Section 3: Stats and Skills

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Section 3: Stats and Skills

Statistical Values, or "Stats," are added to every character in order to give them actual numerical evidence of their abilities. Each Stat adds something different to every character, and many combinations can be made. Every race has a different Stat cap, as well, as mentioned in "Section 2: Races, Releases, and Leveling Up." Since this is only a cap, members are free to divide up the numbers arbitrarily to accommodate for each strength and weakness. You cannot have numbers that do not add up to the Stat cap before Type advantages are applied. Once the advantages are applied, it is entirely possible that those numbers will be more than the SP cap. Additionally, no individual Stat can be awarded more than 400 SP. Failures and Beast-Clansmen are exceptions to this rule, and their individual requirements are discussed in Section 2, as is the Kenpachi Type, which has specific distribution rules. High-rank individuals who have earned bonus SP with their rank are also able to put 500 SP into one stat, and that stat choice is locked upon decision. Please keep in mind that, while you may have a higher Stat than your opponent, only significant gaps of about 100-150 points can make a major difference in being overpowered. There are still ways for the "weaker" character to overpower the "stronger" character.

Stats and Skills Jump Links

• Physical Stats
• Spiritual Stats
• Sensory Stats
• Miscellaneous Stats
• What Are Skills?
• Skill Chart and Explanation

Physical Stats

Physical Stats refer to your character's Strength and Speed. They have to do with the physical abilities of your character, meaning how strong they are and how fast they can go. They are very simple and may have other additional benefits depending on what each Stat is responsible for.

Strength

Strength is an offensive Stat and defines the physical strength and durability of your character. It is limited to anything physical, including physically-based Release forms. If it is your dominant Stat out of Spiritual Pressure, Strength, and Reiatsu Strength, it becomes your attack strength. It can determine how hard you can punch, kick, and swing your sword, but also how durable you are when taking a hit from other physical strength-related blows. It can also help in tough situations like when your character is trying to stand under intense gravity. A Strength Stat value of anything less than 25 means your character cannot support their own body weight regardless of what weight it is. They cannot even stand.

There is a limit on how much maximum physical strength a character can have. After using boosts, you can only achieve up to three times the given Strength Stat value after Type. For example, if your Strength value is 800 after Type, the maximum Strength you can have after a buffer technique is 2400. In physical confrontations, such as clashes of Zanpakutō, the durability (or cutting ability) of your weapon can be based on your Strength Stat. Whether your weapon can or cannot be cut or cut through an enemy's weapon also relates to Strength. If Strength is your highest Stat, it becomes your offensive Stat when you confront defenses such as Hierro and Blut, or when your weapon's physical form clashes with the enemy. If Strength is your dominant Stat but is still too insufficient to have an effect against an enemy's defense, there will be no damage effect. If your weapon has a non-physical form, such as gas, Strength is not what you base the power off of.

For some numerical examples, 50 points in Strength means your character is average for their disposition. Humanoid characters have a Strength that is average for any regular human. This can vary. A physically larger character would be stronger than a very thin one who is not athletic. This only applies to situations where a character who would be naturally stronger by build faces off against someone who would be weaker by build despite them both having the same amount of points in Strength.

Strength also plays a role in determining character size. As a character's overall size increases, the amount of Strength they require to support their own body also increases. A character under eight feet in height can support themselves with 25 Strength. This the absolute minimum Strength anyone can have. From 8-15 feet in height, the requirement increases to 100 Strength. At 15-20 feet, it increases to 250 Strength. At 20-30 feet, it is 400 Strength. At 30-40 feet, the requirement is 750 Strength. These numbers are after Type boosts. RPCs cannot exceed 40 feet in height, regardless of Strength.

NPCs get a small permission against height restrictions, allowing for larger bosses and strong foes for an thread that might end up being several opponents against one. The minimum Strength requirement is still 25, but from eight feet and up, the number changes. From 8-15 feet, they must have 75 Strength. From 15-20, it must be 200 Strength. From 20-30 feet, they must have 300 Strength. From 30-40 feet, they must have 500 Strength. Finally, they get an addition of 40-50 feet, where they need 600+ Strength. Maximum height of an NPC may have exceptions for Canon bosses and special NPCs, but high Strength will still be required for these characters.

Strength has the potential to be very dominating. With 100 Strength, you perform like a professional athlete of the greatest caliber. With 150 Strength, you become physically superhuman. You're like a wild animal, similar to a bear or something of that size and ability. At 200 Strength, you can punch holes through concrete walls, make crates in the ground by smashing it, and rip chains apart. At 300 Strength, you can jump incredible heights and distances, hurl people through walls and throw them great distances, and flex muscles to help deal with physical damage. At 400 Strength, you can be comparable to Superman. You are not invincible, but abnormally strong and highly durable. However, weapons still hurt. The most you can do is flex to help deal with damage, but you are not immune to it. Strength also scales its values. These numbers are not units of measurement. Someone with 150 Strength is not three times stronger than someone with 50.

Once you get to extreme numbers like 600 Strength, you gain special abilities. You are capable of flexing to guard against other physical strikes, even from weapons that may be bladed. You can also negate any damage from any strike that is inferior in Strength by 150 points so long as you are flexing the area that is being hit. This only works when the physical strikes are not aided by Reiatsu since Reiatsu is not affected by this defense. At this Strength, you can also create massive shockwaves of force by simply swinging a weapon around or making a physical blow. These waves are just barely slower than Cero, which means they are moderately fast but still capable of being dodged so long as the opponent is sufficiently aware of them. Anyone with at least 50 Senses can spot the distortion in the air, but they must be seen to be made aware of. These swings are slightly more tiring than normal physical attacks.

