#;skills

[ericbrandonrp]

Hockenheimring 11-13 October 2019 my photos

[daggersandsparks]

;headcanon: heels

mairwen can not only walk silently, but across a fair amount of terrain in her heels, including stilettos.

she will still often go without, but she definitely sneaks up on people or walks in the woods in a heels [to meet someone] as a power move.

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combat ! repost, don’t reblog !

Fallout Verse

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆  — strength ★★★★★★★★☆☆ — offense ★★★★★★★★☆☆  — defense ★★★★★★★☆☆☆  — speed ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ — durability ★★★★★★★★★☆ — accuracy ★★★★★★★★★☆  — agility ★★★★★★★★☆☆ — stamina ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ — teamwork ★★★★★★★★★☆ — stealth ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ — close combat ★★★★★★★★☆☆ — bladed weapons ( swords, dagger/s ) ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ — blunt weapons ( club/s, staff/s )   ★★★★★★★★★☆ — ranged weapons ( archery, gun/s ) ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ — superpowers / abilities ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ — traps/setups ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ — medic

any lasting injuries from combat? ) -- Side of neck from knife, bullet wound left shoulder, long scar left shoulder blade from ex-fiancee, across back from Deathclaw, forearms from knife fight, forearm bight frim Nightstalker

fighting style?   ( bold any that apply. )  — commander  /  duelist / honorable  /  dishonorable  /  would have others do their fighting / stealthy  /  long-ranged  / melee  /  technological  /  sorcery  / superhuman abilities (bio-amp abilities)  /  has fought in a tourney  / a lover of fighting  /  a hater of fighting  /  cowardly  / reckless /  strategic  / uses underhand tricks  /  renowned for their skill /  trained  / untrained  /  keeps skill secret /  won a battle  /  lost a battle  / merciful

Deus Ex Verse under the cut

★★★★★★★★☆☆ — strength ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ — offense ★★★★★★★★☆☆  — defense ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆  — speed ★★★★★★★★☆☆ — durability ★★★★★★★★★☆ — accuracy ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆  — agility ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ — stamina ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ — teamwork ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ — stealth ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ — close combat ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ — bladed weapons ( swords, dagger/s ) ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ — blunt weapons ( club/s, staff/s )   ★★★★★★★★★☆ — ranged weapons ( archery, gun/s ) ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ — superpowers / abilities ★★★★★★★★★☆ — traps/setups ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ — medic

any lasting injuries from combat? ) -- Scarring around augmentations from previous forced removal.

fighting style?   ( bold any that apply. )  — commander  /  duelist / honorable  /  dishonorable  /  would have others do their fighting / stealthy  /  long-ranged  / melee  /  technological  /  sorcery  / superhuman abilities (bio-amp abilities)  /  has fought in a tourney  / a lover of fighting  /  a hater of fighting  /  cowardly  / reckless /  strategic  / uses underhand tricks  /  renowned for their skill /  trained  / untrained  /  keeps skill secret /  won a battle  /  lost a battle  / merciful

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In case some of you don’t know how large and terrifying dire wolves were/are...

... Yeah.

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Arelette’s Martial Arts Background

PREFACE: I am by no means an expert in martial arts. 

I did have limited training in various styles (Karate, Shaolin Wushu, the TINIEST amount of Wing Chun and Tae Kwon Do, to be exact), and I’ve had an interest in the subject my entire life, so yes, I’ve done some research, but also please consider that I am susceptible to making mistakes (especially in the boxing section cuz lord knows how much I don’t know about the sport). If I have, please let me know!

Also, you may have already noticed, I am not going to use the word kung fu in this VERY long headcanon blurb, but the word wushu instead. Even though we colloquially have come to understand any form of Chinese Boxing as kung fu, the word itself actually means “to master an art” (idk in which Chinese dialect tho, sorry); it’s technically applicable to other artistic skills like cooking and painting. Wushu on the other hand means “the art of war”, and is used as an umbrella term in *insert proper Chinese dialect here* when referring to any Chinese martial arts style. 

I want to give the language a chance to be properly understood, as the improper use of the word kung fu (I’m guessing) was probably a result of Britain’s colonial occupation in China, so that’s why I’m doing it.

Anyways, the full headcannon’s under the cut, so if you’re interested, read away!

Here’s a comprehensive list and explanation behind every martial arts style Arelette is canonically proficient in:

Tai Chi (also written as Taijiquan)

As you may or may not know, Arelette was hospitalized at the age of 7 due to episodes of extreme pain. After five months of no improvement to her chronic pain, she was admitted under HumGen’s care. HumGen was rather adamant about keeping Arrie physically active, as it was a well-known combatant of chronic pain, and determined that Tai Chi was the perfect starting point for her.

