PHYSICAL SKILL: HAND TO HAND: MARTIAL ARTS

This is some form of Oriental fighting skill (karate, kung-fu, etc.) that teaches advanced hand to hand combat. It costs three of the character's skill selections to learn.

A form of martial arts that takes and mixes techniques from many different sources.

Note: Martial Arts combat training enables the character to use any basic/common attacks, including Punch, Elbow, Kick, Knee, Disarm, Dodge, Entangle, Body Block/Tackle, Body Flip/Throw, Roll with Impact, Power Punch, Power Kick, and Pull Punch, as well as the martial arts moves listed below.

Prerequisites: None.
Base Skill: NA
Per Experience Level: NA
Bonuses:-

• Level 1:
  
• Starts with 4 Hand to Hand attack/actions per melee round.
• +3 Pull Punch.
• +3 Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact.
• Body Flip/Throw; does 1D6 damage (victim loses initiative and 1 attack/action)
  
• Level 2: 
• +3 Parry.
• +3 Dodge.
• +2 Strike.
• Perform any hand strike/punch (usually 2D4 damage).
  
• Level 3:
• +1 Initiative.
• Karate Kick; does 2D6 damage.
• Any foot strike (except Leap Kick).
  
• Level 4:
• +1 Additional attack/action per melee round.
• Level 5:
• Leap Kick; 3D8 damage (counts as 2 melee attacks).
• +2 Entangle.
  
• Level 6:
• Critical Strike on unmodified roll of 18-20.
  
• Level 7:
• W.P. Paired Weapons.
• +2 Disarm.
  
• Perform Holds.
  
• Level 8:
• Back Flip.
• Back Flip Escape.
  
• Level 9:
• +1 Additional attack/action per melee.
• Level 10:
• +2 disarm.
• Back Flip Attack.
  
• Level 11:
• +1 Initiative.
• +4 Damage.
  
• Level 12:
• +2 Parry.
• +2 Dodge.
• Level 13:
• Knockout/Stun on unmodified roll of 18-20.
  
• Level 14:
• +1 Additional attack/action per melee round.
  
• Level 15:
• Death Blow on roll of natural 20.