Fighting Styles

in Tartarus

Fighting styles are different grouped skills and techniques that distinguish one warrior from another. To learn a style you need the Style Familiarity perk. The main benefit is being able to learn and improve skill that you don't "know" without reference material. Anyone may learn a style and it's core and Basic Techniques, however the Special Skills and Techniques as well as some optional traits require Trained by a Master for Martial Artists, or Weapon Master (Small Group) for Warriors. A way around this is the Style Mastery advantage worth 5 points (see bottom of page).   Each style is broken into several sections:   Basic Cost: The basic cost to learn this style, it includes all the styles primary skills and an extra point for familiarity with the style which allows a user to improve it's components even if he doesn't "know" them.   Core Skills: The basic core skills taught by the fighting style to everyone in the school.   Basic Techniques: The basic techniques of the fighting style.   Special Skills: Advanced techniques of a fighting style. These are skills that are used by prodigies of the fighting style, bordering on the supernatural.   Special Techniques: Advanced techniques of a fighting style. These are techniques used by prodigies of a fighting style, bordering on the supernatural.   Perks: Various enhancements that are gained as part of training.   Optional Traits: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Skills associated with this school. Sometimes allows the warrior to take advantages not available to others.    

Style Mastery (5 points)

Some warriors train to the point of supernatural perfection, but albeit only in their favored school. When taking this advantage you must specialize by a school you have familiarity with and have at least 10 points devoted into. This advantage grants you a +1 on all core skills of the style and grants you access to the Special Skills, Special Techniques, and Optional Traits usually accessed by Trained By a Master, or Weapon Master.  

Styles of Khorvaire

There are uncountable martial disciplines in Tartarus. The nine major ones were documented by Lhesh Haruuc Sharaat'kor in his Volaar Shaarat Gath'mokaas.   Desert Wind: Practiced by the Tairnadal Elves of Valenar, with a focus on mobility, mounted combat, and their signature double-ended swords.   Stone Dragon: An ancient art of the dwarves utilizing strong stances and blunt force.   Eternal Blade: The mastery of curved narrow swords by the elves of Aerenal.   Shadowed Hand: The shadowdancing style of the Phiarlan and Thuranni elves.   Tiger Claw: The fighting style of halflings of the Talenta, utilizing ferocious ripping attacks and with a focus on hooked weapons.   Argent Fist: A fighting style developed in the monasteries of the Silver Flame. Emphasizing heavily armored combatants.