Warrior: The Fight

Author's Note

This past summer, I came across the rules for "Street Fighter: the Role-Playing Game." I brought them, noting that they were made by White Wolf, and hoping that I could create a new character class for my World of Darkness campaigns. What I found inside, though, was not what I had thought. The game had no relation whatsoever to any of the World of Darkness games, and far too much of it would have totally unbalanced my games altogether. Nevertheless, I bought the "Player's Guide, " intent on straighteneing out the system and making it playable.

Now, four-and-a-half months later, I finally bought the WoD Combat book, which borrows heavily from the ideas presented in SF, but doesn't make them so cartoonish. So, with the Combat book as a base, I have endeavored to make a new game out of what I liked in SF (mainly Focus and such), combined with what's listed in the Combat book (other maneuvers, etc.). And this game is called Warrior.

However, these rules have not been play-tested yet. They have been through numerous revisions, and several characters have been designed and pitted against other WoD creatures, but no actual play-testing has occured. So, if you do play-test them, then please send me mail and tell me what works and what doesn't. That way, I can correct the major problems, re-release it, and everyone can be happy. You can find my address at the end of this document.

Legal Stuff

These rules are in the public domain and may be copied and distributed. The use of "Storyteller," "World Of Darkness," "Street Fighter," and the quotes, names, and concepts there from is not a challenge to the ownership of the rights to the companies associated with these works. The use of them in this set of rules is without permission.

The "World Of Darkness" and "Storyteller" series of role-playing games are published by White Wolf Inc. "Street Fighter" is a registered trademark of Capcom.

The Fight

"And now for a taste of things to come. . ."
-- Shang Tsung, Mortal Kombat

Rachel could hear her pursuers catching up to her. Street urchins, she thought, out looking for a gang-bang. She tried to evade them, but the city was unfamiliar to her, especially at night. Nonetheless, she felt that they would certainly catch her if she didn't do something soon, so she picked a random street, and turned the corner.

She hadn't gone five feet when she realized the mistake that she had made. The alley dead-ended into a brick wall after about 20 feet, and there was nothing she could see to hide behind. She spun around, hoping to make it out before the gang caught up to her, but they cut her off at the entrance. For the first time she could clearly see them. There were three of them -- two were dressed in leather and face-paint, with fairly decent builds and guns strapped on their sides. It was the middle one, though, which really caught her attention. Although he just seemed like another Goth, with pale skin, jet black hair, a leather jacket, and army boots, something seemed inherently odd about him. He was overly tall, moved surprisingly gracefully, and carried himself with an aura of superiority that she had never seen before.

Franticly, she scanned the walls, searching for a fire escape or ladder, but it was to no avail. As she backed towards the end of the alley, she began wondering why she had even returned to this city after all these years. After all, it was in an alley just like this that her parents had been killed so many years before, and if Master Cho hadn't been there, she would have undoubtedly joined them.

Master Cho -- the name alone brought up a reservoir of strength and courage in her. He had trained her how to live, how to think, and, when necessary, how to fight. So, focusing on her enemies, she took a deep breath and readied herself for battle.

The two thugs walked towards her, making comments about how much fun they were going to have, while the tall one just watched. The one on her left tried to grab her arm, but she spun quickly, delivering a right hook straight to his face. As he staggered, the one on her right ran behind her and tried to grab her with both arms. Just when he got a hold, she kicked off with both of her legs, throwing herself back towards the wall, and smashing her assailant into the bricks. The stun broke his grip, and gave her a clear look at the other thug, who was pulling the gun from its holster. Thinking quickly, she spun, grabbing the arm of the stunned thug, and hurtled him towards his accomplice, who accidently shot him dead. As the thiug with the gun tried to figure out what had just happened, she leapt into the air, focusing her entire body weight into her foot, and landing on his head, snapping his neck.

She turned to face the leader, but he was gone. Suddenly, she heard him speak from right behind her. "That was amazing." She jumped forwards, spinning around to face him in a battle ready stance. He smiled lightly. "Now, try me on."

She thought she was ready for anything, but he moved so fast that she didn't even see his fist coming as it landed suqarely in her chest, sending her careening back into the wall. "What -- are -- you," she asked, gasping for air. He bared his fangs, letting out a growl. "I'm the predator, and you're the prey."

Rachel stared at the ground, one hand clutching her chest, the other barely keeping her on her knees. She knew she couldn't beat him with just her hand-to-hand skills. She could feel the hate welling up inside of her as she knew that it was time to use the power. She used all of her hate and all of her anger and focused them into her fists until they were literally burning with rage. Now she was ready.

