Isn't his name Ichigo?
Sixth Sense (or Second Sight)
Requirements: Wisdom 16
Ability: A character with the Sixth Sense ability can see all spirital creatures within their line of sight, even if they are not materialized. They can also interact with these spirits as if they normal creatures. A character with the Sixth Sense can attack spirits as if they were material, but that character must be holding the weapon and in melee with it. A character gets +2 to all combat rolls with spirits.
Special: Any character that is level 2 or higher may take this feat, but does not gain its benefits, except the ability to see a spirit, for one level.
OK, so I know it sucks, but that is why I am still working on it. I also know some of the wording is wrong, but :p .
Maybe that can help some.
Koujow: Actually Kurosaki Ichigo, the main character, did have some martial arts training, he attended a martial arts studio with Tatsuki, one of his classmates, when he was younger. If anything under the D&D rules he would either be a fighter or a monk. In D20 Modern, which I only have the SRD for, he would most likely be a Strong Hero.
Also the Sixth Sense Prerequisite seems to be a bit odd to me. Wis 16 is a bit high and uncommon for normal characters, most characters rolled with the 4d6 method have scores averaging in the 10-14 range. Also if we look into the PHB, we can see that most feats such as Combat Expertise, Dodge and Power Attack have [Attribute Score] 13.
Actually I've made a similar feat for another game I was running, this one is (slightly) modified for Bleach: (Though I used D&D cosmology terms).
Spirit Sight [General]
Prerequisites: Wis +13
Benefit: You can see and interact with those on the border ethereal plane. This includes both Hollows and plus ghosts. You can see incorporeal creatures even if they are not manifested. You may attack incorporeal creatures as though they were normal (corporeal) creatures.
Normal: You have a 50% chance of missing an incorporeal creature.
I'm not so sure about giving a player a +2 to all combat rolls against spirits, considering that in Sixth Sense, you've already given them the ability to hit them normally. The 50% chance to miss an incorporeal target is already the spirit's greatest advantage over corporeal creatures. Just a suggestion
I can't really give a reason behind the +2 to combat, I just thought it would help drastically.
Anyway: Combat with a Soul Reaper and a Hallow would be bizzare to do. It would have to be considered flight almost, since, well, they are spirits. THey can fly (Dont believe, watch episode ... 3 I think. Ichigo gets thrown out the window and he floats to a stop… then gets thrown to the ground…) Should something about that be added? Like “A Soul Reaper can Fly at X speed” or something?
Anyway: Combat with a Soul Reaper and a Hallow would be bizzare to do. It would have to be considered flight almost, since, well, they are spirits. THey can fly (Dont believe, watch episode ... 3 I think. Ichigo gets thrown out the window and he floats to a stop… then gets thrown to the ground…) Should something about that be added? Like “A Soul Reaper can Fly at X speed” or something?
Callahan said in a previous post that Shinigami are ethereal characters, which I strongly believe to be so. If this is the case then if we look at the Ethereal Plane's description from the SRD or the DMG, it clearly reads that there is no gravity on the Ethereal Plane. This explains Ichigo stopping in mid-air after getting beaten out of Inoue's room by her brother and it explains how Captain Kuchiki Byakuya and his second in command, Abarai Rengi, are floating in mid-air at the end of episode 15.
So if we consider the Shinigami and the Hollows to be Ethereal creatures, (and I strongly suggest that we do so) then there is no need for the Shinigami to fly, because there is no gravity on the Ethereal Plane. Combat, on the other hand, would be slightly more difficult to run, but not utterly impossible, since the DMG does have rules for aerial combat.
I see only one problem with this, however, in that in the 5th or 6th episode, Sado could hit the Hollow without seeing it, although he was swinging blindly for the most part.
On the other hand:
I do see your point. However, my belief is that Second Sight is such a rare ability. Only, what, 4 or 5 people have second sight on the show besides Ichigo. That is why it has such a high requirment. Of course, maybe a slightly lower requirement is indeed needed. (I really think I might be lucky. When my friends and I all play, are characters never have stats lower then 15. I swear we dont cheat or anything.)
Wow, I'd love to play with you guys
, you never have stats lower than 15?! :OMG!Haha, in any case I do agree with you in that the Second Sight is a rare ability that only some people have. However, so many people in Bleach have the ability to see Hollows, or develop the ability to see Hollows during the series, such as Inoue, Tatsuki, and Sado. Even Karin (Ichigo's sister) could see them after a while, although later it is said that all of these people developed their abilities because of their close proximity to Ichigo.
It would seem that souls on the material plane have more along the lines of subjective gravity (though able to move along a designated plane instead of only solid surfaces), rather than no gravity. When shown "flying" they appear to have a transparent surface to be standing on in each example instead of simply floating.
