.
THE MANY INDIGNITIES OF YELLOW MANTIS
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Arm Strike
Type: Normal
Qi: 4
You unleash dozens of quick open-handed strikes and slaps on a foe.
Make an Arm Strike Roll against Parry. This attack is incredibly hard to defend against. Imposing a -1d10 to any attempt to counter. The attack itself does normal damage.
Cathartic: The attack is very hard to defend against, imposing a -2d10 penalty to any attempt to counter. It also does 1 Extra wound per rank of Waijia.
MOUTH OF THE FIRELANCE
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Small ranged against Evade
Type: Counter
Qi: 6
You pack divine fire in your mouth and ignite it with your teeth, blasting foes in a terrifying line of flame and debris.
Make a Small Ranged attack against all targets in 20-foot before you. On a success you do 4d10 fire damage to all in the area.
Because of the nature of this attack, it can be used effectively as a surprise. Mastering this technique requires daily condition of your mouth to endure the abuse. For information on Divine Fire see WHOG, page 186.
Cathartic: This functions as above except the blast is much stronger, doing 6d10 Fire Damage plus 4 Extra wounds.
MRS. WU’S LEG TAKING SWORD
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Medium Melee
Type: Normal
Qi: 5
You duck to the ground and make a sweeping strike with your sword at the legs of your targets.
Make a Medium Melee roll against the part of up to 2 targets per rank of Waijia. On a success you do normal damage. On a Total Success you break a leg of each target (this takes 2 weeks to heal), imposing a -2d10 Penalty to Speed and -1d10 to Leg Strike, Grapple and Athletics.
This imposes a -1d10 to your attack per the Targeted Strike rules.
Cathartic: This functions as above, except on a total success sever one leg from each target. They must take the Missing Limb Flaw.
PATH OF THE METEOR HAMMER
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Heavy Melee against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 5
You launch your meteor hammer in a perfect line, striking several foes in a single path.
Make a Heavy Melee skill roll against all targets in straight line before you up to 10 feet per rank of Waijia. On a success each target takes normal damage. On a Total Success targets take 2 Extra wounds and are knocked to the ground.
Cathartic: You can curve the path of the meteor hammer, allowing you to hit more foes, and the reach extends to 20 feet per rank of Waijia.
PHOENIX BODY (PHOENIX ESSENCE TECHNIQUE)
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Endurance against Attack Roll
Type: Counter
Qi: 4
Your body welcomes the attack, moving like a soft dough around the weapon or strike as it tries to penetrate your flesh.
Make an Endurance Roll against any attack using a weapon or strike. On a Success your body gives and shapes around the weapon, suffering very little damage from it. You reduce the damage by -1d10 per rank of Neigong.
This is a Phoenix Technique and for men requires mastery of the Phoenix Essence Ritual to master.
Cathartic: When used cathartically you suffer no damage from the attack and can make a free Grapple roll to disarm or grab the weapon with your flesh.
PHOENIX SPIRIT (PHOENIX ESSENCE TECHNIQUE)
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Endurance against Attack Roll
Type: Counter
Qi: 6
Your body welcomes the attack, moving like a soft dough around the weapon or strike as it tries to pierce your flesh. It then pulls the attacker with great force against you and overwhelms them with a frosty energy.
Make an Endurance Roll against any attack using a weapon or strike. On a Success your body gives and shapes around the weapon. You suffer no damage and make an immediate Grapple roll against their parry (provided it was a melee attack) to pull them against your body as if by magnetic force for a Restrain.
This is a Phoenix Technique and for men requires mastery of the Phoenix Essence Ritual to master.
Cathartic: When used cathartically in addition to the above, you also radiate cold energy onto the attacker as you pull them in doing 4d10 Open Damage.
PHOENIX TENDRILS (PHOENIX ESSENCE TECHNIQUE)
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Light Melee against Evade
Type: Normal
Qi: 5
You release a number of jade energy tendrils from your body that drain people of life and fill them with a pleasurable calm.
You can release 1 Tendril per rank of Qi. Make a Light Melee skill roll against the Evade of each target. On a Success you drain 1 Hardiness from the Target. Targets can only be struck by a single tendril each.
This is a Phoenix Technique and for men requires mastery of the Phoenix Essence Ritual to master.
Cathartic: Works as above except on a Success you the tendril wraps around the target (TN 5+Neigong Rank to escape). This fills them with pleasure and calm, and requires they pass a 3d10 Resolve Test to realize the danger they are in.
PULVERIZING STRIKES
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Heavy Melee against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 5
You bring down a cascade of strikes with your Twin Maces, plowing through the enemy’s defenses.
Make a Heavy Melee roll against the Parry of a single target doing normal damage +3 Extra Wounds. Any attempt to counter this is done at -1d10.
Cathartic: The attack does 5 Extra wounds and counter attempts are made at -2d10.
QIXIA’S VENOMOUS TONGUE
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Endurance against TN 7
Type: Normal
Qi: 5
You channel a deadly venom into your meridians and excrete it through your saliva, giving you ready access to poison.
Make an Endurance roll against TN 7, on a success you channel the poison and it is present in your saliva for 20 minutes per rank of Neigong, allowing you to make use of it however you wish (the poison does not affect you). On a failure you are exposed to the effects of the poison yourself.
This must be used cathartically.
This requires you take small doses daily of the poison you wish to afflict people with.
REACH OF THE OX TAIL
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Medium Melee against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 4
You cleave into several foes with an ox tail dao, allowing the momentum of the blade to carry you forward to strike multiple foes in a long line.
Make a Medium Melee skill roll against the Parry of all targets in a straight line extending for 10 feet per rank of Waijia. On a Success you strike all foes, doing normal damage.
Cathartic: This works as above except it can be used to make a Maiming attempt all targets without the normal penalty (you still need make two Total Successes to maim).
REACHING KICK OF THE MANTIS
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Leg Strike against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 6
You lean back on one foot and stretch out your other leg in a whipping kick against all foes in the immediate area.
Make a Leg Strike against all targets within ten feet of you. On a success you do Muscle + 0d10 Open Damage instead of normal kicking damage.
Cathartic: On a success you do Muscle + 3d10 Open Damage plus 1 Extra wound instead of normal kicking damage.
REVERSE STRIKE
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Any bladed melee
Type: Counter
Qi: 3
You block the melee attack of a target and spin rapidly for two reverse sword strikes.
Make a melee skill roll against the attack roll. On a success you block the attack. You can then make two quick mundane attacks on the target for normal damage.
Cathartic: As above except each attack does 1 Extra wound.
SCALES OF THE PETAL DRAGON
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Endurance TN6
Type: Counter
Qi: 3
This technique was developed by Timeless Perennial, who believed that plants could protect her the way she protected them. You call out to any leaves or petals in the area, summoning them to you with quick movements of your arms, and they completely cover you, coating you in a semi-protective layer of foliage.
Make an Endurance roll at TN6. If you succeed, your attacker must reach you through a swath of leaves and petals, reducing their damage roll by 1d10 per Qi Rank.
Cathartic: Any Total Successes rolled by your attacker do not inflict additional wounds beyond the initial one wound for beating your Hardiness.
SMASHING STRIKE OF THE GIANT MACE
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Heavy Melee against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 5
You smash your mace into the chest of a target and force them to collide with the nearest object.
Make a Heavy Melee skill roll against Parry. On a success the target takes normal damage plus 1 Extra wound. Then they take 1d10 Open Damage per rank of Waijia as their body smashes with tremendous force against the nearest object (Athletics TN 7 for half, up to 100 feet away per Qi level).
Cathartic: The target takes normal damage plus 2 Extra wounds and takes 2d10 Open Damage per rank of Waijia as they smash into the nearest object (no athletics roll to reduce).
SPIN OF THE HEAVY BLADE
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Heavy Melee (Guan Dao or Spear)
Type: Normal
Qi: 6
You balance your guan dao shaft on your palm, causing it to spin furiously as you leap forward and consume your enemies in its vicious spin.
Make a Heavy Melee Roll against the Parry of up to 6 targets. On a success you charge forward in the air with your guan dao spinning forward on your palm, and all affected targets take normal damage plus 2 Extra wounds.
Cathartic: The force of your path blasts foes to your left and right. Apply your attack roll against the Evade of any additional targets up to twenty feet on your left and right. They take 3d10 Open Damage.
SPINNING EMBRACE (PHOENIX ESSENCE TECHNIQUE)
Discipline: Qinggong
Skill: Grapple against attack roll
Type: Counter
Qi: 4
You grab onto an attacker as they strike, spinning them in an embrace, then hurling them to their death.