The Vampire slowly reached down and, grabbing her hair, pulled her to her feet. At that moment, she reached up with her burning fists and grabbed his head by the hair, setting it ablaze. He grabbed his head, trying to put out the fire, but instead catching his hands on fire too. She backed away from him, channeling her rage into a huge ball of fire which she then threw at the burning creature. The heat proved to be too much for him and, as the fireball hit him, he exploded into tiny, flaming pieces all over the alley.

"Prey on that, asshole," she said, before finally turning and walking away.

The Warriors

"I am immortal, I have inside me blood of kings,
I have no rival, no man can be my equal."
-- Queen, Princes of the Universe

What is a warrior? There are many different ideas for who a warrior is. Some characters are trained fighters who've spent their lives in temples, always learning that they can be better. Some are ex-soldiers, veterans who train all of their lives to defend their country, only to find they don't know how to live outside of the military when they quit. And some never wanted to fight in the first place -- unfortunate characters born with freakish deformities and wondrous powers.

Deciding what kind of warrior a player wants to play is the first step in character creation. As with all Storyteller games, nature and demeanor are the next things to decide, and these are almost always heavily influenced by the warrior's concept. Regardless, because of the diversity of warriors, a player can choose virtually any concept, nature, or demeanor for his character.

The stats for warriors differ slightly from those of standard WoD games. Their beginning stats are:

Attributes: 7/5/3
Regular Abilities: 9/7/4
Combat Abilitiy Points: 8
Focus: 1
Backgrounds: 7
Chi / Willpower: 7
Power Points: 2 x Combat Rating
Focus Points: 2 x Focus Rating
Freebie Points: 17

All warriors study one main style, and all of their beginning combat maneuvers must come from this style (Note: After the game has begun, a character can learn from anyone who is willing to teach him, and can learn any style he can find a mentor for). The only exceptions to this are weapon-based fighters, who may choose both an "unarmed" and "armed" style to begin with. The only styles that cannot be learned are Do, Kailindo, Kibatsumejutsu, and Klaive Dueling, except in rare instances (see below).

• Warriors have a maximum rating of 5 for Attributes and Abilities (both combat and non-combat). Each Attribute also begins with one dot in it.

• There are two kinds of Abilities: Regular Abilities and Combat Abilities. Combat Abilities are Athletics, Brawl, Dodge, and Melee, and they are recorded apart from Regular Abilties. So, regardless of what a player chooses for her warrior's primary, secondary, or tertiary abilities, she still has 8 points total to spend on her four Combat Abilities.

• Note: Firearms, although definitely combat-oriented, is considered to be a Regular Ability, not a Combat Ability. This is because a man with no true combat abilities can easily fire a gun.

• Combat Points are what one uses to buy combat abilities (the afore mentioned Dodge, Brawl, Athletics, and Melee). This is something like the system used for Street Fighter, except that this seems to be more balanced (when used in conjunction with other WoD games).
• Focus is a 1 - 5 point trait which is both used to determine what abilities one can learn (anyone with a Focus of 3 or more can learn abilities listed below which have a "Focus 3" prerequisite, etc.) as well as how much Chi a warrior gets back after an hour of meditation (roll a number of dice equal to the warrior's Focus rating, difficulty 6, and the fighter gets back one point of Chi per success, up to his maximum). It should be noted that Focus powers are what set warriors apart from normal humans. Anyone can learn Karate at a nearby dojo, but to throw a fireball at someone -- that's something else. Focus powers can be derived from (although are not necessarily limited to) long lost ninja clan secrets ("ninja magic"), latent mutant powers, or even freak accidents involving microwaves and non-dairy creamers. The possibilities are endless.

• Although Backgrounds are used the same way, not all backgrounds are applicable to warriors, and there are some new ones (or old ones with new twists). For a complete list, refer to "Special Features," below (the same thing goes for merits and flaws).

• A player has seven points to divide between his Chi (which powers his special abilities) and Willpower (which does the same thing it does in all WoD games). These values can be increased later with freebie points.

• Combat power points are determined as per the instructions in the WoD Combat book. That is, two power points per point in combat rating. Plus, power points can only be spent on maneuvers in that combat skill (i.e. a rating of 3 in Athletics gives a warrior 6 Athletics power points to spend on Athletics maneuvers. However, these points cannot be spent on any other types of maneuvers, such as Brawl maneuvers).

• Focus power points are used to buy Focus based maneuvers. Just as a warrior gets two power points per point of combat rating, so he gets 2 Focus power points per point of Focus rating. In the beginning, each additional point in the Focus costs 8 freebie points, regardless of previous rating. However, once the game has begun, different rules are used (see "Experience", below).

