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<blockquote data-quote="Gold Roger" data-source="post: 5942590" data-attributes="member: 33904"><p>Well, I already wrote up some of these on another thread, so I might as well elaborate a bit and throw them in here.</p><p></p><p>Following are the most prominent mystic combat techniques I thought up to ground the monk class in my campaign world:</p><p></p><p><strong>Redhand:</strong> This unnarmed fighting style origates from diabolists and others who make pacts with the devils of the nine hells. The full extent of this mystical style can only be learned directly from summoned devils, who demand consequtively greater sacrifices for their tutorship from the practitioners. Yet, many find the sacrifice to be worth it, for the greatest users find thes can wreath their hands in hellfire and shatter the soul as much as the body with their strikes and kicks. This style is practiced by diabolists, assassins, corrupt nobles, those ready to sacrifice everything for their goals and the devils themselves.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Magog:</strong> An orc combat style that is said to be older than the first weapons. Magog is a brutish style that focuses on fiststrikes and wrestling and looks at a low level like mere brawling. However, by excessive training and focus on the most primal parts of their mind, the user can shatter stone and throw giants. Practitioners are very much sought as bodyguards for their terrible intimidation potential, quick reaction and lacking need for weapons. Users are mercenaries, soldiers, professional athletes, priests of strength and tribal warriors.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Monitor:</strong> To learn these forbitten techniques the user must travel deep into the underdark and live among its inhuman troglodyte residents. At the high cost of loosing their sanities, the users bend the laws of reality at their touch, becomming a force to be recogned with. That is, if they can still remember their original purpose. Appart from the various kinds of troglodyte (troglodyte, kuo-toa, doppelganger, grimmlock, to name just a few), mad hermits, devotees of elder and alien gods and a few drow practise the style.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Fatecutter:</strong> Used by secular philosophers and cults concerned with fate, luck and doom, this style is only taught to carefully selected individuals, for it is said it's practitioners can reweave the strands of fate itself. It takes a lifelong dedication to mystic phillosophie and meditation, but a master kills his opponents by merely tipping them. Other than aforementioned philosophers, seekers of forbidden lore desire the knowledge granted by this style and supernatural servants of gods wield it.</p><p></p><p><strong>Inner Dragon:</strong> This style was originaly developed by the lizardman minions of dragons in an attempt to become closer to their masters and further adapted by the worlds free willed people (basically PC races). Inner dragon mostly imitates the movement and power of dragons, to a point that is scarily and supernaturaly close to the original. Said originals range in their reaction from amused tutorship to disgustetly eating the imprudent immitator. Apart from draconic minions, all sorts practise the style, but most can be discerned by their delusions of grandeur.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Mercy Hand:</strong> This exceptionaly serene style was developed by mystics, who seek enlightenment through a close alignment to good and law, as a way to defeat attackers without killing. Closely related to the powers of Mount Celestia, the style shows abilities like those of paladins and is devestating against undead and supernaturally evil beings. The great dedication to harmony and peace keeps the users few, but it's also been seen used by angels themself.</p><p></p><p><strong>Pessan(Golden):</strong> Originaly merchants sick to death of being robbed, users of this style are striking and hardly like a martial artists in their appearance, bedecked in fine fabrik and jewelry. Pessan teaches an absolute materialism and eshews arms and armor as unbefiting for one of status and a waste of wealth. Developed by the weak and smart to beat the strong, Pessan employs attacks on weak spots, clever grips and throws and every dirty trick in the book. Practised mostly by the rich and powerful, the style has also found its way to the followers of the monkey queen, godess of thieves and hedonism.</p><p></p><p>There are also many more obscure (such as the githzerai style), deriviative and mixed styles (for example many redhand and monitor users used other styles before).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gold Roger, post: 5942590, member: 33904"] Well, I already wrote up some of these on another thread, so I might as well elaborate a bit and throw them in here. Following are the most prominent mystic combat techniques I thought up to ground the monk class in my campaign world: [B]Redhand:[/B] This unnarmed fighting style origates from diabolists and others who make pacts with the devils of the nine hells. The full extent of this mystical style can only be learned directly from summoned devils, who demand consequtively greater sacrifices for their tutorship from the practitioners. Yet, many find the sacrifice to be worth it, for the greatest users find thes can wreath their hands in hellfire and shatter the soul as much as the body with their strikes and kicks. This style is practiced by diabolists, assassins, corrupt nobles, those ready to sacrifice everything for their goals and the devils themselves. [B]Magog:[/B] An orc combat style that is said to be older than the first weapons. Magog is a brutish style that focuses on fiststrikes and wrestling and looks at a low level like mere brawling. However, by excessive training and focus on the most primal parts of their mind, the user can shatter stone and throw giants. Practitioners are very much sought as bodyguards for their terrible intimidation potential, quick reaction and lacking need for weapons. Users are mercenaries, soldiers, professional athletes, priests of strength and tribal warriors. [B]Monitor:[/B] To learn these forbitten techniques the user must travel deep into the underdark and live among its inhuman troglodyte residents. At the high cost of loosing their sanities, the users bend the laws of reality at their touch, becomming a force to be recogned with. That is, if they can still remember their original purpose. Appart from the various kinds of troglodyte (troglodyte, kuo-toa, doppelganger, grimmlock, to name just a few), mad hermits, devotees of elder and alien gods and a few drow practise the style. [B]Fatecutter:[/B] Used by secular philosophers and cults concerned with fate, luck and doom, this style is only taught to carefully selected individuals, for it is said it's practitioners can reweave the strands of fate itself. It takes a lifelong dedication to mystic phillosophie and meditation, but a master kills his opponents by merely tipping them. Other than aforementioned philosophers, seekers of forbidden lore desire the knowledge granted by this style and supernatural servants of gods wield it. [B]Inner Dragon:[/B] This style was originaly developed by the lizardman minions of dragons in an attempt to become closer to their masters and further adapted by the worlds free willed people (basically PC races). Inner dragon mostly imitates the movement and power of dragons, to a point that is scarily and supernaturaly close to the original. Said originals range in their reaction from amused tutorship to disgustetly eating the imprudent immitator. Apart from draconic minions, all sorts practise the style, but most can be discerned by their delusions of grandeur. [B] Mercy Hand:[/B] This exceptionaly serene style was developed by mystics, who seek enlightenment through a close alignment to good and law, as a way to defeat attackers without killing. Closely related to the powers of Mount Celestia, the style shows abilities like those of paladins and is devestating against undead and supernaturally evil beings. The great dedication to harmony and peace keeps the users few, but it's also been seen used by angels themself. [B]Pessan(Golden):[/B] Originaly merchants sick to death of being robbed, users of this style are striking and hardly like a martial artists in their appearance, bedecked in fine fabrik and jewelry. Pessan teaches an absolute materialism and eshews arms and armor as unbefiting for one of status and a waste of wealth. Developed by the weak and smart to beat the strong, Pessan employs attacks on weak spots, clever grips and throws and every dirty trick in the book. Practised mostly by the rich and powerful, the style has also found its way to the followers of the monkey queen, godess of thieves and hedonism. There are also many more obscure (such as the githzerai style), deriviative and mixed styles (for example many redhand and monitor users used other styles before). [/QUOTE]
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