Your plan also has the fun side effect of:
"There is no such thing as 'Too much reiatsu'. I could always have more."
KalinaQuest: Reflection (Bleach AU Quest)
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"There is no such thing as 'Too much reiatsu'. I could always have more."
Dragonmaster150
Firstborn of Dragonkind
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- Dragendolan: Land of the Dragon Kings
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- He/Him
[X] Plan Magical Lyrical healer
[X] Plan: Secrets of Magic.
We're not a magical girl we swear!
[X] Plan: Secrets of Magic.
We're not a magical girl we swear!
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Just pointing out that you didn't X tick Magical Lyrical Healer. Was that intentional or an error? Because if you did X tick it, it would have three votes (Enough that I'd set the vote deadline)
I now am enjoying the concept of magical girl, Golem edition. But that depends on what everyone else votes.
Dragonmaster150
Firstborn of Dragonkind
- Location
- Dragendolan: Land of the Dragon Kings
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Intentional. I was going to wait a day to see if anyone else will vote for the Secrets of Magic. If no one else votes for it I was planning to change mine so that Lyrical healer meets the threshold. However, if you prefer I can just change it over now since I don't want to artificially delay the vote for no good reason if you'd rather close it now.
Edit: actually, taking a moment to think it over, I'm just going to go ahead and change it now. I'm sure we can pick up some sword skills at some point and there really is a big lack of full casters in the Bleach universe. Everybody seems obsessed with hitting each other with swords and energy blasts, no appreciation for the finer arts.
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Fair enough, that's the timer set then.
If more votes come in for Secrets of Magic, it might become a tie which allows for a more specific one v one vote. If not... well. Final Fantasy White Mage ahoy. Complete with not having a good offensive option for the first few levels.
Well, you'll have party members you can support. That's just as good as having a weapon, right?
Dragonmaster150
Firstborn of Dragonkind
- Location
- Dragendolan: Land of the Dragon Kings
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Who needs to hit things when you have all of the buffs? Interestingly, Buff/Battlefield control casters are the kinds of character that I like to play in D&D/Pathfinder and other kinds of RPGs. Besides, since there's opportunity to learn Kido with our Wizard Classes, it's not like we can't take at least one or two offensive spells Hado No. 4: Byakurai is an early example of a pretty decent low level attack spell that can see use for quite a while.
Besides, the actual magic in the Bleach setting really didn't get much focus. Mostly because the MC is a Shonen protagonist who's main focus is more on swordplay and "hit them till they die" than it was on examining the more complex Kido system. Which is fine, I just wish we'd gotten more of it than we did.
That was actually what I was warning about. For Kami, you need to be level 5 before you can learn Kido, you're starting at level 1. So you only get a few reiatsu based tricks (Like buffing auras) until you hit level 5 and can start throwing around things like Byakurai (Which is a very fun spell if you play with it. It's Jolt from pathfinder but better in every way)
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[X] Plan: Secrets of Magic.
Vote closed
Well, now going to set up a tiebreaker
Edit: I have no idea how to use the vote tally system apparently. Can anyone who didn't vote for either Plan: Secrets of Magic or Plan Magical Lyrical healer pick one of them?
Edit 2: I'll just set another deadline. If the tie isn't broken by then, I'll flip a coin. If you don't want to see your favourite choice lose to a coin flip, you know what to do
Edit: I have no idea how to use the vote tally system apparently. Can anyone who didn't vote for either Plan: Secrets of Magic or Plan Magical Lyrical healer pick one of them?
Edit 2: I'll just set another deadline. If the tie isn't broken by then, I'll flip a coin. If you don't want to see your favourite choice lose to a coin flip, you know what to do
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-[X] Plan Magical Lyrical healer
-[X] Wizard x3
-[X] Cleric
-[X] Bard
Cheddar cheese and healing please.
And we're all out of Cheddar.
-[X] Wizard x3
-[X] Cleric
-[X] Bard
Cheddar cheese and healing please.
