. :Guild of Balthazar: .
[General Information]
• Name: Guild of Balthazar
• Leader: Balthazar
• Membership: Warriors, Fighters and Tanks
• Primary Goal: To create a militant force the likes of which the world has never seen. To impress upon the world the true meaning of the term: Warrior.
• History:
• Leader: Balthazar
• Membership: Warriors, Fighters and Tanks
• Primary Goal: To create a militant force the likes of which the world has never seen. To impress upon the world the true meaning of the term: Warrior.
• History:
[Ranking]
• Lóng [Rank 4]: The Lóng, or Dragon, is the highest rank in the Xīn Zhōng Jūn, the New Chinese Army. Although he is not a native Chinese citizen, Balthazar has held that rank for years. But in the Guild of Balthazar, he is often known simply as the Warmaster.
• Kirin [Rank 3]: A high rank in the Xīn Zhōng Jūn and the title of rank awarded to those who have achieved some of the highest honor on the field of battle. They are awarded the right to form small independent Squads who are answerable only to Balthazar himself.
• Shī [Rank 2]: The Shī or Lions are those who have proven themselves worthy of joining a Squad. They receive access to more specialized training than the raw recruits. Often they will begin specialized weapon or body training that focuses them into masters of their style of combat.
• Kŏng Què [Rank 1]: A raw recruit is referred to as Kŏng Què a peacock. This is in part a mockery of the confidence that new recruits often have, working to show off to the rest. But in a den of Lions and Kirin, ruled by a fearsome Dragon, being a strutting peacock is nothing to be proud of. Still, perhaps with training they can rise above.
• Kirin [Rank 3]: A high rank in the Xīn Zhōng Jūn and the title of rank awarded to those who have achieved some of the highest honor on the field of battle. They are awarded the right to form small independent Squads who are answerable only to Balthazar himself.
• Shī [Rank 2]: The Shī or Lions are those who have proven themselves worthy of joining a Squad. They receive access to more specialized training than the raw recruits. Often they will begin specialized weapon or body training that focuses them into masters of their style of combat.
• Kŏng Què [Rank 1]: A raw recruit is referred to as Kŏng Què a peacock. This is in part a mockery of the confidence that new recruits often have, working to show off to the rest. But in a den of Lions and Kirin, ruled by a fearsome Dragon, being a strutting peacock is nothing to be proud of. Still, perhaps with training they can rise above.
Lóng: Balthazar [NPC]
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Kŏng Què
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[Guild Techniques]
General
Name: Taunt
Instructor: N/A
Description: Something the beginners either learn as a way to protect their squishier allies or something they just do on their own to try and show off.
Effect: The user can use verbal abuse and body language to taunt and coerce a target enemy into attacking them over any of their allies instead. A 6 sided die is rolled and on a result of 5 or 6, the targeted enemy must target the user (or include them as a target in aoe skills) for the next 2 posts. For every Rank they gain, they get another positive roll outcome. This ability can only be used 3 times per battle and has a 3 post cool down between uses.
Requirements: Kŏng Què Rank
Cost: 2 Potential
Name: Energizer
Instructor: N/A
Description: They just keep going and going and going...
Effect: The user will regain 5 Stamina per post for up to their Level in posts (minimum 1 post, can never regain over their current maximum) Energizer can be used 3 times per battle and has a 2 post cool down between uses (the cd starts when the regain ends).
Requirements: Kŏng Què Rank, Stamina 25+
Cost: 3 Potential
Name: Energizer Lv 2
Instructor: N/A
Description: They just keep going and going and going...
Effect: When using Energizer, the user may use this stronger version instead. When using Energizer lv 2, the regain per post is improved by 10 points per post. When using this version however, the cool down between uses is increased by 2 posts.
Requirements: Shī Rank, Energizer, Stamina 150+
Cost: 5 Potential
Name: Second Wind
Instructor: N/A
Description: Being experts of combat, they have to be able to come back from a hard battle.
Effect: The user may use their Second Wind once per battle only and will instantly regain 50% of their Stamina back (never goes above their current maximum) They will however become even more fatigued later on as a result. They will lose that same amount of Stamina after 1 turn per 25 Stamina passes (predetermined from their Stamina on the post Second Wind is used) This may cause them to pass out from exhaustion, though it cannot kill them unless they are also severely injured and not properly treated afterwards.