It would seem also that the "material" and "ethereal" can still interact with each other, an example of this is stated in episode 31: powerful Shinigami have their powers reduced when they enter the living world to avoid unnecessary damage. In addition, there is the typcial collateral damage occuring during the battles caused by both sides.
Just a few thoughts. ^.^
What about the Soul Reaper as a race. I am still only like half way through the series, but SOul Reapers aren't human. In one of the episodes, one of the soul reapers call the humans low. (Dont remeber where, BUT IT HAPPENED! :p) Maybe we should consider them as a race instead of a class... except make a SOul Reaper class for things like Ichigo case, probably prestige.
Dont you get what I mean?
What about the Soul Reaper as a race. I am still only like half way through the series, but SOul Reapers aren't human. In one of the episodes, one of the soul reapers call the humans low. (Dont remeber where, BUT IT HAPPENED! :p) Maybe we should consider them as a race instead of a class... except make a SOul Reaper class for things like Ichigo case, probably prestige.
Templates applied to souls would work best for Shinigami and Hollows, in my opinion.
I doubt Rukia ment another race, her brother is both very powerful and very high up the social ladder. She was probably appealing to these aspects, rather than racial.
It would seem also that the "material" and "ethereal" can still interact with each other
well yes, but with a some concentration etherial creatures in D&D can pretty much do the exact same thing.
Um... ok, we really haven't decided on anything. Maybe we should do that. lol.
Alright, so first thing I think we did decide on is that the SOul Reapers will be a prestige class and that they are etheral.
Since each shinigami has his or her own specific set of abilities, I think the attributes from Guardians of Order's Anime d20 SRD would fit what we need for most special attacks and abilities.
Love the idea.
Anime D20 has a lot of good things in it, although I'm not as familiar with it. I've been thinking about a solution. Now a shinigami has a sword that can transform in different weapons right? Such as Ikkaku's sword becoming a three section spear. I was thinking maybe we could create a weapon ability that mimicks it. Then we can modify the kensai prestige class (From Complete Warrior) to fit our idea of a shinigami? Does this idea work?
Something similar to the following:
Transform: This weapon has the ability to adopt the characteristics of another weapon at its wielder's command.
Strong transmutation; CL 15th; Craft Magic Arms and Armor; polymorph any object ; Price +1 bonus.
I'm guessing on the CL (Caster Level), it might be too high, but a wizard needs to be level 15 to cast the spell. I haven't seen any examples where the CL is lower than the spell that is needed to be cast. (Anybody can correct me on this?) We also might want to restrict the transformed weapon to one chosen type though.
For those of you who don't have the Complete Warrior the kenai prestige class gains weapon special abilities by trading experience for the ability on their signature weapon.
Lets break it down, taking Abarai Renji's weapon, Zabimaru for instance.
Starting with its normal, sword form: Being a melee weapon, it will have Muscle-powered (one slot) as a weapon ability (allowing the user to add his or her Str bonus) as well and Melee (one slot) as a weapon defect (meaning it is a melee weapon, rather than a ranged). So far, the weapon cost zero slots, so let’s give it two slots of damage, making it 2d8.
We now have a basic (but comparatively powerful) sword.
On to Zabimaru's true form. We can give it Flexible (one slot), and two slots of Flurry (to allow up to three attacks to be made a turn, as Renji's BAB allows) and Muscle-powered (one slot); for a total of 4 slots.
Since Zabimaru is obviously not limited in range like a normal melee weapon, we have to throw Melee out as a defect, but it range is probably short enough to be Short Range. Also a weakness is shown later on: after three uses, Renji must return Zabimaru to its shortened, sword length form, opening him up for attacks. To represent this, we'll give Zabimaru the Limited Shots weapon defect, (limiting it to 3 "shots" gives back 2 slots, but since he can "reload" it, we'll spend one slot to let him "reload" it in one move action). In addition, since "reloading" make Renji vulnerable to attack, let's assign a Unique Disability to give him a -4 penalty to Defense and provoke an Attack of Opportunity (Let's give it two points back). This results in 4 points of penalties.
After adding up the weapon abilities and weapon disabilities, Zabimaru costs 0 slots. Since we have 4 slots as a maximum, let's blow the rest on weapon damage, giving it 4d8.
Whew, that was long ^.^ In a more familure form:
Wanderlore: Now that you've kindly provided us an example of Anime D20 at its finest, I think we can actually get down to class construction.
Well first I need to break out my Anime D20 SRD and look over the rules a bit more, as I've said earlier I'm not very familiar with the Anime D20 rules.
