Mr. R Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 A while ago, there was a discussion about making non mages feel special, and I made a comment about the Book of Nine Swords and how you could appropriate some of the ideas from there to use to make your warrior and rogue types feel special. Well a couple of weeks ago I was cleaning out my closet, and found my copy, and so as an intellectual exercise, I decided to convert some of these ideas. A couple of Notes if you decide to use them. Stances the idea is that ONLY one stance can be used at a time, so my suggestion is to place them in a MP. Most come out to about 30 AP. Yes it is pricy, but some give you a real power boost. Remember versatility costs extra! As far as the Maneuvers (Strikes, Counters, Boosts) I would take a page from Killer Shrike, set up a VPP (with a house rule that the total number of real points you can use are three times the max of the Pool) (Look here for reference https://www.killershrike.com/FantasyHERO/HighFantasyHERO/MagicSystems/vancianPreparedVPP.aspx ). You will have to make the -1/2 Lim of only for BoNS techniques. Also note that I did NOT do all the abilities as some were just … improvements to an earlier ability. Like Hatchling's Flames later becomes Dragon's Flames then Wyrm's Flames. Just up the damage and figure the new cost. So I present the Book of Nine Sword (abridged) DentArthurDent and Ermenegildo 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted January 30 Author Report Share Posted January 30 (edited) I'll start with the Stances to Desert Wind Quote 10 Stance Fire's Blessing: Force Field (10 ED), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½) (15 Active Points); Limited Power Power loses about a third of its effectiveness (Only vs Fire; -½) 21 Stance Holocaust Cloak: Energy Blast 2d6, Personal Immunity (+¼), Area Of Effect (One Hex; +½), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½), Continuous (+1) (32 Active Points); No Range (-½) 18 Stance Fiery Assault: Energy Blast 3d6, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½), Continuous (+1) (37 Active Points); Limited Power Power loses about half of its effectiveness (Only to add to HTH damage; -1) 14 Rising Phoenix: Flight 12", Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½) (36 Active Points); Limited Power Power loses about two-thirds of its effectiveness (Only to float up to 2 meters above ground; -1 ½) Fire's Blessing can be made more powerful by adding extra ED, I'd max it at 20 to 25. Holocaust Cloak (Please no Princess Bride Comments) can be made a RKA. It is that area of fire that surrounds a person when they are all powered up. Fiery Assault makes your sword a burning blade (and yes it will add to some of the upcoming maneuvers) and if you want make it a RKA. Final Note All of these can be reskinned for other elements / SFX. Cold and Ice, Water, Lightning. Thus this one set could be the basis for a whole set of elemental styles. Edited January 30 by Mr. R DentArthurDent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DentArthurDent Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up. These are AWESOME!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted January 30 Author Report Share Posted January 30 44 minutes ago, DentArthurDent said: Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up. These are AWESOME!! Wait until I get some Maneuvers stated up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDShore Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 Well done Mr. R,,, very well done. Please hurry the Maneuvers, pretty please with brown sugar on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted January 31 Author Report Share Posted January 31 First set of Maneuvers Quote 10 Strike Blinding Flourish: Sight Group Flash 3d6, Personal Immunity (+¼), Area Of Effect (2" Radius; +1) (34 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), No Range (-½) [1] 5 Boost Burning Blade: Energy Blast 3d6, Lingering up to 1 Turn (+½) (22 Active Points); 1 Continuing Charge lasting 1 Turn (-1 ½), Limited Power Power loses about half of its effectiveness (Only to add to HTH dam; -1), No Range (-½) [1 cc] 11 Strike Hatchling's Flame: Energy Blast 4d6, Area Of Effect (5" Cone; +1) (40 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), No Range (-½) [1] 9 Counter Fiery Riposte: Killing Attack - Ranged 1 ½d6, Trigger (Activating the Trigger requires a Zero Phase Action, Trigger requires a Turn or more to reset; +¼) (31 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), No Range (-½) [1] Blinding Flourish is just what it looks like. Just be careful not to get your allies in the AE. The Boost turns your sword into a flaming sword and yes it stacks with the Stance from above, and as always make it a RKA if you want. And yes, that is 30 AP of effect. Just remember that these maneuvers are ONE Charge, so use judiciously. Hatchling's