Path of the Vengeful Turtle

This is one of the successor paths to the original Path of the Storm Turtle. In order to reduce complexity and the number of prerequisites you have to learn, I have split that path up into four separate paths; Path of the Sheltering Storm, Path of the Vengeful Turtle, Path of the Willow King and Path of the Mystic Shell.

This path functions specifically against technological artifacts. This includes all guns (including bows and crossbows), all Arcanowave Devices and high-tech melee weapons and armor, such as Power Swords and Power Armor.

Natural Order

You can use your Martial Arts action value instead of your normal attributes when resisting the effects from a technological artifacts. This applies to any attribute, but Toughness and Willpower are the most common. If used prior to such an attack, it applies until end of Sequence. If used as a defensive action, it applies only for the current shot.

Backlash of the Turtle

A technological artifact which has just done Wound Points to you is destroyed, as long as it's Tougness rating is less than your Martial Arts skill value. Signature weapons jam instead of being destroyed. You use this schtick out of Sequence, immediately after your opponent's attack. This is a Response Action.

Mirror of the Turtle

Make a Martial Arts check with the number of Wound Points (after any reductions for Toughness) you have just suffered from a single hit from a technological artifact as your Difficulty. If you succeed, the opponent that wounded you takes an equal amount of Wound Points which are not reduced by Toughness. You use this schtick out of Sequence, immediately after your opponent's attack. This is a Response Action.

Laughter of the Turtle

You are immune to damage from technological artifacts until the end of the Sequence.

Vengeance of the Turtle

Strike a technological artifact or vehicle barehanded or with a kick. Vengeance of the Turtle does damage equal to your Strength +5, and the artifact or vehicle may not use Toughness to reduce this damage. Any damage will reduce the target's Toughness by 1; damage matching Toughness will cause a crash; most cars will be reduced to mush.

In the case of small and medium artifacts or vehicles, don't bother calculating damage, simply assume they are destroyed.