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Over the years I've changed my position on this topic a lot. I have a background in martial arts and for a long time I always tried to make hand-to-hand fighting feel real in my campaigns. However I noticed the more I did this, the less my players seemed to enjoy themselves. I realized when most people sign up for a martial arts style RPG session or campaign they are looking for stuff they've seen in movies and even cartoons, not something based strictly on real world martial arts and real world fighting. This is not always the case, but more often than not it seems to be.
Because I had been heavily invested in martial arts, it was difficult for me to run a game that approached it more cinematically. Before I started Ogre Gate I sat down and re-watched a bunch of my favorite martial arts films, viewing them without any thought to my own martial arts experience. This was a lot harder than it sounds. But eventually it enhanced my appreciation of them because the silent judgments I was always making about whatever technique or attack someone used, evaporated. I just learned to enjoy them for what they are without trying to gauge their real world effectiveness. It also allowed me to run games in a way my players really wanted.
Once we sat down to make Ogre Gate we made a conscious choice to focus on movie-style martial arts and fantastical techniques. Only one technique, Spinning Back Kick, is based on my own martial arts experience. Everything else is inspired by how martial arts are presented in media.
This applies to learning techniques too. Just like in the movies, while it sometimes takes characters long periods of time to master a new move, it can also happen rather quickly. It is even possible in rare cases to transfer Kung Fu Knowledge from one person to another by mere touch.
I mention this simply so people who have been paying attention to our updates and have an interest in Ogre Gate, know what to expect from our Kung Fu Techniques (it is probably abundantly clear anyways from the flavor of the samples we have posted).
That said here is the current list of Kung Fu Techniques in the game:
| TECHNIQUES CHART |
| Absorbing Palm |
| Adaptation of the Maimed |
| Arms of Silk |
| Biting Blade |
| Biting Grasp of the Invisible Master |
| Bladder Strike |
| Blade of the Dancing Fox |
| Blade Pinch |
| Blast of the Dragon |
| Blasting Blade |
| Blazing Net |
| Blind Strike |
| Blood Letting Thorns |
| Breath of Fury |
| Breath of the Lotus Petal |
| Calm of Sunan |
| Cherry Blossom Palm |
| The Choking Lash of Lady Plum Blossom |
| Cloud of Inebriation |
| Crawling Tiger |
| Curing Palm |
| Crack of the Hard Whip |
| The Crushing Lash of Lady Plum Blossom |
| Clutch of the Hawk |
| Dancing Hawk Sword Stance |
| Deep Biting Blade |
| Deflecting Canopy |
| Dip of the Drunken Snake |
| Dog Bashing Stick |
| Dog Lifting Stick |
| Double Thrust |
| Drift of the Butterfly Fish |
| Drunken Dodge |
| Eight Divine Snakes |
| Elephant Stance |
| Endless Arc of the Spear |
| The Encompassing Emerald of Sun Mai |
| The Fearless Reply of the Spear |
| Ferocious Flower’s Storming Petals |
| Fierce Strike |
| Finger Flick |
| The First Fist of Yanshi |
| The Fifth Fist of Yanshi |
| The Finger of Supreme Disruption |
| The Finger of Supreme Annihilation |
| The Finger of Supreme Compassion |
| Flight of the Hawk |
| Flood of Wine |
| Fluttering Kicks |
| Flying Swan Kick |
| Four-Point Touch |
| The Fourth Fist of Yanshi |
| Gallbladder Strike |