Flame can be up graded, just remember the AP cap you may have, but the book has equivalent to 7d6 and 12d6 versions. (Yeah this is high power but in ADnD these are gained at 10th and 16th level, so imagine what mages and clerics and druids are pumping out) The Fiery Riposte is just what it says. Get rid of the flame aspect and this becomes a special regular attack. The trigger is being attacked in HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted February 1 Author Report Share Posted February 1 (edited) Next set of maneuvers then onto the next School. Also note that these are the low level abilities and that there are MORE powerful versions of some of these Quote 19 Strike Death Mark: Energy Blast 6d6, Personal Immunity (+¼), Area Of Effect (4" Radius; +1) (67 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), No Range (-½) [1] 15 Strike Fire Snake: Energy Blast 6d6, Personal Immunity (+¼), Area Of Effect (14" Line; +1) (67 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), Limited Power Power loses about half of its effectiveness (Only vs targets on the ground; -1), No Range (-½) [1] 19 Counter Leaping Flame: Teleportation 30", Trigger (Activating the Trigger requires a Zero Phase Action, Trigger requires a Turn or more to reset; When attacked; +¼) (75 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), Limited Power Power loses about half of its effectiveness (Only to tport to attacker; -1) [1] 29 Strike Salamander Charge: (Total: 124 Active Cost, 29 Real Cost) Running +6" (12" total) (12 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2) (Real Cost: 4) plus Energy Blast 10d6, Personal Immunity (+¼), Area Of Effect (24" Line; +1) (112 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), Limited Power Power loses about half of its effectiveness (Only along Run Path; -1), No Range (-½) (Real Cost: 25) [1] Death Mark is your basic PBAE ability, and like the Blinding Flourish, be careful who is next to you. Fire Snake is another AE ability. Salamander Charge is the classic leaving a fire trail along your wake. If you think it is TOO powerful, feel free to reduce the damage to 5 or 6d6 dice. That would reduce the cost to 17 pts. The one to be wary of is Leaping Flame, but remember that combat port is 15" and it can only be used once! Next up Devoted Spirit OR watch me heal as I beat on you! Edited February 1 by Mr. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted February 2 Author Report Share Posted February 2 Devoted Spirit is a school that doesn't add to damage, but rather adds to your durability. The Online Game Dark Age of Camelot had a class called the Paladin and one of their abilities was a self heal as long as they were in combat. Played right, they were un-killable. So, the Stances Quote 11 Stance Iron Guard's Glare: Negative Combat Skill Levels (-3 to opponent's OCV), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½) (22 Active Points); Limited Power Power loses about half of its effectiveness (Only to penalize opponent who attacks someone other than him; -1) 11 Stance Martial Spirit: Healing BODY 1d6, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½), Area Of Effect (2" Radius; +1), Selective (+¼) (27 Active Points); Limited Power Power loses about two-thirds of its effectiveness (Only if you hit in HTH; -1 ½) 39 Stance Thicket of Blades: Killing Attack - Ranged 2d6, Personal Immunity (+¼), Area Of Effect (One Hex; +½), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½), Continuous (+1) (97 Active Points); Limited Power Power loses about half of its effectiveness (Only vs those who try and move past ; -1), No Range (-½) So Iron Guard's Glare is the classic "hit me not the squishy" ability. As long as you keep this up, your opponent has problems engaging anyone other than you. Martial Spirit is the Paladin ability I described above. The AE selective represents that you can target an ally as well as your self. If you don't want that, then remove the AE ability (This makes the Stance cost 6 pts). Also this is a low level version. Want to up the power, make it 2d6 or 3d6. Thickets of Blades is "I weave a shell of steel around me" Damage should be based on what they do in HTH, so if you have a 1d6+1 HKA, then this should cap at 1d6+1 RKA. As it is, this is a high level ability and cost appropriately! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted February 3 Author Report Share Posted February 3 A lot of these abilities are the low level and more powerful versions are available, IF you can stomach the cost! Quote 6 Strike Crusader's Strike: Healing BODY 3d6 (30 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), Limited Power Power loses about two-thirds of its effectiveness (Only if you hit in HTH; -1 ½), Self Only (-½) [1] 7 Strike Foe Hammer: Armor Piercing (+½) for up to 45 Active Points of HTH attack up to 45 AP (22 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2) [1] 9 Strike Divine Surge: Deadly Blow: +4d6 ([limited circumstances]) (28 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2) 8 Strike Entangling Blade: Entangle 5d6, 0 DEF (50 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), No Defense (-1 ½), Limited Power Power loses about half of its effectiveness (Only to stop movement; -1), No Range (-½) [1] 22 Strike Doom Radiant Charge: (Total: 75 Active Cost, 22 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Ranged 2d6 (30 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), No Range (-½), Limited Power Power loses about a third of its effectiveness (Used as part of charge; -½) (Real Cost: 7) plus Force Field (15 PD/15 ED), Limited Power Power loses less than a fourth of its effectiveness (Lasts one turn; +0), Uncontrolled (+½) (45 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2) (Real Cost: 15) [1] Crusader's Strike can add to the stance above. This can make for a long lasting combat as the warrior seems to heal as he is fighting. High level versions can be gross, (One version gives a complete HEAL as a result of the strike.) Foe Hammer and Divine Surge make for nasty finishers. Entangling Blade is another stay here and fight strike The Charge is a great opener. Next up Diamond Mind or "My mind says I hit you here!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted February 3 Author Report Share Posted February 3 Now the Diamond Mind Quote 8 Stance Clarity: +2 with All Combat (16 Active Points); Limited Power Power loses about half of its effectiveness (Only vs one opponent - 2 CSL vs others; -1) 15 Stance Pearl of Black doubt: +6 with DCV (30 Active Points); Limited Power Power loses about half of its effectiveness (Starts at +1 then goes up by one for every attack that misses Resets at end of turn; -1) 30 Stance Hearing the Air: (Total: 30 Active Cost, 30 Real Cost) Spatial Awareness (Unusual Group), Increased Arc Of Perception (360 Degrees) (Real Cost: 27) plus +3 PER with Normal Hearing (Real Cost: 3) Clarity is a simple modification to Hero Combat Skills. But it does reinforce the idea that this is a dueling style. Pick one opponent and tear him apart. I really love Pearl of Black Doubt. It oozes flavour in the name and the effect. Hearing the Air is situational, but could have its uses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 So some strikes! Quote 8 Strike Emerald Razor: Energy Blast 2d6, No Normal Defense ([Standard]; +1), Does BODY (+1) (30 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), No Range (-½) [1] 12 Counter Perfect Mind: (Total: 20 Active Cost, 12 Real Cost) +10 Mental Defense (12 points total) (10 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), Limited Power Power loses about half of its effectiveness (Only to add to break out rolls; -1) (Real Cost: 2) plus +5 with single Characteristic Roll (Real Cost: 10) [1] 7 Strike Bounding Assault: Running +12" (18" total) (24 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), Limited Power Power loses about a third of its effectiveness (Only to add to charge; -½) 12 Strike Mind Attack: Ego Attack 5d6 (50 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), No Range (-½), Visible (-¼), Does Not Provide Mental Awareness (-¼), Limited Power Power loses about a fourth of its effectiveness (Uses regular OCV; -¼) [1] Emerald Razor is the low powered version of a set of strikes. In ADnD the idea was you make a touch attack and do this damage. This means you ignore any armour and they only get dex modifiers. So I made it a NND does body. If you want you can make the attack equivalent to your weapon damage, but up the cost appropriately. Bounding Assault is a charge bonus. Mind Attack is an Ego Attack but using your weapon. Again you can scale it with your weapon damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 Last of Diamond Mind maneuvers, next up Iron Heart Quote 10 Moment of Alacrity: Lightning Reflexes: +20 DEX to act first with All Actions (30 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2) 7 Strike Avalanche of Blades: Autofire (5 shots; +½) for up to 45 Active Points of HtH Applies Auto fire All charges must be used as one (22 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2) [1] 9 Counter Rapid Counter: Killing Attack - Ranged 1 ½d6, Trigger (Activating the Trigger requires a Zero Phase Action, Trigger requires a Turn or more to reset; +¼) (31 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), No Range (-½) [1] 5 Strike Insightful Strike: Deadly Blow: +2d6 ([limited circumstances] Must make a RSR of Meditation) (14 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2) I made a mistake in Moment of Alacrity, it should have 1 turn duration. This adds about 2-3 pts to the cost. But this is when you absolutely have to go first! Avalanche of Blades is very straight forward. This is Inigo Montoya hitting four opponents in less that 6 seconds. Rapid