[Argent Steele]

Requesting the spending of 75 XP to upgrade the Speed skill from rank G (unlisted) to rank F.

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Name of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Speed

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Light training under his mentor's tutelage and in Haven Academy's programs has given Argent the ability to move slightly faster than the average civilian.

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Also requesting the spending of 75 XP to upgrade the Acrobatics skill from rank G (unlisted) to rank F.

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Name of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Acrobatics

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] The experience gained under his mentor while training in the wilderness has given Argent a degree of expertise in free-running around and over obstacles in the terrain.

The total of the two upgrades adds up to 150, deducted from a current total of 243 XP to give a remainder of 93 XP.

[Wolfe]

Approved.

243 - 150 = 93 XP remaining

[Argent Steele]

Requesting the conversion of 2 EP into 500 XP and the spending of 425 XP to upgrade Argent's Semblance from E ranked to D ranked.

Old Semblance:


[div align="left"][font size="4"][b]Will of the Wyrm[/b][/font]

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Semblance:[/b][/font] E

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Semblance Type:[/b][/font] Manipulator

[font color="7bddd5"][b]One Sentence Summary of Semblance:[/b][/font] Allows Argent to change the direction of moving objects within his area of influence.

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Semblance:[/b][/font] The semblance allows Argent to change the trajectory and speed of moving items that he has touched within his area of influence, which currently extends to a range approximately the length of a telephone pole (10-12m). The control lasts until the items leave his area of influence, or he consciously releases them from said control. In battle, Argent makes use of this ability to nock and fire multiple arrows simultaneously or maneuver his projectiles around immediate cover to strike his enemy while remaining hidden from view. While not as convenient to use as the firearms common to nearly every other Hunter, Argent's Semblance can accelerate his arrows until they are strong enough to pierce stone, which somewhat makes up for the lack of offensive power a firearm can provide.

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Drawbacks of Semblance:[/b][/font]
[ol type="decimal"]
[li]The item must have been physically in contact with Argent's body beforehand.
[/li]
[li]
The portion of Aura drained per use is affected by the mass and number of the item(s) being affected.
[/li]
[li]
The larger the item being affected, the smaller the degree of deviation. For example, Argent can freely manipulate any number of arrows or small throwing weapons, but larger items such as boulders, furniture, and suchlike will only move a few degrees to the direction he intends them to change to. They also drain more Aura per second, per attempt, than smaller objects.[/li]
[/ol]



New Semblance:


[div align="left"][font size="4"][b]Whisper of the Wyrm[/b][/font]

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Semblance:[/b][/font] D

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Semblance Type:[/b][/font] Manipulator

[font color="7bddd5"][b]One Sentence Summary of Semblance:[/b][/font] Allows Argent to change the direction and speed of moving objects within his area of influence.

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Semblance:[/b][/font] Whisper of the Wyrm allows Argent to change the trajectory and speed of moving objects that he has touched while they are within his area of influence. While imbued with Whisper, objects will take on a silver glow which shows that they are currently under the effect of the Semblance. This glow fades when control is consciously ceded over the object in question or it leaves the area of influence from Argent himself, the range of which currently extends the approximate length of a semi-truck at 15 to 18 meters. Objects no longer under Whisper’s effect will retain the speed and bearing they had at the moment that the effect is released, but will thenceforth be affected by gravity, air resistance, friction, tailwinds, and other natural forces.

While in battle, Argent commonly uses his Semblance to lend strength to his thrown projectiles and fired arrows, giving them enough power to pierce through soft or thin sheets of metal. Moreover, while in flight, the affected projectiles can arc or snap sharply over and around allies or cover to target specific opponents, which offers flexibility and utility that a firearm cannot provide, albeit at the cost of range and ease of use.

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Drawbacks of Semblance:[/b][/font]
Argent must physically touch an object to exert any influence over it, and this influence cannot be reclaimed once it has left his range - for example, if shooting an arrow at high speeds, Argent cannot collect the arrow from where it lands by walking within range, and must physically touch the arrow again before he can affect it once more. Similarly, while Argent can touch any object to tag it as part of his influence, it must be in motion relative to him before he can affect it - for example, if Argent is moving on an airship or car with a default speed of 10 meters per second, that velocity will be his new “default” and all further uses of his Semblance must take that into account. Larger objects are also harder to affect and take more Aura than their smaller brethren, which limit his combat effectiveness to multiple small projectiles rather than large and powerful counterparts.


