New Type: Primus

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Type: Primus

Description: While other specialists in their release exist, the Primus boasts an unusually strong and versatile release that can perform feats few others of their race can dream of. While not the most powerful combatants, a Primus' true strength is in their versatility.

Advantage

• Advantage for All Ranks: Release costs 50% less.
  
  
• Rank 1: Benefits of this type depend on your race as follows:
  
  - Shinigami (and Vizard) gain 2 additional zanpakutou techniques (8 total);
  - Arrancar gain 1 additional Primera Etapa technique (5 total);
  - Bount gain 1 additional Doll technique;
  - Quincy gain 1 additional class 4 bow property;
  - Fullbringers gain 1 additional property for their Level One Fullbring.
  
  
• Rank 2: Benefits of this type depend on your race as follows:
  
  - Shinigami (and Vizard) gain 3 additional zanpakutou techniques (9 total);
  - Arrancar gain 2 additional Primera Etapa techniques (6 total);
  - Bount gain 2 additional Doll techniques;
  - Quincy gain 1 additional class 4 bow property, and 1 additional class 3 property;
  - Fullbringers gain 1 additional property for both their Level One Fullbring, and Secondary Fullbring.
  
  
  
• Rank 3: Benefits of this type depend on your race as follows:
  
  - Shinigami (and Vizard) gain 4 additional zanpakutou techniques (10 total);
  - Arrancar gain 2 additional Primera Etapa techniques (6 total), and 1 additional Segunda Etapa technique (4 total);
  - Bount gain 3 additional Doll techniques;
  - Quincy gain 1 additional class 4 bow property, and 1 additional class 3 property. They may have 1 additional property active (for a total of 4 active properties at class 2);
  - Fullbringers gain 1 additional property for each of their Level One, Level Two, and Secondary Fullbrings.
  
  
• Rank 4: Benefits of this type depend on your race as follows:
  
  - Shinigami (and Vizard) gain 6 additional zanpakutou techniques (12 total);
  - Arrancar gain 4 additional Primera Etapa techniques (8 total), and 1 additional Segunda Etapa technique (4 total);
  - Bount gain 5 additional Doll techniques;
  - Quincy gain 1 additional class 4 bow property, and 1 additional class 3 property. They may have 2 additional properties active (for a total of 5 active properties at class 2);
  - Fullbringers gain 2 additional properties for both their Level One, and Secondary Fullbrings, and 1 additional property for their Level Two fullbring.
  

Disadvantage

• Disadvantage for All Ranks: A maximum of 10 non-release techs may be learned by the character. Cannot learn class 2 or higher non-release techniques. Bount, Quincy, and Fullbringers cannot learn the Gate portion of Willpower. Cannot learn non-release techniques that require 3+ SKP in any skill (excluding techniques requiring 3+ SKP in Weapons). Finally, starting SKP of 15 as normal, however characters of this type are limited to a maximum of 19 SKP total instead of the normal 21 available to other types.
  

Race Restrictions: Shinigami (inc. Vizard), Arrancar, Quincy, Fullbringer, or Bount.

Initial Weapon: Can start with two, though this is optional. A Shinigami of this Type can develop two different Shikai with different abilities that merge together in Bankai, while a Bount can start with two Dolls instead of one and end with a total of four Dolls. Bonus weapon is limited to Shinigami (inc. Vizards) and Bount.

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I know this is overpowered as currently written, and am asking for assistance in balancing (I spent about 2 hours attempting to balance this myself, but this was the best I came up with).

[Kitai Yoru]

I like it, and while the concept is really cool, it feels like a fusion of Soldier and Perma Release with increasing the class of the releases. I think this would be far less over the top if you cut the release class increases.

[Kitai Yoru]

Just to keep the conversation going, I think that a concept like this would probably be better off without any stat boosts. The way I see a type like this working is versatility over power. Having the ability to add new release techniques every rank is an invaluable asset to have, considering by that point, you should have the knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of your release, and how to improve them, or compensate for a weakness you might not have accounted for. If you cut the bits where you increase your release class, and remove any stat boosts or cuts entirely, this concept could function as a type.

[Shawn Rabuburēdo]

I agree with losing the stat boost, i would also suggest losing the stat cut as well since it wouldn't need it without the boost, plus the rest of the drawbacks would be just right. If you want people to feel like reaching for rank four without a stat boost you could always say at rank four you gain a 50% increase to your release duration. Thats my input and really like this idea!

[Faust in hiding]

So looking over this, this is just a more powerful version of perma release in almost every area. The only place it lags behind in is the stat increased isn't as large and the free release, other than that this type is a much stronger perma release with a laughable drawback. Your also taking what is a class 0 ability of quincies and giving it to them at rank 3. I understand where you're coming from with this type however it does way too much and gives up almost nothing. The balance is really off. The question I have for you is if this was approved as is why would anyone ever play perma release or solider type?.

[Kitai Yoru]

Honestly, if you drop the class increase of releases. The ten non-release techs is good, but maybe limiting the amount of Skill Points would help your case, if you dropped it down to nineteen instead of twenty one. And I agree with Heart involving the extended release duration. Not as much as a Soul Specialist, but 50% more would be very nice to have.

I've changed my mind of the stat bonus. If it caps at 1000 at rank 4, I would be fine with it. Also, 50% cut to one physical or spiritual stat at the same rank. In addition, remove the HE bit, because arrancar can't segunda without 400.

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I have taken these suggestions into consideration, and have updated it accordingly.

[Yun Fēng]

I would say that Disadvantages need work, but other then that, it's an interesting idea I'd like to see more discussion be given amongst the mods