And we're all out of Cheddar.
Act 0.1: Boundaries, Part 1
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0s6Hyu1gqM
"Squires, step forward."
You stepped inside the chalk circle on the floor. You were in the training room.
"Squires, draw weapons."
Your palms pressed against each other. As you drew them apart, bits of your flesh stuck and pulled. The wood and stone resisted coming apart and instead pulled harmlessly away from the rest of your hands.
Your hand caught the spear before it fell and you held it out before yourself.
Across from you, your opponent raised his own spear with a mocking smile.
"Squires, strike!"
How did you get here again?
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On the first day of classes, you were introduced to the rest of class 5-1.
Other than you and Dio, there were the four commoners you'd met yesterday. After the six of you there were six more seats in the class.
The first nobles that you had to talk about were the two special cases of course. His Highness Prince Endymad and Her Highness Princess Mariannerie. The high king's two youngest children. You had heard they were 164th and 165th in line for the throne respectively. It was a miracle that had placed them in the same class as you. A strange twist of fate indeed.
After that you got to the lesser nobility. Sigubert, a boy that looked to be half your age and Kryako, a girl with a gruff expression and a gloomy air about her. Helenria, the lady who helped you travel to the capital was here too.
And then you came to the last member of the class. The one who you were fighting in the present.
Adamus. He was a commoner too but he'd cause problem after problem after the first day. Always when the teachers weren't watching.
He was a bully, plain and simple. He didn't bully any of the nobility though, just his fellow commoners.
Teachers were told and he was punished but it didn't stop him. He was perfectly happy to do homework when it meant he could study even more.
Because unlike you, he had natural talent. He was a savant. He mastered his first spear kata in his very first lesson. At that time you had still been struggling on forming your spear.
So the teachers weren't going to kick out a promising student, not when he could be made into a skilled knight.
He kept bullying, focusing on the boys like Dio.
Then he pushed it too far.
In an effort to toy with Dio, he made a move at you. He tried to force you to go along with him with the force of his reiatsu.
But when his reiatsu struck you, something went wrong.
Your reiatsu slammed back against his, sending him stumbling back a few steps. When he recovered, there was anger in his eyes.
Without another word, he left the room.
That was the root cause of what happened in the present.
It was now the second week. You'd all had basic combat training and the teachers now wanted you to spar against each other.
As far as you could tell, they weren't intentionally giving Adamus the exact excuse he needed. It was just so they could find the students that needed more help than others.
When Adamus requested to have a match against you, they hadn't seen anything wrong with it.
So now you squared off against him.
The teacher had given you the command to begin.
Your reaction speed was good. The battle was too first blood. All you needed to do was hurt him and they'd stop the match.
You ran in at him, reaching out your off-hand to touch him.
He dodged away from your hand though and with two hands, brought his spear cracking down on yours.
With a cracking noise, your spear shattered into pieces.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x807nQrf0vU
You looked on in horror. That was your spear.
Your mind kind of locked up for a moment while the teacher called the spar to an end. Being disarmed was one of the ways the match could be lost and you didn't exactly have a weapon anymore.
You were taken away to the nurse's office, still in shock.
That was your spear. The sign that you could be a Terra Knight. You had to return it to your body after use as you only had one. Just one-
The shards of your spear were brought to you and a teacher explained that broken spears did reform. It would take anywhere from half a week to two weeks apparently but you would get it back.
"Until you do though, you should stay out of combat classes."
The teacher looked sorry as he explained that to you. It had been his fault for setting up that match in the first place so he was apologising.
Adamus hadn't done anything strictly wrong. Sundering a weapon was a good way to end a fight. He had never expected a first year to actually be able to do it though so he hadn't thought to warn all of you and tell you about spear regeneration.
He left though eventually and you gazed out of the window.
Late in the evening, you returned to the common room.
Everyone was scattered around at different tables.
If you'd be out of combat for the next few days, you should do something during that time.
