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Tempy · 2008-06-01, 02:40

This just in:

Outer Cadia is now powered and funded with TROMBERIUM.

THE MINERAL THAT OVERRIDES ALL!

That is all.

EDIT: Page claim for TROMBERIUM!

Kha · 2008-06-01, 02:57

Fenris? HERself?! USOOODAAA!!!

*chills in the corner*

It's still an oops there Tk...

And did USB and Lowe go nuts in the IRC, creating the explozion of Trombe?

Tempy · 2008-06-01, 03:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kha

Fenris? HERself?! USOOODAAA!!!

*chills in the corner*

It's still an oops there Tk...

And did USB and Lowe go nuts in the IRC, creating the explozion of Trombe?

Actually no. It was the combined psychotic science of SaintX, a little bit of Lowe, and me.

Fenris Blacwell · 2008-06-01, 03:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kha

Fenris? HERself?! USOOODAAA!!!

*chills in the corner*

It's still an oops there Tk...

And did USB and Lowe go nuts in the IRC, creating the explozion of Trombe?

#1 What does Usoda mean?
#2 What's so surprising about me being a girl?

Kha · 2008-06-01, 03:05

What does it suppose to do? If its worth it, I might consider replacing Tronium with Tromberium.

Tempy · 2008-06-01, 03:09

It does everything Tiberium and Tronium can do, AND MOAR.

Plus it's so awesome that it overrides EVERYTHING.

Within reason, of course. Tromberium is not oppressive, just GAR.

Sheba · 2008-06-01, 03:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fenris Blacwell

#1 What does Usoda mean?

"It's a lie"

Demonstration

http://youtube.com/watch?v=nnyc_Pn83DM

ghazghkull · 2008-06-01, 03:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fenris Blacwell

#1 What does Usoda mean?
#2 What's so surprising about me being a girl?

1: Generally "Usoda" or more appropriately "うそだ" in hiragana, usually means "No way"

2: I have no idea

Fenris Blacwell · 2008-06-01, 03:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sheba

"It's a lie"

Demonstration

http://youtube.com/watch?v=nnyc_Pn83DM

Oh, thanks for explaining.

Seriously though, I'm a girl.

Kha · 2008-06-01, 06:19

Sry about that; I just never expected a girl to be so... obsessed about angst.

Kyral · 2008-06-01, 09:46

BTW!

For those who are interessted:

Back on Page 28 I posted Chapter 4 of my main story.

It was pretty much overlooked.

Well... at least I know now why others post thier new chapters with big and colorfull titels

I have to remember to do that in the future too.

And:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

Sneaky posuto~!

About time, or ABOUT TIME?!

*RUNZ!!!*

krisslanza · 2008-06-01, 10:07

Besides it not really computing...

I can't figure out who the one is in the bottom left corner. It can't be Nanoha - she doesn't have purple eyes o.O

They also ALL have odd eyes

Kyral · 2008-06-01, 10:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by krisslanza

Besides it not really computing...

I can't figure out who the one is in the bottom left corner. It can't be Nanoha - she doesn't have purple eyes o.O

They also ALL have odd eyes

Err... Nanoha HAS purple eyes! xD

But yeah... they all have slit pupils.

Kha · 2008-06-01, 10:49

This Khrack was created by Ilya's Nanoha/Lyrical Night Crack:

Spoiler for Saber:

Yes I know this is godh4xxing, but its meant for a Nasuverse, so cut me some slack.

Btw, this is the original Kha der Kleriker plot-progressed to completion, had I never stepped into Outer Cadia. You can judge for yourself how different the Kha now is from this Kha.

Liingo · 2008-06-01, 10:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpaceBrotha

*Peeks in, sees insanity.*
Well, here's the next chapter, thanks for betaing go to PhoenixG and Aaron008R. Especially to PhoenixG for helping me hammer one scene into order.

After reading the comments on the last chapter, i changed the format again. Now there's an empty line everytime someone talks.

Oh, and this is the longest chapter so far, with 6800 words, have fun.

previous chapters: index post

Spoiler for Chapter 4:

There you go, comments?