Only question now is whether we're using Anime D20 rules for the whole thing or just for special attacks?
Thoughts?
Which six classes from Anime D20 are you referring to?
These would have trouble fitting in from what I've seen so far.
Magical Girl, Dynamic Sorcerer, Sentai Member, Giant Robot, Mecha Pilot, Shapechanger, Pet Monster Trainer, Hot Rod, Tech Genius.
Now that I've looked over the classes again, they're all basicly templates for buying attributes.
I'll see if I can get some work done on this tomorrow. ^.^
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I'll try to get something done this week. Anything you're looking for in particular?
Anything you're looking for in particular?
Actually Kuchiki Byakuya and Kurosaki Ichigos Zanpakous and their shikai powers
Byakuya is a complete unknown to me (though it looks like we'll get to see him in action next week), so I wouldn't know where to even begin guessing for now. -.-'
I'll see if I can find any information on the manga, but promises can't be made.
Begin Skeleton Class:
Shinigami
Requirements:
[i]Base Attack Bonus:[/i] +6 OR [i]Spells:[/i] Ability to cast 3rd level spells. OR [i]Psionics:[/i] Ability to manifest 3rd level powers.
[i]Feats:[/i] ???
Hit Dice: d8
Class Skills: The Shinigami’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Heal (Wis), Hide (Dex), Knowledge (all skills taken seperately) (Int), Move Silently (Dex), Profession (Wis), and Sense Motive (Wis).
Skill Points: 4 + Int modifier.
What if you had Shinigami (Death God) as a class, Lieutenant as a PrC, then Captain as an epic PrC??
With this, you would have your Normal sword when you become a Death God, then you'd get your Sankai (sp?) at when you become Lieutenant, then your Bankai when you become Captain.
I know almost all Death Gods have a Sankai, but it does say in the episodes that a requirement to become a Captain is know your Bankai.
Like I said, I'm jsut throwing this out there, maybe hoping to get so more interest in this thread :P.
At the moment my group has come up with 4 base classes, one for each of my players. We might add a few more after we test the four we've got. The classes are shinigami, adept, quincy, and soul reaver. The shinigami and quincy should be familiar to everyone who has seen the series. The adept class covers all the folks like Orihime and Chad, although the current design we have for the class revolves around Orihime to offer a cleric equivalent class for the system.
One of my players was infatuated with a soul reaver class that I had designed in a previous campaign we were running, and wanted to bring it in as the fourth class. With a little work, we managed to incorporate the class into the anime setting without diverging too much from the series. Basically, the soul reaver is a soul who has been partially transformed into a hollow. The closest example of this would be in the episode where Ichigo nearly turns into a hollow. He managed to fight it off and unlock his shinigami powers. The soul reaver, however, is someone who managed to fight it off, but only after partially being transformed. They are characterized by one arm being a large claw (think along the lines of Chad's arm, but not so colorful, and with a claw at the end) and half their face being covered by a hollow mask (ala phantom of the opera style). The soul reavers that don't lose their mind in the process (the player character kind), now live a afterlife where they hunt down and consume hollows for sustenance (think Legacy of Kain). At higher levels, the soul reaver can begin to take on aspects of hollows it consumes and can also consume slain hollows to regenerate lost hit points or spirit points (I'll get to that in a second). Also, as they level up, their body becomes more hollow-like, with them eventually ending up with a full mask and dual claw arms. This represents a spread in the "infection" (for a lack of a better word) caused by the continued consumption of hollows. However, their increased spirit power (aka higher levels) allows them to maintain control. The overall effect is that they gain hollow like strenght and defence while not being soulless monsters.
For the time being, we are still tweaking the system, but I'll post the classes when we finalize em.
One thing is that I've left room for customization. Every 4 levels, starting at 4th, the character gains a spirit focus. These currently work like talents in D20 modern. There are many you can choose from, and if you wish, you can focus on a single tree. For the time being, all the classes may choose from the same set of tiers (although some of the abilities granted change based on class). I might come up with some class specific tiers, but that just seems kinda restrictive since I want the spirit focus to represent the randomness of spirit powers that people develope (Ori being a healer, Chad being a strong arm, differences in shinigami's soul slayers, etc).
Finally, we're using a spirit power system to govern abilities. This is very similar to the psionics system. Basically, the character has a pool of spirit points equal to his wisdom modifier times his level. All class abilities that require activation (such as smiting or using flash step) consume X amount of spirit points and can also be supplimented with extra spirit points to make the move stronger. We're still working out the numbers, so bear with me a little while and I'll try and post some more info on it when we get it finallized.
We currently run the campaign about once a week, so playtesting might be a little slow.
