Tao of the Manticore
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Tao of the Manticore
Legendary Qi Form [Tao]
Prerequisites: Qi Rank 6
Disciplines: Yin
No Action
Effect: You may use the following modifiers with your Qi Strike:
Devouring [Opener]
Action Change: This power becomes a Focus Action with FT 2. If it is already a Focus Action, increase the FT by 2
Cost: 1 Stamina and 1 Stamina Burn
Effect: You draw creatures closer to you. Before you Qi Strike, make an attack:
Area: 30ft Cone originating from you
Target: All creature in cone.
Attack: Melee vs. Fortitude
Hit: The target is Pulled 20ft toward you.
Miss: The target is pulled 10ft towards you.
Barbed [Transformation, Grapple]
Action Change: This power becomes a Focus Action with FT 3. If it is already a Focus Action, increase the FT by 3
Cost: 1 Stamina and 1 Stamina Burn
Effect: Your qi erupts into fierce spikes, impaling your enemies. Make the following secondary attack after you Qi Strike:
Target: All adjacent creatures.
Attack: Melee vs. Reflex
Hit: The target takes [5 x Qi Rank] Piercing damage.
Miss: Half Damage
Special: Any target grabbing you, or that you have grabbed is automatically hit.
Manticore [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: 2 Stamina
Effect: Your Qi manifests as a massive Manticore that gobbles up the target. On a hit the target is eaten and becomes trapped in a stomach-like pocket dimension [SE, ST 5d10 vs STR], removing them from the current plane. When the target saves, they reappear next to you in the closest unoccupied space.
Dartshower [Finisher]
Cost: REC+3, 2 Stamina
Effect: Your Qi Strike Manifests as a cloud of spikes falling from the sky. Your attack does half damage, but now targets all creatures in a 30ft diameter area within 100ft of you.