19 - Reputation, Factions, and Signature Techniques

[Cayle Pota]

The Faction & Reputation System

What is this system? What is their purpose?

Factions are groups of player characters and non-player characters bound together for a common cause in a certain region. They are what some games might call 'clans', or 'guilds' but are called 'factions' here because of the sheer variability of the possible groups which might exist. Most factions are aimed at gaining greater martial power and specifically martial arts power, as well as training their members to gain such power.

Factions as a system are meant to be a gateway to elusive 'signature techniques' which require multiple characters to formulate and which instantly mark someone as a member of a particular organization, and are also meant to make the world of Dragon Ball: Broken Destiny more 'living' than simply having the players characters hop from place to place without having visible effects on the world would imply.

The faction and reputation system does so via a collection of various methods. The first of which is explained in the following.

Reputation and You

What do your character's villainous or heroic actions matter? What does performing a mission as you've set out to do matter? What is the point of missions at all? The simple answer: Reputation. With every action or inaction you make in the world, your character's reputation is molded to those in the know, perhaps the people throughout the region entirely.

We mold this through a simple system: For every mission you complete in a region, you gain 1 Reputation point. This is kept in a master list in the OOC discussion section of the forum. In addition, due to their dastardly actions or great actions (aka at staff discretion and sometimes from results of events), players may gain (or lose) reputation as well.

Reputation is regionally locked up to a certain point, so that a great Samurai from the Western Lands might be a nobody to the average person in the Eastern Lands, if he doesn't have a huge amount of reputation. But everyone in the martial world knows the likes of someone like the Crane Style warrior who has done so much for the North that the people talk about him as if he is some sort of myth. This is done through the following:

Each Region has a separate 'tally' for the number of missions completed in it/total reputation in it. The user's highest reputation in ANY region, is their 'global reputation'. This means that missions completed by region hopping do not add to the total, the total is simply the highest total of missions/reputation you have in a single region.

At 1-4 Reputation, you are somewhat well known within the region of your activities.
At 5-10 Reputation, you are well known throughout the region of your activities.
At 11-15 Reputation, you are known of by the martial artists around the world, though the amount they know about you may vary greatly.
At 16-19 Reputation, even the common folk around the world know who you are. You're a genuine celebrity to some.

At 20+ Reputation, there's a quite sizable chance that people will tell of you and stories of you to their children and grandchildren.

But what does Reputation get me?

At 3 Reputation, you gain the ability to purchase the first level of 'Signature Technique Mastery'.
At 4 Reputation, you may gain a free 'improved treasure roll', adding xd10 to your treasure roll, where x is your class level, once per month on a completed mission.
At 5 Reputation, you may gain membership to one of the local factions of the region that you possess 5 or more reputation in.
At 7 Reputation, you gain the ability to purchase the second level of 'Signature Technique Mastery'. This still requires you to have at least a level 4 stronghold built to purchase the second level of signature technique mastery.
At 9 Reputation, you gain the ability to purchase the third level of 'Signature Technique Mastery'.
At 12 Reputation, you may buy membership into any of the factions within the world.
At 13 Reputation, you gain the ability to purchase the fourth level of 'Signature Technique Mastery'.
At 15 Reputation, you may take a leadership position in an NPC founded faction which you are apart of.
At 16 Reputation, you may purchase the fifth level of 'Signature Technique Mastery'.
At 20 Reputation, you gain an additional Zeni reward when you complete any mission, personal saga, or event equal to the amount of EP you gain from that thread- meaning that a thread rewarding 100 EP would give you a bonus 100 Zeni. Additionally, you may choose to forgo this bonus and instead grant a bonus to another character who participated in that thread with you; they gain an additional EP and PL modifier as a percentage equal to your Reputation, to a maximum of 30- so 20 Reputation would give them an additional 20% EP and PL. This bonus may only be applied to characters whose total EP gained and total PL are less than 50% of your own, and may not be awarded to a character who has a higher global reputation than you.

Signature Techniques

You'll notice in the above, 'signature techniques' mentioned. These are a special category of technique which are exactly as they sound – techniques which might be only slightly be above average in what they do, but are iconic and when someone sees them they know that it is that. The kind of techniques which are noticeable and which carry a legacy, but which might not be 'legendary' in their own right. You could say they're a stepping stone to legendary techniques from the more common special techniques. Signature techniques take up their own slot which require you spend MP to make one available: dragonballbd.proboards.com/thread/14/2-mastery-points-masteries

You can find out more about Signature Techniques in the next post of this thread.

How can I get reputation points?

Reputation Points can be gained in the following ways:

1 Point is gained on the completion of every mission by a player character*.
1 to 3 Points may be given at GM discretion for Events. Players who leave events early may be penalized with less (or no) Reputation Point rewards if they quit the event before it finishes.
1 Point per level of Stronghold built, divided by the number of players participating in its creation to a minimum of 1 point.
1 Point for learning a Legendary Technique.
1 Point for crafting a custom artifact or questing for a lost artifact.

*For missions completed during 'travel', the player must indicate which region they want it to count towards from the two regions they are traveling between, or the mission must be only available in one region, and the mission must be in a region they are traveling to or traveling from.

What about the Factions themselves?

