Disciples of the Silver Crane are men and women for whom the power of the celestial and divine flow into the arts of their blade. The Silver Crane is a goodly discipline that is inspired by the teachings of good aligned outsiders. It focuses on strong strikes designed to combat evil, celestial insights, and combat-predictions to defeat foes and enable the initiator and his allies to endure the hardships of battle against the forces of evil. Upon learning the art of Silver Crane, the disciple becomes in tune with the flows of the celestial realm, gaining heavenly insights into combat as if the angels themselves were granting insight to the warrior in battle.
The discipline of Silver Crane is a supernatural discipline, and all abilities within are considered supernatural abilities and follow the rules and restrictions of such. All abilities in this discipline carry the [Good] descriptor.
Key Skill: Perception
Discipline Weapon Groups: Bow, Mace, and Spear.
Celestial Touch
A character may choose to strike incorporeal foes with strikes made from this discipline as if they were made manifest, including fiends and other entities who currently possess a creature. To strike a possessing creature, the body they inhabit must be also struck, but all damage from the attack is inflicted upon the possessing fiend without harming the host.
Sacred Damage
Some silver crane techniques deal sacred damage, which is a type of energy damage. Sacred damage comes from attacks that are heavily infused with the power of sheer Good and carry this holy power over as a form of harmful energy to evil-aligned beings. Sacred damage deals damage as if the weapon were good-aligned. As it is not a physical damage type, it automatically bypasses all damage reduction.
Silver Crane Techniques
1st-Level Techniques
- Crane Step [Boost] [Good]
- Enduring Crane Strike [Strike] [Good]
- Eyes of the Crane [Stance] [Good]
- Flashing Wings [Strike] [Good]
- Silver Crane Waltz [Stance] [Good]
- Silver Strike [Strike] [Good]
2nd-Level Techniques
- Blazing Crane’s Wing [Boost] [Good]
- Blessed Pinions [Strike] [Good]
- Defensive Step [Counter] [Good]
- Emerald Displacement Strike [Strike] [Good]
3rd-Level Techniques
- Exorcism Strike [Strike] [Good]
- Silver Crane’s Blessing [Boost] [Good]
- Silver Knight’s Blade [Strike] [Good]
- Stance of the Silver Crane [Stance]
4th-Level Techniques
- Sacred Pinions [Strike] [Good]
- Sapphire Displacement Strike [Strike] [Good]
- Silver Crane Resurgence [Counter] [Good]
- Silver Crane’s Leap [Boost] [Good]
5th-Level Techniques
- Argent Knight’s Banner [Strike] [Good]
- Emerald-Tipped Feathers [Counter] [Good]
- Silver Crane’s Spiral [Strike] [Good]
- Stance of the Crane Knight [Stance] [Good]
6th-Level Techniques
- Argent King’s Scepter [Strike] [Good]
- Holy Pinions [Strike] [Good]
- Silver Crane Endurance [Stance] [Good]
- Silver Crane’s Mercy [Boost] [Good]
7th-Level Techniques
- Diamond Displacement Strike [Strike] [Good]
- Diamond-Tipped Feathers [Counter] [Good]
- Holy Rush [Boost] [Good, Teleportation]
8th-Level Techniques
- Benediction of the Silver Crane [Boost] [Good]
- Celestial Pinions [Strike]
- Diamond Wings of the Imperial Crane [Stance] [Good]
9th-Level Techniques
- Strike of Silver Exorcism [Strike] [Good]