• All warriors begin with one automatic Focus maneuver, called "Regeneration." For a description of this maneuver, see the Master List of Additional Maneuvers, below.

Freebie Point Costs

Trait	Cost per dot
Focus Rating:	8
Attributes:	5
Attributes:	5
Combat Abilities:	4
Non-Combat Abilities:	2
Willpower:	1
Chi:	1
Backgrounds:	1

Buying Combat Maneuvers

"It takes a minute to learn,
but a lifetime to master."
-- old commercial for the game Othello

All characters begin with the 8 Basic combat maneuvers listed in the WoD Combat book at no cost. Past that, they have to spend points to get Advanced maneuvers. Also, since some styles are punch-based, while others are kick- or grab-based, when the player chooses what style his warrior will use to fight, he can also choose a "favorite attack." This favorite attack should be one of the categories of Brawl (namely, either Punch, Kick, Grab, or Throw). Every time he buys a maneuvers that uses his favorite attack, the point cost is one less than that listed, never going below 1. (i.e. Ralph wants his warrior to fight with Kung Fu. Since there are many forms of Kung Fu, he chooses "grab" to be his warrior's favorite attack. As a result, he will have to pay normal costs for all his kick- and punch-based maneuvers, but his grab-based maneuvers will cost one less than listed).

Focus based maneuvers are treated the same way, except that a warrior using any style can buy any Focus maneuver, as long as all other prerequisites are met (minimum Focus rating, additional powers, etc.). Use the costs listed on the Master List of Additional Maneuvers or see the Maneuver Creation Chart to make your own, both at the end of this document.

All Focus maneuvers can be bought an with additional restriction -- Activation Phrase or Hand Gesture. What does this mean? In role-playing terms, the warrior must either say a phrase (such as an incantation) or wave her hands in the air in some bizarre way in order to activate the power. In gaming rule terms, this means a -1 from the maneuver's Initiative, as well as -1 from its total Focus power point cost. Note, however, that bound and gagged characters who buy powers with these restrictions generally cannot use their powers. The only way to buy this off is to increase the warrior's focus rating and use one of the two new focus power points. For example, Ralph only has 2 Focus power points left to spend, so he buys "Fireball" with the additional restriction "Hand Gesture." This brings the cost down to 2 points, but in order for Ralph's warrior to use it, he must perform a number of intricate hand gestures. Later on, when his Focus rating increases, he can use one of the new Focus power points to buy off that restriction, indicating that his warrior has had enough practice with the power that he doesn't need to gesture anymore. The only Maneuvers which cannot be bought with this restriction are Dim Mak and Chi Kung Healing.

Combat

"I came here to chew bubble-gum and kick ass,
and I'm all out of bubble-gum."
-- Nada, They Live

Most combat is treated just like it is in the WoD Combat book (look there for information on stun damage vs. regular damage). Only the differences will be listed here.

• While most hand-to-hand combat maneuvers do stun damage, all Focus maneuvers are assumed to do kill damage, except for some, which do Aggravated damage (see below).

• Additionally, a player can spend a point of chi before attacking his opponent in hand-to-hand combat to make the damage done become kill damage instead of just stun.

• Damage is treated slightly different, too. When stun damage is done to a warrior, mark off the appropriate number of boxes in the stun damage column. When kill damage is done to them, mark off a box in both stun and kill for each point of damage inflicted. When aggravated damage is done to them, mark off a point of stun damage as regular, and use a different symbol to mark off kill damage in the kill damage column.

• Warriors are tougher than most humans and even some supernaturals. For this reason, most warriors are able to keep on fighting long after they have filled up their stun damage column. For a warrior to keep fighting past his stun damage, he must make a willpower roll vs. a difficulty of (3 plus 1 for every point of kill damage he has taken). For example, Jimmy has gotten in a fight with an upset Lupine. Over the last couple rounds, Jimmy has taken all of the stun damage he can, plus 2 points of kill damage. In order for Jimmy to even stay on his feet this round, he must make a willpower roll vs. a difficulty of 5 (3 + 2 points of kill damage).

Experience

Experience is gained just like any other WoD game. However, it is recommended that, in addition to points for good role-playing and such, players also get experience points for winning fights.

Below is a listing of the regular experience points necessary to increase various traits:

Trait	Cost
New Ability	3
Willpower	current rating
Chi	current rating
Abilities	current rating x 2
Attributes	current rating x 4
Focus	current rating x 8

Warriors and Supernaturals

"Say good-bye to all of this,
and hello to oblivion."
-- Riff-Raff, Rocky Horror Picture Show

Incorporating Warrior into your current WoD game should be fairly simple. Just like everything else in WoD, warriors have their own agenda, and their own battles to fight. Listed below are some important things to keep in mind when mixing supernaturals and warriors.

