05-17-2018, 10:59 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-18-2018, 10:42 AM by Albert Wesker.)
Working on moves for an NPC I'm drafting up. Long-winded, but most of it should be fairly basic stuff I'd think.
Enigma Lily -- 1,200 OM (Requires: Physical Strength, Ranged, Debuff)
[spoiler]A pair of pistols that serve as Cerise's primary weapons. They feature a handful of hidden and secondary features in addition to being firearms. At their most basic, they serve as reliable firearms, with a 12-round capacity and a fire rate of two rounds per second. Thanks to stabilizers and silencers built into the weapon, there is virtually no recoil to interrupt accuracy for continual fire, and the weapon is nearly completely silent. They fire energy bolts rather than bullets, which hit with a sharp concussive and burning impact, akin to a very small explosion (roughly two inches in diameter), and are effective to a range of 45 meters. The guns do not need to be reloaded, but after expending their ammunition capacity each one takes four seconds to recharge before it can be fired again. In addition to this effect, at close range -- within six feet -- the guns eject a burst of fire similar in shape and effect to a shotgun burst; it does moderate damage on top of the bullet, and spreads out to an effective diameter of 3 feet at its furthest point, but its range is minimal.
Alternately, rather than the incendiary burst effect, the guns may be switched to an alt-fire mode. In this mode, the weapon's ammunition capacity is dropped to only 8 rounds, its fire rate to one round per second, its effective range to 30 meters, and its recharge time increase to 6 seconds when depleted. To compensate, the guns now fire concentrated beams of energy, roughly a foot long and two inches in diameter per shot. They hit with the same burning, mildly explosive impact as the bullets, but deliver far more impact and tend to bore and tear through or into targets before detonating in their small blast.
The secondary effect of the weapons is the ability to transition to an alternate form. A flick of a catch on the weapon, and the barrel of the gun flips vertical with the grip, into a straight mass not unlike the hilt of a bladed weapon. After this, it projects a beam of energy which coils into a long cord, approximately twelve feet long, and functions as a whip. It is effective as a weapon and as a tool, for any purpose a regular whip of comparable length might serve, and strikes with a cutting/slashing impact and the same burning sensation as the gun's bullets. Transitioning to or from one form to another takes approximately two seconds -- per weapon, if she opts to change both of them.
The weapon's final feature is the ability to charge energy into its whip form, taking three seconds to build up requisite charge. This charge cannot be interrupted by losing focus or taking damage, as it requires simply holding down a trigger to gather and hold the charge, but if she is hit hard enough or disarmed then the charge can be lost. When sufficiently energized, the whip's next strike will deliver a serious jolt of electricity, inflicting much more damage than usual and leaving the target in question stunned and paralyzed for several seconds (10 seconds, minus one second for every point over Cerise's ATK her opponent has in DEF); the time of effect is divided in half, first being completely paralyzed then simply stunned and sluggish in movement. The charging effect does temporarily overload the weapon, meaning it cannot be charged again for approximately twenty seconds after use.[/spoiler]
Huntress Brace -- 2,100 OM (Requires: Physical Strength, Ranged, Area Attack, Debuff)
[spoiler]A weapon worn on Cerise's right arm. It serves as an armored bracer, and her primary defensive implement for blocking attacks she cannot avoid. Beyond that, it features two weapons built into it: a blade and small crossbow. Both weapons are hidden and concealed within the bracer when not actively deployed and in use, making them hard to spot or notice at first glance and well-suited to surprise attacks against unwary foes. Only one may be in use at a time, and deploying either one, or concealing it again takes one second -- thus, switching from one to the other would take two seconds.
The blade is unremarkable, being fifteen inches in length when deployed. Suited well enough for slashing and thrusting attacks, it is sturdy enough to be used to block some attacks as well. It features a groove down the center, which can be used to contain poison. This poison, when in use, coats the blade in a liquid sheen which shimmers faintly purple, heralding its presence for anyone observant enough. When struck by this poison, it delivers no effects right away. The effects take five seconds to manifest, at which point they will be subjected to excruciating pain throughout their entire body, akin to having their blood on fire. The actual damage inflicted by this poison is minimal, but the effects can severely debilitate and hamper a struck target's combat performance. The effects last for fifteen seconds, with tougher targets able to shrug it off quicker (effects last one less second per point of DEF target has more than Cerise's ATK). The poison takes five seconds to properly apply, and only remains viable for fifteen seconds when applied before vaporizing; within that window, it is only good for one strike. The poison in question is actually venom, from Cerise's own fangs, and so her supply of it is technically limitless -- though she only carries two doses of it for quick application at any given time, and acquiring enough to coat the blade if those two are used would take nearly thirty seconds.
