Tao of the Forest

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Tao of the Forest
Legendary Qi Form [Tao]
Prerequisites: Qi Rank 7
Disciplines: Yang
No Action
Effect: You may use the following modifiers with your Qi Strike:
Entangling [Opener]
Keywords: Metaphysical.
Cost: 1 Stamina
Effect: Before the attack, move up to your skirmish speed. The area you travel through becomes overgrown with tangling plants, creating Entangling Terrain that persists for 1d4 rounds. You are not affected by this entangling terrain in any way.

Emerald [Transformation]
Keywords: Healing, Metaphysical.
Action Change: This power becomes a Focus Action with FT 2. If it is already a Focus Action, increase the FT by 2
Cost: 2 Stamina Burn
Effect: Before the attack, you regain hitpoints equal to your healing value. After the attack, if you deal no damage to any opponent, you regain additional hitpoints equal to your healing value.

Forest [Heart]
Action Change: This power becomes a Focus Action with FT 3. If it is already a Focus Action, increase the FT by 3
Cost: 3 Stamina, 1 Stamina Burn
Effect: On a hit, deal no damage to the target. Instead, the target begins to turn into wood (as if Petrifying) [SE, ST 5d10 vs DEX, no initial save]. If the target does not save within 20 segments, it becomes a tree that vaguely resembles its former self (treat this as a permanent Polymorph effect).

Strangle [Finisher]
Keywords: Grapple.
Cost: REC+4, 2 Stamina, 2 Stamina Burn
Requirement: The target must be one size category larger than you or smaller, and you must be grabbing the target.
Effect: Instead of making an attack, make an opposed Grapple Check against the target. On a success, deal half normal damage for this attack and the target falls Unconscious [SE, ST 5d10 vs CON].