Speed
Playtest 3.2 / 4th Ed Build Cost: 5 (Off-List: 10)
Purchase: Multi
Tagged: Yes
Duration: Instant
Skill Type: Martial
Prerequisites: Warrior Basic Career, 2 Proficiencies ~or~ 2 Monk Proficiency
Skill List: Master Warrior, Mystic Warrior, Monk
Skill Rules & Full Description
Using this skill, a character may automatically strike their opponent with a single blow. To use this skill, the character must strike at the opponent and hit any part of them – a legal body part, weapon or shield. The character prefixes the attack with “Speed”, followed by either weapon damage or a specialty attack such as the Disarm or Slay skills. This skill can only be used with hand to hand weapons and not with ranged attacks.
Since Speed is a master level skill, only a Master Parry or a Slay skill will stop this attack. Even if the Speed skill is used with a Disarm, for example, the targeted character must use a master level skill to stop the attack.
This skill is always used once called.
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Prerequisite & Progression Tree: Speed
Current Skill Skill Node General Requirement
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n_speed["Speed"]
class n_speed target;
click n_speed "/rules/skills/speed" "View Speed"
n_speed_or_1(["Choose One (OR)"])
class n_speed_or_1 reqNode;
n_warrior_basic_career__2_proficiencies(["Warrior Basic Career, 2 Proficiencies"])
class n_warrior_basic_career__2_proficiencies reqNode;
n_monk_proficiency["2 Monk Proficiency"]
class n_monk_proficiency skillNode;
click n_monk_proficiency "/rules/skills/monk-proficiency" "View 2 Monk Proficiency"
n_iron_hand["Iron Hand"]
class n_iron_hand skillNode;
click n_iron_hand "/rules/skills/iron-hand" "View Iron Hand"
n_iron_hand_or_3(["Choose One (OR)"])
class n_iron_hand_or_3 reqNode;
n_side_step["Warrior Basic Career, Rogue Basic Career Skill List, 1 Weapon Skill, and either: 2 Sidesteps"]
class n_side_step skillNode;
click n_side_step "/rules/skills/side-step" "View Warrior Basic Career, Rogue Basic Career Skill List, 1 Weapon Skill, and either: 2 Sidesteps"
n_critical_attack["1 Sidestep and 1 Critical Attack"]
class n_critical_attack skillNode;
click n_critical_attack "/rules/skills/critical-attack" "View 1 Sidestep and 1 Critical Attack"
n_any_weapon_skill(["Any Weapon Skill"])
class n_any_weapon_skill reqNode;
n_pick_pockets["Pick Pockets"]
class n_pick_pockets skillNode;
click n_pick_pockets "/rules/skills/pick-pockets" "View Pick Pockets"
n_speed_or_1 --> n_speed
n_warrior_basic_career__2_proficiencies --> n_speed_or_1
n_monk_proficiency --> n_speed_or_1
n_iron_hand --> n_monk_proficiency
n_iron_hand_or_3 --> n_iron_hand
n_side_step --> n_iron_hand_or_3
n_critical_attack --> n_iron_hand_or_3
n_any_weapon_skill --> n_critical_attack
n_speed --> n_pick_pockets
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