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Call of Cthulhu isn't Feng Shui. It's a game of mystery and horror, better suited to bespectacled intellectuals than Jackie Chan wannabes. And in 1920s-era Call of Cthulhu, martial arts are rare in Western civilization to begin with ; of the oriental martial arts, only judo had any following among white Americans. But with modern-day Call of Cthulhu, martial arts become more prominent: every sort of martial arts training is commonplace, and they become more and more useful for investigators-especially given the severe consequences that can attend simply shooting every cultist in sight. In Delta Green, they're inevitable.  \nThe fact is, fights happen. Sure, the really gruesome horrors are far beyond the ken and caliber of even the hardest Marine, but the nasty cultists that worship those horrors are not. The players are sometimes going to welcome that small relief against the eldritch terrors waiting to blast their sanity to gibbering bits. And in Delta Green, most agents are either cops or spies who ought to have some training in taking the human terrors on.  \nWith that in mind, these rules are meant to expand unarmed combat in Call of Cthulhu, the martial arts skill in particular, making it a little more flexible, flavorful, and interesting, and hopefully even helping the Keeper and players to portray hand-to-hand fights with a little more versimilitude.  \n(And Keeper, don't worry. We all know that big 2D6 kick still won't do jack against the shoggothin the basement.)  \nMartial Arts Effects  \nThere are numerous martial arts subskills, each representing a distinct style of unarmed combat training (see below) . You should treat martial arts like any skill group, such as languages or crafts or art: there are many distinct skills which fall under the same category (Martial Arts (karate), Martial Arts (judo), Martial Arts (aikido), and so on), and each must be developed separately.  \nEach subskill, or style, offers advantages in a few of the following skills. The effect of martial arts varies with the attack or skill being performed.  \nFist/Punch, Kick, or Head Butt: If the attack roll is also a successful martial arts skill roll, the base damage of the unarmed attack is doubled (i.e., a punch attack does 2D3 rather than 1D3) . If an unarmed parry roll is also a successful martial arts skill roll, the parry will affect a melee weapon attack.  \nGrapple: The martial arts skill can be used in place of the character's STR vs. STR resistance roll when attempting to maintain or escape from a hold. When used to harm the target, if the grapple roll is also a successful martial arts skill roll, the base damage is doubled to 2D6 . Alternately, the martial arts skill rating can be used in place of the character's grapple skill rating, with the same limitations as for Fist/Punch, Kick, or Head Butt.  \nDodge: If the dodge roll is also a successful martial arts skill roll, the character can take a melee attack action in the same round as the dodge. (The character still cannot launch a ranged attack and dodge in the same round.)  \nWeapon Skill (varies with style): The martial arts skill can be used in place of the character's attack and parry skill with a designated weapon. The chance of an impale is not affected, and the character cannot obtain an experience check in the weapon skill if the martial arts skill rating is used instead. Note that this effect only applies to melee weapons, not to unarmed attack skills.  \nNon-Weapon Skill (varies with style): The martial arts skill can be used in place of the the character's normal rating with the designated skill. The character cannot obtain an experience check in the in the skill if the martial arts skill rating is used instead.  \nMartial Arts Styles and Skills  \nAikido  \nDodge Grapple Weapon: Knife  \nFilipino Kali  \nFist/Punch Kick Weapon: Knife  ","cbCaia5YfFYo5HxQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaia5YfFYo5HxQ","pdf",19654,"English","# Martial Arts Effects\n## Martial Arts as a Skill Group\n## Fist/Punch, Kick, or Head Butt\n## Grapple\n## Dodge\n## Weapon Skill (varies with style)\n## Non-Weapon Skill (varies with style)\n# Martial Arts Styles and Skills\n## Aikido\n## Filipino Kali\n## Karate\n## Kung Fu\n## Boxing\n## Jiu-Jitsu\n## Kendo\n## Savate\n## Capoeira\n## Judo\n## Kickboxing\n## Special Forces Training\n# Example and Guidance","[{\"question\":\"How are martial arts handled in Call of Cthulhu character skills?\",\"answer\":\"Martial arts are treated like a skill group with multiple distinct subskills by style. Each style must be developed separately, similar to separate language or craft skills.\"},{\"question\":\"What happens when a martial arts skill roll succeeds for an unarmed attack?\",\"answer\":\"If the attack roll is also a successful martial arts skill roll, the base damage of the unarmed attack is doubled.\"},{\"question\":\"Can a character dodge and still attack in the same round?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. If the dodge roll is also a successful martial arts skill roll, the character may take a melee attack action in the same round, while still not being able to dodge and launch a ranged attack together.\"}]","Martial Arts in Call of Cthulhu - Martial Arts Effects - Rules for Unarmed Combat | PDF",1791305576]