counter is another riposte. Insightful Strike. In ADnD terms you make an attack, but make a Concentration Roll to determine damage. The low level version is a basic roll, but higher versions make it X2 and X4 damage and the Roll is better, thus upping the damage appropriately. So my kludge is make a RSR Meditation with no minuses. Succeed and you up the damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted February 6 Author Report Share Posted February 6 Iron Heart is a school that almost seems ... normal. This is the school that seems to lack all those mystical flourishes. No flames, no healing. This is a straight up (for the most part) hit hard school. Quote 10 Stance Punishing Stance: Deadly Blow: +1d6 (any circumstances, any HTH weapon) 6 Stance Dancing Blade: Stretching 1", Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½) (7 Active Points); no Noncombat Stretching (-¼) This was the only way I could justify Punishing Blow. If this is a part of your stance MP, it is not too bad as if you desire to use another stance, this shuts off. Dancing Blade is a way you can extend your range. The SFX is you take movements and swings that would cause others to trip themselves up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted February 6 Author Report Share Posted February 6 Sorry here is one more to use as a stance. If you want to make it Invisible (+1/2) then reduce it to 7/7. As it is it represents that damage reduction because you always deflect with your blade! Quote 30 Supreme Blade Parry: Force Field (10 PD/10 ED), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½) (30 Active Points) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted February 6 Author Report Share Posted February 6 Basic Strikes of the Iron Heart School Quote 9 Strike Exorcism of Steel: Negative Combat Skill Levels (-4 to opponent's DCV) (20 Active Points); 1 Continuing Charge lasting 1 Turn (-1 ¼) [1 cc] 6 Counter Iron Heat Surge: Dispel 10d6 (30 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), Limited Power Power loses about half of its effectiveness (Only to dispel negative effects on self; -1), No Range (-½), Limited Power Power loses about a third of its effectiveness (Self Only; -½) [1] 7 Strike Mithril Tornado: +5 with any three maneuvers or a tight group of attacks (Custom Adder) Notes: Only to offset Sweep penalties one charge Exorcism of Steel SFX it you strike their weapon so hard that they fall off balance and open themselves to your attacks. Iron Heart Surge removes any entangles, NCSL, drains, transforms.... Any effect that is something hindering and is not damage. Note a DoT attack will be removed by this! Mithril Tornado is the classic three with one blow. I may have costed it wrong. I believe Tuala Morn has a similar ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted February 7 Author Report Share Posted February 7 Next set of maneuvers to Iron Heart. Quote 13 Strike Dazing Strike: Energy Blast 6d6, No Normal Defense ([Standard]; +1) (60 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), Limited Power Power loses about half of its effectiveness (No stun; -1), Limited Power Power loses about a third of its effectiveness (Only to help calculate Stunning; -½) [1] 13 Counter Manticore Parry: Missile Deflection (Any Ranged Attack), Missile Reflection (40 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2) [1] 13 Strike Finishing Blow: Deadly Blow: +4d6 (any circumstances, any HTH weapon) (40 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2) 17 Strike Lightning Throw: Killing Attack - Ranged 2d6, Area Of Effect (12" Line; +1) (60 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), No Range (-½) [1] 7 Strike Adamantine Hurricane: Naked Advantage: Autofire (5 shots; +½) for up to 45 Active Points (22 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2) [1] Dazing strike is a Stunning Blow. Basically it con stuns the opponent causing all powers to shut off, OCV at 0, DCV at 0. Target is flat footed. Manticore Parry is what it says. Deadly Blow is just a nasty addition to regular damage. Note in the BoNS some of the capstone abilities read "Do weapon damage + feats + bonuses + 100 hp" Yep you read that right. So assuming a +3 weapon, and a feat that allows extra damage of say + 6, and weapon of 1d8, that is 114 dam (on average). Adamantine Hurricane is another Autofire ability. Lightning Throw has the following SFX. You throw your weapon and it bounces from opponent to opponent until finally bouncing back into your hand. Think Thor's Hammer, but with any weapon you have on hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted February 7 Author Report Share Posted February 7 Setting Sun will not have a lot of entries. The reason is the Maneuvers it has are already part of Hero, namely Martial Dodge, Flying Dodge, Martial Throw, Legsweep, etc. This set is making you and Aikido / Judo Master with a bunch of throws