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IamWar · May 10, 2007, 03:46 AM // 03:46

I've seen a few posts about a concept class called the martial artist. As i've thought this would be a good addition to guild wars many times. Here were my Ideas.

Just updated a little to make it sound a little clearer.

Primary Attribute: Focus

Secondary Attributes:
Form Mastery
Chi Mastery
Combat Mastery

At level 20(with no bonus's ie. runes and such)
HP 500
EN 40 max with 3 regen(not including items held)
AP depending 60 to 70

Ok this is how I would describe the attributes, and as I know balance is an issue. I don’t know much about how to balance them out, so yeah I hope I describe the attributes well enough so others can balance it out correctly and well.

Focus being the Primary attribute would increase the skill with which any action is preformed. Dmg increased for skill/spells/etc… and a +1-2 chance at increasing the skill level of attributes (max lvl16) plus the overall energy at the characters disposal.

Forms being the movements that a Martial Artist uses to master fighting styles these would be considered mostly stances and preparations that are used to increase attack Dmg, Defend against attacks, Dodge attacks etc... For every Form level when a Form is used in sequence the duration is increased for each Form up to 20% maximum.

Chi Mastery is the mysterious basis of most Martial Arts a universal force that can be accessed by everyone who is willing to learn how. Chi Mastery would contain the old fogotten and mystical skills that one could learn. These skills would vary in range from close to long. This attribute decreases cost of Energy cost of spell/attacks/preparations/etc… by a maximum of 25%.

Combat Mastery is where the Character has endured, learn and experienced true combat. Combat mastery would increase physical dmg done by the character aswell as or increase the defense of the character to physical and elemental attacks. This attribute would also include preperations and a couple of stances that are attributed to old training methods.

As in PvP depending on the player choice of distribution of skill levels, this character could be used as a support, tank or interrupter. Most like the later would be best use for a Primary Martial artist.

Just a few Skills that could be include
Focus:

Unwavering Focus {elite} - 10/2/30 (en/cast/cooldown) Elite Focus Stance
Player is not be affected by any condition for 4-10 seconds, if stance is ended prematurely, player loses 20-10% max health and 10-5% max energy.

Solid footing - 5/.25/8 Focus Stance
Lasts 2-6 seconds, when solid footing is in affect player can not be knock down and moves 25% faster. Skill is ended when player attacks, Attack recieves 2x the amount of time left as added Dmg.

Foresight - 15/5/10 Focus Preparation
Read a players movements and anticpate their actions. Increases Dodge rate, blocking rate and counter attack by 100-200% for 10-6 secs.

Gaze of Focus - 5/2/45 Spell
Your Gaze of Focus encompasses the battle field, your party's dodge and attack rate increase 5..15% for 5..15 seconds.

Meditation - 10/2/30 Focus Stance
While meditating player is unable to move for 3..10 seconds but gains +2..8 health regen, if attacked this skill ends and the damage inflicted is reflected back to foe.

Form Mastery:

Dragon Form {elite} - 10/5/60 Form Stance
The Dragon form calls the dragon forth. On completion for 10..30 seconds Damage dealt is increase by 5..25 fire dmg. This skill can not be used in conjunction with other skill. When skill ends all Adjacent Foes are struck for 15..25 fire dmg.

Tiger Form - 5/2/15 Form Stance
The tiger form grants stealth and speed, speed increases 25..40% for the duration of stealth from 5..10 secs. Stance ends when player attacks.

Monkey Form - 5/3/10 Form stance
The Monkey grants unpredicable movements, increases dodging and attack rates by 10..40% for 5..15sec.

Eagle Form - 10/2/15 Form Preperation
The Eagle sees all your weak points. The players chances of critical hits is increase 25..70% at a cost of 2..1 eng deg, ends when player stops it or energy is below 50% max. Does not effect attacking skills when used.

Storm Form - 15/2/10 Form Stance
Storm Form adds 3..10 lightning damage to all physical attacks for a period of 5..10 seconds, while storm form is applied you suffer a -2 energy degen but when attacking steal 1..2 energy her hit from you foe, if your foe has no energy left they are struck for an addition 2 lightning damage.

Chi Mastery:

Long Thrust - 5/0/5 Chi Melee Attack
A long range fist attack, Chi takes the form of a fist and strikes the foe for 15-35dmg

Split Form - 25/7/90 Chi Spell
A 1..2 mirror images of your self is created these mimic your moves and attack the same foe, any spells cast during the effect of Split form cost the number of mirror images you have by the energy of the spell as they too will cast the same spell/skills. This lasts for 10..20 seconds.

Chi revival - 10/3/15 Chi Spell
For 10..15 seconds you gain +1..5 health regen and +1..2 energy regen.

