One of my real-life interests is martial arts and this transfers over to role-playing. If I can - if it makes sense - I like my characters to know some martial arts. The martial arts presented in Ninjas & Superspies™ and Mystic China™ don't always match what I'm looking for so I have to come up with my own. Lee Casebolt typed up some guidelines for creating martial arts a while ago and I think that they are extremely useful, so I'm posting them here (a rare exception to my policy of posting only my creations on my site): Lee's Palladium Martial Arts Guidelines. Now, on with the martial art forms. A few observations: I like blades. You can almost be guaranteed that my forms will allow a character to use one, whether it be a knife or a sword. I like kicks. Kicks are good. I like back flips. I like paired weapons. You get the picture. Also, all of these forms are designed for use with Nightbane™ and thus may be quite powerful when compared to many martial arts. These martial arts can also be found in The Rifter, Issue #3 published by Palladium Books, Inc. Along with the martial arts you can find conversions for Mystic China, more martial arts by Lee Casebolt, and a few articles on the martial arts as they relate to gaming. Go check it out, it's definitely worth it.

Bishoudo: 6/22/97 [Text]
A martial art form based around the use of twin daggers. Taught by a master in New York City.

O-Ken Wa: 6/22/97 [Text]
Twin swords just look amazing. These guys have dedicated time to being able to amaze you.

Chi-Kung: 6/26/97 [Text]
A purely physical martial art taught to many government operatives. Very versatile, but totally lacking in martial art powers.

Luan-Mo: 10/04/97 [Text]
A combination of dance and martial arts open only to women. Created by Luan-Mo-E, the Beautiful Devil Goddess.

Gen Kuei Do: 04/06/98 [Text] [Expired Scheduled Image]
Sai are very good defensive and offensive weapons. Regardless, who doesn't like poking people with sharp pointy objects? Like most weapon forms, Gen Kuei Do can be used without sai but it loses a great deal of its effectiveness. Strengths include a wide variety of techniques and it also teaches the rare arts of Invisibility and Chi Mastery. It is not as effective against multiple attackers as some arts, but it can still hold its own.

Chiang Di Chuang: 04/06/98 [Text] [Expired Scheduled Image]
This is a very powerful martial art. Its focus, almost exclusively, is on inflicting damage to your opponent and being able to handle what he dishes out to you. With the long reach and power of a spear, Chiang Di Chuang allows a student to take on multiple attackers as easily as single ones and dispatch them quickly. One of its best points is that you do not necessarily need a spear in order to get the most out of this art.

Lei Feng Do: 04/06/98 [Text] [Expired Scheduled Image]
Nunchakus are cool, no doubt about it. This form does not require a pair of nunchakus, but it is greatly enhanced if wielding them. This form provides good defenses against multiple attackers in addition to good offensive capabilities.

Mo Long Kung: 04/06/98 [Text] [Expired Scheduled Image]
It's a relatively quick form to learn for those characters who don't want to spend a decade learning to kill someone. It combines good offensive capabilities with the ability to defend against multiple attackers.

Yung Huo Jen: 04/06/98 [Text] [Expired Scheduled Image]
Yung Huo Jen is one of the ultimate sword martial arts. Combining deadly speed with amazing acrobatic skills, it is capable of taking down most human opponents in a matter of seconds. Its only possible weakness is against multiple attackers.