Post by Yetsuna Yishnir on Feb 18, 2018 12:43:14 GMT -5
Small update to Yetsuna powers clarifying how the increased durability mechanic in her power affects the stone because what actually happens isn't reflected in what's written (The written version is stronger then the updated). Added a line about how breaking through her stone will reduce the amount of energy an attack will have when it reaches her. It was a mechanic taken for granted and I wasn't aware it needed to be explained, Sana told me to write it in real fast.
Edit: Z has pointed out an oversight of mine in the writing of her powers. Her original powers had a instant summon clause (read before you cringe please lol) that I accidently left out. I'm adding herez and will also be posting a reply to draw attention to it.
Yetsuna’s power theme revolves around two concepts, a rugged defense and overwhelming offense, and to that end she employs an elemental power not often seen; Geomancy. As a combative element earth carries many useful qualities; its natural abundance almost always ensures that she is not without a weapon, its strength makes for an excellent defense, and the fact that it has considerable mass enables it to strike harder and defend better when sufficient amounts are used. Earth's ability to take the form of a semi-fluid, such as sand, or a solid, like stone, also give the element a surprising amount of utility in combat, both in direct and indirect ways. This is not to say that it is a flawless element however, while earth can be a tough element to break for normal humans, most the people Yetsuna deals with aren’t typical humans, and earth may not always be readily available, thankfully she comes equipped with a solution to both problems.
The bread and butter of her power is her ability to manufacture her own earth to use in combat or fortify the earth around her into something better. In both cases the earth takes on a hyper durable nature, coming exceedingly strong and resilient, able to take an absurd amount of abuse without even showing signs of wear. The amount of punishment the earth can take is linked directly to her offensive stat, the higher it is the more it can take per unit length before breaking. On average a block around 6 inches thick will have the full backing of her highest offensive stat, and by increasing the thickness of the block she can actually increase the amount of force required to break through the earth up to 2x its typical durability if she increases its thickness to 4 feet, the same concept also applies in reverse for decreasing the earth’s thickness, though divided into sixths. The increase in durability does not make the stone itself tougher, but rather just increases the amount of force required to break through it in a single blow. In the events where a person does manage to break through her stone, regardless of durability, some force from the attack will be stolen, the closer the stones durability is to the offensive stat breaking it the more energy will be taken. Another way of thinking about this mechanic is to say that her stone basically acts as a shock absorber for attacks.
As a whole Yetsuna’s stone moves at a pace equal to her spiritual pressure, up to a cap of 700-750 in shikai and 1000-1100 in bankai. The force behind the stones impact also scales off of her spiritual pressure, though it does not suffer from a limitation as speed does. There is also a short delay between the expense of reiatsu and the actual summoning of the stone, though this length of time varies based on usage. When used defensively, such as to intercept an attack, the stone is able to manifest itself much after, roughly the same speed a bala manifests itself upon being cast, though at this point she is limited to summoning within a 5 foot radius of herself unless the attack being intercepted reasonably requires this range to be extended to defend efficiently. Defensively summoned stone can not be used for any overly offensive moves on its initial summoning, such as trapping an opponent's hand to stop an attack, unless literally no other real method of stopping the attack exists, though after the initial summon the stone can be used to counter attack.
When the stone is summoned offensively she returns to being able to summon stone anywhere within her control radius, though this comes at the cost of its manifest speed, reducing it about between a one quarter and half second. Additionally when summoning her stone she is unable to manifest it within 5 feet of her target. Offensive stone is also more easily noticed and reacted to as a high concentration of reiatsu in an area can be noticed by anyone with 100 energy sensory, though anyone with at least 50 will still notice a burst of reiatsu when she spends the reaitsu. Anyone with 150+ energy sensory will not only be able to tell the general area where the stone will manifest, but the rough shape of it as well.
Yetsuna’s ability to summon earth is measured in a rough manner, with certain baselines set and the actual cost shifting up or down as appropriate depending on what she does. A block of stone about the size of a brick costs her 50 reiatsu, the size of her torso raises it to 100, a car 200, a truck (with trailer) 300, an average house 750, and in the event she needs something completely overkill she can summon a stone department store size for 1500. Fortifying existing earth also follows the same principle of rough measurement as the summoning, but rather than size it is based on her control radius, which is limited to 50 feet in shikai and rises to 100 in bankai. To convert an area of 10% of her control radius it takes 50 reiatsu, 25% 125, 50% 300, 75% 400, and a full 100% takes 500. There is a short delay between the actual expenditure of reiatsu and the actual stone being summoned; about the same time that it takes for a bala to form.
Finally, her release has two minor abilities, the first is being able to shift the state of the earth around her between sand and stone on a whim, not really adding or subtracting from the overall mechanics of her powers, but more just adding some extra utility. Second is that any earth she has summoned or fortified she can actually move through at her normal rate of speed and effort giving her a rather handy and tactical skill.
Note: Minimum control size for a piece of stone is about that of brick.
