spell name: STAND | list name: Martial Mastery | level: 1 | realm: Essence | type: monk base | spell class: U* | duration: - | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster instantly gains his feet from a prone position. |
spell name: REAR ATTACK | list name: Martial Mastery | level: 2 | realm: Essence | type: monk base | spell class: U* | duration: - | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster is able to attack to his rear without changing facing. Caster incurs no minuses from attacking in this manner. |
spell name: FALLING SWEEP | list name: Martial Mastery | level: 3 | realm: Essence | type: monk base | spell class: U* | duration: - | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Instead of attacking to cause damage, the caster may attack to trip his foe. Caster attacks normally on the Sweep table and if a successful attack is made the target must make a RR or fall down and be stunned for 1 round per 10% failure. |
spell name: DISARM FOE | list name: Martial Mastery | level: 4 | realm: Essence | type: monk base | spell class: U* | duration: varies | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster is able to disarm opponent. After the caster's next successful attack (it does no damage) target must make a RR versus the level of the caster or be disarmed. |
spell name: UNBALANCING STRIKE | list name: Martial Mastery | level: 5 | realm: Essence | type: monk base | spell class: U* | duration: varies | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster's next successful strike that does a critical does an extra unbalance critical of the same severity (different roll). |
spell name: STUNNING STRIKE | list name: Martial Mastery | level: 6 | realm: Essence | type: monk base | spell class: U* | duration: varies | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster is able to stun his opponent. After caster's next successful attack (it does no damage) target must make a RR versus the level of the caster or be stunned for one round per 10% failure. |
spell name: NEW KATA | list name: Martial Mastery | level: 7 | realm: Essence | type: monk base | spell class: U* | duration: 1 round / level | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster chooses a weapon which will be usable with normal kata rules for the duration of this spell. |
spell name: PUSHING STRIKE | list name: Martial Mastery | level: 8 | realm: Essence | type: monk base | spell class: U* | duration: varies | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster's next successful attack causes his enemy to make a RR or be forced backwards 1 foot per 2% failure. |
spell name: PRONE ATTACK | list name: Martial Mastery | level: 9 | realm: Essence | type: monk base | spell class: U* | duration: 1 round / level | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster is able to fight while prone, for the duration of this spell, without suffering penalty. |
spell name: PIERCING STRIKE | list name: Martial Mastery | level: 10 | realm: Essence | type: monk base | spell class: U* | duration: varies | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster's next successful strike that does a critical does an extra Puncture critical of the same severity (different roll). |
spell name: FEINT | list name: Martial Mastery | level: 11 | realm: Essence | type: monk base | spell class: U* | duration: - | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster performs a feint just prior to his attack which causes his enemy to make a RR or lose half his DB because he tried to block the feint. |
spell name: SLASHING STRIKE | list name: Martial Mastery | level: 12 | realm: Essence | type: monk base | spell class: U* | duration: varies | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster's next successful strike that does a critical does an extra Slash critical of the same severity (different roll). |
spell name: MISSILE DEFENSE | list name: Martial Mastery | level: 13 | realm: Essence | type: monk base | spell class: U* | duration: 1 round / level | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster gains full adrenal defense from any frontal missile attacks made against him during the duration of this spell. |
spell name: CRUSHING STRIKE | list name: Martial Mastery | level: 14 | realm: Essence | type: monk base | spell class: U* | duration: varies | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster's next successful strike that does a critical does an extra Crush critical of the same severity (different roll). |
spell name: MOVING STRIKE | list name: Martial Mastery | level: 15 | realm: Essence | type: monk base | spell class: U* | duration: varies | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster attacks using a running start or a distance jumped (either through a spell or from a height). Caster must make a moving maneuver with success indicating he may attempt an attack immediately upon ending the maneuver. Caster gains +2 per 5 foot travelled in an accelerating running attack (never more than +100) and +5 per 5 foot travelled in a leaping maneuver, to his attack roll. The caster must use no spell or item to lessen the severity of his fall in case he misses his maneuver roll, e.g., for the moving strike to be successful, the caster must attack headlong. The leaping attack need not be spell- powered it may be any leaping maneuver such as from a chandelier, balcony, cliff side, etc. Note: after the leaping attack the caster must take full normal fall damage from the fall, e.g., the caster leaps off of a 50' cliff, makes his maneuver roll, successfully attacks, then is subjected to the results of a 50' fall. |
spell name: OVERCOME WEAPON | list name: Martial Mastery | level: 16 | realm: Essence | type: monk base | spell class: U* | duration: 1 round / level | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster gains his full adrenal defense bonus while using a weapon, chosen at the time of casting, for the duration of this spell. |
spell name: BREAKING BLOW | list name: Martial Mastery | level: 17 | realm: Essence | type: monk base | spell class: U* | duration: varies | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster strikes his next blow in such a way that any item he strikes must make a breakage roll to determine if it is broken. Caster is unable to attack with the roll to break an item. |
spell name: KATA | list name: Martial Mastery | level: 18 | realm: Essence | type: monk base | spell class: U* | duration: 1 round / level | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster is able to make two attacks (both at MA skill) when using his weapon of Kata. The first attack is with the weapon and the second is his normal MA attack. |
spell name: MARTIAL RETREAT | list name: Martial Mastery | level: 19 | realm: Essence | type: monk base | spell class: U* | duration: concentration | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster gains DB + Adrenal Defense + Parry + minimum move pace as his DB but needs room for retreat and cannot attack. |
spell name: OVERCOME ARMOR | list name: Martial Mastery | level: 20 | realm: Essence | type: monk base | spell class: U* | duration: 1 round / level | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster may use MA attacks and adrenal defense for this spell's duration while in armor. |
spell name: INCREASED RANK | list name: Martial Mastery | level: 25 | realm: Essence | type: monk base | spell class: U* | duration: 1 round / level | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster gains +1 to a chosen MA attack per level of caster for the duration of this spell. |
spell name: LIGHTNING STRIKE | list name: Martial Mastery | level: 30 | realm: Essence | type: monk base | spell class: U* | duration: - | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster resolves this 'lightning strike' attack even before the normal spell resolution phase. Target does get his normal DB against this attack. |
spell name: INTERCHANGE STYLE | list name: Martial Mastery | level: 50 | realm: Essence | type: monk base | spell class: U* | duration: 1 round / level | range: self | area of effect: self | sourcebook: spell user's companion |
description: Caster may use his best MA attack rank for any type MA attack he desires (provided he knows at least one rank in the different type). |