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This technique is the gateway to add special properties to the user's unarmed combat, starting with having all of the user's unarmed attacks be considered energy imbued.

Base

Technique Type: Combat Performance: Standard Action Delivery: Self Reach: Same as unarmed. Effect Type: Passive Channeling Duration Tier (DT): S Duration: 3 rounds

Simply, while channeled, this technique considers all of the user's unarmed attacks as Energy Imbued Attacks, but it's main purpose is perhaps to function as a gateway to add Modifications and Upgrades to a character's unarmed combat in general. All modifications added to this Technique trigger their effects only once per target struck in a single turn, regardless of the individual number of attacks performed on any individual target. Of course, any such effects being transferred still require Saving Throws to be successful. A Yokai's Special Attack is also considered to benefit from any Upgrades and  Modifications this Technique might have.

Upgrades

2 points:

Halts any form of projectile in place, be it  energy-based or physical, also granting some control over it.

Base

Technique Type: Combat / Support Performance: Standard Action Delivery: Selective (used on projectiles) Range: 20ft. (for targeting purposes) Effect Type: Lingering Duration Tier (DT): S Duration: 3 rounds

This technique can be used to halt any form of projectile in place, be it energy-based or physical. What constitutes a projectile is any non-living object or singular, condensed form of energy travelling with momentum towards a specific direction.

As a Standard Action, the user of this Technique can release the projectile, allowing it to resume its trajectory with the same momentum it had, otherwise, the projectile automatically resumes by itself once this technique's duration elapses. Homing Projectiles will continue chasing their original targets when unfrozen, while manually controlled projectiles will once again be controllable.

Any number of projectiles can be frozen, each one retaining their own frozen duration. When freezing a projectile, the user of this technique can choose to freeze any given projectile for a specific duration as long as it falls within the technique's current maximum duration.

Upgrades allow the user of this technique to perform additional actions on frozen projectiles.

Upgrades

1 point:

Range Upgrade: 10ft.

Additional Projectile Per Single Standard Action: +1

2 points:

Reverse Momentum: As a Standard Action, the user may reverse the momentum of any frozen projectile.

Set-Off: If the frozen projectile has a property that would activate upon making contact with a target, such as an explosion, the user of this technique can choose trigger it while it is while it is frozen in place by using a Standard Action.

Fake-Out: Grants the user the option to, as a Free Action, momentarily halt and resume projectiles fired by them as a fake-out, the mixed timing causing Deflection and Evasion attempts to suffer from a -5. This effect can also be applied to an ally's projectiles but as a Prepared Action.

3 points:

A technique that allows the user to make contact with a distant target as if it were direct contact, allowing them to transfer melee strikes or perhaps physical assistance.

Base

Technique Type: Combat / Specialty Performance: Standard Action Delivery: Self (For Activation), Selective (for actions performed during it, not for activation)* Reach: 20ft. Effect Type: Passive Channeling Duration Tier (DT): Mn Duration: 1 minute (10 rounds)

While it is being channeled, Displaced Contact allows any form of contact to be performed remotely, be that a gentle touch, a standard or energy imbued melee attack, or any Contact (delivery) technique. This form of contact it enables is extended to anything the user wields, meaning that strikes with weapons and similar gear can also be delivered with it.

Displaced Contact treats the target as if they were doing direct contact with either the user or the gear being used, so it is capable of transferring any special effects that either would normally transfer with direct contact.

Targets for contact are chosen as a free action. The user of this technique does so by focusing on visible targets within range. As a base feature, this technique can extend such contact to a single target, a number that can be increased through upgrades.

Modification

Prerequisites: [Delivery: Contact]

As a modification, the feature allows the modified Contact Technique to be used remotely, adopting an initial Reach of 20ft.

Upgrades

1 point:

Reach Upgrade: +10

3 point:

All Projectile and Wave attacks performed within range of someone utilizing this technique, be them from Techniques or standard weapons, are instead drawn to the user while also having their effects completely nullified.

