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Post by yojimbo on Mar 18, 2019 15:53:48 GMT -5
Name: Jack Yojimbo Nickname: The Blade of Vengeance, the Name of Whom They Only Dare Whisper (Yojimbo) Age: Forty-six years Gender: Male Job: Samurai/Mercenary Race: Human Side: Neutral Home World: San Fransokyo Family: Kasumi Yojimbo (Wife, Deceased), Asumi Yojimbo (Daughter, Missing) Personality: To strangers, Yojimbo may appear to be a slow-moving, soft-spoken person. In truth, he is conservative and deliberate, and can not only be rather loud, but extremely swift when he deems it necessary. This philosophy governs more than just his behavior, too, as most of his beliefs are formed around the basic idea that he needn’t ever do anything more than absolutely necessary to be paid at the end of the day. When payment is offered, meanwhile, he will put forth all means to fulfill the given task, even if he must ask a higher price to justify doing so.
He is incredibly shrewd, rarely spending Munny on anything that won’t directly impact his ability to gain more. He considers his skills to be exceptional, and this confidence leads him to the conclusion that he should never fight for free, even if on the side of a friend. When asked a favor of any sort, his first question will always be what the reward is. To some, he's greedy to a fault, and can't possibly be trusted, but that's just because they can't afford him. Those who have partaken of his services know that, given a hefty settlement, his work is well worth the price demanded. History: In cities like his, most folks’ thoughts were kept rather grounded. Sure, there was the constant advancement of technology to grab one’s attention now and then, but there was nothing truly fantastic about it. At least, not within the public eye. In truth, the mending and merging of Worlds had caused many a person and object to cross between, and while some few were dedicated to preventing it, it was inevitable that these oddities would be discovered. In San Fransokyo, a number of objects, drifting here and there between Worlds, had gotten into the hands of prestigious collectors. There, they spawned countless rumors of magic and curses which only served to further fuel their unique value.
Under these conditions, smugglers have begun to thrive. Jack, having been caught up in a poor financial situation, was pulled into the business of moving cursed items in his early adulthood. He proved to be a reliable member of this community, and had seen many bewitched things pass through his hands safely over the years. Happily married, well-respected among his bootlegger colleagues and even pulling a stable living otherwise, all was well.
Still, there was always temptation to try for more. Dealing with curses all the time meant he would be at risk of coming under their effects, and eventually the time came that he gave into the whisperings of a possessed sword that was on its way to the hands of a wealthy collector. He took the sword for himself, thinking he could sell it for a greater profit, but was naive to think the betrayal would go unnoticed. His family was abducted by the organization he served, and they warned him that, unless the sword was returned, he would not see them again. The blade had already had its effect on him, however, meaning he was overcome with his greed for the things it promised him. He swore he would take everything he wanted, and that he would sacrifice nothing in exchange. All the while, the magic weapon infected his mind with promises of riches, vengeance, and power.
Listening to these promises poisoned him further, twisting his form in the process. With new strength and cunning, he waged war on his former allies, but was unable to reclaim what was taken from him. This was all going on at the same time another disaster had struck his World, sending its inhabitants into chaos and trapping it in a violent conflict between light and dark forces. Though uninvolved, Jack was one of many who was torn away from the World when it flickered between realms, careening through the Lanes Between to wherever fate may take him. Now, he is without his home, and more importantly, without the family he had sworn to take back. All that remained was his sword, and sometime later, he came to terms with the conclusion that the sword was all he needed. He has since wandered other Worlds, lending that sword to whoever can pay enough to tempt him.
Physical Description: Face Claim: BRADBEAR ART, The Demon Hunting Swordsman is claimed by yojimbo Quotes: - ”I'll end it quickly.” -When paid enough to use Zanmato.
- ”How much is it worth to you?” -When asked for help.
Roleplaying Sample: 'Fraud'. He stopped when he heard that accusation. He'd been called plenty of things. That behavior was something he had gotten used to, chalking it up to being inevitable when one runs a tight business. Now, about to leave so he wouldn't have to hear the stranger speak anymore, he'd been called a fraud. He turned, looking that man in the eye so as to get his message across.
"It is a simple fact," he sounded out as steadily as he could, "that you cannot afford my service. Not once have I lied to you." The warrior turned away again, resuming his exit, and resisted the urge to state his offense with any more force than he already had. To him, the reasons really weren't that hard to understand. He was asked to take a large risk, so he demanded an equally large payment. In his eyes, there was no sane choice otherwise, especially since he knew no lesser assassin would even consider the job at all. To be called a fraud for being reasonably priced was just disrespectful.
This was all the reality of what sort of business he was in, really. Taking these risks in the name of people who woulsn't was how he'd made any money at all. Even before his life was something this violent, his role was defined by his willingness to do so. Though he knew he'd always been duped, and probably still was, he took pride in that, no matter what the reason or the pay, he got that job done. All the risks he'd taken meant he had more than enough reason to name his own price. He'd earned that right himself.
A 'fraud', they called him. The mere suggestion was fraudulent. Password: Circle of Life Original Character Password: Festival of Fools Other Characters: Alma Taschner, Fyursos Shotlox and Altima. How'd you find us?: Already here, but just got my anniversary slot, so I’m going for a new character.
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Post by yojimbo on Mar 18, 2019 15:54:37 GMT -5
Weapon: Yojimbo carries a straight sword, erroneously called Wakizashi, which is his go-to weapon in most conflicts. Though it was first a typical sword, the curse of Zanmato has since enchanted the metal, giving it a magic glow which allows it to deflect and parry projectiles. With this at his side, he has nothing to fear. Powers:- Greed (Passive): ‘Motivation’ is tracked during combat. When enemies take damage, they will drop a large coin for every Tier of damage dealt. These coins are not admissible in stores, but will increase Yojimbo’s Motivation whenever one is picked up (By default, each will give an increase of five). In addition, these coins can be intercepted by other players or taken away from Yojimbo with abilities such as Mug or Steal, reducing his Motivation accordingly. Picking up a coin by hand will require an Action, but this cost can be circumvented with abilities such as Draw.
- Draw (Passive): At the beginning of every turn, Yojimbo may draw in nearby resource items in the field, such as coins, HP Orbs and Munny, at no expense of effort. Draw Radius: 5 ft.
- Pay (Reaction Command): This ability becomes available to all allies in the instance. Allies can pay Munny in order to increase Yojimbo’s Motivation. The total increase is half of what Munny is paid, meaning 100 Munny will give 50 Motivation, and so on. Yojimbo cannot Pay himself, and allies cannot Pay with more Munny than they own (for obvious reasons). If the thread is aborted by players (such as if one player can no longer participate due to a vacation), then the transaction will also become void.
- Dark Corridors (Passive): The user’s Heart is stained with darkness, allowing them to blend into it. Dark Corridors can be used to travel between Worlds and escape conflict… or to ditch a customer who can’t cough up enough dough. That said, this is not an effective method of short-range teleportation, which makes is useless in most combat.
- Tokkan: Dash to a target and execute a basic attack or melee skill without invoking its cooldown. Cannot be used to perform an Ability that Yojimbo does not know. Cooldown: Equal to that of the skill used, to a maximum of 5 Posts, or one Post if a basic attack is performed.
- Katsuryoku: Refresh the cooldown of an ability, making it available for immediate use. Cannot be used on other characters. Cooldown: Equal to the refreshed Ability, to a maximum of 5 Posts.
- Anticipation: Intercepts a target as they attempt to evade one of Yojimbo’s attacks, allowing him to immediately follow up with another which cannot be avoided. This retroactively stuns the target, meaning that if they performed any actions on their turn after the Anticipated dodge, then those actions will be cancelled, making them void. Cancelled actions do not invoke a Cooldown. Cooldown: 4 Posts. Stun Duration: Momentary.
- Disruption: Places a curse on the target which afflicts them with Seizure. Enemies under the effect of Seizure lose control of their fine motor functions, meaning they cannot channel spells effectively and are liable to trip, misspeak, drop items in their hands, make mistakes in melee and so on. Extremely effective for disabling a problematic member of an opposing party. Seizure Duration: 2 Posts Cooldown: 4 Posts.
- Zanmato (Passive): When the user’s Motivation reaches 100, their weapon is automatically transformed to create the cursed greatsword, Zanmato. Zanmato retains special traits of the replaced weapon, then doubles its base melee damage. Dropping below 100 Motivation can force Zanmato to disappear, but will not interrupt charged Abilities which depend on it. Requires: 100 Motivation Use: Automatic once Requirement is fulfilled.
- Weapon Art Zanmato: After assuring them of how dead they already are, accost a chosen victim with a deadly flourish. The bewitched blade does not need to hit its target for its effects to be felt, and its cursed nature allows it to strike at not only their body, but their very soul, cleaving them both in two. Afflicts the target with Death if they are not immune. Requires: Zanmato Charge: One Post Cooldown: 4 Posts.
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Post by Metus on Apr 5, 2019 3:01:11 GMT -5
 Apologies for taking so long, Alma. First time I was reading the abilities, I had a headache and it made it difficult figuring things out with the mechanics you've been working out.
So while some of it looks interesting, others left me a bit confused here.
Oh, before I even go over the abilities, the first post looks good, just one thing:
RP Sample: This one is too short, check the OC Template again and please increase to the required amount of paragraphs.
Now on to the second post:
Weapon: I assume that the deflecting and parrying projectiles is not like a passive that happens automatically without using actions, right? Just making sure here.
Greed: So you're keeping track of Motivation, but just curious: Does the Motivation have any effects, just checking. Also with Mug and Steal one can take Motivation from Yojimbo? I'd like to see if there's like a percentage or a way of knowing how much he'd lose by steal effects. Aso if he hits multiple foes with an attack, does each foe generate a coin separately or does it only generate one?
Draw: So if he was able to strike 4th tier hits upon his foe (or even on multiple foes if it generates a coin per foe), there'd be like 4 coins per hit, using 3 actions there'd be 12 coins or even more, so he could essentially power through the Motivation quickly. Or will there be a limit to how many things he can draw to himself at once? Just trying to figure out if this isn't too powerful.
Pay: This is for dropped coins, right? Not actual on-board Munny used for the shop?
Tokkan: So this allows him to use a skill quickly in succession, seeing the cooldown, I take it he cannot use this with skills with a higher cooldown (also would like to see that he cannot use this with Limit Breaks and such sort of abilities).
Katsuryoku: Likewise here as with Tokkan, I don't mind that you speed up the usage of abilities, though be sure not to start powerplaying. Also would like to see this being avoided on abilities with strong effects like Death, Stop, Petrify and such.
Anticipation: This is too powerful for a 2 post cooldown, considering the stun as well, it'd go up to a 4 post cooldown already since it is an unavoidable ability and performs a stun that cancels potentially all actions the other makes in their post.
Disruption: Do you plan to leave the way Seizure is dealt with by the effected or did you want to add like a percentage on whether what they do work or not (like they perform dicerolls to see if their attacks work or if they trip, fail, or even drop their weapon if they have one)?
Zanmato: Will Motivation drop by any means after obtaining the weapon or will he just be able to keep gathering coins, get 200 Motivation and be sure that this effect never ends? There aren't many characters with steal effects.
Weapon Art Zanmato: Reading the description, this is unavoidable? In which case despite the fact it requires the obtaining of the Zanmato and the charge, I would need the cooldown upped to 4 as the Motivation seems fairly easy to obtain to me unless I'm mistaken.
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Post by yojimbo on Apr 5, 2019 13:17:08 GMT -5
Apologies for taking so long, Alma. First time I was reading the abilities, I had a headache and it made it difficult figuring things out with the mechanics you've been working out. Don't worry too much about it. Headache notwithstanding, I do have a habit of making things complicated for the sake of making it interesting, so I can understand why this would take a while. This also isn't a high priority for anyone, so there isn't any rush to get it done. I'll go review the rules and make adjustments. I'll confirm when the required changes have been made. The parrying/deflection capability is a modifier to Block actions. This is mainly a way of ensuring he has a fighting chance against ranged opponents. Motivation does not have inherent effects. Its only purpose is to allow the use of certain other abilities, such as Zanmato/Weapon Art Zanmato. In the future, I could theoretically tie special Passive Abilities to it, letting him gain stat buffs with high Motivation, but he does not have those yet. The effectiveness of Mug/Steal, I'm not sure of, but I'd likely calculate it based on the Tier-to-Cooldown system, by using the Cooldown of the theft Ability to determine what its hypothetical "Tier" is. For instance, if someone uses a version of Steal with a three-post Cooldown, that would technically be a tier-three Ability, meaning it would cause him to drop three Coins, meaning he would lose fifteen Motivation, and so on. If he were able to hit multiple opponents with one attack, each one would drop Coins separately, depending on how much damage they took. As an example, hitting two enemies with a tier-two attack would cause each to drop two Coins, since each took that much damage. Perhaps, though dealing high damage with melee Abilities can be particularly difficult without special modifiers such as Anticipation. It is extremely hard to believe I could land three tier-four hits in one turn without some very good preparation. That said, I can still adjust or remove Draw if you think that sort of play is possible. In light of this, I have severely nerfed this ability, reducing its effective radius to five feet. Players can now reasonably scatter the Coins in play to prevent them all from being affected by Draw. This is for Munny. If someone wants to use Pay, they'll be making a tangible investment with their own character's resources. That is part of why I added the clause detailing that, if the thread is aborted, the transaction is cancelled. This reflects the canon "Yojimbo", who can be paid with Gil to perform certain attacks. While Tokkan is mostly meant to manipulate Cooldowns, Katsuryoku is made to be a reliable method of closing the distance to a target while dealing damage. It would be unrealistic for me to use it with spells, ranged hits or charged Abilities (It cannot be used to cast Weapon Art Zanmato. I wish it could, but that would be overkill.) Tokkan cannot refresh a Limit Break, no. This is intended as a punish for opponents who rely heavily on Dodge actions, which have no Cooldown, but I understand how it could be seen as too punishing. Adjusted. The effects of Seizure are not percentage or random number-based. It is ultimately up to the affected player to interpret what happens if their character undergoes a seizure, going off of their own judgement of its description as a status effect. It can be incredibly debilitating, or they can power through it like in an anime. I like this Ability because it's powerful for strict reasons, but it can be played out in various ways depending on who's hit with it and how that player writes. It will be the opponent's responsibility to prevent this character from gaining high Motivation. If you want, I can forcefully cap his Motivation at 100 so that it isn't that easy to abuse. The target would need a very clever method to avoid Weapon Art Zanmato, and I look forward to seeing someone find a way to counter it. That said, though, as much as I personally think it would take a lot to get that level of Motivation (Very few people are willing to pay Munny in the middle of a fight), I understand the concerns. The Cooldown has been adjusted. |
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Post by Metus on Apr 11, 2019 4:49:18 GMT -5
Thank you for the explanations and the changes. Had to make sure on one bit with Staff, but otherwise saw nothing wrong. Thank you for the time explaining all the points. You're good to go, hope you enjoy your time with Yojimbo. |
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