Requirements: Shī Rank, Stamina 200+
Cost: 3 Potential
Instructor: N/A
Description: Something the beginners either learn as a way to protect their squishier allies or something they just do on their own to try and show off.
Effect: The user can use verbal abuse and body language to taunt and coerce a target enemy into attacking them over any of their allies instead. A 6 sided die is rolled and on a result of 5 or 6, the targeted enemy must target the user (or include them as a target in aoe skills) for the next 2 posts. For every Rank they gain, they get another positive roll outcome. This ability can only be used 3 times per battle and has a 3 post cool down between uses.
Requirements: Kŏng Què Rank
Cost: 2 Potential
Name: Energizer
Instructor: N/A
Description: They just keep going and going and going...
Effect: The user will regain 5 Stamina per post for up to their Level in posts (minimum 1 post, can never regain over their current maximum) Energizer can be used 3 times per battle and has a 2 post cool down between uses (the cd starts when the regain ends).
Requirements: Kŏng Què Rank, Stamina 25+
Cost: 3 Potential
Name: Energizer Lv 2
Instructor: N/A
Description: They just keep going and going and going...
Effect: When using Energizer, the user may use this stronger version instead. When using Energizer lv 2, the regain per post is improved by 10 points per post. When using this version however, the cool down between uses is increased by 2 posts.
Requirements: Shī Rank, Energizer, Stamina 150+
Cost: 5 Potential
Name: Second Wind
Instructor: N/A
Description: Being experts of combat, they have to be able to come back from a hard battle.
Effect: The user may use their Second Wind once per battle only and will instantly regain 50% of their Stamina back (never goes above their current maximum) They will however become even more fatigued later on as a result. They will lose that same amount of Stamina after 1 turn per 25 Stamina passes (predetermined from their Stamina on the post Second Wind is used) This may cause them to pass out from exhaustion, though it cannot kill them unless they are also severely injured and not properly treated afterwards.
Requirements: Shī Rank, Stamina 200+
Cost: 3 Potential
Fighters
Name: Power Block
Instructor: N/A
Description: because of how they have trained their bodies, they can fend off the most dangerous of attacks with them.
Effect: The Fighter can effectively stop and counter an incoming attack by meeting it with a stronger attack of their own. If their attack strength is greater than that of the incoming attack, they can effectively stop and nullify it with their own attack. In some cases, this may result in harming the attacker as well. This ability cannot be performed on attacks the user cannot see coming and cannot be used against something their body could not reasonably withstand striking at (i.e. they can't punch away bullets without a great enough defense to not have the bullets go through their hand) The user may still suffer damage to their attacking limb with this ability and as such is a potential risky move.
Requirements: Fighter, Kŏng Què Rank, Strength 25+, Defense 25+, Speed 25+, Stamina 25+
Cost: 3 Potential
Name: Improved Fighting Styles
Instructor: N/A
Description: As they grow, so too do their forms and techniques.
Effect: All of the Fighter's current and future Fighting Styles are improved to now provide a total bonus of +30 per Level instead of +20. This also changes the effects of using a Mastered Style to a total of +60 instead of +40.
Requirements: Fighter, Shī Rank, Strength, 75+, Defense 75+, Speed, 75+, Stamina 100+
Cost: 4 Potential
Name: Chosen Style
Instructor: N/A
Description: Despite being masters of many styles, most martial artists have one they use the most as it is the one they are most comfortable with using.
Effect: The Fighter may now improve upon one of their existing fighting styles as their primary style. Whenever they are using their Specialty Fighting Style, the boost granted by it (when used normally or Mastered form) will be increased by 50%.
Requirements: Fighter, Shī Rank, More than three Fighting Styles, Strength 75+, Defense 75+, Speed 75+, Stamina 100+
Cost: 4 Potential
Name: Spiritual Defense
Instructor: N/A
Description: Their bodies have become inhumanly resistant to unnatural attacks.
Effect: The Fighter is able to passively defend against any form of Spiritual attacks against their body using their own Spirit Defense without any special ability or effect active to protect them.
Requirements: Fighter, Shī Rank, Spirit Defense 150+, Stamina 200+
Cost: 5 Potential
Name: Greater Fighting Styles
Instructor: N/A
Description: As they grow, so too do their forms and techniques.
