New Technique of the Week: an ongoing thread

[johndallman]

Originally Posted by Donny Brook

Mermaid Swim (Aquabatics +-0).

I suspect this could be based on Swimming, as well as Aquabatics. I've never done it, but looking up descriptions, the method is far more distinct from ordinary swimming than using a pair of fins, which are a very easy familiarity. So a technique sounds plausible.

Hammer Rhythm (Smith -1) (Shorten forging time by margin * ?%, some kind of protection against injury and fatigue loss) [Maybe this one is only a Perk?]

Feels more like a perk. A smith doesn't spend very much time hammering in the same way without adjusting his action or workpiece.

Double Clutching (Driving -3) In any given continuous phase of acceleration of at least 5 seconds, a success gives you Move +1 in the third second. (Works only with manual transmission.)

I can't judge this one, as a total non-driver. Anyone else got opinions?