The blade also features a powerful mechanism allowing it to be driven out of its concealment with extreme force, enabling it to deliver an extremely powerful strike. Usually employed on heavily-armored or protected targets to crack through said defenses, or simply to deliver a heavy wound. It is unwieldy and requires precise lining up for optimal damage, limiting its use to circumstantial ones against paralyzed or incapacitated targets, or from stealth or surprise. It takes time to prepare and properly pressurize the blade for this shield-cracking strike, usually much more time than can be spared during the fray of combat, limiting it to one use per battle in most cases. If by some miracle she can find a suitable hiding place to work on it, it takes 45 seconds to properly pressurize and ready the blade for this strike.
The crossbow on the weapon is fairly unremarkable, save for its ability to hold more than one bolt at a time. It holds up to six bolts in a revolver-esque cylinder within the armored bracing, and the cylinder can be rotated to select a specific bolt to fire. When fully loaded, it is capable of firing one bolt per second, and can be fully loaded again at a rate of four seconds per bolt, though only requires one bolt to be loaded in order to fire. It is a completely silent weapon, and while its effective range is only 20 meters, it can be equipped to fire a range of different types of ammunition for specialized effects:
-- Standard bolts, typical of a crossbow. They inflict moderate damage, but have no special effects. Cerise carries 18 such bolts at any given time.
-- Smoke bolts, which release a cloud of thick, obscuring smoke on impact. Smoke cloud bursts into a three-meter radius area, restricting sight to just a few feet at best. The cloud will begin to disperse after roughly ten seconds, and be gone entirely by fifteen seconds. Cerise carries only 3 such bolts at any given time.
-- Explosive bolts, which explode in a powerful blast two meters in radius. It is purely concussive in nature, and features minimal shrapnel or debris save for what is blown apart by the explosion itself, but does serve to hurl targets in its range away, and inflict a painful ringing in the ears of those too near to the blast. Cerise carries only one such bolt at a time.
-- Grapple bolts, which feature a sturdy cord attached to the bolt, and a clawed head which latches onto whatever the bolt hits; the claws are sturdy and powerful enough to dig into even stone and secure a hold. Once attached, it can be used to try and pull a target off balance, off a cliff, or to tie them up. Of course...it could also be used to pull Cerise around by a stronger foe. It has other uses, such as anything a regular grappling hook might be used for, and helping her scale walls, traverse wide gaps or save herself from a long fall. Cerise carries 6 of these bolts at a time.[/spoiler]
Rune Circle -- 600 OM (Requires: ???)
[spoiler]Cerise quickly traces a small circle in the air, which glows purple and solidifies into a ring of runic symbols, roughly a foot in diameter, which slowly spins. When formed, it settles into place on the back of her left wrist, much like a buckler shield might, and can be used as such, with the interior of the circle being solid to anything save for Cerise and her own weapons. The shield takes two seconds to form up, and will last indefinitely until dismissed, taking no energy to maintain it once summoned, though the initial summoning does have a mild energy drain. It cannot be disarmed or removes from her person, unlike a normal shield, though can be broken with a powerful enough strike, or repeated blows; it is more suited to warding off and deflecting or parrying attacks than outright blocking them.