Oh well, I'll post more when I get some work done on the system. Hopefully this will be enough to bring this thread back to life.
Penzdragon - First off thank you for attempting to revive the thread, I thought it was almost a lost cause!
It really sounds like you've put a lot of work an effort into your system. Hope we can see some of that effort on the forums soon. In any case, the 'spirit focus' idea sounds great. I'm not sure if shinigami should be referred to as Death "Gods" as they are not omnipotent or omnipresent. "Messengers of Death" seems to be a more accurate translation as they take people who have died to heaven (Soul Society).
Sorry if I sound a little picky. Just pointing out a difference in translation.
Penzdragon - First off thank you for attempting to revive the thread, I thought it was almost a lost cause!
It really sounds like you've put a lot of work an effort into your system. Hope we can see some of that effort on the forums soon. In any case, the 'spirit focus' idea sounds great. I'm not sure if shinigami should be referred to as Death "Gods" as they are neither omnipotent nor omnipresent. "Messengers of Death" seems to be a more accurate translation as they take people who have died to heaven (Soul Society).
Sorry if I sound a little picky. Just pointing out a difference in translation. I don't mean to attack anyone's interpretations of the word.
BTW, I base all my info off the anime. I have not read the manga and I don't intend to, mainly because I tend enjoy the action series in animated form and don't want to ruin the story.
Also, about translation notes, I think it would be best to just refer to them as shinigami. I don't know why, but it just seems cooler.
Oh, and about the prestige class idea. Lt and Capt are more like titles than complete classes. The reason I say this is because Ichigo manages to reach equivalent power in shinigami powers without actually being a cpt or lt. So when designing them, they should gain all the equivalent powers that they would if they had taken a level in shinigami and then gain some bonus involving the beuracracy of soul society. Perhaps minions or the ability to requisition forbidden materials. Also, perhaps throw in one move or two that would represent their access to training that lower ranked members can't get.
I'm thinking of maybe having the upper levels of regular shinigami improve the size and manipulation of the spirit pool (to reflect the ability of natural shinigami like Ichigo to just go apeshit on folks) and having the lt and capt levels grant minions and some special moves that represent the special training that these characters have recieved. I dunno. I'll put some thought into it. Currently, I like the idea of PCs being rogue shinigami like Ichigo, so I hadn't really thought of allowing them to achieve capt and lt.
The one complication I have here with my idea is with the folks who were shinigami in soul society that fell out of favor. They don't quite have the uberpowers of natural shinigami like Ichigo, but they also lose access to training granted by soul society. I may just remove the distinction that I have made between natural and trained shinigami (since technically Ichigo did have some training from the shopkeeper, although he didn't put in the years that it takes regular shinigami) or just give rogue shinigami access to training from someone like the shopkeeper.
I dunno. I'm coming up with this stuff as I type, so I haven't put much thought into it. I'll bring it up at the next play session we have and see what my players think about the situation (although they haven't seen the series, so any input they have would be based solely on mechanics and balancing issues within the D20 system itself). Maybe I should just have some feats that cover the natural shinigami aspect... perhaps one that accelerates training. I've already got plans for feats that increase the spirit pool, which would reflect the whole uber spirit powers of Ichigo.
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SHINIGAMI
Alignment: Any Good.
Hit Die: d10.
Class Skills
The Shinigami’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Balance (Dex), Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Jump (Str), Knowledge: Hollow (Int), Sense Motive (Wis), and Tumble (Dex).
Skill Points at 1st Level: (4 + Int modifier) x 4.
Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 4 + Int modifier.
Ex-Shinigami
A shinigami who grossly violates the code of conduct for their order does not lose any abilities granted by the class and may continue to take levels in the class, although certain abilities would require special training to acquire. However, the shinigami becomes a fugitive to the order and will be pursued by the order for trial.
THE SHINIGAMI
EDIT: The stuff has been tabulated.
Looks very good, although I haven't finished reading it yet, will edit this later. Your Flash Step is much better than what I came up with. Using a charge action is genius!
On the other hand for shinigami such as Zaraki Kenpachi (11th Squadron Captain) I was thinking about using a Flaw to represent his inability to use Bankai or Shikai. Flaws were first found in Unearthed Arcana (I believe). By picking a flaw the character can choose a new feat.
Unknown Zanpakutou [Flaw]
Prerequisite: Must have shikai and bankai class features.
Effect: The character does not gain shikai and bankai class features.
Ehh, on second thought maybe not since this gives up two class features for one feat. Not exactly an even trade.
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I've also only watch the anime and haven't read the manga.