• If a vampire tries to dominate a warrior, the warrior may add his focus to the difficulty of the vampire's roll. This is because Focus maneuvers require a great deal of mental strength, quite possibly enough to fend off a vampire's mind attacks.
• Because of their nature, warriors are considered to be Awakened, even if they don't know it -- they do not cause Paradox backlash to happen when they witness an act of magic, and they are immune to the delirium. More importantly, though, Focus maneuvers and other uses of chi do not attract Paradox. One might consider them to be a new sub-class of Hedge Magick (if you need an explanation why), or one might just consider them "Awakened to a different path."

• Most warriors don't deal much with the Umbra -- a couple have managed to converse with Wraiths while in deep meditation, and some teleportation powers send warriors into the near Umbra, but neither of these happens very much. If the GM wants to allow his players to converse with the dead, he should use their character's Focus ratings as a base, and go from there (personally, I wouldn't, but I don't like Wraiths to begin with). For more information on teleporting, see the "Teleport" maneuver, in the Master List of Additional maneuvers.

• Just as damage caused by their fists is usually stun damage, all damage caused by their Focus powers is kill damage, not Aggravated damage. Since different creatures take aggravated damage from different kinds of attacks (see the table in WoD Combat, pg. 13), only attacks of an aggravated nature do aggravated damage (i.e. a biochemical attack would cause agg. damage for a Garou and not for a Kindred). Warriors are not exempt from taking aggravated damage, either. They take aggravated damage from some magicks, and the claws and teeth of supernaturals, just like Mages. Similarly, the healing time is as per Mages.

Stereotypes (How Warriors See Supernaturals)

Garou: They fight for the earth by killing off all those who would save it. Avoid at all costs.

Kindred: They treat us like meat, and slaughter us at their whim. We should return them to their graves.

Mages: These sorcerers are more powerful than anyone knows -- including themselves. This is especially true for the Akashic Brothers, although they hardly appear to be Mages at all.

Immortals: Who?

Wraiths: The dead should stay that way.

Changelings: Insane and useless.

Scanners: Very powerful, but far too temperamental.

How Supernaturals See Warriors

Garou: The Wyrm has tainted far too many of them. Even still, some seek to save the Earth. They had just better not get in our way.

Kindred: They taste better than regular mortals. Fit only to be drank from and discarded.

Akashic Brotherhood: Many of them have trained with us. They are among the most honorable of all.

Other Mages: Maybe they should just join the brothers.

Immortals: Who?

Wraiths: Some of us have spoken with them, while others have fought them. Our paths rarely cross, though, as we are dead and they are not.

Changelings: They're too serious. BO-RING!

Scanners; They do with their bodies what we do with our minds.

Special Features

"I am Kato, but you will come to know me as death."
-- Kato, Doomed Megalopolis

Elementals (or "Elementalists")

Totally up to the individual GM, but I don't like them. They seem to be too powerful, and if you want to play a character here to save the earth, I'd just use Garou.

Cyborg

If a character wants to be 'borged (like Kano or Jax), that is a superficial item. It does not alter point costs in any way, it merely becomes part of that character's concept. If the player wants his 'borged warrior to be able to launch missiles from his underarms, treat them like fireballs, and have at it. In order to get an extra Health Level, one must take the Reinfoced Body merit (see below) Additionally, cyborgs who wish to learn Tooth and Claw maneuvers must take the Tooth and Claw merit (see below).

Hybrid

If a player wants to play a half-gila-monster/half-human, then so be it. But, just like Cyborgs, it does not alter point costs in any ways. It merely becomes part of that character's concept. Additionally, hybrids who wish to learn Tooth and Claw maneuvers must take the Tooth and Claw merit (see below).

Psychological

Code of Honor (1 pt.), Higher Purpose (1 pt.)

Mental

Common Sense (1 pt.), Concentration (1 pt.), Lightning Calculator (1 pt.), Eidetic Memory (2 pt.), Iron Will (3 pt.), Self Confident (5 pt.)

Awareness

Acute Senses (1 pt.)

Aptitudes

Animal Magnetism (1 pt.), Ambidextrous (1 pt.), Computer Aptitude (1 pt.), Crack Driver 1 pt.) Mechanical Aptitude (1 pt.), Perfect Balance (3 pt.), Jack-of-All-Trades (5 pt.)