At 800 Strength, you are able to be super durable. You can take enormous amounts of damage like being hit by a car, stampeded by bulls, and having every bone broken. This is still not enough to take you down. You can flex your broken body parts back into place, survive multiple stab wounds, and be incredibly resilient. At something like 1000 Strength, you can force broken bones to mend by crushing them together within the body. You can also punch directly through Reiatsu-based attacks with Reiatsu Strength inferior to your own Strength, and you will not suffer damage.

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Speed

Speed is how quickly your character can move. Not only does this determine running speed, but it determines how quickly you can move your arm, blink your eyes, or even speak. After using boosts, you can only achieve up to three times the given Speed Stat value after Type. However, there are a few exceptions. Step techniques, such as Shunpo or Bringer Light, will increase Speed for a single step (or more, depending on the technique). They are able to bypass this cap limitation. Otherwise, if you have 400 Speed, you can only ever reach 1200 maximum.

Unless you want a Speed-based character, putting a lot of points in this Stat isn't a smart idea. 100 points would be a good basis, though. Once you become a higher Rank, like a Captain or Espada, then you'll need a higher base number of at least 250 to match others of the same Rank. Having less than 25 points in this Stat would mean you are essentially only ever able to speed-walk, and it would be almost impossible for you to dodge attacks. At 50 Speed, this is an average human's physical speed. At 100 Speed, you would be a professional athlete who runs track, like an Olympian. At 200 Speed, you begin to blur a bit to characters with lower Speed Stats. At 300 Speed, you could match that of a race car and possibly outrun it. At 400 Speed, you can almost disappear to the naked eye and achieve a blurred appearance to the average human. You can only blur to those of significantly slower Speed Stats by margins of at least a 150-point difference. If both characters have 400 Speed, they will be able to perceive each other normally.

At 600 Speed, you could move so quickly that you would leave behind brief, flickering afterimages for only a split second. At 800 Speed, you could do this so intensely that you leave multiple afterimages with brief movements. Using a step technique also makes a small indent in the floor or ground and produces small winds in the area that the user occupied. At 900 Speed, you can seemingly disappear entirely. At 1000 Speed, you can achieve weak whirlwinds when moving. Anyone faster than 1000 Speed can create small wind tunnels, like vacuums, with basic movement.

If any character is faster than 1000 Speed, they will likely want to hold back. It is extremely draining to move at high speeds like that. In fact, starting at 400 Speed, it becomes increasingly more exhausting. For every additional 100 points in this Stat, moving at that Speed for consecutive posts drains the user by 50% of the time it usually takes. Once someone gets to 700 Speed, it should only be possible to fight for a few short posts consecutively so long as they remain at a Speed above 400.

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Spiritual Stats

Spiritual Stats refer to your character's Spiritual Pressure and Reiatsu Strength. They have to do with the spiritual abilities of your character, meaning how much Reiatsu they can use and how spiritually endowed they can be. They are very simple and may have other additional benefits depending on what each Stat is responsible for.

Reiatsu Strength

Reiatsu Strength is an offensive Stat and can be used to determine all power, including defensive ones. It is the determinant of the strength for all non-Release techniques, such as Kidō, Cero, Hierro, and Blut. If it is your dominant Stat out of Spiritual Pressure, Strength, and Reiatsu Strength, it becomes your attack strength, offensive power, and durability of your Release weapon. This Stat is crucial to anyone choosing to make use of any sort of spiritual abilities. Without at least 25 points in Reiatsu Strength, you cannot use any spiritual abilities at all, regardless of if they are Release or non-Release ones.

Reiatsu Strength is also typically the more important Stat in clashes. If two similar techniques like Kidō and Cero end up clashing, then the character with the superior Reiatsu Strength will win. The higher your Reiatsu Strength is, the bigger and stronger your techniques come out to be. The only exception to clashes of Reiatsu Strength is if there is a two-Class difference. While there are exceptions explained in "Section 7: Battle Mechanics" under the Clash of Abilities heading, no Reiatsu Strength can compensate for a 3+ Class difference. Reiatsu Strength also determines the strength of Releases. When you attack someone else's Release, you will compare values to see whose is stronger based on which of your opponent's offensive Stats is the largest.

Reiatsu Strength also determines the durability and cutting power of a weapon, but it shares this burden with the other two offensive Stats. You must base your weapon strength off of your highest offensive Stat. If your offensive Stat is at least twice that of the opponent's weapon, then yours can break through theirs in one clean hit. This does not mean that repeated trauma cannot destroy their spirit weapon, but it means that destroying it easily requires double or more in your highest offensive Stat. It is also possible to convert Spiritual Pressure into Reiatsu Strength, or vice versa, by sacrificing 300 Reiatsu. Your character must then stand still and focus on the conversion. For example, if you have 400 points in both Stats, you can shift 100 from Spiritual Pressure into Reiatsu Strength to make the final numbers be 300 in Spiritual Pressure and 500 in Reiatsu Strength. A conversion between these two Stats can only happen once every three posts.

