Post by Celes Castellanos on Nov 4, 2023 13:58:49 GMT -5
Note: Some following techniques possess a GIF meant to be used as a visual reference. Please be aware that they may not be entirely representative of the technique's execution itself.
{Flowing Water Style: Shifting Tides}
Technique Name: Tsu Ryūsui Yōshiki: Utsusu Chōseki (lit. 'Flowing Water Style: Shifting Tides')
Technique Class: 4 - 40 TTP
Technique Type: General Shinigami | Stance Change
Usable By: Shinigami, Vizard, Rogue, Beast-Clansmen
Technique Element: N/A
Technique Cost: 100 Reiatsu
Description: Undoubtedly the most important and foundational component of the Flowing Water Style, Shifting Tides allows the user to access two distinct stances which the user can alternate between to focus more on the offensive or defensive aspects of the martial style. While using these stances, the users' limbs are shrouded in a blue aura that resembles the flowing of water, though this is largely for aesthetic purposes. These stances do not require the user to be stationary and can move around normally. The stances, Ferocity of the Raging River, and Tranquility of the Babbling Brook, along with their benefits are described in detail below:
How to Use: Assume the appropriate stance to strike like a raging river, or yield like a gentle stream.
Drawbacks: Unlike most techniques, the stances of Shifting Tides have individual TTP costs and must be paid separately to improve proficiency. Additionally, the user may not skip Learned when paying the TTP cost for these stances. Shifting Tides requires at least 1 Rank in Martial Art: Flowing Water Style & 1 Rank in Martial Art: Hakuda to learn. Mastering Shifting Tides requires 2 Ranks in Martial Art: Flowing Water Style. Both stances cannot be used at the same time, requiring the practitioner to use one or the other. Upon assuming a stance, the user cannot access the other for 5 posts, reduced by 1 post per Rank in Martial Art: Flowing Water Style. Debuffs inflicted by Ferocity of the Raging River cap at 50% and naturally decays, at a rate of 10% per post, while the user is not using the stance. Additionally, this debuff only applies when the user is delivering physical unarmed strikes. Effective use of Tranquility of the Babbling Brook requires the user to sacrifice considerable mobility. Additionally, the user must still rely on their own ability to respond to the oncoming threat.
Incantation: N/A
Made By: Celes Shindazu
Reserved?: Yes, but can be taught
Technique Name: Tsu Ryūsui Yōshiki: Utsusu Chōseki (lit. 'Flowing Water Style: Shifting Tides')
Technique Class: 4 - 40 TTP
Technique Type: General Shinigami | Stance Change
Usable By: Shinigami, Vizard, Rogue, Beast-Clansmen
Technique Element: N/A
Technique Cost: 100 Reiatsu
Description: Undoubtedly the most important and foundational component of the Flowing Water Style, Shifting Tides allows the user to access two distinct stances which the user can alternate between to focus more on the offensive or defensive aspects of the martial style. While using these stances, the users' limbs are shrouded in a blue aura that resembles the flowing of water, though this is largely for aesthetic purposes. These stances do not require the user to be stationary and can move around normally. The stances, Ferocity of the Raging River, and Tranquility of the Babbling Brook, along with their benefits are described in detail below:
{Ferocity of the Raging River} Serving as the sword of the Flowing Water Style, this stance relies on buffeting the opponent with a relentless assault intended to weather their defenses. Upon assuming this stance, the users' step technique modifier is increased by 1x, allowing them to more effectively close the distance between them and their foe. At Mastered, this modifier is further increased to 2x. Additionally, the user becomes more acclimated to decaying the bodies' natural durability. Opponents suffer an increasing 5% debuff to Strength for the purposes of calculating durability against the users' physical unarmed strikes for every post that the user spends in this stance. At Mastered, the user may apply this debuff to the OS of spiritual abilities when clashing with their physical unarmed strikes. Finally, the user may utilize techniques that require the use of this stance. At Mastered, and with 4 Ranks in Martial Art: Flowing Water Style, the user may treat themselves as utilizing this stance at all times for the purposes of using techniques associated with the stance.
