Ball-Breaker Boxing
By Kittenstomp
Entrance Requirements: M.E. of 12 and a non-honorable alignment.
Skill Cost: 9 Years (Primary), 4 Years (Secondary)
Invented by a fairly masochistic street-fighting/boxing champion in Dublin, Ball-Breaker Boxing is a style that combines primitive Atemi training with pain resistance exercises. Masters of the art are supposedly so resistant to pain that they can take a kick to the groin and laugh right through it. Martial Artists proficient in this form will enter combat defensively so as to study their opponent and then lash out within the second melee with a crippling strike. If no such opening can be found, then the fighter will fall back on his Body Hardening training and try to pummel his opponent to death.
Costume: None to speak of. Generally a pair of loose pants and a sleeveless shirt.
Stance: Stances are seen as "sissy" and so the fighter will simply assume a position that he's comfortable with.
Character Bonuses
+1 M.E.
+1 P.S.
+2 P.E.
+15 S.D.C.
Combat Skills
Attacks per Melee: 3
Escape Moves: roll with punch
Attack Moves: none
Basic Defense Moves: dodge, parry, automatic parry
Advanced Defense Moves: power block
Hand Attacks: Strike (Punch), palm strike, duo-fist strike, fore-knuckle fist, power punch, crippling punch (Special! Does half damage and is -2 to strike but forces the opponent to save vs. pain or lose 1D4 actions), sucker punch {Special! A poor version of a KO, this attack is -6 to strike but if it hits knocks the opponent out for 1D4 melee rounds, does 1D8 damage and loses the automatic parry)
Foot Attacks: snap kick, tripping/leg hooks, combination grab/kick (Special! Works like Fong Ngan's Grab/Kick)
Jumping Foot Attacks: none
Special Attacks: body block/tackle, crush, body flip/throw, choke
Holds/Locks: Body hold, elbow lock
Weapon Kata: none
Modifiers to Attacks: Pull Punch, Critical Strike, Critical Strike From Behind, Knock-Out/Stun
Skills Included in Training
Martial Art Powers: Ao Dah Jong, (From Mystic China)
Languages: English
Cultural: None
Physical: Body Building
Survival: First Aid
Temple: None
Weapon Proficiencies: None
Philosophical Training: None
If this is your Primary Martial Art then the following other styles can be learned in a shorter time: Choy Li-Fut (4 years), Fong Ngan Kung Fu (3 years), Fu Chiao Pai (2 years)
Level Advancement Bonuses
1st: +1 to roll, +1 to strike, critical from behind and on natural 20
2nd: +2 to damage, +1 to parry and dodge
3rd: Select one power from Body Hardening
4th: +1 attack, KO on a natural 19, 20
5th: +1 to save vs. pain
6th: +2 to parry, +1 to roll
7th: +1 power from Body Hardening (Including Demon Hunter)
8th: +1 to strike, +1 to damage
9th: +2 to grapple
10th: Select one power from Body Hardening (Including Demon Hunter)
11th: +1 attack
12th: +1 to dodge, +1 to roll
13th: +1 to save vs. pain
14th: +1 to strike
15th: +1 attack and select one power from Body Hardening (including Demon Hunter)
Why Study Ball-Breaker Boxing?
Because you like to hurt people. Because you don't mind having your teeth knocked out of your skull as long as you can knock the other guy out and then beat him to within an inch of his life with a metal pole...oh yeah, because you like to hurt people.