Alternately, she can quick-summon the shield in a fraction of a second, doing so in a flash of purple light. When done in such a manner, the shield only lasts for two seconds, hovering a few inches from her outstretched fingertips before fading. The energy cost is somewhat higher than the normal usage, but serves as a good snap-defense to take some bite out of sudden attacks.[/spoiler]
Snakebite -- 300 OM (Requires: Physical Strength, Debuff)
[spoiler]Being a snake faunus, Cerise possesses a set of fangs in her mouth, perfectly suited to biting and piercing any unfortunate targets she can manage to get ahold of. She is also, as it turns out, a venomous snake. The same venom is used to coat the blade in her Huntress Brace, though when delivered by a bite it is much more potent, as it is fresh from the source. Should she manage to successfully bite a target, the poison is injected and takes effect nearly immediately. Initially there will pain, as associated with a bite, then over two seconds it will rapidly start to burn and agonizing pain will spread and radiate from the bite wound, and within three further seconds it will spread throughout a foe's body. Thereafter, for the next twenty seconds, the target will be subjected to immense, crippling pain and agony; the more pure, potent venom will even do actual damage to their body, though the amount of pain makes it seem like much more damage than it actually is. For all its virulence and potency, however, the venom runs its course quickly, and for every point of DEF the target has greater than Cerise's ATK, it will subtract two seconds from the duration of the poisoning. Owing to a multitude of factors -- the time it takes to build up the venom (nearly two minutes between bites), her small size and the difficulty it imposes of actually biting a, let alone one who is aware of the venom -- it is only easily usable once in a battle.[/spoiler]
Poison Spit -- 300 (Requires: Ranged, Debuff)
[spoiler]A trick Cerise developed as a surprise attack. Rather than biting to inject her venom, she can opt to spit it at a target. While less effective at crippling them, it is much easier to use effectively, and uses less of the venom at once. A suitable amount can be gathered and spat every 30 seconds; it can reach up to 20 feet before spreading into a (relatively) harmless mist and losing effectiveness. Within that range, it will be as if getting splashed with acid or something else highly caustic. It will cause immense pain, and temporary blindness if it strikes the eyes. These effects last for five seconds upon exposure, minus one second for each point of DEF a target has more than Cerise's ATK.[/spoiler]
T1 Power Up: Flower Shroud -- 1000 OM
[spoiler]Visually marked at first by the image of a flower taking shape over the small skull pendant Cerise has pinned in her hair. It glimmers and sparkles in hues of deep purple and lighter flecks of pink, like some sort of crystal. Moments after it appears, thick curtains of shadow, tinged with an edged in brightly glowing purple and shot through with patches of pale blue and white, spring up around her, sweeping around in obscuring patterns from her knee level down. Careful observation may spot the occasional form of flower petals in the shifting curtains of shadow. It marks an increased expenditure of energy for a matching increase in power, improving her strength and movement abilities markedly, and the dense output of energy serving as a mild cushion and shield to protect her at the same time.
ATK: +2
DEF: +1
SPD: +2
TEC: +0[/spoiler]
T1 Super Attack: Black Hunt -- 600 OM (Requires: Ranged, Area Attack)
[spoiler]Cerise holds up her left arm, focusing and gathering energy into it. As she does so, the same crystalline flower marking and curtains of dark energy from Flower Shroud spring up around her. The required energy takes three seconds to gather, into a mostly transparent orb hovering several inches over her upraised palm. The orb in question pulses with shades of the same deep purple and pale blue as the aura around her, and distorts air and light around it. When gathered, she then throws the orb of energy at her target, which results in a backwash of energy that blows away the aura around her and makes a deep, reverberating bass rumble. The orb will zip across ground toward its target, moving at speeds comparable to a bullet. Upon reaching its destination, traveling up to 100 meters, or on impact with anything, it explodes in a blast 10 meters in diameter, with a dull rumble that deafens as much as it destroys anything caught within its range and leaves only a perfectly smooth, glassy crater in its wake. It is a powerful attack, certainly, though a heavily draining (SP cost) and fairly linear one.[/spoiler]
T1 Super Defense: Lore Wall -- 600 OM (Requires: ???)