Make a Grapple roll against the attack roll of any incoming melee attack. On a Success you grab the target and spin them with you into the air, throwing them to the ground for 3d10 Open Damage.
This is a Phoenix Technique and for men requires mastery of the Phoenix Essence Ritual to master.
Cathartic: When used cathartically you spin the target into the air and throw them to the ground for 3d10 damage plus 1 Extra wound per rank of Qinggong.
SPINNING SMASH
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Heavy Melee against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 6
You grip two giant maces and spin, smashing the people around you.
Make a Heavy Melee roll against the Parry of up to three targets. On a Success you do normal damage plus 1 Extra wound.
Cathartic: You may attack up to 7 Targets, doing normal damage plus 2 Extra wounds.
SWIFT ESCAPE (PHOENIX ESSENCE TECHNIQUE)
Discipline: Qinggong
Skill: Athletics against Attack Roll
Type: Counter
Qi: 3
Your body contorts enabling you to slide free from restrain attempts and kung fu techniques that grab hold of you or bind you with materials.
Make an Athletics Roll against the attack or Grapple roll. On a success you escape and you can either leap 5 feet away per rank of Qinggong or deliver a mundane attack.
This is a Phoenix Technique and for men requires mastery of the Phoenix Essence Ritual to master.
Cathartic: On a Success you escape and can either deliver a free Kung Fu attack against the target or leap up to 40 feet away per rank of Qinggong.
SWIFT REPLY OF THE FOX
Discipline: Qinggong
Skill: Light Melee against attack roll
Type: Counter
Qi: 3
You effortlessly evade the slashes and strikes of someone using Blade of the Dancing Fox, responding with multiple lethal strikes of your own.
Roll Light Melee against the attack roll. On a Success you evade each strike and slip in attacks of your own. Roll damage plus 4 Extra wounds once (there is no need to make a separate attack roll). On a Total Success you do 5 Extra wounds.
This can only be used on Blade of the Dancing Fox and does not work if the attacker is using it cathartically.
Cathartic: When used Cathartically, Swift Reply of the Fox works against cathartic use of the Blade of the Dancing Fox. On a success you evade each attack and do 7 Extra wounds. On a Total Success you do 8 Extra wounds.
STANCE OF THE MANTIS
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Athletics
Type: Normal
Qi: 3
You crouch and hold your arms up with your fingers lowered like the claws of a mantis. This position makes it easy to counter techniques.
When used normally you are good at countering melee attacks. this adds +1 Extra Wound to any counter you deliver.
While in this stance all non-melee attacks gain +1d10 and do 1 Extra Wound against you.
Cathartic: When used Cathartically this gives you a +1d10 bonus to any Counter against Melee. This is particularly good against shafted weapons, giving you a +2d10 against weapons like spears, guan daos and staffs.
SURGE OF GROWTH
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Creatures (Plants) TN8
Type: Normal
Qi: 2
This technique allows you to accelerate the growth of plants.
You focus the Qi energy that comprises your very life essence, increasing the speed at which a plant grows. This technique can only be used once per plant, and at its normal level, reduces its time to become fully grown by about half. One’s mastery of this technique can be shown by using it on a seed, which should quickly produce a few sprouts.
Cathartic: The technique becomes much more potent, but much costlier. All of the plants within a 30ft area of you become fully grown within minutes, however, you take double Imbalance Points, and are drained of half your Qi levels and Hardiness because you are literally transferring your life force into the plants. These recover at a rate of 1 per week.
TAMING THE CHARGING DRAGON
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Arm Strike against attack Roll
Type: Counter
Qi: 3
You spin around and sidestep a charging foe, slapping their back with your palm as they pass by and sending them crashing to the ground.
Make an Arm Strike against the attack roll of a charging attack or pressing attacks like Blade of the Dancing Fox. On a success you avoid the attack and deliver a hard slap to the attacker’s back for normal unarmed damage plus they are sent 5 feet per rank of Waijia before stumbling to the ground.
Cathartic: When used cathartically this does normal damage plus 3d10 Falling Damage due to the force of the fall.
TERRIFYING WINGS OF THE MANTIS
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Athletics against Evade
Type: Normal
Qi: 6
You unfurl your robe in a wide spinning attack that reaches out and slices through foes like a sword blade.