Supernatural

Past Life (1 - 5pt.), True Love (1 pt.), Medium (2 pt.), Danger Sense (2 pt.), Faerie Affinity (2 pt.), Spirit Mentor (3 pt.), Companion^* (3 pt.), Luck (3 pt.), Unbondable (4 pt.), Spark of Life (5 pt.), Guardian Angel (6 pt.), True Faith (7 pt.)

Martial Arts Ties

(Mage Ties that can be redirected at Martial Artists) - Boon (1 - 3pt.), Prestigious Mentor (1 pt.), Reputation (2 pt.)

Mortal Society

Black Market Ties (1 - 5pt.), Judicial Ties (2 pt.), Mansion (3 pt.), Media Ties (2 pt.), Nightclub (2 pt.), Church Ties (3 pt.), Corporate Ties (3 pt.), Entertainment Ties (3 pt.), Police Ties (3 pt.), Political Ties (3 pt.), Underworld Ties (3 pt.), Coporation CEO (5 pt.)

Physical

Double-Jointed (1 pt.), Huge Size (4 pt.)

^*Only characters with Vampire Companion may learn Kibatsumejutsu. Only characters with Werewolf Companion may learn Kailindo and Klaive Dueling.
Only characters with Mage Companion (Akashic Brother) may learn Do.

Psychological

Curiosity (2 pt.), Addiction (1 - 3pt.), Complusion (1 pt.), Dark Secret (1 pt.), Intolerance (1 pt.), Nightmares (1 pt.), Phobia - Mild (1 pt.), Overconfident (1 pt.), Shy (1 pt.), Speech Impediment (1 pt.), Sadism / Masochism (2 pt.), Obsession (2 pt.), Vengeance (2 pt.), Flashbacks (3 pt.), Driving Goal (3 pt.), Hatred (3 pt.), Lifesaver (3 pt.), Phobia - Severe (3 pt.)

Mental

Amnesia (2 pt.), Confused (2 pt.), Absent-Minded (3 pt.)

Awareness

Color Blindness (1 pt.), Hard of Hearing (1 pt.), Bad Sight (2 pt.), Deaf (4 pt.), Blind (6 pt.)

Aptitudes

Age (1 pt.)

Supernatural

Throwback (1 - 5pt.), Cursed (1 - 5pt.), Bard's Tongue (1 pt.), Primal Marks (2 pt.), Haunted (3 pt.), Psychic Vampire (5 pt.), Dark Fate (5 pt.)

Martial Art Ties

Enemy (1 - 5pt.), Infamous Mentor (1 pt.), Insane Mentor (1 pt.), Mentor's Resentment (1 pt.), Twisted Apprenticeship (1 pt.), Diabolical Mentor (2 pt.), Notoriety (3 pt.)

Mortal Society

Ward (3 pt.), Hunted (4 pt.)

Physical

Allergic (1 - 4pt.), Asthma (1 pt.), Short (1 pt.), Disfigured (2 pt.), Child (3 pt.), Deformity (3 pt.), Lame (3 pt.), One Arm (3 pt.), Mute (4 pt.), Parapalegic (6 pt.)

Dedicated Martial Artist (7 pt.)

This warrior has spent his entire life training in the martial arts. Therefore, he only pays 1/2 of the listed costs to improve all combat abilities (he doesn't start with any more, they just increase faster). There is a downside to this merit. Living in a temple does not make for a socially-well-developed person, and he may have trouble fitting in with other warriors. For a good example of how a dedicated Martial Artist might react, watch the old TV show, Kung Fu.

Reinforced Body (4 pt.)

This merit means that the warrior has an extra health level of damage, and his similar to Huge Size. The player must find some kind of justification for why his warrior has an additional health level, be it cybernetic enhancements, mutant healing factor, or multiple internal organs. Regardless, this merit cannot be combined with Huge Size.

Tooth and Claw (4 pt.)

The warrior with this merit possesses teeth and claws. Although these do not do aggravated damage, they always do kill damage. Also, characters with this merit may learn Tooth and Claw maneuvers, although they have to justify why they have teeth and/or claws.

Style Lore (Knowledge)

With this skill a warrior may, upon watching an opponent, figure out what fighting style that opponent is using, as well as know a little bit about that style.

*	Student: You know not to let a Sanbo fighter grab you.
**	College: You can tell the difference between Kickboxing and Kung Fu.
***	Masters: You know about each styles' different beliefs.
****	Doctorate: You could teach a class in the principals of martial arts.
*****	Scholar: A wise man atop a mountain.

