GURPS Star Trek - Martial Arts Techniques

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by JulianLW

What does this technique do? Swing damage?

Yes, swing damage. Mentioned in the text but I should make it more obvious.

Originally Posted by JulianLW

Also, what's the "Gumption" perk?

A perk I ripped off from one of the official ST RPGs, or one the many online fan-made ST variants.

Gumption *‡ (Mental, Physical, Supernatural)

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You may buy extra HP up to 50% of your ST. The HP have no associated mass when figuring Knockback, and simply indicate a cinematic ability to soak up damage through sheer force of will.

Immunity to [Martial Arts Technique] † (Mental, Physical, Exotic)

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Due to your physiology, you are immune to the effects of a particular martial arts technique, such as Neck Pinch or Nerve Strike.

Prerequisite Substitution (Exotic)

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You can substitute one advantage, such as Trained by a Master, for another advantage, such as Talent, Unusual Background, or Weapon Master, when determining whether you can learn a particular skill or technique.

You must specify both the prerequisite advantage substituted and the skill or technique it benefits. For example, you could substitute Trained by a Master for levels of Psionic Talent in order to learn the Pressure Points skill.

If a particular skill or technique requires multiple prerequisites, you may buy this Perk multiple times, once for each substitution. If the skill or technique requires a “chain” of prerequisites you need only buy the Perk once per specifically required advantage. One advantage can stand in for multiple substituted advantages.

For example, if Skill A plus Advantage 1 are prerequisites for Skill B, and Skill B plus Advantage 2 are prerequisites for Skill C, you would only need to buy the Prerequisite Substitution Perk twice, once for Advantage 1 and once for Advantage 2, even though Skill C implies the need for both advantages. Likewise, you can substitute Advantage 3 for both Advantages 1 and 2.

At the GM’s option, you might need to provide some justification for your prerequisite substitution. Additionally, the GM can require that substituted advantages have a character point cost which equals or exceeds that of the original advantage.