Make an Athletics roll against everyone in a 10-foot radius per rank of Waijia. On a Success you do 1d10 damage +1d10 per rank of Wajia to all affected targets.
Cathartic: Make an Athletics roll against everyone in a 20-foot radius per rank of Waijia. On a Success you do 2d10 damage+2d10 per rank of Wajia, plus 1 Extra Wound to all affected targets.
THIRTY-POINT NEEDLE TECHNIQUE
Discipline: Dianxue
Skill: Medicine TN 9-Ranks in Dianxue
Type: Normal
Qi: 6
You place thirty needles carefully upon a person’s head, safely channeling energy through vital meridians. When you sever the head, the body retains the personality of the victim but is completely under your control.
This must be performed on a willing target or someone who is completely immobilized. Make a Medicine Skill roll TN 9 minus your ranks in Dianxue. On a Success you channel the meridians to lock in the Dragon and Phoenix spirit of the victim. You also channel your own Qi into the body to create a special bond. While the body retains its personality and mind, it is loyal to you and absolutely under your control. With a whisper you can bring about its death.
This technique must be used cathartically. Any imbalance points you acquire remain until the body is destroyed.
THUNDER FIST
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Arm Strike against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 3
You strike your target in the chest causing a wave of Qi energy to ripple through their body and slow them down.
Make an Arm Strike against Parry. On a Success you do normal damage plus 1 Extra Wound and cause the person to suffer a -1d10 to Speed for the next 3 rounds +1 per rank of Neigong.
Cathartic: On a Success this does normal damage plus 2 Extra wounds and imposes a -2d10 to speed for 1 hour per rank of Neigong. In addition, each round they wish to move they must make an Endurance Roll TN 6+your ranks in Neigong, or only be able to move 5 feet that round.
TWIN FISTS OF THE METEOR HAMMER
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Heavy Melee against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 3
You send both ends of your meteor hammer in separate arcing paths so they collide as they strike your target.
Make a Heavy Melee skill roll against Parry. This is incredibly difficult to avoid and imposes a -1d10 penalty per Rank of Waijia to all Counter attempts if the target is lower Qi rank than you. It does normal damage.
Cathartic: You may roll twice separately for damage.
TWIN MOON STRIKE
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Arm Strike against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 5
You bend your upper body into a strike with both fists bringing them against your enemy at the same time.
Make an Arm Strike roll against Parry. On a success this does normal damage plus 2 Extra wounds.
If someone tries to counter this technique and fails, they take 3 Extra Wounds instead of 2.
Cathartic: On a Success this does Normal Damage and 4 Extra wounds. If someone tries to counter this technique and fails, they take 5 Extra wounds instead of 4.
THE UNFURLING HAND OF BING
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Arm Strike against attack roll
Type: Counter
Qi: 4
When someone attacks you with a ranged and entangling thread, fabric, rope, chain or similar object, you grab hold and reverse it upon them.
Make an Arm Strike roll against the attack roll. On a Success you deflect the attack.
Cathartic: When used cathartically the attack reverses upon the target, causing them to suffer any effects they would have imposed upon you. If the effect was a restrain, then you have them restrained instead.
WAVE OF THE IRON FOOT
Discipline: Neigong
Skill: Leg Strike against Evade
Type: Normal
Qi: 6
You stomp on the ground, creating a massive wave of force that blasts the internal organs of your targets and sends them sliding back.
Make a Leg Strike roll against the Evade of all in a 100-foot radius per rank of Neigong. On a Success everyone affected takes 6d10 Damage and is thrown back 20 feet per rank of Neigong (taking no damage for the fall as they slide).
Cathartic: This does 6d10 Open Damage to all targets and they recover their wounds at a rate of 1 per week instead of 1 per day. They are also thrown back 20 feet per rank of Neigong.
WHITE CHRYSANTHEMUM’S HEAD-TAKING BLADE (SECRET)
Discipline: Waijia
Skill: Medium or Heavy Melee
Type: Normal
Qi: 6
You aim your blade and slice through your foe’s neck with a sense of righteous determination.
This requires that you spend a round aiming your strike. During this time, you cannot move. You can counter, provided that you do not need to change your position to do so. Make a Medium or Heavy Melee skill roll with a bladed weapon against your target. On a success you do normal damage plus 5 Extra Wounds. On a Total Success you do 6 Extra wounds.
Even if this technique is countered, your target still takes half damage. It is not usable by anyone with negative Karma.