Poor Ursus... I'll make sure that I never piss off any towers I see

Looking forward to the next part. I had my suspicions when you had Alicia in the story. Should be good to see how this plays out

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Originally Posted by -Fate-

That statement just made my day >_0

XD No problem

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Originally Posted by Kyral

Huff... finally!

I really stuck here but I'm happy that I was able to finish it.

So... here is Part 4 of my main story! Enjoy!

The flashback is dark, very dark but I like it.

Good continuation with the story here. Looking forward to when the next part is completed

On the matter of scars, the first is from the fusing of the logia to him, and the second is from Fate kicking his ass when he was still a rogue member? Am I right

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Originally Posted by Kagerou

As I recall, it was you and ark and Liingo I think? I could be wrong about that.

I'm not too sure what you're referring to any more so I'll just nod my head

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Indeed.
ILU, TK!!!!!~~~~

I'm seriously disturbed now........

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Originally Posted by Kha

Keroko: Say cheese! *snaps picture*

Kha: *doubled over laughing*
Yuuno: Stop laughing and save me!

Kha: I thought it would be good to share the love.

Stella: And you look like you are enjoying youself, Ferret-tan!

Kha: That is correct, Stella.

Yuuno: KHAAAAAA!!!

Hayate: *snuggle* >:3

Yuuno: Eep!

...Breasts...! ...Breasts! You're pressing them in!!!

Lol! XD

Nice pic that you posted Aaron. Just a question, who's on the other side of Yuuno?

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Originally Posted by Comartemis

Okay kids, here's the redesigned Kiritsugu, intended to fit in with Vivio and Iris. Note that the only real similarity here is both characters' preference for firearms and ranged spells; the original Kiritsugu is still saved on my flashdrive, ready for me to go back and pick him up again if I find a use for him in this series.

His spell list should be up by the end of the night, or tomorrow morning at the latest, along with the details of his device.

EDIT: Page claim in the name of the Helix Knights!

Hmm doesn't seem too bad. No inconsistencies that I can see in the background/ device so no problems over all. Spell list please?

Comartemis · 2008-06-01, 11:42

Eheheheh.... the spell list is taking a bit longer than I'd anticipated. So far I've only got three spells worked out.

Area Search EX: One of Rex’s most-used spells, and one of his most useful. Area Search performs as it usually does, scanning the surrounding area via magical pulses which read the environment and display things the mage wishes to see. With assistance from Distant Echo, Rex commonly uses this to scan the structural integrity of a target building and locate weak points or key support structures. Alternatively, an aimless pulse of this spell will read the surrounding environment and provide Rex with a map of the immediate area, which displays on the HUD on the inside of his goggles. Used together with Barret Seeker, the gathered data can be used to steer Rex's spells down corridors, up stairways, and around obstacles to attack weakpoints in the structure while safely outside the building or targets out of Rex's line of sight.

Feather Fall: A slow-fall spell which acts as a magical parachute when Rex leaps or falls from high places. Has saved him from many a close scrape with gravity.

Lighting: An extremely basic D-rank spell which produces a small ball of light. Rex usually creates one of these in Distant Echo’s barrel, allowing him to see in dark areas as if he’d bolted on a tactical flashlight. Rex typically only uses this when his goggles are rendered inoperable by environmental conditions.

I'm trying to give him an array of miscellaneous spells to make him good for a few more things than just sniping, and my mind is stuck on a Hotwire spell which would allow him to hijack virtually any vehicle short of starfighters and battleships.

Yeah, I know it doesn't fit his character or his purpose as a sniper too well, but I watched Goldeneye again recently and I can't get the St. Petersburg tank chase out of my head.

XenahortCharybdis · 2008-06-01, 12:28

COUNTDOWN TO BACKLOG BREAKER = 3 more DAYS.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kyral

BTW!

For those who are interessted:

Back on Page 28 I posted Chapter 4 of my main story.

It was pretty much overlooked.

Well... at least I know now why others post thier new chapters with big and colorfull titels

I have to remember to do that in the future too.

I have three points:

ONE: You are NOT Forgotten! I read it...just no time to comment. I WILL do so though, rest assured, along with the 20 odd pages of backlog that now plague me.

TWO: Yep, colorful titles help

THREE: I'm posting my own thing soon anyway, so I'll take this point of yours in deep mind

Xena, signing off, for now.

