Focus Skills

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This is the complete list of Focus Skills. For rules regarding Focus Primary skills see the Focus page.

Focus skills have tags listed that indicate unique features or properties of that skill and in some cases additional rules. Focus tags are as follows:

Opener: can only ever be used as the first Focus skill you use in a round

Finisher: using a Finisher prevents using any further Focus skills during your own turn, but grants additional effects that scale based on the number of focus dice used so far that round, including the focus dice for the finisher itself

Style: indicates that this is a particular fighting style, typically listed as a “Way of the ____”, effects persist until the start of your next turn and are refreshed if a condition is met. Only 1 style can be active at a time.

Combo: these are Focus skills that have additional effects based on existing status effects or conditions (i.e. if the target is stunned do X additional damage)

Racial: a skill that is a particular specialty of a certain race. focus classes gain extra points as they level up that can only be spent on their corresponding racial skills. Note that half-races can choose racial skills form either of their mixed parentage. In some rare cases, other races may also learn these skills, provided they can find someone to train them and their physiology allows for it (i.e. must be able to fly to learn Hunting Stoop)

Utility: not direct damage

CC: includes soft or hard crowd control related effects

Utility: no direct damage

DOT: includes a damage-over-time component or effect

Movement: includes movement related effects

Damage: the primary purpose of the skill is to inflict damage

Avoidance: includes effects that assist in avoiding damage and/or detection

Disengage: provides methods to move out of base contact without counting as having disengaged

Multi: can hit or effect more than 1 target with the same skill

Death: includes some form of instant-death mechanic

Use the filters below to narrow down your selection of skills. Note that Damage is based on the Rank of the Skill.

