Power Points: Pankration 3; Ler Drit, Special Forces, Thai Kickboxing 4;
Any 5;
This maneuver is regarded as one of the ultimate dirty tricks ever invented.
Pankration is, of course, one of the styles that teach this technique as a
matter of course - it is, after all, extremely effective.
For those who have not already understood what this maneuver is, the
description is as follows: The Fighter grabs his opponent, pulls the opponent
next to himself, and knees him in the groin. This is incredibly painful, and
has the following effects: Automatic dizzy (if male - or used to be), -1
penalty (we do use some house rules) over and above any others (if male).
If the Pankration wrestler uses this technique on a woman, the damage bonus
is a mere +3, and no special effects are inflicted. The damage is calculated
from Kick technique, even though this is a Grab maneuver.
This maneuver costs the practitioner 1 permanent Honor if used. At all.
Cost: 1 Willpower
Speed: -2
Damage: +5 (+3 vs females)
Move: 2 (max)
It is not particularly difficult to find schools teaching Pankration -
provided one looks for them in Greece. This style is particular to Greece,
and is not normally taught any other place. There are no formal schools that
teach Pankration, so the only way to be taught this style is to find a
"Master" willing to train the applicant in the style. It is probably not
necessary to mention that these "Masters" are, with no exception, on the
Path of Glory; would-be Pankration wrestlers be warned.
| Gregory Oudipolous, a Master of Pankration: |
Gregory is the toughest of the tough in Athens - just ask him. And if you
don't believe him, Gregory will be more than happy to demonstrate exactly how
tough he is. And if he is in a particularly good mood, he might even call a
cab for you so that you do not have to walk to the Hospital.
Gregory is a huge Greek, with a face only a mother could love - provided she
was blind, of course. He moves astonishingly easily and quickly for being
such a huge man, and this should be an instant warning for all would-be
challengers. Gregory is about 30 years old, and tempered in innumerable
street brawls. Being 1.90m tall with a matching shoulderwidth, and a body
full of scars after brawls, Gregory is not a nobody easily disregarded.
Gregory's nose is of course broken time and again, and wasn't beautiful even
in the beginning. His ears haven't had their original form in many, many
years, and his scalp is, of course, crew-cut short. No opponent will have
anything to grab there. Gregory has a long, nasty scar down the left side of
his face from the time where a brawler came with some pointed arguments
concerning a broken bottle in a "honest" bar-braw. The police has not found
all the parts of the would-be bottler - yet.
The Greek police has a record on Gregory longer than him, even when he stands
on his toes - but in some way or other Gregory has always slipped out of
trouble with the law lately. The truth is that he has gotten some new
friends - friends with influence. These friends have begun matching Gregory
in fights versus all kinds of freaks, but as long as they pay ouzo and babes
for Gregory, he couldn't care less.