Cathartic: This functions as above except if you get a Total Success on the attack roll, you do 12 Automatic Wounds (do not roll for damage). If this killed the target, it takes their head.
NEW PROFOUND TECHNIQUES
COMMANDING PALM
Skill: Arm Strike against Parry
Type: Normal
Qi: 7
You thrust your palm into the target’s chest, sending a swirl of blue and red energy that fills them with an overriding desire or command.
Make an Arm Strike roll against Parry. On a success the target is filled with a desire to do one thing that you impart to them. This can be anything from killing a particular person to building a vast temple complex. It cannot be a command to commit suicide as you cannot override their natural desire to live. This lasts until the task is completed and each day the person doesn’t work toward it, they must make a Resolve Test or suffer 5d10 Open Damage as their meridians swell with volatile Qi energy.
This does not work on anyone whose Qi ranks exceed your own.
ENLIGHTENMENT OF SHUIXIAN
Skill: Meditation TN10
Type: Normal
Qi: 13
This technique can only be performed through great effort and self-reflection. It reveals things about oneself that were previously unclear, and cleanses the mind of worldly impurities.
This technique must be performed in a grassy field with flowers. You sit in meditation for several days, manipulating your Qi energy through meridian points in your body. Unlike many cultivation techniques, this also requires you to cycle your energy out into the environment around you, then take it back in. This not only purifies it, but solidifies nature as a part of your life.
If you are able to achieve a cycle of flowing Qi energy between yourself and nature, then you become an Immortal. However, it also imprints you with an order which can never be broken: you must protect nature and plant life.
GOLDEN SONG
Skill: Talent (Singing) against Resolve
Type: Normal
Qi: 7
You sing a gentle melody that captivates listeners and compels them to do your will.
You must sing a song and direct your attention to up to 2 targets (they need to feel like you are singing to them). Make a Talent (Singing) roll against Resolve. On a Success they are entirely under your command and do your bidding absolutely. On a Total Success you strike a chord deep in their being that can never be broken. Even after the effects of the song fade, the person will feel a sense of good will toward you (giving you a +1d10 bonus to all Command, Persuade and Deception Rolls against them).
This effect lasts for twenty minutes. It does not work on higher Qi rank characters.
JADE RIBBON BURST
Skill: Arm Strike against Evade
Type: Normal
Qi: 9
You raise your arms and blue ribbons of energy lash out at targets all around you.
Make an Arm Strike Roll against up to 12 targets in your immediate area. On a Success they take 3d10 Open Damage plus 6 Extra wounds.
LILY OF THE POISONED MIND
Skill: Medicine TN9
Type: Normal
Qi: 7
This healing technique draws out deadly afflictions from targets and should be used with a handful of lilies.
You pour your Qi energy into your patient, directing it through them to collect all of their afflictions, including poison, disease, and deadly Kung Fu Techniques. You then remove the energy with the poisons, transferring those to the lilies before restoring your own internal balance. This causes the flowers to turn a sickly color, and depending on the affliction, likely wither and die.
If you use flowers other than lilies, then roll 1d10. On a 5 or lower, you take all of the afflictions your patient had, as the flowers cannot fully contain them. If you use no flowers at all, you take all of the afflictions your patient had, no roll.
SCREAM OF THE PHOENIX
Skill: Command against Evade
Type: Normal
Qi: 10
You unleash a powerful scream that lifts people off the ground and hurls them violently against nearby objects.
Make a Command Roll against the Evade of all targets in a 500-foot cone before you. On a Success the target is lifted into the air and hurled anywhere you desire. You may inflict 7d10 Open Damage through this attack. On a Total Success the person is knocked out upon landing (and still takes 7d10 Open Damage).
SPEARING FLUTE
Skill: Talent Flute against Evade
Type: Normal
Qi: 8
You play your flute, creating a narrow and invisible force of energy in the shape of a spear. It then flies through the air to and fro, impaling each target around you in turn.
Make a Talent (Flute) Skill roll against the Evade of everyone in a 300 foot area. On a Success anyone affected takes 4 automatic wounds. On a Total Success everyone affected takes 6 Automatic Wounds.
SWARMING FLOWERS
Skill: Meditation against Evade
Type: Normal
Qi: 7
A swirl of sharp chrysanthemum flower heads form around your enemies and slice their flesh.