Edit: Z has pointed out an oversight of mine in the writing of her powers. Her original powers had a instant summon clause (read before you cringe please lol) that I accidently left out. I'm adding herez and will also be posting a reply to draw attention to it.
{Original}
Yetsuna’s power theme revolves around two concepts, a rugged defense and overwhelming offense, and to that end she employs an elemental power not often seen; Geomancy. As a combative element earth carries many useful qualities; its natural abundance almost always ensures that she is not without a weapon, its strength makes for an excellent defense, and the fact that it has considerable mass enables it to strike harder and defend better when sufficient amounts are used. Earths ability to take the form of a semi-fluid, such as sand, or a solid, like stone, also give the element a surprising amount of utility in combat, both in direct and indirect ways. This is not to say that it is a flawless element however, while earth can be a tough element to break for normal humans, most the people Yetsuna deals with aren’t typical humans, and earth may not always be readily available, thankfully she comes equipt with a solution to both problems.
The bread and butter of her power is her ability to manufacture her own earth to use in combat or fortify the earth around her into something better. In both cases the earth takes on a hyper durable nature, coming exceedingly strong and resilient, able to take an absurd amount of abuse without even showing signs of wear. The amount of punishment the earth can take is linked directly to her offensive stat, the higher it is the more it can take per unit length before breaking. On average a block around 6 inches thick will have the full backing of her highest offensive stat, and by increasing the thickness of the block she can actually increase the amount of force required to break through the earth up to 2x its typical durability if she increases its thickness to 5 feet, the same concept also applies in reverse for decreasing the earth’s thickness, though divided into sixths. Damage can still be done to the earth even if the attacking stat is lower than its durability, but whatever harm befalls the stone is unlike to be anything other than superficial. Regardless of whether or not Yetsuna is using standard or fortified earth she can manipulate it at a speed equivalent to her offensive stat and having it strike someone with the same amount of force, whatsmore it can accelerate spontaneously adding significantly to her powers precision and maneuverability.
Yetsuna’s ability to summon earth is measured in a rough manner, with certain baselines set and the actual cost shifting up or down as appropriate depending on what she does. A block of stone about the size of a brick costs her 50 reiatsu, the size of her torso raises it to 100, a car 200, a truck (with trailer) 300, an average house 750, and in the event she needs something completely overkill she can summon a stone department store sized for 1500. Fortifying existing earth also follows the same principle of rough measurement as the summoning, but rather than size it is based on her control radius, which is limited to 50 feet in shikai and rises to 100 in bankai. To convert an area of 10% of her control radius it takes 50 reiatsu, 25% 125, 50% 300, 75% 400, and a full 100% takes 500.
Finally, her release has two minor abilities, the first is being able to effortlessly shift the state of the earth around her between sand and stone, not really adding or subtracting from the overall mechanics of the ability, but adding another layer of utility onto her power. Second is that any earth she has summoned or fortified she can actually move through at her normal rate of speed and effort giving her a rather handy and tactical skill.
Yetsuna’s power theme revolves around two concepts, a rugged defense and overwhelming offense, and to that end she employs an elemental power not often seen; Geomancy. As a combative element earth carries many useful qualities; its natural abundance almost always ensures that she is not without a weapon, its strength makes for an excellent defense, and the fact that it has considerable mass enables it to strike harder and defend better when sufficient amounts are used. Earths ability to take the form of a semi-fluid, such as sand, or a solid, like stone, also give the element a surprising amount of utility in combat, both in direct and indirect ways. This is not to say that it is a flawless element however, while earth can be a tough element to break for normal humans, most the people Yetsuna deals with aren’t typical humans, and earth may not always be readily available, thankfully she comes equipt with a solution to both problems.
The bread and butter of her power is her ability to manufacture her own earth to use in combat or fortify the earth around her into something better. In both cases the earth takes on a hyper durable nature, coming exceedingly strong and resilient, able to take an absurd amount of abuse without even showing signs of wear. The amount of punishment the earth can take is linked directly to her offensive stat, the higher it is the more it can take per unit length before breaking. On average a block around 6 inches thick will have the full backing of her highest offensive stat, and by increasing the thickness of the block she can actually increase the amount of force required to break through the earth up to 2x its typical durability if she increases its thickness to 5 feet, the same concept also applies in reverse for decreasing the earth’s thickness, though divided into sixths. Damage can still be done to the earth even if the attacking stat is lower than its durability, but whatever harm befalls the stone is unlike to be anything other than superficial. Regardless of whether or not Yetsuna is using standard or fortified earth she can manipulate it at a speed equivalent to her offensive stat and having it strike someone with the same amount of force, whatsmore it can accelerate spontaneously adding significantly to her powers precision and maneuverability.
