Rank

Category

Hobby Skill

Exp Cost

Pro Lvl

Cost

Infinite

UNC / HEALING

NO

3 (per rank)

1

100

Skill

Chi cost

Location

Notes

Absolution

1

Full Body

This method of acupuncture gives the subject a feel good tingling along with a wonderful sensation of well being.

+1DR and +1PR for the next adventure.

Addiction

2

Full Body

By assisting withdrawal from addictions such as drug and alcohol dependency. The Acupuncturist may cure any addiction. The victim and healer must miss the next 1d6 adventures.

Blind

6

Foot or Hand

Victim is blind until the pin is removed.

Breathing control

2

Chest

Allows subject to hold their breath for 5 mins.

2 mins if being active.

Calm

1

Head

Player may calm a subject with soothing words and his pins. Player can remove the effects of Frenzy, Fear and can treat Stress

Concentration

2

Back of hands

Player may learn any skill in -1d6 weeks Minimum 5 days.

Cupping

+2

Full Body

This skill will allow the player an additional +/-1 leeway when used with the cure disease acupuncture skill. (Accumulative with Moxibustion).

Cure Disease

3

Foot

The player must decide how much chi he is expending. If the chi expended (minus the 3 points for using the skill) matches the diseases level the ailment is cured in 1d3 missed adventures.

Deafen

5

Left Leg or Left Arm

Victim is Deaf until the pin is removed.

Ear Acupuncture

1

Ear

Ear acupuncture can be used for additional assistance in the treatment of pain associated with a disease. Placing acupuncture needles in the ear affects specific organs such as the liver and kidneys. These organs then release chemicals or allow continuous Chi flow in the meridians.  Once the ear needles are removed, sunflower seeds can be taped onto the ears to allow on-going stimulation to the points. These seeds can be worn for a few days at a time.

This skill will allow the player an additional +/-1 leeway when using the cure disease acupuncture skill.

Healing

3

Location of wound

Treatment for pain received after any wounding injury. It will restore 3LP and 3BP to victim.

Kiss of the Dragon

24

Back of the Neck

By letting blood in and then stopping the blood from leaving the head the victim dies painfully, bleeding from the ears, nose mouth and eyes. Takes 3mins for victim to die. If the needle is removed the victim is disorientated for 30 seconds but is otherwise alright.

Moxibustion

2

Full Body

Moxibustion is also used in conjunction with acupuncture.  The science of acupuncture and Moxibustion is an important component of Eastern medicine used in prevention and treatment of disease. Moxibustion treats and prevents disease by applying heat to acupunctures points or certain locations of the human body.

Moxibustion is used in the form of a stick or cone of wool.  Often if a disease cannot be treated by acupuncture, it is then treated by Moxibustion.

This skill will allow the player an additional +1/-1 leeway when used with cure disease acupuncture skill. (Accumulative with cupping).

Nerve Dull

5

Limbs

The victim has all feeling removed from their hands -1 level to any DEX based skill. Lasts 1 day.

Numb

5

Limb

Removes the feeling of pain to a given limb for 1 enc/15 mins. Limb may drop to -9 before it stops working. Limb is still lost at -10

Pain

2

Any

Player can  stick a victim which will cause incapacitating pain to that location for 30 seconds, (regardless if pin is removed).

Pain Relief

3

Full Body

Player is able to insert pins to remove the pain and alleviate the ailments associated with arthritis, headache, PMS, and back pain.

This skill will:

- Reduce healing times from breaks by 1d6 days. (See APPENDIX 11 for Break Bone rules)

- Alleviate the worst pains of Labour and the following birth  injuries in the following way:

Exhaustion - 15% chance, and only lasts for 1d12 hours

Delayed Labour - exhaustion check at 40% chance.

Paralyse

10

Wrist

Victim is totally frozen unable to move any body location except for the head.

Paralyse Limb

3

Any

Player can stick a victim's location which will incapacitate that location until the pin is removed

Pulse Diagnosis

3

Wrist

Pulse diagnosis is also used to diagnose a disease.  There are over twelve different pulse positions on each wrist and twenty-eight pulse qualities that can be related to each one of these positions. The different pulses can confirm a diagnosis and be used to monitor a patient's progress.

Purge Poison

01-Apr

Upper Arm

This skill acts like an antidote (taken after poisoning). The chi expended corresponds to the equivalent antidote

level.1= No effect (Alleviates symptoms but not effects)

2=  Toxin effect

3= Nullify Toxin and +1PR

4= Nullify Toxin and restore all PR

It takes 5 mins to fully purge a poison.

Sleep

1

Neck

A willing target will fall into a natural sleep for 8 hours (regaining 5BP's)