Effect: All of the Fighter's current and future Fighting Styles are improved to now provide a total bonus of +40 per Level instead of +30. This also changes the effects of using a Mastered Style to a total of +80 instead of +60.
Requirements: Fighter, Kirin Rank, Improved Fighting Styles, Strength, 150+, Defense 150+, Speed, 150+, Stamina 200+
Cost: 5 Potential
Name: Improved Chosen Style
Instructor: N/A
Description: They have improved upon their main form of combat even further.
Effect: Whenever they are using their Chosen Style, the boost granted by it will now be doubled, instead of increased by 50%.
Requirements: Fighter, Kirin Rank, Chosen Style, More than six Fighting Styles, Strength 125+, Defense 125+, Speed 125+, Stamina 200+
Cost: 6 Potential
Instructor: N/A
Description: because of how they have trained their bodies, they can fend off the most dangerous of attacks with them.
Effect: The Fighter can effectively stop and counter an incoming attack by meeting it with a stronger attack of their own. If their attack strength is greater than that of the incoming attack, they can effectively stop and nullify it with their own attack. In some cases, this may result in harming the attacker as well. This ability cannot be performed on attacks the user cannot see coming and cannot be used against something their body could not reasonably withstand striking at (i.e. they can't punch away bullets without a great enough defense to not have the bullets go through their hand) The user may still suffer damage to their attacking limb with this ability and as such is a potential risky move.
Requirements: Fighter, Kŏng Què Rank, Strength 25+, Defense 25+, Speed 25+, Stamina 25+
Cost: 3 Potential
Name: Improved Fighting Styles
Instructor: N/A
Description: As they grow, so too do their forms and techniques.
Effect: All of the Fighter's current and future Fighting Styles are improved to now provide a total bonus of +30 per Level instead of +20. This also changes the effects of using a Mastered Style to a total of +60 instead of +40.
Requirements: Fighter, Shī Rank, Strength, 75+, Defense 75+, Speed, 75+, Stamina 100+
Cost: 4 Potential
Name: Chosen Style
Instructor: N/A
Description: Despite being masters of many styles, most martial artists have one they use the most as it is the one they are most comfortable with using.
Effect: The Fighter may now improve upon one of their existing fighting styles as their primary style. Whenever they are using their Specialty Fighting Style, the boost granted by it (when used normally or Mastered form) will be increased by 50%.
Requirements: Fighter, Shī Rank, More than three Fighting Styles, Strength 75+, Defense 75+, Speed 75+, Stamina 100+
Cost: 4 Potential
Name: Spiritual Defense
Instructor: N/A
Description: Their bodies have become inhumanly resistant to unnatural attacks.
Effect: The Fighter is able to passively defend against any form of Spiritual attacks against their body using their own Spirit Defense without any special ability or effect active to protect them.
Requirements: Fighter, Shī Rank, Spirit Defense 150+, Stamina 200+
Cost: 5 Potential
Name: Greater Fighting Styles
Instructor: N/A
Description: As they grow, so too do their forms and techniques.
Effect: All of the Fighter's current and future Fighting Styles are improved to now provide a total bonus of +40 per Level instead of +30. This also changes the effects of using a Mastered Style to a total of +80 instead of +60.
Requirements: Fighter, Kirin Rank, Improved Fighting Styles, Strength, 150+, Defense 150+, Speed, 150+, Stamina 200+
Cost: 5 Potential
Name: Improved Chosen Style
Instructor: N/A
Description: They have improved upon their main form of combat even further.
Effect: Whenever they are using their Chosen Style, the boost granted by it will now be doubled, instead of increased by 50%.
Requirements: Fighter, Kirin Rank, Chosen Style, More than six Fighting Styles, Strength 125+, Defense 125+, Speed 125+, Stamina 200+
Cost: 6 Potential
Warriors
Name: Weapon Focus
Instructor: N/A
Description: They have each chosen their own style and their skill in that style shows in battle.
Effect: The Warrior gains a +4 bonus per Level to their attack speed (not their Speed stat) when using their chosen weapon in battle.
Requirements: Warrior, Kŏng Què Rank, Chosen Weapon
Cost: 3 Potential
Name: Weapon Specialization
Instructor: N/A
Description: They have each chosen their own style and their skill in that style shows in battle.
Effect: The Warrior gains a +4 bonus per Level to their attack damage (not their Strength stat) when using their chosen weapon in battle.
Requirements: Warrior, Kŏng Què Rank, Chosen Weapon
Cost: 3 Potential
Name: Power Attack
Instructor: N/A
Description: Swinging with all their might, they trade accuracy for power.
Effect: By sacrificing any amount of speed from their next attack, the Warrior may gain that number as a boost to the damage of the same attack. They cannot drop their attack speed down to less than 1 this way.
Requirements: Warrior, Shī Rank, Strength 100+, Speed 100+, Stamina 150+
Cost: 3 Potential
Name: Improved Weapon Focus
Instructor: N/A
Description: They have each chosen their own style and their skill in that style shows in battle.
Effect: The Warrior gains a +6 bonus per Level to their attack speed (not their Speed stat) when using their chosen weapon in battle. This bonus stacks with Weapon Focus.
Requirements: Warrior, Shī Rank, Chosen Weapon
Cost: 3 Potential
Name: Improved Weapon Specialization
Instructor: N/A
Description: They have each chosen their own style and their skill in that style shows in battle.
Effect: The Warrior gains a +6 bonus per Level to their attack damage (not their Strength stat) when using their chosen weapon in battle. This bonus stacks with Weapon Specialization.
Requirements: Warrior, Shī Rank, Chosen Weapon
Cost: 3 Potential
Name: Improved Power Attack
Instructor: N/A
Description: The more advanced version of Power Attack, they learn to maximize the effects of their focused attack.
Effect: When trading attack speed for attack power, the Warrior gains 1.5 points of damage for every 1 point of speed traded.
Requirements: Warrior, Kirin Rank, Strength 150+, Speed 150+, Stamina 200+
Cost: 5 Potential
Name: Greater Weapon Focus
Instructor: N/A
Description: They have each chosen their own style and their skill in that style shows in battle.
Effect: The Warrior gains a +15 bonus per Level to their attack speed (not their Speed stat) when using their chosen weapon in battle. This bonus stacks with Weapon Focus and Improved Weapon Focus.
Requirements: Warrior, Kirin Rank, Chosen Weapon
Cost: 5 Potential
Name: Greater Weapon Specialization
Instructor: N/A
Description: They have each chosen their own style and their skill in that style shows in battle.
Effect: The Warrior gains a +15 bonus per Level to their attack damage (not their Strength stat) when using their chosen weapon in battle. This bonus stacks with Weapon Specialization and Improved Weapon Specialization.
Requirements: Warrior, Shī Rank, Chosen Weapon
Cost: 5 Potential
Instructor: N/A
Description: They have each chosen their own style and their skill in that style shows in battle.
Effect: The Warrior gains a +4 bonus per Level to their attack speed (not their Speed stat) when using their chosen weapon in battle.
Requirements: Warrior, Kŏng Què Rank, Chosen Weapon
Cost: 3 Potential
Name: Weapon Specialization
Instructor: N/A
Description: They have each chosen their own style and their skill in that style shows in battle.
Effect: The Warrior gains a +4 bonus per Level to their attack damage (not their Strength stat) when using their chosen weapon in battle.
Requirements: Warrior, Kŏng Què Rank, Chosen Weapon
Cost: 3 Potential
Name: Power Attack
Instructor: N/A
Description: Swinging with all their might, they trade accuracy for power.
Effect: By sacrificing any amount of speed from their next attack, the Warrior may gain that number as a boost to the damage of the same attack. They cannot drop their attack speed down to less than 1 this way.
Requirements: Warrior, Shī Rank, Strength 100+, Speed 100+, Stamina 150+
Cost: 3 Potential
Name: Improved Weapon Focus
Instructor: N/A
Description: They have each chosen their own style and their skill in that style shows in battle.
Effect: The Warrior gains a +6 bonus per Level to their attack speed (not their Speed stat) when using their chosen weapon in battle. This bonus stacks with Weapon Focus.
Requirements: Warrior, Shī Rank, Chosen Weapon
Cost: 3 Potential
Name: Improved Weapon Specialization
Instructor: N/A
Description: They have each chosen their own style and their skill in that style shows in battle.
Effect: The Warrior gains a +6 bonus per Level to their attack damage (not their Strength stat) when using their chosen weapon in battle. This bonus stacks with Weapon Specialization.
Requirements: Warrior, Shī Rank, Chosen Weapon
Cost: 3 Potential
Name: Improved Power Attack
Instructor: N/A
Description: The more advanced version of Power Attack, they learn to maximize the effects of their focused attack.
