TNX Skill Dictionary - 11 Katana

Dual Wield has been renamed to Two Blade Style
Kamaitachi has been renamed to Vacuum Cut
Hayabusa has been renamed to Falcon's Speed
Cleave has been renamed to Sundering Blade
Shadow Blade has been renamed Death's Shadow Edge


Marauder
Combo      : Declare
Max SL     : Style Level
Timing     : Miracle
Target     : -
Range      : -
Difficulty : None
Versus     : None
A Miracle Alter skill that shows you are a bloodthirsty murderer, and your visage only brings to mind the grim reaper.
- Change the effect of your Danse Macabre miracle to, "Troops and Extras of your choice in the same Engagement as you become Incapacitated." The XP condition remains the same. Limit [SL]/Act.

Beloved Blade
Combo      : Declare
Max SL     : 3
Timing     : Refer
Target     : Refer
Range      : Close
Difficulty : None
Versus     : None
You know everything there is to know about your weapon. Whether it's making instant field repairs, or making fine adjustments to the power you apply, you know how to keep your weapon ready.
- Use when a melee weapon you have Preserved would become {Damaged}. Remove that condition. Limit [SL]/Act.

Iai
Combo      : Free
Max SL     : 5
Timing     : Constant
Target     : Self
Range      : None
Difficulty : None
Versus     : None
You attack with such speed they don't even see you draw. Even when your weapon is sheathed, you can seamlessly move into a strike with a heart's beat.
- Gain +[SL] to your Major Action <Melee> checks. Also, when you would make a check for a physical attack, you may also equip a melee weapon.

Iai II
Combo      : Free
Max SL     : 5
Timing     : Constant
Target     : Self
Range      : None
Difficulty : None
Versus     : None
The moment you decide to draw, the strike has already been made.
- Increase the Max SL of your Iai skill by the SL of this skill. This increases Max SL only; the current SL must be raised via XP as normal.

One Strike
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 3
Timing     : Major
Target     : Single
Range      : Weapon
Difficulty : Control
Versus     : <Evasion>
Your style is to put all of your power into one strike. Take them down with the first hit, and no risk they'll grow accustomed to your attacks.
- With this skill in the combo, increase physical wounds you inflict by [SLx3]. Limit 1/Scene.

Falling Leaves
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Reaction
Target     : -
Range      : -
Difficulty : -
Versus     : -
With precise cleaves, you can strike objects straight out of the air. To your arm, cutting down bullets is no different than cutting down leaves fluttering through the air.
- When this skill is used in a Reaction check combo, apply your Iai bonus to the check.

Vacuum Cut
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Major
Target     : Single
Range      : Medium
Difficulty : Control
Versus     : <Evasion>
Through unnaturally fast swings of your weapon or other means, you can generate shockwaves with it, striking even distant foes.
- With this skill in your combo, change the range of your physical attack or Danse Macabre to [Range: Close~Medium].

Steel Gaze
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Reaction
Target     : -
Range      : -
Difficulty : Result
Versus     : None
You have a hard look about you. Even when you're not doing anything in particular, with one glance, children run from you, and the weak tremble.
- When you would make a <Will> Reaction check, use this skill in a combo to instead make the check using <Melee>.

Pressure of Blades
Combo      : Declare
Max SL     : 3
Timing     : Minor
Target     : -
Range      : -
Difficulty : None
Versus     : None
With bladework alone, you can stop people from moving.
- Upon use, your engagement becomes blockaded. When a character attempts to leave a blockaded engagement you're in, you may use <Melee> for your opposed Reaction. This effect lasts until you remove it with a Minor Action, or until the end of the scene. Limit [SL]/Act.

Peerless
Combo      : Free
Max SL     : 1
Timing     : Constant
Target     : Self
Range      : None
Difficulty : None
Versus     : None
As a Katana, it's rare to find anyone who matches you in skill, and everyone knows it.
- Requires at least SL3 in <Desperado> to acquire. When acquired, increase your secret skill cap by 1. If you have Katana Style Level 3, increase it by another 1.

Inhuman Strength
Combo      : Free
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Constant
Target     : Self
Range      : None
Difficulty : None
Versus     : None
Through intense training, you've become used to handling large or unwieldly weapons like they're nothing. What's the trick to the grip? If they have to ask, they're not a Katana.
- You may equip [Slot: Two Hands] melee weapons as though they were [Slot: One Hand]. However, you may only equip [SL] number of [Slot: One Hand] weapons total.

Sidestep
Combo      : Declare
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Constant
Target     : Self
Range      : None
Difficulty : None
Versus     : None
You throw off your opponent's aim through quick, nimble movements.
- Use this skill when you move. Gain +[SL+1] to Dodge checks. This effect lasts until the end of the Cut.

