Post by Gaz on Sept 21, 2022 21:24:06 GMT
First Manifestations
A manifestation is the act of drawing forth a power in a way that enhances the user in a great way. Each race has their own way of manifesting their abilities and each has their own ins and outs that make them different from the others. These are the Shinigami’s Shikai, An Arrancar’s Resurrección, the Quincy’s Schrift and a Human’s Ability of Fullbring. These are Racial Manifestations and can only be done by characters of that race*.
Substitute Shinigami humans with the powers of Shinigami can use Shikai and other Shinigami Manifestations
There are other manifestations that all races could potentially accomplish in their own ways. An Arrancar watching a Shunko user could imitate it using their Lucha and Cero arts. A human could do the same with raw magical power. The possibilities are endless and in many cases First Level Manifestations can stack. A good example of this is a Shinigami Entering a Shikai state and activating Shunko
These greatly elevate their user to new levels temporarily and allow for truly unique approaches to fighting that can make every encounter different. When two beings who can call forth their first Manifestation meet it is a battle of wits as well of power, battles take on a new meaning.
All Manifestations act as a Attribute pool that XP can be used to purchase Upgrades. However, a new option can be taken, and XP can instead be used to add a “Manifestation” these Manifestations always start at E Class, like they are an attribute. These Manifestations are unique and can be given an Aspect, much like how a Skill can. These Aspects can enhance the Manifestation ability to new heights yet work with each Racial Manifestation.
A Manifestation costs 400xp to purchase but can have more than 400xp points spent on it in total, they can be upgraded as a character progresses, limited to D rank in the skills or Manifestation. Manifestations can be seen as extensions of the self and just like an OC each start with E Class in each Attribute as well E Class in the Manifestation. Skills cannot be bought via a manifestation as these manifestation do not increase ones competency with learned abilities. Only Attributes and the new Manifestation can gain ranks. When a manifestation is bought the half of the XP used can be used to buy further aspects or push the Manifestation Skill to D Class.
When the Manifestation is first Purchased the Manifestation skill gains an Aspect for free that can be further augmented with another Aspect when it is upgraded to D Class. Each of the attributes can also be granted Traits (Via the spending of XP to upgrade it to D class or Spending 100 XP to purchase the trait.) The maximum number of traits and aspect is 2 as these Racial and first level manifestations can only ever be upgraded to D Class.
Shinigami:
Shikai or Initial Release is a phenomenon which alters the very Zanpakuto that the Shinigami wields, it is an aspect of their very soul and that comes with its own shape with abilities tied to that. The Shikai of a Shinigami can only be achieved by connecting with and earning the Zanpakuto spirits name, this name in combination with a release phrase will activate the Shikai. More advanced users can slightly alter this to change the power and appearance of their released sword… but the spirit of said blade tend to not like this.
Shikai Manifest the user’s soul through the sword, changing its shape and providing a unique ability, Aspects serve to enhance this as the Shinigami grows in proficiency with their Shikai. This is an external type boost with weird and wonderful applications.
Arrancar:
Resurrección is the act of releasing the power that is stored with in the Zanpakuto, the power that merged with the spirit of Shinigami that they took it from. When released the Arrncar’s form gains characteristics from when it used to be a Hollow, altering their shape in sometimes quite drastic fashions. This does grant them new abilities, or old abilities depending on the perspective, something familiar but more powerful than when they were before the transformation. This requires the same steps as a Shinigami to activate, a command phrase and their powers name.
Arrancar also Use a Zanpakuto, however when they come to manifest their power they revert to a more Hollow like form, Manifesting their more primal abilities. This often makes the weapon disappear whilst the power is released. This is a Body Transformation Manifestation that brings power to the form of the Arrancar, Aspects elevate these alterations in form even further. Some Arrancar have been known to convert all their Skills into raw power, only wanting raw power through this change.
Human:
Fullbring is the name for a person merging their soul with an something that is very close to them personally and changing its shape into something new with strange powers of their own. The art of Fullbringing is not new but a lot is still unknown about this and why only few humans possess this power. Fullbring is not limited to simple objects, but it can be one’s own skin, their fighting spirit or imagination. More advanced users of this can use their own soul manipulate the souls trapped within objects and make them move with their whims.
A fullbring is an Environmental Transformation Manifestation, one that alters the world around them or in rare cases parts of themselves, to give them a new edge. The user must have a great connection to what they transform as that is what gives them the most power. Aspects for this Manifestation aid in this change and add new facets of power to the alterations. Fullbringers can call on multiple. Fullbrings however this has a severe impact on their stamina.
Contract Summoning is the practice of summoning a Dragon that has bonded to a person via a contract. It is the act of entwining one’s soul with that of the beast and each drawing power from one another as they fight in tandem with one another. Dragons and those who have contracted them hold a special bond as they are two souls for a short period sharing the same frequency able to instinctively feel each other’s presence and understand their emotions. Dragons take many shapes, some are big slow and powerful, others are small fast and tricky, and many fill the gaps in between.
A Contract Summon is Summoning Manifestation that Humans and souls alike can do, however humans who regularly contract can do this easier. It allows one to temporarily create a rift in reality to call their contracted dragon from the animal realm or anywhere else it calls home to fight with the summoner. As the Contractor grows in strength so can the summoned dragon with Aspects altering the dragon to new and whacky degrees. Just like Fullbringers can use multiple Fullbrings Contract Summoners can call on multiple dragons they have contract with to different degrees, though it has the same impact one one’s stamina.
Quincy:
A Quincies Shcrift is something gained when a Quincy is under great pressure, it comes when the soul is at the crossroads of a great change and to survive it must adapt. Due to a mixture of how a Quincy is trained and how closely they work with pure Reiryoku it allows the soul to expand in ways a regular soul could not. As a result of the change a Quincy innately understands their Holy Script. The Epithet that their soul will soon be known for and the power that comes attached to that name.
The Schrift is an Internal Transformation Manifestation, it temporarily grants the user an innate ability that effects the world around them and the Aspects that they gain further exemplify this, taking what their Holy Script does and applying its meaning in new ways.
Character Name: Character Name Here
Race: <What Race Is Your Character>
Manifestation Name: <What Is The Name Of This Power?>
Manifestation Power: <What Does The Manifestation Do?>
Manifestation Points Bought:
XP Spent:
Attributes:
Strength: E
Agility: E
Endurance: E
Reiatsu: E
Manifestation:
(*Manifestation Skill*): E
Traits Gained:
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Aspects Gained:
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