Official Move Approval IV

[Harlan Higgs]

Chimerstry: Card Sharp - 600 OM [Requires Ranged Proficiency, Debuff Proficiency]

Harlan draws upon one of the more esoteric weapons from his past, and summons a seemingly normal deck of 52 cards, shuffling them into existence over a period of five seconds. Once they're summoned, he throws them all into the air.

When he throws the deck into the air, it separates and forms a whirling tornado of cards extending two feet around his body. They provide no defense, but if an enemy comes into melee range, the constant buffets and nicks of the razor edges will inflict a bleeding effect that persists for a minute, damaging them and lowering their DEF stat moderately. The bleed damage is persistent and scales with the overall DEF of an opponent. An opponent with DEF matching Harlan's ATK would experience several shallow cuts and the tearing of their outerwear, while a lower DEF opponent would suffer deep cuts and the severing of protective clothing. A high DEF opponent would only suffer minimal bleed damage while taking most of the effect on their stat.

While in this version, Harlan may not use any other weapons or illusions. He must concentrate solely on the cards. Using this mode, he may aim with his hands, and fire the cards at the rate and speed of a standard automatic rifle, about 10 seconds of continuous fire or ten short bursts of about five cards each. However, this depletes the total number of cards much faster, and will end the illusion prematurely. The card tornado lasts for either a minute, until it has inflicted it's debuff twice, or until Harlan has depleted them by firing them offensively.

It takes a significant amount of Vitae to condense the cards for the first step and fuel the illusion, so Harlan usually cannot use this move more than twice a fight.

Edited. Added ROF on the automatic mode, removed semi-auto, inserted examples for debuff.