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Nobunaga Style: Murderous Blossom
Sat Feb 15, 2020 2:12 pm
Nobunaga Style: Murderous Blossom
Fighting Style: Murderous Blossom
Weapon Utilization: Glaive, Katana
Description: Samurai of the Nobunaga clan are notorious for being leaders with armies of unshakable will. This trait was passed onto Ryoma and bleeds into his fighting style. It's a mix of drill sergeant and samurai warlord. A glaive being Ryoma's go-to weapon is the foremost weapon used in the techniques but Ryoma has also been trained in the way of a Katana. Also, some of Ryoma's techniques give off yellow energy which is just aesthetic most of the time.
Toggles/Passives:
Howls of a Warband: anyone standing near Ryoma will feel like raw untamed will and will have no choice but be motivated by it. it's like standing near Ryoma is a steroid that helps people fight better. 20% of an attack boost to one person with a 20% attack debuff to himself
Armor Clad: Ryoma almost being a walking fortress himself seems to have a higher defense than people normally around his level. 10% to RX and Defense but suffering a 20% Willpower debuff
Techniques
- Light Techniques:
IT'S CLOBBERIN' TIME!
Technique Type: Flat
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Cooldown: 1 turn
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: A swift punch to the top of the target's head. The force of the punch is usually enough to at least crack the ground below them.
Cherry Blossom Fang
Technique Type: Flat
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Cooldown: 1 turn
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma quickly juts his glaive forward piercing a target before him. A quick and effortless move for the samural to perform.
Nerve Racker
Technique Type: Stat Morph
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Cooldown: 3 turns
Duration: 2 turns
Buffs: 25% Attack boost
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma yells insults at one of his comrades to get them rilled up. He would then remind them of the situation they are in to get their attention back on the enemy, but his comrade is usually left angry helping out their attack power a bit.
Blossom Bisector
Technique Type: Flat
Technique Level: 5
Maximum Base Range: 50 meters
Cooldown: 1 turn
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma gets into a low stance, gripping his glaive like a baseball player. He then swings his glaive horizontally attempting to slice anything infront of him in two, this move is quite destructive so Ryoma tends to not use this unless he has to.
- Medium Techniques:
Nobunaga's Smack
Technique Type: Stat Morph
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Cooldown: 6
Duration: 3
Buffs: 50% RX boost
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma smacks the back of one of his teammates or someone he is working with to get them fired up. Sometimes this ends with Ryoma getting hit himself, but if it gets the person fired up it's all worth it!
Blunt Force Trauma
Technique Type: Flat
Technique Level: 5
Maximum Base Range: 50 meters
Cooldown: 3 post
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma quickly begins to spin his glaive until he seems to gain enough force, using the momentum from the spinning to hit someone with the shaft of his glaive. This technique tends to also create a micro tornado around himself that decimates after the move has been completed.
- Heavy Techniques:
Pep Talk
Technique Type: Stat Morph
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Cooldown: 9
Duration: 4
Buffs: 75% RX boost
Debuffs: N/A
Description: When Ryoma is slipping up or isn't focusing during combat he will make sure they know as well. He will both scold them and pep talk them to get them focused. Sometimes this ends up with the person's feelings hurt but they will live another day.
Vicious Grin
Technique Type: Stat Morph
Technique Level: 5
Maximum Base Range: 50 meters
Cooldown: 9
Duration: 4
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: 75% RX debuff
Description: Ryoma begins to smirk at his opponent. when people see's serial killer-esk look in Ryoma's eyes with the murderous smile on his face, it tends to give people chills down their spine.
Pale Cherry Moonlight
Technique Type: Flat
Technique Level: 10
Maximum Base Range: 100 meters
Cooldown: 5
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma grips his glaive with both of his hands tightly before releasing a yellow air slash towards the target. The slash is vertical and is usually trailing on the ground and while the technique can be sent into the air, it is usually performed with it trailing on the ground.
- AoE Techniques:
WAKE THE FUCK UP!