Kyral · 2008-06-01, 16:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liingo

The flashback is dark, very dark but I like it.

Good continuation with the story here. Looking forward to when the next part is completed

On the matter of scars, the first is from the fusing of the logia to him, and the second is from Fate kicking his ass when he was still a rogue member? Am I right

Thank you! And you are right... more or less. xD

Quote:

Originally Posted by XenahortCharybdis

I have three points:

ONE: You are NOT Forgotten! I read it...just no time to comment. I WILL do so though, rest assured, along with the 20 odd pages of backlog that now plague me.

TWO: Yep, colorful titles help

THREE: I'm posting my own thing soon anyway, so I'll take this point of yours in deep mind

Xena, signing off, for now.

ONE: Ah... good to know. But you must admit that someone can become nervous after some days.

TWO & THREE:

Comartemis · 2008-06-01, 18:51

Okay, here's the fun part!

Spoiler for Miscellanious Abilities:

Area Search EX: One of Rex’s most-used spells, and one of his most useful. Area Search performs as it usually does, scanning the surrounding area via magical pulses which read the environment and display things the mage wishes to see. With assistance from Distant Echo, Rex commonly uses this to scan the structural integrity of a target building and locate weak points or key support structures. Alternatively, an aimless pulse of this spell will read the surrounding environment and provide Rex with a map of the immediate area, which displays on the HUD on the inside of his goggles. Used together with Barret Seeker, the gathered data can be used to steer Rex's spells down corridors, up stairways, and around obstacles to attack weakpoints in the structure while safely outside the building or targets out of Rex's line of sight.

Feather Fall: A slow-fall spell which acts as a magical parachute when Rex leaps or falls from high places. Has saved him from many a close scrape with gravity.

Lighting: An extremely basic D-rank spell which produces a small ball of light. Rex usually creates one of these in Distant Echo’s barrel, allowing him to see in dark areas as if he’d bolted on a tactical flashlight. Rex typically only uses this when his goggles are rendered inoperable by environmental conditions.

Barret Seeker: A special homing spell which Rex uses in conjunction with Area Seach EX. Barret Seeker uses the data provided by Area Seach EX to designate target locations or enemies with a magical ‘marker’ which causes the next fired spell to home in on those locations or enemies. In the case of stationary targets, a course is plotted to the target using the acquired data, allowing Rex’s next spell to maneuver through buildings and around obstacles to hit targets out of his line of sight.

In the case of enemy mages and other moving targets, some factor of the target’s status is used as a beacon by which to track their movements; mages are typically tracked by their magical signatures, while vehicles are targeted using heat emissions or similar data. Tracking moving targets is much more difficult than targeting stationary ones, however, due to the limitations of the spell. A mage targeted by one of these spells can easily throw off the targeting data simply by using a spell of sufficient power, usually a bombardment spell of B-rank or higher. This creates a fluctuation in the magical signature which confuses the homing rounds, causing them to lose track of their target and go off course. Rex is currently working on a way to overcome this, but is having little success at present.

Reflexor: The only self-enhancement spell in Rex’s arsenal (and if anyone can come up with a better name, please give me a heads-up). Reflexor significantly boosts Rex’s reaction speed and reflexes, which has the side effect of making everything seem to move slower from Rex’s perspective. Bullet Time, in essence. The upper limits of this spell’s power have not yet been determined, but Rex has not explored those limits out of fear of doing permanent damage to his nervous system.

Spoiler for Defensive Abilities:

Spoiler for Offensive Abilities:

Barret Shell: Rex’s number one most-used attack spell. Barret Shell creates an explosive pseudomatter bullet, similar to Vita’s Swallow Flyer spell. Where Swallow Flyer takes the form of a large metallic sphere, however, Rex’s Barret Shells are usually no larger than .50 caliber bullets, and while they can be utilized as thrown weapons, they are far more effective when fired from Distant Echo. Barret Shells have explosive power approximately on par with a typical hand grenade and can be formed and fired in quick succession.

Barret Burst: An armor-piercing shotgun-style barret shot. This variation of the Barret Shell coats the shell in a layer of magical protection, much like Teana Lanstar’s Variable Barret. On contact with a shielded target, the magic shell detonates along with the slug, providing a slight increase in offensive power.

