The Slumbering Crocodile
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You are. All WoD Martial Arts techniques are combat maneuvers; here's a bit more information on WoD maneuvers in general. Activation of, say, Focused Attack in Kung Fu should be a Reflexive action, similar to activating an Excellency. The main difference is that the number of times he can use it is not limited to the martial artist's mote pool -- as long as he has enough energy to stand, he can use the technique. Other techniques with long-term effects, like Iron Skin of Kung Fu, should be treated as scene-long charms, again without activation cost. They do still need to activate it though. As for translation of Armor and Defense, I'm thinking it should translate to +N Armor = +2N Bashing/ +N Lethal soak for defensive maneuvers like Iron Skin (although Iron Skin is Bashing only), and +N Defense = +N DV for defensive maneuvers such as Deflect and Thrust for Two Weapons. Does that make sense?Alexander said:The system. Like, every martial art is divided into segment: you need to first buy the first one, then the second, third and so on. Then you equip them like a weapon or something: as long as you have them on, you can enjoy the benefits. To have more than one style active at any time you must have a special skill. Beside the basic advantages there are special techniques that works somehow like Charm.