Heroic Knack - Dance of Death, contributed by
Pete Sears
"You have insulted my honor and have abused the hospitality of my kumpania.
Prepare to bleed. Gajo!"
You have learned how to enter an ecstatic combat trance that gives you very
quick reflexes as long as you are using a pair of matched short hand to hand
weapons. Originally discovered by gypsies, this knack has spread to many different
cultures
System: The user spends a point of Willpower and for the rest of the
scene ignores penalties based on multiple actions as long he doesn't go over
two. If he goes over two actions those penalties are at standard difficulty.
The weapons that the user wields must be short one handed weapons (stilettos,knives,ballisong
blades, Straight razors, nothing longer than a short sword, Sais, Jittes,or
other small clubbing/defensive weapons would also be permissible.) These weapons
must also be matched in weight and balance. If the dancer throws his weapons
during a combat round and has additional weapons of a similar sort on his person
he may re-arm himself as a reflexive action.
While its obvious that this a way for a character to have two attacks per round
it also enables the character to reserve a defensive (block, dodge, dive for
cover) action for use at any time. It also enables a character to move, attack
and move again in a single round.
This knack does not stack with Untouchable and GM's are cautioned to be careful
about allowing this to be stacked with One Man Army as well.
Prerequisite: The Character must have at least 3 dots in Dexterity or
Melee to use this knack.