Effect: When trading attack speed for attack power, the Warrior gains 1.5 points of damage for every 1 point of speed traded.
Requirements: Warrior, Kirin Rank, Strength 150+, Speed 150+, Stamina 200+
Cost: 5 Potential
Name: Greater Weapon Focus
Instructor: N/A
Description: They have each chosen their own style and their skill in that style shows in battle.
Effect: The Warrior gains a +15 bonus per Level to their attack speed (not their Speed stat) when using their chosen weapon in battle. This bonus stacks with Weapon Focus and Improved Weapon Focus.
Requirements: Warrior, Kirin Rank, Chosen Weapon
Cost: 5 Potential
Name: Greater Weapon Specialization
Instructor: N/A
Description: They have each chosen their own style and their skill in that style shows in battle.
Effect: The Warrior gains a +15 bonus per Level to their attack damage (not their Strength stat) when using their chosen weapon in battle. This bonus stacks with Weapon Specialization and Improved Weapon Specialization.
Requirements: Warrior, Shī Rank, Chosen Weapon
Cost: 5 Potential
Tanks
Name: Protect Ally
Instructor: N/A
Description: Time to take one for the team.
Effect: The Tank is able to get in the way of an attack that would have otherwise been directed at one of their allies that are within 10 feet of them, taking half of the damage for them. This cannot be used to take damage for them in the case of aoe skills that can hit multiple targets regardless.
Requirements: Tank, Kŏng Què Rank, Speed 25+, Stamina 25+
Cost: 2 Potential
Name: Defensive Strike
Instructor: N/A
Description: Withholding some of their own strength, they prepare to take a heavy blow.
Effect: By sacrificing any amount of damage from their next attack, the Tank may gain that number as a boost to their Defense against the next attack they receive. They cannot drop their attack damage down to less than 1 this way.
Requirements: Tank, Shī Rank, Strength 75+, Defense 150+, Stamina 200+
Cost: 3 Potential
Name: Improved Protect Ally
Instructor: N/A
Description: Protect your squishy allies like you were meant to meat shield.
Effect: The Tank can now take the full damage of an attack directed at their ally when using Protect Ally instead of only half, but they still cannot take the blow for aoe skills.
Requirements: Tank, Shī Rank, Speed 100+, Stamina 200+
Cost: 4 Potential
Name: Improved Defensive Strike
Instructor: N/A
Description: The more advanced version of Defensive Strike, they learn to maximize the effects of their defensive stance.
Effect: When trading attack power for defense, the Tank gains 1.5 points of defense for every 1 point of strength traded.
Requirements: Tank, Kirin Rank, Strength 100+, Defense 200+, Stamina 250+
Cost: 5 Potential
Instructor: N/A
Description: Time to take one for the team.
Effect: The Tank is able to get in the way of an attack that would have otherwise been directed at one of their allies that are within 10 feet of them, taking half of the damage for them. This cannot be used to take damage for them in the case of aoe skills that can hit multiple targets regardless.
Requirements: Tank, Kŏng Què Rank, Speed 25+, Stamina 25+
Cost: 2 Potential
Name: Defensive Strike
Instructor: N/A
Description: Withholding some of their own strength, they prepare to take a heavy blow.
Effect: By sacrificing any amount of damage from their next attack, the Tank may gain that number as a boost to their Defense against the next attack they receive. They cannot drop their attack damage down to less than 1 this way.
Requirements: Tank, Shī Rank, Strength 75+, Defense 150+, Stamina 200+
Cost: 3 Potential
Name: Improved Protect Ally
Instructor: N/A
Description: Protect your squishy allies like you were meant to meat shield.
Effect: The Tank can now take the full damage of an attack directed at their ally when using Protect Ally instead of only half, but they still cannot take the blow for aoe skills.
Requirements: Tank, Shī Rank, Speed 100+, Stamina 200+
Cost: 4 Potential
Name: Improved Defensive Strike
Instructor: N/A
Description: The more advanced version of Defensive Strike, they learn to maximize the effects of their defensive stance.
Effect: When trading attack power for defense, the Tank gains 1.5 points of defense for every 1 point of strength traded.
Requirements: Tank, Kirin Rank, Strength 100+, Defense 200+, Stamina 250+
Cost: 5 Potential