[spoiler]A more powerful variation on Rune Circle, Cerise traces a ring in the air, approximately two feet in diameter, which glows faintly with a pale pink hue. After a second, it solidifies into a spinning circle of runic symbols, which hovers six inches from her fingertips, centered on her hand. The center of the circle acts as a powerful vacuum-like effect, drawing attacks in and nullifying them. It is capable of absorbing any number of weaker attacks, or one powerful attack, before the power used to create it runs out. It can be held for up to 10 seconds, or until it has absorbed enough punishment to collapse.[/spoiler]
Enigma Lily -- 1,200 OM (Requires: Physical Strength, Ranged, Debuff)
[spoiler]A pair of pistols that serve as Cerise's primary weapons. They feature a handful of hidden and secondary features in addition to being firearms. At their most basic, they serve as reliable firearms, with a 12-round capacity and a fire rate of two rounds per second. Thanks to stabilizers and silencers built into the weapon, there is virtually no recoil to interrupt accuracy for continual fire, and the weapon is nearly completely silent. They fire energy bolts rather than bullets, which hit with a sharp concussive and burning impact, akin to a very small explosion (roughly two inches in diameter), and are effective to a range of 45 meters. The guns do not need to be reloaded, but after expending their ammunition capacity each one takes four seconds to recharge before it can be fired again. In addition to this effect, at close range -- within six feet -- the guns eject a burst of fire similar in shape and effect to a shotgun burst; it does moderate damage on top of the bullet, and spreads out to an effective diameter of 3 feet at its furthest point, but its range is minimal.
Alternately, rather than the incendiary burst effect, the guns may be switched to an alt-fire mode. In this mode, the weapon's ammunition capacity is dropped to only 8 rounds, its fire rate to one round per second, its effective range to 30 meters, and its recharge time increase to 6 seconds when depleted. To compensate, the guns now fire concentrated beams of energy, roughly a foot long and two inches in diameter per shot. They hit with the same burning, mildly explosive impact as the bullets, but deliver far more impact and tend to bore and tear through or into targets before detonating in their small blast.
The secondary effect of the weapons is the ability to transition to an alternate form. A flick of a catch on the weapon, and the barrel of the gun flips vertical with the grip, into a straight mass not unlike the hilt of a bladed weapon. After this, it projects a beam of energy which coils into a long cord, approximately twelve feet long, and functions as a whip. It is effective as a weapon and as a tool, for any purpose a regular whip of comparable length might serve, and strikes with a cutting/slashing impact and the same burning sensation as the gun's bullets. Transitioning to or from one form to another takes approximately two seconds -- per weapon, if she opts to change both of them.
The weapon's final feature is the ability to charge energy into its whip form, taking three seconds to build up requisite charge. This charge cannot be interrupted by losing focus or taking damage, as it requires simply holding down a trigger to gather and hold the charge, but if she is hit hard enough or disarmed then the charge can be lost. When sufficiently energized, the whip's next strike will deliver a serious jolt of electricity, inflicting much more damage than usual and leaving the target in question stunned and paralyzed for several seconds (10 seconds, minus one second for every point over Cerise's ATK her opponent has in DEF); the time of effect is divided in half, first being completely paralyzed then simply stunned and sluggish in movement. The charging effect does temporarily overload the weapon, meaning it cannot be charged again for approximately twenty seconds after use.[/spoiler]
Huntress Brace -- 2,100 OM (Requires: Physical Strength, Ranged, Area Attack, Debuff)
[spoiler]A weapon worn on Cerise's right arm. It serves as an armored bracer, and her primary defensive implement for blocking attacks she cannot avoid. Beyond that, it features two weapons built into it: a blade and small crossbow. Both weapons are hidden and concealed within the bracer when not actively deployed and in use, making them hard to spot or notice at first glance and well-suited to surprise attacks against unwary foes. Only one may be in use at a time, and deploying either one, or concealing it again takes one second -- thus, switching from one to the other would take two seconds.
The blade is unremarkable, being fifteen inches in length when deployed. Suited well enough for slashing and thrusting attacks, it is sturdy enough to be used to block some attacks as well. It features a groove down the center, which can be used to contain poison. This poison, when in use, coats the blade in a liquid sheen which shimmers faintly purple, heralding its presence for anyone observant enough. When struck by this poison, it delivers no effects right away. The effects take five seconds to manifest, at which point they will be subjected to excruciating pain throughout their entire body, akin to having their blood on fire. The actual damage inflicted by this poison is minimal, but the effects can severely debilitate and hamper a struck target's combat performance. The effects last for fifteen seconds, with tougher targets able to shrug it off quicker (effects last one less second per point of DEF target has more than Cerise's ATK). The poison takes five seconds to properly apply, and only remains viable for fifteen seconds when applied before vaporizing; within that window, it is only good for one strike. The poison in question is actually venom, from Cerise's own fangs, and so her supply of it is technically limitless -- though she only carries two doses of it for quick application at any given time, and acquiring enough to coat the blade if those two are used would take nearly thirty seconds.
