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Anybody got Actual Play on Snake Style and Tien-Hsueh?
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 6:50 pm
by thorr-kan
Anybody got any Actual Play report on Snake Style and Tien-Hsueh?
I'm looking at crafting an repentant anti-hero, and I'd love to hear how these played out in real life. I plan on using some physical skills to bolster the hand-to-hand abilities, but those will only go so far when bolted onto an MAF.
Re: Anybody got Actual Play on Snake Style and Tien-Hsueh?
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2021 8:32 pm
by Axelmania
hard to know how to play snake style since their 'direct to HP' chi thing remains a bit obscure
like for example I don't know if that means a direct2hp upgrade for an existing chi ability that does SDC damage, or creating a unique damaging capacity even if you lack a baseline damaging power
Re: Anybody got Actual Play on Snake Style and Tien-Hsueh?
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2021 3:04 pm
by thorr-kan
Axelmania wrote:hard to know how to play snake style since their 'direct to HP' chi thing remains a bit obscure
like for example I don't know if that means a direct2hp upgrade for an existing chi ability that does SDC damage, or creating a unique damaging capacity even if you lack a baseline damaging power
Tien-Hsueh comes with it's own, "Whither Dim Mak?" problems, though. Too bad Revised never receive errata. There's so much potential there.
Re: Anybody got Actual Play on Snake Style and Tien-Hsueh?
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 11:32 am
by thorr-kan
thorr-kan wrote:Axelmania wrote:hard to know how to play snake style since their 'direct to HP' chi thing remains a bit obscure
like for example I don't know if that means a direct2hp upgrade for an existing chi ability that does SDC damage, or creating a unique damaging capacity even if you lack a baseline damaging power
Tien-Hsueh comes with it's own, "Whither Dim Mak?" problems, though. Too bad Revised never receive errata. There's so much potential there.
And I stand corrected.
If Mystic China martial arts are considered the updated versions of N&SS martial arts, the Dim Mak problems are corrected in Mystic China.
Re: Anybody got Actual Play on Snake Style and Tien-Hsueh?
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2022 10:46 pm
by thorr-kan
Summarizing by the numbers:
TIEN-HSUEH (N&SS)
2 total attacks/melee
4 total doubling of chi
5 total from Arts of Invisibility, Atemi, and/or Chi Mastery
4 total from Zenjorike
TIEN-HSUEH (MC)
2 total attacks/melee
4 total doubling of chi
5 total from Arts of Invisibility, Atemi, and/or Chi Mastery
4 total from Zenjorike OR Long-Distance Dim Mak and/or 6 Atemi
SNAKE STYLE (N&SS)
4 total attacks/melee
4 total doubling of chi
4 total from Arts of Invisibility and/or Chi Mastery
4 total from Zenjorike
SNAKE STYLE (MC)
4 total attacks/melee
4 total doubling of chi
4 total from Arts of Invisibility and/or Chi Mastery
4 total from Zenjorike
By these numbers, Tien-Hsueh from Mystic China is the way to go. Look at all those possible Atemi abilities!