| Name: | Gregory Oudipolous | Style: | Pankration |
| Team: | None | Player: | NPC |
| School: | Streets of Athens | Concept: | Bully |
| Chronicle: | N/A | Stable: | None |
| Signature: | Thoroughly mashes opponent
| |
| Attributes: |
| Strength: | lllll l |
| Dexterity: | llll |
| Stamina: | lllll ll |
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| Charisma: | llll |
| Manipulation: | lll |
| Appearance: | l |
|
| Perception: | ll |
| Intelligence: | ll |
| Wits: | lllll |
|
| Abilities: | Backgrounds: |
| Alertness: | lll | Backing (Shadoloo): | lll |
| Interrogation: | lllll | Fame: | ll |
| Intimidation: | lllll | Resources: | l |
| Insight: | llll | Arena: | ll |
| Streetwise: | llll | Staff: | ll |
| Subterfuge: | lll |
| Blind Fighting: | lllll |
| Drive: | lll |
| Leadership: | ll |
| Security: | ll |
| Stealth: | lll | Techniques: |
| Survival: | lll | Punch: | lllll
| Arena: | lll | Kick: | lll
| Medicine: | ll | Block: | lllll
| Style Lore: | llll | Grab: | lllll l
| Firearms: | ll | Athletics: | llll
| Instruction: | ll | Focus: | ll
| Knife: | llll |
|
| Glory: | lllll ll |
| Honor: | (yeah, right) |
| Willpower: | lllll lllll |
| Health: | lllll lllll lllll lllll |
| | | | | |
| Type | Speed | Damage | Move | Notes |
| Jab |
6 |
10 | 4 |
| Strong Punch | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| Fierce Punch | 3 | 14 | 3 |
| Short Kick | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Forward Kick | 4 | 11 | 3 |
| Roundhouse Kick | 2 | 13 | 3 |
| Grab | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| Block | 8 | - | - | +5 Soak |
| Movement | 7 | - | 7 |
| Jump | 7 | - | 4 |
| Buffalo Punch | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| Ducking Fierce | 3 | 15 | - | Crouching |
| Elbow Smash | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| Head Butt | 4 | 14 | 2 |
| Heart Punch | 3 | 16 | 2 | No damage by attack; is intended to dizzy |
| Lunging Punch | 4 | 12 | 5 | Crouching maneuver; ignores non-Crouching Blocks |
| Power Uppercut | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| Foot Sweep | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Wounded Knee | 2 | 12 | 3 |
| Choke Throw | 3 | 14 | 4 |
| Deflecting Punch | 6 | 11 | - |
| Maka Wara | - | - | - | 9 dice in damage test |
| Punch Defense | 8 | - | - | +9 Soak to Punches / +3 Soak otherwise |
| Throw | 2 | 14 | 1 | Can throw 6 hexes |
| Air Throw | 6 | 17 | 4 | Knockdown; only vs Aerial maneuvers |
| Back Breaker | 3 | 15 | 1 | Knockdown |
| Bear Hug | 3 | 15 | 1 | Sustained hold |
| Dislocate Limb | 3 | 13 | 5 |
| Eye Rake | 6 | 8 | 4 | -1 temp. Honor / -1 temp. Glory; may be dizzied |
| Face Slam | 3 | 15 | 1 | Knockdown |
| Flying Tackle | 3 | 12 | 6 | +2 to speed if next man. is a Grab; both suffer Knockdown |
| Grappl. Defense | 8 | - | 3 | +6 dice to soak vs Grabs |
| Head Butt Hold | 3 | 15 | 1 | Sustained hold |
| Knee Basher | 3 | 13 | 1 | Sustained hold; opponent suffers Knockdown |
| Neck Choke | 3 | 15 | 1 | Sustained hold |
| Nutcracker | 2 | 14/12 | 2 | Many special effects vs (ex-)males |
| Stomach Pump | 4 | 16 | 1 | Sustained hold |
| Air Smash | 3 | 14 | 3 |
| Flying Punch | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 Willpower; half Stamina; -1 Honor |
| Thunderstrike | 4 | 15 | 3 |
| Toughskin | - | - | - | 1 Chi; +2 Soak |
| Combos: |
| Air Throw | to | Foot Sweep |
| Block | to | Air Throw |
| Block | to | Elbow Smash |
| Block | to | Heart Punch | to | Bear Hug |
| Block | to | Nutcracker | to | Stomach Pump |
| Block | to | Thunderstrike | to | Neck Choke |
| Deflecting Punch | to | Back Breaker | to | Knee Basher |
| Dislocate Limb | to | Wounded Knee | to | Face Slam |
| Elbow Smash | to | Elbow Smash | (dizzy) |
| Flying Punch | to | Choke Throw |
| Head Butt | to | Head Butt Hold |
| Jab | to | Jab | to | Jab | (dizzy) |
| Jab | to | Power Uppercut |
| Punch Defense | to | Head Butt Hold |
| Lunging Punch | to | Elbow Smash | to | Nutcracker |