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Old 12-26-2015, 06:11 PM   #10
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Default Re: [Basic] Skill of the week: Kiai

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Originally Posted by Humabout View Post
I've not used Kiai in any games, but I have included it in martial arts style writeups because it fit conceptually. Thinking about it now, it could help a lerson break free of a grapple, since you won't suffer grappling penalties to use it and if successful, your opponent will have -4 to his roll to maintain the grapple. It doesn't alleviate his +5, but it largely mitigates it. Of course, you still have -4 to your DX, so it's not an automatic get-out-grapple-free card or as good as Pressure Points, but it helps...
You might even get a bonus on the contest if you can scream directly into his ear...
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