Reiatsu Strength also falls prey to the three-times-cap rule. If your Reiatsu Strength is 1000, then the maximum amount you can ever have with any technique or boost is 3000. You can never go above that. Despite this, characters with higher numbers in this Stat also become exceptional at focusing it in order to cut through even muscular defenses from characters with incredible physical strength. A Reiatsu Strength Stat that is equivalent or higher to your opponent allows you to cut straight through the defenses provided. Anyone with 600 or more Reiatsu Strength is capable of releasing their Reiatsu from their bodies to create a menacing effect, or in small bursts to create blinding flashes of light. With at least 800 Reiatsu Strength, you can exert an extremely intimidating pressure over enemies.

With 1000 or more Reiatsu Strength, you are capable of flexing to guard against Reiatsu attacks, but it will not protect you against physical attacks. You can flex to defend against explosive attacks or negate damage from any Reiatsu-based attacks from someone who has a Reiatsu Strength that is inferior to your own by at least 100 points. You just have to flex Reiatsu in the area that is being hit while having at least 1000 Reiatsu Strength. Technique Masters cannot use this defense since they are unstable. This is exhausting to perform and difficult to initiate over the entire body at once. With at least 1200 Reiatsu Strength, you are immune to the primary effect of Senka, which destroys the soul chain to erase your powers.

Class 0 characters also have the option of masking themselves so perfectly that not even a small amount of their Reiatsu can be felt by anyone of inferior Class. This does not mean that their presence cannot be sensed, only that their Reiatsu cannot be detected. This is great for Adventures, Quests and Canons, but in most fighting threads, it is used for cinematic effect more than anything else.

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Spiritual Pressure

Spiritual Pressure is an offensive Stat limited to Release weapons and is used to indicate Reiatsu, which is the basic unit of energy. It serves a purpose immediately since virtually all techniques and Release weapons cost Reiatsu. Having no Spiritual Pressure would mean you cannot use any of your spiritual abilities, including your Release. Luckily, this is the only major drawback for having low numbers in this Stat. For every one point in Spiritual Pressure, your character has ten Reiatsu points. If you have 100 in Spiritual Pressure, you have 1000 Reiatsu banked up that you can use as you please. It also relates to the Cutback Effect, which can be found in "Section 7: Battle Mechanics."

It is also possible to convert Spiritual Pressure into Reiatsu Strength, or vice versa, by sacrificing 300 Reiatsu. Your character must then stand still and focus on the conversion. For example, if you have 400 points in both Stats, you can shift 100 from Spiritual Pressure into Reiatsu Strength to make the final numbers be 300 in Spiritual Pressure and 500 in Reiatsu Strength. A conversion between these two Stats can only happen once every three posts.

This Stat serves another purpose, as well. Like Strength, Spiritual Pressure can be counted as a damage-inducing Stat. This purpose is strictly limited to Release and Release weapons, as well as a Mod Soul's unique abilities. It does not relate back to any Reiatsu-based techniques or physical confrontations. The attack power of your Release can be determined by your Spiritual Pressure, but only if it is your dominant offensive Stat out of this, Strength, and Reiatsu Strength. However, if your Release is physical and Strength is your highest offensive Stat, then Strength determines your Release's offensive power. That is the only case exception, and both conditions must be met. Additionally, since Spiritual Pressure offensive power is limited to your Release, any other attacks from any other techniques or physical combat-type methods must have an offensive power based on Strength or Reiatsu Strength.

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Sensory Stats

Sensory Stats refer to your character's character's Instinct, Senses, and Energy Sensory. They have to do with the sensory abilities of your character, meaning how they are able to use their gut to decide what to do, how they use their basic five senses, and why they can sense other beings. They are very simple and may have other additional benefits depending on what each Stat is responsible for.

Instinct

Instinct is generally related to your mental speed in battle, which means how quickly you can process things. It is also your sixth sense. This determines how well you can recognize someone sneaking up behind you, interpret battles and be able to tell if something is wrong, and how you react to dangerous situations. If someone is attacking you from behind, your brain can only keep up with it so-fast. If you can't register an attack quickly enough, you won't be able to react. Not to mention, despite mental speed and processing skills, avoiding or defending against attacks comes down to Speed and Strength, as well. Just because you were able to think of a response fast enough does not mean your body has the physical ability to avoid it.

Since an average human has 50 Instinct, anything less than 25 means you are significantly below average and will not be able to avoid any attacks unless you see them coming straight at you. Even then, you will have a hard time reacting to them. A high-level Olympian would have 100 Instinct, and a savage animal would have 150. While most people do not need to exceed 150 Instinct, those that do will experience rewards. At 200 Instinct, you are capable of empathizing with and taming wild animals to some degree. At 300 Instinct, you can masterfully process all non-visual information with flawless efficiency. This means you are highly analytical and can very easily read your opponents attack patterns. At 450 Instinct, you are capable of "super deduction." This allows you to immediately understand how something works by seeing it once. At 600 Instinct, you can mentally discern all strengths and weaknesses of your opponent and how to take advantage of it. You can also tame any wild animals with a simple, basic command.

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Senses

This Stat encompasses the five Senses of sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste. This single Stat determines how effectively you can take in information using only your five Senses. This will help aid you in figuring out what moves to make next. For example, you may use your Senses to gather information from your surroundings, then interpret them as needed in battle using your Instinct. Then, you can rely on your Speed to have an appropriate reaction time. Even if your Senses and Instinct are high, your Speed will not help you if someone else is significantly faster.

