Tanuki

Kinzo · RPG Moderator Joined: 28 Apr 2009 Posts: 114

Description: A recent soul class developed after the unstable energies of the broken hyougoku affected numerous of the Karakura citizens. Named Tanuki, after the creatures of legend that their powers resembled, the newfound class was extremely proficient with transforming abilities as well as elemental magics.

Tanuki's appear as normal humans with dark black circles around their eyes. Nocturnal in nature, Tanuki characters often are portrayed as very lazy due to lack of sufficient sleep. In addition to dark circles, Tanuki's often possess slightly pointed ears as well. Though these signs are distinguished, they are still explainable by other means, thuse normal humans do not tend to take too much notice to them.

A Tanuki's powers manifest in a special way, much alike the powers of quincy and shinigami. Rather than a zanpakto or bow, a Tanuki's power manifests in the form of a large leaf. Each Tanuki's leaf appears different, each with hidden abilities unique to the user. Unlike natural leaves, a tanuki's leaf is a physical manifestation of one's reatsu and is as durable as a zanpakto. With razor edges, these leaves are able to cause cutting damage equivalent of a shinigami sealed zanpakto in their own sealed form.

A Tanuki's power manifests in it's ability to transform. A Tanuki's leaf is known as a Kusabana, and is the source of their transformations. With multiple release states, the Kusabana allows Tanuki's to achieve great amounts of power through elemental transformations. The Elements a Tanuki's Kusabana can attributed with are fire, water, wind, earth, wood(nature), and metal. Like a cycle, Fire> metal> wood> earth> wind> water> fire. Though specific Tanuki elements over-power each other, it is rare for Tanuki to ever battle each other since they are often allied witht heir own kind. A Kusabana has 2 transformations. It's first transformation causes a minor apparel change on the Tanuki, as well as a manifestation of a new weapon. The weapon can be of any type, however usually has some sort fo resemblance to the leaf in which it transformed from. The second transformation of the leaf causes the Tanuki to go into his full Tanuki form. In this form, there are usually major attributes of a beastial tanuki that appear on the user, as well as a theme fitting his specific element.

As far as elements go, All Tanuki can use any Tanuki spell of any element, it is solely their Kusabana that specifies in a certain element. Also, being a spirit being, they have the ability to see spiritual creatures naturally, just as quincy do.

Tanuki have a special bond between each other than allows them to sense each other out from over great distances. While they have assimilated into the human world just as quincy have, they share a strong sense of brotherhood with others of their own kind. The Tanuki are unknown to most of the shinigami and hollow world, though hollow find their nature-based energy to be tasteless. With them being a new race to the world, they are still defining what it means to be tanuki.

Rules: Tanuki start off with 30 Spirit energy. Upon reaching 50 Spirit energy, they unlock their Kusabana. A Sealed Kusabana always does the same damage as every other Kusabana, much like a sealed zanpakto. Upon reaching 500 Spirit energy, the Tunaki can unlock their first transformation if posting a special quest topic that is judged to be worth 8 points by an admin on the first post. Otherwise, the first transformation is unlocked at 1000 Spirit energy.

A Tanuki's second transformation can be unlocked at 4000 Spirit energy with a special transformation training post equivalent to a Shinigami's extreme bankai training. Otherwise, it can be unlocked at 6000 Spirit energy with a transformation training post similar to the one for the first transformation. At 8000 Spirit energy, the Tanuki unlocks his second transformation regardless.

Battle Rules: None

Stamina: 10 x Endurance
Physical Damage: Unarmed: 0.1 x strength
Sealed Kusabana: 1.1 x Strength
Physical Force: 1 x strength
Physical Defense: Unarmed: 0.1 x strength
Armed: 1 x strength
Energy Damage: Default
Energy Force: Default
Energy Defense: 1 x spirit pressure
Damage Reduction: 0.1 x sprit pressure

Powers:

None

Feats:

Name: Leaf Ride
Soul Class: Tanuki
Skill Requirements: None
Other Requirements: None
Description: The Tanuki can grab any leaf from any tree, blowing on it gently and dissappearing in a wisp of wind. This allows a Tanuki to travel long distances very quickly. This only works long distances and is not exactly pinpoint, only able to get to a rather general area. Because of this, it is quite useless in battle other than to perhaps escape. This only works with real leaves, Kusabana's are not substitutes.
Effects: Allows transportation of one-three people across long distances. Inner-dimension only.

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Sench · Lava is a dickhead Joined: 22 Feb 2009 Posts: 243

This is less original than Amegaki's attempt to make a hollow and quincy hybrid. And that's saying something. It also goes directly against the rules

Kinzo · RPG Moderator Joined: 28 Apr 2009 Posts: 114

Your right, I'm embarassed, this is my new suggestion.

Yasuo · Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 6:26 pm Post subject:

This one is much better, it is somewhat similar to shinigami but I see no major problems.
Objections?

Sench · Lava is a dickhead Joined: 22 Feb 2009 Posts: 243

Kinzo · RPG Moderator Joined: 28 Apr 2009 Posts: 114

Woops my bad. Because they are a special type of spiritual humans, like bount, I gave them the Bount physical damage multiplier. I made their sealed state Kusabana equal to the shinigami sealed state stat, and I think I did editted everything correctly. I believe so anyways! And I put in the weapon template.

Sench · Lava is a dickhead Joined: 22 Feb 2009 Posts: 243

Except Bounto are less human than any other soul class in nature (besides hollow), they only appear human

Kinzo · RPG Moderator Joined: 28 Apr 2009 Posts: 114

Your right, because they use sealed kusabana it becomes pointless anyways. I'll switch it to the standard .1

Sench · Lava is a dickhead Joined: 22 Feb 2009 Posts: 243

This looks ok. Are you sure you don't want to add any general things though?

Kinzo · RPG Moderator Joined: 28 Apr 2009 Posts: 114

I might, you have any suggestions?