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Discipline	Max Rank	Skill Name	Tags	Use	Standard Effects	Perfect	Poor	Fair	Class Restrictions
Generic	0	Meditation	Utility	action	No Focus Dice required. If using Meditation in combat, causes you to be Vulnerable until the start of your next turn. If by the start of your next turn you do not take any damage, 1d12 Focus is restored. • If using Meditation outside of combat, and maintained for at least a half rest, Focus is restored to its maximum amount. • If using Meditation while resting, the half rest spent meditating to regain full Focus cannot be counted towards any other activity and therefore does NOT allow for HP or Spirit gain nor taking a turn at watch.	n/a	n/a	n/a	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Weapon Master, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Generic	0	Deep Meditation	Utility	action	No Focus Dice required. Same as Meditation but also heal 1d6HP per Tier if not attacked or disrupted	n/a	n/a	n/a	Martial Artist, Runeweaver, Shaolin
Fist	4	Thunder Punch	CC	action	Damage by Tier, 20% per rank stun, treat as a weapon effect, can be added to other stuns sources (i.e. Golem Knuckle)	As standard, but automatic stun	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Fist	4	Chop	Combo	action	Damage by Tier, +1 damage/rank, +1d2 / 1d4 / 1d6 / 1d8 damage by rank if the target is stunned/knocked down	As standard, but max damage	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Fist	3	Nose Smash	CC	action	Damage by Tier, target is treated as Silenced for 1 rnd per rank. On rounds after the first a successful Stamina test ends the Silence effect.	As standard, but add one extra damage dice	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Fist	5	Dragon Punch	Damage	action	Damage by Tier and grants Crushing Blow 3 per rank	Max damage, Crushing Blow 4 per rank	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, Crushing Blow 1 per rank	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Fist	5	Heart Punch	Death, Combo	action	Damage by Tier, 2%/rank chance to stop the targets heart, instantly killing it, chance doubles if target is knocked down	Increase to 5% per skill level	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Fist	4	Bone Breaker	CC	action	Damage by Tier, 10% chance per rank to break an arm or leg, counts as Serious injury (see Injuries page)	Increase to 25% per skill level	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Fist	3	Eye Gouge	CC	action	Damage by Tier, blinds the target for one round/rank, must have exposed eyes for attack to do any damage or effects	counts as a Serious eye injury that reduces perception by half a Serious eye injury	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Fist	3	Claw Punch	Damage	action	Damage by Tier, +1d2 / 1d4 / 1d6 damage by rank, cannot add damage or effects from fist mounted weapons	Damage by Tier, +1d4 / 1d8 / 1d12 damage by rank, cannot add damage from fist mounted weapons	Minimum damage, cannot add damage from fist mounted weapons	Damage by Tier, cannot add damage from fist mounted weapons	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Fist	4	Internal Bleeder	DOT	action	Damage by Tier -1 per Rank, inflicts 1 Bleed damage/rank (stackable)	As standard, but inflicts 5 Bleed damage	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier -1 per Rank, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Fist	3	Haymaker	Opener	action	Damage by Tier, +1d2 / 1d4 / 1d6 damage by rank, if dodged counts as a Critical Miss (even if normally immune)	As standard, but +1d4 / 1d8 / 1d12 damage by rank	Treat as a Critical Miss (even if normally immune)	Damage by Tier, if dodged counts as a Critical Miss (even if normally immune)	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Fist	2	Hammer Punch	Combo	action	Damage by Tier, treat damage as 1 Tier higher per rank if target is Winded/Silenced or if attacking from behind	As standard, but max damage	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Fist	2	Pressure Point	Opener, CC	action	Typically only works on Humanoid targets. Causes no damage, but if target fails a Stamina test it is knocked down and temporarily immobilized from the neck down for up to 1 hour. If used in combat, any subsequent damage cancels the effect. • At rank 2 target suffers -3 disadvantage on its Stamina test. • If target is already stunned or immobilized it suffers a further -3 disadvantage.	As standard, effects are automatic if hitting	No effects	Target has +3 advantage on its Stamina test	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Fist	2	Disrupting Punch	CC	reaction	Half of damage by Tier, target is Interrupted if failing a Stamina test (-3 disadvantage at Rank 2)	If hitting, effects are automatic	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Fist	3	Way of the Open Palm	Style	instant	Until the start of your next turn, gain +2 per rank melee damage with Fist attacks (cannot add damage from fist mounted weapons) • Effects refresh for another round if successfully CCing or knocking a target out without killing it. • Only 1 "Way" can be active at a time.	As standard, but gain +3 per rank melee damage with Fist attacks	No effects	As standard, but gain +1 per rank melee damage with Fist attacks	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Fist	3	Way of the Striking Scorpion	Style	instant	Until the start of your next turn, all Fist attacks have -10 Armor Piercing per rank. • Effects refresh for another round if dealing direct damage with a Fist attack. • Only 1 "Way" can be active at a time.	As standard, but -20 armor piercing per rank	No effects	As standard, but -5 Armor Piercing per rank	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Kick	3	Jump Kick	Movement	action	Damage by Tier, can then jump away from target a distance of up to 1" per rank without counting as disengaging from combat. • If rolling Focus Dice BEFORE hit dice, can be used to jump into base contact	As standard, but jump distance increases to 4"	Minimum damage, only if in base contact	Damage by Tier, only if in base contact	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Kick	4	Round House	Combo	action	Damage by Tier, +1 damage/rank, if the target is stunned, winded, or vulnerable +1d2 / 1d4 / 1d6 / 1d8 damage by rank	As standard, but max damage	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Kick	3	Stomp	Combo	action	Damage by Tier, if the target is standing their movement is reduced to zero on their next turn, if knocked down or dropping down on target from above the stomp does double damage	As standard, but stomp effect does triple damage	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Kick	3	Hyper Knee	Combo	action	Damage by Tier, if charged gains +2/+2 Charge per Rank and 25% per rank chance to stun target for 1 round, cannot add damage or effects from fist mounted weapons	As standard, but max damage & automatic stun	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Kick	4	Lance Kick	Combo	action	Damage by Tier, if moved prior to using then add +2 damage per inch moved, counts as crushing blow 2/rank	As standard, but max damage	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Kick	3	Lightning Kicks	Multi	action	Deliver 3 kicks in rapid succession where each deals damage by Tier. Can be multiple targets if in base contact with more than one model, separate hit roll for each target, each kick is considered a single attack and must adhere to the 4-3-2 rule. Cannot be combined Unarmed Alacrity for use as an Instant.	