The Turtle School
Regions Active: Southern Islands, Eastern Lands
Signature Techniques: True Kamehameha, Dynamite Kick
Also known as: The Orange Star Alliance, The Monkey Fist School
The Turtle School, also known by some as the 'Orange Star Alliance' is actually a collection of two schools which follow the teachings of the original Turtle Hermit, Master Muten Roshi. Known for their tendency to wear the almost stereotypical sleeveless orange and white gi, the Turtle School is older than many of the current nations in the world, and alongside the Crane School of Martial Arts, claims to be the oldest existent and non-defunct martial arts school – as well as being the pioneers of several techniques which are considered 'legendary' in the modern day and age.

The Wolf School
Regions Active: South Lands, Pilaf Land
Signature Techniques: Wolf Fang Fist, Savage Surge
Also known as: The Wolves of the Desert, Wolf Fang Foundries
The Wolf School, itself founded by a graduate of the Turtle School, is a dominant presence in the Southern Lands and Pilaf Land, where even in the great Theme Park itself, they've carved themselves out several dojos. Extremely popular among young toughs in Pilaf Land, Central City, or the Desert Towns surrounding the Oasis of the Great Central Desert, bandits throughout the Southern Lands, and law enforcers, the Wolf School is believed by many to be simply a basic school of martial arts- but those who have joined the faction proper know that it is just as powerful as many of the other schools out there. They are fierce rivals with the Southern Demon Kingdoms, though not openly rivals with that state.

The Crane School
Regions Active: North Lands, Central Lands
Signature Techniques: Dodon Ray, Giga Drill Peck
Also known as: The Crane Hermits, The Northern Mountain States
The crane school, originally founded by the man known as Master Shen and then refounded by Tien Shinhan, is one of the two most powerful martial arts schools in the world. With a chain of schools and monasteries throughout the Northern Lands and Northern areas of the Central Lands. Known to rent their monasteries out as locations for movie production and foe participating in the WMAT for hundreds of years, they are the hard bitten protectors of the North.


Capsule Corp
Regions Active: Central Lands, South Lands
Signature Techniques: Final Flash, Big Bang Attack, Fabricate
Also known as: The Vegetan School, The Kingdom of New Vegeta
The world's richest corporation by a long-shot, and which has been such for over 400 years. Some have been known to say that they trust the Capsule Corporation to protect them and take care of their needs more than even they trust the World Government to do so. Functionally the ruler of West City and many smaller cities, Capsule Corp follows the example of its illustrious founder Dr. Briefs and second CEO, Bulma Briefs. The Capsule Corp is known to be a major employer of West City's Saiyan population, and it is well known that West City has the largest concentration of Saiyans in population percentage of any place outside of the Eastern Lands, so that's saying something. While Pilaf Corp sees Capsule Corp and its subsidiaries as rivals, Capsule Corp rarely actually pays attention to Pilaf Land in matters outside of the Entertainment and Amusements industries.

The Pig Demon Duchies
Regions Active: Central Lands, West Lands
Signature Techniques: Absolute Unyielding Spirit, Miracle Slash
Also known as: Numerous Names, including the Western Kingdoms.
Technically a collection of many smaller factions, the Pig Demon Duchies are both a martial artist faction and a nation state built up to create more martial artists with which to fill its armies with for defense of itself against the Northern Demon Kingdom. It does not have one, singular martial arts school, but the signature techniques of the founder known as Yajirobe are well known to the elders of most clans, and thus taught in the schools of their respective clans or the alliances which their clans are apart of.

The Southern Demon Kingdoms
Regions Active: South Lands, Pilaf Land
Signature Techniques: Devil's Spiral Beam, Stone Spit
Also known as: The various tribes, kingdoms, and other polities of the Demons all have their own names as which are they referred to as well as 'The Southern Demon Kingdoms'
Technically a collection of many smaller factions, the Southern Demon Kingdoms are nominally allied kingdoms, duchies, towns, tribes, gangs and monasteries of various power and population which are unified only in that their rulers are typically demons or earthlings who have trained hard under their Demon overlords, and in the fact they face siege from the likes of both the World Government, The Pig Demon Duchies, and even their technical ally, the Northern Demon Kingdoms. There are not one, but dozens of martial arts schools within the Southern Demon Kingdoms.

The Northern Demon Kingdom
Regions Active: The Northern Lands, The Central Lands, The Western Lands
Signature Techniques: Masenko, Explosive Breath Canon
Also known as: Demon Clan Namekians, Piccolo Daimao's Kingdom, 'The Dark Kingdom'.
The entirety of the Northern Islands of the continent, as well as nearly one hundred smaller peninsulas and coastal areas in the Northern Lands and Central Lands, the Northern Demon Kingdom is the seat of Piccolo Daimao and his Demon Clan, which despite many people calling them 'Demon Clan Namekians' also has a minority of Demons, Humans, Beastmen, Monsters, and even some small number of defected Androids and Saiyans.

Pilaf Corporation
Regions Active: Pilaf Land, South Lands
Signature Techniques: Fabricate, Devil's Advocate
Also known as: Pilaf's Magical Empire, by haters "Pilaf Gang"
A rival with Capsule Corporation for the title of richest corporation in the world, Pilaf Corporation is a distant second in over-all profits but stands firmly as number one within the entertainment and media categories of industry. Ran by the descendant of Emperor Pilaf, known as Pilaf the VIth, the Pilaf Corporation are experts at teaching engineers and lawyers, and typically hire them to perform Pilaf Corporation's own brand of war.