Meditation (skill)

Admittedly, it's not new, but it does do new things for a warrior. A warrior with this skill may add a number of dice equal to his rating in this skill to his Focus roll when attempting to recover chi after meditating for an hour.

Crossovers

"I'm a man who's sick, but I got class,
'Coz you only get respect when you're kickin' ass."
-- KMFDM, Beast

The Garou are trained to use spirit powers, not chi. This does not mean that Garou don't fight warriors -- some of them like the challenge of fighting an awakened being (other than those stuffy Akashic Brothers or Wyrm-spawned Fomori), and many a warrior has seeked out a Garou, trying to prove how tough he is.

Vampires cannot be warriors, and warriors cannot be embraced with their Focus powers intact. Just like Mages, they lose their mortal powers with their mortal death. The presence of blood points automatically excludes the presence of chi (which also prevents them from being ghouled).

Warriors cannot become Mages (they have already been awakened) nor can Mages become warriors (they can learn fighting maneuvers, but they can't seem to get past that nasty Paradox thing...) Warriors can learn Do (with the help of an Akashic Brother), and Mages can learn simple combat maneuvers.

If a warrior dies and returns to life as an immortal, he loses all of his Focus powers. The reasoning for this is simple -- chi is their mortal life energy, and when they die, that energy is lost. Admittedly, it is replaced by Quickening, and if a GM wants to let Quickening be a replacement for chi, then so be it.

Since Wraiths are dead, it's kind of hard for them to fight warriors regularly. The only exceptions (and very important ones, at that) are the Risen. This is the only time I can think of where a Wraith would be a warrior. On the other hand, if your players start out playing warriors and get them killed, then that would be something different.

Changeling Warriors Changelings cannot be warriors (not that any have ever tried, but...). Warriors do occasionally scuffle with the Fae (usually Redcaps), however.

New Styles

"I got my lunchbox and I'm armed real well."
-- Marilyn Manson, Lunchbox

Street Fighting applies to the kind of fighting that one learns on the streets (duh) -- not for points in a tournament, but for your food, your clothes, and maybe even your very life. Street Fighting doesn't have any flashy maneuvers -- it's all fast, hard, and straight forward.

Maneuvers

All page numbers are WoD Combat

Athletics: Jump (1, pg. 25), Shoulder Smash (2, pg. 26)

Brawl: Punch Disarm (3, pg. 26), Ducking Punch (2, pg. 26), Ear Pop (3, pg. 27), Elbow Smash (2, pg. 27), Eye Rake (2, pg. 27), Haymaker (2, pg. 28), Head Butt (1, pg. 28), Two-Fisted Smash (3, pg. 30)

Grab Backbreaker (2, pg. 33), Bear Hug (2, pg. 30), Choke Hold (4, pg. 30), Dislocate Limb (3, pg. 34), Fighting Hold (4, pg. 34), Knee Basher (3, pg. 35)

Throws: Flying Tackle (3, pg. 37), Throw (1, pg. 37)

Dodge: Evasions Evasion (2, pg. 42)

Weapon Maneuvers: Bash (1, pg. 47), Disarm (2, pg. 47), Fleche (2, pg. 47), Great Blow (1, pg. 47), Smash (2, pg. 48)

Suggested Techniques: Blunt Weapons, Fist Loads, Blades (short), Flexible Weapons

Maneuvers

"Everybody was Kung-Fu Fighting"
-- old Disco song

Appendix A is a list of many different maneuvers for warriors to learn. If a player wants his character to use one that is not listed, there are two ways it can be handled.

1) the player can just change the look and feel of a given manuever, but keep the listed statistics for it (i.e. Bob wants his warrior, NightDeath, to throw cosmic energy at his opponents. The GM rules that this is similar to both Sonic Boom and Fireball, and tells Bob that he can choose the statistics for either one to use for NightDeath's attack). The easiest way to remember what the maneuver is, is to write down both that warrior's version of it ("Cosmic Attack") followed by the maneuver's real name ("Fireball").

2) The other option is for the GM to allow his players to design their own maneuvers using the point system listed below. The GM should always approve of the maneuver first, though, as a low-cost, high-potency maneuver could easily upset game balance and ruin everyone's fun.