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Requesting a change to Argent's weapon.

Old Weapon:


[font size="4"][b]Subtle Calamity[/b][/font]

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Weapon(s):[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Weapons(s):[/b][/font] Subtle Calamity is a spear that can transform into a bow. The spearhead is large and heavy, and can be launched as a ranged projectile via a Dust powered ejection port. It is connected by wire rope which is approximately the length of a small room (5-7m). A small but powerful motor exists in the spearhead, which can pull it back into the shaft after it has been ejected. While the weapon is in bow form, said motor also coils up the "unused" remainder of the wire so that the bowstring can remain taut.


New Weapon:


[font size="4"][b]Ouroboros[/b][/font]

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Weapon(s):[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Weapons(s):[/b][/font] Ouroboros is a black bow with green highlights that can separate into two swords, each nearly identical. Small motors in the hilt power the extension of minute stabilizers that allow the swords to combine at the hilt into the bow form, as well as locking in position a magnetically guided bowstring that is stored in the hilts of the swords when not in use. When in it's combined form, Ouroboros is almost as tall as Argent is.



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Requesting a change to Argent's skill description.

Old Skill:


[font color="7bddd5"][b]Name of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Marksmanship

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Argent is experienced at hitting targets with thrown objects or fired arrows. While he has received firearm training, he is of much poorer aim when using such weapons instead of his preferred Subtle Calamity.



New Skill:


[font color="7bddd5"][b]Name of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Serpent's Benediction: Glare of the Gorgon (Marksmanship)

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Argent is experienced at hitting targets with thrown objects or fired arrows. While he has received firearm training, he is of much poorer aim when using such weapons instead of his preferred Ouroboros.



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Old Skill:


[font color="7bddd5"][b]Name of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Speed

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Light training under his mentor's tutelage and in Haven Academy's programs has given Argent the ability to move slightly faster than the average civilian.



New Skill:


[font color="7bddd5"][b]Name of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Serpent's Benediction: Speed of the Scylla (Speed)

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Light training under his mentor's tutelage and in Haven Academy's programs has given Argent the ability to move slightly faster than the average civilian.



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Old Skill:


[font color="7bddd5"][b]Name of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Acrobatics

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] The experience gained under his mentor while training in the wilderness has given Argent a degree of expertise in free-running around and over obstacles in the terrain.

New Skill:


[font color="7bddd5"][b]Name of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Serpent's Benediction: Dance of the Dragon (Acrobatics)

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] The experience gained under his mentor while training in the wilderness has given Argent a degree of expertise in free-running around and over obstacles in the terrain.



[Wolfe]

2EP conversion to 500XP

E->D rank upgrade 425 XP.

500-425=75XP remaining from EP, so that gets added to previous total.

233 + 75 = 308 new XP total.

[Argent Steele]

Old:
[b][font color="7bddd5"]Age[/font][/b][/font][font face="georgia"]
17

New:

[b][font color="7bddd5"]Age[/font][/b][/font][font face="georgia"]
18

[Wolfe]

Done!

[Argent Steele]

Requesting a change to Argent's skill description.

Old Skill:



[font color="7bddd5"][b]Name of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Serpent's Benediction: Dance of the Dragon (Acrobatics)

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] The experience gained under his mentor while training in the wilderness has given Argent a degree of expertise in free-running around and over obstacles in the terrain.



New Skill:


[font color="7bddd5"][b]Name of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Serpent's Benediction: Wings of the Wyvern (Acrobatics)

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] The experience gained under his mentor while training in the wilderness has given Argent a degree of expertise in free-running around and over obstacles in the terrain.



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Upgrading Argent's Agility skill from G (unlisted) - F.


[font color="7bddd5"][b]Name of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Serpent's Benediction: Dance of the Dragon (Agility)

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Combat Ability:[/b][/font]



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Upgrading Argent's Martial Arts skill from G (unlisted) - F.