If the first kick hits, all subsequent kicks auto hit	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Kick	3	Throat Kick	CC	action	Damage by Tier, with 20%/rank chance to silence the target for two rounds and also immobilize and knock down on the second round. At the end of the second round there is a 2% +2%/rank chance that target suffers a fatal injury due to a crushed windpipe. If target was knocked down at the time the Throat Kick was applied, the percentage for a Crushed Windpipe doubles. Any heal of two HP or more during the 2nd immediately cancels the effect	As standard, but doubles all % effects	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Kick	3	Cyclone Kick	Multi	action	Damage by Tier, hits one additional target in base contact per skill point, single hit roll	As standard, but max damage	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Kick	4	Sweep Kick	CC	action	Damage by Tier, 25% chance per rank to knock the target down	If target gets knocked down, deals max damage	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Kick	5	Whooping Crane	CC	action	Damage by Tier, if failing a Stamina test (-2 disadvantage per Rank) target is knocked back 2" per rank	As standard, but automatic knockback & knockdown	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Kick	4	Gut Kick	CC, Combo	action	Damage by Tier. If failing a Stamina test (-1 disadvantage per Rank) target is Winded for one round/rank, passing an unmodified Stamina test on subsequent rounds the effect ends immediately. • If target is knocked down deals +1d2 / 1d4 / 1d6 / 1d8 damage by rank and target remains knocked down for an additional round	As standard, target automatically Winded for first round	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Kick	4	Skull Cracker	Finisher, CC	action	Damage by Tier. If wounding or armor saved, has a 5% per rank stun multiplied by the number of Focus dice used this round (treat as a weapon effect).	Automatic stun	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Kick	4	Axe Kick	Combo	action	Damage by Tier with +10% crit chance per rank. If target is knocked down treat damage as 1 Tier higher.	As standard, but automatic Crit	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Kick	1	Wall Running	Utility	instant	Allows movement along vertical surfaces as a normal move, any subsequent attacks on targets below can benefit from elevation bonuses & treat the target as though knocked down for combo purposes even if they are not actually knocked down	As standard, but +2 movement	Immediately knocked down	No effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Kick	3	Way of the Iron Foot	Style	instant	Until the start of your next turn, gain +2 per rank melee damage with Kick attacks • Effects refresh for another round if doing both a 'MH' and 'OH' kick. • Only 1 "Way" can be active at a time.	As standard, but gain +3 per rank melee damage with Kick attacks	No effects	As standard, but only gain +1 per rank melee damage with Kick attacks	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Armed	3	Light Attack	Damage	instant	half damage MH attack, grants +2 per rank to Focus Dice roll of next Focus action taken this round	As standard, regular damage MH attack	No effects	minimum damage MH attack	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Ninja, Weapon Master
Armed	3	Heavy Attack	Damage	action	+1d6 damage per rank, +10% Overpowering per rank. You become Vulnerable until start of next turn	+1d8 damage per rank, +20% Overpowering per rank	Minimum damage, Vulnerable until start of next turn	+1d4 damage per rank, Vulnerable until start of next turn	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Ninja, Weapon Master
Armed	3	Swipe	Multi	action	Hits +1 target per rank in melee range for full MH damage (use a single damage roll)	As standard, but any target hit is Knocked Down if failing a Stamina test	Minimum damage, no effects	Hits +1 target per rank in melee range for 1/2 damage (use a single damage roll)	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Ninja, Weapon Master
Armed	4	Arm Strike	CC	action	Regular damage. Disarms target and arm/hand cannot be used again for one round/rank	As standard, but arm also immediately counts as injured (see Injuries page); rank 1 = minor; Rank 2 = serious; rank 3 = stabilized critical; rank4 = critical	Minimum damage, no effects	Regular damage, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Ninja, Weapon Master
Armed	4	Leg Strike	CC	action	Regular damage. Reduces target's movement by 1 per Rank until healed, if failing a Stamina test (-1 disadvantage per rank) target is also knocked down	As standard, but leg also immediately counts as injured (see Injuries page); rank 1 = minor; Rank 2 = serious; rank 3 = stabilized critical; rank4 = critical	Minimum damage, no effects	Regular damage, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Ninja, Weapon Master
Armed	3	Head Strike	CC, Death	action	Regular damage. Stuns the target for 1 round per rank (damage on subsequent rounds breaks the effect) and on a Crit auto decapitates target (or otherwise instant kills)	As standard, but even on non-crit 30% per rank chance to decapitate target or completely crush the skull, resulting in instant death	Minimum damage, no effects	Regular damage, stuns the target for 1 round per rank (damage on subsequent rounds breaks the effect)	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Ninja, Weapon Master
Armed	3	Stomach Strike	CC	action	Regular damage. If failing a Stamina test (-1 disadvantage per Rank) target is Winded for one round/rank, passing an unmodified Stamina test on subsequent rounds the effect ends immediately	As standard, target automatically Winded for first round	Minimum damage, no effects	Regular damage, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Ninja, Weapon Master
Armed	4	Vicious Strike	Damage	action	Regular damage, with +2 damage per rank	+5 damage per rank	Minimum damage, no effects	+1 damage per rank	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Ninja, Weapon Master
Armed	3	Subdue	CC	action	Regular Damage, but cannot reduce target below zero HP. Also incapitates target for one round per stack if failing a Stamina test.	As standard, but also automatically incapitates target for one round per rank.	Minimum damage, no effects	Regular damage, cannot reduce target below zero HP	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Ninja, Weapon Master
Armed	4	Lacerate	DOT	action	Regular damage. Target takes 2 Bleed damage per Rank at the start of their turn until healed or dead. Can stack.	4 Bleed per Rank	Minimum damage, no effects	1 Bleed per Rank	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Ninja, Weapon Master
Armed	3	Rejuvenating Blow	Utility	action	Regular damage. Also gain Fury or Vigor equal to 1d4/1d6/1d8 (based on Rank) OR +1 per rank Stealth or Focus OR regain 1d6 per rank Spirit or HP	As standard, but double the effects	Minimum damage, no effects	Regular damage, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Ninja, Weapon Master