The blade also features a powerful mechanism allowing it to be driven out of its concealment with extreme force, enabling it to deliver an extremely powerful strike. Usually employed on heavily-armored or protected targets to crack through said defenses, or simply to deliver a heavy wound. It is unwieldy and requires precise lining up for optimal damage, limiting its use to circumstantial ones against paralyzed or incapacitated targets, or from stealth or surprise. It takes time to prepare and properly pressurize the blade for this shield-cracking strike, usually much more time than can be spared during the fray of combat, limiting it to one use per battle in most cases. If by some miracle she can find a suitable hiding place to work on it, it takes 45 seconds to properly pressurize and ready the blade for this strike.
The crossbow on the weapon is fairly unremarkable, save for its ability to hold more than one bolt at a time. It holds up to six bolts in a revolver-esque cylinder within the armored bracing, and the cylinder can be rotated to select a specific bolt to fire. When fully loaded, it is capable of firing one bolt per second, and can be fully loaded again at a rate of four seconds per bolt, though only requires one bolt to be loaded in order to fire. It is a completely silent weapon, and while its effective range is only 20 meters, it can be equipped to fire a range of different types of ammunition for specialized effects:
-- Standard bolts, typical of a crossbow. They inflict moderate damage, but have no special effects. Cerise carries 18 such bolts at any given time.
-- Smoke bolts, which release a cloud of thick, obscuring smoke on impact. Smoke cloud bursts into a three-meter radius area, restricting sight to just a few feet at best. The cloud will begin to disperse after roughly ten seconds, and be gone entirely by fifteen seconds. Cerise carries only 3 such bolts at any given time.
-- Explosive bolts, which explode in a powerful blast two meters in radius. It is purely concussive in nature, and features minimal shrapnel or debris save for what is blown apart by the explosion itself, but does serve to hurl targets in its range away, and inflict a painful ringing in the ears of those too near to the blast. Cerise carries only one such bolt at a time.
-- Grapple bolts, which feature a sturdy cord attached to the bolt, and a clawed head which latches onto whatever the bolt hits; the claws are sturdy and powerful enough to dig into even stone and secure a hold. Once attached, it can be used to try and pull a target off balance, off a cliff, or to tie them up. Of course...it could also be used to pull Cerise around by a stronger foe. It has other uses, such as anything a regular grappling hook might be used for, and helping her scale walls, traverse wide gaps or save herself from a long fall. Cerise carries 6 of these bolts at a time.[/spoiler]
Rune Circle -- 600 OM (Requires: ???)
[spoiler]Cerise quickly traces a small circle in the air, which glows purple and solidifies into a ring of runic symbols, roughly a foot in diameter, which slowly spins. When formed, it settles into place on the back of her left wrist, much like a buckler shield might, and can be used as such, with the interior of the circle being solid to anything save for Cerise and her own weapons. The shield takes two seconds to form up, and will last indefinitely until dismissed, taking no energy to maintain it once summoned, though the initial summoning does have a mild energy drain. It cannot be disarmed or removes from her person, unlike a normal shield, though can be broken with a powerful enough strike, or repeated blows; it is more suited to warding off and deflecting or parrying attacks than outright blocking them.