Base

Technique Type: Combat / Support Performance: Standard Action Delivery: Self Size: 15ft. radius Effect Type: Passive Channeling Duration Tier (DT): S Duration: 3 rounds

As its description states, while this technique is being channeled, all Projectiles and Waves within range of the user are drawn away from their intended target and directed at the user of Lightning Rod instead, where their effects are completely nullified, including damage. This includes projectiles and waves coming from standard weapons rather than techniques, such as bullet fired from a gun or the flame from a flamethrower.

The user may not selectively choose which Techniques are affected: all Projectiles and Waves are influenced. Although the radius of this Technique is 15ft, even if a technique is initiated outside of its influence, once it crosses into its boundary it is nonetheless attracted.

Modification

Prerequisites: [Duration Tier: S] [Delivery: Self]

As a modification, this feature's effects are activated alongside the Technique's other Self effects.

Upgrades

1 point:

The user's body can twist and contort in all sorts of different ways while this technique is active.

Base

Technique Type: Combat / Specialty Performance: Standard Action Delivery: Self Reach: 5ft. Effect Type: Passive Channeling Duration Tier (DT): S Duration: 3 rounds

For every round it is active, the user of this technique benefits from a +5 on evasion and grapple-related actions. Additionally, their body can stretch in such a way that they are able to reach 5ft. further than usual, an amount that can be increased with upgrades. Last but not least, the user is able to squeeze themselves through all sorts of narrow and tight spaces that they would otherwise not be able to.

This technique does not allow the user to split in any way, shape, or form.

Modification

Prerequisites: [Delivery: Self], [Effect Type: Passive Channeling / Active Channeling], [Duration Tier: S]

As a modification, the feature adds its effects to the existing Technique.

Upgrades

1 point:

Reach Upgrade: +10ft.

2 points:

A technique capable of Feigning the Death of the user to such an extent that it even fools the sensing of spirit energy.

Base

Technique Type: Combat, Specialty Performance: Free Action Delivery: Self Effect Type: Passive Channeling Duration Tier (DT): H Duration: 1 hour

An individual Feigning Death through the use of this Technique manages to influence their body in a way that nearly identically simulates the state of being dead. For all intents and purposes, their body does shut down completely, only a feint and nearly undetectable sliver of energy keeping their body from suffering damage by the lack of necessary bodily functions.

Traditional sensory cannot detect the energy harbored in the user's body; only the use of specialized energy-detecting Techniques such as True Sight being able to detect it (and that's only if individuals even suspect about using them in the first place).

An energy-powered leap used to cross great distances and add momentum to melee attacks.

Base

Technique Type: Combat Performance: Movement Delivery: Self Range: 60ft. Effect Type: Instant

Powered Jump is an action that can be used alongside standard Movement. Aside from the usual Energy consumed for performing a Technique, half of the user's standard Movement is also consumed to perform it. The user leaps a distance of up to 60ft. (or its currently upgraded Range), and they can make use of the powerful force behind it by applying it to a follow-up melee attack.

This follow-up melee attack benefits from a Potency bonus on top of any Potency bonuses added by imbuing the attack itself with Energy (i.e, in such cases, double the user's Potency is applied). This same bonus applies to momentum-based Techniques with a delivery of 'Contact'. Only the first strike in a series of momentum-based physical attacks receives the added bonuses of Powerful Jump, and these bonuses are only applied upon jumping a minimum of 60ft.

Upgrades

1 point:

Range Upgrade: +30ft.

2 points:

With a powerful and rapid spin, the user is able to deflect incoming threats.

Base

Technique Type: Combat Performance: Defensive Action Effect Type: Instant

As a Defensive Action, Tornado Spin can be used to deflect threats hailing from Techniques and natural hazards alike. The Technique's effect behaves as an automatically successful Deflection, but they do not benefit from any feats or advantages that specifically enhance said Deflection skill.

In addition to its primary effect, Tornado Spin can also be used to blow away any gas surrounding the user, and may also free the user from a grapple or any binds if the user’s [Potency + 1d20] is higher than that of their respective DC.

Upgrades

1 point:

Knockdown: Those adjacent to the user must roll for Guard as a saving throw pinned against the user's Potency to prevent from being Downed by the spin's powerful force. If the user is performing a Prolonged Spin (see other upgrades), those that pass adjacent to the user also prompt this Saving Throw.

2 points: