Quality of Life Stuff

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I'll be blunt - this is ultimately selfishly motivated. In making a character these things are relevant to, ive found some things that could do with some fixing. Not to say theyre bad, just that i think they can be better.

KEDOIN:

So kedoin is pretty old, and on the whole its actually still pretty great. I really like it, and its aged much more gracefully than certain other bloodlimits (kamyuja, shitakuma...). But besides needing to have certain aspects updated for the armor system, theres a couple of things id like to see.

Firstly, all of the basic warped visage techniques, required in order to HAVE A FACE should be reduced from c rank to d rank. There are seven of them in total, and only one is d ranked. That means it takes 190 tp, almost double the starting tp budget of a bloodlimit character. Since it isnt a clan restricted behind events or tp, this shouldnt be the case.

Secondly, each one is a full round action (takes 6 seconds). That's just impractical. Adding back the c rank as a second training to reduce them to a move-movement, or just making it a move-movement from the start, would be much less of a hassle to use.

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Warped Visage: Biomaterial Growth
Rank: D-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Allows the user to grow hair and nails and change its appearance as desired. 
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The most basic skill of the Kedōin Clan. By manipulating hormones and cells, they are capable of growing/changing hair and nails on their body. Through their blood line, the user can grow hair on any part of their body, at any length, and any color. The user may choose to grow short and soft blonde hair, or even long blue and dread locked hair. Nails on the toes and fingers can be grown to be long or shorten. They may appear to whatever the user desires, even choosing to make them appear rotting or polished with color. Nails can also take the appearance of claws, but offer no additional increases to offense. Hair and nail growth and control marks the first level of cellular control for the Kedōin. It takes one post to grow or alter any length/color of hair or nails the user wishes. This length of hair is capped and reaches a maximum length of 2.5 meters (the user cannot recast this technique to go beyond this length). And nails cannot be longer than 6 inches, with no enhanced durability. 
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line. 

Warped Visage: Growth of Skin
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Allows the user to grow skin and change its appearance as desired. 
Special: ---
Drawback: --- 
Description: The user can command their skin to alter its appearance via their blood line abilities. Through training, the user may choose any skin tone color they wish; even unnatural blues, greens, etc. The command and alter the very skin cells that body posses, changing pigmentation, texture, and more. The user has direct control over the of amount of skin they possess as well. The user is capable of sagging skin to appear older, or stretching skin to appear younger. Texture is of the user's choice as well; to be as rough or smooth as they desire. The user may even create the appearance of scars or tattoos through this technique. It takes one post to grow or change the skin in to what the user wishes.
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line. 

Warped Visage: Mass Alteration
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Allows the user to alter body mass and shape as desired. 
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Through their blood line abilities, the user is capable of changing their body mass. The bone, fat and muscle cells of the body are commanded to shift position, thicken, stretch, reshape, and grow in such as manner as to allow the user to be appear stronger, taller, shorter, thinner, voluptuous and/or fatter; suiting their current desires. The user can alter the mass of the body to give the appearance of being a very muscular man, a very buxom woman or being a direly emaciated man; deceiving all. It takes one post to alter height, weight and girth. Unless through other techniques, the user may never alter their body mass in such a way that exceeds the maximum height of 2.43m (8feet), and may not be smaller than 1m (3feet). The user cannot exceed the maximum weight past 226.7kg (500lbs), and may not be lighter than 22.6kg (50lbs) as well. Looking muscular does not denote enhanced strength. 
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line. 

Warped Visage: Growth of Maw
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Allows the user to grow a working gastrointestinal system and alter its appearance as desired. 
Special: --- 
Drawback: ---
Description: A technique that marks the first steps of a true Kedōin Clan member. Normally, the Kedōin do not need a gastrointestinal system to eat food. They may merely absorb food through the skin. If they so desire to have a mouth, the user must merely command and organize the cells of the body in such a manner as to produce a working mouth and gastrointestinal system. The user grows lips, teeth, tongue, and more to match the digestive system of regular humans. The appearance of their mouth is their desire as well. The user may change their mouth to appear as a rotted tooth vagabond, or a glossy white tooth model. Fanged teeth can be grown for added fear factor if the user desires. It takes one post to grow or alter a mouth/gastrointestinal system the user wishes to possess. 
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line. Must know "Warped Visage: Mass Alteration"