Armed	3	Finishing Blow	Finisher	action	Regular damage +1d4 per Focus dice used this round. If it will drop the target below zero, damage is multiplied by 1.5x at rank 1, 2x at Rank 2, 2.5x at rank 3	As standard, but max damage	Minimum damage, no effects	Regular damage, no effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Ninja, Weapon Master
Armed	4	Expose Weakness	Opener, Utility	instant	spend your instant maneuvering your target in such a way as to expose a weakness, the next 'strike' type attack has +10% crit chance per rank	+20% crit chance per rank	Target gains +10 AC against your action this turn	No effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Ninja, Weapon Master
Armed	3	Composure	Utility	instant	Gain +1 focus per rank and may re-roll your next armed focus dice if it scores Poor	As standard, but also auto perfect on next armed focus skill used	No effects	Gain +1 Focus per rank	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Ninja, Weapon Master
Armed	3	Engage	Movement, CC	instant	Charge directly forward up to half your regular land movement speed. If this results in base contact the next attack made acts as a Taunt if target fails a Resolve test (-1 disadvantage per rank) and inflicts +1 Damage per Rank or +2 per rank if it is any kind of Strike	As standard, but increases to +2 dam/rank or +4/rank if a strike	No effects	As standard but no bonus damage	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Ninja, Weapon Master
Ranged	4	Arm Shot	CC	action	Regular damage. Disarms target and arm/hand cannot be used again for one round/rank	As standard, but arm also immediately counts as injured (see Injuries page); rank 1 = minor; Rank 2 = serious; rank 3 = stabilized critical; rank4 = critical	Minimum damage, no effects	Regular damage, no effects	Martial Artist, Samurai, Weapon Master, Ninja
Ranged	4	Leg Shot	CC	action	Regular damage. Reduces target's movement by 1 per Rank until healed, if failing a Stamina test (-1 disadvantage per rank) target is also knocked down	As standard, but leg also immediately counts as injured (see Injuries page); rank 1 = minor; Rank 2 = serious; rank 3 = stabilized critical; rank4 = critical	Minimum damage, no effects	Regular damage, no effects	Martial Artist, Samurai, Weapon Master, Ninja
Ranged	3	Head Shot	CC, Death	action	Regular damage. 5%/rank chance to pierce the skull and brain, instantly killing the target. If the target Armor saves, instead has a 20% per rank chance to Stun the target for 1 round	As standard, but max damage and double instant kill chances	Minimum damage, no effects	Regular damage, with only 2%/rank instant kill	Martial Artist, Samurai, Weapon Master, Ninja
Ranged	3	Body Shot	CC	action	Regular damage with +5 hit per skill point and if failing a Stamina test (-1 disadvantage per Rank) target is Winded for 1 round	As standard, target automatically Winded for 1 round	Minimum damage, no effects	Regular damage, +5 hit per rank	Martial Artist, Samurai, Weapon Master, Ninja
Ranged	4	Vicious Shot	Damage	action	Regular damage, with +2 damage per rank	Does +5 damage per rank	Minimum damage, no effects	+1 damage per rank	Martial Artist, Samurai, Weapon Master, Ninja
Ranged	4	Vital Shot	DOT	action	Regular damage. Target takes 2 Bleed damage per Rank at the start of their turn until healed or dead. Can stack.	4 Bleed damage per Rank	Minimum damage, no effects	1 Bleed per Rank	Martial Artist, Samurai, Weapon Master, Ninja
Ranged	4	Knock-back Shot	CC	action	Regular damage. If failing a Stamina test (-1 disadvantage per Rank) target is knocked back 2" per rank	As standard but automatic knockback	Minimum damage, no effects	Regular damage, no effects	Martial Artist, Samurai, Weapon Master, Ninja
Ranged	2	Distracting Shot	CC	action	Regular damage. If target fails a Resolve test you may choose one of two outcomes: • treat target as Taunted • turn the targets attention in a direction of your choosing	As standard, -5 disadvantage to targets Resolve test	Minimum damage, no effects	rank 1: half damage, Rank 2: Regular damage, no effects	Martial Artist, Samurai, Weapon Master, Ninja
Ranged	3	Bullseye	Damage	action	Regular damage. Ignores 30 armor per rank	As standard, but max damage	Minimum damage, no effects	Regular damage, no effects	Martial Artist, Samurai, Weapon Master, Ninja
Ranged	3	Volley	Multi	action	May fire 1 per rank additional times, count as regular ranged attacks only • bows, thrown weapons, or no-reload crossbows only • each attack is considered a separate attack with separate hit rolls and therefore must adhere to the global rules for Multiple Attack Actions, therefore Rank 2 or higher Volley is only useful on multiple targets	If the first projectile hits, all subsequent ones auto hit	Minimum damage, no effects	Regular damage, no effects	Martial Artist, Samurai, Weapon Master, Ninja
Ranged	4	Salvo	Multi	action	Fires 1 additional projectile per rank as a single shot, using a single hit roll • must hit a seperate target with each projectile • all targets must be within a cone template • if there is not enough available targets, excess projectiles are lost	As standard, but treat damage as though 1 additional projectile was fired.	Treat as a Critical Miss (even if normally immune)	As standard, but half the damage	Martial Artist, Samurai, Weapon Master, Ninja
Ranged	4	Exploit Weakness	Opener, Utility	instant	spend your instant focusing on your target, the next 'shot' type attack has +10% crit chance per rank	+20% crit chance per rank	Target gains +10 AC against your action this turn	No effects	Martial Artist, Samurai, Weapon Master, Ninja
Ranged	2	Rapid Reload	Utility	instant	spend your instant focusing on reloading or replenishing your ammo, where: • Rank 1 allows for half movement if using a Reload-Ranged type weapon or refills half a quiver or belt with ammo from a backpack or other stash • Rank 2 allows for full movement if using a Reload-Ranged type weapons or refills a full quiver or belt with ammo from a backpack or other stash	As standard, can immediately use another instant	Reloading or refilling quiver fails entirely	No effects	Martial Artist, Samurai, Weapon Master, Ninja
Ranged	3	Fallaway	Movement, Disengage	instant	Spend your instant focusing on your positioning for your next shot, immediately following the next 'shot' type attack you may jump back up to 1" per Rank. Doing so does not count as disengaging from combat.	Grants +2 damage per inch of Fallaway to next shot	Immediately knocked down	No effects	Martial Artist, Samurai, Weapon Master, Ninja
Ranged	3	Deep Breath	Utility	instant	Gain +1 focus per rank and may re-roll your next ranged focus dice if it scores Poor	As standard, but also auto perfect on next ranged focus skill used	No effects	Gain +1 Focus per rank	Martial Artist, Samurai, Weapon Master, Ninja
Defense	4	Side Step	Avoidance	reaction	Passively gain +3 Dodge per skill point against the next incoming hit roll for a melee attack, projectile or AoE based ranged attack, spell, or effect.	As standard, but auto success	Next attack made against you is an automatic hit	Passively gain +3 Dodge per skill point against the next incoming hit roll for a melee attack, projectile or AoE based ranged attack, spell, or effect.	Martial Artist, Samurai, Weapon Master, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Defense	3	Momentum Toss	Avoidance, CC	reaction	When an opponent moves into base contact pass a Strength vs Stamina stat roll-off (+2 Advantage per rank) to throw them 1d6" and knock the target down • if failing the stat roll off opponents first attack auto hits	As standard, but auto success	Immediately knocked down	No effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Weapon Master, Runeweaver, Shaolin