Chi Force – 10/.5/5 Chi Spell
The target foe is knocked down for 1..4 seconds and receives 30..90 dmg

Levitation {elite} - 15/3/60 Chi Spell
This skill removes you from any physical attack, but arrows can skill catch you. When levitating you gain +1..3 Health regen but suffer -2..1 energy degen. This skill also demoralizes the enemy.

Shadow of Death {Elite} - 25/10/90 Elite Chi Summon
If foe is suffering from a condition or cursed with a hex and is below 25..50% max health the ailments durations are extended by 10..30seconds. If you are killed while preforming this skill the target foe if under 50% health dies aswell

Comat Mastery:

Axe Kick - 5/.25/10 Combat melee attack
This attack deal 10..30 dmg and causes weakness or daze for 2..8 seconds. Has a 5..10% chance to knockdown opponent.

Hard Body Training - 15/1/30 Combat Preperation
For 5..15 seconds player takes 1..3 less damage from physical and elemental attacks, but 3..1 more damage from piercing and chaos damage.

Arms of Steel - 10/2/30 Combat Melee Skill
All attacks have an added 5..20 physical damage.

Training Weights lost - 5/.5/10 Combat Stance
All weights used to train with are dropped, player gains a 25..75% attack rate increase.

Opening Seized {elite} - 10/0/30 Comat Melee Combo
An opening in foes defenses, for 2..6 seconds armor is ignored, but the player takes double damage.

Pressure Points - 15/2/30 Combat Preperation
Utilizing pressure points in the foes body conditions are caused for 4..8 seconds every second. At a failure rate of 25..10% of contact, if foe suffers 4 or more conditions they are frozen for 1..4 seconds and pressure points ends.

Shadow Punch - 5/0/10 Interrupt Melee Attack
When attacking, the first attack distracts/interupts the foe causing a daze for 1..3sec if foe was using a skill but no damage and the second deals 10..20dmg.

Round House Kick - 5/0/10 Combat Melee Attack
This Kick Deals 12..35 Damage to foe and all adjacent foes of target foe.

Flying Jump Kick - 5/0/5 Combat Melee Attack
This kick does 10..20 damage and knocks down foe.

Disarm {elite} - 5/0/30 Elite Combat Stance
For 5..10 seconds if Foe attack you, foe looses use of their weapon for 2..10 seconds

2 Punch Combo - 5/0/15 Combat Melee Attack
This first puch deals 5..10 damage and can not be blocked, second punch deals 10..20 damage and can not be dodged.

As you can probably see how i've been thinking about a Martial Artist Class where Combat contains primarily melee attacks, Chi contains mainly long range and support attacks, Forms contain Skills for supporting a straight forward fighting style approach without relying on heavily on skill based attacks and focus increases the standard abilities of character.

I've also thought about the style of armor and weapons a character would need, to make it look not exactly the same as any others. For weapons i though a Focus weapon should be a Material Arm wrap, Forms require discipline so Arm brands may be an idea, Chi would probably benefit most from Fore-Arm Guards and Combat's would be knuckles of some kind or could go as far as nunchucks, also wrist wieghts could be used across all.

About the armor it would have to be easy to move in and actually provide some protection so hardened leather would probably be the go, a vest cut off at the shoulders with mesh under, ‘Finger cut Gloves’ for the hands these could go upto just shy of the elbow, Pant not to baggy but loose enough, for the feet wieghted boots or open toed sandles kind things and as for the head, head bands would probably do but maybe something else would be good to.

But these are just my ideas on the topic, i think it needs major tweaking to balance out, but tell me what you all think. The reason I didn’t add a Chi Blast/ball power is I thought it would look to dragon ball-ie… Although if they/anyone wanted to include one I would mind

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placebo overdose · May 10, 2007, 03:55 AM // 03:55

looks nice needs work and thought but good start could you posibly clarify what the primary does for the dull knives in the drawer

1 up and 2 down · May 10, 2007, 03:58 AM // 03:58

Ok Chi Mastery sounds a lot like Energy Storage, but other than that it seems pretty good.

hjjfhor · May 10, 2007, 05:00 AM // 05:00

I like the idea. It really would be a nice addition to Guild Wars. I love the idea of demoralizing the enemies with Levitation.

Also, organize and fix up some of your descriptions. They are unorganized and hard to understand.

actionjack · May 10, 2007, 09:36 PM // 21:36

Feel the Chi skills are a bit weak in excution. Right now they just sound like most spells, with vary effect, but not actually play differently.

I would build more on it, taking (Stealing) the concept of Ragnarok's Monk's Chi Orb.

IamWar · May 16, 2007, 07:22 AM // 07:22

Just updated the post I hope this helps clarify what i have been thinking about