[gibberingmouther]

thank you Varyon! i've statted the ki blasts as either burning or crushing explosion but that is still open to being changed. they are about on par with ultra tech, which is what i wanted. a high tier character still has the mobility and tactical options to outperform your typical laser-wielding mook however. i'll quickly share the tier ranking i cooked up (the first three tiers are arguably "realistic", the latter ones belong to fantasy):

Tier 0: no ki powers
Tier 1: can slightly enhance oneself (a karateka breaking a board)
Tier 2: proficient in ki; can enhance onself; can heal
Tier 3: weak ki blasts, flight (your typical alien mook)
Tier 4: ki blasts, significantly enhanced physical
Tier 5: strong ki blasts, warp (teleport)
Tier 6: super powers!
Tier 7: epic

my implementation of ki points was based on action points from the Pyramid article "The Last Gasp". anyway, i'm almost done, i just have to stat out a couple abilities.