Red Ribbon Remnants
Regions Active: The Southern Islands, the South Lands, The Central Lands
Signature Techniques: Reverse Meteor Drop, OSEB
Also known as: The Red Ribbon Armies, various division's own chosen names.
Not a traditional singular faction in any sense, the Red Ribbon Remnants are united in their mercenary attitude and reputation for excellence, as well as their fascination with the organization which once almost conquered the world, the Red Ribbon Army. Time and media propaganda campaigns have done well to reform their image in the eyes of many, and it is not a surprise to see a division or whole remnant based in a base near a mid-sized city which they protect in the Southern Lands, the Central Lands, or the Southern Islands. Known for sticking to 'what works' their schools are not an unified entity but do teach the same approximate signature moves.

The World Government
Regions Active: The Southern Islands, the East Lands, The North Lands, The West Lands, The South Lands
Signature Techniques: Reverse Meteor Drop, OSEB, Fabricate
Also known as: "The Some of the World, Government." "The Furry Dynasty.", "The World Government Special Forces", "The Indigos"
Technically the World Government as a super class martial artist group is very small. Known as the Indigo by some for their dark blue military uniforms, the entirety of the World Government's Special Forces are technically members of the World Government Army, even if they operate in other fields or as bureaucrats, spies, or the nobles over small regions loyal to the World Government. Despite the realpolitik fact that vast swaths of the World are not under the direct control of the Furry Dynasty and its World Government, The WGSF have quasi-legal authority to operate in any and all regions they go to in support of World Government directives.

Can I make my own faction?

Yes, you can. However, to do so you have to have the following requirements filled out:

1 – 1 PC with at least 6 Reputation.
2 – At least 3 PC signed up.
3 – At least a level 3 Stronghold in the region where the reputation is.
4 – At least 2 of the 3 PCs signed up for the faction to have the first level of 'Signature Technique Mastery' unlocked, and a signature technique designed by them, In Character. This requires a cumulative 3000 words.
5 – 1 PC whom has the qualifications for the 'Mentor' status from the Disciple/Mentor System. That is to say, 15K or Higher Natural PL, and at least Class Level 2.

[Cayle Pota]

Template

NAME
Describe what your attack looks like and does.
Type: Signature (Physical/Energy, Melee/Ranged, Single/Barrage/Area/Finisher)
Action: Standard Action/2 Standard Actions (See Cost, below)
Base Damage:
Signature Effect:
Major Effect:
Minor Effect:
Cost:
Learn:


[font][font size="4"]NAME[/font][/font]
[i]Describe what your attack looks like and does.[/i]
[b]Type:[/b] Signature (Physical/Energy, Melee/Ranged, Single/Barrage/Area/Finisher)
[b]Action:[/b] Standard Action/2 Standard Actions (See Cost, below)
[b]Base Damage:[/b]
[b]Signature Effect:[/b]
[b]Major Effect:[/b]
[b]Minor Effect:[/b]
[b]Cost:[/b]
[b]Learn:[/b]






Step One: Choose a Type

Physical: Uses the Fighting skill to determine Accuracy values.
Energy: Uses the Energy Control skill to determine Accuracy values.


Step Two: Choose a Range

Melee: Target is engaged in close-range combat- this is typically for Physical Attacks only.
Ranged: Target is shot at from afar- this is typically for Energy Attacks only.


Step Three: Choose a Technique Mechanic


Defensive: Costs 15 Ki. Absorbs 4d6+4 Base Damage plus your damage modifier. 2 times per battle.
Single: Costs 15 Ki, Deals 4d10+5 Base Damage. 2 times per battle.
Barrage: Costs 20 Ki, Deals 5d6+10 Base Damage. 2 times per battle.
Area: Costs 25 Ki, Deals 15 Damage to up to 3 Targets and has +20 Accuracy. 2 times per battle.
Finisher: Costs 35 Ki, Deals 6d8+15 Base Damage, may be used once per thread.


Step Four: Choose a Signature Effect

Bright: This technique has an additional chance to blind your target of X, where X is half of the amount of damage done by your attack, in addition to modifying your target's chance to critical by increasing the required roll by one quarter of your technique's damage.
Defensive: Allows for use of Defensive type signature techniques. Defensive type signature techniques may be used to defend other characters.
Efficient: Reduces ki cost of basic techniques used this by 1, ki cost of defensive techniques by 2, ki cost of utility techniques by 2, ki cost of Single techniques used this turn by 2, ki cost of barrage techniques used this turn by 3, ki cost of areas techniques used this turn by 4, and ki cost finisher techniques used this turn by 5.
Homing: If this tech misses, you may spend -5 ki and use a Standard Action on your next turn to attack again.
Inflicting: Technique may choose two minor effects that inflict statuses +10 Ki Cost.

Invigoration: You may heal half of the damage dealt to you in HP (before DR) on this turn, in Ki after use of this technique.

Jack of All: Choose one general utility technique's effect or general defense technique's effect. This technique does half of ifs effect and costs half of its cost.

