# Customizable, Evolving Martial Arts

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/customizable-evolving-martial-arts/3488>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [October 13, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/customizable-evolving-martial-arts/3488 "2013-10-13T18:12:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Blaze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@Blaze](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Blaze)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/customizable-evolving-martial-arts/3488/1 "2013-10-13T18:12:52Z")

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I considered a system of learning different types of techniques and then combining them into a personalized martial art.

First off, you learn techniques from martial arts books; like recipes, each technique requires a certain skill level in unarmed. Also consider adding whole styles to books since NPCs aren’t in the best shape yet. Learning a style teaches you all accompanying techniques,

Then, assign each technique to an attribute. The higher your attribute, the more effective those techniques are.

You can then combine any number of techniques into a custom style. However, once you exceed a certain limit, you start taking penalties to your combat skills due to an “confusing” style.

Martial arts also have a “competence level”. At low competence, you take penalties to your combat skills. As you increase your competence level by using the style, the penalties are negated and eventually become bonuses.

When you change your custom style, you lose some competence at it depending on how many changes you’ve made.

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**Author:** ![i2amroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/i2amroy/32/909_2.png) [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2013, 6:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/customizable-evolving-martial-arts/3488/2 "2013-10-13T18:14:16Z")

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This belongs better over in [The Drawing Board](http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?board=6.0); this is the forum for bug reports/technical help.

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**Author:** ![Blaze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@Blaze](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Blaze)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/customizable-evolving-martial-arts/3488/3 "2013-10-13T18:20:55Z")

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And this is where I feel like a complete idiot for not looking at the subforum title.

Can we get a moderator to move this please?

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**Author:** ![Soviet\_Troopa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/soviet_troopa/32/193_2.png) [@Soviet\_Troopa](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Soviet_Troopa)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 10:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/customizable-evolving-martial-arts/3488/4 "2013-10-16T22:27:08Z")

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_insert horse-man thumbs up .gif_ I LOVE IT