Technique Type: Stat Morph
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Maximum Base AoE Radius: 2.5 meters
Cooldown: 11 turns
Duration: 4
Buffs: 75% RX boost
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryo screams at the top of his lungs at his teammates to sharpen them up and get them on their toes. Ryoma's clan members have been known to be very vocal on the battlefield and are usually the ones that get the army hot and hype for battle.
Cherry Blossom Howl
Technique Type: Heal
Technique Level: 10
Maximum Base Range: 100 meters
Maximum Base AoE Radius: 25 meters
Cooldown: 9
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Those in the Nobunaga clan have such powerful voices, they can get even the most terrified soldiers to fight. Their booming voices seem to strengthen the bodies of everyone around them and they might even be able to speed up the healing process of the body. This hasn't been tested though this is only up to myth and rumor.
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Re: Nobunaga Style: Murderous Blossom
Thu Feb 20, 2020 1:42 pm
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Nobunaga wrote:Nobunaga Style: Murderous Blossom
Fighting Style: Murderous Blossom
Weapon Utilization: Glaive, Katana
Description: Samurai of the Nobunaga clan are notorious for being leaders with armies of unshakable will. This trait that was passed onto Ryoma bleeds into his fighting style. It's a mix of drill sergeant and samurai warlord. A glaive being Ryoma's go-to weapon is the foremost weapon used in the techniques but Ryoma has also been trained in the way of a Katana. Also, some of Ryoma's techniques give off yellow energy which is just aesthetic most of the time.
[ Label this section as "Toggles/Passives". ]
Howls of a Warband: anyone standing near Ryoma will feel like raw untamed will and will have no choice but be motivated by it. it's like standing near Ryoma is a steroid that helps people fight better. 20% of an attack boost between 2 people near Ryoma. [ Toggle buffs need to be balanced out with equivalent debuffs to yourself. Also, you can only assign toggle buffs to a single character upon each use. ]
Armor Clad: Ryoma almost being a walking fortress himself seems to have a higher defense than people normally around his level. 10% to RX and Defense [ Balance this out with equivalent debuffs. ]
Techniques
- Light Techniques:
IT'S CLOBBERIN' TIME!
Technique Type: Flat
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Cooldown: 1 turn
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: A swift punch to the top of the target's head. The force of the punch is usually enough to at least crack the ground below them.
Cherry Blossom Fang
Technique Type: Flat
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Cooldown: 1 turn
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma quickly juts his glaive forward piercing a target before him. A quick and effortless move for the samural to perform.
Nerve Racker
Technique Type: Stat Morph
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Cooldown: 3 turns
Duration: 2 turns
Buffs: 25% Attack boost
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma yells insults at one of his comrades to get them rilled up. He would then remind them of the situation they are in to get their attention back on the enemy, but his comrade is usually left angry helping out their attack power a bit.
Blossom Bisector
Technique Type: Flat
Technique Level: 5
Maximum Base Range: 50 meters
Cooldown: 1 turn
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma gets into a low stance, gripping his glaive like a baseball player. He then swings his glaive horizontally attempting to slice anything infront of him in two, this move is quite destructive so Ryoma tends to not use this unless he has to.
- Medium Techniques:
Nobunaga's Smack
Technique Type: Stat Morph
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Cooldown: 6
Duration: 3
Buffs: 50% RX boost
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma smacks the back of one of his teammates or someone he is working with to get them fired up. Sometimes this ends with Ryoma getting hit himself, but if it gets the person fired up it's all worth it!
Blunt Force Trauma
Technique Type: Stat Morph
Technique Level: 5
Maximum Base Range: 50 meters
Cooldown: 3 post
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma quickly begins to spin his glaive until he seems to gain enough force, using the momentum from the spinning to hit someone with the shaft of his glaive. This technique tends to also create a micro tornado around himself that decimates after the move has been completed.
- Heavy Techniques:
Pep Talk
Technique Type: Stat Morph
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Cooldown: 9
Duration: 4
Buffs: 75% RX boost
Debuffs: N/A
Description: When Ryoma is slipping up or isn't focusing during combat he will make sure they know as well. He will both scold them and pep talk them to get them focused. Sometimes this ends up with the person's feelings hurt but they will live another day.