However, when the shield the spell is used against is of A-rank or lower, the explosion of the magic shell is usually enough for the slug to penetrate the shield. If this is accomplished, the slug fragments into a lethal cloud of directed shrapnel which few barrier jackets are able to completely deflect.

Barret Sniper: A simplified Barret Shell which trades explosive power for the ability to be formed and fired extremely quickly for an extremely low mana cost. These are most commonly used by Rex when using XTC-007, but are almost always the spell of choice for the Arbitrator form’s Blaster Bits.

Blaze Cannon: Similar to Chrono Harlaown’s spell of the same name, this spell launches a jet of flame from Distant Echo’s barrel, turning DE into a short-range flamethrower. Possesses about the same range and power as Subaru Nakajima’s Divine Buster variation.

Max Caliber: One of the most powerful spells in Rex’s arsenal, Max Caliber was created after Iris introduced Rex to Nanoha Takamachi. Taking a page from Nanoha’s book, Rex invented Max Caliber using the energy collection template used in Starlight Breaker. The collected mana is used to enhance the power of one of Rex’s other spells, most commonly Barret Shell or Blaze Cannon, which is launched immediately following the usage of Max Caliber. Rex rarely uses the collection template to its’ full capacity, for reasons explained below.

ExCaliber: The single most powerful spell in Rex’s arsenal, and Rex’s ace in the hole against large numbers of enemies. ExCaliber is an evolved form of Max Caliber used in conjunction with a Barret Shell. Unlike Max Caliber, however, ExCaliber uses the whole power of the Starlight Breaker collection template, pushing the attack into the S-rank and taking a high toll on both Rex’s body and Distant Echo's frame as a result.

The attack begins with the signature “converging light beams” effect of the Starlight Breaker. Immediately following the initiation of this technique, Distant Echo’s barrel begins to bulge outwards and split into three separate segments, each of which begins to spin in opposite directions (the first and third spin clockwise, the second spins counterclockwise), while runic symbols begin to appear on the outside of the barrel.

When the attack is launched, the full power of a Starlight Breaker is released in the form of a superpowered Barret Shell. The power of the shell is so intensely focused that it distorts the atmosphere around it, creating a trail of photoelectric energy that gives it the appearance of a bombardment type spell. On impact with the target, ExCaliber detonates in a massive explosion of light green spellfire. The hugely enhanced explosive radius of the Barret Shell pushes this attack's classification out of "shooting" and into "Area of Effect", possessing a kill zone approximately a third the size of a Diabolic Emission.

Named after the holy sword wielded by the Sankt Kaiser, which was known to produce a similar effect, albeit on a much more massive scale. Note that this spell must be used with Distant Echo in its’ Deadeye form.

AdmiralTigerclaw · 2008-06-01, 19:29

A fifty calibur sized round with the explosive force of a grenade?

I suggest you learn what it feels like to throw and have hand grenades detonate near you before you talk about blast power.

As an example, the shock force coming off an M-67 (Typical US antipersonele fragmentation hand grenade) will set a car alarm off on a yellow mustang parked up the hill a quarter mile away. (personal experience, I had to run up that hill and noted a yellow Mustang that belonged to the Range Cadre. Every time a grenade went off, so did his car alarm... )

This same hand grenade has an absolute kill radius of five meters. (15 feet), or about the size of a garage. (This is the "YOU WILL be reduced to shredded flesh, reguardless." absolute kill radius.)

This is from an object that is about grapefruit sized, filled with high explosive, and encased in fragmenting metal.

So what you've given this mage, is a high-explosive magic autocannon in all but actual name and design. Or an automatic grenade launcher.

I say you got a bit too much bang for the Barret Shell, given its size and ease of use in 'easily formed and fired in rapid succession'.

Review things like Armor Piercing Incindiary bullets to find a good starting point for power scaling.

I could see grenade level force with a charge time, but not rapid succession pop-shots I seem to feel you're implying.

