Form of the Master

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Basic Info
 Requirements Tier 1
 Framework Unarmed
 Power Type Buff Self
 Power Class Buff - Form
 Power Family Martial Arts
 Method Toggle
 # of Ranks 3
 # of Advantages 1
 Hue Alteration Yes
Advanced Info
 Cost 10% increased energy costs
 Initial Cost 20
 Activation Time 1 sec
 Charge Time 2.5 sec
 Lockdown No
 Interruptible Movement, Damage
 Effects Dodge Applies Focus
Maintains 1 stack of Focus
Form of the Master
Tier 1
With a few moments of concentration and preparation, you may adopt an advanced martial posture.

Requires 1 power from Unarmed or 2 non-energy-building powers from any framework.

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+ While you maintain this Form, you will gain an instance of Focus whenever you successfully Dodge an enemy's attack.
+ The Focus buff increases your melee damage and grants you a small amount of energy. This energy gain scales with your Dexterity and you may gain energy this way at most once every four seconds. The damage buff scales with your Strength and Dexterity and you can gain up to eight stacks of this buff.
+ At Rank Two you have a 20% chance to gain an additional stack of Focus whenever you successfully Dodge an enemy's attack. At Rank Three you have a 40% change to gain an additional stack of Focus whenever you successfully Dodge an enemy's attack.
+ While not in combat, this power will grant and maintain stacks of Focus up to the rank of the power.



+ You must fully charge this power to activate it and taking any damage will interrupt your concentration, canceling the charge.
+ While this power is active, the energy cost of all your other powers is slightly increased.
+ While this power is active, your are too focused to become angry, and stacks of Enraged fall off of you if you ever have more than one stack.
+ You may only have ONE Form type power active at a time! Activating a Form power immediately ends any pre-existing Forms.

Overview

Form of the Master is a Tier 1 Power in the Unarmed power set.

Ranks

Form of the Master (Rank 2) - 2 Advantage Points
      + Maintains 2 stacks of Focus
      + 20% chance to gain extra stack

Form of the Master (Rank 3) - 2 Advantage Points
      + Maintains 3 stacks of Focus
      + 40% chance to gain extra stack

Advantages

Storm's Eye Prana (3 Advantage Points)
A dedicated practitioner of the Form of the Master style gains strength among enemies, and is serene in the eye of the storm.
      + Every time that you dodge an attack, the cooldown of your self healing spells, such as Bountiful Chi Resurgence and Resurgence, are reduced by 2 seconds.
      + This effect can occur at most once every two seconds.

See Also

Archetype Powers
The Master     Vicious Strikes  · Thundering Kicks  · Thunderbolt Lunge  · Lightning Reflexes  · Elbow Slam / Inexorable Tides  · Parry  · Shuriken Storm  · Form of the Master  · Bountiful Chi Resurgence  · Dragon Kick  · Burning Chi Fist / Open Palm Strike
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