Make a Meditation roll against the Evade of your targets (everyone in a 100 foot area per rank of Qi). On a Success, you forgo damage and all take 3 Automatic wounds.
NEW RITUALS
Blood Fire Ritual (TN 7)
This ritual can be performed quickly but requires that you rapidly cut and suck your own blood, losing 1 Hardiness. You then sit in a meditative posture and spew forth the blood with becomes a ring of flame that encircles and burns anyone in a 100-foot area for 2 rounds. Anyone caught in the fire must make an Athletics TN 7 roll or take 3d10 Fire Damage each round (no counters are allowed for this). This also allows you to levitate and float quickly (double your normal Move) for 2 rounds.
Blood Invincibility Ritual (TN 8)
You perform prayers over a Yen-Li altar, slicing your hand and dripping your blood into a vessel. Then you perform Talent (Calligraphy) TN 7 to draw the character for a particular type of weapon on a person’s back or chest (for example: Sword, Staff, etc). You can place up to two such characters on a person at once. Performing this ritual takes an hour for each character and the effects last for six hours. However, each character you render depletes you of 2 Hardiness due to blood loss (and the blood must come from the Ritual Master Performing the Ritual). This does not work on Divine Powder weapons.
While under the effect of this ritual, the target is entirely immune to the weapon rendered on their body.
Create Paper Talisman of Jiangshi Control (TN 7)
You render characters and symbols on a slip of yellow paper, then stamp it on the head of a Jiangshi (Arm Strike against Parry). So long as the paper remains, the Jiangshi cannot move. If the maker of the talisman rings a bell, the Jiangshi moves and follows his or her command. It takes 20 minutes to make the talisman and requires a Ritual TN 7 roll.
Demon Force Ritual (TN 9)
This ritual requires that you have a demon trapped in a vessel. Place the vessel upon the ground before a Yen-Li altar and beseech the Five Ghosts to help you draw out the demon’s life energy. On a Success, the Five Ghosts enter your body in turn and each extract up to 7 Wounds, causing a visible flow of energy from the vessel to your body. You can then pour this energy into a weapon of your choosing. Anyone struck by that weapon takes 2 Extra Wounds. However the amount of uses is finite. The weapon can only cause a number of Extra Wounds equal to the amount of wounds drained from the demon. So, a sword imbued with 14 wounds can do 2 Extra wounds for 7 attacks.
Forceful Opening Ritual (TN 8)
With this ritual, the user can force open any existing gateway to another realm. However, use of this ritual is quite dangerous to the uncultivated. This requires the use of ritual bells and the ritual master stand firm and use a ritual sword to wrest power from local door gods, spirits and guardians. Make a Ritual Roll against TN 8, followed by a Medium Melee skill roll for the sword TN 6. If the ritual is successful you send forth a wave of energy from your sword causing the gateway to open for one hour and preventing any door gods or guardians from acting against you during that time. However, the door gods resent such attempts and retaliate. Any Caster below 8 Qi ranks who performs this ritual ages 3d10 years. On a Failure, in addition to the usual afflictions, the user ages 6d10 years and the door god or guardian can act.
Phoenix Essence Ritual (TN 7)
This requires the blood of a young virgin female. The blood is consumed in a ritual vessel. Each performance of the ritual increases the Phoenix Energy inside the body of the casters (this can be performed by up to six men at a time). The effect is permanent. With each increase, the caster can master another Phoenix Essence Technique. Every increase in Phoenix Energy causes those affected by the ritual to become more feminine.
Ritual of Spirit (TN 9)
To perform this you must render a tattoo on the target with dye fashioned from the Red Mists of Dee. Then you must make a Ritual Roll TN 9 offering blood to A’zhu (a human life). On a Success the person acquires the Fated Flaw and one Demon Flaw , plus experiences two benefits. The first is the target is no longer affected by the Red Mist of Dee. The second is they can handle the orbs from the Pavilion of Mind without being harmed.
Ritual of A’zhu (TN 8)
This Ritual helps maintain order in Dee by sating the Goddess A’zhu. It also gives special abilities to the casters. To perform this ritual, victims must be sacrificed at the Temple of A’zhu. The blood of the victims must be drunk by all the Ritual Masters participating. On a Success, the city is quiet for another month and the the casters can +1 Max Wound, +1 to Defenses and 2 Extra Wounds on all Successful melee attacks for three days.
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