Generic Fantasy Roleplay Knowledge Thread

[Mik_Hael]

Dryad@: Add a skill that turns the user invisible.

[Tsubasa & Wen Tien]

This is what I have for the second-half of the Shinigami Class:

11. Reiki: The Shinigami can channel their own spiritual energy into others to heal them a number of times equal to the Shinigami's level each day. Increases in healing power with each level.
12. Spirit Beam: The Shinigami can fire a blast of energy that can pierce through weaker defenses from their fingertip
13. Elemental Scythe: The Reaper Scythe can surround itself with an element for increased attack power for 10 seconds. Can be used only five times per battle. Increases in power with each level, until at level 18 it can fire off a wave of the given element at enemies.
14. Familiar: The Shinigami recieves a familiar that aids them in combat. The familiar can be any yokai. Ex: Kitsune, Tanuki, Raiju, Nekomata, Tengu, etc. The Shinigami will recieve a second familiar of the same kind of the first familiar at level 18.
15. Neveraging Body: The Shinigami's body stops aging, naturally and magically, but they will die of old age eventually
16. Invisibility Field:  The Reaper Scythe can put out a field that makes both it and the Shinigami invisible for 5 seconds at a time. Can only be used twice/day.
17. Shadow Armor: The Shinigami can create an armor around themselves from shadows that weakens any blow directed at them. Increases in defensive power with each level.
18. Spirit Fire: The Shinigami can create blue flames that can incinerate anything on the spiritual level. Used only as a last resort.
19. Reaper Scythe Final Form: The Reaper Scythe turns into a long chain with a blade attached on both ends
     Spinning Death: The Shinigami can spin the Reaper Scythe to give off a constant stream of Spirit Slashes
20. Death Apotheosis: The Shinigami gains increased attack power, defense, and magic resistance for 30 seconds. Usable only once per battle.

@Marv & Wulf: Sorry couldn't resist using some of the skills from your classes for this class.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

It's fine...

[Tsubasa & Wen Tien]

Ok, just checking ～♪

[Zaleramancer]

So what are they?

[Tsubasa & Wen Tien]

Rephrase question please.

[Zaleramancer]

The things that take this class.

[Tsubasa & Wen Tien]

Um, hadn't thought of that, but I guess it could be the souls of the deceased wiith a high aptitude for spiritual power are offered to be trained as Shinigami and if they accept, then their soul changes in such a way that it and the physical body are one and then they recieve training as a shinigami.

[Zaleramancer]

Then why do they need a spirit form?

They're already ghosts... If anything, the class should slowly increase their ability to interact with the normal, material world...

[Tsubasa & Wen Tien]

Good point. That was actually Jester's suggestion to have a Spirit Form skill, so that one's going out the window (not literally).

Any suggestions for the empty spaces (including the now vacated Lvl 20 slot)?

[Zaleramancer]

I made prior suggestions.

[Tsubasa & Wen Tien]

Ok, added a defensive skill and took out the Spirit Form. Does the defensive skill seem too powerful? If yes, then should I move it up?

[Mik_Hael]

Are you sure it's a good idea for a character to start out as a ghost?

[Tsubasa & Wen Tien]

Probably not, but it would be interesting. Thoughts on the class skills though?

[Zaleramancer]

On the good side, you're invisible and intangible. Don't need to eat, sleep or breathe..

On the negative side, you're permanently invisible and intangible, and can't eat or sleep.

Plus as a Shinigami, you'll probably have a boss to report to.

And if anyone puts up anti-ghosts defenses, you'll slam right into them.

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

What I'm wondering is why someone like that would bother adventuring. You have a job to do, unless you want to go up to Death and ask for time off to go heroing it up.

[Zaleramancer]

Maybe they have a Quota?

So many souls chaperoned to the afterlife every so often?

It would give impetus to travel, after all, people in the middle of nowhere need their psychopomps too.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

 Hm...Phasma would be a benevolent master.

[Zaleramancer]

She is become death?

[Celadon's Penultimate]

 Well, when you put it like that...

Um, yeah, basically.