Afterimage
Combo      : Dodge
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Reaction
Target     : None
Range      : None
Difficulty : Result
Versus     : None
When you dodge, you move so fast yet so slight that it looks as though your shadow has been hit only. But even so, you're already reading the next strike.
- If successful, gain +[SL] to <Melee> checks you make. This effect lasts until the end of the Cut.

Three Blade Style
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Major
Target     : Single
Range      : Weapon
Difficulty : Control
Versus     : None
Attack with three weapons, because why not.
- Requires <†Two Blade Style>. When making the check, select one melee weapon that you have equipped and is NOT receiving the effect of <†Two Blade Style>. This weapon must have a Hide rating of (12 - <†Two Blade Style>'s SL) or better. Increase the physical wound of your attack by [selected weapon's ATK rating].

Stare Down Death
Combo      : Alone
Max SL     : 5
Timing     : Reaction
Target     : Single
Range      : Short
Difficulty : None
Versus     : None
Their attacks falter when you stare them down head-on. And if they can't hit your vitals, then you're not going to die.
- Make a Reaction using this skill against a physical attack the target is making. If successful, reduce the physical wound you take from the target by [SL+2]. However, even when successful, the attack hits.

Sweeping Shadow
Combo      : Declare
Max SL     : 3
Timing     : Move
Target     : Self
Range      : None
Difficulty : None
Versus     : None
You toy with your opponent, making quick and nimble moves they can't follow until you're striking from their blind spot.
- Gain +[SL] to your physical attack check this Main Process, and to the physical wound you inflict with those. This bonus doesn't apply if you haven't moved this Cut.

Sword Dance
Combo      : Alone
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Move
Target     : Self
Range      : None
Difficulty : None
Versus     : None
You start twirling your weapons in your hands, readying to strike. When experts perform these intricate weaving motions, it's said that their opponents get slashed before they even know it's happened.
- You may only use their skill when equipped with a melee weapon other than Unarmed. Increase the damage you inflict with melee weapons other than Unarmed by [SL]. This effect lasts for this Main Process.

Dance Kicker
Combo      : Declare
Max SL     : 3
Timing     : Refer
Target     : Self
Range      : None
Difficulty : None
Versus     : None
With deft footwork, you can incorporate all kinds of moves into your routine.
- Use just after using a Move Action. Upon use, you may use [SL] additional [Timing: Move] style skills. However, you may only move once this Main Process, and cannot make any Minor Actions.

Desperado
Combo      : Declare
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Refer
Target     : Self
Range      : None
Difficulty : None
Versus     : None
Whether info gathering or negotiation, you'd be surprised how much you can get done with sheer brute force.
- Use this skill just after making any check that did not use <Melee>. Gain a bonus to that check equal to your Iai skill SL. Limit [SL]/Act. May not be used during combat.

Two Blade Style II
Combo      : Free
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Constant
Target     : Self
Range      : None
Difficulty : None
Versus     : None
You've taken your dual wielding swordsmanship to a level even masters marvel at.
- Increase the Max SL of your Two Blade Style skill by the SL of this skill. This increases Max SL only; the current SL must be raised via XP as normal.

Sheathed Blade
Combo      : Alone
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Refer
Target     : Self
Range      : None
Difficulty : None
Versus     : None
After striking, you return your weapon to its sheath, readying for the next strike.
- Use this skill just after a Main Process in which you made a melee attack. Recover one use of your <One Strike> skill. Then, unequip one weapon you have equipped. Limit 1/Scene, and [SL]/Act.

Fracturing Blade
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 3
Timing     : Major
Target     : Single
Range      : Weapon
Difficulty : Control
Versus     : <Evasion>
With precision, you strike at your opponent's vitals in such a way as to make them just stop acting.
- When you use this skill in a Physical Attack combo and deal at least a 1-point wound, the target takes -2 to all checks they make. This effect is treated as a bad status, and may stack up to [SL] times. The effect persists until the end of the scene.

Falcon's Speed
Combo      : Free
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Setup Process
Target     : Self
Range      : None
Difficulty : 10
Versus     : None
You act with almost divine speed. Seize the initiative, and strike them down first.
- Increase your Current CS by [CV]. Limit 1/Scene.

Falcon's Speed II
Combo      : <Falcon's Speed>
Max SL     : 3
Timing     : Setup Process
Target     : Self
Range      : None
Difficulty : None
Versus     : None
When you're moving as fast as you do, your weapons are even faster, and deadlier.
- When used in combo with <Falcon's Speed>, gain +[SL] to your <Melee> checks. This effect lasts to the end of the Cut.

