Hew
 
Action Duration: 2
Endurance cost: 50
Affecting stats: str
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Skill Category: armed combat
Skill Level: 8
Skill Type: combat
Skill Targetting: melee opponent
Location: anywhere

Description: In achieving a mastery of weapons, the fighter studies the hewing strokes. These techniques are built on a foundation of five strikes: the over hew, the middle hew, the under hew, the stabbing strike, and the slice. From there, the fighter learns the five master-hews: the wrath-hew, the crooked-hew, the thwart-hew, the squinting-hew, and the part-hew. This foundation is said to lay the groundwork of all the fighter's offensive prowess. With this skill, the fighter returns to the fundamentals, delivering a textbook hew with any weapon, wounding if not killing the foe. If employed following a successful pinion or hilt strike, the fighter will be able to strike the muscles or motive clusters of the opponent, temporarily sapping their physical strength.
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