Martial Arts

Martial Arts is a combat-oriented skill that governs the mastery of close-quarters combat and the weaponisation of one's own body.

Perk Name	Requirements	Type	Effect
Upon reaching Rank 1: the following Perks are automatically applied, for free:
Combat Training	Auto	Combat, Skill	The Adventurer gains a ToHit bonus equal to their Martial-Arts Skill-Rating when using Unarmed Strike or actions involving the Adventurer's own body.
Strong Strikes	Auto	Combat, Skill	The Adventurer gains a Direct Damage and Spread bonus equal to their Skill-Rank when using Unarmed Strike attacks.
Each Skill-Rank beyond 1st grants a new Skill-Perk that can be enhanced by the Martial-Arts skill.
Accelerated Action	-	Combat, Skill	The Adventurer gains a 20% Action-Point discount when using Unarmed Strike and other related Martial-Arts Skills. When the Adventurer reaches 80 Skill-Rating in the Martial Arts Skill: The Adventurer now gains a 40% Action-Point discount instead of 20%.
Punishing Precision	-	Combat, Skill	The d100 roll target to score a critical hit is reduced by 1 per Skill-Rank. Critical-Hit Damage is increased by +20% of the attack's base direct-damage per Skill-Rank.
Weapon Improvisation	20 Skill-Rating in Warfare skill.	Combat, Skill	Allows the Adventurer to become proficient with Improvised Weapons: items and objects not traditionally used as weapons in combat. Improvised weapons can benefit from Warfare and Martial Arts skill perks.
Steel-Guard	20 Skill-Rating in Guard skill.	Combat, Skill	Grants the Adventurer Damage-Reduction when using the Guard action and Skill while unarmed, as if they were using a Shield or proficient weapon. This Damage-Reduction bonus increases by 1 for every Skill-Rank in the Guard skill.
Power Attack	-	Combat, Skill	Allows the Adventurer to perform an Standard-Action (75AP), with the following effects: Increases the Direct Damage and Spread of the proficient attack by +60%. If the attacker strikes a Guarding target: The attacker ignores up to 1 point of Damage-Reduction per Skill-Rank.
Stunning Fist	-	Combat, Skill	Allows the Adventurer to perform a Standard-Action (75AP), with the following effects: Perform an Unarmed Strike that on hit: Deals 25 Action-Point damage and Downed status to the target. The Downed status effect may be resisted upon a successful Physiological-Save, with a target number equal to the Adventurer's Skill-Rating + 20. The Adventurer cannot Down a target that is more than double their own Size-Rating.