101 Brawling Specializations

by Johannes "Fulongamer" Bowers


So your player says, "I want a Brawling specialization." And you say, "In what?" And they give you a blank look...

Here, then, are some ideas for both of you.

  1. vs. one species (Twi-leks, Gammoreans, Humans, etc...)
  2. vs. Droids
  3. vs. human sized bipeds
  4. vs. smaller bipeds (Ewoks, Squibs)
  5. vs. large humanoids (Togorians, Wookiees)
  6. vs. non-humanoids
  7. vs. quadrupeds
  8. vs. amorphous beings
  9. vs. insectoids (Verpine, Vratix)
  10. vs. melee weapons
  11. vs. specific weapons (lightsabres, vibroblades, etc...)
  12. vs. natural weapons (tooth and claw)
  13. with natural weapons (tooth and claw)
  14. vs. martial arts
  15. vs. brawling specialists
  16. vs. untrained opponents (a favorite of cheap thugs who deliver beatings)
  17. vs. armored opponents (stormtroopers, bounty hunters)
  18. vs. unarmored opponents
  19. in aerial combat (the incredible Skye)
  20. in zero gravity
  21. in high gravity
  22. in low gravity
  23. underwater
  24. underground
  25. in close quarters
  26. in open spaces
  27. aboard ship
  28. on narrow footing (rails, fences, wires, etc...)
  29. in darkness (total, partial)
  30. under spotlights (believe me, there is a difference)
  31. in greasepits
  32. in sand pits/arenas
  33. on uneven footing (wreckage, rubble etc...)
  34. to subdue
  35. in rolling mortal-combat gladiator-exhibition steel hamster balls
  36. while wingwalking
  37. in formal wear (male, female)
  38. when mounted (speeder bike, beast riding, etc...)
  39. fake (for actors/stuntbeings/pro wrestlers)
  40. streetfighting
  41. bouncer
  42. barfighting
  43. rioting
  44. moshing
  45. for money
  46. gladiatorial
  47. vs. opposite sex
  48. vs. same sex
  49. vs. neuters
  50. for interrogation
  51. killing blows (incapable of subdual, and yes, that can be a limitation)
  52. in sewer / surf (not underwater, not on land, definitely special)
  53. vs. animals
  54. when wounded (like Bruce Lee... don't let him taste his own blood, watch out!)
  55. while dodging (only in rounds when you dodge)
  56. vs. relatives (sibling rivalry to spouse beaters)
  57. kata (the "air guitar" of brawling, useless vs. real opponents, but looks good)
  58. vs. inanimate objects (bricks, boards, doors, shut down droids, computer terminals)
  59. on ice
  60. telekinetic (for the rare TK racial characteristic, or the ambitious Sith apprentice)
  61. while running
  62. urban
  63. wilderness (jungle, desert, arctic, etc...)
  64. household (any appliance is a weapon)
  65. foreplay (or 'combat sex' - for you Klingon types)
  66. vs. undead (for horror / Sith alchemy, crossovers / adventures)
  67. while berserk (for chronically stressed Wookiees)
  68. vs. the men in white (orderlies, doctors, guys with straitjackets)
  69. vs. clothed opponents (when you want to pull that coat over the top, or give someone a wedgie)
  70. accidental (for the Jerry Lewis/Marx brother/Stooges combatant)
  71. vs. single opponent
  72. vs. multiple opponents
  73. under chemical influence (real combat drugs, drunken style, or imagined "Popeye" syndrome)
  74. to music
  75. manga style (lots of shouting and posturing)
  76. when that special someone is watching
  77. when unseen (for assassins etc..only useful when no-one is looking)
  78. while suspended
  79. on sloping surfaces
  80. while climbing
  81. in lingerie
  82. while naked
  83. in martial arts uniform
  84. in powered armor
  85. vs. power armor
  86. vs. cyborgs
  87. vs. law officers
  88. formal unarmed dueling
  89. trial by combat
  90. barefoot
  91. in boots
  92. sucker-punch (good for starting fights, might end it then too)
  93. hands only
  94. feet only
  95. head/horns only
  96. when losing
  97. body only (belly-bucking, Hutts, etc...)
  98. hindquarters (for quadrupeds)
  99. prehensile (tails/tentacles)
  100. "dirty" fighting
  101. "wild" fighting (seen in feral children and Springer guests)



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