Limit Break: Every use, choose one: Either choose to make the Total Damage of this technique is considered to be 1.5X it's damage, or increase the length of status effects done by you this turn by one. This technique has an additional cost of which may be paid in 10 Ki or 5 HP.
Penance: This technique does additional damage equal to half of what total damage before damage resistance the target has done in the greater of the past two turns. The cost of this technique is increased by 5 HP for the user.

Reflect: When using this technique, the user has a 40% chance to cause a status effect which they were attacked with last turn.

Slash Storm/Shot Storm: Allows for the user to activate up to three weapons on their possession and add them to this attack. This uses a use of each weapon used. Pay 5X ki additional for this technique, where X is the number of weapons activated as attachments to this attack.
Smoothed Edge: If used on a defensive technique this effect increases the user's edge for two turns by X where X is the user's class level plus one. If used on an offensive technique treat this technique as if the opponents edge was 0.

Supercharge: May spend a Bonus Action to increase accuracy by +10, damage by +5, and increase ki cost by 5.
Ultra-destructive: Your technique is so destructive to the area around it that it causes debris in the area and other obstacles. For the next two turns, increase your Edge by X, where X is your class level plus one. If you already have edge 4, double the effects of edge 4 for 2 turns.
Wide-Striking: When attacking with this technique, the user rolls two d100s, and uses the better die roll to figure out the total accuracy of this technique.
Wild Instinct: This technique grants the user 4 stacks of 'Instinct' on use. If the technique successfully hits its target, the user gains an additional 4 stacks of 'Instinct'. For more information about 'Instinct', consult the Defensive Techniques page and 'Wild Attack' or 'Instinctual Defense'.

Utility: Allows for use of Gadgeteer major effects.

Step Five: Choose a Major Effect

Major Effects

Bashing: The target of this attack loses 5 ki and -5% of their Base Power Level on hit. The maximum Base PL loss from all sources is 50%.
Charging: Focus Energy grants this technique an additional +10 Accuracy; this does not apply multiple times from consecutive uses of Focus Energy.
Draining: This technique costs 5 HP in addition to its Ki cost, but deals an additional +5 Damage.
Embolden: After using this technique, increase your Accuracy modifier with all Basic Techniques by +10 for 2 turns; this does not compound with itself.
Fortify: Using this technique increases your natural DR by 3 until the end of your next turn; this stacks with itself up to a maximum of +6 DR.

Gadgeteer: Allows you to create an item of common through mythic rarity rating at the cost of 1ki per 10,000 Zeni the item costs to purchase. If the item is in your inventory but not equipped you may summon it through this technique for a flat 2ki cost. The effect of Gadgeteer may not be used more than twice per thread. Items created by gadgeteer do not take up item slots of any sort, but may not be used to equip an additional weapon or outfit unless you have an additional weapon or outfit slot already.

Leech: Roll 1d6 for every 2 additional Ki paid for this technique up to 10 additional ki spent. The resulting number is recovered as health for you. If this is used on a technique with the "Utility" signature effect this half of this healed damage is dealt to your opponent as damage that bypasses DR, Temp HP, and does nor trigger effect such as Lightning Aura or Bristling Defenses.

Piercing: This technique treats its target as if their DR were reduced by 5 when calculating this technique’s damage dealt. In addition, this technique bypasses all Temporary HP. This stacks with other DR reducing effects.

Rejuvenate: For the next two turns yourself or a target of your choice regenerates 3HP and 3Ki per turn. Two stacks of rejuvenate may be active at a time.

Smelting: Select one non-artifact, non-outfit item equipped by this technique’s target. The target item cannot be activated on the target’s next turn if they were hit. Smelt may not affect the same item twice in a row and a character may only have 1 item “Smelted” at a time.
Slashing: This technique scores a critical hit on a roll of 75 or higher; Critical Hits with a Slashing technique deal an additional +4 damage.
Temper: If this technique is the only Special Technique used on your turn, decrease the cost of the first Special Technique used on your next turn by 5 ki.
Versatile: As an At-Will Action, you may change the Minor Effect on this technique. This may not be used to add the Imbued or Projectile Minor Effects.



Step Six: Choose a Minor Effect

Minor Effects

Artifice: Refill targeted item of your choice with one more use. If the targeted item is a sidekick, artifice may be used to heal or add ten HP.

Crippling: This technique has a 40% chance to inflict Cripple on hit, Physical Attacks only.
Blinding: This technique has a 30% chance to inflict Blind on hit.
Freezing: This technique has a 40% chance to inflict Freeze on hit, Energy Attacks only.
Imbued: This technique is now a Melee Energy attack and uses the Fighting Skill to determine its Accuracy, but increases its Ki cost by 2. This may be added alongside another Minor Effect, but may not be taken with Projectile.
Immobilizing: This technique has a 40% chance to inflict Immobilize on hit.
Poisoning: This technique has a 40% chance to inflict Poison on hit.

Projectile: This technique is now a Ranged Physical attack and uses the Energy Control Skill to determine its Accuracy, but increases its Ki cost by 2. This may be added alongside another Minor Effect, but may not be taken with Imbued.

Salving: Apply yourself "Salve" automatically or a have a 40% chance of applying "Salve" a target of your choice. Salve heals 3 HP per turn for 3 turns.

