Chi Concentrations

Each kung fu style is based on one or two methods of using Chi, called chi concentrations. The full list of these is:

• Spirit
  • Building Chi
  • Chi Control
  • Focusing Chi
• Body
  • Power
  • Speed
  • Toughness
• Mind
  • Awareness
  • Meditation
  • Mysticism

The Chi Concentration exploits available for practitioners of styles utilizing these follow:

In order to define kung fu styles, the possible chi concentration powers need to be defined. The powers below describe the teachings that individual styles provide. In future articles defining styles these powers will be used. A description of how kung fu styles are built is here.

Spirit

• Building Chi

  Chi Building [Concentrate Chi] 1
  You have mastered the ability to store large amounts of chi and vitality
  Prerequisite: Kung fu class feature
  Benefit: You gain +3 hit points per each tier (heroic, paragon and epic), and increase your maximum number of healing surges by 1.
  
  Chi Recovery [Concentrate Chi] 1
  You have control over your internal energy and may use it to instantly heal your wounds
  Encounter * Martial
  Standard Action                Personal
  Effect: You may spend a healing surge.
  

• Chi Control

  Elemental Chi    [Concentrate Chi] 1
  You cause your chi to manifest as fire, lightning or cold, burning your foes.
  Encounter * Martial
  Minor Action                  Personal
  Effect: Your weapon or limb is wreathed in fire, electricity or cold until the end of your next turn. This adds 2 points of damage to any successful strike. Choose the energy type when you learn this power.
  
  Chi Channelling   [Concentrate Chi] 1
  You can transfer chi to allies, and drain it from your enemies
  Encounter * Martial
  Standard Action                 Melee touch
  Target: One creature
  Attack: Dexterity vs. Reflex
  Hit: You may spend one of your healing surges and allow the targeted ally to regain hit points equal to your healing surge value. If an enemy was targeted, you do damage equal to your healing surge value, and gain half that number of temporary hit points.
  

• Focusing Chi

  Chi Focusing [Concentrate Chi] 1
  You focus your chi into blades of force that visibly surround your limbs, cutting your enemies to shreds.
  Encounter * Martial
  Minor Action Personal
  Effect: Your weapon or limb is enclosed in a blade of force until the end of your next turn. This adds 2 points of damage to any successful strike.
  
  Internal Chi [Concentrate Chi] 1
  Focus your chi and enhance yourself physically or mentally for a brief period.
  Encounter * Martial
  Minor Action Personal
  Effect: You focus your chi, gaining a power bonus equal to your Wisdom modifier + half your level to any statistic you choose. This bonus lasts until the end of your next turn.
  Special: When you first learn this power you may choose whether it is based on Wisdom or Intelligence.
  

Body

• Power

  Forceful Chi    [Concentrate Chi] 1
  Your strikes are strengthened by your will.
  Prerequisite: Kung fu class feature
  Benefit: You gain a +1 feat bonus to damage rolls with your unarmed kung fu strikes.
  
  Chi Strike   [Concentrate Chi] 1
  You send a spike of damaging chi into your enemy just as your strike hits
  Encounter * Martial, Weapon
  Instant reaction Melee weapon
  Target: One creature
  Special: This power is triggered when you successfully hit a target with another attack
  Effect: Add 1 + Strength modifier to the damage of the other attack

• Speed

  Chi Speed       [Concentrate Chi] 1
  You move across the battlefield in the blink of an eye, striking foes at will.
  Encounter * Martial
  Move Action                     Personal
  Effect: You shift a number of squares equal to your movement speed ignoring difficult terrain for this movement.

  Flurry of Blows   [Concentrate Chi] 1
  You attack with a barrage of strikes
  Encounter * Martial, Weapon
  Instant reaction              Melee weapon
  Target: One creature
  Special: This power is triggered when you successfully hit a target with another attack
  Effect: Cause your Dexterity modifier in damage to the target. This does not have to be the target of the triggering attack.

• Toughness

  Hardened Chi    [Concentrate Chi] 1
  Years of training in extreme conditions have increased your resistance to pain and injury
  Prerequisite: Kung fu class feature
  Benefit: You gain a +1 bonus to AC and Fortitude defence.
  
  Invulnerability [Concentrate Chi] 1
  You focus all your chi at a single point as an attack hits you, deflecting the impact
  Encounter * Martial
  Instant reaction               Personal
  Special: This power is triggered when you are hit by an attack
  Effect: You gain resist 10 to all damage for this attack.
  

Mind

• Awareness

  These powers to be updated soon

  Alertness [Concentrate Chi] 1
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  Prerequisite: Kung fu class feature
  Benefit:
  
  No Mind [Concentrate Chi] 1
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  Prerequisite: Kung fu class feature
  Benefit:
  

• Meditation

  This power to be updated soon

  Body Control [Concentrate Chi] 1
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  Prerequisite: Kung fu class feature
  Benefit:
  
  Chi Healing [Concentrate Chi] 1
  You focus your chi internally, regenerating injuries.
  Encounter * Martial
  Minor Action Personal
  Effect: You gain regeneration 3 until the end of the encounter. While the regeneration occurs you suffer a -2 penalty to all attacks, saves and skill checks due to the concentration required. You may terminate the regeneration as a free action.
  

• Mysticism

  This part of the chi concentrations will be updated soon.

  Ghost hand [Concentrate Chi] 1
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  Prerequisite: Kung fu class feature
  Benefit:
  
  Defensive Aura [Concentrate Chi] 1
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  Prerequisite: Kung fu class feature
  Benefit:
  
  Restoration [Concentrate Chi] 1
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  Prerequisite: Kung fu class feature
  Benefit: