[OOC] Symphony of Espers

[BrokenPromise]

@Izurich That looks fine, Upgrade complete.

@The World Unrestricted mobility is pretty good for silver without also being immune to fall damage. Also, having ghost legs makes it impossible to accelerate by kicking off things, sliding, etc. basically consequences of her new form of movement. If that sounds fine to you, upgrade complete.

@Majoras End Add "Round" after "next" to complete your upgrade. Then you're fiiiine.

[The World]

Weeeellll, it might have become too powerful for silver now, but I specified some stuff and added a conditional. I'm guessing the conditional will need nerfed or removed, but doesn't hurt to try right?

New version of Leitmotif

SPECIAL: The lowest parts of her legs are intangible to physical objects other than the ground and invisible, giving her the appearance of someone floating where she stands. This encompasses about the lower half of her calves and her feet. At silver rank, rather than just mostly being invisible, her lower part of her calves and feet now no longer exist as a physical object. She is now able to float to a minor degree and has a constant "slow fall"-esque effect that greatly dampens her landing if she lands on her feet. By picking up her legs she is able to float a few feet off the ground in a sitting position as well, though moving while doing this requires a push or pull from an outside source unless she is being carried by momentum. Normal attempts to move while floating like this result in spinning in place, so an object to push off of is necessary if she doesn't want to go back to standing. Returning her feet to physical costs 5 mana per six second round, and takes up a melody slot for that six second round, though she can spend more to keep them physical longer. (ie 30 mana for 6 rounds, during which she can't return them to incorporeal.)

[BrokenPromise]

@The World Talked to Erode about it. It's a little complicated for a silver genre, and we don't think it's a good idea to have specials that can act as spells.

Also, guess I'll put my pending upgrades here.

INSTRUMENT: Bipartisan

Bipartisan is a large caliber hand gun paired with a steel riot shield. No extra frills. It's awkward to manage, but Su's accuracy doesn't suffer.

GRADE: Silver
KEYWORD: Handgun, Greatshield
DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
DAMAGE: C
SPEED: E
SENTINEL: B
SPECIAL: Blast Zone: When the face of the shield slams into an opponent, it releases a small explosion of debris. This inflicts as much arcane damage as an E grade damage note.

INSTRUMENT: Pit Boss

A staff that has been curved into a loop. It's not very practical as a weapon, but it does make it easier for Luna to tap into her magic.

GRADE: Silver
KEYWORD: Staff
DAMAGE TYPE: Arcane
DAMAGE: D
SPEED: B
SENTINEL: D
SPECIAL: Win some, Lose some: Before Luna attacks with her weapon, a D20 is rolled to determine the type of buff/debuff that will be associated with the attack.

1 and 20: ALL
2-7: SENTINEL
8-13: SPEED
14-19: DAMAGE

On an even number, the associated Stat will be ranked up. On an odd number, the target of the attack will be ranked down. Lasts a single round.

[ERode]

Blast Zone looks fine. Honestly, considering your whole statement of how dual wielded weapons can possess different damages, I dunno why Breacher couldn’t just have something like “shield does Arcane damage, gun does Physical”, and then have a separate special.

Win Some Lose Some is sorta iffy, because it’s not really a situational effect at all, and it doesn’t rely on actually hitting. If you could affect someone else simply by imagining that you’re targeting them, it’s pretty much an unavoidable debuff (on odds) that can’t even be resisted by Arcane defense or absorbed by Reflect. And it gets weirder when you start imagining Tetrad targeting multiple people with her spray n pray.

[BrokenPromise]

@ERode Dual weapons can possess different damages if they use a special for it. That's not something I'd personally allow for free.

The intent for Luna's weapon is for it to be on hit and only on the first target. Suppose we could make it resistible via a certain level of arcane defense.

[Ponn]

Here's my tentative Silver upgrade. Let me know if the Special is a little too overpowered/not situational enough.

Current

INSTRUMENT: Implements of Tomorrow

As an Esper, Ashley is armed with a futuristic wand and an energy shield. The wand is tipped by what looks like an ultra-tech tuning fork, between the neon green prongs of which rests Ashley’s Grimoire, now grown to over twice its original size. The wand’s iPod-white body is etched with what appears to be neon green circuitry, punctuated intermittently by several glowing spheres, inlaid at seemingly random points. It is 12 inches long, with a 5 inch grip. Her shield, worn on her left arm, is seemingly composed of semi-transparent green energy, upon which is emblazoned the GEMINI insignia. Upon closer inspection, a hexagonal pattern can be found lightly imprinted upon it, which grows more pronounced when the shield is struck by something. It is 30 inches in diameter. In addition, all the luminous parts of Ashley’s Instrument glow much brighter whenever she fires it, or when she charges up a melody.