Searing: This technique has a 40% chance to inflict Burn on hit, Energy Attacks only.
Shocking: This technique has a 40% chance to inflict Stun on hit on hit, Energy Attacks only.
Wounding: This technique has a 40% chance to inflict Wound on hit.


Example; Wolf Fang Fist

Wolf Fang Fist
The original technique of one of the legendary Z-fighters, the Wolf Fang fist has been handed down for generations in honor of the legendary warrior who originally created it. It is said to have been created from watching the movements of wolves. This technique allows the user to shape the ki around their hands, focusing it into vicious fangs covering their hands and feet that let them rip their enemies apart with pin-point strikes. Combined with special movements made to emulate the animal the technique was named for, this attack dismantles unprepared fighters with all the fury of a raging Wolf!
Type: Signature Physical Melee Barrage
Action: 1 Standard Action
Base Damage: 5d6+10
Signature Effect: Wide-Striking: When attacking with this technique, the user rolls two d100s, and uses the better die roll to figure out the total accuracy of this technique.
Major Effect: Piercing: This technique treats its target as if their DR were reduced by 5 when calculating this technique’s damage dealt. In addition, this technique bypasses all Temporary HP. This stacks with other DR reducing effects.
Minor Effect: Wounding: This technique has a 40% chance to inflict Wound on hit.
Cost: 27 Ki
Learn: 2 Weeks, 2500 word count quest learning it in a Wolf Style Dojo.
Use Limit: 2 times per battle.

Example; Savage Surge

Savage Surge
Using a modified form of the 'Morph' technique, you enhance your primal senses and charge forward to strike. It is said that one's savage instincts using this technique may awaken even further if one draw's blood.
Type: Signature Physical Melee Single
Action: 1 Standard Action
Base Damage: 4d10+5
Signature Effect: Wild Instinct: This technique grants the user 4 stacks of 'Instinct' on use. If the technique successfully hits its target, the user gains an additional 4 stacks of 'Instinct'. For more information about 'Instinct', consult the Defensive Techniques page and 'Wild Attack' or 'Instinctual Defense'.
Major Effect: Embolden: After using this technique, increase your Accuracy modifier with all Basic Techniques by +10 for 2 turns; this does not compound with itself.
Minor Effect: Crippling: This technique has a 40% chance to inflict Cripple on hit, Physical Attacks only.
Cost: 15 Ki
Learn: 2 Weeks, 2500 word count quest learning it in a Wolf Style Dojo.
Use Limit: 3 times per battle.

Example; True Kamehameha

True Kamehameha
A world famous energy beam with a blue aura and white innards, this technique is performed through a precise set of body movements from the user which help cycle their spiritual energy forward and into the palms of their hands and pads of their finger tips, building up a ball and then a narrowing beam of energy. Known by adherents of the Turtle School as the 'True Kamehameha', this is the most famous of the versions, and is known as it is because of the numerous offshoot Kamehamehas which exist thanks to the proliferation of the Turtle School teaching people the technique, and given that it is not unheard of for Wolf School students, or World Government Special Forces, or even Pig Demon Duchies nobles to possess some sort of technique which resembles the Kamehameha and may be referred to as such but which is not the Kamehameha.
Type: Signature Energy Ranged Finisher
Action: 1 Standard Action
Base Damage: 6d8+15
Signature Effect: Supercharge: May spend a Bonus Action to increase accuracy by +10, damage by +5, and increase ki cost by 5.
Major Effect: Charging: Focus Energy grants this technique an additional +10 Accuracy; this does not apply multiple times from consecutive uses of Focus Energy.
Minor Effect: Searing: This technique has a 40% chance to inflict Burn on hit, Energy Attacks only.
Cost: 35 Ki (40 Ki with Supercharge activated.)
Learn: 2 Weeks, 2500 word count quest learning it in a Turtle Style Dojo.
Use Limit: 1 times per battle.

Example; Dynamite Kick

Dynamite Kick
The signature technique of the legendary Satan dynasty, it is a powerful winding up kick which, if pulled off correctly, may detonate in the target's face or knock them out without them even being aware of it. Yelling "DYNAMITE KICK!" and adding increasingly ridiculous adjectives is mandatory.
Type: Signature Physical Melee Barrage
Action: 1 Standard Action
Base Damage: 5d6+10
Signature Effect: Limit Break: Every use, choose one: Either choose to make the Total Damage of this technique is considered to be 1.5X it's damage, or increase the length of status effects done by you this turn by one. This technique has an additional cost of which may be paid in 10 Ki or 5 HP.
Major Effect: Bashing: The target of this attack loses 5 ki and -5% of their Base Power Level on hit. The maximum Base PL loss from all sources is 50%.
Minor Effect: Crippling: This technique has a 40% chance to inflict Cripple on hit, Physical Attacks only.
Cost: 20 Ki
Learn: 2 Weeks, 2500 word count quest learning it in a Turtle Style Dojo.
Use Limit: 2 times per battle.


