Eastern Martial Artist

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Name: Eastern Martial Artist Race: Human Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d6, Spirit d8, Strength d4, Vigor d8 Skills: Climbing d4, Fighting d8, Guts d6, Healing d4, Knowledge: Orient d4, Notice d6, Stealth d6, Throwing d8 Pace: 6, Parry: 8, Toughness: 6, Charisma: 0, Grit: 1 Gear: Sai d8 (Str+d4), Sai d8 (Str+d4), Shuriken d4-2 (Str+1, 3/6/12), Shuriken d4-2 (Str+1, 3/6/12), Shuriken d4-2 (Str+1, 3/6/12), Shuriken d4-2 (Str+1, 3/6/12), Shuriken d4-2 (Str+1, 3/6/12), Shuriken d4-2 (Str+1, 3/6/12), Unarmed Strike d8 (Str), Clothing (Normal) Special Abilities: •Outsider: Shunned foreigner; -2 Charisma except with own kind •Poverty: Start with half money; Lose half of money regularly •Cup Overflows: Your chi energy is potent enough to wreak havoc on your character’s surroundings. Whenever your hero makes a Fighting roll to attack with bare hands or feet or uses a chi power, her internal energy manifests as external displays of chaotic energy. If your kung fu character uses a power to land a blow, it’s accompanied by the sound of a spectral gong. Spin kicks throw up dust devils, showers of sand and pebbles, or flurries of leaves. Punches sound like thunderclaps. Got a chi power listed as having “No visible effect”? You can forget about that, amigo—even an innocent boost trait or aim causes your hero’s aura to glow and pulsate with arcane energies. Normal folk flee your hero’s chaotic displays like you’re the abomination that devoured their Uncle Merl, and when they come back they’re typically armed with pitchforks, torches, and a hangman’s noose. More knowledgeable folk might target your character first in a fight, guessing that she’s the most powerful of the bunch. Anywhere your hero goes, she’s challenged by all manner of martial artists eager to prove their salt. •Ambidextrous: Ignore -2 penalty for using off-hand •Chi Focus: Chi is the inner force certain martial artists can tap into. The hero uses his Spirit for damage instead of Strength when using martial arts. •Martial Arts: You know Martial Arts or Boxing.