{Tranquility of the Babbling Brook} Serving as the shield of the Flowing Water Style, this stance uses the concept of flowing water to ward off blows instead of traditional blocking. Upon assuming this stance, the user can reduce their Speed in intervals of 25%, to a maximum of 50%, for the purposes of moving around the battlefield. To note, even at 0 Speed, the user can still slide their feet around to shift around, but cannot step in any meaningful way. At Mastered, this Speed reduction can be pushed to 100%. In return, the rest of their movements become fluid like water making. The user's state of relaxation makes their body far more sensitive to stimuli in their immediate environment, effectively developing a hyperawareness of their environment. For every 25% reduction in Speed, the user's awareness extends outward 0.25 meters, allowing them to sense objects and attacks with incredible accuracy. At Mastered, the user can even the subtlest of movements within this zone of influence, allowing them to deliver precise counterattacks. Finally, the user may utilize techniques that require the use of this stance. At Mastered, and with 4 Ranks in Martial Art: Flowing Water Style, the user may treat themselves as utilizing this stance at all times for the purposes of using techniques associated with the stance.
How to Use: Assume the appropriate stance to strike like a raging river, or yield like a gentle stream.
Drawbacks: Unlike most techniques, the stances of Shifting Tides have individual TTP costs and must be paid separately to improve proficiency. Additionally, the user may not skip Learned when paying the TTP cost for these stances. Shifting Tides requires at least 1 Rank in Martial Art: Flowing Water Style & 1 Rank in Martial Art: Hakuda to learn. Mastering Shifting Tides requires 2 Ranks in Martial Art: Flowing Water Style. Both stances cannot be used at the same time, requiring the practitioner to use one or the other. Upon assuming a stance, the user cannot access the other for 5 posts, reduced by 1 post per Rank in Martial Art: Flowing Water Style. Debuffs inflicted by Ferocity of the Raging River cap at 50% and naturally decays, at a rate of 10% per post, while the user is not using the stance. Additionally, this debuff only applies when the user is delivering physical unarmed strikes. Effective use of Tranquility of the Babbling Brook requires the user to sacrifice considerable mobility. Additionally, the user must still rely on their own ability to respond to the oncoming threat.
Incantation: N/A
Made By: Celes Shindazu
Reserved?: Yes, but can be taught
{Flowing Water Style: Undulating Serpent}
Technique Name: Tsu Ryūsui Yōshiki: Kifuku no Aru Hebi (lit. 'Flowing Water Style: Undulating Serpent')
Technique Class: 4 - 40 TTP
Technique Type: General Shinigami | Stepping
Usable By: Shinigami, Vizard, Rogue, Beast-Clansmen
Technique Element: N/A
Technique Cost: None
Description: A truly unusual stepping technique, Undulating Serpent trades raw speed for more flexible movements. Upon being learned, the user can slide along the ground at 1.5x their speed. With Proficiency, the user can utilize more unique movements. Instead of merely moving in a straight line, the user can accomplish far more circular motions. Additionally, they may now move at 2x their speed. With Mastery, the user instead slides along the ground at 3x their speed and can rotate along their own axis while sliding. Additionally, the user has even learned how to strike while performing these movements.
How to Use: Slide along a path like a serpent.
Drawbacks: Requires 2 Ranks in Martial Art: Flowing Water Style & Martial Art: Hakuda. Mastery requires 3 Ranks in Martial Art: Flowing Water Style. Undulating Serpent requires the user to be using the Ferocity of the Raging River stance. Due to the additional strain and alacrity required, Undulating Serpent consumes two step technique slots per use. Techniques and attacks delivered during Undulating Serpent do not natively benefit from the step technique modifier. Undulating Serpent cannot be used alongside other step techniques.
Incantation: N/A
Made By: Celes Shindazu
Reserved?: Yes, but can be taught
Technique Name: Tsu Ryūsui Yōshiki: Kifuku no Aru Hebi (lit. 'Flowing Water Style: Undulating Serpent')
Technique Class: 4 - 40 TTP
Technique Type: General Shinigami | Stepping
Usable By: Shinigami, Vizard, Rogue, Beast-Clansmen
Technique Element: N/A
Technique Cost: None
Description: A truly unusual stepping technique, Undulating Serpent trades raw speed for more flexible movements. Upon being learned, the user can slide along the ground at 1.5x their speed. With Proficiency, the user can utilize more unique movements. Instead of merely moving in a straight line, the user can accomplish far more circular motions. Additionally, they may now move at 2x their speed. With Mastery, the user instead slides along the ground at 3x their speed and can rotate along their own axis while sliding. Additionally, the user has even learned how to strike while performing these movements.
How to Use: Slide along a path like a serpent.
Drawbacks: Requires 2 Ranks in Martial Art: Flowing Water Style & Martial Art: Hakuda. Mastery requires 3 Ranks in Martial Art: Flowing Water Style. Undulating Serpent requires the user to be using the Ferocity of the Raging River stance. Due to the additional strain and alacrity required, Undulating Serpent consumes two step technique slots per use. Techniques and attacks delivered during Undulating Serpent do not natively benefit from the step technique modifier. Undulating Serpent cannot be used alongside other step techniques.