| Gaze of the Lion |
| Graceful Retreat |
| Great Stride |
| Gust of the Fan Blade |
| The First Song of Shang Long |
| Flaming Dragon |
| Guiding the Crashing Wave |
| Grasp of the Python |
| Grudge-Bearing Sword Strike |
| Hands of the Hawk Beak |
| Harmonizing Strike |
| The Happy Strike of Laughing Fox |
| Heart Smashing Palm |
| Heart Strike |
| Hidden Fist of Yanshi |
| Horizontal Sidestep |
| I am the Arrow |
| Intercepting Arrow |
| Invisible Whip of the Spider Demon |
| Impact of the Falling Star |
| Infinite Counter of the Phoenix |
| Inverted Three Point Strike |
| Iron Body |
| Iron Foot Stance |
| Iron Spear of the Timeless Master |
| Iron Spirit |
| Iron Spirit Reversal |
| Iron Spirit Resistance |
| Jade Maiden Strike |
| Kick of the Golden Elephant |
| Kick of the Swan |
| Kidney Strike |
| Knock of the Meteor Hammer |
| Lady White Blade’s Bursting Charge |
| Lash of the Fly-Whisk |
| Lashing Dragon |
| Lion at Rest Stance |
| Liver Strike |
| Lung Strike |
| Leap of the Swan |
| Majesty of the Lion |
| Master Teaches Student |
| Merciless Black Claw |
| Merciless Thirst of the Root |
| Mighty Paws of the Lion |
| Mountain in the Flood |
| Naga Palm |
| Nine Divine Snakes |
| One-Armed Strike |
| Path of the Dragon |
| Palm of the Dragon |
| Phantom Phoenix Sword |
| The Phoenix Dragon Strike |
| Phoenix Palm |
| Phoenix Spirit Disrruption |
| Phoenix Star Strike |
| Phoenix Star Reversal |
| The Perfect Block of the Raksha |
| The Perfect Harmony of the Willow |
| Perfect Strike of the Phoenix |
| Plum Blossom Palm |
| Pounce of the Lion |
| Purge Spirit |
| Rage of One Thousand Grieving Widows |
| Rain of Arrows |
| Red Claw Strike |
| Reclining Stick Stance |
| Ribbons of Steel |
| Ringing Strike of the Divine Ram |
| Rising Dragon Stance |
| Rising Swan Stance |
| Restoring Palm |
| Roar of the Lion |
| The Second Fist of Yanshi |
| Shift of the Chameleon |
| Skull Breaking Stick |
| Slashing Blade |
| Slicing Blade of the Flying Phantoms |
| Spear Swipe |
| Spearing Blade |
| Spear of the Infinite Emperor |
| Stance of the Drunken Cat |
| Stern Rebuke of Heiping |
| Stealth of the Spider Demon |
| Stick of the Rebounding Dog |
| Stick of the Rising Dog |
| Stone Shattering Finger |
| Storm of Arrows |
| Storming Daggers |
| Storming Needles |
| Strike of the Divine Falcon |
| Stunning Stick Strike |
| Swift Rebuttal |
| Swift Stride |
| Swift Pounce of the Cheetah |
| Somersault Strike of the Drunken Monkey |
| Spinning Back Kick |
| Spear Swipe |
| Spear of the Infinite Emperor |
| Strike of the Raging Tiger |
| Sun Mai Sword |
| Swan Taming Strike |
| Sword Stance |
| Sword Whipping Strike |
| Tai Lan’s Staff Strike |
| The Third Fist of Yanshi |
| Three Point Strike |
| Trapping Wind |
| Trembling Strike |
| Tree Bounding Stride |
| Tree Bounding Strike |
| Triple Yang Strike |
| Turn of the Caltrop |
| Venom of the Fly-Whisk |
| Wall of Caltrops |
| Weapon Hunts for Food |
| Weapon Stride |
| Whipping Strands |
| Whirling Dodge |
| Whirling Blade |
| White Flower Palm |
| Willow |
| Zhe Valley Blade |
| Zhe Valley Fist |
Bit weird to read them as single entries, instead of degrees/aspects within a school. Hopefully the sifu of "bladder strike" has more than that going for him.
ReplyDeleteEach sect or school has a a collection of techniques from the list. If your from that sect, learning those techniques is easier for you.
ReplyDeleteThe Finger of Supreme Annihilation: Yo, that's metal.
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