Defense	3	Catch Weapon	Avoidance	reaction	Once per battle per rank, when opponent attacks with a melee weapon roll a Focus Dice to determine if you can catch the weapon (must have a free hand), where scoring good or higher negates the attack. First use counts as rank 1, second as Rank 2, third as Rank 3, etc...	Negates the attack and allows you to disarm the weapon if so desired	Take +50% damage from the attack	No effects	Martial Artist, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Defense	3	Physical Block	Avoidance	reaction	awards +4 Block per rank against the next incoming attack, in addition to or combined with other blocks	Increases to 40% per rank	Take +50% damage from the attack	No effects	Martial Artist, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Defense	4	Superior Defense	Avoidance, Utility	instant	Activate to trigger one of the following effects for up to 1 hour or until losing at least 1 Focus • increase a parry or block chance by 5% per rank • +1 Advantage per rank to Initiative stat roll-offs for Ward-offs • +5 AC per rank • +3 per rank to all Resistances	As standard, but lasts for remainder of battle (or 1 hour outside of combat)	No effects	As standard, but getting hit at all cancels the effect (even if armor saving)	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja, Weapon Master
Defense	4	Reversal	Avoidance, Damage	reaction	Once per battle per rank, in opponents turn may turn one of their own melee attacks against them, (including Critical Hits), must announce before hit roll. First use counts as rank 1, second as Rank 2, third as Rank 3, etc...	As standard, but reversed attack does max damage	Next attack made against you is an automatic hit	No effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Weapon Master
Defense	3	Recoil	Avoidance, Disengage	reaction	Once per rank per battle, after an enemy has elected to attack but before they roll to hit, may choose to Recoil away from attacker by up to 2" without being consider to have disengaged from combat. The attacker may redirect the attack onto another viable target. First use counts as rank 1, second as Rank 2, third as Rank 3, etc...	As standard, but attacker cannot redirect and attack is effectively a miss	Next attack made against you is an automatic hit	No effects	Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Weapon Master, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja, Martial Artist
Defense	4	Misdirection	Avoidance, Movement	reaction	When targeted by an enemy roll the Focus Dice to move up to 25% per rank of regular movement towards another target, redirecting the attack onto them.	As standard, plus grants +1d4 Focus	Redirect fails and lose any dodge until the start of your next turn attack	No effects, redirect fails	Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Defense	4	Supreme Parry	Avoidance	reaction	Can use parry against 1 incoming ranged projectile per rank, but does not count as an instant on your next turn	As standard, but parry chance is 100%	Cannot parry this turn	Can use parry against 1 incoming ranged projectile per rank	Martial Artist, Samurai, Ninja, Weapon Master
Defense	3	Unwavering Resolve	Utility	reaction	As a reaction to taking damage less than or equal to 10 per rank, do lose any Focus from that source of damage.	As standard, but 20 per rank	No effect	As standard, but 5 per rank	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Weapon Master, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Defense	3	Recentering	Utility	instant	Immediately gain +2 Focus per rank	As standard, but +3 Focus per Rank	No effect	As standard, but +1 Focus per Rank	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Weapon Master, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Defense	3	Swift Dodge	Avoidance	reaction	Can elect to use dodge x(1+rank) instead of AC against all incoming attacks from a single opponent, must announce prior to opponents hit roll(s)	As standard, but dodge x(2+rank)	Incoming attack(s) auto-hit	As standard, but dodge x1	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Defense	3	Way of the Scorching Flame	Style	reaction or instant	Until the start of your next turn, any time a target in base contact hits you they suffer 2 per rank auto heat damage and you gain +1 Fury or Vigor per Rank. • Effects refresh for another round if damaging more than 1 target in a round. • Only 1 "Way" can be active at a time. • Minotaurs, Orcs & Half-Orcs treat this as 1 rank higher (up to Rank 4)	As standard, but suffer 3 per rank auto heat damage	No effects	As standard, but suffer only 1 per rank auto heat damage & no fury or vigor gain	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja, Weapon Master
Defense	3	Way of the Enduring Earth	Style	reaction or instant	Until the start of your next turn, gain +2 Toughness per rank against incoming damage. • Effects refresh for another round if toughness negates at least half of the incoming damage. • Only 1 "Way" can be active at a time. • Dwarves, Gnomes & Anakim treat this as 1 rank higher (up to Rank 4)	As standard, but gain +3 Toughness per rank	No effects	As standard, but gain +1 Toughness per rank	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja, Weapon Master
Defense	3	Way of the Flowing Waters	Style	instant	Until the start of your next turn, +2 per rank to incoming heals of any kind and gain +1 reaction. • Effects refresh for another round if healed. • Only 1 "Way" can be active at a time. • Elves, Half-elves and Centaur treat this as 1 rank higher (up to Rank 4)	As standard, but +3 per rank to incoming heals and +2 reactions	No effects	As standard, but +1 per rank to incoming heals of any kind	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja, Weapon Master
Defense	3	Way of the Shifting Winds	Style	reaction or instant	Until the start of your next turn, gain +2 Dodge per rank against incoming attacks. • Effects refresh for another round if dodging. • Only 1 "Way" can be active at a time. • Kayden, Humans & Halflings treat this as 1 rank higher (up to Rank 4)	As standard, but gain +4 Dodge per rank	No effects	As standard, but gain +1 Dodge per rank	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja, Weapon Master
Racial: Dwarf	3	Dwarven Handshake	Racial, Opener	reaction	An unsuspecting headbutt that counts as an unarmed opener made when an opponent attempts to hit you with a melee attack. The target gets no dodge contribution to AC but must be no more than 1 size larger. Inflicts damage by Tier. If the target fails a Stamina test (at -1 disadvantage per rank) this counts as an Interrupt.	As standard, but triple disadvantage on interrupt	Minimum damage, no effects, you are stunned on your next turn	Minimum damage, no effects	Runeweaver, Weapon Master, Shaolin
Racial: Dwarf	3	Dwarven Farewell	Racial, Finisher	action	A fierce headbutt that counts as an unarmed finisher. Target must be no more than 1 size larger. Inflicts damage by Tier +2 per Rank and +1d6 damage per Focus dice used this round.	As standard, but max damage	Minimum damage, no effects, you are stunned on your next turn	Damage by Tier, no other effects	Runeweaver, Weapon Master, Shaolin