2008-06-01, 02:40	Link #621
Tempy Σ(。д°(o--(ಠ益ಠ ) Author Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hotsprings Resort Age: 37	This just in: Outer Cadia is now powered and funded with TROMBERIUM. THE MINERAL THAT OVERRIDES ALL! That is all. EDIT: Page claim for TROMBERIUM! __________________ Last edited by Tempy; 2008-06-01 at 03:02.

2008-06-01, 02:57	Link #622
Kha ~ I Do ~ Author Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In the XV-8A Spartan "00" Age: 38	Fenris? *HERself?! USOOODAAA!!!* chills in the corner It's still an oops there Tk... And did USB and Lowe go nuts in the IRC, creating the explozion of Trombe? __________________

2008-06-01, 03:05	Link #625
Kha ~ I Do ~ Author Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In the XV-8A Spartan "00" Age: 38	What does it suppose to do? If its worth it, I might consider replacing Tronium with Tromberium. __________________

2008-06-01, 03:09	Link #626
Tempy Σ(。д°(o--(ಠ益ಠ ) Author Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hotsprings Resort Age: 37	It does everything Tiberium and Tronium can do, AND MOAR. Plus it's so awesome that it overrides EVERYTHING. Within reason, of course. Tromberium is not oppressive, just GAR. __________________

2008-06-01, 06:19	Link #630
Kha ~ I Do ~ Author Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In the XV-8A Spartan "00" Age: 38	Sry about that; I just never expected a girl to be so... obsessed about angst. __________________

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krisslanza Sleep beneath the flowers Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lording above all of humanity >;3 Age: 34	Besides it not really computing... I can't figure out who the one is in the bottom left corner. It can't be Nanoha - she doesn't have purple eyes o.O They also ALL have odd eyes __________________

2008-06-01, 10:49	Link #634
Kha ~ I Do ~ Author Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In the XV-8A Spartan "00" Age: 38	This Khrack was created by Ilya's *Nanoha/Lyrical Night* Crack: Spoiler for Saber: SABER Kha Testarossa, der Kleriker *Primary Statistics* Master: Fate Testarossa Alignment: Lawful Good Noble Phantasm: C Strength: B Endurance: C Agility: C Mana: B Luck: B Master: Fate Testarossa (Kha Awakened) Alignment: Lawful Good Noble Phantasm: A++ Strength: A Endurance: B Agility: B Mana: A Luck: A+ *Secondary Statistics* *Magic Resistance* Rank: A Cancels any magic below A-rank aided by the divine wards enchanted on Saber's skin. In practice, no magi today are able to hurt Saber. *Riding* Rank: A Ability to ride things. He can ride most vehicles with above average skill, especially fighter craft and mechanoid warmachines. However, he cannot ride those of demonic beast rank. *Instinct* Rank: A The ability to always "feel" the best course for oneself during combat. This heightened sixth sense is now close to precognition. It reduces by half any obstacles to vision and hearing. *Mana Burst* Rank: A Saber's Noble Phantasm is fitted with the CVK-972 Gas-operated Chamber for 9mm Cartridges. This system transfers magical energy into one's weapon and body, and by releasing the magical energy explosively on discharge, it increases one's ability. Simply said, it is like magical energy jet propulsion. Saber uses this magical energy for his sword techniques, guarding, and movement in living, and in the afterlife. A normal weapon without strong divine protection will not be able to endure his newfound magical energy-fueled attacks and will be destroyed with one blow. *Charisma* Rank: B Natural talent to command an army. It increases the ability of one's army during mass combat. Charisma is a rare talent, and Saber has had much experience leading the armies of Belka on behalf of the Sankt Kaiser Vivio. B-rank is enough to lead a country, and is only superceded by the Kaiser being of A rank, who carried the hopes of an entire world on her shoulders. *Noble Phantasms* Tausend Kreuz: The Sword that Cleaves Evil Rank: A++ A legendary holy symbol an inch and a half long and an inch wide made by folding and hammering 1000 enchanted crosses much like how a nodaichi is made, by a blacksmith chosen by the Naaru to be their scribe. It is said to possess soul power thats way off the charts, and has dimensional twins scattered throughout all dimensions of voidspace. When unsealed, it takes the form of a female-voiced intelligent magical cross-spear with a technological twist. It is this initial release that makes Saber seem queer for his class. Though it is later revealed that when its power is fully released, the "spear" is in fact the "hilt" of a massive sword several meters long, the Divine Zamber. It's energy blade is constructed by the world from the collective wishes of mankind and fueled through a conversion of Mana into photoelectric energy. The area of expulsion appears as a colossal beacon of incandescence, though the vast majority of light is concentrated at the vertex of initial release. Kinetic entropy is intensified by the acceleration and convergence of momentum at this vertex, with only trace calidity in the dissipating tail. The concentric area of impact is broad enough to incinerate an entire military cohort. For all its power, Fate is unable to provide the mana to materialize the blade, and for most part of the Holy Grail War, Saber fights akin to a Lancer, and is often mistaken to be such. Tome of Devotion: Heart of a Hero Rank: EX Saber's tome that he materializes whenever he needs to cast a spell that has more than 1 verse. It is very versatile, and holds supposedly holds the records of every great Belka hero in history. Saber has a large number of divine spells that do anything from binds, to burns, heals, revivals, buffs and cleansing, making Saber a truly well-rounded Servant. (Author's note: Basically, its any WoW Paladin's non-offensive spell) The Tome also holds his massive store of mana, however, all of it is barely enough to supply one lethal swing of Tausend Kreuz and still keep him alive. Divine Shield: Barrier of the Saint King Rank: C A consecrated barrier that protects the Sankt Kaiser and her most loyal knights. However, Saber is not of the royal family or a Primarch, and hence his protection is only offered to C rank. It is still able to completely shrug off attacks of C rank and below, and take a direct B rank hit before fading. The shimmering barrier when activated also renders Saber into a glaring ball of Light, making it hard for Servants to target him with ranged attacks accurately. *True Identity* Little is known of Saber's background, as he is not from Earth at all, but from another planet in another timeline. His full name is Kha Testarossa, a loyal Cleric of Vivio and the Saint Church of Belka. Beyond that, his memories are a blank, and only knowing that he is involved in the Holy Grail War to fulfill a wish that he can't remember. He feels a strange connection to his master Fate, as if he has known her all his life, but Fate has never met Kha before. Saber is loyal, independent, and reserved; he appears cold, but is actually suppressing his emotions to focus on his goals. His class is considered the "Most Outstanding", with excellent ratings in all categories. Because his master cannot effectively provide him with Mana, he minimizes her activity to preserve what he has stored. Saber is bewildered by Fate's "protective" tendencies, and believes her erratic and reckless behavior not only jeopardize his chances of winning the Holy Grail War, it does him a great dishonor that a woman is protecting a man. Over the course of the War, Kha will rediscover his memories, and the truth of his connection to Fate would be revealed. Yes I know this is godh4xxing, but its meant for a Nasuverse, so cut me some slack. Btw, this is the original Kha der Kleriker plot-progressed to completion, had I never stepped into Outer Cadia. You can judge for yourself how different the Kha now is from this Kha. __________________

2008-06-01, 11:42	Link #636
Comartemis He Who Smites Shippers Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 36	Eheheheh.... the spell list is taking a bit longer than I'd anticipated. So far I've only got three spells worked out. Area Search EX: One of Rex’s most-used spells, and one of his most useful. Area Search performs as it usually does, scanning the surrounding area via magical pulses which read the environment and display things the mage wishes to see. With assistance from Distant Echo, Rex commonly uses this to scan the structural integrity of a target building and locate weak points or key support structures. Alternatively, an aimless pulse of this spell will read the surrounding environment and provide Rex with a map of the immediate area, which displays on the HUD on the inside of his goggles. Used together with Barret Seeker, the gathered data can be used to steer Rex's spells down corridors, up stairways, and around obstacles to attack weakpoints in the structure while safely outside the building or targets out of Rex's line of sight. Feather Fall: A slow-fall spell which acts as a magical parachute when Rex leaps or falls from high places. Has saved him from many a close scrape with gravity. Lighting: An extremely basic D-rank spell which produces a small ball of light. Rex usually creates one of these in Distant Echo’s barrel, allowing him to see in dark areas as if he’d bolted on a tactical flashlight. Rex typically only uses this when his goggles are rendered inoperable by environmental conditions. I'm trying to give him an array of miscellaneous spells to make him good for a few more things than just sniping, and my mind is stuck on a Hotwire spell which would allow him to hijack virtually any vehicle short of starfighters and battleships. Yeah, I know it doesn't fit his character or his purpose as a sniper too well, but I watched Goldeneye again recently and I can't get the St. Petersburg tank chase out of my head. __________________ Kill the Darkfic. Burn the Angst. Purge the Bad End.