Effect	Cost in Power Points
Initiative	1 point per +1 Initiative
Accuracy	1 point per +1 Accuracy
Damage	2 points per +1 Damage
Move	1 point per +1 Move
Abort Maneuver	1 point
Aerial Maneuver	1 point
Crouching Maneuver	1 point
Mulitple Hits	2 points for 2 hits, 3 points for 3 hits
Causes Knockdown or Knockback	1 point
Sustained Hold	2 points
Cannot be blocked	2 points
Does special damage (i.e. Atemi Strike)	1 point
Automatic effect (i.e. Maka Wara, Breakfall)	1-3 points
Distance Maneuver (i.e. Fireball)	1 point
Does kill damage	1 point
Area Effect (i.e. Shockwave)	1 point
Initiative	-1 point per -1 Initiative
Accuracy	-1 point per -1 Accuracy
Damage	-1 point per -1 Damage
Move	-1 point per -1 Move
Cost (Willpower, Chi, etc.)	-1 point per point that must be spent
High PreRequisites	Varies (Storyteller's Discretion)
Focus maneuver that does stun damage	-1 point
Focus maneuver can only be used with weapon	-1 point

Last Words

"This is the end,
My only friend, the end."
-- The Doors, The End

I would like to thank the following people for their unwitting contribution to this supplement:

• Seth Rutledge and Charles Daniels for their own SF to WoD conversions, upon which this was based.
• Hank Driskill and John Gavigan for inspiring me with their excellent "Highlander" supplement.
• Mark Janecka for inspiring me with his excellent "Scanners" supplement.
• B.J. Zanzibar for having the single best resource of WoD stuff on the web.
• Brooks Hough for his help in designing the game and straigtening out any questions I had about White Wolf.
• And, of course, White Wolf for creating one of the most adaptable gaming systems known to man (as well as for creating something as great as the WoD).