Having fewer than 25 points in Senses means your character is severely at risk of being disabled. Their eyesight is awful, they can hardly smell, their nerves don't work properly, and so on. A 50 in this Stat is considered average for any human. A 100 in it would make them comparable to a wild animal. Most characters don't typically need more than 150, but anyone can go higher. With at least 300 points, you are capable of super sensory like hearing twitches and visually seeking minor alterations in the world and its inhabitants. Perspiration can even be seen.

At 450 Senses, you can sense every little detail. You detect everything that happens without fail, including chemical abnormalities within your opponent such as poison or toxins. You can hear a heartbeat and be able to differentiate it from other people's. It is virtually impossible to sneak up on someone with this high of a Senses Stat. At 600 Senses, you don't only have just a heightened version of everything at 450 Senses, but you also lack any blind spots. You can basically see 360 degrees around you just by moving your eyes. At 900 Senses, you can detect any minor changes or actions taking place in the entire world. At 1000 Senses, you can use your eyes to see absolutely anything down to its finest detail and cite all information about it. If it is a physical action, you can copy it temporarily.

If your Senses are too high, it is possible to overload them. A dog whistle would be far worse to someone with 300+ Senses and will hurt tremendously. Blinding flashes will also be worse. When you reach the higher Stat numbers, such as 600+, you may frequently need to "subdue" some of your senses so that it isn't impossible for you to concentrate.

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Energy Sensory

Energy Sensory is the Stat that allows you to detect Reiatsu. Even if you have a 0 in it, you can still sense the difference in power between yourself and others, and can discern the enemy's Reiatsu type if they focus it on you in an attempt to intimidate. This means you can only sense what race they are so long as they flex their Reiatsu at you if you have 0 Energy Sensory. Having below 25 points means there is not much of a difference between you and someone who has 0, but you're able to detect traces of Reiatsu without needing it focused on you. You cannot sense anything extraordinary.

A 50 in Energy Sensory is considered average. It is not difficult to sense Reiatsu in the area and how strong people are. You can also tell if Reiatsu is flaring and if an attack is being charged. With 100 Energy Sensory, you can sense individual Reiatsu signatures within half a mile and pick out their race without them needing to focus it on you. If you're familiar enough with the signature, you can even tell who it is. With 150 Energy Sensory, you can sense the exact strength, race, and basic personality traits. At 200 Energy Sensory, you are capable of detecting masked Reiatsu. Anyone can mask their Reiatsu so long as they aren't Released or charging it to attack, and doing so makes it difficult to detect them even with Energy Sensory if it's below 200. Beyond that, you need a Stealth Skill to mask your Reiatsu from people with high Energy Sensory. If those with high ES wish to detect you, they must have the appropriate numbers in Anti-Stealth and Focused Eye.

With at least 400 Energy Sensory, you can read basic nuances of the person's soul, like basic characteristics and emotions. You can read split second thoughts, the nature of others, or even glimpses of their history. Some may be more easy to read than others, though. With 500 Energy Sensory, you can understand basic details and motivations that drive other people. If you have 100 Light Aura paired with this high of an ES Stat, you know what to do and say that will convince someone to join your side. Having 100 Dark Aura with this number means you know how to mentally traumatize and attack someone.

At 600 Energy Sensory, you can begin to communicate with the spirits that inhabit the soul of others. You can seek basic communication with another's Zanpakutō spirit so long as you are at least of the same Class as the person wielding it or the soul they wish to talk to. With at least 800 Energy Sensory, you can deeply read into the person's soul and know what their Release does. At 1000 Energy Sensory, if you have a full 100 points in either Light or Dark Aura, you can communicate intimately enough with a Zanpakutō spirit and convince it to refuse its services to its master, provided you have Class superiority over your opponent. You can make the spirit betray its master and negate its own Release. This tactic will not work against any Class 0 character, and it is possible to overcome this problem after five posts of internal dialogue.

[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

Miscellaneous Stats

These Stats are essentially the two auras and Healing Expertise. While they are still important, they may not have as much of an impact on your character as the other Stats would. In some cases, however, Type advantages only work well and make your character strong if these Stats are high enough. They are still highly beneficial to your character and can make a difference in how they handle certain situations.

Light Aura

You are given 100 free Stat Points to divide between the two Auras that do not count towards your SP total. This amount never increases or decreases and is completely separate from your other Stat Points. Your Aura is the aura of a character. It is their inherent personality type in addition to the feel of their Reiatsu. This determines how good or evil your character's Reiatsu Aura is. There is no major drawback to having a higher Light Aura over Dark Aura or vice versa. If you wish to be neutral, just put 50 points in each Stat. If you wish to seem more good than evil, put more points into Light. There has to be a significant difference between the points to come off as more good or more evil.

This may change the type of charisma you give off when speaking, too. If you have high Light Aura, you are capable of spreading a good, charismatic feeling. A traditional "good guy" should not have any Dark Aura. Those with Light Aura will be more cheerful and capable of warding off the likes of fear and despair. Those who have 75 Light Aura can feel the good in others and discern their intentions as being good or evil. It's very difficult to fool a person with 75 Light Aura when it comes to the nature of your intentions. With 100 Light Aura, you are immune to nightmare- and fear-based powers.

Having 50 in both Stats allows you to gain a sort of super empathy, or elevated understanding, of the personalities of those around you.

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Dark Aura

You are given 100 free Stat Points to divide between the two Auras that do not count towards your SP total. This amount never increases or decreases and is completely separate from your other Stat Points. Your Aura is the aura of a character. It is their inherent personality type in addition to the feel of their Reiatsu. This determines how good or evil your character's Reiatsu Aura is. There is no major drawback to having a higher Light Aura over Dark Aura or vice versa. If you wish to be neutral, just put 50 points in each Stat. If you wish to seem more good than evil, put more points into Light. There has to be a significant difference between the points to come off as more good or more evil.

