3 Martial Techniques

In my continuing efforts to procrastinate from other writing duties. . .

Tier II

Galloping Shot
You can fire from horseback, mid gallop, without slowing.
Requirements: Quickness 6, Ranged (Any) +6, Ride +6, Hawkeye (T1)
Category: Base
Attack: Avoidance (Qu)
Speed (Recovery): +2 (1)
Range: As Weapon (See Effect)
Effect: Weapon; you may move, preform a ranged attack, and move again, up to the normal pace of your mount. You must be mounted to use this maneuver.
Weapons: Short Bow, Light Crossbow, Flintlock Pistol, Sling, Javalin, Pilum, any weapon with the “Thrown” Quality.
Special (Advanced Maneuvers): When this Technique is combined with another to create a new maneuver, it allows you to move, perform a maneuver, and move again.

The Special on this talent is a little unclear for me. Does this mean if I have the talent, I can walk 10′ on my own, stab, then move the remaining 15′ if it was combined with something? Is this only meant for mounted combat? If so, it should be noted.

Also, how does this work for a typical cavalry charge? That maneuver is simpler than shooting an arrow from horseback, so would that be covered under Passing Strike? It is unclear in regards to being mounted? Do we need another talent for Cavalry Charge? If so, it should be the Tier I talent, and THAT one should be modified to allow ranged attacks.

Yes, it only works when mounted, lets say you combine Rapid Shot and Galloping Shot, you would be able to move (on horseback), shot, and Move again (on horseback)

I intend to make a Jousting maneuver as well, two different skill sets…. heck the Jousting maneuver ends with you losing your lance.

Grab and Stab
From a defensive stance you spring into an attack, utilizing your free hand to grab your opponent’s weapon as you launch an attack.
Requirements: Insight 5, Quickness 6, Martial Technique: Wall of Steel, Melee (Unarmed) +6.
Category: Base (Limited, See below)
Attack: Avoidance (Qu)
Speed (Recovery): Push +2 (4)
Range: Melee (1 target)
Effect: Weapon; you may only use this maneuver in response to a missed melee attack by an adjacent foe, you must also be benefiting from Wall of Steel, and have a free hand. If you succeed in your attack, you grasp/entangle your opponent’s weapon. You retain your hold on their weapon until you release it or your opponent takes a Push 2 action to pull it free.
Weapons: Unarmed, Any one handed weapon with the Quick quality
Special (Limited): If you possess the Disarm Foe you may combine it with this maneuver allowing you to attempt a disarm immediately after grabbing your opponent’s weapon, if successful you take the weapon away and retain hold of it.

Grab and Stab is not an accurate name for this, as it is just “Grab” for there is no Stab. I would call it “Lightning Grab” or “Reflex Grab” or something more descriptive. Also, you have Push +2, implying that it is 2 on top of something else. Do you intend it to be 3 (Unarmed Attack)+2, for a total of 5, or simply Push 2 (4)?

the Stab is the weapon damage… if it dealt zero damage I would agree with you.

the push speed is added to the weapon speed… so lets say I have a gladiolus, I would have Push 7.. tough I think I may want to reduce the push to instead of adding a modifier.

if you are completely unarmed it would be a strike with one hand, grab with the other.

if you have a Gladius and a Free hand, you slash with the Gladius and grab with the free hand.

Tier III
Sweep & Strike
You set yourself into a spin, tripping with one side of your weapon and slamming down with the other
Requirements: Two-Weapon Fighting, Melee (Polearm) +6
Category: Advanced
Attack: Avoidance (Qu)
Speed (Recovery): +2 (4)
Range: Melee
Effect: Weapon -2; you attempt a trip attack on your target which does not trigger a free strike. If you are successful you gain a +2 bonus on damage against that target as long as that target remains prone.
Weapons: Polearms

This feels more a Tier II Technique than a Tier III, especially with the Melee +6 rather than a higher number.

My mistake it IS a Tier II maneuver