GRADE: Bronze
KEYWORD: Wand, Shield
DAMAGE TYPE: Arcane
DAMAGE: C
SPEED: E
SENTINEL: D
SPECIAL: Tune of Tomorrow- Whenever Ashley uses her Instrument, whether on its own, or to direct a melody, a series of somewhat stereotypical sci-fi sounds accompany the process. Usually this consists of a mixture of rising whines and hums, followed by a series of zaps and zorps, when a beam or bolt is discharged, even though modern physics states that energy beams should be completely silent. An interesting thing to note (no pun intended) about this attribute is the fact that, depending on whether the melody being manipulated is intended to cause harm or healing, the sound of the prior charge up will be different, giving keen-eared allies and opponents a bit of an early warning on roughly what to expect when the melody is fired off. Generally, softer, soothing tones denote a beneficial melody, while harsher, piercing tones denote one of a decidedly more harmful nature.

Upgrade

INSTRUMENT: Implements of Tomorrow

As an Esper, Ashley is armed with a futuristic wand and an energy shield. The wand is tipped by what looks like an ultra-tech tuning fork, between the neon green prongs of which rests Ashley’s Grimoire, now grown to over twice its original size. The wand’s iPod-white body is etched with what appears to be neon green circuitry, punctuated intermittently by several glowing spheres, inlaid at seemingly random points. It is 12 inches long, with a 5 inch grip. Her shield, worn on her left arm, is seemingly composed of semi-transparent green energy, upon which is emblazoned the GEMINI insignia. Upon closer inspection, a hexagonal pattern can be found lightly imprinted upon it, which grows more pronounced when the shield is struck by something. It is 30 inches in diameter. In addition, all the luminous parts of Ashley’s Instrument glow much brighter whenever she fires it, or when she charges up a melody.

GRADE: Silver
KEYWORD: Wand, Shield
DAMAGE TYPE: Arcane
DAMAGE: B
SPEED: E
SENTINEL: C
SPECIAL: Tune of Tomorrow- In addition to the somewhat stereotypical sci-fi sounds her Instrument emits whenever Ashley fires it, or employs it to direct a melody, the techno-wand’s glowing, tuning fork-like prongs are also capable of generating the precise harmonic frequency necessary to bypass even the strongest defenses. When firing a bolt from her Instrument, the target’s Defense is reduced by one rank if it is higher than her Instrument’s Damage. Melodies directed by the Instrument do not benefit from this effect.

[ERode]

@BrokenPromise Sure. For Win-Lose then, just say something like 'On Tetrad's first shot, a D20 is rolled. If that shot hits an enemy combatant, the buff or debuff triggers.'

@Ponn So here's the question. Are you intending on it being a 'debuff' to the target's defense that others can take advantage of, or are you intending it to be a 'defense-penetration' that applies only to her own attacks?

[Ponn]

@Erode

Defense penetration that only works for the attack in question.

[ERode]

You're good to go thennnn.

[Ponn]

Her CS has been updated!

[ERode]

@BrokenPromise Snagging myself a Silver Style. After some consideration, my conclusion is thus: fuck rank ups, embrace extra options.

SPECIAL: Boreas's Caress - Klava's sashes have some degree of prehensility, capable of moving at her mental command so long as they are physically connected to her. The sashes can wrap around objects with a force equal to Klava's own grip, and can hold double her body weight, but cannot retract of its own volition after grasping an object, thus necessitating Klava's arms to do the pulling. Sashes can be cut by an E rank attack, and regenerate to full length in the following round.

Will finagle about with actual defenses later.

[BrokenPromise]

@ERode How long are the sashes? Are they strictly for holding Klava or can she also use them to restrain limbs and the like? Can she just activate the sashes at will or does she need to spend time commanding them to wrap around stuff? How many sashes can she command at one time?

[ERode]

@BrokenPromise Three meters each. They have grip strength equal to her own, so she can use them to, say, grab someone's arm and then pull on the sash to pull their arm. She wouldn't be able to restrain someone's limb from moving with just grip-hijinks though, and for tying someone up, she'd have to straight up tie them up like a normal person. Sashes move like limbs, but with much more of a floatier feel Probably good for simple movements (think how a whip moves, except it can also 'thrust' forward), but slower for complex snaking-shit. She can command two sashes at once.

[BrokenPromise]

I dunno fam, that kind of versatility more lends itself to a leitmotif than a style, which should be primarily defense orientated. I'd propose one of the following:

-The sashes have a more defensive focus, such as latching onto the environment to help Klava decelerate after a throw/fall or the like.

-It's a leitmotif, but it takes a full turn (six seconds) for a sash to recover after it's been cut/damaged, and she only has one.

[ERode]

I'll probably go with the former then. What do you think about not doing, idk, bind shit but still being able to use them for snapping up small items? Or is it a more game mechanic-y thing where your grappling hook can only latch onto specific (large environmental stuff) objects, and it just doesn't act if you aim it elsewhere?

[OwO]

Old

INSTRUMENT: Restraining Order

A mancatcher designed to latch onto limbs, necks, and other important features to prevent movement. When that fails, Apollo just hits them with it. With a wooden haft and steel spiked catcher, there is very little distinguishing features that the weapon has save for its innate uniqueness.
GRADE: Bronze
KEYWORD: Spear
DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
DAMAGE: E
SPEED: C
SENTINEL: D
SPECIAL: Unenforcable - The catcher does not open if it collides with Apollo.

