[
  {
    "type": "technique",
    "id": "niten_water_cut",
    "name": "Flowing Water Cut",
    "messages": [ "You strike %s with the slow power of flowing water", "<npcname> strikes %s with the slow power of flowing water" ],
    "skill_requirements": [ { "name": "melee", "level": 4 } ],
    "melee_allowed": true,
    "mult_bonuses": [
      { "stat": "movecost", "scale": 1.75 },
      { "stat": "damage", "type": "bash", "scale": 2.0 },
      { "stat": "damage", "type": "cut", "scale": 2.0 }
    ]
  },
  {
    "type": "technique",
    "id": "niten_red_leaf",
    "name": "Red Leaf's Cut",
    "messages": [ "Your strike knocks %s off balance", "<npcname>'s strike knocks %s off balance" ],
    "skill_requirements": [ { "name": "melee", "level": 3 } ],
    "melee_allowed": true,
    "down_dur": 1
  },
  {
    "type": "technique",
    "id": "niten_stone_cut",
    "name": "Fire and Stone's Cut",
    "messages": [ "You stun %s with the force of your cut", "<npcname> stuns %s with the force of their cut" ],
    "skill_requirements": [ { "name": "melee", "level": 5 } ],
    "melee_allowed": true,
    "crit_tec": true,
    "stun_dur": 1,
    "mult_bonuses": [
      { "stat": "damage", "type": "bash", "scale": 1.5 },
      { "stat": "damage", "type": "cut", "scale": 1.5 },
      { "stat": "damage", "type": "stab", "scale": 1.5 }
    ]
  },
  {
    "type": "technique",
    "id": "niten_timing_attack",
    "name": "In-One Timing",
    "messages": [ "You strike at %s's weaknesses", "<npcname> strikes %s's weaknesses" ],
    "skill_requirements": [ { "name": "melee", "level": 5 } ],
    "melee_allowed": true,
    "req_buffs": [ "buff_niten_ondodge" ],
    "crit_ok": true,
    "stun_dur": 1,
    "mult_bonuses": [
      { "stat": "movecost", "scale": 0.5 },
      { "stat": "damage", "type": "bash", "scale": 1.5 },
      { "stat": "damage", "type": "cut", "scale": 1.5 }
    ]
  },
  {
    "type": "technique",
    "id": "niten_feint",
    "name": "Feint",
    "messages": [ "You feint at %s", "<npcname> feints at %s" ],
    "skill_requirements": [ { "name": "melee", "level": 2 } ],
    "melee_allowed": true,
    "defensive": true,
    "miss_recovery": true,
    "mult_bonuses": [ { "stat": "movecost", "scale": 0.8 } ]
  }
]