Greetings and (I will have) questions about combat

[PeterT (Heretic Priest)]

@CodexIntegrum

So here is where it gets tricky. What if I wanted to introduce a Skill which could unleash some new actions. For example, Kunst Des Fechtens skill, which would then make available the action of doing a Counter-Strike with a sword, i.e. no shield required. And maybe a few other things too but lets start with that one.

I’m late to this party, but I just want to say that this is exactly what we did when we designed our martial art styles.

Taepoongdo (quasi-Taekwondo) is an unarmed martial arts Skill in our campaign. Once you open it up, you are given a few basic Actions such as Instant Stand (1 action to get up instead of 2). Then, depending on your skill’s Exponent, you may learn more advanced Actions. Some examples, if your Exponent is:

• 3 - Iron Fist (+1 Power)
• 4 - Circle Kick (+ 1 Power, can’t be Blocked)
• 5 - Push Kick (Successes can be split between Push and Strike effects)
• 6 - Leaping Kick (Counts as longest weapon, +1 Power, can’t be Blocked)
• 10 - Tae Den Ji Da (Greys our Reflex Exponent for 1 Exchange)

These all use your Taepoongdo Skill, to reiterate.