[OOC] Fabula Nova Crystallis: War of Transgression

[fer1323]

@ReaptheMusicindeed there is

[JBRam2002]

@ReaptheMusic We certainly do! Take a look through the OP and let me know if you have any questions. I know the mechanics are quite complicated, but my PM inbox is always open!

[JBRam2002]

Primer: Synthesis and Weapon Effects

One of the more customizable aspects of the RP is the weaponry. In most combat RPs, you have a single weapon throughout tge RP. In keeping with the spirit of Final Fantasy XIII, each player has six weapons they can customize and upgrade. Everyone starts with their Balanced weapon and can later find or purchase 5 more. The 5 additional weapons each have a focus. One focuses on increased STR, another on increased MAG, and the last three in your primary roles. Your Balance weapon has good stats at the cost of having no additional weapon effect.

When you customize the weapons, you should consider the weapon's name, Synthesis ability, and Weapon Effect. The latter two are found on the Synthesis tab on the spreadsheet. There are two sets of info on the Synthesis tab. The left set are Syntheses and the right set are Weapon Effects.

Syntheses can be on weapons or accessories. The more accessories/weapons you have, the better the Synthesis outcome. For example, if you have Physical Wall on your weapon and you have an accessory with Physical Wall (such as the Power Wristband), you negate 5 points of physical damage on every hit. If you have three items with that Synth, you negate 10 points, etc. So if you have everything with the same Synthesis (4 accessories and one weapon), you negate 30 points from every physical attack. However, in order to get any bonus at all from Synthesis, you need at least one accessory that shares the same Synthesis.

Weapon effects are simpler. Only weapons can have these effects. Some of them are negative (Like leadenstrike - slows down your ATB charge rate). Most are positive (like Attack: ATB Charge - recharges part of an ATB slot whenever you hit an enemy). Nearly every ability on that list has a second tier that's stronger than the first. Leadenstrike is weaker than Ironstrike (although both are negative). Improved Raise is weaker than Improved Raise II, etc. You are only going to request the weaker option. Once you upgrade a weapon to Tier 2, you gain access to the stronger option.

So to simplify things, I would suggest completely ignoring any Synthesis that has Affinity or Duration in the name. Those are less than useful, but are included because some accessories have them. That limits you to 10 options to spread around to 5 weapons, and your base weapon already has High HP: Power Surge. I'd figure those out first, then decide on the Weapon Effects. For Weapon Effects, a lot of them are specifically for certain roles. For example, you won't get much mileage out of Improved Guard if you aren't a SEN. In addition, you cannot choose ATB+ for any Tier 1-2 weapon. That is only available on Tier 3 weapons, but automatically comes with your Tier 3 weapons.

I've mentioned Tiers for weapons a few times, so I should probably introduce the Weapon Upgrade system as well. This will come up later on in the RP, but once we get to camp, an NPC will be available to upgrade our weapons for us, as well as make other weapons with the other effects. Upgrades are progressively more expensive. Your first upgrade costs 5,000 gil and increases the stats of your Tier 1 weapon. The next upgrade is 10,000 gil, etc. Once your Tier 1 weapon is upgraded to level 10, you will be able to turn in a specific catalyst to upgrade your weapon to Tier 2. This catalyst will likely be the result of a quest, but it might be available in a store. The process continues until your Tier 2 weapon reaches lvl 20. At this point, you can get a Trapezohedron to upgrade your weapon to Tier 3. These are extremely rare and will require a very difficult quest to obtain one. Once you upgrade your weapon to Tier 3, you unlock your final ATB segment and are done upgrading that weapon. Upgrading weapons is extremely expensive, but also extremely rewarding. You can increase your stats a ton through weapon upgrades, but keep in mind that the group shares their gil and will likely want to upgrade everyone about equally.

[ChickenTeriyaki]

Can I join?

[JBRam2002]

Can I join?

@ChickenTeriyaki

Hey hey. We have room for more! Send me a pm after you read through the OP and I can answer any questions you may have. Then we can get you all set up.

[ChickenTeriyaki]

@JBRam2002
Flag planted!

Hider

RAV - COM - SAB

"Just doin' my job."

☣-----------------------------------♛ ☠ ♛-----------------------------------☣

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Birthplace: Vixen, Cocoon

Brand Location: Right Wrist

Description: The picture describes most of Jyn's physical features and clothing. Behind the pair of glasses, Jyn sports a pair of bright red eyes. He prefers not to wear armor, and he would rather stick with his casual outfit (as shown above, not including the broken sleeve). However, if the situstion calls for it, he usually wears flexible body armor along with arm pads, gloves, leg armor, and shoes.

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Personality:
Despite being an all-around combat pragmatist, Jyn doesn't actually live for the battle and bloodshed. He does everything with caution and thoughtfulness, and he doesn't show much regard for sentimentality. He talks rarely, and he lets his guns speak for him. He isn't exactly evil, though. He just does his job very well...

Jyn does admire the color of blood. He has no idea why.

