[quote=“flaede, post:7, topic:6487”]Aaaand then I lost my internets for a while.
Martial Arts I Have Learned:
Crane Style - thank you KA101 for explaining.
Zui Quan - I know it’s “drunken style” or somesuch, but do I need to drink to get benefit?
Ninjitsu - other than silent punching (more useful than expected) is there any use to this?
Taekwondo - …I have no idea what this does. It has the Effect of “Taekwondo” which is not really very descriptive.
CBMs : too many to count, but only a few confusing ones.
There are Protective Lenses, and also the “Anti Glare Compensators” - I think flashbangs, glare, and welding goggle-substitutes fall under that category. The Protective Lenses just say you have sealed eyeballs and cry tears out of your mouth now.
Other than Power Usage, it doesn’t say what the Power Armor Interface Mk I and II differences are.
Leukocyte Breeder - is this basically like taking a flu shot?
Expanded Digestive System is… not working as well as advertised (rotten food? never a good idea). I think it may also conflict with the Internal Furnace in deciding which gets the item in question, but I’m not sure what I’m supposed to be able to eat with it.
The others I think I’ve got.[/quote]
Zhi Quan gives you up to 40 dodges per turn, IIRC at no penalty, once you land a hit on a hostile. It’s a good all-out defensive style.
Ninjutsu is mostly quiet, but gives bonuses to weapon damage when its “surprise attack” kicks in.
TKD gives some kicks but the main draw is that your blocks soak additional damage based on your ST. Before someone expanded the options available to No Style, TKD was one of the few ways to get leg blocks as well. Having all four limbs available to soak hits–and at significantly better rates–was a pretty nice bonus back in the day.
i think Mk 1 doesn’t work with the light/heavy powered armors. Not sure though. Leukocyte Breeder is better than a flu shot: it’s a smaller bonus, but IIRC the effects aren’t capped. Just give it a jolt if you’re at full power.
Expanded Digestion has a chance to fail, but it also gives additional nutrition from all food. More details on its interaction with Internal Furnace, if you’ve got them, should probably go over in the Garage. Might be a bug there.