The Fifth Strike of the Forest Ghosts

Gift Details

Types

Gift Requires

Trigger

Trigger: counter vs. Lin Kuei Shù attack

Refresh

Effect

Declare you will counter with the mythical Fifth Strike.

Effect Description

The Ghost Emperors only teach four methods of attack. The fifth method is kept a secret, for some day they may have to use it against you.

Requires
Artful Dodger
Brawling Fighter
Caress of the Ghost
Clear-Headed
Fast Mover
Fleeting Presence
Ghost Emperor
Hell Punch
Insider with the Forest Ghosts
Knack for Brawling
Knack for Stealth
Legerdemain
Low Profile
Quick Draw
Quick Sheathe
Sneaky Fighter
Sneaky Soak
Spring Attack
The Strike Without Shadow
Must successfully survive someone else’s attempt to counter-attack you with “The Fifth Strike of the
Forest Ghosts”

X (Battle)
Trigger: counter vs. Lin Kuei Shù attack
Is someone using a Lin Kuei Shù attack on you? (That is any attack provided by a Lin Kuei Shù Gift, or one that claims any kind of bonus or boon from a Lin Kuei Shù gift.) Declare you will counter with the mythical Fifth Strike.
You must have a free off-hand to use this counter. If your hand is full, you may drop your carried item as a free reaction to use this desperate counter.
As a counter, roll your Body, Speed, Mind, Will, Brawling, Inquiry, Stealth vs. your foe’s attack.
If you hit, you cause Damage flat 10, Penetrating
and Weak.
If your attack Overkills the target, all characters, friend or foe, who saw the counter and have the Gift of Insider with the Forest Ghosts become Terrified. All other characters simply see the target fall over Dead (and thus suffer no fear effects).
The Fifth Strike may only be used to counter Lin Kuei Shù attacks, and it can never be used for any other purpose.

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