MartialArtsKatas/CelestialMonkeyStyle

Celestial Monkey Style Kung Fu (PG, pg. 246 - 249)

This is a Celestial Martial Arts Style updated for the MartialArtsKatas system.

Prerequisites

• Abilities required to reach Form: Integrity 4, Athletics 3, Brawl 3
• Abilities required to reach Mastery: Awareness 4, Lore 4, Brawl 3, Melee 3, Athletics 3, Thrown 3

Katas

Monkey Tail Distraction Strike</b>

 <b>Cost: 2 Motes
 Duration: Instant
 Type: Supplemental (Combo-Ok)
 Minimum Abilities: Athletics 2
 Minimum Essence: 1
 Prerequisite: None

This Kata supplements a Join Battle action, adding the Martial Artist's Essence in automatic successes to the action. Additionally, if the Martial Artist is able to act immediately, his first action is considered to be from surprise or ambush.

Flowing Mirror of Opposition Technique</b>

 <b>Cost: 1 Mote
 Duration: Instant
 Type: Supplemental (Combo-Ok)
 Minimum Abilities: Athletics 2, Brawl 1
 Minimum Essence: 1
 Prerequisite: Monkey Tail Distraction Strike

When performing an attack, this Kata reduces the Speed of the attack by 1, and negates the defense bonus of any weapon used to parry it. Additionally, until the Martial Artist's DV refreshes, the accuracy of any weapon used to attack him is reduced to 0.

Body of War Meditation</b>

 <b>Cost: Variable
 Duration: One Scene
 Type: Reflexive (Combo-Ok)
 Minimum Abilities: Athletics 3
 Minimum Essence: 2
 Prerequisite: None

The Martial Artist may increase his Strength, Stamina or Dexterity by up to his Essence. Strength and Stamina cost 4 motes per +1 die, while Dexterity costs 6 motes per +1 die. These bonuses count as increases from Charms, and therefore count against augmentation from Excellencies or other sources.

Withering Paw Strike</b>

 <b>Cost: 4 motes, 1 WP
 Duration: One Scene
 Type: Reflexive (Combo-Ok)
 Minimum Abilities: Brawl 3
 Minimum Essence: 2
 Prerequisite: Body of War Meditation

The Martial Artist may make an unarmed Dexterity + Brawl Disarm attack without the -2 'called shot' penalty. If he successfully disarms his opponent, he may fling it up to 3 yards per additional success, or take it for himself.

Celestial Monkey Form</b>

 <b>Cost: 5 motes
 Duration: One Scene
 Type: Reflexive (Combo-Ok)
 Minimum Abilities: Integrity 4
 Minimum Essence: 2
 Prerequisite: Withering Paw Strike, Flowing Mirror of Opposition

The Martial Artist may choose to automatically succeed or fail any Virtue roll (player's choice) while this Kata is active.

Walking in the Footsteps of Ten Thousand Things</b>

 <b>Cost: 5 motes, 1 Willpower, 1 experience
 Duration: One Scene
 Type: Supplemental (Combo-Ok)
 Minimum Abilities: Awareness 4
 Minimum Essence: 2
 Prerequisite: Celestial Monkey Form

This Kata supplements an Aim action used against a target who has a Form Kata active. During each tick the Martial Artist spends Aiming, he may make a Perception + Awareness roll, with a difficulty of the opponent's Essence. Any successes may be 'banked', each adding one success to the final attack against that this Aim action augments (up to a maximum number of die permitted by the Exalt's Shard). If the opponent drops his Form Kata before the attack, the bonuses are lost. The experience requirement is only spent once per opponent per Martial Arts Style, but the mote and Willpower expenditure must be spent each time the Perception + Awareness roll is made.

Four Halo Golden Monkey Palm</b>

 <b>Cost: 3 motes, 1 Willpower
 Duration: Instant
 Type: Supplemental (Combo-Ok)
 Minimum Abilities: Awareness 4
 Minimum Essence: 3
 Prerequisite: Walking in the Footsteps of Ten Thosuand Things

This Kata supplements a Called Shot attack against an opponent, adding one of that opponent's virtue ratings (of the Martial Artist's choice) to the damage of the attack, if successful.

Four Halo Golden Monkey Realignment</b>

 <b>Cost: 8 motes, 1 Willpower
 Duration: One Scene
 Type: Reflexive (Combo-Ok)
 Minimum Abilities: Lore 4
 Minimum Essence: 3
 Prerequisite: Four Halo Golden Monkey Palm

The Martial Artist may add his Essence to all Brawl attack rolls for the remainder of the scene, and may add his Essence to his base Parry static value before computing his Parry DV.

Celestial Godbody Understanding</b>

 <b>Cost: None
 Duration: Permanent
 Minimum Abilities: Brawl 3, Melee 3, Thrown 3, Resistance 3
 Minimum Essence: 4
 Prerequisite: Four Halo Golden Monkey Realignment

The Martial Artist may now invoke Celestial Monkey Form while in Armor, and may use any of the Katas in this Style with any Brawl, Melee, or Thrown weapon.