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Thrashing Dragon Style

By FallenZero

Background

This style is based on very agile movements and keeping yourself as small of a target as possible. The martial artist seeks to emulate the movements of a dragon surrounded, and makes for an excellent hard style for fighting multiple opponents. Due to the necessary quickness inherent in this Style, the entire Style is incompatible with the use of armor. Tonfa and Tiger Claws are the only weapons allowed with this Style.

Charms

Dragon Begins the Dance</b>

<b>Cost: 4 motes per die
Duration: Instant
Type: Reflexive
Min. Essence: 2
Min. Martial Arts: 1
Prereqs: None

By mimicking the roiling coils of a dragon beginning its dance to war, the Dragon-Blood can speed up his reflexes and intuition to a preternatural level. By expending 4 motes of Essence, the player may add an additional die to his initiative roll. Example: By spending 8 motes of Essence, a player would take his Wits + Dexterity + relevant speed modifier + 3d10 for their initiative.

<b>Cost: 2 motes
Duration: Instant
Type: Reflexive
Min. Essence: 2
Min. Martial Arts: 2
Prereqs: None

Using her Essence, the Dragon-Blooded learns to defend herself with the strength of dragon-scales. The Exalt may parry lethal attacks while unarmed and add her Essence to any parry attempt she makes.

<b>Cost: 2 motes or 6 motes, 1 Willpower
Duration: Instant or One Scene
Type: Reflexive or Simple
Min. Essence: 2
Min. Martial Arts: 3
Prereqs: Burnished Scales Deflection

By tightening his muscles and focusing elemental Essence through his skin, a Dragon-Blood can cause his flesh and bone to becomes as resilient as a dragon's steel hard coils. This can be done reflexively to impede an attack at 2 motes for the character's Martial Arts in bashing and lethal soak, or 6 motes and a willpower point for it last for the scene as a simple action.

<b>Cost: 3 motes
Duration: Instant
Type: Simple
Min. Essence: 2
Min. Martial Arts: 2
Prereqs: None

The Dragon-Blood learns to focus the strength of his Essence to move his legs as a dragon would move its tail during its deadly dance. The character makes a normal kick attack as a simple action and if successful, the character adds his Essence to the damage of the strike and also knocks the victim back the character's Essence in yards to fall on the ground (this is resisted by an opposed Dexterity + Athletics roll against the original attack roll). The player will always roll a minimum dice pool equal to his Martial Arts on this attack. This Charm cannot be placed within a Combo, due to its focused nature.

<b>Cost: 6 motes, 1 Willpower
Duration: One scene
Type: Simple
Min. Essence: 3
Min. Martial Arts: 4
Prereqs: Dragon Begins the Dance, Steel Coil Prana, Thrashing Tail Maneuver

At this point the Dragon-Blood has learned how to ably step the pattern of the elaborate, warring, dancing dragon. His steps emulate the flowing coils and deadly grace that dragons possess, and his combat prowess reflects this. The player may roll initiative twice, taking the best roll while this form is in effect. The player may also add her Performance to her Dodge rolls, or simply roll a reflexive Dodge using her Performance skill. This form is incompatible with other form-type Charms and is also incompatible with the use of armor.

<b>Cost: 4 motes
Duration: Instant
Type: Extra Action
Min. Essence: 3
Min. Martial Arts: 4
Prereqs: Thrashing Dragon Form

The Dragon-Blooded focuses the rage of the Thrashing Dragon into speeding his legs and granting him precise balance. He then drops into a spinning sweep kick and drops all foes to the ground when the Dragon-Blooded rises to his feet to stand over his opponents, as befits his station. The player may make an unarmed attack on all opponents within melee range as a kick. If successful, then the attack does a normal kick damage and also forces the victim to roll Dexterity + Athletics against the player's Strength + Martial Arts. If the player is successful, then the victim falls to the ground and loses his next action. This Charm cannot be placed within a Combo under any circumstance.

<b>Cost: 3 motes
Duration: Instant
Type: Supplemental
Min. Essence: 3
Min. Martial Arts: 5
Prereqs: Furious Tail Sweep

The Dragon-Blood learns how to flow like a dragon's breath around defense and deal harm to his opponent in the most efficient of ways. By going under his opponent's guard and striking upwards, he dips below the horizon to strike in an upward arc to create a bloody-crimson arch. The player may add his Essence to the accuracy and damage on the attack.

<b>Cost: 3 motes plus 1 mote per defense action
Duration: One turn
Type: Reflexive
Min. Essence: 3
Min. Martial Arts: 5
Prereqs: Thrashing Dragon Form

By adopting a defense stance, the Dragon-Blood may emulate the defensive habits of a nesting dragon-mother whilst being attacked. The player spends 3 motes and aborts to full dodge. Every mote of Essence the player spends after the initial casting cost allows her to parry or block any incoming attack that she is aware of at her full Dexterity + Martial Arts.

<b>Cost: 4 motes, 1 Willpower
Duration: One Scene
Type: Simple
Min. Essence: 3
Min. Martial Arts: 5
Prereqs: Thrashing Dragon Form

By adopting the presence and stature of a dragon enraged enough to begin its deadly dance of war, the Dragon-Blood increases his own presence and grace. The player may add his Essence to all Presence and Athletics rolls he makes for the scene.

<b>Cost: 4 motes, 1 Willpower
Duration: Instant
Type: Reflexive
Min. Essence: 3
Min. Martial Arts: 5
Prereqs: Graceful Dragon Attitude

The Dragon-Blooded learns to lull his opponents into a false sense of prowess with his sinuous movements, emulating the writhing coils of a dragon defensive. When attacked, the Dragon-Blood may indulge in the speed and strength of a dragon to dodge his opponent's attack and grant himself a better position, whether that is behind his opponent or away from him by doing a graceful moon-sault. The player rolls Dexterity + Dodge against a difficulty equal to his opponent's Wits trait. Success allows the Dragon-Blood to either jump over and behind his opponent or away from his opponent at three times his normal jumping distance. If the Dragon-Blood jumps behind his opponent, he may make an immediate attack action if he has any ability to do so.

<b>Cost: 6 motes, 1 Willpower, 1 health level
Duration: One turn
Type: Reflexive
Min. Essence: 4
Min. Martial Arts: 5
Prereqs: Setting Sun Strike, Dancing Dragon Defends the Nest, Dragon Leaps the Moon Technique

By coiling within himself while being beset on all sides, the Dragon-Blood shows that he has mastered the deadly war dance of a dragon. His body moves in a blur of vengeful Essence and lashing out with a controlled fury. The player may roll a full Dexterity + Martial Arts counterattack against any incoming attacks that he is aware of. The attack is made before damage is rolled but after the attack roll itself. The player also rolls a minimum damage pool equal to his Martial Arts trait and ignores wound penalties for the purposes of attacks and any defenses he erects to protect himself. This Charm cannot be used against counterattacks.