[font color="7bddd5"][b]Name of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Serpent's Benediction: Orochi Incarnate (Martial Arts)

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Combat Ability:[/b][/font]



[Wolfe]

First skill change rejected under the March 3rd ability update. If you want to drop a skill completely, you do not get the experience back and certainly cannot change one skill to another at will. This is to prevent metagaming and constant build-altering.

The two G->F rank skills pending approval due to not having ability descriptions.

[Argent Steele]

Requesting a change to Argent's skill description.

Old Skill:



[font color="7bddd5"][b]Name of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Serpent's Benediction: Dance of the Dragon (Acrobatics)

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] The experience gained under his mentor while training in the wilderness has given Argent a degree of expertise in free-running around and over obstacles in the terrain.



New Skill:


[font color="7bddd5"][b]Name of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Serpent's Benediction: Wings of the Wyvern (Acrobatics)

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] While not as experienced as others with dedicated training, Argent has spent more than a year in the wilderness under the tutelage of a veteran Huntsman, and has learnt from his mentor the importance of speed and using the terrain to one’s advantage. This training has given Argent a degree of expertise in freerunning around and over obstacles and uneven terrain, as well as experience in climbing cliff faces and large trees in nature. While he is also adept at traversing ruins in the wilderness, he is not as adept in the concrete jungle of urban environments.



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Old Skill:



[font color="7bddd5"][b]Name of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Serpent's Benediction: Glare of the Gorgon (Marksmanship)

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Argent is experienced at hitting targets with thrown objects or fired arrows. While he has received firearm training, he is of much poorer aim when using such weapons instead of his preferred Ouroboros.



New Skill:


[font color="7bddd5"][b]Name of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Serpent's Benediction: Glare of the Gorgon (Marksmanship)

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] From a young age,‌ Argent had an instinctive sense for trajectories, angles, and speed - as well as the connections and interplay between all three. What this means is that he is able to calculate how various thrown objects interact with the environment on the fly, and use that knowledge to hit targets that  should be near impossible to hit - such as bouncing a rock against a wall at an angle so that it hits the opponent taking cover around the corner. ‌This sense is also what allows him to use his Semblance to its full potential, using its power to adjust speed and angles in minute detail while the object is in motion.

Unfortunately, this sense does not work with firearms. While Argent can fire and operate firearms like any other person, he cannot “feel” the interplay between forces like he can for other weapons, as firearms turn stored chemical potential energy into kinetic energy that propels bullets, and thus he cannot factor it into his subconscious calculations, which throws him off.



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Upgrading Argent's Agility skill from G (unlisted) - F.


[font color="7bddd5"][b]Name of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Serpent's Benediction: Dance of the Dragon (Agility)

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] The experience gained under Haven's tutelage has afforded Argent faster reaction time and reflexes than the average civilian.



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Upgrading Argent's Martial Arts skill from G (unlisted) - F.


[font color="7bddd5"][b]Name of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Serpent's Benediction: Talons of the Tarasque (Martial Arts)

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] After changing his weapon, Argent has been training in close quarters combat to make up for his deficiency at close range.



[Wolfe]

Accepted.

437 - 150 = 287 XP new total.

[Argent Steele]

Upgrading Argent's Speed skill from F rank to E rank for 200 XP.

Old Skill:


[font color="7bddd5"][b]Name of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Serpent's Benediction: Speed of the Scylla (Speed)

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Light training under his mentor's tutelage and in Haven Academy's programs has given Argent the ability to move slightly faster than the average civilian.

New Skill:


[font color="7bddd5"][b]Name of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Serpent's Benediction: Speed of the Scylla (Speed)

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] E

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] While living in the wilderness and undergoing some basic training under a Huntsman’s tutelage for a year stripped much of the excess fat from his body and gave him a passing Semblance of combat awareness, Argent was not noticeably fast when first entering Haven Academy, compared to his peers. However, while he has not approached the heights of some of the fastest students at Haven Academy, diligent endurance training and constant combat skirmishing has raised his ability to accelerate noticeably faster than before. Argent can move in short bursts of up to twelve meters per second, and can maintain lower speeds for much longer, and now sits at a comfortable average speed on the roster.

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XP spent on skills: (75 x 4) + 200 = 500
XP spent on Semblance: 425
Total XP spent so far: 925. Requesting to move Argent from Beginner to Freshman rank.