and redirections. But there are a few gems.... Quote 13 Stance Shifting Defense: Running +3" (9" total), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½), Trigger (Activating the Trigger requires a Zero Phase Action, Trigger resets automatically, immediately after it activates; Only when missed in HTH; +¾) (13 Active Points) 30 Ghostly Defense: Missile Deflection (Arrows, Slings, Etc.), Missile Reflection Shifting Defense allows the user to move to a safer place. I am not sure about the structure, but I think it could work! Ghostly Defense is a classic someone attacked me but I positioned myself so that it hits one of his friends. As written it can also work for HtH, but I am not sure how to cost that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted February 9 Author Report Share Posted February 9 So not much in Setting Sun as most are equivalent to things like Martial Dodge (1 Charge) or Martial Block (1 Charge). Hero is much better in this regard! Quote 6 Strike Comet Throw: (Total: 25 Active Cost, 6 Real Cost) Hand-To-Hand Attack +3d6 (15 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), Hand-To-Hand Attack (-½) (Real Cost: 4) plus +10 STR (10 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), Limited Power Power loses about half of its effectiveness (Only add to Throw Distance; -1), No Figured Characteristics (-½) (Real Cost: 2) [1] 13 Strike Hydra Slaying Strike: Energy Blast 6d6, No Normal Defense ([Standard]; +1) (60 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), Limited Power Power loses about half of its effectiveness (No stun; -1), Limited Power Power loses about a third of its effectiveness (Only to help calculate Stunning; -½) [1] 34 Strike Tornado Strike: Hand-To-Hand Attack +8d6, Personal Immunity (+¼), Does x1 ½ Knockback (+½), Area Of Effect (7" Radius; +1), Selective (+¼) (120 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), Hand-To-Hand Attack (-½) [1] Comet Throw is an addition to Martial Throw. Upper level abilities add 6d6 to 10d6 and a lot of strength to toss people around the area. Hydra Slaying Strike is another Stunning Blow type. Tornado Strike SFX is you running around to each opponent in the AoE and throwing each like a Martial Throw. Yes it is a fair number of dice, but you only add maybe 1/2 dice due to the advantages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted February 9 Author Report Share Posted February 9 Now onto Shadow Hand, or as I like to call it, the Assassin's style. Quote 7 Stance Assassin's Stance: Deadly Blow: +1d6 ([limited circumstances]) Notes: Only for sneak attacks 12 Stance Dance of the Spider: Clinging (15 STR) 14 Stance Step of the Dancing Moth: Flight 12", Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½) (36 Active Points); Limited Power Power loses about two-thirds of its effectiveness (Only to float up to 2 meters above ground; -1 ½) 18 Stance Balance on the Sky: Flight 6", Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½) (18 Active Points) With the exception of Assassin's Stance, all the stances involve movement to get into strange places. Dance of the Spider is a wall crawling ability. Dancing Moth is a glide over the ground, leaving no trace. Balance is true flight, but not beyond run speed. Then we have the sneak attack ability. So just going by the stances, this looks like an assassin's special! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted February 10 Author Report Share Posted February 10 A few basic strikes Quote 4 Strike Clinging Shadow's Strike: Negative Combat Skill Levels (-2 to opponent's DCV) (10 Active Points); 1 Continuing Charge lasting 1 Turn (-1 ¼) [1 cc] 3 Strike Drain Vitality: Drain CON 1d6 (10 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2) [1] 3 Strike Drain Strength: Drain STR 1d6 (10 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2) [1] 13 Boost Cloak of Deception: Invisibility to Sight Group , No Fringe (30 Active Points); 1 Continuing Charge lasting 1 Turn (-1 ¼) [1 cc] The first three basically mess with the opponent by making easier to affect them or harder to affect you! And if you were doubting whether this is an assassin's style, Cloak of Deception should make it obvious, it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted February 11 Author Report Share Posted February 11 Final abilities from Shadow Hand Quote 15 Strike Shadow Garrott: (Total: 60 Active Cost, 15 Real Cost) Energy Blast 6d6 (30 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2) (Real Cost: 10) plus Entangle 3d6, 0 DEF (30 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), No Defense (-1 ½), Entangle Has 1 BODY (-½), Limited Power Power loses about a third of its effectiveness (Only to stop movement; -½) (Real Cost: 5) [1] 16 Strike Hand of Death: Entangle 4d6, 4 DEF, Takes No Damage From Attacks All Attacks (+½) (60 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), No Range (-½), Cannot Form Barriers (-¼) [1] 11 Counter Shadow Stride: Teleportation 20" (40 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), Limited Power Power loses about a third of its effectiveness (Only into Shadow; -½), Must Pass Through Intervening Space (-¼) [1] Shadow Garrott is forming the shadows into a rope that you then throw at your opponent that does damage (nice) and stoping his movement (even Better). Hand of Death is a paralysation touch. Both the above are the basic abilities and can be upgraded. Finally Shadow Stride is a classic tport using shadows. It is almost a meme. Next up Stone Dragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted February 11 Author Report Share Posted February 11 Stone Dragon is a style where you make like a mountain, with deep roots and quiet strength Quote 25 Stance Root of the Mountain: (Total: 30 Active Cost, 25 Real Cost) Clinging (normal STR) (10 Active Points); Limited Power Power loses about half of its effectiveness (Only to prevent unwanted movement; -1) (Real Cost: 5) plus Knockback Resistance -10" (Real Cost: 20) 10 Stance Giant's Stance: Deadly Blow: +1d6 (any circumstances, any HTH weapon) Root of the Mountain is almost a signature of this style. You are immovable, and thus a rock to rally around! Giant's Stance is channeling the giants of the mountain to increase your damage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted February 12 Author Report Share Posted February 12 (edited) The following are all really cheap, but they are also all the low powered versions of later abilities, you know the Lesser Insightful..., the Insightful..., the Greater Insightful. So.... Quote 1 Strike Charging Minotaur: Deadly Blow: +1d6 ([very limited circumstances]) (4 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2) Notes: Only with a charge 4 Strike Stone Bones: Force Field (5 PD/5 ED) (10 Active Points); 1 Continuing Charge lasting 1 Turn (-1 ¼), Limited Power Power loses about a third of its effectiveness (Only after hitting in HtH; -½) [1 cc] 7 Strike Mountain Hammer: Armor Piercing (+½) for up to 45 Active Points of Up to 45 pts of attack (22 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2) [1] 5 Strike Stone Vines: Entangle 2d6, 1 DEF (15 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2) [1] 3 Strike Bone Splitter: Drain CON 1d6 (10 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2) [1] You will note that I am using Deadly Blow a lot more. That is because it does what I need and the limitations are mostly built in. So Charging Minotaur has only with a charge attack which I feel is very limiting. Later examples add 2d6 or 4d6, which is a lot of damage. Also remember tis in the form of a KA. Switch it to regular dice if you find it appropriate ( like charging with your fists) Stone Bones in DnD gives you resistance 5 I think. Lasts one round. So a Force Field that activates after a HtH hit. Also there are more powerful versions (Iron Bones and Mithril Bones and finally Adamantine Bones) that add more defense. That giant with str 40 and a 3d6 HKA seems a lot less dangerous after you activate Mithril Bones ( 15/15 FF) Depending on what your GM allows this could bring your defenses up to 40 pts. Mountain Hammer is your find weakness attack. Stone Vines exist to hinder opponents. There are more powerful versions, but I'd make them all with one Def, so anyone could break out of given time. Bone Splitter is also one which had more dice so a 4d6 Drain is possible. Edited February 12 by Mr. R DentArthurDent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Ruggels Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 I am completely unfamiliar with the source material. What is this front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted February 14 Author Report Share Posted February 14 (edited) 23 hours ago, Scott Ruggels said: I am completely unfamiliar with the source material. What is this front. The Book of Nine Swords It is a supplement for ADnD 3rd ed to make hth types a bit more than " I roll to hit, if I hit, roll for damage" rinse repeat. Thus we get the following Stances - these give you a set of bonuses active all the time. You can ONLY have one stance active at a time, so picking the right one for the situation is key. Maneuvers- three varieties Strike- adds to damage or adds a condition or gives you a benefit (like one that heals you when you hit an opponent) Boosts - these give you a boost, an added element. Example one style has a boost that turns your sword into a flaming sword for one turn. And yes the boosts and strikes are additive. Counters- You do this to turn an opponent attack on him. OR it lets you re-roll a save. Basically it was to give to the martials something similar to the spells of the mage/cleric classes. Edited February 14 by Mr. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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