Edrial v Mantis

[Novoxis]

Wandering through the duel ring, Edrial gripped his blade an expression of pure hatred on his face, as he's continually taunted by the outcome of his last fight.

"Kobayashi... Hayate... that bastard."

"Ed-chan, you have to get over this. In battle there are victories and losses and you have to accept both."

Edrial refused to answer as he spies a hollow inside the duel ring, one which he had never seen before. He continues to stare when his zapakuto soul grabs his arm. She points to the hollow, Mantis and makes a suggestion.

"Fight that... if you can't beat that then you can continue as you are, a mopey sore loser. But if you can then you have to get back to the way you were before."

With a sigh, Edrial jumps into the ring without a sound and prepares to fight.

Current Level: 6
Hp: 82
Rp: 92
Str: 4
Dex: 3
Con: 2
Rei: 2
Eva: 1

Passive Techniques

#87 Iron Will:
#88 Greater Iron Will
#92 Weapon Focus: Zanpaku-to
#94 Weapon Specialization: Zanpaku-to
#112 Cosmopolitan
#116 Batter

Active Techniques

#51 Gyosho
Use Shunpo to speed up your zanpakutou
Requires: A tier 1 zanjutsu technique
Difficulty: Medium (str)
Damage: The damage of the combination of zanjutsu techniques
Save: The saves against the zanjutsu techniques
Special: The character is able to immediately use two tier 1 zanjutsu techniques (offensive or defensive) without using any further actions. The character has -2 reiryoku next turn.
Reiatsu Cost: 2 RP + the cost of the techs used

#5 Renkan-Soan
Direct spirit force at your enemy by focusing it down the blade
Requires: None
Difficulty: Easy (str)
Damage: 6 HP
Special: None
Save: DC4 + user's (str) for half damage
Reiatsu cost: 2 RP

#12 Zanshu-Sen
Swinging your zanpakutou in a wide damaging arc that evades blocks
Requires: 4 tier 1 basic zanjutsu techniques, character level 3
Difficulty: Hard (str)
Damage: 18 HP
Special: None
Save: None
Reiatsu cost: 10 RP

#150 Agressive Stance
Take up a stance that improves your offensive abilities
Requires: One tier 1 zanjutsu ultimate technique
Difficlty: Ludicrously Easy (str)
Damage: None
Special: May only be used as the first action in a battle. May only be used once per battle. Raises the damage of all your techniques by '1'. If a technique does '0' damage, its damage is not increased by '1'.
Reiatsu Cost: None

#151 Diagonal Slash
Slash diagonally upwards towards your opponent, cutting underneath their defences.
Requires: Naraku
Difficulty: Easy (str)
Damage: 12
Special: None
Reiatsu Cost: None

Shikai: Gin no Hime (+3 darkness damage)

Attack Dice: 8d10
Actions: 2
Save Dice: 3d6+d6
Level damage: 9 (11) (13) [16] (+2 for Batter) (+2 when using Zan) (+3 shikai)

Hollow, Level 7

Combat Style: Zanjutsu

STR 6 (8) (12)
DEX 0
CON 5 (7)
REI 0

Hollow Unique Ability: Frenzy

HP 160 (174)
RP 80
To-hit (11d10) (15d10) [18d10]
EVA 0
Damage (17) (21) [42] Critical Severity (4) [5]

WF: Praying Claws
WS: Praying Claws
IW
GIW
Batter
Toughness 8x

Ikashi
With a roar of fury, the Hollow's muscles bulge and swell, giving the Hollow fantastic strength - if they survive.
Requires: None
Difficulty: Hard (con)
Damage: None
Save: None
Reiatsu Cost: 4 RP
Special: The Hollow's strength is increased by 4 for the next 2 turns. However, if the Hollow fails the "Difficulty" roll, he suffers 20 HP of damage.

Akate
The Hollow enters a berserk rage, driven by reckless hate and the desire to feast on the souls of thousands.
Requires: None
Difficulty: Medium (str)
Damage: None
Save: None
Reiatsu Cost: None
Special: "Berserk" status effect on self for two turns, but you may roll 3 more attack dice in your attack rolls for the next two turns.

Claw Swipe
Hollow Combat Technique, Tier II
Requirements: STR 4
Difficulty: Hard (STR)
RP Cost: 5
DC: 8 + STR + 4 (Penetration)
Damage: 25
Save: Half damage, avoid effect

A rapid, massively powerful attack. The Hollow swats his opponent aside, inflicting Deafness on a failed save.

Brutal Rend
Hollow Combat Technique, Ultimate, Tier II
Requirements: Claw Swipe, STR 6
Difficulty: Impossible (STR)
RP Cost: 25
DC: 8 + STR + 4 (Penetration)
Damage: 79
Save: Half damage (40)

The Hollow may only use this ability after successfully completing Claw Swipe AND landing two hits on a single attack roll.

The Hollow buries its claws into its opponent, then uses its tremendous physical strength to literally tear its foe apart.

