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EARTH DRAGON STYLE

The path of the Earth Dragon is that of the unstoppable juggernaut, the everlasting pillar of stability against which all others are measured. It is the most blatant and direct of the Five Immaculate Martial Arts.

Masters of Earth Dragon Style are resolute and unyielding. They hold strongly to their beliefs and their passions, and believe in the ultimate strength of their wills over the world. This drive and stubborness allows them to form the bulwark of the Realm, the ones who will never surrender or fail in their charges.

Principles: Brawl, Strength, Willpower, Resistance, Integrity

Major Variants: There are four major variants to the Earth Dragon Style which are accepted in the Realm. Avalanche Dragon Style emphasizes the unstoppable nature of Pasiap, and replaces Willpower with Valor. Mountain Dragon Style emphasizes the eternal strength of Pasiap, and replaces Willpower with Temperance. Stone Dragon Style represents the rock-hard beliefs of Pasiap, and replaces Willpower with Conviction. Finally, the Field Dragon Style emphasizes the support and defense provided by Pasiap, and replaces Willpower with Compassion. Any other variants are heretical.

STUDENT FORM

Earth Dragon Form</b>

<b>Cost: 6 motes, Type: Simple (Speed 5, DV -1)
Keywords: Form, Obvious
Duration: One Scene

The Earth spreads below the other elements of Creation, powerful and solid. The Student of the Earth Dragon understands this nature, taking its strength into herself. For the duration of this Technique, she adds her Essence to her Bashing and Lethal soak, and reduces all raw damage by her Essence and post-soak damage by half that (rounding up) for the purposes of determining whether and how much she is affected by knockdown, knockback, and Stunning.

Force of the Mountains</b>

<b>Cost: 2 motes, Type: Supplemental
Keywords: Combo-OK
Duration: Instant
Principles: Brawl, Strength 

The character forces energy through her limbs, striking with overwhelming might. This Technique supplements a Brawl attack made by the character. Her damage is increased by her Essence and she ignores the target's Hardness.

Oath Of The Earth Dragon</b>

<b>Cost: 2 motes, Type: Reflexive 
Keywords: Combo-OK 
Duration: Instant
Principles: Willpower, Integrity

The Earth Dragon's disciples must have more than simple physical power; their minds must be as the firmament of the world, impervious to those who would twist them. This Technique may be activated whenever the character is targeted by an attempt at mental influence that goes against one of her Intimacies, Virtues, or Motivation. Her MDV is increased by her Essence rating.

Stone Dragon's Skin</b>

<b>Cost: 2 motes, Type: Reflexive 
Keywords: Combo-OK
Duration: Until Next Action
Principles: Willpower, Resistance

The will of the disciples of Pasiap is greater than mere weapons. When the character activates this Technique, her Bashing and Lethal soak are increased by her Essence for the duration of the effect. This is considered natural soak.

Strength Of Stone Meditation</b>

<b>Cost: 4 motes, Type: Simple (Speed 5)
Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious
Duration: One Scene
Principles: Strength, Integrity

Taking a deep breath, the character lets the Essence of the earth flow through her, drawing its power into herself. For the duration of the scene, her Strength and Stamina are increased by 1.

Unmoving Mountain Stance</b>

<b>Cost: 3 motes, Type: Reflexive 
Keywords: Combo-OK 
Duration: Until Next Action
Principles: Brawl, Resistance

By focusing and shifting her thoughts, the character becomes as unyielding as the stone itself. For the duration of the Charm, she adds her Essence in automatic successes to all rolls to resist knockdown and knockback, as well as to any rolls to maintain her footing on difficult ground.

Adept Techniques

Earth Dragon Adept Form</b>

<b>Cost: None Type: Adept
Keywords: Obvious
Duration: Permanent

The character learns to refine the power of the Stone Dragon. The character may choose to activate Earth Dragon Form as an Adept Form, reducing the Speed of the Charm to 4 and the cost of the Charm to 4 motes.

Shattering Fist Strike</b>

<b>Cost: 3 motes, Type: Supplemental
Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious 
Duration: Instant
Principles: Brawl, Strength, Willpower

The will of the Earth Dragon supersedes that of objects that might cross the character's path; with a single mighty blow, she removes those obstacles. This Technique enhances an attack against an inanimate object; the character's raw damage against the object is doubled.

Granite Curtain Of Serenity</b>

<b>Cost: Special, Type: Permanent
Keywords: None
Duration: None
Principles: Willpower, Resistance, Integrity 

The minds of the followers of the Earth Dragon are as invunerable as their bodies, and this Technique helps them to channel the power of their souls to resist influence over their minds. Characters who possess this Technique may choose to spend either 5 motes or 1 Health Level of lethal damage instead of 1 Willpower whenever resisting natural or unnatural mental influence. This expenditure counts as Willpower expenditure for all purposes.

Weapon-Breaking Defense</b>

<b>Cost: 4 motes, Type: Reflexive (Step 2)
Keywords: Combo-OK
Duration: Instant
Principles: Strength, Brawl, Resistance

With a ferocious motion, the character renders her body stronger than the stone itself, grabbing her opponent's weapon and shattering it in her grasp. The character may activate this Technique after a successful unarmed parry. Roll Strength + Martial Arts; the difficulty is 1 against standard objects, 3 against exceptional objects, and 5 against legendary objects or artifacts. If successful, standard or exceptional weapons are destroyed, while legendary weapons and artifacts are deattuned for the remainder of the scene.

Avalanche Method</b>

<b>Cost: 4 motes, Type: Supplemental
Keywords: Combo-OK, Crippling
Duration: (Martial Arts) Actions
Principles: Brawl, Integrity, Willpower

Gathering the Essence of Earth into her fists, the character forces it through her hands into her target, forcing her to slow and stiffen, Earth Essence overwhelming their joints and muscles. If the character's attack is successful, her target suffers a penalty to all of her actions equal to half her Essence, rounding up. This penalty lasts for (Martial Arts) of the target's actions.

Stone Dragon's Resolve</b>

<b>Cost: None, Type: Reflexive (Step 7)
Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious
Duration: Instant
Principles: Strength, Resistance, Integrity

The raw power of the Earth Dragon laughs at those who would harm her. This Charm is activated when the character is struck successfully by an attack whose raw damage is capable of penetrating her Hardness. She immediately recovers one point of Willpower.

Master Techniques

Earth Dragon Master Form</b>

<b>Cost: None Type: Master
Keywords: Obvious
Duration: Permanent

The character learns to further improve the power of the Stone Dragon. The character may choose to activate Earth Dragon Form as a Master Form. This reduces the cost to 4 motes, the Speed to 3 (DV -0), and the character's Essence is added to her Aggravated soak. In addition, she becomes immune to knockdown and knockback.

Unflagging Vengeance Meditation</b>

<b>Cost: Mote, Type: 
Keywords: 
Duration: 
Principles: Brawl, Strength, Willpower, Resistance

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Earthshaker Attack</b>

<b>Cost: Mote, Type: 
Keywords: 
Duration: 
Principles: Brawl, Strength, Resistance, Integrity

T

Hungry Earth Strike</b>

<b>Cost: Mote, Type: 
Keywords: 
Duration: 
Principles: Brawl, Strength, Willpower, Integrity

T

Spirit-Grounding Blow</b>

<b>Cost: Mote, Type: 
Keywords: 
Duration: 
Principles: Brawl, Willpower, Resistance, Integrity

T

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<b>Cost: Mote, Type: 
Keywords: 
Duration: 
Principles: Strength, Willpower, Resistance, Integrity

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Pinnacle Techniques