Batman Martial Arts

[Infornific]

Originally Posted by aesir23

Very well done. I like it.

You may appreciate this style I wrote up a few years back, it's written to be generic, but it was inspired by more recent Batman (mostly Timverse Batman the Bat-family from the comics of the early 00's.)

Masked Avenger Training 7
When a certain highly skilled detective/crime fighter takes on side-kicks, he teaches them how to fight himself, distilling years of training in dozens of martial arts and more years of fighting crime on the mean streets into a brutally effective style.
The number of sidekicks and former sidekicks piled up over the years, now some of these sidekicks have sidekicks of their own, and this style is often taught to new superheroes in some form or another. There are no schools for this style, but anyone who can find a teacher can usually claim to have been Trained by a Master.
MAT is brutal and effective, but always non-lethal. Pacifism (Cannot Kill) is very common in practitioners.

Skills: Acrobatics, Judo, Jumping, Karate, Stealth, Thrown Weapon (Shuriken).

Techniques: Acrobatic Stand, Arm Lock, Attack from Above, Back Kick, Breakfall (Acrobatics or Judo), Choke Hold (Judo), Counterattack (Karate), Disarming (Karate), Elbow Strike, Feint (Karate), Jump Kick, Kicking, Knee Strike, Spinning Kick, Sweep (karate), Uppercut (Karate)

Cinematic Skills: Blind Fighting, Breaking Blow, Mental Strength, Powerblow, Pressure Points

Cinematic Techniques: Flying Jump Kick, Hand Catch, Hand Clap Parry, Pressure Point Strike, Roll with Blow, Whirlwind Attack (Karate)

Perks: Cloaked, Improvised Weapons (Karate), Shtick (varies, pretty much any), Special Exercises (Striking ST +1), Special Exercises (DR 1 with Tough Skin), Style Adaptation (Any, but Escrima and Taijutsu seem to be the most common)

Optional Skills: Broadsword, Cloak, Smallsword, Staff, Two-Handed Sword

Flashier than mine but arguably more appropriate for modern comics. I'd add Disappear to Techniques (from GURPS Action, if you have it) as well as Instant Stand. I'd also add Invisibility Art to cinematic skills.

Style Adaption is best summarized as "Whatever's cool at the moment."

I think you could add the Masked perk to Perks, and possibly a special exercise perk like my "Gumption."

I go back and forth for my version whether Boxing or Karate works best. I want to emphasize derivation from Boxing and that the style favors punching over kicking but it might be best to go with Karate and just note a preference for punching over kicking.

[aesir23]

Originally Posted by Infornific

Flashier than mine but arguably more appropriate for modern comics. I'd add Disappear to Techniques (from GURPS Action, if you have it) as well as Instant Stand. I'd also add Invisibility Art to cinematic skills.

Yep, I agree about Disappear and Invisibility Art. What book is Instant Stand from and how does it differ from Acrobatic Stand?

I go back and forth for my version whether Boxing or Karate works best. I want to emphasize derivation from Boxing and that the style favors punching over kicking but it might be best to go with Karate and just note a preference for punching over kicking.

Yeah, I'd probably go with Karate and include Style Adaptation (Boxing). If you don't include Kicking in the Techniques, that will enforce a preference for punching.

[Infornific]

Originally Posted by aesir23

Yep, I agree about Disappear and Invisibility Art. What book is Instant Stand from and how does it differ from Acrobatic Stand?

Sorry, I was thinking of Acrobatic Stand - for some reason I remembered it as Instant Stand.

[aesir23]

I forgot the most important perk: Skill Adaptation: Disarm with Shuriken.

I guess I have some revisions to make.