Post by cvasquez on Nov 22, 2021 17:14:24 GMT
Tier 1
Lightning Sword Slash - You're able to move your blade at the speed of light, so quick that no one even knows you've swung your sword… until it's too late. You are able to perform two basic melee sword attacks for the price of a single main action.
Will of The Swordsman - The spirit of a warrior dwells within you, empowering your resolve and your life essence in turn. You gain +X to vitality, where X is equal to your tiers in this class.
Tier 2
A Blade of Life and Fury - Your ki is your life essence, the absolute culmination of your being made manifest. As a master swordsman, your blade is an extension of your body, as much a part of you as any of your limbs. Therefore, imbuing your sword with ki and weaponizing your very lifeforce itself is as simple a task for you as breathing is for other people. You may imbue a blade you wield with ki as a simple action, allowing you to use vitality for basic melee attacks with it.
En Garde! - The life of a swordsman can be brutal and short - and even shorter if they don't learn how to actually defend themselves with their blade. You are now able to defend incoming attacks with your sword based on vitality (this type of defense is most effective against incoming melee attacks). Once per encounter, you can use your sword mastery to completely negate an incoming melee attack without needing to roll.
Tier 3
Feint Slash - A calculated miss for a near-guaranteed strike. Once per encounter, strike at a target within melee range with an attack intended to miss and provoke a defensive reaction accordingly. Then, you can use the opportunity you created to channel a surge of ki to fire from the tip of your blade! This gives the target disadvantage on their defensive roll and causes the resulting attack to do more damage. Based on vitality.
Kikouken-Step - Your feet are very accustomed to quick movements. You gain an additional movement action on each turn.
Tier 4
Lightning Sword Slash (Bonus) - OK, maybe I was exaggerating slightly when I said you could move faster than light, but it was a literary device to help illustrate the fact that you're able to move your sword real good. Once per day, move your sword even gooder and attack a single target in melee range 2d2 times.
Ki Smith - Something wrong with your sword? Stuck somewhere? Whatever the case may be, no worries. You can now form your ki into any kind of bladed weapon you wish. A sword, a katana, or even a chainsaw are now comfortably within your reach at a moment's notice. Creating a ki weapon is a simple action.
Tier 5
Sword of Light (Unique) - Have you ever wondered what happens if you pile literally all of your ki onto your sword? This isn't that, but it's fairly close. Once per day, completely engulf your physical sword into a pure blade of Ki. Swing with all your might to unleash the power of the sword in an enormous wave of ki that hits all targets in front of you. VIT
Will of the Swordsman (Bonus) - faste. You gain +X/2 to Deftness, where X is equal to your tiers in this class.
Tier 6
Precise Slice - The Kikouken Style has become something you are highly skilled at, so much so that you have a chance to cause a target to profusely bleed on a successful basic attack hit. Roll luck on a successful hit. If above 75, your target is inflicted with the status effect "Bleed". This effect can only resolve once per target per encounter.
Tier 7
Ki Smith (Bonus) - Time to share the fun. You can now give your bladed ki constructs to other people, allowing you to equip your whole party in a situation where you're unarmed for whatever reason!
Tier 8
En Garde! (Bonus) - It's a little rude for someone to try and stab you, honestly. Don't they realize that you're the one who does the stabbing? Once per encounter after a successful defense with your sword, you may immediately perform a basic sword attack against your attacker, assuming they're within melee range.
Tier 9
Flash Slash - Once per day, the user dashes by the target so swiftly that the user is next seen on the opposing side of the enemy, having delivered a sword strike in passing. This skill deals extra damage when performed behind the target, and cannot be defended against unless the target has super speed or super reflexes. Based on vitality.
Tier 10
Sword of Hope: When the hopes and energies of user are gathered together, this is the power of the ultimate Kikoukenjutsu. THIS is what happens when you pile all of your ki onto your sword. Once per day, for 1d2 turns, you create a MASSIVE ki blade on your sword. While this is active, your sword attacks reach three times your normal melee range, can hit ALL targets within your melee range, and penetrate body armor. Activated as a simple action. Based on vitality.
Blade Body - You gotta be able to wield the blade with comfort and you can't do that if you can barely lift it. You gain +X/4 to Robustness, where X is equal to your tiers in this class.