
Through single-minded focus and unwavering dedication, you have mastered your craft and become a champion of martial skill. By focusing your mind, you react to threats with swift motions and deadly efficiency.
- Racial Requirement: Any
- Transformation Type: Enhancement Power
- Prerequisite(s): N/A
- Stress Test Requirement: 16
- Tier of Power Requirement. 2+
- Aspects: Special (Martial Focus), Strainless
| AG | FO | TE | SC | IN | MA | PE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1(T) | +2(T) | – | – | +1(T) | +2(T) | – |
Mastery of Martial Arts: Becoming a true master of the art of combat, you have learned to react more effectively in response to danger.
-[Triggered/Start of Combat Round]: Gain an additional Counter Action.
-[Triggered, 1/Encounter]: If you end a Combat Round with any number of Counter Actions, you may choose to retain those Counter Actions (max 3) during the next Combat Round.
-[Triggered, 1/Round]: If you use the Defend Maneuver in response to an Attacking Maneuver that targets you, and you do not take any Damage as a result of that Attacking Maneuver, you may regain your spent Counter Action.
-[Triggered, 1/Round]: If you use the Defend Maneuver in response to an Attacking Maneuver that targets you, and you do not take any Damage as a result of that Attacking Maneuver, that Opponent triggers your Exploit Maneuver.
-[Triggered, 1/Round]: If you use the Exploit Maneuver and hit the Opponent with an Attacking Maneuver that either Defeats that Opponent or knocks them through a Health Threshold, you may regain your spent Counter Action.
-[Triggered]: If you make an Attacking Maneuver, you may spend a Counter Action to apply an Energy Charge to that Attacking Maneuver.
Honed Weapon: Your body is a tool that you have meticulously sculpted into a deadly weapon.
-[Triggered]: When using a Counter Maneuver, increase your Combat Rolls and Soak Value by 2(T) for the duration of that Maneuver.
-[Permanent, Option]: Upon gaining access to this Transformation, you may select and gain access to one of the following effects:
- Weapon Master [Passive]: Increase the Strike and Wound Rolls of your Armed Attacks by 1(T) and 2(T) respectively.
- Unarmed Master [Passive]: While you are not wielding a Weapon, increase your Strike and Dodge Rolls by 1(T).
-[Choice]: Depending on your choice for the second effect of Honed Weapon, apply the following effect:
- Weapon Master [Passive]: Opponents moving within your Melee Range (either entering or moving within the confines of it) provoke your Exploit Maneuver.
- Unarmed Master [Passive]: Opponents that miss you with an Attacking Maneuver provoke your Exploit Maneuver.
Collected Knowledge: Your mastery of the martial arts builds upon what you already knew, rather than replacing it.
-[Permanent]: Unlike most Special Enhancement Powers, Martial Mastery can be used in conjunction with Martial Focus.
-[Passive]: If this Transformation is used in conjunction with Martial Focus, double the bonuses gained through the second effect of Honed Skill.
Burst Limit
Master of Finishing Blows: With deadly precision and masterfully honed reaction time, you have the tools to end a fight before it can even begin.
-[Triggered/Transform, Choice]: Gain 2 Counter Actions to use this Combat Round. Additionally, depending on your choice for the second effect of Honed Weapon, apply the following effect:
- Weapon Master [Passive]: You automatically score a Critical Result on all of your Strike and Wound rolls until the end of your turn, regardless of the Natural Result.
- Unarmed Master [Passive]: You automatically score a Critical Result on all of your Strike and Dodge rolls until the start of your next turn, regardless of the Natural Result.