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Post by Bug on Oct 23, 2023 9:34:37 GMT -5
GENERAL INFORMATION
NAME: Bug? (It is one of those right?)
ALIASES:
AGE: Newly hatched
GENDER: Is that edible?
SPECIES: Potentially a distant relative of the Papaya Hornworm/Sphinx Moth, however its numerous genetic abnormalities make true identification difficult. (Biodroid)
ENHANCED DNA
Overdrive: All momentum effects have their requisite cost reduced by 1. Does not include Sparkings or Max Power.
MASTERFUL DESIGN
You can pick any additional third General Trait during character creation.
ASSIMILATED POWER > STEAMING MAD
You can gain a maximum of 3 MP per post instead of 2. You still have to meet the prerequisites for doing so. Additionally, usable once per thread, you can enter negative MP if you have at least half of the MP required to use a Momentum Boost effect.
GENERAL TRAITS:
VAMPIRIC
Once per thread, you may designate a Standard Attack as ‘Vampiric.’ If this attack deals any damage, you choose to recover 1 KP or 10% HP.
RAW TALENT
Twice per thread, when using a Non-Heavy Standard technique, you may gain an additional 1 MP.
TENACIOUS
Once per thread, a Non-Heavy Standard technique you use during combat costs -1 KP. This cannot make it cost 0 KP. It cannot have its power boosted in any way.
STARTING PLANET: Earth
HOME REGION: N/A
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
APPEARANCE:
(kinda a wip but it'll do for now lol)
An odd specimen... It appears to be some sort of oversized grub or caterpillar with a primarily red body, a pale underbelly and bright blue markings scattered along its back and head. Strangely, despite having eyes that more closely resemble those found in vertebrates, they lack the ability to rotate... or blink.
BACKGROUND: One would have thought the thick and untamed jungles present in the southern archipelagos could have remained free from the burdens of civilisation- the reality however, was not that simple. For in the depths, a pit of toxins stirred.
The origins of a place saturated with the most exotic of chemicals and biological reactants is unknown. Whether it was a corrupt company seeking to dispose of their illicit produce far from where it could be traced back to them, a pariah to the scientific community testing their latest batch of concoctions on the local wildlife, or any number of equally unusual circumstances, the fact is the ecosystem was bound to feel the effects.
Most larger animals knew to steer clear of the patches of discoloured earth, swampy water spitting fumes and the sickly smell permeating the air, their instincts more finely tuned to the inherent wrongness presented. Though the flora being rooted in place, and without another option, hungrily pulled the substances through their roots. And with them came the voracious opportunists of the insect world, drawn to the potent fragrances of plants beginning to mutate beyond recognition.
For these tiny denizens of the animal kingdom generations could pass in weeks, and without the higher functions to warn them of their peril they happily gorged on their vibrant food sources, rapidly accumulating an astonishing number of mutagenic compounds that would pass on to their offspring and offspring’s offspring as they too perpetuated the cycle for as long as their forms didn’t become too twisted to prevent it.
Eventually the egg of… something would hatch. After spending perhaps too long soaking in the fumes of a pile of sludge a larva would crawl forth. Bound by the same instincts as many of their natural brethren, the first thing on this caterpillar’s mind was food. However the pull of its appetite was intense, within days the creature moved from a diet of leaves to chewing through entire plants to satisfy its stomach for a moment.
To its confusion, the more it ate, the smaller and less satisfying its food seemed to become. But with a hunger that never stopped demanding, its stubby legs would begin to take it further and further away from its birthplace…
COMBAT INFORMATION
TECHNIQUES: You start with Three Standard Technique Slots and One Sparking Slot that you can use any way you like. Some species start out with additional slots, or access to certain slot-based abilities for free. You also start with two additional Utility Technique Slots.
STARTING LOADOUT: 500PL, requesting the purchase of a Z-Sword (Or ideally the Baleful Blade halloween counterpart depending on when this is approved) for 20,000XP, remaining XP and Zeni will be saved for later.
COMPANION APPLICATION: N/A
NAME: Bug? (It is one of those right?)
ALIASES:
AGE: Newly hatched
GENDER: Is that edible?
SPECIES: Potentially a distant relative of the Papaya Hornworm/Sphinx Moth, however its numerous genetic abnormalities make true identification difficult. (Biodroid)
ENHANCED DNA
Overdrive: All momentum effects have their requisite cost reduced by 1. Does not include Sparkings or Max Power.
MASTERFUL DESIGN
You can pick any additional third General Trait during character creation.
ASSIMILATED POWER > STEAMING MAD
You can gain a maximum of 3 MP per post instead of 2. You still have to meet the prerequisites for doing so. Additionally, usable once per thread, you can enter negative MP if you have at least half of the MP required to use a Momentum Boost effect.
