Move Creation Workshop

[Takanomiya Hijiri]

??? - (Physical Strength, Ranged Proficiency, 900 OM.)

The yet to be named replacement for most of his gear that was destroyed. This uses nanotechnology to switch between three modes, blaster, regular gun and a blade of sorts that Matthew can use. The sword mode of the sword takes only one hand, and requires the least concentration. The sword mode's power may be weaker than that of the other two, but given that he isn't aiming to kill, that's to be expected. Requires 1/3 of his concentration to use. Can be used with other moves, so long as he keeps a hand free to use this, unless he has moves that don't need his hands.

Quick points:
- You can describe how he got it and other fodder stuff separately if you want; it doesn't need to be part of the actual move description unless it affects the way the move looks or impacts a fight in some way.
- You'll need more information on how the weapons look and what the properties of each are (e.g. how long is the sword, what do the two guns look like? Aside from its appearance, what makes the blaster different from the regular gun?)
- You really don't need to have a maintained focus drawback for something like this... really, it would be more efficient to have him only concentrating whilst changing its shape.


Here's a draft I've written up based on how I would build such a move myself... if you'd prefer to keep the maintained concentration requirement, or have any other changes, just let me know.

Nanotech Armament (900)
(Physical Strength, Ranged Proficiency)
A nanotech weapon capable of switching between three modes: a short sword; a plasma-firing blaster pistol; and a regular, bullet-loaded pistol. All variations of this weapon are suited to one-handed use and so can be used in conjunction with other weapons. Switching modes costs a small amount of energy and requires him to focus for [x] seconds, during which time he cannot attack, yet can still move about as normal. When shifting between forms, the weapon will appear to liquefy as the nanomachines rearrange themselves.

[Spoiler][/spoiler]This [x]-inch-long short sword is made of a lightweight steel alloy and as such is very easy to swing around, however it's blows are less effective as a result of the lack of weight behind them.

[Spoiler][/spoiler]Called a Relby-k23 Blaster Pistol by the Empire, this weapon does not require reloading, will not overheat and has little recoil, however it is very weak compared to most guns. Additionally, as it fires superheated plasma, any wounds it does inflict will be cauterised, preventing his foes from suffering blood loss.

[Spoiler][/spoiler]The regular gun is a Mark XIX .44 calibre Desert Eagle with a six-inch barrel and a clip size of eight rounds. It deals significantly more damage than the blaster variant, however in addition to requiring [x] seconds to reload between clips, it also has a very powerful recoil, so firing frequently will quickly tire Matthew.

Notes:
1) Just a quick draft. I'd normally take more time to write up a move for myself... but I obviously don't know what you're wanting exactly from this move, so there's no point in spending hours on it before you've decided.
2) Personally, I think a machete would be cooler for a character like Matthew... but since you just said 'sword', I've made it a generic short sword for now... though there are plenty of other types, if you'd prefer. Rapiers, katanas, scimitars, etc...
I also took the liberty of deciding the types of guns myself, as you didn't specify those.
3) Feel free to come up with a better name if you want.
4) The '[x]' bits are numbers you'll need to decide on yourself, based on how powerful you want the move to be.