Fighting Monks
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Fighting Monks Setting for use with The Burning Way.
Mountain Temple Sub-Setting
| Lifepath | Time | Res | Stat | Leads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grasshopper | 4 yrs | 3 | +1P | Village, City, Outcast |
| Skills: 4 pts: Temple-wise, Soothing Platitudes, Meditation, Brawling | ||||
| Traits: 2 pts: Obedient, Orphan, Child Prodigy | ||||
| * Note: If Child Prodigy is selected, then you must follow all restrictions demanded by it. | ||||
| First Student1 | 4 yrs | 5 | +1P | Village, City, Soldier, Outcast, |
| Skills: 6 pts: Choose a Martial Arts Style, Reading, Writing, Calligraphy, Sprinting Training | ||||
| Traits: 2 pt: Enlightened, Tough, Quickened Pulse, Dexterity of the Cat, Fleet of Foot | ||||
| Master2 | 5 yrs | 10 | +1M, +1P | Vill., City, Sold., Relig., Noble Court, Outcast |
| Skills: 8 pts: Instruction, Observation, Intimidation, Oratory, Conspicuous, Herbalism, Poetry, Painting | ||||
| Traits: 1 pts: Fortitude, Stoic, Iron Will, Alert | ||||
| Grand Master3 | 10 yrs | 25 | +1M, +1P | Vill., City, Sold., Relig., Noble Court, Outcast |
| Skills: 10 pts: Administration, Anatomy, Composition, Etiquette, Folklore, Philosophy, Precision Training, Ugly Truth, Martial Arts-wise | ||||
| Traits: 2 pts: Tough As Nails, Booming Voice, Fearless, Humbling Aura | ||||
SETTING NAME NOTES:
1: First Student Requires Grasshopper.
2: Master Requires First Student.
3: Grand Master Requires Master.
Association Boxer LP for Village and City Setting
| Lifepath | Time | Res | Stat | Leads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association Member | 4 yrs | 10 | +1P | Outcast, Soldier |
| Skills: 7 pts: Soothing Platitudes, Choose a Martial Arts Style, Intimidation, Extortion, Butchery, Association-wise, Meditation | ||||
| Traits: 2 pts: Enlightened, Obnoxious, Loyal | ||||
| Association Master1 | 6 yrs | 25 | +1M, +1P | Noble Court, Religious, Soldier, Outcast |
| Skills: 8 pts: Command, Beaurocracy, Oratory, Instruction, Persuasion, Apothecary, Administration | ||||
| Traits: 2 pts: Inspirational or Dreadful | ||||
SETTING NAME NOTES:
1: Association Master requires the Association Member or Master lifepath.
Rebel Boxer and Spirit Boxer LPs for the Outcast Setting
| Lifepath | Time | Res | Stat | Leads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebel Boxer | 3 yrs | 4 | +1P | Association, Outcast, Soldier, Peasant |
| Skills: 4 pts: Philosophy, Appropriate Martial Arts Skill, Oratory | ||||
| Traits: 2 pts: Zealot, Enlightened | ||||
| * Note: During times of famine or uprising, groups of young men would form into societies and associations, taking colorful names like The Red Scarves, The Plum Blossom Society or The Red Lantern Association. These young men would band together under a master and learn his technique. Going from town to town, they would preach their cause--sometimes for the government, sometimes against it--while recruiting new members with demonstrations of the association's martial prowess (and often getting into trouble with the local authorities. Hence their name!) | ||||
| Spirit Boxer | 4 yrs | 4 | +1M/+1P | Mountain Temple, Outcast, Peasant, City, Servitude |
| Skills: 4 pts: Doctrine, Meditation, Appropriate Martial Arts Skill | ||||
| Traits: 2 pts: Demogogue, Enlightened, Righteous, Firm | ||||
| * Note: Certain branches of rebel boxers broke away from the mundane societies, preaching that the training of the spirit--not the body--was the pinnacle of their art. They also made wild claims that belief in their doctrine would provide invulnerability and immortality to the practitioner. Those that die in battle? Their belief was impure. | ||||