Backstory:
Jyn was born in the town of Vixen, which was located within the Cocoon. In Vixen, life was harsh, and you needed to be gritty to survive. Jyn received a decent education, but he had to resort to dirty work in order to make a living. He took up his guns and worked as a mercenary, thus showcasing his skill in combat at an early age. He went after absolutely anyone and everyone. He was surrounded by chaos and bloodshed most of the time, but he didn't complain at all.

Eventually, his conscience got the better of him. He moved out of Vixen and began to stay in the much more civilized town of Bresha. During his stay there, he began working as a mechanic. The days wherein he would kill and slaughter would be over...

...until the forces of Pulse attacked. During that fateful day, the city became a complete mess, filled with the dead bodies of beasts and remains of machines. Screams and cries littered the streets, and everything rolled out of order. Jyn was left with one choice: to kill.

He took up his guns and began defending the shop that had provided him with a livelihood. Mangled corpses lined up in front of the store, and the sidewalks were literally painted in red. He had become a killer again, so he decided to join the Guardian Corps in order to put his skill to use.

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Stats:

• HP - 4
• STR - 5
• MAG - 3

Weapon: Dual Handguns

"You don't need bulky firearms if you're a marksman at heart, friend."

Squad Role: Sentry - He watches over the group and their belongings. This is naturally a trivial role, so he also doubles as the Mechanic at times.

Answers:
1) 35
2) Hope(?)

Work in progress

[JBRam2002]

@ChickenTeriyaki Alright, good start. I'll work on setting up a sheet for ya on our spreadsheet.

[ChickenTeriyaki]

@JBRam2002
I'm finally done!
By the way, does the Saboteur role rely on MAG?

Jyn

RAV - COM - SAB

"Just doin' my job."

☣-----------------------------------♛ ☠ ♛-----------------------------------☣

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Birthplace: Vixen, Cocoon

Brand Location: Right Wrist

Description: The picture describes most of Jyn's physical features and clothing. Behind the pair of glasses, Jyn sports a pair of bright red eyes. He prefers not to wear armor, and he would rather stick with his casual outfit (as shown above, not including the broken sleeve). However, if the situstion calls for it, he usually wears flexible body armor along with arm pads, gloves, leg armor, and shoes.

---

Personality:
Despite being an all-around combat pragmatist, Jyn doesn't actually live for the battle and bloodshed. He does everything with caution and thoughtfulness, and he doesn't show much regard for sentimentality. He talks rarely, and he lets his guns speak for him. He isn't exactly evil, though. He just does his job very well...

Jyn does admire the color of blood. He has no idea why.

Backstory:
Jyn was born in the town of Vixen, which was located within the Cocoon. In Vixen, life was harsh, and you needed to be gritty to survive. Jyn received a decent education, but he had to resort to dirty work in order to make a living. He took up his guns and worked as a mercenary, thus showcasing his skill in combat at an early age. He went after absolutely anyone and everyone. He was surrounded by chaos and bloodshed most of the time, but he didn't complain at all.

Eventually, his conscience got the better of him. He moved out of Vixen and began to stay in the much more civilized town of Bresha. During his stay there, he began working as a mechanic. The days wherein he would kill and slaughter would be over...

...until the forces of Pulse attacked. During that fateful day, the city became a complete mess, filled with the dead bodies of beasts and remains of machines. Screams and cries littered the streets, and everything rolled out of order. Jyn was left with one choice: to kill.

He took up his guns and began defending the shop that had provided him with a livelihood. Mangled corpses lined up in front of the store, and the sidewalks were literally painted in red. He had become a killer again, so he decided to join the Guardian Corps in order to put his skill to use.

---

Stats:

• HP - 4
• STR - 5
• MAG - 3

Weapon: Dual Handguns

"You don't need bulky firearms if you're a marksman at heart, friend."

Squad Role: Sentry - He watches over the group and their belongings. This is naturally a trivial role, so he also doubles as the Mechanic at times.

Answers:
1) 35
2) Hope(?)

[JBRam2002]

@ChickenTeriyaki Looks good. Go ahead and add it to the Chars.

MAG plays into SAB in two ways: 1) It affects the duration of debuffs, although not by a huge amount. 2) You can pick MAG or STR based abilities for all debuffs. If you take P debuffs, then they use your Phys stat.

[JBRam2002]

@ChickenTeriyaki
Alright, I have your tab set up in the Public Spreadsheet. There's a few things we should talk about. If you come on Discord, it will be a bit easier.

1) For RAV, there's a similar setup as with SAB. All elements can be accessed with Phys stats, although the effectiveness of those abilities are somewhat different. Also, RAV tends to give you more MAG than STR.

2) I need to set up your abilities. I would like to get your entire tree solidified before we meet your PC. Lacking that, I need at a minimum two starter abilities for each of your three primary roles plus an additional ability for COM and RAV. I'll send you more info in PMs.

3) I would also like to set up your weapons. This is where communication on Discord will be most helpful, as the process can be a bit confusing.

[ChickenTeriyaki]

@JBRam2002

Just message me via PM or Discord. Either of them will do.