I'm not sure what you mean by an ability from their division skills class ability. But the following divisions should definately have varying skill sets:
4th: Healing (Suggestion: Make Heal a class skill and maybe the ability to cure minor wounds several times per day?)
11th: Combat (Zaraki and his subordinates seem to love fighting and would probably fight even against orders. Suggestion: Put Bluff on their skill list. Bluff can also be used as a combat skill in feinting blows.)
12th: Research (Captain Mayuri has said several times that he is the head of research. Add Knowledge (Any - Each knowledge skill must be purchased separately) or give them a synergy bonus to knowledge.)
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EDIT: (After Reading)
You didn't mention any kind of limits for a lot of the class abilities. Homing Arrow and Rain of Arrows should have a limit as to number of times per day the class ability can be invoked. (I'm guessing once per day or something similar.)
There is a minor error in Adept class. Under Spirit Focus you put:
Spirit Focus: At level 4 and every four levels after, the adept gains an ability from the spirit focus list.
However this is not what is written on the table! This should be "At 4th level and every even level after, the adept gains an ability from the spirit focus list."
Also how does Turn Hollow work? It looks like it works as Turn Undead, but you didn't elaborate on how. Do we turn hollows as clerics of our adept class level? I assume so, but please clarify.
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Although it's still in the playtesting stage, it is still an impressive amount of work. I hope you post more soon so that the rest of us can also start playtesting.
I used some copy/pasting to save time. I just pasted the spirit focus description from shinigami over to the adept and forgot to edit the differences. I'll get on that.
For the division abilities, I intend on coming up with a list of abilities that the character gains at 5th, 10th, and 15th level that depend on what division they are from. For example, I'd come up with 3 abilities that seem to fit R&D and have the character gain them at the appropriate level. This is just my way of increasing the customization of characters while also alccounting for the division differences present in the anime.
For Ken, perhaps just give a feat that the character can take at any level before they obtain the shikai class ability. Upon achieving the level for shikai, they recieve some sort of other bonus instead. Perhaps an increased spirit pool or a str or con increase (maybe even a spirit focus slot once I hash out that system). Same goes for when they achieve the level to obtain bankai.
Turn hollow works just like turning undead. When I came up with the wording for the class description, I just copied the same format as the turn undead ability. When I compile all my stuff into one file, I'll probably include a section on turning hollows so that I don't have to have a large amount of text in class descriptions.
Right now, most of my developement work is focused on getting the soul reaver class done and working on soul focus. The soul focus is taking a while because I want each ability to do something cool. I don't want it to end up as just 30 different ways to deal 5d6 (for example, lightning bolt vs. fireball vs. cone of cold, etc). If I come up with something like ice armor, I want it to do cool stuff in addition to just adding a defence bonus. If I come up with flaming weapon or something, I don't want it to just add +1d6 fire dmg. As far as the reaver, there's not really any basis in the anime for the class, so it's taking just a little longer to make.
I'm on borrowed time atm, so I'll fix up the formatting and such in a couple of hours.
EDIT: Some class stuff has been changed. Check back on the first page for a rough draft of all 4 classes (still no spirit points costs yet).
Races:
-Human
[As the normal Human race see PHB for stats]
-Shinigami "Death God"
[The Shinigami race should be a +1LA]
-Vaizard "The Army Of Masks/Masked Army"
[The Vaizard race should be a +2LA]
-Hollow
[The Hollow race should be a +1LA]
-Arankaru "Fractured Masks"
[The Arankaru race should be a +2LA]
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Class:
Core Class:
-Shinigami
-Hollow
-Human Soul [l have no idea what to call this class yet]
PC Clases:
-Division PC
[I belive that each division should have its own PC class, these pc class can only be started to be made when all of the divisions roles are know]
-Vice Captain
-Captain
-Vaizard [Shinigami Only]
-Arankaru [Hollow Only]
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Shinigami Zanpaku:
Soul Cutters are the swords of the shinigami. They are used to cleanse or destroy Evil. soul cutters have three forms: normal, initial* (name) release, and ban* release. Lower level to some middle class shinigami do not know the names of their soul cutters and therefore cannot release them. To release a soul cutter you must shout its name. You can only learn the swords name by talking to it and trusting it.
[I belive that Soul Cutters should be made useing the new rules form Legacy Of Weapons to make the soul cutter.]
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Division/Ranks:
Each Division has 100 Seated officers in it 100 being the lowest and number 1 being the Captain of the division, l was thinking that for a Shinigami to go up in a rank they whould have to preform some sort of task set out by the captain of there division.
