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Shadowrun General => General Discussion => Topic started by: RedRightHand on <03-25-16/1258:24>
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Does anyone remember seeing reference to a troll martial art somewhere? I can't remember it with total clarity, but it was like Trollfaust or Trollfist, Trogfist or something like that. I don't need it for the different maneuvers, just the name for a Unarmed Combat Specialization, and a possible short description for my GM.
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"Troll SMASH!" does not count as a martial art.
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While not entirely canon, the following is off an older site and may be what you are thinking of:
http://www.amurgsval.org/shadowrun/TrollKingdom.html
Martial Arts
A team of Trollish martial artists (including at least three Physical Adepts and a couple of former street samurai) are working on a new martial art called Trollschlag (“troll-strike”), an art designed for people who typically stand nine feet tall, have long arms, short legs, dermal armor, aren’t quite so fast, and have impressive physical strength. It is an unusual combination of boxing and drunken kung fu, with an emphasis on hand strikes and forearm blocks. The moves involve a great deal of cunning— one of the classics is the straightforward knuckle strike that “misses” and turns into a vicious elbow strike. There are many kiais and other flashy moves, designed to take advantage of the intimidating size of a Troll.
So maybe looking at Boxing (Brawler Style) from R&G as a baseline and tweak it to taste.
BOXING (BRAWLER STYLE)
Using less finesse and footwork than Classic boxing,
the Brawler style focuses on force and attempting to
knock out the opponent before they can get in a damaging
blow. You see the Brawler boxing style more often
in street fighting than you do in the ring. Similar
styles include Musti-yuddha from India, a boxing style
that includes head butts, finger strikes, and no one who
is faint of heart.
Available Techniques: Clinch, Full Offense, Haymaker,
Opposing Force (Block), Stagger, Thunder Strike
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Thank you very much Sendaz...that is exactly what I was looking for.
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I'd replace Clinch w/ Two Headed Snakeas Called Shot:Feint seems to fit well with the description given for Trollschlag.
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"Troll SMASH!" does not count as a martial art.
Does it involve a lot of head butting and ripping peoples arms off? *snicker*
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My non-existent knowledge of German wants to say Panzer Fechten.
Anyone remember the C2020 martial style(s)?
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My non-existent knowledge of German wants to say Panzer Fechten.
Anyone remember the C2020 martial style(s)?
That would be Panzerfaust (Tank Fist) in Cyberpunk 2020. It is a style of martial arts designed for heavily cybered individuals (i.e. full conversion cyborgs). I do not see why it could not apply to Trolls seeing as they have dermal deposits and one of the states in Germany in 2070 is a troll nation. Makes a kind of poetic sense if you think about it.