Alternately, she can quick-summon the shield in a fraction of a second, doing so in a flash of purple light. When done in such a manner, the shield only lasts for two seconds, hovering a few inches from her outstretched fingertips before fading. The energy cost is somewhat higher than the normal usage, but serves as a good snap-defense to take some bite out of sudden attacks.[/spoiler]
Snakebite -- 300 OM (Requires: Physical Strength, Debuff)
[spoiler]Being a snake faunus, Cerise possesses a set of fangs in her mouth, perfectly suited to biting and piercing any unfortunate targets she can manage to get ahold of. She is also, as it turns out, a venomous snake. The same venom is used to coat the blade in her Huntress Brace, though when delivered by a bite it is much more potent, as it is fresh from the source. Should she manage to successfully bite a target, the poison is injected and takes effect nearly immediately. Initially there will pain, as associated with a bite, then over two seconds it will rapidly start to burn and agonizing pain will spread and radiate from the bite wound, and within three further seconds it will spread throughout a foe's body. Thereafter, for the next twenty seconds, the target will be subjected to immense, crippling pain and agony; the more pure, potent venom will even do actual damage to their body, though the amount of pain makes it seem like much more damage than it actually is. For all its virulence and potency, however, the venom runs its course quickly, and for every point of DEF the target has greater than Cerise's ATK, it will subtract two seconds from the duration of the poisoning. Owing to a multitude of factors -- the time it takes to build up the venom (nearly two minutes between bites), her small size and the difficulty it imposes of actually biting a, let alone one who is aware of the venom -- it is only easily usable once in a battle.[/spoiler]
Poison Spit -- 300 (Requires: Ranged, Debuff)
[spoiler]A trick Cerise developed as a surprise attack. Rather than biting to inject her venom, she can opt to spit it at a target. While less effective at crippling them, it is much easier to use effectively, and uses less of the venom at once. A suitable amount can be gathered and spat every 30 seconds; it can reach up to 20 feet before spreading into a (relatively) harmless mist and losing effectiveness. Within that range, it will be as if getting splashed with acid or something else highly caustic. It will cause immense pain, and temporary blindness if it strikes the eyes. These effects last for five seconds upon exposure, minus one second for each point of DEF a target has more than Cerise's ATK.[/spoiler]
T1 Power Up: Flower Shroud -- 1000 OM
[spoiler]Visually marked at first by the image of a flower taking shape over the small skull pendant Cerise has pinned in her hair. It glimmers and sparkles in hues of deep purple and lighter flecks of pink, like some sort of crystal. Moments after it appears, thick curtains of shadow, tinged with an edged in brightly glowing purple and shot through with patches of pale blue and white, spring up around her, sweeping around in obscuring patterns from her knee level down. Careful observation may spot the occasional form of flower petals in the shifting curtains of shadow. It marks an increased expenditure of energy for a matching increase in power, improving her strength and movement abilities markedly, and the dense output of energy serving as a mild cushion and shield to protect her at the same time.
ATK: +2
DEF: +1
SPD: +2
TEC: +0[/spoiler]
T1 Super Attack: Black Hunt -- 600 OM (Requires: Ranged, Area Attack)
[spoiler]Cerise holds up her left arm, focusing and gathering energy into it. As she does so, the same crystalline flower marking and curtains of dark energy from Flower Shroud spring up around her. The required energy takes three seconds to gather, into a mostly transparent orb hovering several inches over her upraised palm. The orb in question pulses with shades of the same deep purple and pale blue as the aura around her, and distorts air and light around it. When gathered, she then throws the orb of energy at her target, which results in a backwash of energy that blows away the aura around her and makes a deep, reverberating bass rumble. The orb will zip across ground toward its target, moving at speeds comparable to a bullet. Upon reaching its destination, traveling up to 100 meters, or on impact with anything, it explodes in a blast 10 meters in diameter, with a dull rumble that deafens as much as it destroys anything caught within its range and leaves only a perfectly smooth, glassy crater in its wake. It is a powerful attack, certainly, though a heavily draining (SP cost) and fairly linear one.[/spoiler]
T1 Super Defense: Lore Wall -- 600 OM (Requires: ???)
[spoiler]A more powerful variation on Rune Circle, Cerise traces a ring in the air, approximately two feet in diameter, which glows faintly with a pale pink hue. After a second, it solidifies into a spinning circle of runic symbols, which hovers six inches from her fingertips, centered on her hand. The center of the circle acts as a powerful vacuum-like effect, drawing attacks in and nullifying them. It is capable of absorbing any number of weaker attacks, or one powerful attack, before the power used to create it runs out. It can be held for up to 10 seconds, or until it has absorbed enough punishment to collapse.[/spoiler]
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