Warped Visage: Growth of Ear
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Allows the user to grow a working auditory system and alter its appearance as desired. 
Special: ---
Drawback: --- 
Description: A technique that marks the second steps of a true Kedōin Clan member. Normally the Kedōin are deaf. But if they so desire, they may command and organize the cells of the body in such a manner as to produce a working auditory system. The user grows a set of working ears, which captures sounds similar in the fashion of normal human ears. The ears of the user can appears to whatever they desire; with some members skillfully crafting even jewelry from flesh alone. It takes one post to grow or alter a auditory system the user wishes to possess. 
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line. Must know "Warped Visage: Growth of Maw"

Warped Visage: Growth of Nose
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Allows the user to grow a working respiratory system and alter its appearance as desired. 
Special: ---
Drawback: --- 
Description: A technique that marks the third step of a true Kedōin Clan member. Normally the Kedōin absorb and filter air through the skin, as they have no need for lungs. If the user desire, they may commands and organize the cells of the body in such a manner as to produce a working respiratory system. The user grows a nose, and fully functional respiratory system; consisting of lungs, throat, etc which match normal humans. This system is shaped to their desire. Manipulation of the throat also allows the user to control what their voice sounds like; allowing them to perfectly mimic and copy what other people sound like. The nose can even be shaped to have piercing and jewelry. It takes one post to grow or alter the respiratory system the user wishes to possess.
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line. Must know "Warped Visage: Growth of Ear"

Warped Visage: Growth of Eyes
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Allows the user to grow a working ocular system and alter its appearance as desired. 
Special: ---
Drawback: --- 
Description: A technique that marks the final step of a true Kedōin Clan member. Normally the Kedōin are blind. They have no eyes, and cannot see. If the user so desire, they may simple command and organize the cells of the body in such a manner as to produce working ocular organs. The users grows a set of eyes, with functional optic nerves to the brain. The eyes grown through this technique operate and function in the same manner as normal human eyes. These eyes can appear in any color and design; with some users even shaping the eyes to blinded with cataracts. It takes one post to grow or alter a ocular system the user wishes to possess.
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line. Must know "Warped Visage: Growth of Nose" 

UNIVERSAL TAIJUTSU:

WHY does charisma to damage require a religion? Its the only technique of its kind with such an annoying restriction. Plus, they all only work with light and one handed weapons? Either they should work on all weapons, or they should be requisites for an upgrade that works on two handed and oversized weapons.

And WHY is jutsu armor training a weaving movement? Spend seals to...gain back lost seals? That just cancels itself out. This actually is bad. It should be a move-movement as well.

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Ljossalfar Battle Focus
Rank: "B"
Skill: TaiJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: User's fighting is enhanced by their keen intellect. 
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: When wielding a light-or one-handed weapon the user knows Weapon Specialist with, the user may use their Intelligence instead of their Might modifier to that weapon's damage. The weapon must be one appropriate for the user's size. May learn multiple times. Each time learned the user may learn for a different weapon so long the user knows Weapon Specialist for it.
Limit: Universal TaiJutsu Technique. Must know Weapon Specialization with Selected Weapon.

Guided Hand
Rank: "B"
Skill: TaiJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: Through good judgment the user can deal damage.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: When wielding a light-or one-handed weapon the user knows Weapon Specialist with, the user may use their Perception instead of their Might modifier to that weapon's damage. The weapon must be one appropriate for the user's size. May learn multiple times. Each time learned the user may learn for a different weapon so long the user knows Weapon Specialist for it.
Limit: Universal TaiJutsu Technique. Must know Weapon Specialization with Selected Weapon.

Combat Grace
Rank: "B"
Skill: TaiJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: User has learned to turn their speed into power, even with a heavier blade.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: When wielding a light-or one-handed weapon the user knows Weapon Specialist with, the user may use their Agility instead of their Might modifier to that weapon's damage. The weapon must be one appropriate for the user's size. May learn multiple times. Each time learned the user may learn for a different weapon so long the user knows Weapon Specialist for it.
Limit: Universal TaiJutsu Technique. Must know Weapon Specialization with Selected Weapon.

