Path of the Stalwart Yell

By Evan James

Based on the Kaijutsu, the art of the Kiai, this Path features Fu powers that make use of the power of the character’s voice and Willpower. All effects are achieved by yelling, shouting, crying out, screaming, shrieking, and just generally making a heckuva lot of noise in someone’s direction. Victims could be knocked over, disoriented, hurt, and even killed.

Yell at X opponents in an attempt to hurl them away. The range is equal to your Chi rating in meters. Make a Martial Arts check; they are forced backward a number of meters equal to the Outcome of the check times 2.

Yell at your opponent in an attempt to stun them. Make a Martial Arts check against your opponent. If successful, victim is stunned and cannot take any actions (other then passive defense) for shots equal to the Outcome of the check.

Yell at your opponent in an attempt to physically rattle them. Make a Willpower check against a Difficulty equal to victim’s Constitution. If successful, victim takes damage equal to your Chi rating plus the Outcome of the attack. This damage is not reduced by Toughness.

Yell at your opponent in an attempt to unnerve them. Make a Martial Arts check against a Difficulty equal to opponent’s Constitution. If successful, you gain a Dodge bonus of X (any amount of Chi you elect to spend) against any opponent with a Willpower lower than your own.

Emit a booming roar to deafen anyone in the immediate area. Make a Martial Arts check; anyone with a Constitution check lower than the Action Result suffers 1 point of Impairment for a number of sequences equal to their Perception ratings. Range is a radius equal to your Chi rating in meters, centered on you. By spending X Chi, you can exclude X individual(s) from the effect.

During combat, yell at X opponents to intimidate them. Range is a radius equal to your Chi rating in meters, centered on you. Immediately make an Intimidation check (even if you don’t have the skill) with a +3 bonus with the Difficulty being the highest Willpower among them. If successful, target opponent(s) will stop fighting and run away as fast as they can. This may only be done once per sequence. At the end of the sequence, the GM may make a Willpower check of those affected to see if they regain their nerve and return to the combat. If successful, they are immune to any further Intimidation checks from that character.

Yell at an inanimate substance to try and break it. Make a Willpower check with a +X bonus (any amount of Chi you elect to spend) against a Difficulty based on the type of substance: glass, paper: 6, clay, cloth: 9, bone, wood: 12, metal, rock: 15. If successful, target substance fractures from the intense vibrations and becomes unusable. X must be at least 1 or higher.

Yell at a single opponent. You may take no other actions this sequence. Make a Martial Arts check against a Difficulty equal to victim’s Willpower times 2. If successful, victim takes 15 + X points of damage. X = the Outcome of the check.