Avalon, Highland Marches, Inismore, and Bryn Bresail
| School | Description | Date Added |
|---|---|---|
| Castlemore | A single-rapier School designed for the bodyguards who protect the leaders of the O’Toole clan. | 05/22/21 |
| Cavanagh | An Inish Swordsman School utilized by the Fianna to guard and defend Inismore’s borders (not to mention the árd rí himself). | 06/19/20 |
| Damhsalann | A twin-rapier Sidhe School that combines dancing with swordplay. | 03/07/19 |
| Descartes | A retired Valroux Swordswoman developed this sanctioned School, whose focus is on balancing discipline and passion. | 09/17/20 |
| Faíleas | This is a revision of the Swordsman School first introduced in the Sidhe Book of Nightmares sourcebook. | 06/25/21 |
| Feadail | A wicked knife style practiced by the diminutive Sidhe known as the Muryan, and sometimes taught to their mortal pets. | 05/04/19 |
| Goodfellow | This excellent fighting style first appeared in the Avalon sourcebook and appears here with very minor revisions. | 06/25/21 |
| Hewitt | An acrobatic fighting style using two daggers and taught of Cerrwidden Dun in Lothian. | 12/24/22 |
| Lavanha | Taught by a Castillian living in the Highland Marches, this School trains some of the strongest Swordsmen in Théah. | 11/26/19 |
| MacLean | The small MacLean clan of the Highland Marches has turned up their noses at the MacDonald claymore School, developing this alternative and using it to great effect. | 12/04/19 |
| Maxwell | The founder of this Highland School is a Separatist, a drunk, and a cheat, and his creation reflects at least one of those qualities. | 05/27/21 |
| Nash | An archery style developed many, many years ago as a counter to the Goodfellow style. Watch out for its trick arrows! | 02/27/19 |
| O’Sullivan | A uniquely Inish Swordsman School (despite its ties to the Robertson salon and its sword-and-cloak training). | 03/14/22 |
| Peecke | This is a rewrite of the Peecke fighting style from the Sidhe: Book of Nightmares sourcebook, with some of the mechanics polished for use in the Poisoned Shadows campaign. | 09/13/20 |
| Rhiannon | A Sidhe rapier School, developed solely to feud with Faileas so human rivalries between Swordsmen could be recreated. | 03/07/19 |
| Somerville | Balance and finesse are the keys to this sabre School favored by both sailors and horsemen. | 03/10/23 |
| Steele | A School still in development, focusing on tricks with a weighted cloak as much as a rapier. | 08/07/19 |
| Volterra | A single-rapier School taught out of Wandesborow by a Master who has grown tired of backstabbing, politics, and the Swordsman’s Guild in general. | 02/02/22 |
| Whittaker | AKA “Lord Whittaker’s Rules of Conduct for the Gentlemanly Art of Self Defense.” An organized style of pugilism designed to compete with Finnegan. | 03/05/19 |
| Wiles | A civilized School for the civilized age ushered in by Queen Elaine’s ascent to throne of Avalon. | 03/12/22 |
| Williams | This dual-axe Fighting Style was developed by one of Robin Goodfellow’s followers to give his compatriots an edge when an opponent closes to melee range. | 06/13/22 |
Castille
| School | Description | Date Added |
|---|---|---|
| Baras | A dance-reliant School that is looked down upon by stodgy Gallegos Swordsmen. | 02/26/23 |
| Calderón | A sanctioned School that relies on upper-body attacks, sometimes to its detriment. | 08/04/19 |
| Celestino | This School based out of Avila is a friendly rival to Gallegos. | 12/21/19 |
| Estillos | A School designed with an eye towards excellence, taught by arguably the finest sword maker in all of Théah. | 12/05/19 |
| Grima | A rare Castillian unarmed fighting style favored by victims of abuse (and by some men and women of the cloth). | 10/16/20 |
| La Cruz | The secret style of the Inquisition, cutting down heretics since 1663. | 12/05/19 |
| Lavanha | Taught by a Castillian living in the Highland Marches, this School trains some of the strongest Swordsmen in Théah. | 11/26/19 |
| Manzada | The founder of the Manzada School has never found a student worthy of being his apprentice. Will he find one in your game? | 06/29/20 |
| Muleta | A rather barbaric rapier style for bullfighters who still practice the tercio final: the Final Third. | 02/28/19 |
