Kong Yao Yang

Origin:

Trained at the hidden Temple of Yengtao, Kong Yao Yang left after many years of training to put his skills at the service of the greater good. After exposing a corrupt official, Yang gained favour in the eyes of the emperor's senior eunuch and became his chief lieutenant. His duties primarily consist of exposing coruption in the government and destroying warlords, and to this end he roams the empire in disguise. One of his services involved the ridding of Guilin province of a band of "Forest demons" - a band of highly trained bandits who preyed on travellers passing through the forest which concealed their lair. Posing as an itinerant martial artist, Yang joined the band and eventually persuaded them to train him. He then used the knowledge of their secret techniques to destroy the band, and using their knowledge founded his own school of martial arts in Guilin, blending Fa Yengtao and An Ch'i - the Ruby Tiger school.

Appearance:

Huge, muscular chinese character with short cropped hair. Normally wears sleeveless tunics to show off his arm tattoos, and a large straw hat that conceals his features. Although a master of many weapons, Yang normally carries nothing except a staff.

Identifying Quote:

"Ha! Your Kung-fu is too weak!".

Notes:

Kong Yao Yang was made up for a one shot game based on HK action martial arts movies in which the GM said "make up a character who can do all that stuff that they do in the movies". The original version was the Fong Sai Yuk character also presented on these pages. Then I discovered the other characters generated for the game were in the region of 400 points! So the original version got a steroid injection and here he is - the guy who casually annihilates hundreds of guards on his way to confront the evil eunuch in all those movies.

Val	CHA	Cost	Roll	Notes
30	STR	20	15-	1600kg
28	DEX	54	15-	OCV: 9 / DCV: 9
15	CON	10	12-
15	BODY	10	12-
18	INT	8	13-	PER Roll 13-
11	EGO	2	11-	ECV: 4
20	PRE	10	13-	PRE Attack: 4d6
21	COM	5	10-
10	PD	4	Total:
5	ED	2	Total:
6	SPD	22		Phases: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
8	REC	-4
30	END
37	STUN

OCV:	9 ± 5 with Martial Arts, + 3 vs hit location penalties
DCV:	9 ± 5 with Martial Arts
ECV:	4

Running:	6"
Superleap:	10"
Flying:	10"

Powers, skills, etc

3	Scholar
2	KS: Analyse style 13-
6	KS: An Ch'i 17-
1	KS: Chinese Classics
2	KS: Fa Yengtao 13-
2	KS: The Martial Arts World 13-
2	KS: Pharmacology/Toxicology
2	KS: Secret Societies 13-
3	Language: Mandarin (Native), Cantonese (Fluent, accent)
4	FAM: Common martial arts melee weapons, Non weapon weapons, Common missile weapons
3	Acrobatics 15-
3	Breakfall 15-
7	Combat sense 15-
3	Concealment 15-
5	Defence Maneuever
3	Lockpicking 15-
3	High Society 11-
3	Shadowing 11-

15	Combat Skill Levels: +5 with Martial Arts
7	Combat Skill Levels: +3 OCV with all attacks (only to target hit location, -1)

7	Reduced END (1/2) on STR
10	5 points Lack Of Weakness, 5 points power defence
4	+4" Leap

45	Martial Arts Multipower (45 point reserve, An Ch'I and Fa Yengtao, all slots ultras)
1	Lotus Blossom Technique	Block, +2 OCV, +2 DCV
1	Superior Fist Technique	Disarm,+1 DCV
1	Flying Tiger Technique	Dodge, +5 DCV
2	Unfolding Lotus Blossom Technique	12PD force wall, Hardened (self only (-1/2), no range (-1/2)
3	Zheng Hsiang's Hand of the Dawn	8d6 Flash vs sight, unranged (-1/2)
3	Delicate Whirlwind of Cheng Hwang	+4d6 HA Area effect, 1 hex (+1/2), plus adjacent hexes (+1/4), selective (+1/2) - 7d6 with STR
3	Rocksmashing Fist of Shih Ksien	+ 6d6 HA Penetrating, 8d6 with STR
3	Fist of the Five Warriors	+7d6 HA autofire, 1/2 END, 11d6 with STR
3	Fist of the Flashing Blade	2d6 HKA, Autofire, 3d6+1 with STR
3	Catapulting Blow of Loc Sun Pak	+5d6 HA, Double Knockback, 8d6 with STR
3	Finger of Ice Technique	3d6 Drain vs STR, DEX, STUN, REC, END or Running/Superleap, one at a time (+1/4), Return rate 1 point per Turn (+1/4)
3	Tiger in Bamboo Technique	2d6 RKA autofire (requires appropriate objects, -1/2)
3	or	9d6 EB (requires appropriate objects to throw, -1/2)
2	Seven Strikes of Serenity	3d6 Entangle, Entangle takes no damage from attack (+1/2), Only works on humans (-1/4),unranged (-1/2), cannot be used on same target more than once per hour (-1/2)
2	Tiger Jaws Grip	1" Darkness vs hearing (only to cancel voice of victim, -2) +15 STR (only for Grab, -1) +3d6 HA NND (targets throat without bonus or penalty, must follow grab, -1/2)
2	Dancing Tiger Technique	Missile deflection and dodging +5 (Arrows and thrown weapons)

10	An Ch'i powers	(Elemental control, 10 point reserve)
10	The Way of the Cat	Invisibility to normal sight and hearing at 0 END. Requires a KS: An Ch'i roll (-1/2), Only in areas where there is darkness or cover (-1/2).
6	Tiger's Eye Technique	Hypnotism: 9d6 Mind Control, requires eye contact -1/2, No Range -1/2, Incantations (repeated, spoken instructions) -1/2, Concentrate (0 DCV) -1/2, Extra time (1 minute, - 11/2)
4	Hing Kung	10" Flight. Must be in contact with surface (-1/2), Requires a KS: An Ch'i roll ( 1/2)
5	Excellent Lotus Blossom	+14 PD Armour. Must be aware of attacker ( 1/4), only against attacks that can be blocked (-1/2), requires a successful blocking roll (-1/2).

207 350	Total powers cost Total Character cost
100+	Disadvantages

20	Psychological limit. - Protects the innocent, punishes the evil (common, total)
10	Psychological limit. - Dislikes killing (common, moderate)
10	Psychological limit. - Always seeking for knowledge of new martial arts (uncommon, strong)
10	Psychological limit. - Hunting out corruption in the Empire (uncommon, moderate)
20	Hunted by Enemies of the Empire (8-, more powerful, extensive NCI, strongly punish)
10	Hunted by Zhu Tsien (Rival Martial artist, leader of Lin Kuei, 8-, as powerful, strongly punish)
10	Distinctive Features (Style, 11-)
5	Distinctive Features (Red tiger tattoos around forearms, sign of An Ch'i practitioner, 8-)
15	Secret ID - member of Imperial Secret Police
90	Hero Bonus