One thing you now understood was your own weakness. With that understood, you knew how to improve. You needed friends, You needed allies.
Best to make sure they like you first though.
Who do you want to talk to?
[ ] The first table (Dio)
[ ] The second table (Frisob and Myrshai)
[ ] The third table (Seoihilda and Tuilendra)
[ ] The forth table (Helenria and Princess Mariannerie)
[ ] The fifth table (Kryako)
[ ] The sixth table (Prince Endymad and Sigubert)
You may also vote on how you want to talk to the people at your chosen table.
This is just to allow you to learn more about your chosen characters. You'll have a chance to talk to all of them over your recovery time.
Right then, mechanics
First, Soul Crushing. It's Intimidate vs Intimidate or Level. You can boost your roll as either the attacker or the defender by paying reiatsu. If the defender loses, they get a penalty to all rolls for a while. If the attacker loses they become dazed for half the time the defender would have gotten a penalty.
Next: Kalina's touch attack was an attempt to use the "Deadly touch" feat. It allows you to… screw it. It's a reversed paladin lay on hands but with the ability to increase the damage further by spending reiatsu.
After that we have action dice. These are plot armour made physical. Each character has a limited pool of them that can be added to any roll. Enemies pick when to use their dice and in future combat I'll use yours to save you in case of anything truly bad coming up.
Adamus' sunder roll wouldn't have done as much damage as it did but he included a power attack with it to do bonus damage.
Gaian spears regenerate 3d4 days after they're broken.
This vote is to begin introducing you to other characters. I'm throwing you into a classroom of 11 other characters, I need to pace the introductions and see which characters you like and which characters you find dull.
First, Soul Crushing. It's Intimidate vs Intimidate or Level. You can boost your roll as either the attacker or the defender by paying reiatsu. If the defender loses, they get a penalty to all rolls for a while. If the attacker loses they become dazed for half the time the defender would have gotten a penalty.
Next: Kalina's touch attack was an attempt to use the "Deadly touch" feat. It allows you to… screw it. It's a reversed paladin lay on hands but with the ability to increase the damage further by spending reiatsu.
After that we have action dice. These are plot armour made physical. Each character has a limited pool of them that can be added to any roll. Enemies pick when to use their dice and in future combat I'll use yours to save you in case of anything truly bad coming up.
Adamus' sunder roll wouldn't have done as much damage as it did but he included a power attack with it to do bonus damage.
Gaian spears regenerate 3d4 days after they're broken.
This vote is to begin introducing you to other characters. I'm throwing you into a classroom of 11 other characters, I need to pace the introductions and see which characters you like and which characters you find dull.
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Eternal_0bserver
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[X] The forth table (Helenria and Princess Mariannerie)
Dragonmaster150
Firstborn of Dragonkind
- Location
- Dragendolan: Land of the Dragon Kings
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] The first table (Dio)
[X] The forth table (Helenria and Princess Mariannerie)
[X] The sixth table (Prince Endymad and Sigubert)
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[X] The forth table (Helenria and Princess Mariannerie)
[X] The sixth table (Prince Endymad and Sigubert)
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Sounds about right. I've always been amused that they call it Spiritual Pressure instead Spiritual Presence, but it does make some sense since you are literally flaring your strength of spirit which manifests as an intense pressure on anyone with lower reserves of spirit energy (reishi).
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It is a fun mechanic and one of the reasons I chose this system. It's also Kalina's main way of debuffing enemies before she gets access to Kido.
So she has three options: Defensive Aura (Buff), Soul Crush (Debuff) and Deadly Touch (Attack). All being Reiatsu-based abilities.
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[X] The forth table (Helenria and Princess Mariannerie)
Act 0.1: Boundaries, Part 2
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq5PJZOHuRw
As you looked around the tables, you saw Helenria wave at you. The princess looked up from a book she was reading and offered an inviting smile too.
Well. If a princess wanted to talk to you, you weren't about to turn her down.
You sat at the table with them and the princess immediately started fussing over you "Are you okay? That was a nasty shock you experienced."