GENERAL TRAITS:
VAMPIRIC
Once per thread, you may designate a Standard Attack as ‘Vampiric.’ If this attack deals any damage, you choose to recover 1 KP or 10% HP.
RAW TALENT
Twice per thread, when using a Non-Heavy Standard technique, you may gain an additional 1 MP.
TENACIOUS
Once per thread, a Non-Heavy Standard technique you use during combat costs -1 KP. This cannot make it cost 0 KP. It cannot have its power boosted in any way.
STARTING PLANET: Earth
HOME REGION: N/A
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
APPEARANCE:
(kinda a wip but it'll do for now lol)
An odd specimen... It appears to be some sort of oversized grub or caterpillar with a primarily red body, a pale underbelly and bright blue markings scattered along its back and head. Strangely, despite having eyes that more closely resemble those found in vertebrates, they lack the ability to rotate... or blink.
BACKGROUND: One would have thought the thick and untamed jungles present in the southern archipelagos could have remained free from the burdens of civilisation- the reality however, was not that simple. For in the depths, a pit of toxins stirred.
The origins of a place saturated with the most exotic of chemicals and biological reactants is unknown. Whether it was a corrupt company seeking to dispose of their illicit produce far from where it could be traced back to them, a pariah to the scientific community testing their latest batch of concoctions on the local wildlife, or any number of equally unusual circumstances, the fact is the ecosystem was bound to feel the effects.
Most larger animals knew to steer clear of the patches of discoloured earth, swampy water spitting fumes and the sickly smell permeating the air, their instincts more finely tuned to the inherent wrongness presented. Though the flora being rooted in place, and without another option, hungrily pulled the substances through their roots. And with them came the voracious opportunists of the insect world, drawn to the potent fragrances of plants beginning to mutate beyond recognition.
For these tiny denizens of the animal kingdom generations could pass in weeks, and without the higher functions to warn them of their peril they happily gorged on their vibrant food sources, rapidly accumulating an astonishing number of mutagenic compounds that would pass on to their offspring and offspring’s offspring as they too perpetuated the cycle for as long as their forms didn’t become too twisted to prevent it.
Eventually the egg of… something would hatch. After spending perhaps too long soaking in the fumes of a pile of sludge a larva would crawl forth. Bound by the same instincts as many of their natural brethren, the first thing on this caterpillar’s mind was food. However the pull of its appetite was intense, within days the creature moved from a diet of leaves to chewing through entire plants to satisfy its stomach for a moment.
To its confusion, the more it ate, the smaller and less satisfying its food seemed to become. But with a hunger that never stopped demanding, its stubby legs would begin to take it further and further away from its birthplace…
COMBAT INFORMATION
TECHNIQUES: You start with Three Standard Technique Slots and One Sparking Slot that you can use any way you like. Some species start out with additional slots, or access to certain slot-based abilities for free. You also start with two additional Utility Technique Slots.
Light Offensive || Chomp!ADDITIONAL NOTES: Archiving Cassie for this character.
Sometimes the best way to deal with a problem is to bite it!
Power: 40%
KP Cost: 2 KP
Medium Offensive || Static Shock
The mix of hormones released in stressful situations can cause a build up of electricity under their skin which is discharged into the next suitably conductive surface they bump into.
Power: 60%
KP Cost: 3 KP
Medium Defensive || Squeak?!
As freakishly large and far from the appearance of the unassuming caterpillar they could have been… their instincts aren't all that different, meaning anything that’s a little too big and scary for them to handle causes them to curl up as tightly as possible until the danger passes.
Power: 60%
KP Cost: 4 KP
Variants: Shield
Heavy Sparking Offensive || Bioelectric Surge
Under far greater amounts of stress, their entire store of bioelectricity is forcibly ejected outwards with little regard for, or control over where it strikes.
Power: 150%
KP/MP Cost: 6 KP/5 MP
Variants: Quake
Utility Technique || Lightshow
Through manipulating its stores of bioelectricity, the blue markings along its body can light up in a dazzling display. Typically this seems to be done as an attempt at intimidating potential predators, though may also occur in times of notable stress or excitement.
Utility Technique || Sticky Hold
While maybe not quite as effective as it as their smaller kin, they still have a knack for gripping and scaling a number of steep surfaces.
STARTING LOADOUT: 500PL, requesting the purchase of a Z-Sword (Or ideally the Baleful Blade halloween counterpart depending on when this is approved) for 20,000XP, remaining XP and Zeni will be saved for later.
COMPANION APPLICATION: N/A