[Wolfe]

Approved.

New rule: Ability changes only on upgrade. This has gotten insane very quickly with lateral description changes. There have been half a dozen of them, if they're not where you want them to be at this point you can wait for an upgrade.

287 - 200 = 87 XP.

This has also been explained multiple times, but doing it here and in each thread that uses their own math. Your combat XP is 1275 thereabouts, +/- 75 in quick maths. You're only hurting yourself by gimping yourself of several hundred. If anyone told you otherwise, they're both wrong and ignored previous announcements to the contrary.

[Argent Steele]

Upgrading Argent's First Aid (Non-Combat) skill from G (unlisted) to F for 38 XP.


[font color="7bddd5"][b]Name of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] First Aid

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Taking classes under Doctor Yuki Haragitanai's tutelage, Argent has learned how to stem blood flow from as well as bandage and dress an open wound, create improvised tourniquets, perform CPR, sew up long lacerations, and generally apply basic first aid once combat is over.

[Wolfe]

Approved.

87 - 38 = 49 XP new total

[Argent Steele]

Upgrading Ouroboros from F to E.

Old Weapon:

[font size="4"][b]Ouroboros[/b][/font]

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Weapon(s):[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Weapons(s):[/b][/font] Ouroboros is a black bow with green highlights that can separate into two swords, each nearly identical. Small motors in the hilt power the extension of minute stabilizers that allow the swords to combine at the hilt into the bow form, as well as locking in position a magnetically guided bowstring that is stored in the hilts of the swords when not in use. When in it's combined form, Ouroboros is almost as tall as Argent is.

New Weapon:

[font size="4"][b]Ouroboros[/b][/font]

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Weapon(s):[/b][/font] E

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Weapons(s):[/b][/font] Ouroboros is a black bow with green highlights and snake decals that can separate into two swords, each nearly identical. Small motors in the hilt power the extension of minute stabilizers that allow the swords to combine at the hilt into the bow form, as well as locking in position a magnetically guided bowstring that is stored in the hilts of the swords when not in use. When in it's combined form, Ouroboros is almost as tall as Argent is, and has a draw strength at full power that can launch arrows hard enough to shatter stone.


Upgrading Marksmanship from F to E.

Old Skill:

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Name of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Serpent's Benediction: Glare of the Gorgon (Marksmanship)

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] F

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] From a young age,‌ Argent had an instinctive sense for trajectories, angles, and speed - as well as the connections and interplay between all three. What this means is that he is able to calculate how various thrown objects interact with the environment on the fly, and use that knowledge to hit targets that  should be near impossible to hit - such as bouncing a rock against a wall at an angle so that it hits the opponent taking cover around the corner. ‌This sense is also what allows him to use his Semblance to its full potential, using its power to adjust speed and angles in minute detail while the object is in motion.

Unfortunately, this sense does not work with firearms. While Argent can fire and operate firearms like any other person, he cannot “feel” the interplay between forces like he can for other weapons, as firearms turn stored chemical potential energy into kinetic energy that propels bullets, and thus he cannot factor it into his subconscious calculations, which throws him off.

New Skill:

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Name of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] Serpent's Benediction: Glare of the Gorgon (Marksmanship)

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Rank of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] E

[font color="7bddd5"][b]Description of Combat Ability:[/b][/font] From a young age,‌ Argent had an instinctive sense for trajectories, angles, and speed - as well as the connections and interplay between all three. What this means is that he is able to calculate how various thrown objects interact with the environment on the fly, and use that knowledge to hit targets that should be near impossible to hit - such as bouncing a rock against a wall at an angle so that it hits the opponent taking cover around the corner. ‌This sense is also what allows him to use his Semblance to its full potential, using its power to adjust speed and angles in minute detail while the object is in motion.

Unfortunately, this sense does not work with firearms. While Argent can fire and operate firearms like any other person, he cannot “feel” the interplay between forces like he can for other weapons, as firearms turn stored chemical potential energy into kinetic energy that propels bullets, and thus he cannot factor it into his subconscious calculations, which throws him off.

This sense currently has a range of roughly the length of a telephone pole, at approximately 10-12 meters.