Racial: Dwarf	3	Way of the Stone Brow	Racial, Style	instant	Until the start of your next turn, gain +1 damage per rank to unarmed attacks (+2 per rank if its a headbutt) and immunity to spell interrupts. • Effects refresh for another round if dealing damage with a headbutt or successfully casting a spell. • Only 1 "Way" can be active at a time.	As standard, but bonus damage counts as 1 rank higher	No effects	As standard, but bonus damage counts as 1 rank lower	Runeweaver, Weapon Master, Shaolin
Racial: Kayden	3	Hunting Stoop	Racial, Opener	action	An unarmed attack made with a Kayden's taloned feet (counts as a kick) as it rapidly swoops down on its target from above. Must be above the target and measure full straightline flying movement downwards. Inflicts damage by Tier + 1d2 / 1d4 / 1d6 damage by rank with crit% increased by 5% per straightline inch moved prior to the attack. If wounding or armor saved, the the Kayden stops its movement and knocks the target back the remaining distance of unused movement, causing collision damage and a knock down if the target hits the ground or is already on the ground. If the target dodges or if the Kayden critically misses, it must complete the full move, potentially causing it to take the collision damage and knock down instead.	As standard, but collision damage is doubled (regardless of target)	Attack automatically fails. Treat as though target dodged.	Damage by Tier, no effects	Martial Artist, Weapon Master, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Racial: Kayden	3	Disembowel	Racial, Finisher	action	Use your talons to attempt to cut open your target's back or belly and rip out internal organs. Counts as a kick that inflicts damage by Tier plus 1d4 / 1d8 / 1d12 damage by rank with a 5% chance per Focus dice used this round to rip out the targets guts, which counts as an immediate Critical torso injury and inflicts a 3 damage per rank bleed effect	As standard, but double both the chances of a Critical injury and the bleed effect	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no other effects	Martial Artist, Weapon Master, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Racial: Kayden	3	Way of the Winged Defender	Racial, Style, Utility	reaction or instant	Until the start of your next turn, use your wings to attempt a deflecting block of an incoming attack (as a reaction). Counts as Block +1 per rank and may be added to other sources of blocks. • Effects refresh for another round if successfully blocking an attack this round. • Only 1 "Way" can be active at a time. •	As standard, but increase to block +2 per rank	No effects	As standard, but no advantage on blocks granted	Martial Artist, Weapon Master, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Racial: Orc	3	Brutal Onslaught	Racial, Opener	action	A melee attack that inflicts damage by Tier plus 1d2 / 1d4 / 1d6 damage by rank if unarmed or mainhand weapon damage +1 per rank if armed. If the target fails a Resolve test (at -1 disadvantage per rank) it is Frightened	As standard, but max damage and -2 Disadvantage per rank	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier (unarmed) or Regular damage (armed), no other effects	Pit-Fighter, Weapon Master, Runeweaver
Racial: Orc	3	Gruesome Takedown	Racial, Finisher, Death	action	A finisher that inflicts damage by Tier plus 1d4 / 1d8 / 1d12 damage by rank if unarmed or weapon damage +2 per rank if armed. After all other modifiers (including crit), add +10 damage per Focus dice used this round if it will reduce the targets HP to zero or less. If so, the target is cut in half, the attack punctures straight through their body, or they see some other gruesome end, instantly dying.	As standard, but max damage	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier (unarmed) or Regular damage (armed), no other effects	Pit-Fighter, Weapon Master, Runeweaver
Racial: Orc	3	Way of the Heavy Hand	Racial, Style	instant	Until the start of your next turn, gain +1 damage per rank to all melee attacks (+2 per rank if its an unarmed attack). • Effects refresh for another round if dealing greater than 10 damage with any single attack this round. • Only 1 "Way" can be active at a time.	As standard, but increase damage by +1 per rank	No effects	As standard, but suffer -10 to hit per rank	Pit-Fighter, Weapon Master, Runeweaver
Racial: Human	3	Versatile Focus	Racial, Opener, Utility	instant	Add your current focus as bonus physical damage or spell power to the next non-focus skill or power used. Up to a maximum of +5 per rank. • Martial Artist only, may add this bonus damage to the next focus skill	As standard, but treat as 1 rank higher	No effects	As standard, but treat as 1 rank lower (if already rank 1, min. +2 only)	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja, Weapon Master
Racial: Human	3	Merciless Strike	Racial, Finisher	action	A finisher that counts as a strike and inflicts damage by Tier plus 1d4 / 1d8 / 1d12 damage by rank if unarmed or weapon damage +2 per rank if armed. Regardless of target HP, there is 15% per rank chance to cause an immediate serious injury. • If a specific target area is no specified, use the Area of Injury Random Roll Table to determine where the injury occurs.	As standard, but double the injury chance	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier (unarmed) or Regular damage (armed), no other effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja, Weapon Master
Racial: Human	3	Way of the Many Strikes	Racial, Style, Utility	instant	Until the start of your next turn, gain +1 advantage per rank to all Focus rolls. • Effects refresh for another round if not using more than one of the same discipline of skills this turn. • Only 1 "way" can be active at a time.	As standard, but gain an additional +1 Advantage	No effects	As standard, but 1 less advantage is granted	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja, Weapon Master
Racial: Elf	3	Throat Pinch	Racial, Opener, CC	instant	An unarmed attack that typically only works on humanoid targets with vocal cords. Inflicts minimum damage and if the target fails a Stamina test, at -2 disadvantage per rank, they are silenced for 1 round	As standard, but lasts for 2 rounds	No effects	As standard, but no advantage granted	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja, Weapon Master
Racial: Elf	3	Mortal Finish	Racial, Finisher	action	A finisher that inflicts damage by Tier if unarmed or regular weapon damage if armed. If after dealing this damage the target is at 10% or less HP, deal an additonal 1d4 / 1d6 / 1d8 mental damage by rank for each Focus dice used this round. If this kills the target or is enough to cause a serious or critical injury, the targets soul is severed from the body. • Only works on targets with a soul (Third Creation). • A seperate hit roll is made for the mental damage, using mental damage modifiers if they exist.	As standard, but all damage is max damage	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier (unarmed) or Regular damage (armed), no other effects	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja, Weapon Master
