Techniques

Techniques are modifications to actions that allow for myriad results during combat. While serving mostly to change how certain attacks may work or add additional benfits to an attack they may also work extant from base attacks and serve as their own action entierly. They must be learned from a master but once acquired they can be employed as long as their requirements and costs are met.      

Technique Example: Cleave

  Name: Cleave   Cost: 1 Action per short rest  (Can only be used once per short rest.)   Requirements: Two-handed weapon   Effect: Swinging your weapon horizontally to strike up to 3 oponents within melee range. Acts as a standard attack.    
 Not all Techniques are created equal and some may be acquired from multiple sources. While most effect melee attacks and focus on the abilities of the martial classes there are rare exceptions to this. Techniques are cross-class and can be learned by any character even if the character lacks the requirement for employing the technique.