Example; Final Flash

Final Flash
A dangerous technique, the Final Flash focuses all of the user's ki into the same area with ruthless precision, while eschewing any sense of danger or reason to focus all of one's energy into a small point, much like the Kamehameha. Unlike the Kamehameha, this technique achieves it with raw emotion and brute force, Pushing one's ki into the palms with explosive precision. The resulting blast is painful for the user as well as the target, But the massive, earth-shaking blast will overpower anything in it's path with strength unparalleled by any other technique!
Type: Signature Energy Ranged Finisher
Action: 1 Standard Action
Base Damage: 6d8+15
Signature Effect: Bright: This technique has an additional chance to blind your target of X, where X is half of the amount of damage done by your attack, in addition to modifying your target's chance to critical by increasing the required roll by one quarter of your technique's damage.
Major Effect: Piercing: This technique treats its target as if their DR were reduced by 5 when calculating this technique’s damage dealt. In addition, this technique bypasses all Temporary HP. This stacks with other DR reducing effects.
Minor Effect: Searing: This technique has a 40% chance to inflict Burn on hit, Energy Attacks only.
Cost: 35 Ki
Learn: 2 Weeks, 2500 word count quest learning it in a Capsule Corporation School.
Use Limit: 2 times per battle.


Example; Big Bang Attack

Big Bang Attack
It may not be able to create a universe, but this condensed Ki bomb leaves one big bang.
Type: Signature Energy Ranged Area
Action: 1 Standard Action
Base Damage: Deals 15 Damage to up to 3 Targets and has +20 Accuracy. 2 times per battle.
Signature Effect: Ultra-destructive: Your technique is so destructive to the area around it that it causes debris in the area and other obstacles. For the next two turns, increase your Edge by X, where X is your class level plus one. If you already have edge 4, double the effects of edge 4 for 2 turns.
Major Effect: Smelting: Select one non-artifact, non-outfit item equipped by this technique’s target. The target item cannot be activated on the target’s next turn if they were hit. Smelt may not affect the same item twice in a row and a character may only have 1 item “Smelted” at a time.
Minor Effect: Blinding: This technique has a 30% chance to inflict Blind on hit.
Cost: 25 Ki
Learn: 2 Weeks, 2500 word count quest learning it in a Capsule Corporation School.
Use Limit: 2 times per battle.

Example; Absolute Unyielding Spirit

Absolute Unyielding Spirit
Drawing upon the damage and pain you feel, you steel yourself for battle and force energy forward, in the process causing yourself to both unlock hidden ki reserves in your body and weaponize ambient spiritual energy around you.
Type: Signature Energy Ranged Area
Action: 1 Standard Action
Base Damage: Deals 15 Damage to up to 3 Targets and has +20 Accuracy.
Signature Effect: Invigoration: You may heal half of the damage dealt to you in HP (before DR) on this turn, in Ki after use of this technique.
Major Effect: Bashing: The target of this attack loses 5 ki and -5% of their Base Power Level on hit. The maximum Base PL loss from all sources is 50%.
Minor Effect: Crippling: This technique has a 40% chance to inflict Cripple on hit, Physical Attacks only.
Cost: 25 Ki
Learn: 2 Weeks, 2500 word count quest learning it in a Pig Demon Duchies School.
Use Limit: 2 times per battle.

Example; Miracle Slash

Miracle Slash
A strike created by a samurai who honed his craft in the wilds, improving his skills against the wild beasts he greedily devoured. this attack is said to have once saved earth, and involves placing an equal amount of ki into both one's legs and arms to generate force, that is then immediately channeled into the blade of the sword at the point of impact. The result is a blindingly fast slash with the force to rend kingdoms and slay monsters! Some consider it to be the final strike all Bushido holds itself to. A Sword technique without equal!
Type: Signature Physical Melee Barrage
Action: 1 Standard Action
Base Damage: 5d6+10
Signature Effect: Wide-Striking: When attacking with this technique, the user rolls two d100s, and uses the better die roll to figure out the total accuracy of this technique.
Major Effect: Bashing: The target of this attack loses 5 ki and -5% of their Base Power Level on hit. The maximum Base PL loss from all sources is 50%.
Minor Effect: Wounding: This technique has a 40% chance to inflict Wound on hit.
Cost: 25 Ki
Learn: 2 Weeks, 2500 word count quest learning it in a Pig Demon Duchies School.
Use Limit: 2 times per battle.

Example; Giga Drill Peck

Giga Drill Peck
Pushing themselves up into the air with spirit energy, the user begins to spin rapidly like a drill and launch themselves forward at an opponent.
Type: Signature Physical Melee Single
Action: 1 Standard Action
Base Damage: 4d10+5
Signature Effect: Efficient: Reduces ki cost of basic techniques used this by 1, ki cost of defensive techniques by 2, ki cost of utility techniques by 2, ki cost of Single techniques used this turn by 2, ki cost of barrage techniques used this turn by 3, ki cost of areas techniques used this turn by 4, and ki cost finisher techniques used this turn by 5.
Major Effect: Piercing: This technique treats its target as if their DR were reduced by 5 when calculating this technique’s damage dealt. In addition, this technique bypasses all Temporary HP. This stacks with other DR reducing effects.
Minor Effect: Wounding: This technique has a 40% chance to inflict Wound on hit.
Cost: 15 Ki
Learn: 2 Weeks, 2500 word count quest learning it in a Crane Style Dojo.
Use Limit: 2 times per battle.

