Martial Arts Styles for Animals and Hybrids

[WingedKagouti]

Originally Posted by Molokh

How is it different from Attack From Above anyway?

DfA is a heavy flying character slamming a target on the ground (by landing hard), using the maneuverability from flight (along with great size) to hit a target that is aware of an attack. AfA is dropping down to attack or slam someone from ambush, hoping for an unaware target.

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by WingedKagouti

DfA is a heavy flying character slamming a target on the ground (by landing hard), using the maneuverability from flight (along with great size) to hit a target that is aware of an attack. AfA is dropping down to attack or slam someone from ambush, hoping for an unaware target.

But AfA can be used without an ambush, resulting in -2 to defenses . . . Right?

[Gold & Appel Inc]

Originally Posted by Molokh

But AfA can be used without an ambush, resulting in -2 to defenses . . . Right?

Yep. If you had to achieve total surprise to use it, the defense penalty would be irrelevant.

A martial arts style that I wrote up for intelligent apes can be found here.

[vicky_molokh]

Sooo, what's special about DfA? Are there any modifications AfA needs to become DfA?

[WingedKagouti]

Originally Posted by Molokh

Sooo, what's special about DfA? Are there any modifications AfA needs to become DfA?

DfA allows you to either land at full speed and take some damage yourself or slow down for less damage to the target and no impact damage to yourself. DfA also includes a ST contest to check for knockdown (and potential for subsequent trampling).

Only change I'd make for 4E is switching the base skill to Aerobatics instead of Flight, which is now used for long distance travel instead of maneuvering.

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by WingedKagouti

DfA allows you to either land at full speed and take some damage yourself or slow down for less damage to the target and no impact damage to yourself. DfA also includes a ST contest to check for knockdown (and potential for subsequent trampling).

Only change I'd make for 4E is switching the base skill to Aerobatics instead of Flight, which is now used for long distance travel instead of maneuvering.

Well, you can still use AfA on a M&A . . . at worst, it will be a different Technique.

As for the ST Contest, that sounds munchy.

[WingedKagouti]

Originally Posted by Molokh

Well, you can still use AfA on a M&A . . . at worst, it will be a different Technique.

As for the ST Contest, that sounds munchy.

I suggest you buy or borrow the book so you can get the whole picture, I'm not going to quote the entirety here.

[Not another shrubbery]

Originally Posted by WingedKagouti

Only change I'd make for 4E is switching the base skill to Aerobatics instead of Flight, which is now used for long distance travel instead of maneuvering.

That seems reasonable. Allowing those techniques will make dragon characters (or other large flyers) a bit more dangerous… something I have no problem with.