This may change the type of charisma you give off when speaking, too. If you have high Dark Aura, you will be able to spark fear into the minds of enemies and allies. A traditional "bad guy" should not have any Light Aura. Those with Dark Aura are always sinister and malevolent. Even if they appear happy, their auras will be creepy, chilling, and menacing. It is easy for those with high Dark Aura to instill fear in others. Those without at least the same level of Dark Aura will be slightly creeped out or chilled by those with sufficient Dark Aura. Anyone with at least 75 Dark Aura is capable of greater empathy, but only in terms of understanding what motivates someone's darkest thoughts. They can discern how to be cruel based on person to person. With 100 Dark Aura, you are immune to powers that attempt to attack you mentally with negative emotions.

Having 50 in both Stats allows you to gain a sort of super empathy, or elevated understanding, of the personalities of those around you.

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Healing Expertise

Healing Expertise includes the knowledge of medical instruments and conditions, along with anatomical, biological, and chemical studies. Those with high Healing Expertise are exceptional in their talents. In the spiritual world, this Stat even extends to intimate knowledge of the soul and how it interacts with the body. Even at 0 Healing Expertise, you can apply basic first aid. This includes putting bandaids on scrapes and washing wounds off with water. Solely for this Stat, 0 in Healing Expertise is considered average for any person. No major differences in healing skills can be noticed until 50 points are added to this Stat since that is when you are able to properly dress wounds with gauze and tape rather than haphazardly wrapping them. You can stop bleeding, albeit fairly poorly.

At 100 Healing Expertise, you would match that of a medical student in the human world. You have a lot of knowledge but not a lot of practice. At 150 Healing Expertise, you may match the qualifications of an experienced surgeon. You would know about diseases, bodily conditions, and how to heal someone to the best of your knowledge. You also know where to cut someone if you want them to bleed out in seconds. At 200 Healing Expertise, you are also spiritually gifted in the healing arts. You become capable of generating a small green aura over your hands and applying it to the wounds of others to heal them. This process takes several posts depending on the severity of the wound. It does not work on major injuries, but minor ones like cuts, scrapes, stab wounds, and most flesh wounds may be healed.

At 250 Healing Expertise, it is possible to use this green aura to suck out poison, as well. You may also heal minor wounds to the soul. At 300 Healing Expertise, you can devote your soul to medical purposes. You are also capable of realigning bones or dislocated joints. The green aura may also be applied to yourself to heal your own wounds. At 400 Healing Expertise, the aura can be applied to major wounds over a series of posts. You may use it on yourself for minor wounds or extracting poison. Arrancar with this much Healing Expertise before Type boosts gain High-Speed Regeneration. Anyone with this high of a Healing Expertise Stat has intimate knowledge of the body and is able to inflict crippling damage to almost any part of it.

At 600 Healing Expertise, you can create a red anti-healing aura that reverses any healing already taking place. Scars and scabs that are recent enough or any recently healed injuries may be reopened and reverted back to their original damage. Soul-based wounds can also be reopened. This ability only takes three touches or ten seconds of prolonged contact to work. At this point, a character must have a Release possessing medical abilities that is primarily used for healing purposes. Minor offensive abilities are still present, but the overall power must be related to healing.

At 800 Healing Expertise, you obtain an ability to instantly mend your own bones and dislocated limbs without an issue. Your blood instantly filters poison out and you can learn any healing-based technique for the TTP value of one Class less. At 1000 Healing Expertise, you gain a nearly god-like soul and body that can instantly restore minor injuries to organs, lost facial features, filtrate poison from both the soul and body, and fix bones and dislocated limbs. At 1200 Healing Expertise, you can completely reverse all damage done to someone's mind by simply touching them. You can also revert an insane person back to sanity.

[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

What Are Skills?

Skills aren't techniques or powers you have in your Release. They are specialties that your character can perform as a part of every day life or for use in battle. For example, a standard Skill you may have is studying. Some people are better at it than others. Some know how to pick locks very well. You may even be extremely good at using a certain kind of weapon. These are all Skills that even your character may have.

This also works for some basic functions for your character. While anyone can pick up a sword and swing it around, only someone with a certain mastery in Swords would be able to actually wield them correctly. Likewise, you can attempt to study, but if you lack Skill Points in Studying, then you can't do it very well. You are limited to the basic, non-Skill level. If you want your character to be especially good at certain things, they must have a Skill Point in them. If you want them to be able to resist pain well, they must have a point in Pain Tolerance.

In terms of Skill Levels, there are varying degrees to which you can be good at something. Most are listed under the current available Skills and their explanations. This level is marked by a certain number of points spent on the Skill ranging from 1 at the lowest to 4 at the highest. This shows how proficient you are in an ability. For instance, someone with a 1 in Swords can use that weapon well enough to not trip over themselves while swinging and have a basic amount of training. If someone has a 4, they are beyond mastery for numerous amounts of fighting styles and can alter how they use a sword mid-swing. People who have a 4 in a Skill can typically use it in almost impossible ways. The levels of proficiency are as follows:

• Adequate - You have 1 point in a Skill. You are at a basic level of understanding and can use it enough to get by. You must be at least Class 8 to reach this level.
• Proficient - You have 2 points in a Skill. You are pretty good at it and may have had a couple of years of training. You can hold your own well enough. You must be at least Class 5 to reach this level.
• Mastered - You have 3 points in a Skill. You are an expert. You are among the top tier of people who can use this Skill and are almost unrivaled. You must be at least Class 2 to reach this level.
• Special Mastery - You have 4 points in a Skill. You are beyond an expert. You can start to accomplish the impossible with your Skill and use it flawlessly. You must be at least Class 1 OR at least Rank 3 to reach this level. Lower Classes may reach it so long as they are Rank 3.