Vicious Grin
Technique Type: Stat Morph
Technique Level: 5
Maximum Base Range: 50 meters
Cooldown: 9
Duration: 4
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: 75% RX debuff
Description: Ryoma begins to smirk at his opponent. when people see's serial killer-esk look in Ryoma's eyes with the murderous smile on his face, it tends to give people chills down their spine.
Pale Cherry Moonlight
Technique Type: Flat
Technique Level: 10
Maximum Base Range: 100 meters
Cooldown: 5
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma grips his glaive with both of his hands tightly before releasing a yellow air slash towards the target. The slash is vertical and is usually trailing on the ground and while the technique can be sent into the air, it is usually performed with it trailing on the ground.
- AoE Techniques:
WAKE THE FUCK UP!
Technique Type: Stat Morph
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Maximum Base AoE Radius: 2.5 meters
Cooldown: 11 turns
Duration: 4
Buffs: 75% RX boost
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryo screams at the top of his lungs at his teammates to sharpen them up and get them on their toes. Ryoma's clan members have been known to be very vocal on the battlefield and are usually the ones that get the army hot and hype for battle.
Cherry Blossom Howl
Technique Type: Heal
Technique Level: 10
Maximum Base Range: 100 meters
Maximum Base AoE Radius: 25 meters
Cooldown: 7 [ Cooldown should be 9 for AoE heals. ]
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Those in the Nobunaga clan have such powerful voices, they can get even the most terrified soldiers to fight. Their booming voices seem to strengthen the bodies of everyone around them and they might even be able to speed up the healing process of the body. This hasn't been tested though this is only up to myth and rumor.
- Francis
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Epithet : "The Golden Ogre of Tequila Wolf"
Age : 28
Height : 6'1" (186 cm)
Weight : 198 lbs (90 kg)
Species/Tribe : Human
Faction : Marines
World Position : Rear Admiral
Crew : 69th Battalion
Ship : SSS Méricour
Marine Rank : Rear Admiral
Crew Role : Fleet Commander
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Re: Nobunaga Style: Murderous Blossom
Thu Feb 20, 2020 3:00 pm
Approved!
Nobunaga wrote:Nobunaga Style: Murderous Blossom
Fighting Style: Murderous Blossom
Weapon Utilization: Glaive, Katana
Description: Samurai of the Nobunaga clan are notorious for being leaders with armies of unshakable will. This trait was passed onto Ryoma and bleeds into his fighting style. It's a mix of drill sergeant and samurai warlord. A glaive being Ryoma's go-to weapon is the foremost weapon used in the techniques but Ryoma has also been trained in the way of a Katana. Also, some of Ryoma's techniques give off yellow energy which is just aesthetic most of the time.
Toggles/Passives:
Howls of a Warband: anyone standing near Ryoma will feel like raw untamed will and will have no choice but be motivated by it. it's like standing near Ryoma is a steroid that helps people fight better. 20% of an attack boost to one person with a 20% attack debuff to himself
Armor Clad: Ryoma almost being a walking fortress himself seems to have a higher defense than people normally around his level. 10% to RX and Defense but suffering a 20% Willpower debuff
Techniques
- Light Techniques:
IT'S CLOBBERIN' TIME!
Technique Type: Flat
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Cooldown: 1 turn
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: A swift punch to the top of the target's head. The force of the punch is usually enough to at least crack the ground below them.
Cherry Blossom Fang
Technique Type: Flat
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Cooldown: 1 turn
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma quickly juts his glaive forward piercing a target before him. A quick and effortless move for the samural to perform.
Nerve Racker
Technique Type: Stat Morph
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Cooldown: 3 turns
Duration: 2 turns
Buffs: 25% Attack boost
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma yells insults at one of his comrades to get them rilled up. He would then remind them of the situation they are in to get their attention back on the enemy, but his comrade is usually left angry helping out their attack power a bit.
