Kai disciplines

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Kai disciplines are the skills taught to and mastered by the fictional Kai Lords of the Lone Wolf universe. According to the lore, these skills have been mastered over the centuries and passed down from one generation of Kai to the next. A true Kai Master will have mastered all of these disciplines.

Kai Ranks

In the gamebooks, there are a total of ten disciplines. A new reader (playing as a new character) begins with five of these ten disciplines. The rank of a Kai Lord is based upon the number of disciplines learned, with the following progression:

1) Novice
2) Intuite
3) Doan
4) Acolyte
5) Initiate
6) Aspirant
7) Guardian
8) Warmarn or Journeyman
9) Savant
10) Master

As a player successfully completes a Lone Wolf gamebook, he or she is able to select an additional discipline, so that, for example, someone who has completed one book will have six disciplines.

List of Disciplines

The Kai disciplines themselves are as follows:

Camouflage - The ability to remain undetected, both in terms of remaining hidden when in natural surroundings, and blending in with the natives when in more urban settings.

Hunting - The ability to find food virtually anywhere, except in extreme arctic or desert conditions. Additionally confers a certain speed and manual dexterity.

Sixth Sense - The ability to sense imminent danger or a concealed threat. Also the ability to sense when something is not what it seems.

Tracking - The ability to track a person or object, or to determine the correct path to take in order to reach a given destination.

Healing - A natural ability to heal wounds more quickly than average.

Weaponskill - Focus and mastery of a single weapon or weapon category.

Mindshield - The ability to protect one's mind from mental or psychic attacks, particularly those of agents of evil.

Mindblast - The ability to attack an enemy using the force of one's mind, increasing general combat prowess except against foes who are specifically immune.

Animal Kinship - The ability to bond with and communicate with animals.

Mind Over Matter - Telekinesis, or the ability to move small objects with one's mind.

References

[Project Aon - Online editions of Lone Wolf books]

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