The Unseated Shinigami are the lowest in the division. l think the unseated Shinigami should be classed as commoners with no levels in the Shinigami core clase
Shinigami Divisions:
-1st Division
-2nd Division - Special OP Brigade
-3rd Division
-4th Division
-5th Division
-6th Division
-7th Division
-8th Division
-9th Division
-10th Division
-11th Division
-12th Division
-13th Division
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The Four Noble House's:
Kuchiki
Shihouin
Shiba (- maybe -)
[There is no information about them so they are going to have to wait]
=======FEAT'S=======
Konpaku Styles
-ZanJutsu - Sword Art
-Hakuda - Hand To Hand Art
-Hohou - Movement Art
-Kidou - Demon Art
-Bannougata - All Around Type
Demon Art Techniques,Kidou [Shinigami Only]
Benefit: The Shinigami gain's the ability to cast Demon Art spells upto 9th lvl
Special: This Talent may be taken once, If you take this feat you may not take any other Konpaku feats
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As you can see this is needs a lot of work but l do hope l have started to build the foundations for such a great class :D
There are a couple things you mentioned that I've never heard of, so I'm assuming that they are mentioned in the manga and haven't been introduced in the anime yet. Gives me something to look forward to.
I really like the unique feat idea (ie, you can only take on konpaku feat), and I'm liking the idea of using existing rule sets to govern soul slayers. I haven't checked out the legacy of weapons rule set, so I'm going to have to go check that out. This has gotten me thinking about the weapon familiars from the Arcana book, so I may reread that and see if I can apply that to soul slayers as well.
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Soul Cutters:
Asauchi (Shallow Hit)
Wielder: Shinigami Dropouts
Description:
Soul Society is very adamant about zanpaku-to having names. So much so they even give an overall name to blades so weak they don't have their own; Asauchi. That's what the blank blades carried by Shinigami who are too weak to gain a spot in one of the 13 Divisions are called. Appearance-wise, it's a normal katana with a plain, oval crossguard. Since it's so weak it can't find it's own name, it obviously doesn't have a Shikai, let alone a Bankai. The only thing that sets it apart from a mundane katana is that it is capable of harming a shinigami.
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Vaizard "The Army Of Masks/Masked Army"
[Vaizard's are Shinigami that have used forbidden techniques to gain the same power as a hollow, ie they have no limit on the Konpaku Styles this means that they can master all the Konpaku Styles]
Arankaru "Fractured Masks
[Arankaru are Hollows that have there masked removed in doing this they gain powers like a Shingami, this also includes Soul Cutters !]
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Konpaku Styles Info
-ZanJutsu - Sword Art
Shingami who chose the ZanJutsu Style can only use techniques from this feat tree.
-Hakuda - Hand To Hand Art
Shingami who chose the Hakuda Style can only use techniques from this feat tree.
-Hohou - Movement Art
Shingami who chose the Hohou Style can only use techniques from this feat tree.
-Kidou - Demon Art
Shingami who chose the Kidou Style can only use techniques from this feat tree.
-Bannougata - All Around Type
Shingami who chose to be come a Bannougata can take feats from all four feat trees but can never master any of the Konpaku Styles
While it's always nice to include all the races as playable, I'm not sure I'd allow players to play hollows or vaizards (atleast starting off, I would probably allow them to undergo transformations if they can pull it off). The exception would be an all hollow group.
Time is limited atm, so I'll post more later.
Seeing as how no two characters in bleach have had identical abilities (save for the ones that seem to be taught in the school) why not have it required that every shinigami be a multiclass character? (i.e. Kenpachi would be a shinigami/barbarian, Hinamori would be an illusionist/shinigami, etc)
Anyways, these are just a few ideas to throw around, do with them as you will
Spirit Sight (Feat)
Player characters recieve this feat for free at first level.
This feat allows the character to observed spirits and distinguish them from the real world. In addition, the character may make a wisdom check to detect the presence of spirits.
The DC should be based upon the distance between the two and the power level of the spirit, but as a baseline, it is a DC 15 to detect the presence of spirits within 3 levels of the character within 300 yards. This feat is always on and the DM should roll in secret against DC 15 whenever a being of appropriate power comes within 300 yards of the character. Also, as a side note, the term spirit includes ghosts, hollows, shinigami, soul reavers, manifestations of class abilities, and spirit focus manifestations such as wings.
Also, as far as multiclassing, I introduced spirit focuses to help explain the differences between characters of the same class and such.
I'd like to point out some background on the campaign we're using to test these rules.
