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As some may know, today is Shoryuken day!
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2021/jun/23/shoryuken-day-celebration-sf-623 /
To commemorate this day, I'm going to post a preview of something I have been cooking. Here I present two veils for the third-party Akashic magic system that first appered on Akashic Mysteries. They use a new descriptor:
[Ki] Descriptor
A veilweaver who has a ki pool gains the ability to empower a veil with this descriptor using his ki energy, giving it a temporary boosts of power. As a swift action, the veilweaver may spend a ki point to treat this veil as though it were invested with an additional point of essence for 2 rounds. This ability functions even if the veilweaver has already invested the maximum essence capacity of this veil, allowing him to temporarily exceed the normal essence capacity limit for his level. Multiple uses of this ability overlap, but do not stack. A veilweaver with the Mystic Contemplation class feature who spends a ki pool on this veil extends the duration by 2 rounds, for a total of 4.
Hand-wraps
Descriptor: Ki
Class: Daevic, Guru
Slot: Hands, Wrists
Saving Throw: No
These ordinary-looking hand-wraps appear to shimmer with power to people who can see magic, have a ki pool or are using chakra-sight. A veilweaver using this veil gets the Unarmed Strike ability of a monk of his veilweaver level -3 (he deals damage as if he was one size smaller until 4th level). If the veilweaver has the Improved Unarmed Strike feat or the Unarmed Strike ability from another source, treat his full veilweaver as his monk level for unarmed damage. The wearer may choose to use their veilweaver level in place of their base attack bonus to determine their to-hit and other abilities of this veil.
Essence: For every essence point invested in this veil, your unarmed attacks receive bonuses according to the following table:
Essence Bonus Essence Bonus
1 +1 6 +3 energy burst, *crushing
2 +1 energy 7 +3 energy burst, ki intensifying
3 +2 energy 8 +4 energy burst, ki intensifying
4 +2 energy burst 9 +4, energy burst, ki intensifying, *crushing
5 +3 energy burst 10 +5, energy burst, ki intensifying, *crushing
*Crushing works exactly like the Keen +1-equivalent ability, but for bludgeoning weapons.
When you first shape this veil, you decide on which energy ability you are going to use (corrosive, flaming, frost, shock). This list is a default, the gamemaster can make other lists for different martial orders.
Chakra Bind (Hands): you gain the ability to make a special ranged weapon attack called a Hadoken with a range of 30 feet that deals damage as if you were striking with an unarmed attack, including damage types and bonuses. By spending a ki point, you can make a special version of this attack as a standard action that doubles the base damage and range of this attack.
Chakra Bind (Wrists): In addition to the effects granted by the Hands bind, you gain the ability to do a special unarmed attack called a Shoryuken once per round. This attack ignores Shield and Deflection bonuses to AC, and can’t be countered or interrupted by abilities. If the attack connects, you perform a free bullrush against your opponent, using your original attack roll as your Combat Maneuver Check. You push your opponent upwards, who has the possibility of suffering falling damage depending on your attack. Failing this attack provokes an attack of opportunity from the target, and you are treated as flat-footed against it. By spending a ki point, you can make a special version of this attack as a standard action that doubles the base damage of this attack and pushes the opponent a further 10 feet.
Wood Sandals
Descriptor: Air, Ki
Class: Guru
Slot: Feet
Saving Throw: None
These unassuming sandals apparently made of wood give the user’s kicks the power of the tornado.
Shaping this veil lets the user to, as a full-round action, levitate and move up to his speed in a straight line, ignoring all difficult terrain. The user can make an unarmed attack action as part of this movement, treating his veilweaver level as his base attack bonus for it.
Essence: The user gets a +5-feet bonus to this special movement and the unarmed attack action deals an extra +1d4 bludgeoning damage for every point of essence invested in this veil.
Chakra Bind (Feet): A veilweaver of at least 6th level who has bound this veil gains the ability to do a special unarmed attack called a Tatsumakisenpukyaku. When using this special technique the attack is treated as if using the Vital Strike feat as a full-round action, or as the unarmed attack action done as part of the movement gained by this veil. A veilweaver of at least 11th level instead is treated as if using Improved Vital Strike, and a veilweaver of at least 16th level instead is treated as if using Greater Vital Strike.
Sorry about the format, I suck at these things.
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Drat, I missed an important holiday. I really need to channel my inner Ken today.
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SHOOOOOOOOOOORYUKEN!
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Let us also not forget Shouryu Reppa, Shin Shouryuken, Messatsu Gou Shoryu, and my personal favorite, Shinryuken!
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Let us also not forget Shouryu Reppa, Shin Shouryuken, Messatsu Gou Shoryu, and my personal favorite, Shinryuken!
You know your stuff! My personal fave is Evil Ryu's Metssu Shoryuken and Dan's Koryuken. And while bot a traditional shoryuken, Sagat's Tiger Uppercut is just so damn cool!
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Koryuken, for when you must absolutely embarrass your opponent as well as beat them. Koryu-rekka!