Hardcore Skittlez Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) Hisei Ittō-ryū | 秘星刀流 | Concealed Star Sword Method Description: Hisei Ittō-ryū is a sword style developed by Watanabe Izanagi in secret as a means of combining what he considered to be the wiles of shinobi with the kenjutsu of the Land of Iron’s steadfast Samurai. Though it ultimately resulted in his temporary exile from the Land of Iron, Hisei Ittō-ryū is a viciously effective kenjutsu that combines many principles of trickery with classic Battōjutsu. This style’s technique centers around strikes whose cutting radius is altered very slightly mid-swing with subtle shifts in wrist angle; often, this enables the user to deliver powerful and decisive strikes that trick the target into thinking they have been hit even though they “dodged”. Though considered dishonorable, it was not this attribute for which Izanagi was banished, but rather, that the style’s ability to be used with a single hand allowed its user to weave Genjutsu into the style and deceive an opponent about the direction of a strike entirely- and how easy it was to do so without even performing hand-seals.Effect: This is a Taijutsu Style that may only be utilized while the user is wielding a Katana and allows for the purchase and use of Taijutsu techniques with the [Hisei Ittō-ryū] descriptor. This skill allows for the acquisition and spending of “Hiken” charges. “Hiken” Charges are generated in the following ways: Two charges are generated whenever the user successfully attacks a target with a [Hisei Ittō-ryū] technique, and one charge is generated whenever the user equips a Katana as a standard Setup Phase action. If a [Hisei Ittō-ryū] technique is dodged or blocked, the user will lose one “Hiken” charge; additionally, the user will lose one “Hiken” charge any time their Katana is unequipped. “Hiken” charges may be spent in the following ways: • The user may spend one "Hiken" charge as a Setup Phase action; a technique with the [Hisei Ittō-ryū] descriptor used during the following Main Phase gains additional damage equal to the user's Genjutsu Ghost Damage modifier. • Characters with this skill gain a bonus 5X% to hit with [Hisei Ittō-ryū] techniques, where X is equal to the current number of "Hiken" charges that they possess. Requirements: Samurai Kenjutsu Rank 1 -2 Subtle BladeDescription: With sufficient mastery, a practitioner of Hisei Ittō-ryū may perform feats of genjutsu unique to their style without having to weave the necessary hand-seals.Effect: This character may treat [Hisei Ittō-ryū] Genjutsu-Taijutsu hybrids as though they were [seal-less]-1 Edited July 24, 2015 by Hardcore Skittlez
Rhap Sodos Posted July 23, 2015 Posted July 23, 2015 Two charges are generated whenever the user successfully strikes a target with a [Hisei Ittō-ryū] technique Is this meant to be 'attacks'? Or 'strike'? If it's the latter, it's a bit OP with multi-hit techniques.
Hardcore Skittlez Posted July 23, 2015 Author Posted July 23, 2015 Changed to attacks. Sorry, that was unintentional.
Cellar Door Posted July 24, 2015 Posted July 24, 2015 Define a standard action for the Katana un-equipping part. Because there's no reason to even put it if that secretly means that it only counts if you voluntarily unequip it in the Setup Phase.
Hardcore Skittlez Posted July 24, 2015 Author Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) Changed so that you lose a charge whenever a katana is unequipped. That was more or less how I meant it to function. Also, definition for Standard Setup Phase Action: Any action that consumes the whole setup phase. Ergo, this would not grant charges if you equipped a Katana via quickdraw or battojutsu, only if you used the whole phase to equip said katana. Edited July 24, 2015 by Hardcore Skittlez
