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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by EltonRobb[/i] [br]Ringen is a medieval martial art practiced in Germany. It's one of the advanced martial arts, and it will have been practiced by Warrior Monks in FR (if one is using RMSS). The Martial Art is rebuilt in game terms using the [i]Martial Arts Companion[/i] for RMSS, a book that is only available second hand. Although the book has one martial art of European Origin (actually it has three), Savate, this scroll will attempt to codify Ringen for use in your Rolemaster Forgotten Realms game. Using the rules stated here, other scribes may convert RM Ringen rules to their favored game systems. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringen [b]Advanced Martial Arts Style [/b] [40 Style Points] [b]Description[/b] -- In the real world, Ringen is German for Grappling. In the Realms, [i]Ringen[/i] is taught to martial artists in the Sword Coast, Western Heartlands, Chondath, Cormyr, some of the Dalelands, and in Amn. It is basically wrestling, with techniques similar to Real World Pankration, Jujutsu, and Judo. It originated in Chondath, and was quickly spread to other parts of the Realms during the time of the Chondathian Empire. It is taught formally, and is usually taught to beginner swordsmen as well as Warrior Monks. The style relies on sweeps and throws (see [i]Arms Law[/i]) as well as locking holds (see the [i]Martial Arts Companion[/i]). An advanced practitioner of this art can grapple a horseman off his horse. [b]Recommended Skills[/b] -- Martial Arts Sweeping, Martial Arts Locking Holds, Feinting, Disarm (unarmed), Adrenal Defense [b]Martial Arts Abilities [Core][/b] -- Greater Adrenal Defense [20 points], Degree 3 Locking holds, Degree 2 sweeps and throws [5 points], +5 OB to Disarm [5 points], All Around Attack [10 Points] [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.