Incantation: N/A
Made By: Celes Shindazu
Reserved?: Yes, but can be taught
{Flowing Water Style: Return Flow}
Technique Name: Tsu Ryūsui Yōshiki: Midori no Nagare (lit. 'Flowing Water Style: Return Flow')
Technique Class: 3 - 80 TTP
Technique Type: General Shinigami | Counter
Usable By: Shinigami, Vizard, Rogue, Beast-Clansmen
Technique Element: N/A
Technique Cost: None
Description: The first of the Babbling Brook techniques, Return Flow allows the user to weaponize an opponent's own movements against them. By loosening up and intercepting an opponent's attacking extremity, the user can effectively redirect it, thereby changing the direction of the attack. With Proficiency, the user can redirect the opponent's entire body and even apply their own force, sending the opponent in any direction of their choosing at a speed equal to the user's strength. While this itself does not lead to any injury, the flung opponent will suffer a blow equivalent to the user's strength if flung into any terrain. With Mastery, the user may accomplish something even greater altogether. By taking the opponent's blow head-on and loosening up their entire body, the user can actually redirect the force through their body and deliver a vicious counter-attack back to the opponent without suffering any injury themselves. Return Flow only redirects the physical portion of melee attacks and does not affect the reiatsu components of attacks. This counter-attack utilizes both the users' and the opponent's Strength. Return Flow is classless and treats any incoming physical attack as classless.
How to Use: Grasp an incoming attack and use their force against them.
Drawbacks: Requires 2 Ranks in Martial Art: Flowing Water Style & Martial Art: Hakuda. Mastery requires 3 Ranks in Martial Art: Flowing Water Style. Return Flow requires the user to use the Tranquility of the Babbling Brook stance. Mastered Return Flow cannot redirect any attack that exceeds the users' Strength. No matter the original OS of the incoming attack, the counter-attack will always use the opponent's Strength, making the usage of this technique potentially detrimental against physically weaker opponents. The combined OS can never exceed 3x the user's Strength. Also, Mastered Return Flow counts as an attack boost.
Incantation: N/A
Made By: Celes Shindazu
Reserved?: Yes, but can be taught
Technique Name: Tsu Ryūsui Yōshiki: Midori no Nagare (lit. 'Flowing Water Style: Return Flow')
Technique Class: 3 - 80 TTP
Technique Type: General Shinigami | Counter
Usable By: Shinigami, Vizard, Rogue, Beast-Clansmen
Technique Element: N/A
Technique Cost: None
Description: The first of the Babbling Brook techniques, Return Flow allows the user to weaponize an opponent's own movements against them. By loosening up and intercepting an opponent's attacking extremity, the user can effectively redirect it, thereby changing the direction of the attack. With Proficiency, the user can redirect the opponent's entire body and even apply their own force, sending the opponent in any direction of their choosing at a speed equal to the user's strength. While this itself does not lead to any injury, the flung opponent will suffer a blow equivalent to the user's strength if flung into any terrain. With Mastery, the user may accomplish something even greater altogether. By taking the opponent's blow head-on and loosening up their entire body, the user can actually redirect the force through their body and deliver a vicious counter-attack back to the opponent without suffering any injury themselves. Return Flow only redirects the physical portion of melee attacks and does not affect the reiatsu components of attacks. This counter-attack utilizes both the users' and the opponent's Strength. Return Flow is classless and treats any incoming physical attack as classless.
How to Use: Grasp an incoming attack and use their force against them.
Drawbacks: Requires 2 Ranks in Martial Art: Flowing Water Style & Martial Art: Hakuda. Mastery requires 3 Ranks in Martial Art: Flowing Water Style. Return Flow requires the user to use the Tranquility of the Babbling Brook stance. Mastered Return Flow cannot redirect any attack that exceeds the users' Strength. No matter the original OS of the incoming attack, the counter-attack will always use the opponent's Strength, making the usage of this technique potentially detrimental against physically weaker opponents. The combined OS can never exceed 3x the user's Strength. Also, Mastered Return Flow counts as an attack boost.