We started the campaign when the characters were at age 6 (they were all related, 2 characters were twins who live with their grandfather (their parents had been killed when they were 4) and the other two were cousins to the twins and each other). At this point, the characters were a blank slate. Ability scores had been rolled, but they hadn't been assigned to stats, and the characters weren't told what the classes were (none of them knew anything about the bleach anime). They were spending the summer at their grandfather's house (he was a retired quincy, one the only two in the world, the other being the grandfather seen in the anime). The characters role played their characters as children enjoying the summer on a lake, swimming a such. One day when they are swimming, they run into some other kids who live by the lake and swim with them for a while. At the end of the day, after some idle chat with their grandfather, they discover that the children had drowned in the lake 2 days earlier. This is the point where the players discover they can see ghosts. The next day, they go back to play with the children, and as they play, a shinigami approaches to send the children to the afterlife. The PC's attack the shinigami (taking him by surprise cause he wasn't used to being seen) when he draws his sword, and as they annoy him, a hollow attacks. The shinigami defeats the hollow, but when he does so, a small portion of the hollows mask remains. One of the PCs, being a curious child, picks it up and puts it on. The hollow begins to take the boy over, but when the grandfather hears the cries for help from the children, he comes and uses some spirit powers to help contain the hollow. Thus, I allow the PC a saving throw, he succeeds, and halts the transformation, becoming a soul reaver instead. The shinigami, attempting to perform his duty of destroying soul reavers, is confronted by the protective grandfather, a fight ensues, and in the process the shinigami is killed and the grandfather and the PCs wounded (only one in still concious). The soul reaver PC, confused, runs off into the night. After a few hours, another shinigami comes to check on his missing fellow. Here he finds the concious PC trying to drag his family back into the house to try and treat their wounds. The shinigami senses the boys spirit powers and offers to save the lives of his family if he comes to train as a shinigami. That PC takes up the offer and is taken to the spirit realm for shinigami training and the others are healed. They awake to find the two PCs gone. They panic and call the cops. The cops come, investigate the case as a kidnapping, but find no leads. One of the remaining PCs is one of the ones living with the grandfather, so he remains with him. The other is picked up by his parents, who return to their home in Chicago (where our campaign is based). Ten years pass. The one who remained with the grandfather learns he is a quincy and decides to train with him. He gains level one in that class and is asked a series of questions to determine how to assign his ability scores. The same goes for the shinigami, who trains there for 10 years. The one who became a soul slayer, roams the streets of Chicago hunting minor hollows for 10 years to sustain himself. Finally, the character who returned to Chicago is a normal child who developes random spirit powers (the adept class). We spend two game sessions doing some roleplaying for the 10 years of training to get the characters to level 3 and to also introduce them to the background of their classes. The next session, we had all the characters meet. The quincy moves in with his cousin in Chicago to start high school, the shinigami is assigned to that area of Chicago for his patrol, and the soul reaver has been roaming the area for a while. One day after school, they all happen to run into each other.
Once the PC group was together, they encountered an NPC who acted as their nemesis until they attained level 5 (at which point the finally managed to defeat him). In their first encounter with him, he used a spiritual anchor to anchor the shinigami and soul reavers in the group to the real world. Up until the point, those PC's had been allowed to operate as if invisible and with the ability to go through walls and such, just like a ghost. The anchor was mainly just to make things easier to run. The anchor caused the spirit characters to become visible to the real world with the forms they would have had if they were normal. The shinigami robes and soul slayer and the soul reavers arm and mask were still on the characters, but only visible to spiritually aware characters. This allowed them to operate normally as teenagers in the real world, and avoided the complication of having to remove their spirit from their body to function in battle. After the battle, the shinigami reported back to his superior who placed him on sick leave, allowing him to act freely with the party instead of having to do his job. The two PCs moved in with the one cousin, making up stories to explain their 10 year absence.
Most of this isn't very conventional, but I found it was the best way to avoid complications with a straight port of bleach to D20 modern and it also seemed the best way to introduce characters to an anime they had never heard of.
1. In Bleach, fights tend to be against one powerful opponent. I've tried to duplicate this in my campaign. As a result, characters are levelling quickly due to the high CR of each encounter. However, the quick level progression helps keep with the pace of the anime (notice how quickly Ichigo gains power). They will be gaining levels fast and will quickly attain abilities that the anime says takes regular folks a long time to get. You need to make note that the characters are just as exceptional as those in the anime. As such, don't subject them to the 10 year training periods and such that normal shinigami and the like go thru. Every level or so, throw in a short 3 day training session or something. Try to have a sensei or focus item present to facilitate this (like the shop owner or the quincy glove).
2. Hollows are unique. Each one should be tailor made, not pulled out of the monster's manual. With the exceptions of imps (animal hollows, CR 1/2, usually accompany bigger hollows) and archnemesis characters, my players haven't fought the same thing twice. This keeps battles interesting, and also keeps the players on their toes because they have no idea what to expect next.