To advance your Skill Level, you have to spend Skill Points (SkP). All characters initially start out with 15 SkP, but more may be gained over time. One SkP is gained per every eight completed NDE threads. If a single thread is DP or DE, then that completed thread will count as two threads. A maximum of six additional SkP can be earned, meaning any character's absolute total will amount to 21 SkP. The only exception to this rule, however, is if someone is the Skilled Type. They have a greater maximum. For information on the Skilled Type, please read "Section 4: Types." When you spend SkP on a Skill, levels 1-3 only require one point per upgrade. If you have a 1 in a Skill and wish to bump it up to a 2, you only need to add one more SkP. If you want to upgrade from a 3 to a 4, on the other hand, you must spend an additional SkP to make a total of 5 SkP in that Skill. Any Skill that has a 4 costs a total of 5 SkP to have.

You do not have to spend all of your SkP at once, though, so you can bank it and save up for later. Characters are limited to having two Level 4 Skills at any given time regardless of Rank. The exceptions to this rule are the Legatus, who can have up to four Level 4 Skills, and the Skilled Types, who can have a larger number so long as they have the SkP for it. Skills are also very important for your character's Fighting Style. You can put as many fighting details as you want in there, but unless your character has the right SkP to back it up, they cannot use any of it. If your character has a super complicated sword style, they must spend SkP in a Swords Skill in order to use it. Otherwise they can't. This also includes random techniques and defenses against other racial techniques. If you do not have the SkP to back it up, you cannot use it. Staff will inform you if your SkP totals are insufficient for what you have in your Fighting Style after pre-approval.

Additionally, not all Skills require Skill Points. Anything that is considered a "Cinematic Skill" or "Social Skill" such as singing, dancing, writing, art, or anything similar does not need a point for you to be good at it. So long as they have no battle influence, you do not need to spend SkP on it. These do not need to be listed in your Skills section and may remain completely In-Character.

The template for Skills may be found below or in the "Skills Template."



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[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

Skill Chart and Explanation

Mental Skills

• Memory - This is how well your character can remember things. They can recall events in their lives or bits of information they have amassed across their lifetime, but they do so more quickly and accurately. Higher points in this Skill allow you to recover faster from abilities that tamper with the memory and mind. At 1, you're considered slightly above average. A 2 means you can remember things with little effort. A 3 means you can recover quickly from mental abilities. A 4 means you can recover from mental abilities and have an eidetic memory.
• Analyzing - This is how well your character can analyze. This is a strategic Skill used for the analysis of events, history, circumstance, and certain aspects of combat. Your character can moderately or quickly analyze things they see, information they read, and data. They notice patterns and decipher codes and puzzles. Motives and people can also be analyzed, as well as opponents' weaknesses. At 1 point, you're considered slightly above average. A 2 means you're highly observant and have an easier time reading others. A 3 means you're similar to a strategist for the army and can read people like an open book. A 4 is comparable to Sherlock Holmes.
• Lack of Fear - Your character can either ignore fear or does not feel it at all depending on how many points are given. A 1 means you can ignore things that are mildly scary, like thriller movies. A 2 means you may be able to resist fear, but if you are exposed to it repeatedly, it may overwhelm you. A 3 means you can completely ignore any fears, including your own. A 4 means you feel no fear at all, no matter what. This can be used in tandem with Light Aura to make you unquestionably immune.
• Imitation - Your character is able to copy others' mannerisms, penmanship, general movements, and practically anything else. A 1 means you can copy someone with mild accuracy. A 2 means you're fairly skilled at copying people. A 3 means you can copy even their voice. A 4 means you can copy anything they do with full accuracy. To temporarily copy a fighting style, you must have a matching value in a battle skill. For example, you cannot copy someone's sword abilities if they have a 3 in that Skill when you do not.
• Learning - You are quick to figure out problems, such as how to solve puzzles and tricks. You are able to retain information you have gained over long periods of time and use it to make new progress with your knowledge. You also typically know more about which spells do what and which abilities belong to certain races. A 1 means you're slightly above average. A 2 means you're at the level of a doctoral student. A 3 means you can learn spells and abilities very easily. A 4 means you can learn how to do anything without fail, provided it belongs to your respective race.
• Illusion Resist - You can identify illusions and hallucinations that you are subjected to and resist the effects or see through them. A 1 means you can identify illusions and make guesstimations about what reality is. A 2 allows you to identify illusions and see through weaker ones. A 3 means you can see through average illusions and break weaker ones. You can also identify the meaning to illusions and how to reach their end. A 4 means you are immune to all weaker and average illusions, but stronger ones still affect you. You cannot break those.
• Calm Mind - You are extremely good at calming yourself in battle. Anyone with the right personality can be calm and level-headed under pressure, but this Skill allows you to focus at inhuman levels to block out distractions entirely. They can even resist illusions to some degree and calm the agony that would come with a large stimulus from having high Senses. A 1 means you can block out most ambient noises. A 2 means you can resist distractions and anxiety. A 3 means you can resist weaker illusions. A 4 means you can completely avoid the pain that accompanies having high Senses.
• Strength of Will - This is used to resist giving in. You can overpower illusions, drugs, and overcome aversions to pain, hardship, trauma, and fear. You can basically just scream and power through to reach your goal. If you lose your will, the Willpower technique will no longer grant you eternal life. A 1 allows you to resist temptations. A 2 means you can resist drug and alcohol effects and overcome mild pain. A 3 means you can resist torture and power through pain. You will never age or lose your will. A 4 means you become somewhat of a mindless person who ignores everything around them if it means accomplishing their goal, but you will suffer from your wounds afterwards.
• Other (Mental) - You can create a number of Skills as long as they fall under "Mental" abilities. To submit an "Other" Skill, include it during pre-approval and make a note below your Skills list to explain what the Skill does. These must have use outside battle.