APPENDIX A: Master List of Additional Maneuvers

N = None

Athletics Maneuvers
Maneuver	PreReqs	Pts	I	A	D	M	Cost	Special
Air Smash	Ath. 1, Jump	2	-1	+0	+2	-1	None	Aerial
Bicycle Kick	Ath. 3, Kick 3	3	-1	+0	+2	+1	1 Will	Not Aerial
Cannon Drill	Ath. 5	4	+1	+0	+2	+1	1 Will	Not Aerial
Flying Body Spear	Ath. 3, Jump	4	+0	-1	+3	+1	1 Will	Aerial
Flying Heel Stomp	Ath. 3, Kick 2, Jump	3	+0	-1	+1	+2	1 Will	Aerial
Rolling Attack	Ath. 3	4	-1	-1	+2	+3	1 Will	Not Aerial
Brawl Maneuvers - Punches
Maneuver	Prerequisite	Pts	I	A	D	M	Cost	Special
Hundred Hand Slap	Brawl 4	3	-2	+0	+1	1	None	3 damage tests
Spinning Clothesline	Brawl 4, Ath. 3	3	+0	+0	+0	-2	1 Will	Attacks all adjacent hexes while moving
Turbo Spinning Clothesline	Ath. 4	2	+1	+0	+0	+1	1 Will	Attacks all adjacent hexes while moving
Widowmaker	Brawl 3, Jump, Haymaker	3	-3	+0	+3	2	None	Aerial Haymaker
Brawl Maneuvers - Kicks
Maneuver	Prerequisite	Pts	I	A	D	M	Cost	Special
Backflip Kick	Brawl 2, Ath. 2	3	+0	+0	+2	2	None	Move back 2 after kick
Cartwheel Kick	Brawl 2, Ath. 2	3	-1	-1	+1	+3	1 Will	Attack while moving
Double-Hit Kick	Brawl 2	1	-2	+0	+1	-1	None	2 damage tests
Double-Hit Knee	Brawl 2	1	+0	+0	+0	-2	None	2 damage tests
Flying Knee Thrust	Brawl 2, Ath. 1	2	+0	-1	+2	+1	1 Will	Aerial
Forward Flip Knee	Brawl 2, Ath. 2	3	-2	+0	+2	2	None	Move 2 over opponent after kick
Lightning Leg	Brawl 4, Double-Hit Kick	3	-2	+0	+1	N	None	3 damage tests
Shadow Kick	Brawl 3	3	+2	+0	+1	+0	1 Will	does Knockdown
Slide Kick	Brawl 2, Ath. 1	2	-1	+0	+1	+1	None	does Knockdown
Stepping Front Kick	Brawl 4, Ath. 3	3	+0	-1	+1	+1	1 Will	2 damage tests, does Knockdown
Tornado Kick	Brawl 4, Ath. 3	3	+0	+0	-1	-1	1 Will	Attack while moving
Wounded Knee	Brawl 3	3	-2	+0	+3	-1	1 Will	-2 M for 2 turns, -2 I on kicks for 2 turns
Brawl Maneuvers - Grab
Maneuver	Prerequisite	Pts	I	A	D	M	Cost	Special
Iron Claw	Brawl 5	4	+1	+0	+3	1	1 Will	Sustained Hold
Pile Driver	Brawl 3, Ath. 1	3	-2	+0	+3	1	None	does Knockdown
Sleeper Hold	Brawl 3	4	-1	+0	+1	1	1 Will	Sustained Hold, Dazes after 3 rounds
Suplex	Brawl 1, Ath. 1	3	-1	+0	+2	1	None	does Knockdown
Stomach Pump	Brawl 4	4	-1	+0	+2	1	None	does Knockdown
Thigh Press	Brawl 2, Ath. 2	3	-1	+0	+2	1	None	does Knockdown
Brawl Maneuvers - Throws
Maneuver	Prerequisite	Pts	I	A	D	M	Cost	Special
Hair Throw	Brawl 3, Ath. 2, Throw	4	+1	-1	+2	1	None	Aerial
Focus Maneuvers
Maneuver	Prerequisite	Pts	I	A	D	M	Cost	Special
Acid Breath	Focus 2	2	-2	+0	T	-1	1 Chi	3 damage tests (+3/0/-3)
Balance	Focus 3	3	N	N	N	+1	None	+1 Bonus to Aerial Maneuvers, always on
Chi Kung Healing	Focus 4, Regeneration	3	+0	N	N	N	1 Chi / SHL	Heals others
Cobra Charm	Focus 2	3	-1	+0	N	-1	1 Chi	Sustained Hold
Death's Visage	Focus 3	3	+1	N	N	N	1 Chi	All must roll Will vs. Manip. + (Focus/2)
Dim Mak	Focus 4, Chi Kung Healing	4	+0	-1	+3	+0	1 Chi	See WoD Combat Book
Energy Reflection
Extendible Limbs	Focus 4	3	+0	+0	+0	+0	None	Length = Focus
Fire Strike	Focus 2, Flaming Fist	3	-1	+0	+2	N	None	Length = Focus / 2
Fireball	Focus 2	2	-2	+0	+2	N	1 Chi	Range = Focus
Flaming Fist	Focus 2, Brawl 2	4	+0	+0	+2	+0	1 Chi	Use with a Basic Punch Maneuver
Flight	Focus 3, Ath. 1	3	+1	N	N	T	Text	1 Chi / Turn or 1 Chi / hour, Move = Stamina
Flying Fireball	Focus 3, Fireball	2	-2	+0	+2	+0	1 Chi, 1 Will	Aerial
Ghost Form	Focus 5	5	+1	N	N	+0	Text	Phase through matter - 2 Chi first turn, 1 Chi there after
Ice Blast	Focus 2	4	-2	+0	+2	N	1 Chi	Range = Focus, Sus. Hold
Improved Fireball	Focus 4, Fireball	3	-1	+0	+3	N	1 Chi	does Knockdown
Inferno Strike	Focus 4, Fireball	3	-2	+0	+4	N	2 Chi	Cluster attack
Kongjin	Focus 4	4	+1	+1	+1	N	2 Chi	See WoD Combat book
Leech	Focus 3, Brawl 2, Regeneration	4	+0	+0	T	N	1 Chi / HL	Drains from opponent, heals self
Regeneration	Focus 1	2	+0	N	N	N	1 Chi / HL	Heals self
Repeating Fireball	Focus 4, Fireball	4	-2	+0	+0	N	2 Chi	# = Focus, range = Focus
San He	Focus 4, Dodge 4	4	+2	N	N	N	1 Chi	Focus/2 + Dodge + Stamina
Shock Treatment	Focus 3	4	+0	+0	+3	N	2 Chi	does Knockdown
Shockwave	Focus 2, Brawl 4	3	+0	+0	+0	N	1 Chi	does Knockdown, cone effect up to 3 hexes away
Shrouded Moon	Focus 2, Ath. 3	2	+0	N	N	-1	1 Chi	Perc. + Alert. vs. Stealth + (Focus/2) to see
Sonic Boom	Focus 2	3	-3	+0	+3	N	1 Chi	Range = Focus
Speed of the Mongoose	Focus 3	2	+2	N	N	-2	1 Chi	Only move this turn, +4 to I or +6 to S next turn
Stunning Shout	Focus 2	2	+2	+0	N	-2	1 Chi	Sustained Hold
Teleport	Focus 4	4	+3	N	N	T	2 Chi	Can move through Umbra (Focus) hexes
Thunderclap	Focus 2, Brawl 1	2	+0	+0	-3	N	1 Chi	Damage to everyone within 3 hexes
Toughskin	Focus 2	2	+0	+0	+0	+0	1 Chi	Use along with another maneuver, adds 2 to Soak