Divine Assistance
Rank: "B"
Skill: TaiJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: The Deity the user worships gives assistance in physical damage.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: When wielding a light-or one-handed weapon the user knows Weapon Specialist with, the user may smite against their opponent while using Charisma instead of their Might modifier to that weapon's damage. The weapon must be one appropriate for the user's size. May learn multiple times. Each time learned the user may learn for a different weapon so long the user knows Weapon Specialist for it.
Limit: Universal TaiJutsu Technique. Must know Weapon Specialization with Selected Weapon. Must have a Religion.

Hammering Strike
Rank: "B"
Skill: TaiJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: User draws strength from their inner self, their inner body to deal damage.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: When wielding a light-or one-handed weapon the user knows Weapon Specialist with, the user may use their Toughness instead of their Might modifier to that weapon's damage. The weapon must be one appropriate for the user's size. May learn multiple times. Each time learned the user may learn for a different weapon so long the user knows Weapon Specialist for it.
Limit: Universal TaiJutsu Technique. Must know Weapon Specialization with Selected Weapon.

Fortunate Luck
Rank: "B"
Skill: TaiJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: Some can just hit hard, some know where to hit, and others are just lucky in damage.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: When wielding a light-or one-handed weapon the user knows Weapon Specialist with, the user may use their Luck instead of their Might modifier to that weapon's damage. The weapon must be one appropriate for the user's size. May learn multiple times. Each time learned the user may learn for a different weapon so long the user knows Weapon Specialist for it.
Limit: Universal TaiJutsu Technique. Must know Weapon Specialization with Selected Weapon.

Jutsu Armour Training
Rank: "B" Always 40 Training Points
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: User has learned how to perform Jutsus while wearing armour.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: As a weaving movement, user reduces the Handseal Reduction due to the Armour they are wearing by 10 for any Jutsu they perform this round. At "B" Class user may reduce the Handseal Reduction due to the Armour they are wearing by 15. At "S"C lass user may reduce the Handseal Reduction due to the Armour they are wearing by 20.
Limit: Universal TaiJutsu Technique.

Jutsu Armour Mastery
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: User has mastered the ability to perform Chakra Jutsus while wearing armour.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: As a weaving movement, the user reduces Hand Seal reduction due to Armour they are wearing by an additional 10 for any Jutsus they perform for that round.
Limit: Universal TaiJutsu Technique. Must know Jutsu Armour Training.

[Titan of Stone]

For the stat change techniques I believe they're flavor to change the stats. Since a lot of dnd has bleed through it's like monks using dex and wisdom or bladesinger wizards using intelligence. Arguably the only other stat besides might that makes sense for heavy weapons would be con. Charisma and religion I dont understand either unless it's to holy bitch slap people.


Okay just remembered. Any melee ish class that can use charisma to attack is related to a god, Palatine have divine smite and warlocks have their patrons.

[Flower]

Oct 16, 2019 12:54:57 GMT -7 @ortlinde said:

I'll be blunt - this is ultimately selfishly motivated. In making a character these things are relevant to, ive found some things that could do with some fixing. Not to say theyre bad, just that i think they can be better.

KEDOIN:

So kedoin is pretty old, and on the whole its actually still pretty great. I really like it, and its aged much more gracefully than certain other bloodlimits (kamyuja, shitakuma...). But besides needing to have certain aspects updated for the armor system, theres a couple of things id like to see.

Firstly, all of the basic warped visage techniques, required in order to HAVE A FACE should be reduced from c rank to d rank. There are seven of them in total, and only one is d ranked. That means it takes 190 tp, almost double the starting tp budget of a bloodlimit character. Since it isnt a clan restricted behind events or tp, this shouldnt be the case.

Secondly, each one is a full round action (takes 6 seconds). That's just impractical. Adding back the c rank as a second training to reduce them to a move-movement, or just making it a move-movement from the start, would be much less of a hassle to use.

You're right, Kedoin does need some sort of revamp at some point but it has aged rather gracefully. There are other areas around the site that need a lot more work done like puppetry and ANBU. Although it does take a lot of tp to learn the shapeshifting, it could be seen as accounting for the fact that the bloodlimit doesn't have a tp or event restriction. Also, even though it takes a full round action to use most of the techs, they are taijutsu which makes it a bit easier. Also I can tell you from experience that it is still possible to make use of the techs even with the time limit restriction (although, in theory, I would like to see it done away with in an eventual revamp if it did come about).

[Madame Loki]

Also on the kedion face... you can inherit the facial features from parents, or more specifically kedion parents can donate said features in utero. So you don't NEED those techs to start with a face.