Street Fighter Players Guide

The Street Fighter Players Guide is a sourcebook for Street Fighter.

Summary[]

From the Back Cover:

So, you think you’re tough?

Running the circuit has never been this difficult. See the side of street fighting that few talk about: the undiscovered wilds, the horrid results of men fused with technology and the keys to unlicking dark sorcerous power. Be prepared the next time you step into the ring – there’s no telling what you’ll face!

Less than human, more than equal

The Street Fighter Players Gide will explore new facets of street fighting. Discover the truth about Blanka’s nature, learn how to create cybernetically enhanced warriors, train in new styles and explore new backgrounds. Plus, the book also has new information on tournaments, arenas, managers and sensais.

The Street Fighter Players Guide will take your characters to the limit… and beyond.

The Street Fighter Players Guide will feature:

New Special maneuvers, many never seen before.
Detailed source material on Animal Hybrids, Cybernetics, plus two new styles.
New Street Fighter teams which you can play yourself or fight in the ring.

Contents[]

Chapter One: Prelude[]

Chapter Two: Introduction[]

Chapter Three: Inside the Ring[]

New Styles
- Savate
- Ninjitsu
  - New Background: Clan Heritage
Unique Backgrounds
- Animal Hybrids
  - Common Special Maneuvers for Animal Hybrids
    - Punch
      - Eye Rake
    - Grab
      - Head Bite
      - Jaw Spin
      - Bear Hug
      - Ripping Bite
      - Tearing Bite
    - Athletics
      - Dragon's Tail
      - Drunken Monkey Roll
      - Tail Sweep
      - Typhoon Tail
      - Upper Tail Strike
      - Pounce
    - Focus
      - Cobra Charm
      - Regeneration
      - Toughskin
      - Venom
- Cybernetics
  - New Background: Cybernetics
- Elementals
  - New Background: Elemental
    - Elemental Special Maneuvers
      - Air
        Air Blast
        
        Elemental Skin
        
        Elemental Stride
        
        Flight
        
        Heal
        
        Lightness
        
        Sense Element
        
        Push
        
        Vacuum
      - Water
        Drain
        
        Drench
        
        Elemental Skin
        
        Elemental Stride
        
        Envelop
        
        Heal
        
        Pool
        
        Sense Element
      - Fire
        Fire Strike
        
        Flaming Fist
        
        Elemental Stride
        
        Elemental Skin
        
        Heal
        
        Heatwave
        
        Sense Element
        
        Spontaneous Combustion
      - Earth
        Elemental Skin
        
        Elemental Stride
        
        Heal
        
        Pit
        
        Sense Element
        
        Stone
        
        Wall
        
        Weight

Chapter Four: Running the Circuit[]

Being a successful Street Fighter is often more complicated than a rookie realizes. This chapter investigates, explains and expands on the ways street Fighting occurs.

Manager Skills
- Arena
- Bookie
- Manage

Staff
- Teachers
- Ring Doctors
Other Staff
- Butler
- Photographer
- Fashion Consultant
- Bodyguard
- Chauffer
- Pilot
- Maid
Teams
Arena Advantages
Tournaments

Chapter Five: Beyond the Ring[]

What do you, as a Street Fighter, want out of life? There has to be more to existence than fighting. What's going to happen when you get old? if you can't hold your own in the ring, what will you do later in life? Many fighters retire from the circuit. Hero are some options for aging fighters or characters who want to become masters.

Appendix: New Maneuvers and Abilities[]

Here you'll find over 50 new Special Maneuvers, as well as a number of more mundane, yet equally important, Abilities.

New Special Maneuvers
- Punch
  - Boshi-ken (Thumb Drive)
  - Haymaker
  - Shikan-ken (Ninja Knuckle Fist)
  - Shuto (Sword Hand)
  - Widowmaker
- Kick
  - Ax Kick
  - Cartwheel Kick
  - Heel Stamp
  - Reverse Frontal Kick
- Grab
  - Disengage
  - Dislocate Limb
  - Eye Rake
  - Jaw Spin
  - Ripping Bite
  - Sleeper
  - Tearing Bite
- Athletics
  - Displacement
  - Dragon's Tail
  - Esquives
  - Pounce
  - Tail Sweep
  - Typhoon Tail
  - Upper Tail Strike
- Focus
  - Air Blast
  - Balance
  - Death's Visage
  - Drain
  - Drench
  - Elemental Skin
  - Elemental Stride
  - Entrancing Cobra
  - Envelop
  - Fire Strike
  - Flaming Fist
  - Flight
  - Heal Heatwave
  - Leech
  - Lightness
  - Pit
  - Pool
  - Push
  - Sakki
  - Shrouded Moon
  - Sense Element
  - Speed of the Mongoose
  - Spontaneous Combustion
  - Stone
  - Venom
  - Wall
  - Weight