Falcon's Speed III
Combo      : Free
Max SL     : 1
Timing     : Constant
Target     : Self
Range      : None
Difficulty : None
Versus     : None
Your speed is such that not even cybernetically enhanced reflexes can keep up with your blade.
- Requires at least SL4 <Falcon's Speed>. Change your <Falcon's Speed> use limit to 1/Cut.

Full Swing
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Major
Target     : Single
Range      : Weapon
Difficulty : Control
Versus     : <Evasion>
When you swing a weapon with enough force, even just the impact can make your enemies crumple to the ground.
- When you use this skill in a Physical Attack combo and deal at least a 1-point wound, the target also takes {BS: Confusion}.

Mikiri
Combo      : Alone
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Before Wound
Target     : Self
Range      : None
Difficulty : None
Versus     : None
This Guard Skill lets you ascertain the path of an attack and move just enough to weaken its impact.
- Reduce the rating of the {Physical Wound} you would take by [CV]. Limit 1/Cut.

Windless Blade
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 5
Timing     : Major
Target     : Single
Range      : Weapon
Difficulty : Control
Versus     : <Evasion>
You strike with such speed that you blade simply glides through the air, emitting no breeze. With such precision comes massive damage.
- With this skill in the combo, increase physical wounds you deal by [SL+3].

Lightless Blade
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Major
Target     : -
Range      : -
Difficulty : -
Versus     : <Perception>*
Your strikes can't even be perceived by your enemies. To perceive the threat, they'd have to match your speed.
- With this skill in a physical attack combo, Reactions against it must include <Perception> in the combo. Limit 1/Scene.

Deflection
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Reaction
Target     : -
Range      : -
Difficulty : Result
Versus     : None
You evade ranged attacks pointed your way by simply striking down the projectiles with your blade.
- When used in a combo, you may make a Dodge Check using <Melee> against Ranged Attacks. Limit 1/Cut.

†Implacable
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Major
Target     : Single
Range      : Weapon
Difficulty : Control
Versus     : <Evasion>
Nevermind when things seem bad; just keep cutting.
- Make this check ignoring any penalties from bad statuses you are suffering from. Also, increase the physical wound you inflict with this attack by 3 x the number of bad statuses you suffer from. You may count [SL+2] bad statuses at most for this skill. Limit 1/Cut.

†God of War
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Major
Target     : Single
Range      : Weapon
Difficulty : Control
Versus     : <Evasion>
When you let free your hostility, a malice equal to any war god, your strikes land with ferocity unmatched.
- Increase the physical wound you deal with this combo by [DoS].

†Oni's Claws
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Major
Target     : Single
Range      : Weapon
Difficulty : Control
Versus     : <Evasion>
You strike with such speed that your foe doesn't even realize they've been cut. The arts of bringing death to an opponent are your purview.
- Guard Skills cannot be used against physical wounds inflicted by this combo. Limit 1/Scene.

†Fierce God Blade
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Major
Target     : Single
Range      : Weapon
Difficulty : Control
Versus     : <Evasion>
When you strike, you put all of your fierce, tempered soul into it.
- Requires at least Katana Style Level 2. Increase the physical wound you deal with this combo by your Life attribute. This effect ignores the general rule for stacking bonuses.

†Cut Down
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Reaction
Target     : -
Range      : -
Difficulty : Result
Versus     : None
With superb bladework you can deflect and avoid any attack. Only the finest Katanas can claim to exert control of everything within blade's reach.
- You may use this combo to make a Dodge Check. Limit 1/Cut.

†Grand Fouette
Combo      : Declare
Max SL     : 5
Timing     : Move
Target     : Self
Range      : None
Difficulty : None
Versus     : None
With sharp, cutting steps, you cleave your foes in half using weapons embedded in your legs, or just your legs themselves.
- Increase physical wounds you deal this Main Process by [SLx4]. This bonus only applies when using melee weapons with [Slot: One Leg, Two Legs, or Shoes], or when Unarmed.

†Sundering Blade
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Major
Target     : Single
Range      : Weapon
Difficulty : Control
Versus     : <Evasion>
A strike that cuts objects more than people. With the right stroke, armor and weapons can become useless.
- If successful, select one of the target's Outfits. It becomes {Damaged}. If the Outfit is not equipped, then change the Difficulty of this skill to 10. Physical attacks combos using this skill cannot inflict wounds.

†Whirlwind Strike
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Major
Target     : Area (P)
Range      : Close*
Difficulty : Control
Versus     : <Evasion>
You expand the area of your strike, attacking multiple foes simultaneously.
- When used in a physical attack combo, change it to [Target: Area (P)]. Limit 1/Cut.

†Close In
Combo      : Declare
Max SL     : Style Level
Timing     : Move
Target     : Self
Range      : None
Difficulty : None
Versus     : None
All at once, you're there at your enemy's throat.
- Upon use, move up to two range bands. You may pass through enemies with this movement, but must still make a check to leave a blockaded engagement. Limit [SL]/Scene.

