Martial Arts: Kara-Tur Styles

Martial Arts: Kara-Tur Styles

Dragon Magazine #315 details four martial arts styles for Kara-Tur monks. They do not really seem very setting-specific, so I'm sure you could easily use them in any setting. Let's convert them to GURPS.

Five Stars – 4 points

 

The Five Stars style is a hard/soft style emphasizing speed and leaping. Some practitioners are said to hone their speed to superhuman levels.

Skills: Acrobatics, Jumping, Karate.

Techniques: Acrobatic Stand; Breakfall; Evade (Acrobatics); Feint (Karate); Jump Kick (Karate); Kicking (Karate); Spinning Kick (Karate); Spinning Punch (Karate);

Cinematic Techniques: Flying Jump Kick (Karate); Roll with Blow (Acrobatics or Karate); Whirlwind Attack (Karate).

Perks: Acrobatic Feints; Acrobatic Kicks; Rapid Retraction (Kicks); Rapid Retraction (Punches); Sure-Footed (Uneven).

 

Optional Traits

Primary Characteristics: Improved ST and DX.

Secondary Characteristics: Improved Basic Speed and Basic Move.

Advantages: Enhanced Dodge; Flexibility.

Disadvantages: Overconfidence; Vow (Always fight unarmed).

Skills: Parry Missile Weapons.

  

Iron Hand – 2 points

 

The style of the Iron Hand is a hard form emphasizing a mystical hardening of the body.

Skills: Boxing.

Techniques: Aggressive Parry (Boxing); Exotic Hand Strike (Boxing); Uppercut.

Cinematic Skills: Breaking Blow; Power Blow.

Cinematic Techniques: Roll with Blow.

Perks: Focused Fury; Iron Arms; Iron Hands; Rapid Retraction (Punches); Skill Adaptation (Exotic Hand Strike based on Boxing); Special Exercises (DR 1 with Tough Skin); Special Exercises (Striking ST +1).

 

Optional Traits

Primary Characteristics: Improved ST.

Secondary Characteristics: Improved HP.

Advantages: Fit or Very Fit; Hard to Subdue; High Pain Threshold; Striking ST.

Disadvantages: Bloodlust; Bully; On the Edge; Overconfidence.

  

Northern Fist – 3 points

 

The Northern Fist is a soft style emphasizing attacks on opponents’ vital areas.

Skills: Karate; Physiology (Human).

Techniques: Counterattack (Karate); Ear Clap (Karate); Evade; Exotic Hand Strike; Eye-Poke; Feint (Karate); Targeted Attack (Punch/Vitals).

Cinematic Techniques: Lethal Strike; Pressure-Point Strike (Karate).

Perks: Rapid Retraction (Punches).

 

Optional Traits

Primary Characteristics: Increased DX.

Secondary Characteristics: Increased Basic Speed or Basic Move.

Advantages: Combat Reflexes; Enhanced Dodge. Imbue 3 (Chi, -15%) [34] is required to learn the Imbuement Skills.

Disadvantages: Overconfidence; Pacifism (Self-Defense Only); Vow (Always fight unarmed).

Skills: Crippling Blow (Karate); Drugged Weapon (Karate); Pressure Points (Karate); Pressure Secrets; Project Blow (Karate).

  

Southern Star – 3 points

 

The Southern Star is a soft style emphasizing manipulation of chi as if it were a physical force.

Skills: Judo; Meditation.

Cinematic Skills: Breaking Blow; Flying Leap; Hypnotic Hands; Hypnotism; Invisibility Art; Kiai; Precognitive Parry; Pressure Points; Pressure Secrets; Push.

Techniques: Evade; Judo Throw; Sweep (Judo); Trip (Judo).

Cinematic Techniques: Roll with Blow.

Perks: Chi Resistance (Kiai); Sure-Footed (Uneven).

 

Optional Traits

Primary Characteristics: Improved DX and HT.

Secondary Characteristics: Improved Will.

Advantages: Enhanced Dodge; Trained by a Master; various Chi Projection abilities (p. MA46).

Disadvantages: Pacifism.

Skills: Erotic Art; Parry Missile Weapons.