However, as you can imagine, a 7 year old is going to be VERY angry about being forced to do something that is generally perceived to be an activity for old people. However, Arelette’s Shifu, who also happened to be one of the doctors at HumGen, was having absolutely NONE of her shit, and dared her to punch him. Arrie of course listened, and her Shifu blocked it, before demonstrating to her a slowed-down version of his block.

From that point on, Arelette was absolutely hooked, and trained almost daily. Later masters of hers would often commend her on her focus and control over her breathing, despite being so young.  

Kyokushin Karate

In 2002, Montréal’s martial arts community was buzzing about an up-and-coming professional who had won in his debut match by a knockout in the first round; a Québecois man by the name of Georges St. Pierre. Arelette, being an impressionable 8 year old kid when it happened, was absolutely obsessed, and learned that Georges had studied a specific school of karate that had a particular focus on full-contact sparring. 

It took her a while to convince HumGen doctors to let her study Kyokushin, being worried about her pain and all. In the end though, the organization did hire a Sensei that Arelette trained with twice a week. 

She still continued her Tai Chi training, much to everyone’s surprise, but the art was basically on the back burner for her by the time she was 12. Arelette got her Karate black belt when she was just shy of 15 years old.

Wing Chun

Oh come on, you knew this was coming. It’s 2008. Ip Man comes out. If you think for ONE HOT SECOND that Arelette managed to get her grubby little hands on it, but was later so obsessed with it that she started imitating Donnie Yen’s moves to the point of memorizing them, then you’re SO wrong. Arelette really appreciated Wing Chun’s style and philosophy, and upon later research, was absolutely amazed to find out that Wing Chun had been originally developed by a woman to teach women to defend themselves.

What’s even better was that there was (and still is) a well-respected school in Montréal that teaches Wing Chun. As soon as Arelette found out, she BEGGED her parents to enroll her; her parents of course obliged, while also enrolling the rest of her siblings. Until Arelette moved out of Montréal, she trained under Grandmaster Nam Anh’s school. 

Xiang Xing Quan 

Xiang Xing Quan is an umbrella term for the styles of Wushu (usually Shaolin) that focuses on the imitation of animal movements. Arrie is proficient in the Eagle Claw and Fu Jow Pai/Tiger Claw styles, as they’re fairly compatible with her habit of turning her nails into claws. She has also been trained in Shaolin Snake-Style Wushu, as the style focuses on aiming for weak points of the human body.

She studied each style per year that she was living in Québec City, as she did not want to stagnate her martial arts training. She’s not as strong in these styles as her other martial arts studies, due to a lot of tragedies that happened to her in that time, but she’s still proficient enough in them, and tends to use at least some of the techniques rather often.

Also, as a note, this style is the style that Arrie got the mass majority of her weapon-wielding training.

Boxing

Arelette had noted but never understood why so many of the people she had fought tended to either be full-out boxers or had fighting styles that were boxer-esque. She was brought to believe that boxing was an inferior fighting style, but had no choice but to take up the sport as a way of keeping herself fit during her first year living in New York City, since boxing gyms tended to be a bit more on the affordable side for her. 

She really underestimated how strategic boxing could be (which she later found strange, since all fighting in the end has to be somewhat strategic), along with how hard it was to limit herself to only her hands. She really appreciated how boxing has given her an insight as to how a lot of her enemies fight. Though she doesn’t hit the boxing gym as much as she did in 2014-2016, she still swings by at least once every week (typically on a Wednesday) to blow off some steam. 

Pencak Silat

Once Arrie started accumulating more disposable income, she started looking into a fighting style she had come across during her time in Madripoor, which she had come to learn through research was called Pencak Silat. She was particularly interested in the speed of its movements, plus its focus on striking with elbows and striking against pressure points, having learned from first-hand experience how much it all hurt to take hits from.

She found an underground school in New York City that taught Madripoor’s variant of the fighting style, which is one of the more aggressive and deadlier variants of silat. Due to her other life demands though, this was the style that took her the longest to master, as she had sporadic lessons in between 2017 and the 2023 Blip. 

Jeet Kune Do

Another martial arts style that should obviously be on any martial artists’ radar; it was developed by Bruce Lee, after all. Arelette’s been taking sporadic classes since the Blip. 

This is due to Jeet Kune Do’s mathematical philosophy of the economy of motion, which more or less promotes the idea that a fighter’s ultimate goal is to conserve both energy and time during a fight. Fair to say, it’s very relevant to Arrie’s career, hence why she took up the style. 

[ericbrandonrp]

Headcanon:

// Eric is very good with his hands, in many aspects, as that is necessary for his job. He has learned a lot of card tricks, as well as magic tricks, in his youth and brought them to perfection. Though he rarely shows them off and almost solely plays with those tricks by himself when he’s bored or at a table at a pub. Eric loves playing cards (mainly poker and blackjack), but isn’t an expert on those games. Beware, though, as he can shuffle the deck so that he wins.