2008-06-01, 18:51	Link #639
Comartemis He Who Smites Shippers Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 36	Okay, here's the fun part! Spoiler for Miscellanious Abilities: Area Search EX: One of Rex’s most-used spells, and one of his most useful. Area Search performs as it usually does, scanning the surrounding area via magical pulses which read the environment and display things the mage wishes to see. With assistance from Distant Echo, Rex commonly uses this to scan the structural integrity of a target building and locate weak points or key support structures. Alternatively, an aimless pulse of this spell will read the surrounding environment and provide Rex with a map of the immediate area, which displays on the HUD on the inside of his goggles. Used together with Barret Seeker, the gathered data can be used to steer Rex's spells down corridors, up stairways, and around obstacles to attack weakpoints in the structure while safely outside the building or targets out of Rex's line of sight. Feather Fall: A slow-fall spell which acts as a magical parachute when Rex leaps or falls from high places. Has saved him from many a close scrape with gravity. Lighting: An extremely basic D-rank spell which produces a small ball of light. Rex usually creates one of these in Distant Echo’s barrel, allowing him to see in dark areas as if he’d bolted on a tactical flashlight. Rex typically only uses this when his goggles are rendered inoperable by environmental conditions. Barret Seeker: A special homing spell which Rex uses in conjunction with Area Seach EX. Barret Seeker uses the data provided by Area Seach EX to designate target locations or enemies with a magical ‘marker’ which causes the next fired spell to home in on those locations or enemies. In the case of stationary targets, a course is plotted to the target using the acquired data, allowing Rex’s next spell to maneuver through buildings and around obstacles to hit targets out of his line of sight. In the case of enemy mages and other moving targets, some factor of the target’s status is used as a beacon by which to track their movements; mages are typically tracked by their magical signatures, while vehicles are targeted using heat emissions or similar data. Tracking moving targets is much more difficult than targeting stationary ones, however, due to the limitations of the spell. A mage targeted by one of these spells can easily throw off the targeting data simply by using a spell of sufficient power, usually a bombardment spell of B-rank or higher. This creates a fluctuation in the magical signature which confuses the homing rounds, causing them to lose track of their target and go off course. Rex is currently working on a way to overcome this, but is having little success at present. Reflexor: The only self-enhancement spell in Rex’s arsenal (and if anyone can come up with a better name, please give me a heads-up). Reflexor significantly boosts Rex’s reaction speed and reflexes, which has the side effect of making everything seem to move slower from Rex’s perspective. Bullet Time, in essence. The upper limits of this spell’s power have not yet been determined, but Rex has not explored those limits out of fear of doing permanent damage to his nervous system. Spoiler for Defensive Abilities: Barrier Jacket: Rex’s barrier jacket is nearly identical to the standard uniform of the average mage in the ground forces, consisting of boots, long pants, a shirt covered by a jacket, and a pair of gloves, all colored in black and dark green. Defenser Plus: Rex’s standard shield-type spell. Provides decent protection in all directions, and doubles as Distant Echo’s auto-guard spell. Duster Shell: Conjures a small pseudomatter sphere in one of Rex’s hands. Tossing this at the ground releases a large cloud of smoke and dust, much like a smoke grenade. Spoiler for Offensive Abilities: Barret Shell: Rex’s number one most-used attack spell. Barret Shell creates an explosive pseudomatter bullet, similar to Vita’s Swallow Flyer spell. Where Swallow Flyer takes the form of a large metallic sphere, however, Rex’s Barret Shells are usually no larger than .50 caliber bullets, and while they can be utilized as thrown weapons, they are far more effective when fired from Distant Echo. Barret Shells have explosive power approximately on par with a typical hand grenade and can be formed and fired in quick succession. Barret Burst: An armor-piercing shotgun-style barret shot. This variation of the Barret Shell coats the shell in a layer of magical protection, much like Teana Lanstar’s Variable Barret. On contact with a shielded target, the magic shell detonates along with the slug, providing a slight increase in offensive