Racial: Elf	3	Way of Flawless Will	Racial, Style, Utility	instant	Until the start of your next turn, gain +10 per rank to a selected Resistance. • Effects refresh for another round if you sucessfully resist any spell or effect. • Only 1 "way" can be active at a time.	As standard, but gain +15 resistance per rank	No effects	As standard, but only +5 resistance per rank	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja, Weapon Master
Racial: Halfling	3	Half-pint Surprise	Racial, Opener, CC	action	A rapid and unexpected unarmed focus attack, typically delivered to a sensitive area on the targer, that deals damage by tier (thematically could also be made with the butt end of a weapon). • Defensive reactions can not be used against this attack • If dealing damage, prevents the target from using a reaction for 1 full round.	As standard, but max damage	Attack automatically fails. Treat as though target dodged.	Damage by Tier, no effects	Martial Artist, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Weapon Master
Racial: Halfling	3	Humbling Blow	Racial, Finisher	action	A finisher that only works on targets of equal or larger size, dealing damage by Tier if unarmed or regular weapon damage if armed. Add additional damage dice per Focus dice used this round, where dice size scales up as the target gets larger: • Rank 1: same size (1d2), 1+ size larger (1d4) • Rank 2: 2 sizes larger (1d6), 3+ sizes larger (1d8) • Rank 3: 4 sizes larger (1d10), 5+ sizes larger (1d12)	As standard, but max damage	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no effects	Martial Artist, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Weapon Master
Racial: Halfling	3	Way of the Unseen Assailant	Racial, Style, Utility	instant	Until the start of your next turn, gain +10 per rank to hit or cast with any attack that is made from behind a target. • Effects refresh for another round if you are not targetted by any opponent you targeted on your last turn. • Only 1 "way" can be active at a time.	As standard, but gain +15 per rank	No effects	As standard, but +5 per rank	Martial Artist, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Weapon Master
Racial: Gnome	3	Chatterbox	Racial, Opener, Utility	instant	An incessant stream of words with no punctuation drives a selected target into an irrational rage. If they fail a resolve test, at +3 disadvantge per rank, they count as Taunted and suffer -5 to hit per rank on their next turn.	As standard, but increase to -10 to hit per rank	No effects	Taunt only, with no penalty to hit	Runeweaver, Weapon Master
Racial: Gnome	3	Bigger They Are, Harder They Fall	Racial, Finisher, CC, Combo	action	A finisher that only works on targets larger than you, dealing damage by Tier if unarmed or regular weapon damage if armed. If successfully hitting, before dealing damage, there is a 15% chance per focus dice used this round that the target knocked down, even if it would normally be immune due to the Immovable trait granted by creature size differences (up to 3 sizes max). • If the target is knocked down, from this or any other source, then deal damage at +25% per rank.	As standard, but treat as 1 rank higher	Minimum damage, no effects	As standard, but minimum damage	Runeweaver, Weapon Master
Racial: Gnome	3	Way of the Ingenious Onslaught	Racial, Style	instant	Until the start of your next turn, gain +1 per rank to damage with Armed/Ranged focus skills or to spell power for spirit powers. • Effects refresh for another round if one fo the skills/powers that benefits from this bonus sucessfully causes an effect other than daamge. • Only 1 "way" can be active at a time.	As standard, but +2 per rank	No effects	As standard, but only lasts one round and cannot be refreshed for another round	Runeweaver, Weapon Master
Racial: Minotaur	3	Gore	Racial, Opener, DOT	action	An unarmed melee attack made with the minotaur's horns that deals damage by Tier. On wound, this also applies a Bleed effect equal to 1d2 / 1d4 / 1d6 stacks by rank. If dealing at least 3+ bonus damage from the Bull Charge passive when using Gore, increase the bleed stacks by +1	As standard, but max damage (not including Bleed stacks)	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no effects	Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Weapon Master
Racial: Minotaur	3	War Stomp	Racial, Finisher, Multi	action	A unarmed kick attack that strikes the ground, dealing physical damage by Tier plus an additonal 1d6 damage per rank. The total damage is split between all targets (friend or foe) within a radius equal to the number of Focus Dice used this round. • Targets of lesser size are also Knocked Down if failing a Stamina test	As standard, but double the number of per rank dice used	Minimum damage, divided by all targets within 1" radius	Damage by Tier, divided by all targets within 1" radius	Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Weapon Master
Racial: Minotaur	3	Way of the Cloven Hoof	Racial, Style	instant	Until the start of your next turn, gain +3 Advantage per rank to resist or prevent any kind of Knockdown or Knockback, as well as +1 damage per rank on Kick damage • Effects refresh for another round if do not move from your current location. • Only 1 "Way" can be active at a time.	As standard, but gain an additional +1 per rank on both effects	No effects	As standard, but only lasts one round and cannot be refreshed for another round	Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Weapon Master
Racial: Centaur	3	Attention Grabber	Racial, Opener	instant	A single thrown weapon or half damage shot with a ranged weapon that focuses the targets attention on you for 1 full round (treat like a taunt) if they fail a Resolve test (at -2 disadvantage per rank) and grants +10 to hit per rank on the next melee attack made against the target	As standard, but doubles the disadvantage and + to hit per rank	Minimum damage, no effects	As standard, but halves the disadvantage and + hit per rank	Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Weapon Master
Racial: Centaur	3	Crushing Hooves	Racial, Finisher	action	Rear up and bring your front hooves down to delivering a deadly finisher that inflicts damage by Tier plus 1d6 damage per rank with a 10% chance per Focus dice used this round to break bones, counting as a random roll Serious crushing injury (see Injuries page)	As standard, but double the chances to break bones	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no other effects	Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Weapon Master
Racial: Centaur	3	Way of the Unstoppable Vanguard	Racial, Style, Multi	instant	Until the start of your next turn, gain a 1d6 per rank Trample reaction and +1 damage per rank Charge damage • Effects refresh for another round if dealing trample and/or charge damage. • Only 1 "Way" can be active at a time.	As standard, but max damage on trample and +2 damage per rank Charge damage	No effects	As standard, but min damage on trample and no charge damage bonus	Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Weapon Master
Racial: Anakim	3	Brute Force	Racial, Opener, Utility	instant	For the remainder of your turn, re-roll any physical damage dice until it is not less than half its max value (i.e. d4 must roll 3+, d6 must roll 4+, d8 must roll 5+, etc...)	As standard, but rolls must be 1 higher than half way (i.e. d4 must be 4+, d6 must be 5+, d8 must be 6+, etc...)	No effects	As standard, can only applies to one dice roll	Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Weapon Master