[Novoxis]

Edrial Ini: [roll0]
Mantis Ini: [roll1]

[Novoxis]

Edrial was really pissed after falling before Hayate and now, beating this thing was the perfect way to vent his anger. Smirking, only a few words passed Edrial's lips.

"Shine in Darkness, Gin no Hime."

The arena resonates from the energy released by Edrials sword, as he stares through the hole made by the infinity symbol on his blade. He points it at Mantis as the black and purple fires revolve around it at intense speeds.

((Shikai Release: +3 darkness damage))

Flashing directly in front of Mantis, Edrial swings his blade upwards through his torso.

Attack Roll:
[roll0]

[Novoxis]

Edrial's blade cut through Mantis but just barely, not a single ounce of blood poured out as Edrial became annoyed. Arching back, Mantis begins to amass his reiatsu as the whole citadel begins to shake.

"N-Nani?!"

Ikashi
With a roar of fury, the Hollow's muscles bulge and swell, giving the Hollow fantastic strength - if they survive.
Requires: None
Difficulty: Hard (con)
Damage: None
Save: None
Reiatsu Cost: 4 RP
Special: The Hollow's strength is increased by 4 for the next 2 turns. However, if the Hollow fails the "Difficulty" roll, he suffers 20 HP of damage.

Rp: 80 - 4 = 76

[Novoxis]

Mantis: 12 STR

Edrial didn't know what to think, as this hollow beast increased it's power to an insane degree.

"Using such power should burst it's muscles... damn it, this is going to come back at me unless I act... now."

Once again Edrial flashed in at Mantis and up to it's head, cutting downwards with his blade.

Attack Roll:
[roll0]

[Novoxis]

Edrial's blade merely clanged off Mantis' head like it was made of steel, with one quick headbutt knocking Edrial to the side, his attack beginning to get him riled up.

Akate
The Hollow enters a berserk rage, driven by reckless hate and the desire to feast on the souls of thousands.
Requires: None
Difficulty: Medium (str)
Damage: None
Save: None
Reiatsu Cost: None
Special: "Berserk" status effect on self for two turns, but you may roll 3 more attack dice in your attack rolls for the next two turns.

[Novoxis]

Edrial was unsure of what to do, his attacks seemed to just bounce off Mantis like they were nothing. Worried about the state the hollow has gotten into, Edrial releases all the power he can to try and inflict a grievous wound on Mantis.

Attack Roll:
[roll0]

[Novoxis]

Edrial's face lit up as he found a weak spot in Mantis' underside, tearing through it with his blade as his blood spilled to the floor.

Mantis Hp: 174 - 32 = 142

"Heh, how'd ya like that?!"

Before he knew what was going on, Mantis had already swung his massive claw at him in an upward strike with one thing in mind...

Mantis Attack:
[roll0]

[Novoxis]

Edrial jumped up to dodge the first blow but he didn't count on Mantis swinging his other claw at him so quickly and with one swift decisive blow, Edrial is sent careening across the arena, feeling as though he had just been cut in two. Mantis lets out a roar as the meks tend to the battered Edrial.

Edrial Hp: 82 - 168 = Extreme F***ing Overkill!!!

[Rihaku]

(( =/ Are you allowed to reshape your character? I think you've made a common mistake during building - spreading your initial stat gain too thin.

If you want to beat tank types, I would suggest STR 3 DEX 5 REI 2 base, upped to STR 3 DEX 6 REI 2 at level 6, taking the Haste Shikai, then the Dual Blades Shikai, then the DEX boost Shikai. Use Hohou and Tetsui-Kairi (or whatever that +4 DEX -4 REI ability is) to get your attack die up +2 Haste, +4 Techniques = 12, which gets you mammoth EVA. At level 10, with Base 3 actions, you'd have 5 attacks per round. You can rely on the Hohou multiplier and your initial accuracy for damage, re-sheath using the Haste action, buff, and repeat.

Or, you could go full tank, going 5 STR 5 CON, boosting CON with Frenzy Shikai + Levelups and using STR-boosting Techniques and Berserk for damage.

As it is, your character simply lacks the offensive ability to kill effectively, unless you invest in STR-boosting items.))

[Novoxis]

((I appreciate the advice man but it's too late to change my char now and I don't want to alter my type to a tank or trick him out to beat tank characters. That's why I'm keeping the Rpp... to get a +dex and str item and using stat gains on str.))

[Taiyou no Kishi]

(Actually, if I may, I do believe that there is a respecification quest that one may take to alter one's stat distribution...However that may only be done once, so if one decides to take that quest, one must choose wisely. *Strokes at non-existent beard* Well! Anywho! Just putting that bit of info out there. ^^)

[Rihaku]

((Yeah, that's what I was referring to. Though if you're insistent with your current course, I REALLY suggest refining your technique choices. You need STR- or Damage + Accuracy Boosting techniques like Frenzy or Berserk if you want to be competitive.)

[I fail at life]

Edrial recieves 3 RPP