power. However, when the shield the spell is used against is of A-rank or lower, the explosion of the magic shell is usually enough for the slug to penetrate the shield. If this is accomplished, the slug fragments into a lethal cloud of directed shrapnel which few barrier jackets are able to completely deflect. Barret Sniper: A simplified Barret Shell which trades explosive power for the ability to be formed and fired extremely quickly for an extremely low mana cost. These are most commonly used by Rex when using XTC-007, but are almost always the spell of choice for the Arbitrator form’s Blaster Bits. Blaze Cannon: Similar to Chrono Harlaown’s spell of the same name, this spell launches a jet of flame from Distant Echo’s barrel, turning DE into a short-range flamethrower. Possesses about the same range and power as Subaru Nakajima’s Divine Buster variation. Max Caliber: One of the most powerful spells in Rex’s arsenal, Max Caliber was created after Iris introduced Rex to Nanoha Takamachi. Taking a page from Nanoha’s book, Rex invented Max Caliber using the energy collection template used in Starlight Breaker. The collected mana is used to enhance the power of one of Rex’s other spells, most commonly Barret Shell or Blaze Cannon, which is launched immediately following the usage of Max Caliber. Rex rarely uses the collection template to its’ full capacity, for reasons explained below. ExCaliber: The single most powerful spell in Rex’s arsenal, and Rex’s ace in the hole against large numbers of enemies. ExCaliber is an evolved form of Max Caliber used in conjunction with a Barret Shell. Unlike Max Caliber, however, ExCaliber uses the whole power of the Starlight Breaker collection template, pushing the attack into the S-rank and taking a high toll on both Rex’s body and Distant Echo's frame as a result. The attack begins with the signature “converging light beams” effect of the Starlight Breaker. Immediately following the initiation of this technique, Distant Echo’s barrel begins to bulge outwards and split into three separate segments, each of which begins to spin in opposite directions (the first and third spin clockwise, the second spins counterclockwise), while runic symbols begin to appear on the outside of the barrel. When the attack is launched, the full power of a Starlight Breaker is released in the form of a superpowered Barret Shell. The power of the shell is so intensely focused that it distorts the atmosphere around it, creating a trail of photoelectric energy that gives it the appearance of a bombardment type spell. On impact with the target, ExCaliber detonates in a massive explosion of light green spellfire. The hugely enhanced explosive radius of the Barret Shell pushes this attack's classification out of "shooting" and into "Area of Effect", possessing a kill zone approximately a third the size of a Diabolic Emission. Named after the holy sword wielded by the Sankt Kaiser, which was known to produce a similar effect, albeit on a much more massive scale. Note that this spell must be used with Distant Echo in its’ Deadeye form. __________________ Kill the Darkfic. Burn the Angst. Purge the Bad End. Last edited by Comartemis; 2008-06-01 at 19:02.

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AdmiralTigerclaw Sword Wielding Penguin Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Subspace, Texas Age: 39	A fifty calibur sized round with the explosive force of a grenade? I suggest you learn what it feels like to throw and have hand grenades detonate near you before you talk about blast power. As an example, the shock force coming off an M-67 (Typical US antipersonele fragmentation hand grenade) will set a car alarm off on a yellow mustang parked up the hill a quarter mile away. (personal experience, I had to run up that hill and noted a yellow Mustang that belonged to the Range Cadre. Every time a grenade went off, so did his car alarm... ) This same hand grenade has an absolute kill radius of five meters. (15 feet), or about the size of a garage. (This is the "YOU WILL be reduced to shredded flesh, reguardless." absolute kill radius.) This is from an object that is about grapefruit sized, filled with high explosive, and encased in fragmenting metal. So what you've given this mage, is a high-explosive magic autocannon in all but actual name and design. Or an automatic grenade launcher. I say you got a bit too much bang for the Barret Shell, given its size and ease of use in 'easily formed and fired in rapid succession'. Review things like Armor Piercing Incindiary bullets to find a good starting point for power scaling. I could see grenade level force with a charge time, but not rapid succession pop-shots I seem to feel you're implying.