Dakai

By Jenny Parr (j.l.parr@bradford.ac.uk) for the Hibakusha Onyudu.

* Suisoku

The principles of Dakai teach perfect harmony of the mind. As a result of this teaching its student may separate his conscious and sub-conscious minds, and create a catalogue of his experiences which he can withdraw information from at will.

A roll of Intelligence + Alertness roll against a difficulty of 6 must be made, the number of successes needed depends on the age of the memories. The merit Eidetic Memory decreases the difficulty by 2. All experiences will be remembered as if they only occurred yesterday.

1 success	Memories up to 1 year old.
2 successes	Memories up to 5 years old.
3 successes	Memories up to 25 years old.
4 successes	Memories up to 100 years old.
5 successes	Memories of the Faithful's entire life.

When confronted by a situation which may bring back memories of a previous life the GM may make a secret roll to see if these memories emerge. The successes determine the clarity of the memories.

** Kankaku

The use of Kankaku changes the perception of the student using it; these senses being beyond normal perception ie: X-ray vision, diagnostic taste, parabolic hearing etc.

For every success on a Perception + Science roll against a difficulty of 8 the Onyudu can change one of his senses to those of a machine for one scene. After this scene a wound level is taken for each further use of Kankaku that night as the senses do not have time to readjust.

*** Johoteikyosha

Logic disassembly and true chaos is the goal of Johoteikyosha. By using pure randomness its students may attempt to hide their true course of actions from their opponents. It is often used to discourage business rivals during takeover bids.

A roll of Wits + Subterfuge against a difficulty of 7 must be made. Each success increases the difficulty of any attempt to find your weaknesses or otherwise determine your next course of action.

**** Mizumi

The disruption of the natural workings of mechanical, electronic or electrical devices are taught by the methods of Mizumi. The item will refuse to work -- computers will crash, transformers will burn out, engines will stop, cart axles will refuse to turn, bowstrings will refuse to stretch and practically any item may be affected as long at it is man-made.

Manipulation + Repair must be rolled against a difficulty determined by the complexity of the device, 4 for a Cray to 10 for a simple metal sword. Each success increases the difficulty for the user of the item.

***** Denryoku

The techniques of Denryoku teach the manipulation of natural forces such as gravity, electricity, kinetic energy etc.

Each success on a Dexterity + Science roll against a difficulty of 7 determines the level of effect of the forces. If attempting to cause damage, one damage level is caused by each success gained -- special circumstances may increase the damage caused. Other effects will be judged by the GM and a number of successes may be needed to make a specific effect work as planned.

****** Kumonosu

The practice of Kumonosu teaches great leaps of logic and information assembly. Those who use it display great knowledge of the weaknesses of their enemies' plans and claim to have insight into their very souls.

A roll of Intelligence + Empathy against a difficulty of 7 is needed. The number of successes gained determines the amount of information the Onyudu has gained about their target.