†Two Blade Style
Combo      : Free
Max SL     : 5
Timing     : Constant (Toggle)
Target     : Self
Range      : None
Difficulty : None
Versus     : None
You're skilled in using two melee weapons at once.
- When calculating a wound, add together the ATK rating of two melee weapons with a Hide rating no worse than (10-SL) that you have equipped. If the weapons have different Damage Types, select one to use. If they possess special effects, both apply.

†Pulverize
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Major
Target     : Single
Range      : Weapon
Difficulty : Control
Versus     : <Evasion>
You deal a blow so powerful that it shatters your own weapon, as well as the target's body.
- When you use this skill in a {Physical Attack} Combo, increase the Wound Rating by your <♥Life>. At the end of your Main Process, the weapon you used to make the attack becomes {Damaged}.

†Flicker Blade
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Major
Target     : Single
Range      : Weapon
Difficulty : Control
Versus     : <Evasion>
Like light itself, you unleash a lethal blow. A strike like this can turn the tides in any situation.
- Requires at least Katana Style Level 2. Change the card played for this combo's check to be an Ace. The suit remains the same. Limit 1/Act.

†Blunt Edge
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Major
Target     : Single
Range      : Weapon
Difficulty : Control
Versus     : <Evasion>
Striking with the blunt edge, while sheathed, or simply avoiding the vitals, you incapacitate your foe without killing them.
- Dealing physical wounds with this combo also inflicts {BS: Doped (Major)}. Also, if the inflicted wound would also inflict {Coma} or {Death}, you may choose to inflict {Unconscious} instead. Limit [SL]/Act.

†Fury's Edge
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Major
Target     : Single
Range      : Weapon
Difficulty : Control
Versus     : <Evasion>
Wielding your weapon in both hands, you can cleave straight through your opponents.
- This skill only has an effect on physical attacks made using only a single melee weapon equipped as [Slot: Two Hands]. Increase the wound dealt by this combo by that weapon's ATK rating. This ignores the general rule on stacking bonuses. Limit 1/Cut.

※Fated Death
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Major
Target     : Single
Range      : Weapon
Difficulty : Control
Versus     : <Evasion>
The certainty of your blade brings enemies their destined end.
- The physical wound inflicted by this combo cannot be reduced or decreased by the effect of style skills, Outfits, or even Parry ratings (this also includes [Timing: Constant] skills). Limit [SL]/Act.

※Death's Shadow Edge
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Major
Target     : Single
Range      : Weapon
Difficulty : Control
Versus     : <Evasion>
With a strike like a shadow, you rend not only your enemy's flesh, but their mind and emotions as well.
- When you use this skill in a Physical Attack combo and deal at least a 1-point wound, the target takes {BS: Pressure} as well. You decide which suit it applies to, and it cannot be removed until the physical wound accompanying it is healed first.

※Ravenous Wolf Edge
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Major
Target     : Single
Range      : Weapon
Difficulty : Control
Versus     : <Evasion>
Like the starving wolf, you strike with an obsession, needing to end your foe's life not later, but now.
- The application of the physical wound you inflict with this combo cannot be delayed by any means.

※Bloody War
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Setup Process
Target     : Area (P)
Range      : Close*
Difficulty : Control
Versus     : <Evasion>
This place is no longer somewhere you or they can walk away from. Not until only one of you remains standing.
- If successful, the target takes {BS: Weakness}. They also cannot leave the engagement (this is not a blockade effect). This effect lasts until the end of the Cut.

※Lightning Edge
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 1
Timing     : Major
Target     : Single*
Range      : Weapon
Difficulty : Control
Versus     : <Evasion>
You strike the storm itself. With such sudden speed, others have no chance to act on their friends' behalf.
- No character other than your target may make a Reaction to this physical attack combo. This is not a [Versus: Impossible] effect, so skills like Fate's <Warning> have no effect. Limit [SL]/Act.

※Counterattack
Combo      : Parry
Max SL     : 4
Timing     : Reaction
Target     : -
Range      : -
Difficulty : Result
Versus     : None
A Surge Skill where you flow from a parry directly into a new strike.
- When you use this skill in a Parry combo and succeed, after the attack resolves, you may immediately take a Main Process. This does not reduce your AR, and may be taken even if your AR is 0. Limit 1/Cut.

※Niten Ichi-Ryu
Combo      : <Melee>
Max SL     : 1
Timing     : Major
Target     : Single
Range      : Weapon
Difficulty : Control
Versus     : <Evasion>
You strike multiple times, all at once.
- You may make [SL+1] physical attacks within this one major action. The second and onwards checks do not reduce your AR further than normal, but each check must be made with this skill in the combo.