Racial: Anakim	3	Skull Crusher	Racial, Finisher, Death	action	A finisher that only works on targets smaller than you and requires an empty hand (off hand on a 2H weapon is valid) to grip the targets head. You attempt to crush the targets skull, dealing damage by Tier, with a 5% chance per Focus dice used this round to crush their skull, killing them isntantly. • If this fails, the target is grappled instead. If the grapple is maintained, as reaction to the target failing to break the grapple, you may make another attempt to crush the targets skull. • Maintaining the grapple prevents the use of that hand	As standard, but first attempt at crushing the skull ahs double the success chance	Minimum damage, no effects	Damage by Tier, no other effects	Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Weapon Master
Racial: Anakim	3	Way of the Ham Hands	Racial, Style, CC	instant	Until the start of your next turn, all fist attacks (including those made with fist and hand weapons) gain +10% per rank stun chance that stacks with other sources of stun. • Effects refresh for another round if sucessfully stunning or knocking down an opponent • Only 1 "way" can be active at a time.	As standard but also gain a +10% per rank chance to knock the target down	No effects	As standard, but +5% per rank stun	Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Weapon Master
Fist, Kick	4	Way of the Divine Hand	Style	instant	Until the start of your next turn, gain +1 per rank Holy damage with Fist or Kick focus attacks (entire attack counts as physical and holy damage) and +1 per rank Holy spell power • Effects refresh for another round if successfully healing or aiding a target with Holy powers or dealing damage to Undead, Demon, Devil, Hellfiend targets (or those heavily influenced by any of these). • Only 1 "Way" can be active at a time • Shaolin and Samurai treat this as 1 rank higher (up to Rank 5)	As standard, but add an additional +1	No effects	As standard, but only dual damage source effect, no bonus damage/spell power	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja
Armed, Ranged	4	Way of the Sadist	Style	instant	Until the start of your next turn, gain +1 per rank Demonic damage with Armed and Ranged focus attacks (entire attack counts as physical and demonic damage) • Effects refresh for another round if successfully dealing at least 5 damage to any target that can feel pain. • Only 1 "Way" can be active at a time. • Pit-Fighter and Ninja treat this as 1 rank higher (up to Rank 5)	As standard, but add an additional +2	No effects	As standard, but only dual damage source effect, no bonus damage/spell power	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Ninja, Weapon Master
Defense	4	Way of the Masochist	Style	instant	Until the start of your next turn, gain +1 Toughness per rank against incoming damage and +1 per rank Demonic spell power • Effects refresh for another round if taking at least 5 damage (after any damage absorption/negation) from any single source. • Only 1 "Way" can be active at a time • Shaolin and Pit Fighter treat this as 1 rank higher (up to Rank 5)	As standard, but add an additional +2	No effects	As standard, but must take at least 10 damage to refresh	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja, Weapon Master
Fist, Kick, Armed	4	Way of Fang and Claw	Style	instant	Until the start of your next turn, gain +1 per rank physical damage with Fist, Kick, or Armed (entire attack counts as physical, primal and/or wild damage) and +1 per rank Primal or Wild spell power • Effects refresh for another round if successfully healing or aiding a target with Primal or Wild powers or dealing damage to Third Creation targets. • Only 1 "Way" can be active at a time. • Shaolin and Runeweaver treat this as 1 rank higher (up to Rank 5)	As standard, but add an additional +2	No effects	As standard, but only dual damage source effect, no bonus damage/spell power	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja, Weapon Master
Defense	4	Way of Harmonous Soul	Style	instant	Until the start of your next turn, gain +2 temporary HP per rank and +1 per rank Psionic spell power psionic faith. • Effects refresh for another round if these temporary HP are not fully depleted (temp HP, refresh back to max amount but do not stack). • Only 1 "Way" can be active at a time. • Shaolin and Samurai treat this as 1 rank higher (up to Rank 5)	As standard, but treat as 1 rank higher	No effects	As standard, but treat as 1 rank lower (down to a minimum of Rank1)	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja, Weapon Master
Armed, Ranged	4	Way of Light and Shadow	Style	instant	Until the start of your next turn, gain +1 per rank Light, Dark, or Twlight damage (choose at will) with Armed or Ranged focus skills (entire attack counts as physical, and magic damage) and +1 per rank Light, Dark, and Twlight spell power • Effects refresh for another round if successfully healing or aiding a target with Light, Dark, or Twilight powers or dealing damage to targets that are sensitive to these types of damage. • Only 1 "Way" can be active at a time. • Runeweaver and Ninja treat this as 1 rank higher (up to Rank 5)	As standard, but add an additional +2	No effects	As standard, but only dual damage source effect, no bonus damage/spell power	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Ninja, Weapon Master
Fist, Kick, Armed, Ranged	3	Way of the Lotus	Style	instant	Until the start of your next turn, gain +3% per rank crit with any Focus skill or Spirit/Faith power • Effects refresh for another round if scoring a critical hit (or cast). • Only 1 "Way" can be active at a time. •Samurai and Weapon Master treat this as 1 rank higher (up to Rank 5)	As standard, but treat as 1 rank higher	No effects	As standard, but treat as 1 rank lower (down to a minimum of Rank1)	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja, Weapon Master
Fist, Kick, Armed, Ranged	4	Way of Wonderous Power	Style	instant	Until the start of your next turn, gain +1 per rank (common) Arcane damage with any focus skill (entire attack counts as physical, and Arcane damage) and +1 per rank (common) Arcane spell power • Effects refresh for another round if successfully healing or aiding a target with (common) Arcane powers or dealing damage to targets that is sensitive to any type of arcane damage. • Only 1 "Way" can be active at a time. • Runeweaver and Ninja treat this as 1 rank higher (up to Rank 5)	As standard, but add an additional +2	No effects	As standard, but only dual damage source effect, no bonus damage/spell power	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja, Weapon Master
Defense	4	Way of Celestial Fortune	Style	instant	Until the start of your next turn, gain +1 per rank Celestial damage with any focus skill (entire attack counts as physical and Celestial damage) and +1 per rank High magic spell power • Effects refresh for another anytime a dice is re-rolled within 3" of you (including self). • Only 1 "Way" can be active at a time. • Runeweaver and Samurai treat this as 1 rank higher (up to Rank 5)	As standard, but add an additional +2	No effects	As standard, but only dual damage source effect, no bonus damage/spell power	Martial Artist, Pit-Fighter, Samurai, Runeweaver, Shaolin, Ninja, Weapon Master

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