Path of the Immutable Clay

Adapted by Max Rible

“The tree bends with the wind, but grows straight and tall.”

This is the version for a world with warping instead of arcanowave devices.

Prune the Crooked Branch

Chi Cost: 1

Shot Cost: 3

Make a barehanded strike against a being experiencing warping or capable of causing warping (such as most undead). If your Martial Arts check succeeds, add the being’s short-term warping total to the Outcome. For beings that cause warping, use their Magic rating in place of the short-term warping total.

Prerequisite: none

Path: Spring of the Willow

Spring of the Willow

Chi Cost: X

Shot Cost: 1

When you gain warping points, spend Chi equal to your short-term total, X. You may then add X to your Action Value for the next action you take. This does not actually discharge any warping points.

Prerequisite: Prune the Crooked Branch

Path: Purity of Essence

Purity of Essence

Chi Cost: 3

Shot Cost: 8

Lay hands upon an individual (including yourself) suffering from short-term warping— either in combat, or in the throes of transition after combat. Make a Martial Arts check equal to the target’s short-term warping total. If you succeed, their total of short-term warping points is reduced to 0. If you fail, they are unchanged, and you gain a number of short-term warping points equal to their total.

Prerequisite: Spring of the Willow

Path: Unexpected Harvest

Unexpected Harvest

Chi Cost: 0

Shot Cost: 0

If you have just successfully completed a use of the Purity of Essence power, you can convert the short-term warping points removed into a one-time store of Chi energy. Make a Martial Arts check with the same difficulty as the Purity of Essence check. If you succeed, gain an amount of Chi equal the number of short-term points dissipated. These points last until spent, and do not affect your actual Chi or Fu stats.

Prerequisite: Purity of Essence

Path: Return to Purity

Return to Purity

Chi Cost: 8

Shot Cost: 15

Remove the effects of a warping from a willing subject. Take the number of warping points appropriate to their strongest change; this is the Difficulty for a Martial Arts check. If successful, the subject is cured of that warping. If you fail, the subject is unchanged, and you gain a number of short-term warping points equal to the Difficulty of the check.

Prerequisite: Unexpected Harvest