Martial Art Powers for Chun Tzu OCC

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The official response (I think it is described in RUE) is when you are given a skill in your OCC that has a prerequisite skill, but you are not given the prerequisite skill, you get the prerequisite skill for free.

So if you choose Tien-Hsueh Kung Fu with your OCC then you would get the Acupuncture skill for free.

[drewkitty ~..~]

The official response (I think it is described in RUE) is when you are given a skill in your OCC that has a prerequisite skill, but you are not given the prerequisite skill, you get the prerequisite skill for free.

So if you choose Tien-Hsueh Kung Fu with your OCC then you would get the Acupuncture skill for free.

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You can Take the Acupuncture skill (see RC2 page 15).

Or

You could take the Martial Art Form Tien-Hsueh Kung Fu from N&S and MC which has no such pre-req., instead of the (stupid) Tien-Hsueh Kung Fu h2h that is described in the RChina2 book.
However, the Tien-Hsueh Kung Fu MAF is a FULL form unlike the "split forms" h2h's in the RC2 book. so you would only be taking the single MAF, instead of a mystic h2h & a combat h2h as is the norm in RC2.

[Nekira Sudacne]

Hello! Just wanted to clarify something for the Chun Tzu OCC aka Philosopher Martial Warrior in Rifts - World Book 25: China 2 on pg 47ish. The books says that for that you can Tien-Hsueh Kung Fu (Touch Mastery) power out of the list of Mystical Martial Art Power its lists. But on page 35, where it describes the power in more detail, says there's a requirement that the character must know the Acupuncture skill. However, when looking on the list of OCC skills for Chun Tzu, the only Medical skill I see listed is Paramedic skill; no sign of Acupuncture.

So I was wondering if being able to choose Tien-Hsueh Kung Fu from the Martial Art Power list for that OCC wavers the prerequisite, or is it that the Acupuncture skill was accidentally omitted from the OCC's Skill list?

I apologize in advance it this question has been answered already, or that I'm blind and the answer was right under my nose and I just couldn't see it. Otherwise, thanks to everyone who provide answers and feedback.

I beleive you have to take the acupunture skill in order to take touch mastery. if you don't want to bother, you can take another power.

[Nekira Sudacne]

I didn't notice that it was limited to first aid only.

It's clear this is an oversight, the problem is it's impossible to know which is the oversight. either not allowing them accupuncture was an oversight, or allowing them Tien Hiseu was the oversight. it's a GM's call which way it falls.

[drewkitty ~..~]

As for your 2nd response, drewkitty, I'll take a gander at N&S and MC. Never would have thought of that, thank you for suggesting it.

And again thank you to all who have provided feedback.

If it a pre-req. for the h2h...and if the OCCR list does not let you take said pre-req....then ignore the OCCR list's typo.

You might want to check out the Chun Tzu OCC in MC.

[Tor]

The Chun Tzu in MC can't have Touch Mastery either But you can be a vegetarian pacifist bicycle-riding Diabolic Tough Master if you want.