Example; Dodon Ray

Dodonpa | Dodon Ray
Perhaps the most famous Crane School technique after Flight, the Dodon Ray is performed by building up a massive amount of super heated ki in one of your fingers (normally the pointer finger) and firing it from the finger. This energy blast is super heated, and is so powerful it cuts both the air and the enemies it strikes.
Type: Signature Energy Ranged Single
Action: 1 Standard Action
Base Damage: 4d10+5
Signature Effect: Inflicting: Technique may choose two minor effects that inflict statuses +10 Ki Cost.
Major Effect: Piercing: This technique treats its target as if their DR were reduced by 5 when calculating this technique’s damage dealt. In addition, this technique bypasses all Temporary HP. This stacks with other DR reducing effects.
Minor Effect(s): Searing: This technique has a 40% chance to inflict Burn on hit, Energy Attacks only.
Wounding: This technique has a 40% chance to inflict Wound on hit.
Cost: 15 Ki
Learn: 2 Weeks, 2500 word count quest learning it in a Crane Style Dojo.
Use Limit: 3 Times Per Battle


Example; Masenko

Masenko
This attack is sometimes called 'Demon's Light' or 'Demon's Sun' for its blinding capability. Performed through a precise set of movements and aiming your palm at the target, this technique ends with calling it's name as a memetic reference to force the ki out of its building up place in your hands, and creating a massive beam of yellow, white, or orange energy.
Type: Signature Energy Ranged Single
Action: 1 Standard Action
Base Damage: 4d10+5
Signature Effect: Bright: This technique has an additional chance to blind your target of X, where X is half of the amount of damage done by your attack, in addition to modifying your target's chance to critical by increasing the required roll by one quarter of your technique's damage.
Major Effect: Fortify: Using this technique increases your natural DR by 3 until the end of your next turn; this stacks with itself up to a maximum of +6 DR.
Minor Effect: Blinding: This technique has a 30% chance to inflict Blind on hit.
Cost: 15 Ki
Learn: 2 Weeks, 2500 word count quest learning it in a Northern Demon Kingdoms School.
Use Limit: 3 times per battle.

Example; Explosive Breath Canon

Explosive Breath Cannon
First charging forward at the opponent, striking them or grabbing them and throwing them- this technique is finished off by building up a massive amount of spirit energy in one's throat and shouting the words, 'Die!' before taking a deep breath and exhaling, launching the blast forward from one's mouth. This process if very effective, but those who have been interviewed after using it have said it 'tastes as if they drank something very spicy'. Who knew Ki could be spicy.
Type: Signature Ranged Energy Finisher
Action: 1 Standard Action
Base Damage: 6d8+15
Signature Effect: Homing: If this tech misses, you may spend -5 ki and use a Standard Action on your next turn to attack again.
Major Effect: Draining: This technique costs 5 HP in addition to its Ki cost, but deals an additional +5 Damage.
Minor Effect: Searing: This technique has a 40% chance to inflict Burn on hit, Energy Attacks only.
Cost: 35 Ki
Learn: 2 Weeks, 2500 word count quest learning it in a Northern Demon Kingdoms School.
Use Limit: 1 times per battle.

Example; Devil's Spiral Beam

Devil's Spiral Beam
A form of spirit manipulation that borders on a mixture of magic and a beam technique, the user builds up spiritual energy in their wrists then waves them at the target. The spiritual energy forms a colored, spiral beam of some sort which has physical, mystical, and psychic properties and which on striking a target increases its damage based on how much malice exhibited and damage caused by the target already.
Type: Signature Energy Ranged Barrage
Action: 1 Standard Action
Base Damage: 5d6+10
Signature Effect: Penance: This technique does additional damage equal to half of what total damage before damage resistance the target has done in the greater of the past two turns. The cost of this technique is increased by 5 HP for the user.
Major Effect: Piercing: This technique treats its target as if their DR were reduced by 5 when calculating this technique’s damage dealt. In addition, this technique bypasses all Temporary HP. This stacks with other DR reducing effects.
Minor Effect: Freezing: This technique has a 40% chance to inflict Freeze on hit, Energy Attacks only.
Cost: 20 Ki
Learn: 2 Weeks, 2500 word count quest learning it in a Southern Demon Kingdoms School.
Use Limit: 2 times per battle.

Example; Stone Spit

Stone Spit
Building up specialized spiritual energy into one's mouth, the user creates an energized, mystical glob of saliva which if it hits the target will temporarily turn them into stone.
Type: Signature Physical Melee Single
Action: 1 Standard Action
Base Damage: 6d8+15
Signature Effect: Limit Break: Every use, choose one: Either choose to make the Total Damage of this technique is considered to be 1.5X it's damage, or increase the length of status effects done by you this turn by one. This technique has an additional cost of which may be paid in 10 Ki or 5 HP.
Major Effect: Draining: This technique costs 5 HP in addition to its Ki cost, but deals an additional +5 Damage.
Minor Effect: Immobilizing: This technique has a 40% chance to inflict Immobilize on hit.
Cost: 15 Ki
Learn: 2 Weeks, 2500 word count quest learning it in a Southern Demon Kingdoms School.

Use Limit: 3 times per battle.