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Battle Skills

• Weapons - Most weapon-related non-Release techniques may require a certain Skill Point amount, as well as different fighting styles. When you use this Skill, label it as "Weapon: [Name of Weapon]." For example, "Weapon: Swords {Point Value}." You must specify a weapon type, but it can be any weapon. You can use a range like "Firearms" instead of "Guns" and you will be granted a less limiting ability, but you won't have mastery over any one weapon within the range. You will simply be highly skilled in all of them. Someone with a specific weapon Skill in "Knives" could possibly overpower someone with a broad Skill in "Daggers." A 1 would mean you can use them adequately, as if you've been training for a year or so. A 2 means you've trained for about five years. A 3 means you've achieved a great mastery and have been training for decades. A 4 means you can do almost impossible movements with your weapons with great success.
• Martial Arts - This Skill works the same way as Weapons. For example, you may choose "Martial Arts: Kung Fu." Its point values apply the same way as Weapons. This Skill can also be used for Hakuda. If you put points in this Skill, you must specify what kind of martial art. You cannot put it as a general thing and have it apply to all types.
• Battle Analysis - This is used to analyze combat specifics. When someone has this Skill, they can quickly evaluate what is happening and respond accordingly. This includes gauging what kind of technique was used and how to best avoid it logically. A 1 means you're standard. A 2 means you have a good grasp on battle analytics and can hold your own exceptionally well. A 3 means you are familiar with virtually any technique. A 4 means you are familiar with every technique and can come up with unique ways to avoid them, so long as your Stats allow for it.
• War Strategy - Support Types would benefit the most from this Skill. It is a super enhanced version of Battle Analysis, and it allows the user to figure out the best course of action simply from vague clues. Despite being more powerful than Battle Analysis, it can only be used from an objective, standstill point of view. It cannot be used in the middle of combat, so you can't be fighting if you wish to use it.
• Street Fighting - This works in the same way that Weapons and Martial Arts do. It does not need any specification since it is its own subject. The same point values are applied. This kind of fighting is strictly improvisation and has basic, untrained movements.
• Pain Tolerance - This is how well you tolerate pain. It only applies to physical pain, not emotional. A 1 means you can tolerate it enough to keep fighting despite minor wounds like cuts or second degree burns. A 2 means third degree burns and basic slash wounds can be fought through. A 3 means you can ignore the pain of many attacks completely, including strong ones. You can even resist severe torture methods, but extreme ones will break this Skill. A 4 means you can power through any kind of pain so long as they are not extreme torture methods. This does not mean the wounds don't affect you, but simply that the pain they come with can be ignored.
• Bleeding Tolerance - You can fight despite heavy bleeding. You are able to stay in combat longer with less dizziness and continued sharpness regardless of profuse bleeding. A 1 means you can withstand bleeding from minor scrapes and deep cuts. A 2 means you can withstand bleeding from deeper gashes to the arms and torso. A 3 means you can withstand losing a limb, but only one. A 4 means you can withstand losing two limbs and power through it. You will eventually succumb to your injuries, though.
• Battle Focus - This allows the user to hone in on their enemy for advanced focusing. In a chaotic situation, those with this Skill can still recognize their enemy, actions they take, and how to combat them. Little distractions do not confuse the user. A 1 means you can resist small distractions and remain focused. A 2 means you can focus on every aspect of your enemy, such as steps and breathing. A 3 means you can find your enemies through illusions, invisibility, cloaking, and anything similar. A 4 means you are immune to weaker illusions so long as you remain focused on your enemy.
• Other (Battle) - You can create a number of Skills as long as they fall under "Battle" abilities. To submit an "Other" Skill, include it during pre-approval and make a note below your Skills list to explain what the Skill does.

