Martial Arts Abilities

[Steve Plambeck]

Originally Posted by TippetsTX

To be clear, though, the abilities that Steve was looking to cover (wall running, enhanced jumping, etc.) aren't the same as the quasi-supernatural flying/floating wire-fu feats that you describe. I don't think ACROBATICS has anything to do with the latter (other than potential complementary bonuses).

Precisely where I draw the line -- things no human should be able to do belong under magic, not talents. Sure there's an implied license to stretch that a bit -- it is a game -- but I'm not one to stretch it past the breaking/believability point.

That said, I just re-watched an old Bruce Lee retrospective on Youtube, and some of the things he could do seem impossible for a mere mortal, but he trained himself to do those things, seemingly blurring the line between physical abilities and magic. For heaven's sake, he could play ping pong with NUNCHUKS instead of a paddle, against two opponents at once, both of whom had paddles, never missing a return and beating them both. Compared to that learning to fly should be easy!