Blossom Bisector
Technique Type: Flat
Technique Level: 5
Maximum Base Range: 50 meters
Cooldown: 1 turn
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma gets into a low stance, gripping his glaive like a baseball player. He then swings his glaive horizontally attempting to slice anything infront of him in two, this move is quite destructive so Ryoma tends to not use this unless he has to.
- Medium Techniques:
Nobunaga's Smack
Technique Type: Stat Morph
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Cooldown: 6
Duration: 3
Buffs: 50% RX boost
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma smacks the back of one of his teammates or someone he is working with to get them fired up. Sometimes this ends with Ryoma getting hit himself, but if it gets the person fired up it's all worth it!
Blunt Force Trauma
Technique Type: Stat Morph
Technique Level: 5
Maximum Base Range: 50 meters
Cooldown: 3 post
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma quickly begins to spin his glaive until he seems to gain enough force, using the momentum from the spinning to hit someone with the shaft of his glaive. This technique tends to also create a micro tornado around himself that decimates after the move has been completed.
- Heavy Techniques:
Pep Talk
Technique Type: Stat Morph
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Cooldown: 9
Duration: 4
Buffs: 75% RX boost
Debuffs: N/A
Description: When Ryoma is slipping up or isn't focusing during combat he will make sure they know as well. He will both scold them and pep talk them to get them focused. Sometimes this ends up with the person's feelings hurt but they will live another day.
Vicious Grin
Technique Type: Stat Morph
Technique Level: 5
Maximum Base Range: 50 meters
Cooldown: 9
Duration: 4
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: 75% RX debuff
Description: Ryoma begins to smirk at his opponent. when people see's serial killer-esk look in Ryoma's eyes with the murderous smile on his face, it tends to give people chills down their spine.
Pale Cherry Moonlight
Technique Type: Flat
Technique Level: 10
Maximum Base Range: 100 meters
Cooldown: 5
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma grips his glaive with both of his hands tightly before releasing a yellow air slash towards the target. The slash is vertical and is usually trailing on the ground and while the technique can be sent into the air, it is usually performed with it trailing on the ground.
- AoE Techniques:
WAKE THE FUCK UP!
Technique Type: Stat Morph
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Maximum Base AoE Radius: 2.5 meters
Cooldown: 11 turns
Duration: 4
Buffs: 75% RX boost
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryo screams at the top of his lungs at his teammates to sharpen them up and get them on their toes. Ryoma's clan members have been known to be very vocal on the battlefield and are usually the ones that get the army hot and hype for battle.
Cherry Blossom Howl
Technique Type: Heal
Technique Level: 10
Maximum Base Range: 100 meters
Maximum Base AoE Radius: 25 meters
Cooldown: 9
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Those in the Nobunaga clan have such powerful voices, they can get even the most terrified soldiers to fight. Their booming voices seem to strengthen the bodies of everyone around them and they might even be able to speed up the healing process of the body. This hasn't been tested though this is only up to myth and rumor.
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Re: Nobunaga Style: Murderous Blossom
Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:16 pm
Corrected Blunt Force Trauma (MT) to say Flat instead of Stat Morph.
Nobunaga wrote:Nobunaga Style: Murderous Blossom
Fighting Style: Murderous Blossom
Weapon Utilization: Glaive, Katana
Description: Samurai of the Nobunaga clan are notorious for being leaders with armies of unshakable will. This trait was passed onto Ryoma and bleeds into his fighting style. It's a mix of drill sergeant and samurai warlord. A glaive being Ryoma's go-to weapon is the foremost weapon used in the techniques but Ryoma has also been trained in the way of a Katana. Also, some of Ryoma's techniques give off yellow energy which is just aesthetic most of the time.
Toggles/Passives:
Howls of a Warband: anyone standing near Ryoma will feel like raw untamed will and will have no choice but be motivated by it. it's like standing near Ryoma is a steroid that helps people fight better. 20% of an attack boost to one person with a 20% attack debuff to himself
Armor Clad: Ryoma almost being a walking fortress himself seems to have a higher defense than people normally around his level. 10% to RX and Defense but suffering a 20% Willpower debuff
Techniques
- Light Techniques:
IT'S CLOBBERIN' TIME!
