[
  {
    "type": "technique",
    "id": "tec_sojutsu_shove",
    "name": "Shove",
    "messages": [ "You shove %s back", "<npcname> shoves %s back" ],
    "skill_requirements": [ { "name": "melee", "level": 2 } ],
    "melee_allowed": true,
    "knockback_dist": 1,
    "mult_bonuses": [
      { "stat": "damage", "type": "bash", "scale": 0.5 },
      { "stat": "damage", "type": "cut", "scale": 0.5 },
      { "stat": "damage", "type": "stab", "scale": 0.5 }
    ]
  },
  {
    "type": "technique",
    "id": "tec_sojutsu_trip",
    "name": "Trip",
    "messages": [ "You deftly trip %s", "<npcname> deftly trips %s" ],
    "skill_requirements": [ { "name": "melee", "level": 3 } ],
    "melee_allowed": true,
    "down_dur": 1,
    "mult_bonuses": [
      { "stat": "damage", "type": "bash", "scale": 0.5 },
      { "stat": "damage", "type": "cut", "scale": 0.5 },
      { "stat": "damage", "type": "stab", "scale": 0.5 }
    ]
  },
  {
    "type": "technique",
    "id": "tec_sojutsu_feint",
    "name": "Feint",
    "messages": [ "You fake a thrust at %s", "<npcname> fakes a thrust at %s" ],
    "skill_requirements": [ { "name": "melee", "level": 4 } ],
    "melee_allowed": true,
    "defensive": true,
    "miss_recovery": true
  }
]