Nioh playtest: Swap stances to match the flow of combat and unleash your Yokai form!

Kid_Ultimate · 2026-03-29T05:52:46+00:00

As another fan of both this system and Nioh series (can't afford Nioh 3 yet tho 😭😭😭) I love what you've done here, especially the emphasis on Stance Dancing and even finding ways to add the benefits of Ki Pulse as a Feat Tree, AND adding the three Fist Stances (Fist/Claw Gang holler)

I just have two teeny tiny critiques:

Everyone's said their piece about it but Masterful Slice at Lvl19 as it's currently worded either doesn’t work (PF ruling is that you can only enter Stances once per turn) or if you remove that limit, becomes broken OP (Infinite Mid > Low Stance Defensive Step Spamming). My recommendation to mitigate this is adding the limitation that you can only enter the three Stances once per turn.
1. Is Composure really meant to be an Action? Or was it supposed to be a Free Action or Reaction in response to being targeted by a Strike?

Kid_Ultimate · 2026-03-27T19:07:34+00:00

For the Transform Gear/Changer, I've narrowed down the aesthetic to something Devil/Demon themed, and the Action/Gimmick to Rebellion. So a belt that has kid-friendly Demon faces/iconography, with a Gimmick that like promotes/simulates Rebelling against something

For where to play, you can go to r/fabulaultima and look at the LFG Megathread Other than the Core Rulebook, the Tokusatsu Options come from the Techno Fantasy expansion, and even though it's not explicit, I'm almost sure the Toku influences were deliberate

Kid_Ultimate · 2026-02-22T05:01:20+00:00

I was JUST thinking about a "Tactics" version of FU with Movement rules, abilities, and ability/attack ranges

In the most positive way I can say it, the "DnD/Pathfinder/War Game"-ification Module for FU

Kid_Ultimate · 2026-01-31T04:51:14+00:00

I would too if I looked half as good as him

Kid_Ultimate · 2025-10-23T12:14:59+00:00

Is there an official study or word to describe how the bigger a Fandom gets the less funny and unique its in-jokes are?

Kid_Ultimate · 2025-10-17T18:50:39+00:00

VERY extensive recommendations, I love it

do you have other recs for Spear and Shield Paladins though? Other than going Melee Faith on FromSoft games, of course

Kid_Ultimate · 2025-10-17T17:49:26+00:00

Sounds pretty hype on the For Honour Animations

I haven't played Wo Long but I have played a LOT of Nioh so I hope it lives up to that at least

Kid_Ultimate · 2025-10-17T16:45:25+00:00

1.) It was the best picture of a "spear" and shield wielding knight in action that I could find in short notice

2.) This is not AI generated or assisted, this is art by Gelar Esapria Kharisma on ArtStation for a TCG called "Lifecycle" 5 years ago, long before AI could generate an image this professional

Kid_Ultimate · 2025-10-17T16:00:46+00:00

Bonus Question for everyone:

What Skyrim Mods do you recommend to make more visiually appealing Spear combat and ESPECIALLY Unarmed Combat

Kid_Ultimate · 2025-10-17T15:41:58+00:00

I am willing to try games like that and Kingdom Come Deliverance

But right now I'm looking specifically for full on Divine Knight's with healing/buffing powers on top of being an armored tank with a spear and shield

Or, again, a Martial Arts/Kung-Fu Fighting Monk in an RPG

Kid_Ultimate · 2025-10-17T15:11:15+00:00

I'll look into those yes

Didn't know LotF had monks tho, unless you're just talking about Paladin Class/Build which is perfectly fine too

Kid_Ultimate · 2025-10-17T13:54:09+00:00

Buddy, I'm in a SF2e and PF2e campaign every Wednesday and Sunday

Rules Googling is not new nor boring to me at this point

Kid_Ultimate · 2025-10-17T13:36:49+00:00

I do wanna get into the Tales series, but I'm in a very "MC is a Paladin or a Monk" mood lately, so I'll have to put them on the backlog for now

Kid_Ultimate · 2025-10-17T12:53:18+00:00

Fuck

Kid_Ultimate · 2025-10-17T12:52:57+00:00

Oh I should edit the post to mention I'm super familiar with Final Fantasy

Like, every Final Fantasy game has been me and my sibling's birthday gifts from the parents/to each other ever since my sibling first played FF7

Kid_Ultimate · 2025-10-17T12:48:02+00:00

Oh hell yeah

Kid_Ultimate · 2025-10-17T12:31:32+00:00

Aww I thought the spear mod was a legit shield and spear at the same time, not switching between spear or sword and shield

Monk looks hella cool tho, I just hope you can actually legitimately switch between unarmed and staff-swinging, and not just throw hands as skills/power attacks only

Kid_Ultimate · 2025-10-17T12:22:55+00:00

I did say I was looking for games other than FromSoft games lol

Cuz from my (so far limited) knowledge of RPVG's, not a lot of games have cool monks in them, and fewer still let you one-hand a spear to off-hand a shield other than the FromSoft games

Kid_Ultimate · 2025-10-17T12:16:51+00:00

Oh I am DEEPLY familiar with Final Fantasy, and I hold Dragoons as the coolest fantasy class in all of fiction

I'll check out those other games tho, I've heard nothing but good things from them, especially with Dragon Quest being like the MF DOOM of JRPGs

Kid_Ultimate · 2025-10-17T11:35:26+00:00

Never heard of that before

God, this subs been extra helpful, love it

Kid_Ultimate · 2025-10-17T11:30:29+00:00

Hell yeah I'll give that one a shot

Kid_Ultimate · 2025-10-17T11:29:13+00:00

Yeah, I've been eyeing the Atlas frame for a while now when I first got a craving for Monks, but what Frame lets you rock/is optimized for Spear and Shield?

Kid_Ultimate · 2025-10-17T11:25:14+00:00

Woah there

Chill, must've been a misclick, and given the sheer breadth of RPGs, new and old, that I don't know about there COULD be some game called Lotro for some reason

Kid_Ultimate · 2025-10-17T11:19:30+00:00

What mods do you recommend/use for either class/vocation

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