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[Himitsu Kasumi'Oji]

Technique Name: [The Light: Shackle]

Class: [1]

Technique Type: [Reiatsu]

Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): [All Racese]

Technique Element: [Light]

Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect):

This technique may only be used after the user has exerted all non-combat options but still wishes no harm onto his opponent. It is the ultimate means of capture, but there are requirements for activating it. First and foremost, the target must have made contact with the user’s reiatsu already, activating the ability of the Light. If the target, even after understanding the user’s peaceful intent, still pursues combat, then Shackle may be used. However, it cannot be activated under the target initiates the fight once more even after making contact with the user’s reiatsu via the Light.

Upon activation, a dozen chains emerge from objects and areas imbued with the user’s reiatsu via the Light. The user may choose the locations from which the chains emerge and even choose for them to appear from multiple separate locations at once. They move at a speed of 800 and possess a strength equal to the user’s reiatsu strength. These chains will instinctively home in on the target of the technique, although they do answer to mental commands regarding slight deviations of their course (ex. if the user wishes to have the chains curve around the target from different sides or approach from below) as long as the chains are still moving toward the target. The Light: Shackle can only be used on one target at a time.

How to use technique (How is it activated?): [Insert Below]

Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc) (Insert Below)

In order for this technique to be learned and used, the Light must first be mastered. Anyone with more Light Aura than Dark Aura can learn the Light, but it will be locked during any point in time when an individual intends to take a life or do harm. Once the requirements for activating Shackle have been met, the user must pay 300 reiatsu to activate it and 100 reiatsu per additional post to maintain it. While it is active, the user must maintain focus on Shackle. Each time they distract themselves by activating another technique while Shackle remains active, the chains will halt their movement until the user’s focus returns. Furthermore, if the user's intent becomes hostile while Shackle is active, this technique will immediately end. The user may not use Shackle to restrain a target for an ally to attack, as this also counts as hostile intent.

There are ways to ignore Shackle’s effects in terms of a technique/ability clash that are enhanced by SoW (Strength of Will) superiority, which only occurs when an opponent is actively exerting their will. Those with one point higher than the user in SoW who are attempting to break Shackle may interact with Shackle as though it has 10% less durability and strength. Those with two points more than the user in SoW may interact with Shackle as though it has 25% less durability and strength. With 3 more points in SoW than the user, may interact with Shackle as though it has 50% less durability and strength. Physical attacks must have 2x offensive stat superiority to break Shackle.

Made By: Himitsu Kasumi’Oji

Reserved? (Yes/No) (Can others use your technique, or just your character?): [No]

[Zeich Yajuu]

In the future, if a technique is branched from an initial one, include a spoiler with the original technique so that we can use it for proper comparison and understanding.

While I like the concept, I can't agree with the way your SoW resistances work. For one thing, this is a Class 1 technique - the only way to overwhelm it via Class increases is to have a Class 0 technique, which we generally don't allow for "treated as X classes higher." Therefore that drawback is mostly moot. What I'd recommend is having Strength of Will reduce the offensive power of these chains, and potentially make it clash against the user's SoW. If the victim has 1 tier of SoW Superiority (i.e. 2 v. 1, 3 v. 2, etc) then the offensive power is reduced by 10%. Two tiers would be 25%, three tiers would be 40-50%. Obviously the numbers will need adjusting depending on how you'd want to play it (I'm actually more keen for 10/20/30 tbh) but it would still make it a clash of will, as you listed.

Additionally, given the nature of the technique, I would recommend this technique automatically breaks if the user intends to cause any harm after its use. Intent, not action, mind you. It feels like it already does this - I have to review The Light to be sure - but it helps to have it directly written.

So, short summary of changes: remove or alter the SoW effect to make it more appropriate to the technique, and add that clause.

[Himitsu Kasumi'Oji]

My bad on that. I'm sure you've already checked The Light, but I'll leave it here as a spoiler anyway:

SPOILER: Click to show

{The Light}
Technique Name: [The Light]

Class: [1]

Technique Type (Kido, Hollow/Arrancar Technique, Human World Dweller Technique, Other): [Reiatsu]

Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): [All Races]

Technique Element: [Light]

Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect): [Insert Below]

This is a passive technique that affects the characteristics of the user’s reiatsu. Firstly, it makes his reiatsu feel good and pure to all who can detect it, almost like he has 200 light aura instead of just 100. However, that small cinematic effect does not compare to the true purpose of the Light. Anyone who comes in contact with the user’s reiatsu will suddenly understand the user’s motives as a person, giving them a brief insight into his mind and soul that only helps explain user’s morals and ethics. This knowledge has no battle application, but it accomplishes user’s goal of achieving compassion. Not only will people know of his desire to protect life but they will also understand it. In addition, whenever the user’s reiatsu in the form of a technique or his release makes contact, it instinctively spreads through that object, flowing through both its exterior and interior with a speed of 300. Naturally, spiritually aware individuals and release weapons will automatically resist the user’s reiatsu unless they lack spiritual superiority.

How to use technique (How is it activated?): [Insert Below]

Stated above.

Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc) (Insert Below)

First of all, anyone with more Light Aura than Dark Aura can learn the Light, but it will be locked during any point in time when an individual intends to take a life or do harm. The spread of reiatsu cannot extend for more than a mile in any direction. Also, it requires offensive stat superiority to have the user’s reiatsu flow through other souls. The other affects of this technique have no actual combat use and simply exist as social tools.

Made By: Himitsu Kasumi’Oji

Reserved? (Yes/No) (Can others use your technique, or just your character?): [No]

That's a fair, the SoW drawback has been changed and the intent clause has been added.

[Zeich Yajuu]

Has my 1/2, no problems here.

[Kyomei Kuchiki]

I'd like to see a clause that prevents a secondary fighter from attacking the chained target or something like a collapsing building get close to hitting the target. Even if the user intends no harm, a teammate could still attack. So I'd like to see a clause that disables the technique if anyone or anything intending harm to the target gets within a certain radius.

[Himitsu Kasumi'Oji]

I added this clause at the end of the first paragraph in the drawbacks section: "The user may not use Shackle to restrain a target for an ally to attack, as this also counts as hostile intent."

[Kyomei Kuchiki]

2/2 Approved