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Body Skills

• Poison Resist - This Skill is not a poison immunity, but rather, a resistance to poison and its effects. Some poison techniques may specify how they are affected by Poison Resist, and it may apply differently than this Skill describes. A 1 means poison effects take double the length of time to kill you, but symptoms will appear normally. A 2 means it takes three times as long to kill you and twice as long for symptoms to appear. A 3 means it will take five times as long for you to die, but you will know you've been poisoned. No symptoms will appear. A 4 means it will take eight times as long to kill you, and no symptoms will appear.
• Mental Incantation - This skill allows the user to cast Kidō and other similar techniques with mental incantations rather than vocal. A 1 means they can cast the Kidō wordlessly. A 2 means they can cast Kidō wordlessly and say its incantation mentally for increased effectiveness. A 3 means they can wordlessly cast Kidō and vocally say the incantation afterwards to increase its strength in mid-combat. They can also speak two incantations simultaneously by weaving them together to release two Kidō like the Nijū Eishō style. A 4 means they can do everything mentioned before, but now they can mentally weave two incantations together rather than speak it.
• Damage Recovery - You will be able to recover from pain, wounds, and damage more easily. You heal faster and regain composure more quickly, and your overall resilience is higher. A 1 means you can recover from minor damages faster. A 2 means you can recover from mild damage, such as gashes and stab wounds, more quickly. A 3 means you can heal from deep cuts and gashes more quickly and recover from minor bodily trauma. A 4 means you can recover from extreme damages (not including limb loss) quickly and push through the pain.
• Acrobatics - You are inherently good at acrobatics. You pick up the motions and are good at learning them quickly. You can also apply them to many different situations. A 1 means you have the skills of an athlete. A 2 means you have the skills of an effortless Olympian. A 3 means you can use these skills in battle rather diversely. A 4 means you can use them in battle without trouble and can intertwine these skills with your fighting abilities.
• Heat/Cold Tolerance - You can tolerate different extremes of weather. You are able to deal with obnoxiously low temperatures and entirely-too-high temperatures. They are still felt, but you can cope. You can only have one Skill or the other, never both. A 1 means you can mildly deal with extreme temperatures for a short time. A 2 means you can handle them twice as long. A 3 means you can handle them five times as long. A 4 means you can handle them ten times as long.
• Focused Eye - You can visualize and focus on a single entity with flawless perfection. No other distractions will bother you. You can ignore all other stimulus and only focus on your target. You can still be clumsy since you ignore everything else around you, so bumping into things or missing out on other attacks is possible. A 1 means you can focus on your target fairly easily, but large explosions or loud things may distract you. A 2 means you can block out most other stimuli, such as loud noises. A 3 means you can focus on your target perfectly and ignore every other stimuli around you without fail, but you'll be horribly clumsy. A 4 grants all of this and makes you totally immune to illusions as long as you are focused on your target.
• Stealth - You are good at being stealthy, escaping, disappearing, and remaining unnoticed so long as you are not Released or charging Reiatsu. A 1 means you're quiet and can sneak around well. A 2 means you can blend into shadows and crowds with ease and disappear without a trace. A 3 means you can be virtually unnoticeable and seemingly materialize out of the shadows. A 4 means you are completely unfindable unless you Release or charge Reiatsu. You cannot use Stealth randomly. You must be able to hide within reason. If those with high ES wish to detect you, they must have the appropriate Skills needed to do so.
• Anti-Stealth - This Skill allows you to notice those with Stealth regardless of precautions. Cloaking does not work against this Skill. So long as the points match up to the person who has Stealth, you will be able to find them. For example, a 3 in Anti-Stealth can find someone with a 3 in Stealth. The only exception is that a 4 in Anti-Stealth can only find a 4 in Stealth if they also have at least a 2 in Focused Eye.
• Other (Body) - You can create a number of Skills as long as they fall under "Body" abilities. To submit an "Other" Skill, include it during pre-approval and make a note below your Skills list to explain what the Skill does. These must apply to the body in some way.

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Utility Skills

• Lock Picking - You can pick physical locks and disarm locking mechanisms. It does not apply to combinations dials or anything similar. The more points you have, the less time it takes to pick the lock.
• Crafting/Forging - You are good at building, creating, fixing, and crafting things. A 1 means you can smelt weapons or craft armor. A 2 means you can make structures. A 3 means you can engineer machines. A 4 means you can create anything so long as you have the materials and means to do so. This Skill is a requirement for crafting custom weapons.
• Charisma/Leadership - You are good at leading and getting people to like you by using your boundless energy. You can inspire others and gain their trust. The more points you have, the wider a range of people you can affect. A 4 means you can even convince evil people or those of other factions to join you without much of an issue.
• Hacking - You can hack into electronics, such as breaking into databases, opening electronic locks, disabling devices, or anything similar. You can even mess with wires. The more points you have, the less time it takes for you to hack.
• Stealing - You can steal without being noticed. You can pick-pocket and take objects easy, but your escape is not easier. If you plan on stealing, another Skill like Stealth or Disguise would be necessary. The higher the points, the less likely you are to be noticed.
• Acting - You can act or lie very well. You can fool others either through pretending to be something or someone else, or even alter your tone. A liar can be convincing. A 1 means they are on par with a movie actor. A 2 means their lies are highly believable. A 3 means they are almost completely believable without much issue or doubt. Anyone can see through someone with up to a 3 in Acting so long as they have a 4 in Analyzing. If you have a 4 in Acting, a 4 in Analyzing will not help you unless you have at least a 1 in Focused Eye.
• Disguise - You can quickly change and disguise yourself very convincingly. You can change your appearance any way you want. The more points you have, the more convincing it is. The same rules apply for this Skill as they do for Acting, meaning some cases require additional Skills.
• Interrogation - You are able to interrogate people. A 1 means you can usually get enough information to make educated guesses. A 2 means you can gather even more information, but they won't tell you everything. A 3 means they will likely tell you almost every detail. A 4 means they will tell you everything you need to know provided you have at least a 1 in Charisma/Leadership.
• Other (Utility) - You can create a number of Skills as long as they fall under "Utility" abilities. To submit an "Other" Skill, include it during pre-approval and make a note below your Skills list to explain what the Skill does. These are only out-of-battle Skills.