Example; Reverse Meteor Drop

Reverse Meteor Drop

Designed by the man known to his troops as “General Gold” or his code name “Android 16”, this technique was created by the cybernetic enhanced son of Dr. Gero. It is performed by charging at an opponent, grabbing them and activating ki or some other form of personal flight, before flying into the air, spinning around and then doing a 270 degree twist before catapulting the opponent to the ground and either firing energy blasts after them of assuming the force of your throw and strength was enough. It's popularity in the Red Ribbon Special Forces has led to its appearance in movies, television series, and more.
Type: Signature Physical Melee Single
Action: 1 Standard Action
Base Damage: 6d8+15
Signature Effect: Ultra-Destructive: Your technique is so destructive to the area around it that it causes debris in the area and other obstacles. For the next two turns, increase your Edge by X, where X is your class level plus one. If you already have edge 4, double the effects of edge 4 for 2 turns.
Major Effect: Smelting: Select one non-artifact, non-outfit item equipped by this technique’s target. The target item cannot be activated on the target’s next turn if they were hit. Smelt may not affect the same item twice in a row and a character may only have 1 item “Smelted” at a time.
Minor Effect: Crippling: This technique has a 40% chance to inflict Cripple on hit, Physical Attacks only.
Cost: 15 Ki
Learn: 2 Weeks, 2500 word count quest learning it in a Red Ribbon Army Successor School or World Government Special Forces school.
Use Limit: 3 times per battle.

Example; OSEB

OSEB
Known both by the full designation of 'Off Screen Explosive Barrage', and by the nickname 'White's Blizzard' after the supposed creator of the technique, with this technique the user uses a target designation item and their own spirit energy, or energy they have access to, to designate targets for an out of sight ally, be it an artillery group, air strike group, or perhaps even a giant robot. Whatever the source of the strike, it's out of sight origin and sudden appearance combine to make it very devastating.
Type: Signature Energy Ranged Barrage
Action: 1 Standard Action
Base Damage: 5d6+10
Signature Effect: Wide-Striking: When attacking with this technique, the user rolls two d100s, and uses the better die roll to figure out the total accuracy of this technique.
Major Effect: Bashing: The target of this attack loses 5 ki and -5% of their Base Power Level on hit. The maximum Base PL loss from all sources is 50%.
Minor Effect(s): Projectile: This technique is now a Ranged Physical attack and uses the Energy Control Skill to determine its Accuracy, but increases its Ki cost by 2. This may be added alongside another Minor Effect, but may not be taken with Imbued.
Crippling: This technique has a 40% chance to inflict Cripple on hit, Physical Attacks only.
Cost: 27 Ki
Learn: 2 Weeks, 2500 word count quest learning it in a Red Ribbon Army Successor School or World Government Special Forces school.
Use Limit: 2 Times Per Battle


Example; Fabricate

Fabricate
A true genius is never without items they need. With the fabrication technique, you use mental and observation training you have participated in to create a defensive measure for yourself and a last-minute item. Some think it's a kind of technomagic. You know it's just the science of hard work.
Type: Signature Defensive Technique
Action: 1 Standard Action
Base Damage Nullification: 4d6+4
Signature Effect: Utility: Allows for use of Gadgeteer major effects.
Major Effect: Gadgeteer: Allows you to create an item of common through mythic rarity rating at the cost of 1ki per 10,000 Zeni the item costs to purchase. If the item is in your inventory but not equipped you may summon it through this technique for a flat 2ki cost. The effect of Gadgeteer may not be used more than twice per thread. Items created by gadgeteer do not take up item slots of any sort, but may not be used to equip an additional weapon or outfit unless you have an additional weapon or outfit slot already.
Minor Effect(s): Artifice: Refill targeted item of your choice with one more use. If the targeted item is a sidekick, artifice may be used to heal or add ten HP.
Cost: 15 Ki
Learn: 2 Weeks, 2500 word count quest learning it in a Pilaf Land or Capsule Corp school.
Use Limit: 2 Times Per Battle


Example; Devil's Advocate

Devil's Advocate
After a sizable period of time learning the law of both the civil courts of the world and the magical courts of the world, you've learned to harness meta-physical aspects of things which allow you to bring a true cease-and-desist action into the world as an attorney of Pilaf Corp. When you use this mystical technique, it's description may vary, but the effects are similar enough that people have found it to be a signature technique of Pilaf Corporation elite Legal Corps.
Type: Signature Energy Ranged Barrage
Action: 1 Standard Action
Base Damage: 5d6+10
Signature Effect: Penance: This technique does additional damage equal to half of what total damage before damage resistance the target has done in the greater of the past two turns. The cost of this technique is increased by 5 HP for the user.
Major Effect: Smelting: Select one non-artifact, non-outfit item equipped by this technique’s target. The target item cannot be activated on the target’s next turn if they were hit. Smelt may not affect the same item twice in a row and a character may only have 1 item “Smelted” at a time.
Minor Effect(s): Salving: Apply yourself "Salve" automatically or a have a 40% chance of applying "Salve" a target of your choice. Salve heals 3 HP per turn for 3 turns.
Cost: 15 Ki
Learn: 2 Weeks, 2500 word count quest learning it in a Pilaf Land school.
Use Limit: 2 Times Per Battle