New

INSTRUMENT: Tethering the Beast

A full arm gauntlet with a manacle resting on the back of his hand and 15 feet of chain around his arm. While appearing to be made out of metal, it seems too bestial to be compared to a knight's armour.
GRADE: Silver
KEYWORD: Hand, rope/chain
DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
DAMAGE: D
SPEED: C
SENTINEL: C
SPECIAL: Tether - Apollo can fire the manacle as though it were a projectile and have it latch onto whatever it strikes. Apollo can also release the manacle after it has latched onto something. Causing enough damage to destroy a similar chain causes the manacle to unlatch instead, being unable to be fired for 12 seconds.

[The World]

Let's try upgrading her instrument instead, then. Lemme know if this works.

My Hider

GRIMIORE:
An azure shark tooth necklace. The shark tooth is serrated on the inner side.

INSTRUMENT: Apex Predator
A large knife with an 8 inch blade and a 4 inch grip. The blade shines with polished luster. The hilt is simply an extension of the blade; the entire thing seems to be made of a single piece of metal that was carved into a dagger shape as if it were from a piece of wood. The handle has small bumps on the sides that the palm touch that are not unlike those used for braille, though they are seemingly randomly placed. The front and back of the hilt are curved to better fit in a person's hand, and have small indents where their fingers would rest. The back of the blade is covered in smaller "blades," each is half of a right angle triangle of metal that has a bottom that is flat and sharpened, making a row of teeth that point their fangs towards the tip. These look not unlike shark fins, facing upwards. The top of the front of the blade is slightly serrated, and the blade curves inwards slightly just before reaching the guard, before curving back out into it. The guard is much duller than the rest of the knife, though it seems to be made from the same piece of metal as the rest. It extends 1.5 inches from the grip and curves slightly down towards the hand on the front and up towards the blade on the back. There is a marking of a moon engraved on the right side and a marking of the sun engraved on the left side of the guard. At the bottom of the hilt is a small ring, about 1.25 inches in diameter that spins independently of the rest of the knife, the only part that isn't from the same piece of material.

Silver Upgrade:
Apexer Predator has evolved a long string of tiny chains that are extremely dull metal and run from the pommel ring to a ring on Marrie's right middle finger. This ring is also connected to a bracelet that's tightly fit around her right wrist which a second chain connects past her fingers to the first chain. While the chains that connect to the dagger are incredibly dull in luster, the chain between her bracelet and ring is just as brilliant as the dagger's blade. The chains can retract to bind themselves around the bracelet in order to pull the dagger back to Marrie, or extend to a maximum length of 16.5 feet (three times her height) to be used as a ranged weapon. The chains, while very small in terms of the size of the links, are as sturdy as the rest of the esper's weapon.

Ranks:
Damage: C, Speed: D, Sentinel: C
Special: Retractable chain, incredibly light-reflective blade.

[BrokenPromise]

@ERode If you're going to stick with only having one sash that more or less has the same limitations I gave the leitmotif, snagging small items is okay. I'd probably do away with the snake-like control too. Silver is kind of a weird place because it is suppose to be mostly trash situational buffs, and stuff like an extra arm is iffy territory.

@OwO Someone else wants to be a grab gamer eh? I like the way it's written up. It's a little stronger than Klava's sash, but it has more limitations and a bigger penalty if it gets attacked. You don't have to add this in, but I'd say grabbing stuff smaller than a human arm (trinkets, mostly) wouldn't be possible, just to keep it in the realm of Apollo's Tarzan swinging and pyro restraining way of life. Gunna let Erode look it over to see what he thinks.

@The WorldSo it's more or less a retractable chain/rope weapon attached to a knife? I don't see a problem with that, so long as we understand the chain doesn't have a mind of its own and Marrie can only control when it retracts/extends. I'll let Erode voice any concerns if he has them, but it has my okay.

[ERode]

@BrokenPromise You mean ‘snake-like’ as in it moves like a whip? And yeah, Silver’s definitely a weird place because situational/conditional rank ups are not trashy, they’re just situational. Anyways, I’m sticking with the Style.

@OwO The manacles are meant to target wrists/ankles? Or does it expand magically to wrap around anything that it’s fired against. In regards to ‘destroy similar chain’, are you saying here something about destroying a chain with E rank defense? Or C rank?

@The World Is the retracting instant?

[The World]

@BrokenPromise You mean ‘snake-like’ as in it moves like a whip? And yeah, Silver’s definitely a weird place because situational/conditional rank ups are not trashy, they’re just situational. Anyways, I’m sticking with the Style.

@OwO The manacles are meant to target wrists/ankles? Or does it expand magically to wrap around anything that it’s fired against. In regards to ‘destroy similar chain’, are you saying here something about destroying a chain with E rank defense? Or C rank?

@The World Is the retracting instant?

@ERode

Takes a few seconds I figured. Maybe a full six seconds to go the full 16.5 feet and less depending on how much is out?