"I'm fine." You admitted softly.
Helenria shook her head with some anger.
"That boy- next time we spar, I'll crack him over the head!"
…You didn't know how you'd react to that honestly. Would that be revenge?
Regardless, you turned the conversation slightly. You wanted to know why the princess cared so much about you in this matter. You'd never spoken before after all. At least not like this.
"Isn't it obvious?" She actually looked a little surprised at the question "It's because you're Helenria's friend. Anyone she claims as a friend is definitely worth talking to."
…She had just grabbed you off the side of the road originally. You barely know her either.
Is this just how noblewomen act?
Well, you'd confirmed these two liked you at least. Maybe you could ask them some questions about how they're finding the academy?
At the question, the princess sighs and looks back to her book.
Helenria looks more chipper though.
"I'm having great fun." She admitted "I'm looking forward to seeing what sort of things I can do when really pushed."
There was an excited light in her eyes. You remembered that she'd gotten high marks in every combat practical so far. Not the best, maybe fourth place? Fifth?
Compared to you, she had a lot more skill that most would guess when they looked at her.
But then your attention turned to the princess who was still reading. Helenria gave a small sigh.
"She hasn't been enjoying schooling that much."
"It's pointless." The princess commented simply, "I already can use my abilities."
"You can?" Your eyes widened.
The abilities of one's soul. The very talent you'd thought about on the day you came to the academy for the first time. A kind of "magic" unique to each Terra Knight.
And the princess had access to hers before she'd even started training.
The princess nodded "It's not too rare. My brother can do it too. Mine are a bit too flashy to show off in the common room though. I'd need to summon my spear for part of it, the other part would make a mess."
You nod and she continued.
"Since I can already use my powers, I don't think I need to come here at all. Much better to allow me to skip it and allow me to use my powers to help people."
"But wouldn't the combat training help?" You ask.
She shook her head "No, neither part is aggressive. I'd be best served staying with the reserves of any force. I can heal wounds so I shouldn't need to fight people if I don't want to."
Helenria just smiled at her friend.
"I'm sure your mother just wanted the best for you. Our powers are known to improve with training after all."
The princess gave a harumph to that and the conversation slowed. You spent a bit more time with Helenria.
The night came. You bunked with Seoihilda and Tuilendra. Due to the royal siblings each having a personal room, the normal "4 per room" rule had been relaxed.
The bedrooms could basically be simplified as "Female Commoners" which you slept in, "Male Commoners" which Dio and Adamus were in along with the others (And you really hoped that Adamus wasn't bullying them too badly at night) and "Nobles" where the rest of the nobles of the class slept.
The next few days were a bit of a blur to you. Your spear was still broken and you didn't know how long it would take to heal.
You couldn't take it out of you to look at it for the same reason you shouldn't unwrap a broken arm to look at it.
It would be gross and delay the healing process.
Helenria wasn't allowed to keep her promise. The princess' explanation of awakening powers early apparently included all nobility. Before Helenria managed to challenge Adamus to a match, she awakened her innate powers.
One of the academy's rules was that one with abilities could only challenge another with abilities. It was a means to prevent upperclassmen from challenging the younger students that hadn't awoken their abilities yet.
And so Helenria was unable to help you. As was the princess.
But could they have helped at all? All official bouts were one on one. Even if you did make friends with the rest of your class. You couldn't take them all to help you take revenge.
At least, officially.
[ ] {Morality} No, your revenge has to be through official means or it lacks true meaning to you. You need it to be known that you beat him. (Lawful)
[ ] {Morality} …You'd be satisfied as long as he was defeated. Even if you had to fight him in an unofficial duel it's fine. No one else has to know other than those you bring with you. (Chaotic)
Three days had passed, the end of the week was coming up.You might be able to feel out some more of your classmates over the weekend.
Someone like…
[ ] {Weekend Plans} You hadn't spent nearly enough time with Hesiodio since the end of the Academy's break. As far as you knew, he liked the River district so you could find him there.
