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The Ultimate Martial Artist 5th Edition

Published: 2001
Author: Steven S. Long

MASTER THE FIGHTING ARTS!

The Ultimate Martial Artist is a comprehensive guide to martial arts from around the world — and beyond. Written and designed for use in any campaign, genre, time period, or setting, The Ultimate Martial Artist provides you with everything you need to create and play a master of the fighting arts. You can read about and use real-world martial arts for your character, or even create your own styles and maneuvers!

The Ultimate Martial Artist includes:

  • Over 150 real-world martial arts styles and variants, and dozens of fictional styles
  • Over 130 martial arts weapons
  • New martial arts maneuvers
  • Rules for creating your own martial arts maneuvers and styles
  • Dozens of martial arts special abilities
  • Expansions of the HERO System’s hand-to-hand combat rules
  • Notes for use with Champions, Fantasy Hero, and all other HERO System games
  • And more!

Genres: Generic / Universal

Types: Sourcebook

Games: HERO System (5th Edition)

Series: The Ultimate Series (HERO System) (1)