Paraan Talim is a style focused on manoeuvrability, a strong defence and hard counter attacks. Stick-like weapons are used to block and counter attack. The style is hard for starting practitioners and can be dangerous if the user is inexperienced. A student is likely to hit himself regularly with this style, a possible lethal action when training with real lightsabers. At the other hand in the hand of a skilled person the style can be deadly through its unexpected attacks.
Though it features manoeuvrability and quick attacks, the style gives in on strong attacks, and relies on the danger of the plasma blades instead of the force behind an attack.
Description: tonfa lightsaber style that heavily uses counter attacks and allows non-saber use
Prerequisites: Jedi
Usage Limitation: Requires a tonfa or lightsaber with tonfa handle.
| Base Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slashing | ○ | Cutting | ●● | Piercing | ●● |
| Dodging | ● | Blocking | ● | Deflecting | ●● |
Tonfa handles are tricky to use, but powerful when mastered. With but the flick of a wrist, a master uses the opponents attacks against them. When attacked by multiple opponents in melee, instead of attacking your Deflecting rating with their combined maximum score, they attack with their combined minimum score. Additionally, if you successfully deflected a piercing attack in the previous round, you gain a +1 Slashing. You are not allowed to take other actions besides attacking while doing this manoeuvre. This manoeuvre can only be used with a lightsaber.
(Slashing +○ / Cutting +○ / Piercing +○ | Dodging +○ / Blocking +○ / Deflecting +●)
By repositioning and attacking from unexpected angles, you can regain the favour of a battle while in a bad position. If you are brought off balance through a defeat of both your deflecting and blocking scores, and you overcome the opponents blocking ring, the opponent is brought off balance as well. If you are attacked by multiple opponents, it is up to the Storyteller to determine who goes off balance. This manoeuvre can only be used with a lightsaber.
(Slashing +○ / Cutting +○ / Piercing +○ | Dodging +● / Blocking +○ / Deflecting +○)
Not only the blade, but the hilts and even the legs are dangerous weapons of a tonfa user. When you succesfully use an offensive DCA, and overcome the piercing defence of the opponent, you gain an offensive advantage. You can have at most a single offensive advantage gained with Rising Baraw at any time, as normal. This manoeuvre can be used without a lightsaber.
(Slashing +○ / Cutting +● / Piercing +● | Dodging +○ / Blocking +○ / Deflecting +○)