Incantation: N/A
Made By: Celes Shindazu
Reserved?: Yes, but can be taught
{Flowing Water Style: Flash Flood}
Technique Name: Tsu Ryūsui Yōshiki: Teppōmizu (lit. 'Flowing Water Style: Flash Flood')
Technique Class: 1 - 250 TTP
Technique Type: General Shinigami | Barrier
Usable By: Shinigami, Rogue, Vizard, Beast-Clansmen
Technique Element: N/A
Technique Cost: None
Description: Forming a bulwark of the Babbling Brook techniques, Flash Flood allows the user to rapidly create a powerful barrier to block attacks and repel threats. Taking a relaxed stance and rapidly moving their arms, the user can form a powerful shockwave in front of them. This shockwave is as tall as the user and has an OS equivalent to the user's Strength, blocking physical attacks with less OS. With Proficiency, this shockwave can form as a 180° sphere in front of the user. With Mastery, the user can unlock the true potential of Flash Flood. By spinning in place along their axis in combination with the previous movement, the user can create a 360° spherical shockwave, up to a 5 ft radius, that can not only repel physical attacks but also attackers. Anyone caught within a turbulent shockwave is launched away from the user if their Strength is less than the user's. Perhaps more impressively, the user can designate a radius that extends outward from them. This radius, for the duration of the technique, is untouched by the turbulent winds. Finally, if the user has 1000+ Strength, the shockwave can also repel reiatsu-based attacks. Being a shockwave, Flash Flood is classless.
How to Use: Flow like water and rapidly move the arms, creating a shockwave. For more advanced users, rotate along the body's axis at high speeds.
Drawbacks: Requires 3 Ranks in Martial Art: Flowing Water Style Stream Style & Martial Art: Hakuda. Mastery requires 4 Ranks in Martial Art: Flowing Water Style. Flash Flood requires the user to use the Tranquility of the Babbling Brook stance. To use even the most basic version of Flash Flood, the user requires 600 Strength and 400 Speed. As the shockwave is classless, any attack that exceeds the shockwave by even 1 point will pierce the barrier. Flash Flood does not discriminate between friend or foe, requiring careful use among allies. Without 1000 Strength, Flash Flood does nothing to protect the user against reiatsu-based attacks. Without Mastery, Flash Flood has significant blind spots that can be exploited by opponents. As one may expect, Mastered Flash Flood can be extremely taxing to use, requiring 800 Speed to rotate at a sufficient velocity. Flash Flood cannot be used more than once every other post.
Incantation: N/A
Made By: Celes Shindazu
Reserved?: Yes, but can be taught
Technique Name: Tsu Ryūsui Yōshiki: Teppōmizu (lit. 'Flowing Water Style: Flash Flood')
Technique Class: 1 - 250 TTP
Technique Type: General Shinigami | Barrier
Usable By: Shinigami, Rogue, Vizard, Beast-Clansmen
Technique Element: N/A
Technique Cost: None
Description: Forming a bulwark of the Babbling Brook techniques, Flash Flood allows the user to rapidly create a powerful barrier to block attacks and repel threats. Taking a relaxed stance and rapidly moving their arms, the user can form a powerful shockwave in front of them. This shockwave is as tall as the user and has an OS equivalent to the user's Strength, blocking physical attacks with less OS. With Proficiency, this shockwave can form as a 180° sphere in front of the user. With Mastery, the user can unlock the true potential of Flash Flood. By spinning in place along their axis in combination with the previous movement, the user can create a 360° spherical shockwave, up to a 5 ft radius, that can not only repel physical attacks but also attackers. Anyone caught within a turbulent shockwave is launched away from the user if their Strength is less than the user's. Perhaps more impressively, the user can designate a radius that extends outward from them. This radius, for the duration of the technique, is untouched by the turbulent winds. Finally, if the user has 1000+ Strength, the shockwave can also repel reiatsu-based attacks. Being a shockwave, Flash Flood is classless.
How to Use: Flow like water and rapidly move the arms, creating a shockwave. For more advanced users, rotate along the body's axis at high speeds.
Drawbacks: Requires 3 Ranks in Martial Art: Flowing Water Style Stream Style & Martial Art: Hakuda. Mastery requires 4 Ranks in Martial Art: Flowing Water Style. Flash Flood requires the user to use the Tranquility of the Babbling Brook stance. To use even the most basic version of Flash Flood, the user requires 600 Strength and 400 Speed. As the shockwave is classless, any attack that exceeds the shockwave by even 1 point will pierce the barrier. Flash Flood does not discriminate between friend or foe, requiring careful use among allies. Without 1000 Strength, Flash Flood does nothing to protect the user against reiatsu-based attacks. Without Mastery, Flash Flood has significant blind spots that can be exploited by opponents. As one may expect, Mastered Flash Flood can be extremely taxing to use, requiring 800 Speed to rotate at a sufficient velocity. Flash Flood cannot be used more than once every other post.
Incantation: N/A
Made By: Celes Shindazu
Reserved?: Yes, but can be taught