Technique Type: Flat
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Cooldown: 1 turn
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: A swift punch to the top of the target's head. The force of the punch is usually enough to at least crack the ground below them.
Cherry Blossom Fang
Technique Type: Flat
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Cooldown: 1 turn
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma quickly juts his glaive forward piercing a target before him. A quick and effortless move for the samural to perform.
Nerve Racker
Technique Type: Stat Morph
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Cooldown: 3 turns
Duration: 2 turns
Buffs: 25% Attack boost
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma yells insults at one of his comrades to get them rilled up. He would then remind them of the situation they are in to get their attention back on the enemy, but his comrade is usually left angry helping out their attack power a bit.
Blossom Bisector
Technique Type: Flat
Technique Level: 5
Maximum Base Range: 50 meters
Cooldown: 1 turn
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma gets into a low stance, gripping his glaive like a baseball player. He then swings his glaive horizontally attempting to slice anything infront of him in two, this move is quite destructive so Ryoma tends to not use this unless he has to.
- Medium Techniques:
Nobunaga's Smack
Technique Type: Stat Morph
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Cooldown: 6
Duration: 3
Buffs: 50% RX boost
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma smacks the back of one of his teammates or someone he is working with to get them fired up. Sometimes this ends with Ryoma getting hit himself, but if it gets the person fired up it's all worth it!
Blunt Force Trauma
Technique Type: Flat
Technique Level: 5
Maximum Base Range: 50 meters
Cooldown: 3 post
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma quickly begins to spin his glaive until he seems to gain enough force, using the momentum from the spinning to hit someone with the shaft of his glaive. This technique tends to also create a micro tornado around himself that decimates after the move has been completed.
- Heavy Techniques:
Pep Talk
Technique Type: Stat Morph
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Cooldown: 9
Duration: 4
Buffs: 75% RX boost
Debuffs: N/A
Description: When Ryoma is slipping up or isn't focusing during combat he will make sure they know as well. He will both scold them and pep talk them to get them focused. Sometimes this ends up with the person's feelings hurt but they will live another day.
Vicious Grin
Technique Type: Stat Morph
Technique Level: 5
Maximum Base Range: 50 meters
Cooldown: 9
Duration: 4
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: 75% RX debuff
Description: Ryoma begins to smirk at his opponent. when people see's serial killer-esk look in Ryoma's eyes with the murderous smile on his face, it tends to give people chills down their spine.
Pale Cherry Moonlight
Technique Type: Flat
Technique Level: 10
Maximum Base Range: 100 meters
Cooldown: 5
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryoma grips his glaive with both of his hands tightly before releasing a yellow air slash towards the target. The slash is vertical and is usually trailing on the ground and while the technique can be sent into the air, it is usually performed with it trailing on the ground.
- AoE Techniques:
WAKE THE FUCK UP!
Technique Type: Stat Morph
Technique Level: 1
Maximum Base Range: 10 meters
Maximum Base AoE Radius: 2.5 meters
Cooldown: 11 turns
Duration: 4
Buffs: 75% RX boost
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Ryo screams at the top of his lungs at his teammates to sharpen them up and get them on their toes. Ryoma's clan members have been known to be very vocal on the battlefield and are usually the ones that get the army hot and hype for battle.
Cherry Blossom Howl
Technique Type: Heal
Technique Level: 10
Maximum Base Range: 100 meters
Maximum Base AoE Radius: 25 meters
Cooldown: 9
Duration: N/A
Buffs: N/A
Debuffs: N/A
Description: Those in the Nobunaga clan have such powerful voices, they can get even the most terrified soldiers to fight. Their booming voices seem to strengthen the bodies of everyone around them and they might even be able to speed up the healing process of the body. This hasn't been tested though this is only up to myth and rumor.
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