| Rios | This Swordsman School was developed by a man who claims he actually invented the Aldana School, and is now taught by his son: the man formerly known as Torvo Espada | 11/26/19 |
| Salamanca | Many Knights of the Rose & Cross favor this School, which teaches non-violent solutions to combat whenever it is possible, and decisive swordplay when it is not. | 02/27/19 |
| Venegas | A School of command for small units, developed by the Vaticine Church in the 14th century. | 05/04/19 |
Cathay
| School | Description | Date Added |
|---|---|---|
| Chin Te | From the Cathay sourcebook, this revised peasant’s fighting style relies on a simple agricultural flail (or two) to withstand attacks from multiple enemies. | 05/09/21 |
| Jasni | A revision of the Swordsman School used by the feared pirates and slavers sailing out of Tiakhar. | 05/23/21 |
| Jingque | A School that relies equally on the use of a jian and the power of Huan Shu. | 08/08/19 |
| Ki Kwanji | A revised hard-style martial art from the Cathay sourcebook which focuses on striking fast, striking hard, and striking often. | 05/12/21 |
| Kuaisiu Daopian | This Swordsman School, called Hua Shao Ren Te in the Cathay sourcebook, combines a jian for offense and martial arts for defense. It is presented here with some revisions from the original. | 05/23/21 |
| Ma Shejian | Known as Chima Gongjian Shou in the Cathay sourcebook, this revised style of mounted archery combat relies on quickness | 05/10/21 |
| Qishi | A unique fighting style that allows its students to select their Mastery Level techniques, all in the search for Enlightenment. | 05/11/21 |
| Raman | Traditionally a woman’s fighting style, Raman relies on the use of an easily-concealed kukri and a flowing cloak to help the oppressed survive in the streets of Tashil (and the slave pits of Tiakhar). | 06/25/22 |
| Shandian Dao | This revised School is the fighting style of Han Hua’s elite infantry. It was called Shan Dian Dao Te in the Cathay sourcebook. | 05/24/21 |
| Tie Xiong | Known as Tie Xiong Kung in the Cathay sourcebook, this revised martial art focuses on inflicting as much damage as possible to neutralize an enemy quickly and efficiently. | 05/04/21 |
| Weiwu De | A school for Cathayan cavalry, called Shaktishaalee in the Cathay sourcebook, with some minor revisions. | 05/23/21 |
| Wu Tsain | Another revised martial arts style from the Cathay sourcebook; this one is non-violent and purely defensive. | 05/24/21 |
| Ying Sun | Known as Ying Sun Wo in the Cathay sourcebook, this revised martial arts style draws its inspiration from the vicious attacks of wild animals. | 05/04/21 |
| Zuijiu | In the vein of Finnegan and Tschirnhaus comes this “drunken master” style of martial arts. | 12/05/19 |
| Zungui Quantou | This martial art, called Zheng Yi Quan in the Cathay sourcebook, is a hybrid hard and soft style that has been revised for use in the Poisoned Shadows campaign. | 05/24/21 |
Crescent Empire
| School | Description | Date Added |
|---|---|---|
| Daphan | A revised look at this powerful scimitar School from the Crescent Empire sourcebook. | 05/10/21 |
| Havrad | This wildly aggressive fighting style relies on the use of the bagh nakh (singly or in pairs) to carve up an opponent before he can strike you. | 05/31/21 |
| Makhlab | The tiny Saqr-alsahra tribe is known primarily for this Swordsman School, which combines a scimitar and sica to devastating effect. | 11/19/19 |
| Marikk | The Crescent Empire sourcebook detailed this twin-katar fighting style with an acrobatic focus, which has been revised here. | 05/10/21 |
| Qurra | A highly acrobatic fighting style developed by a slave aboard Khereid-Din’s Strange Skies. | 12/03/19 |
| Sersemlik | This is a revision of the mighty dilmekiri Swordsman School found in the Crescent Empire sourcebook. | 05/20/21 |
| Shalzeri | An acrobatic twin-sica fighting style that originated in the gladiatorial slave pits of Edirne. | 12/01/21 |
| Thueban | A twin-knife fighting style developed by the Qatihl’i ion case their mountain fortress ever comes under siege. | 06/24/22 |
