Sword-dancer Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 The Header says it,How useful is it? How much use would you get out it for other Martial Arts,like fencing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Re: How much use ist the Ultimate Martial Artist for aFantasy/SF/Cyberpunk Campaign? Everyone should have the Ultimate Martial Artist. It is directly applicable to most any genre, and indirectly to all the rest. For a strictly historical European game, there are four schools of fencing, a knightly art dealing with heavy smashing/hacking weapons, and a couple of knife forms. There are a couple of alien forms, too, for SF games, as well as a zero-G form. And of course, all the modern type arts can be used in a future game as well. Don't wait any longer. Get it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Re: How much use ist the Ultimate Martial Artist for aFantasy/SF/Cyberpunk Campaign? ^ Yeah, what he said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Re: How much use ist the Ultimate Martial Artist for aFantasy/SF/Cyberpunk Campaign? At the risk of sounding redundant, I have to fully agree with the others. If you're going to be running a HERO game with any hand-to-hand combat elements, UMA is essential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Jim Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Re: How much use ist the Ultimate Martial Artist for aFantasy/SF/Cyberpunk Campaign? well, it's not really essential. but it does make the GM's job a lot easier !!! 'cause it's already figured out so there's less GM brain-sweat involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilFleischmann Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Re: How much use ist the Ultimate Martial Artist for aFantasy/SF/Cyberpunk Campaign? Also quite useful for creating original MA styles. This can give a lot of flavor to FH and SF worlds. I especially like to use it for monsters and alien species that have significantly non-human physiology. Think about it: wouldn't a race with four arms fight differently than humans? What about centaurs? snake-men with extremely flexible torsos? etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 Re: How much use is the UMA for a Fantasy/SF/Cyberpunk Campaign? The Header says it. How useful is it? Well I, like some others, think it's darn near essential. But I like martial arts. A lot. And I think there's a useful place for them in pretty much any heroic-level game. (Superhuman-level games often have other qualities that can serve as a replacement for martial arts, or one of the styles listed in reFREd can be used) As mentioned previously, there are several useful styles for "historical European"-esque Fantasy settings. If you pull a little further away from the norm, there are a number of Eastern styles suitable for adapting (or even using as-is) to various cultures (Elven, Halfling, Goblinoid, my Cat and Rabbit races, etc.). And if there is nothing to fill the need you have - and I have a hard time believing you won't find something that can fill your need, even if you have to tweak it a bit - there is a wonderful maneuver creation section. Again, as mentioned previously, there are many uses for martial art styles in a SF campaign. From styles suited to 0G to Imperial Marines Commando styles, from Esper Tai Chi to new alien techniques, there's always a good reason to have martial arts in your game. If I have to explain why a new and nifty-looking way to kick butt is good for a Cyberpunk campaign, you aren't thinking this through. All those eastern styles... all the neat ways to use dedicated cybersystems to enhance your fighting skillz... nifty new toys to fight with... the dark future is a good time to be kicking butt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle A. Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 Re: How much use ist the Ultimate Martial Artist for aFantasy/SF/Cyberpunk Campaign? Its a god send for each and every genre. Besides FRED its my favorite HERO book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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