[ ] {Weekend Plans} Frisob and Myrshai were becoming fast friends, one book smart and one street smart. They'd probably let you come with them as they spent time out in the city.
[ ] {Weekend Plans} Seoihilda and Tuilendra, the two girls that you shared a room with. You knew they didn't stay together during the previous weekends but you could ask them to go with you on a tour of the city.
[ ] {Weekend Plans} Kryako… you had no idea where she went during the weekends, you'd have to follow her.
[ ] {Weekend Plans} Sigubert spends his weekends studying in the library, maybe you could study with him?
[ ] {Weekend Plans} Helenria's alone on the weekends due to the royals returning to the palace so you could spend some more time with your friend.
This isn't a plan vote, you can vote on both topics independently.
The morality vote both lets me get a read on all of you as a playerbase. I need to know what you think. It will affect her allegiances (this system's alignment system) though.
The weekend plans is another vote to allow you to get to know other classmates. The royals aren't available but everyone else is. Remember that you can add to a vote if there's anything specific you want to ask them about.
The morality vote both lets me get a read on all of you as a playerbase. I need to know what you think. It will affect her allegiances (this system's alignment system) though.
The weekend plans is another vote to allow you to get to know other classmates. The royals aren't available but everyone else is. Remember that you can add to a vote if there's anything specific you want to ask them about.
Also, I'm now setting up the "Important Characters" page. It will have information about important characters you know and bits about your relationship with them.
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Important Characters
Here's a list of information about the important characters your character knows.
| Name | Race | Relationship | Details |
| Hesiodio (Dio) | Gaian Kami | Friend | A friend from your hometown. You don't know him that well though. |
| Helenria (Helen) | Gaian Kami | Friend | A noble, daughter of an earl from the east. Has claimed you as a friend? She's awakened her natural abilities. |
| Adamus | Gaian Kami | Rival | A bully who has it out for you after you pushed back against him. He's broken your spear in the past. |
| Mariannerie | Gaian Kami | Strong Friendship | A princess of the royal family. Apparently treats you as a friend due to Helenria's good words. Dislikes the academy because she doesn't think she needs it. You've trained with her before. Her natural abilities allow her to heal and create non-physical barriers. |
| Sigubert | Gaian Kami | Acquaintance | He's eight years old and already better than you at spearplay. A noble son of some house or another. He noted that you're awful at spearplay and need to practice it. He's trained with you but you don't know what his natural abilities are. |
| Seoihilda | Gaian Kami | Acquaintance | A member of the duelling club and your class. You lost to her while you were trying to prove you could have beaten Adamus if the fight hadn't ended with your spear being broken. She's a bit disapointed you didn't prove your point. |
| Endymad | Gaian Kami | Friend | A prince of the royal family. Met you through your noble connections. Your divine power have made nobles set up a possible marriage Between you and him but you haven't interacted with him much in the past. |
| Ami | Shinigami | Friend | A Shinigami student, self-proclaimed best Hakudo student and is very interested in Gaians- or rather all people who live in different ways |
| Seiichi | Shinigami | ...? | A Shinigami student, self-proclaimed best Zanjutsu student. A bit of a jerk but he's very strong. |
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Eternal_0bserver
(Unverified Bookworm)
- Location
- Earth, Northern Europe
[X] {Morality} No, your revenge has to be through official means or it lacks true meaning to you. You need it to be known that you beat him. (Lawful)
This option looks more promising in terms of plot.
[X] {Weekend Plans} Sigubert spends his weekends studying in the library, maybe you could study with him?
[X] {Weekend Plans} Helenria's alone on the weekends due to the royals returning to the palace so you could spend some more time with your friend.
This option looks more promising in terms of plot.
[X] {Weekend Plans} Sigubert spends his weekends studying in the library, maybe you could study with him?
[X] {Weekend Plans} Helenria's alone on the weekends due to the royals returning to the palace so you could spend some more time with your friend.