| Vahiy | This school of leadership for units of mounted archers first appeared in the Crescent Empire sourcebook, and is presented here with some minor revisions. | 05/25/21 |
| Yael | The dancing, twirling Swordsman School of the Crescent Empire sourcebook has been reimagined for the Poisoned Shadows campaign. | 05/11/21 |
Eisen
| School | Description | Date Added |
|---|---|---|
| Cesáro | An unsanctioned rapier-and-main-gauche style handed down to descendants of the Lorenzo Family. | 08/04/19 |
| Drachenklaue | When the Nibelungen believe it is time to unleash a blade in the dark, they send a Master of this fighting style and his unique weapon. | 06/26/21 |
| Duverger | This nasty rapier-and-main gauche School uses both weapons in tandem to set up devastating combination attacks. | 10/30/19 |
| Eisenfaust | This is a rewrite of the Eisenfaust Swordsman School from the 7th Sea Player’s Guide, with some of the mechanics altered for use in the Poisoned Shadows campaign. | 02/07/21 |
| Gauss | A hammer-and-sword fighting style practiced by the mystical Nibelungen in defense of their homeland. | 09/13/09 |
| Hackenschmidt | Rough and tough wrestlers study this fighting style to hold their own against Inish and Ussuran brawlers. | 05/04/19 |
| Kepler | A Swordsman School for surgeons, taught out of a famed university. | 12/05/19 |
| Kroenen | This twin-stiletto style was developed for Eisenfürst Stefan Heilgrund to better train his lieutenants. | 05/04/19 |
| Noether | A knife school inspired when a duelist’s sword was broken, leaving him with only a few inches of blade. | 12/27/19 |
| Ricasso | If you can track down a haunted tower in the wastelands of Eisen, the ghost that dwells there may teach you this rapier School. | 09/12/19 |
| Riemann | A retired mercenary captain slapped together this School to teach the common citizens of Freiburg to defend themselves in the event of an attack by Stefan Heilgrund’s army. | 12/05/19 |
| Schmitter | A unique sword-and-knife Fighting Style that draws its inspiration from the Swordsmen of Montaigne and Vodacce. | 06/14/22 |
| Tschirnhaus | A surprisingly effective “School of Drunken Swordplay.” | 07/12/19 |
| Wichmann | A quick sabre-and-buckler School that has its roots in the early days of the War of the Cross | 03/04/23 |
| Zeitler | A nasty little School based out of Freiburg, that relies on poisons as well as swordplay to end a fight quickly and decisively. | 05/04/19 |
| Zwillingsdolch | A dual-knife style developed by the Nibelungen and taught only to those they deem worthy of it…and of the weapons it requires. | 06/11/21 |
La Bucca
| School | Description | Date Added |
|---|---|---|
| du Paix | The legendary Brotherhood Swordsman Jean-Paul developed this School and shared it with his fellow Buccaneers. | 10/21/19 |
Madeira
| School | Description | Date Added |
|---|---|---|
| Látigo | A sword-and-whip School refined from Zepeda at the behest of the Madeiran government. | 12/05/19 |
| Martinez | This flashy rapier School was claimed by the Madeiran government as one of its “signature” combat arts. | 08/06/19 |
| Mutis | Founded by José Celestino‘s sister, this School focuses on controlling the field of battle and outperforming one’s opponents. | 09/27/22 |
| Rodrigues | This rapier-and-dagger School was founded during the Montaigne occupation of Castille, and has since been adopted by the nation of Madeira. | 11/26/19 |
Midnight Archipelago
| School | Description | Date Added |
|---|---|---|
| Estillos | A School designed with an eye towards excellence, taught by arguably the finest sword maker in all of Théah. | 12/05/19 |
| Gosse | The “secret” School of Melinda Gosse’s Gentleman Pirates, created by her father Philip. | 07/18/20 |
Montaigne
| School | Description | Date Added |
|---|---|---|
| Aubigny | A dirty style of pistol dueling. | 09/12/19 |
| Berthelot | A peculiar School, whose focus is on strength training and power rather than finesse and flair. | 12/05/19 |
| Condorcet | A twice-sanctioned, twice revoked School at war with students of the Bonacci School. | 09/14/19 |
| Desargues | A sanctioned rapier School for those who see the world as one large, potential brawl. | 05/04/19 |
| Descartes | A retired Valroux Swordswoman developed this sanctioned School, whose focus is on balancing discipline and passion. | 09/17/20 |
| Duverger | This nasty rapier-and-main gauche School uses both weapons in tandem to set up devastating combination attacks. | 10/30/19 |
| Fermat | An aggressive School that intermingles swordplay and fisticuffs. | 11/27/19 |
| Fantôme | Originally designed as a stage art, this unsanctioned School is slowly making its way through the elite of Charouse’s social circles. | 03/11/22 |
| Galois | A rare single-weapon School which relies heavily on perfecting the Feint. | 11/20/19 |
| Gaulle | This is a revision of the Montaigne School that first appeared in the Swordsman’s Guild sourcebook. | 06/26/21 |
| Marchenko | A modern, acrobatic School recently sanctioned by the Swordsman’s Guild. | 08/07/19 |
| Poincaré | A rare single-weapon Montaigne School focused on demoralizing and frustrating an enemy until he is defeated. | 11/07/22 |
| Poisson | A literal cloak-and-dagger style, favored by the gallant heroes of the Freeman’s League. | 07/20/19 |
| Praisse | The School of Les Tabards Noir, combining fancy swordplay with Porté tricks. | 09/13/19 |
| Renoir | This Guild-sanctioned School focuses on fighting (and defeating) several foes at once. | 12/03/19 |
| Savate | A martial arts style, featuring a combination of kicks, fists, and other tricks. Favored by sailors who frequent the docks. | 08/07/19 |
| Sices | An intriguing School, designed to allow a lady to protect herself and her garments simultaneously. | 09/12/19 |
| Verrier | A rapier-and-knife School designed to frustrate one’s opponent by mimicking (and exploiting) his stance and style. | 11/29/22 |
| Volant | This single-weapon rapier style can give a Musketeer an edge in mortal combat…and in a friendly rivalry with the Knights of the Rose & Cross. | 05/27/21 |
Tar-Netjer
| School | Description | Date Added |
|---|---|---|
| Engolo | An acrobatic wrestling style practiced by the NaBula tribe. | 02/10/20 |
| Gamba | This is a spear-and-bracer fighting school where strength and toughness are more important than style or training. | 02/08/20 |
| Nanala | A fighting style which uses paired wooden sticks to slap away an opponent’s weapons and strike him in return. | 02/08/20 |
Ussura
| School | Description | Date Added |
|---|---|---|
| Andrescu | A Fhideli Fighting Style that relies on a knife and a trained falcon. | 09/13/19 |
| Boem | An acrobatic dual-rapier School taught by the Vitzi Boem of Ussura’s wandering clans. | 02/03/20 |
| Lieven | A dual-saber School practiced exclusively by Ussuran nobility. | 02/25/23 |
| Marchenko | A modern, acrobatic School recently sanctioned by the Swordsman’s Guild. | 08/07/19 |
| Stefanov | Another blow to tradition inflicted by Aleksi v’Novgorov, this sabre-and-fist School has recently been sanctioned by the Swordsman’s Guild. | 12/03/19 |
Vendel
| School | Description | Date Added |
|---|---|---|
| Agnesi | A School of Self Defense for Jennies and members of Sophia’s Daughters. | 09/13/19 |
| Argento | The “secret style” of the Razors, based on the 16th century writings of Jorge Argento. | 08/07/19 |
| Branner | A sanctioned School that relies on depriving an opponent of his weapon. | 02/27/19 |
| Kemp | A bastardized from of Kjemper: a rapier-and-buckler School to appease modern sensibilities. | 08/07/19 |
| Olson | A single-rapier School taught by the youngest Fencing Master the Guild has ever known. | 06/09/22 |
| Thiele | A controversial School that steps on the toes of Eisenfaust but is effective nonetheless. | 12/03/19 |
| Uros | A sanctioned School that consists of the “modernizing” of Urostifter. | 09/11/19 |
Vestenmannavnjar
| School | Description | Date Added |
|---|---|---|
| Valrsson | This archaic fighting style relies on the use of hand-and-a-half sword in different grips based on one’s need. | 03/27/23 |
Vodacce
| School | Description | Date Added |
|---|---|---|
| Agnesi | A Vodacce & Vendel School of Self Defense for Jennies and members of Sophia’s Daughters. | 09/13/19 |
| Bonacci | A sanctioned School at war with its Condorcet rivals. | 09/14/19 |
| Brevalli | A sanctioned modernization of the Lucani School, developed by the Brevalli Family after the Lucani men were assassinated. | 07/11/19 |
| Caligara | A Swordsman School used only by the sons of the mad genius, Vincenzo Caligara. | 10/30/19 |
| Caralli | Prince Donello Falisci commanded the creation of this School so that his family, his Fate Witches, and his guests could feel safer. | 05/28/21 |
| Casini | A knife style taught to the Hands serving Prince Marco Vestini. | 08/06/19 |
| Cavalieri | This acrobatic School was developed by a Tricomi-trained Swordsman who chose to walk his own path. | 06/27/21 |
| Cesáro | An unsanctioned rapier-and-main-gauche style handed down to descendants of the Lorenzo Family. | 08/04/19 |
| Corsari | Veronica Ambrogia’s secret “second School,” taught only to her most favored retainers to complement their Ambrogia bladework. | 11/20/19 |
| Masanda | The Masanda School is taught out of the Dilatente Finishing School to the men and women charged with its defense. | 11/26/19 |
| Numanaius | A modernization of the ancient School, teaching the use of a smallsword in place of a heavier gladius. | 08/07/19 |
| Ramazzini | Medical students at Dionna University often learn this fighting style so that they may use their scalpels to defend themselves in an emergency. | 12/27/22 |
| Riccati | An effete rapier School developed in response to the reemergence of Numanaius, which was considered old and unreliable. | 07/10/19 |
| Tricomi | An elegant School that produces Swordsmen famed for their skill as well as their arrogance. | 12/02/19 |
| Vicanti | A rapier School that relies heavily on three concealed knives to turn the tide of battle. | 05/05/19 |
| Volterra | A single-rapier School taught out of Wandesborow by a Master who has grown tired of backstabbing, politics, and the Swordsman’s Guild in general. | 02/02/22 |
Schools for Secret Societies
| School | Description | Date Added |
|---|---|---|
| Fournier | The Black Stone Ritual can be devastating to those who draw the wrong stone. This Swordsman School was developed by one Rose & Cross Ritual veteran to assuage his guilty conscience. | 12/05/19 |
| Grigora | A fast-moving, secret, twin-knife style of the mysterious Heralds. | 05/04/19 |
| Ischiros | The long-bladed secret style of the Heralds: very potent, but fallen into disuse in modern Théah. | 05/04/19 |
| Kamil | This secret School of the Eyes of the Peacock is meant to be used only as a last resort when facing enemies from outside the Crescent Empire, and those from within. | 01/10/22 |
| MacHugh | A Swordsman School developed by a radical wing of the Invisible College, determined to wipe out the Inquisition…at any cost. | 09/02/20 |
| Qor’qunq | The knife style of the deadly Qatihl’i first appeared in the Crescent Empire sourcebook, and is presented here with minor revisions. | 05/25/21 |
| Schattenmesser | Agents of Die Kreuzritter know there is a world beyond the shadows. This twin-stiletto style comes from that world. | 01/08/22 |
Ancient Théan Schools
| School | Description | Date Added |
|---|---|---|
| Celeritas | A literal Sword-and-Sorcery style that relies on the mystical abilities of Tempus. | 09/11/19 |
| Dominare | An ancient nightmare School that draws upon the power of Incubo to demoralize and defeat opponents. | 09/11/19 |
| Ernte | An eerie fighting style that uses the tools of the harvest to spread fear and uphold the power of Kreis Sorcerers. | 08/07/19 |
| Esuriit | A macabre, ancient school that channels the spectre of death into combat via the use of Mairbh Sorcery. | 05/05/19 |
| Fóvos | An unsanctioned School related to Symvasi that offers great power…at a great price. | 02/28/19 |
| Furtim | A bloody School that combines a gladius with Porté Sorcery. | 12/05/19 |
| Incendere | This archaic School uses the power of El Fuego Adentro to empower its deadly attacks. | 09/11/19 |
| Praesidium | A fighting style for Fate Witches that dates back to the days of the Bargain, when they were still in a position to defend themselves against their male oppressors. | 05/04/19 |
| Resistentium | An ancient School that combines Zerstörung with swordplay and once produced some of the most durable Swordsmen in Théah. | 11/20/19 |
| Speculo | A hybrid School combining swordplay with the mirror Sorcery Mirage. | 10/30/19 |
Poisoned Shadows 