Yetsuna’s ability to summon earth is measured in a rough manner, with certain baselines set and the actual cost shifting up or down as appropriate depending on what she does. A block of stone about the size of a brick costs her 50 reiatsu, the size of her torso raises it to 100, a car 200, a truck (with trailer) 300, an average house 750, and in the event she needs something completely overkill she can summon a stone department store sized for 1500. Fortifying existing earth also follows the same principle of rough measurement as the summoning, but rather than size it is based on her control radius, which is limited to 50 feet in shikai and rises to 100 in bankai. To convert an area of 10% of her control radius it takes 50 reiatsu, 25% 125, 50% 300, 75% 400, and a full 100% takes 500.
Finally, her release has two minor abilities, the first is being able to effortlessly shift the state of the earth around her between sand and stone, not really adding or subtracting from the overall mechanics of the ability, but adding another layer of utility onto her power. Second is that any earth she has summoned or fortified she can actually move through at her normal rate of speed and effort giving her a rather handy and tactical skill.
Yetsuna’s power theme revolves around two concepts, a rugged defense and overwhelming offense, and to that end she employs an elemental power not often seen; Geomancy. As a combative element earth carries many useful qualities; its natural abundance almost always ensures that she is not without a weapon, its strength makes for an excellent defense, and the fact that it has considerable mass enables it to strike harder and defend better when sufficient amounts are used. Earth's ability to take the form of a semi-fluid, such as sand, or a solid, like stone, also give the element a surprising amount of utility in combat, both in direct and indirect ways. This is not to say that it is a flawless element however, while earth can be a tough element to break for normal humans, most the people Yetsuna deals with aren’t typical humans, and earth may not always be readily available, thankfully she comes equipped with a solution to both problems.
The bread and butter of her power is her ability to manufacture her own earth to use in combat or fortify the earth around her into something better. In both cases the earth takes on a hyper durable nature, coming exceedingly strong and resilient, able to take an absurd amount of abuse without even showing signs of wear. The amount of punishment the earth can take is linked directly to her offensive stat, the higher it is the more it can take per unit length before breaking. On average a block around 6 inches thick will have the full backing of her highest offensive stat, and by increasing the thickness of the block she can actually increase the amount of force required to break through the earth up to 2x its typical durability if she increases its thickness to 4 feet, the same concept also applies in reverse for decreasing the earth’s thickness, though divided into sixths. The increase in durability does not make the stone itself tougher, but rather just increases the amount of force required to break through it in a single blow. In the events where a person does manage to break through her stone, regardless of durability, some force from the attack will be stolen, the closer the stones durability is to the offensive stat breaking it the more energy will be taken. Another way of thinking about this mechanic is to say that her stone basically acts as a shock absorber for attacks.
As a whole Yetsuna’s stone moves at a pace equal to her spiritual pressure, up to a cap of 700-750 in shikai and 1000-1100 in bankai. The force behind the stones impact also scales off of her spiritual pressure, though it does not suffer from a limitation as speed does. There is also a short delay between the expense of reiatsu and the actual summoning of the stone, though this length of time varies based on usage. When used defensively, such as to intercept an attack, the stone is able to manifest itself much after, roughly the same speed a bala manifests itself upon being cast, though at this point she is limited to summoning within a 5 foot radius of herself unless the attack being intercepted reasonably requires this range to be extended to defend efficiently. Defensively summoned stone can not be used for any overly offensive moves on its initial summoning, such as trapping an opponent's hand to stop an attack, unless literally no other real method of stopping the attack exists, though after the initial summon the stone can be used to counter attack.
When the stone is summoned offensively she returns to being able to summon stone anywhere within her control radius, though this comes at the cost of its manifest speed, reducing it about between a one quarter and half second. Additionally when summoning her stone she is unable to manifest it within 5 feet of her target. Offensive stone is also more easily noticed and reacted to as a high concentration of reiatsu in an area can be noticed by anyone with 100 energy sensory, though anyone with at least 50 will still notice a burst of reiatsu when she spends the reaitsu. Anyone with 150+ energy sensory will not only be able to tell the general area where the stone will manifest, but the rough shape of it as well.
Yetsuna’s ability to summon earth is measured in a rough manner, with certain baselines set and the actual cost shifting up or down as appropriate depending on what she does. A block of stone about the size of a brick costs her 50 reiatsu, the size of her torso raises it to 100, a car 200, a truck (with trailer) 300, an average house 750, and in the event she needs something completely overkill she can summon a stone department store size for 1500. Fortifying existing earth also follows the same principle of rough measurement as the summoning, but rather than size it is based on her control radius, which is limited to 50 feet in shikai and rises to 100 in bankai. To convert an area of 10% of her control radius it takes 50 reiatsu, 25% 125, 50% 300, 75% 400, and a full 100% takes 500. There is a short delay between the actual expenditure of reiatsu and the actual stone being summoned; about the same time that it takes for a bala to form.
Finally, her release has two minor abilities, the first is being able to shift the state of the earth around her between sand and stone on a whim, not really adding or subtracting from the overall mechanics of her powers, but more just adding some extra utility. Second is that any earth she has summoned or fortified she can actually move through at her normal rate of speed and effort giving her a rather handy and tactical skill.
Note: Minimum control size for a piece of stone is about that of brick.