Marital Arts: Travelers Path

 

Martial Styles -Travelers Path

The Travelers Path is a utilitarian hunting style practiced by centaurs. Those who practice it at expert levels tend to do it professionally and support the tribe by hunting game and defending it from enemies. It is thus more a way of life than a simple combat style and includes numerous useful optional skills.

Students

5 points

Students are expected to work under supervision and provide support in the hunt.

Skills: Bow; Thrown Weapon (Spear); Running; Spear

Optional Skills: Hiking

Optional Techniques:

Perks:

Advantages:

Hunters

12 points

Once past the training stages practioner's earn the title of hunter and are expected to bring in food for the tribe. Some also train in the crossbow, using their feet to help draw it. This is time consuming but can make for very powerful single shot attacks against very big game or armored foes. Additionally at this level more optional skills are taught, such as Bolas and Lasso for slowing down or capturing game and Kiai or Whip for startling and herding them.

Skills: Bow (A) DX [2]; Fast Draw (Ammo) [1]; Fast Draw (Bow) [1]; Fast Draw (Spear) [1]; Running [2]; Spear [2]; Thrown Weapon (Spear) [2].

Optional Skills: Bolas; Breath Control; Crossbow; Hiking; Kiai; Knife; Lance; Lasso; Navigation; Spear Thrower; Survival (Plains); Whip.

Optional Techniques:

Perks: Special Exercises (Kiai); Strong Bow.

Advantages:

Trackers 

+6 points

In addition to the training for Hunter those with the title Tracker have proven ability with the Bow and Tracking

Skills: Bow DX+1 [4]; Tracking (A) Per+1 [4]

Optional Skills: Geography/TL4 (Regional); Stealth

Optional Techniques:

Perks:

Advantages: Acute Vision 1 or 2 [2,4]

Heroic Ability

Heroic Archer, Weapon Master (Bow) [20], Weapon Master (Spear) [20], Weapon Master (Calvary)* [30], Zen Archery.

*Weapon Master (Calvary) includes Bow, Lance, and Spear