New Abilities
- Talents
  - Manage
- Skills
  - Bookie
  - Publicist
- Knowledges
  - Cybernetics

Background Information[]

Special Thanks to Valerie Alvarez, Hadzuki Kataoka and Alex Jiminez at Capcom, USA for their continuing support.
Author’s Acknowledgments: This book is dedicated to Kurumi Kashiwaki. Special thanks to Barre Sinister for their support, the local chapter of the Camarilla for thinking I’ve sold out and all those kids for so soundly kicking my butt in the Granville Street arcades during my “research sessions.”

Memorable Quotes[]

“

Oh great! A rock shaped like a giant skull. They always mean trouble. — Samurai Pizza Cats

”

Characters[]

Chapter One: Prelude
- Nick Fontana - Excalibur Productions
- Shimizu - Nick's Mentor
- Jayjay Weller
- "The Ragin' Cajun" - Alligator-man
Chapter Three: Inside the Ring
- T. Hawk
- Jacques Desroche
- Yuki Takada
- M. Bison
- Pummetta - Animal Hybrid
- Bianka
- Jaq - Animal Hybrid
- Amy Carter
- Ryu
- Argent
- Balrog
- Paco "The Icepick" Juarez - Cyborg
- Sapphire Fulton - Elemental, Excalibur Productions
- Aaron - Sapphire's Twin Brother
Chapter Four: Running the Circuit
- Fei Long
- Sagat
- Samson Prowse - Manager, Excalibur Productions
- Franklin Thompson - Physical Trainer, Excalibur Productions
- Ms. Jessica Byers - Tutor, Excalibur Productions
- Parmid Singh - Mentor, Excalibur Productions
- Dr. Ludwig Von Riesling - Ring Doctor, Excalibur Productions
- Jonathan Byers - Publicist/Lawyer, Excalibur Productions
- Harpol Jhaliwal - Excalibur Productions
- Dhalsim
- Major Carnage, "Vladislav Kolchenko" - Excalibur Productions, Excessive Force
- Zangief
- Hammer, "Hideo Izumo" - Excalibur Productions, Excessive Force
- E. Honda
- Anvil, "Greg Hart" - Excalibur Productions, Excessive Force
- Hikodoshi, "Akira Leung," "Akira Takashi" - Excalibur Productions, Chimu Nihon
- Master Leung - Akira's Mentor
- Orihime "Kyoko Kimura" - Excalibur Productions, Chimu Nihon
- Yuki Otonashi, "Shoujo Tora" - Excalibur Productions, Chimu Nihon, Animal Hybrid
- Hikaru Matsuda, "Seirei Kaji" - Excalibur Productions, Chimu Nihon, Fire Elemental, Twin Brother of Hiroshi
- Hiroshi Matsuda, "Kuma Mizu" - Excalibur Productions, Chimu Nihon, Water Elemental, Twin Brother of Hikaru
Chapter Five: Beyond the Ring
- Gouken - Ryu's Mentor
Appendix: New Maneuvers and Abilities
- Dee Jay

Terminology[]

Arena, Fighting Styles, Masters, Omni Resources (Global Corporation), Managers, The Path of Glory, The Path of Honor, Realm of Conflict (Video highlights by Omni Resources), Stable: Excalibur Productions (New York, Excaliber Gym. Bronx); Shadoloo, Staff, Teams: Excessive Force, Chimu Nihon "Team Japan," Howling Mongol Horde; Tournaments: Traditional, Duelist, Freestyle, Mixed, Prestigious, Monk's Scroll Tournament (Tibet), The Omni Rejoices Open (Worldwide), World Circuit Tournament (Woridwide);

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