3. Even though the classes were designed around the DND system, I've maintained action points from my original D20 system. These help my players a ton. They make an insanely huge difference. While they seem to munchkin up the game a bit by giving the players an "In Case of Emergency", the players love it, and that's the important part. I'd suggest everyone include action points in their campaign. The only note on this is, players level quickly, and as such refresh AP a lot. Given this, you might want to cut down on the amount of AP they get per level.
4. Players want spirit focuses to interact with the regular skills granted by their class, and some folks don't want spirit focuses that do similar things to their class abilities available to players outside their class, because then they don't feel as unique. I'm still working on this part.
Two things I've noticed so far about the campaign that I need to address.
1. Adepts seem underpowered in comparison to other classes. I might work on this a little. However, I'm leaving them as the only healers, so that may balance things out.
2. My players are traditional DND players. They like loot. I'm having a hard time incorporating traditional loot into the bleach world. Any suggestions on this would be appreciated.
What if we use something similar to Weapons of Legacy rules for zanpakutou (soul slayer)? It doesn't have to be the same. Just let the weapon gain abilities as the character levels up.
Here's an short example of a zanpakutou that I made up on the fly.
I'm not exactly using Weapons of Legacy rules. WoL also detracts hp, attack and saves when a character wields a legacy weapon. I dislike using such a system, plus it's hard for both player and DM to keep track of how much hp/attack/save is lost when wielding a legacy weapon. I also dropped weapon requirements, considering only the shinigami will use his/her zanpakutou.
My quincy hit level nine as well, and I don't think homing arrow is on par with shikai, so I've added that it also makes the shot use the following crit stats (19-20/x4).
The adepts also seem underpowered still. I'm still working on this. My current fix is to increase the goodness of the spirit focuses they have chosen, but its not a long term fix because I haven't designated any spirit focuses as adept only. I may buff them by removing the healing abilities to a spirit focus tree and allowing them to choose 3 spirit trees instead of two.
As far as soul reavers, I think they are pretty much on par with shinigami (rend + improved crit(claw) is pure power). The only problem I've noticed is that they can drain spirit points and such, but the only thing they have to spend them on it their spirit focus. I may work on that.
Notes on spirit focuses:
Currently, we're using an informal system. It basically consists of me asking what abilities they'd like to have (ie "If your character were a super hero, what would be his powers?") and then us working out some abilities that seem balanced.
Heres what my guys have so far:
Shinigami 1:
Lvl 1 - Spirit Shield (grants damage reduction x for up to y sources of damage at the cost of z spirit points, move action to activate).
Lvl 2 - Blinding Shield (attacker must make a fort save when ever he hits the character when the spirit shield is active or be blinded for 1d4 rounds).
Shinigami 2:
Lvl 1 - Earthquake (everyone within x feet must make a balance check or fall prone)
Lvl 2 - Earthsnare (x prone targets within y feet become grappled, must make an escape artist/reflex check to escape, lasts up to z rounds).
Soul Reaver 1:
Lvl 1 - Thorns (whenever hit in melee, may spend x spirit points to do x damage to the attacker, no save)
Lvl 2 - Thorns (whenever hit in melee, may spend x spirit points to do Yd8 damage to the attacker, no save)
I'm out of time at the moment. I'll post later with the quincy and the two adepts.
Lvl 1 - Blink (as a move action, the character may teleport up to 90 feet away).
Lvl 2 - Teleporting Attack (the character can make his ranged attacks teleport to the target, allowing him to ignore cover and granting a chance to catch the target flat footed).
Adept 1:
Lvl 1 - Shadow Clone (the character may create two illusionary copies of himself that dissapate when attacked, they mimic the user exactly)
Lvl 2 - Blur (All attacks directed at the character have a 25% miss chance)
Lvl 1 - Spirit Gun (as a ranged touch attack, the character may spend X spirit points to deal Yd8 points of damage. Any damage dealt in excess of the targets life continues on in a straight line until all the damage has been used)
Lvl 2 - Spirit Shotgun (as a ranged touch attack, the character may spend x spirit points to deal Yd8 points of damage to all targets in a 25 foot cone)
Adept 2:
Lvl 1 - Alchemy (may transmute minor objects, may spend x spirit points to make a touch attack that deals Yd8 transmutation damage to target)
Lvl 2 - Alchemy (may transmute medium objects, may spend x spirit points to make a touch attack that deals Yd8 transmutation damage to target)
Lvl 1 - Kinetics (may move objects up to x pounds, may spend x spirit points as an attack to deal 1d20 crushing damage to target)
Lvl 2 - Kinetics (may move objects up to x pounds, may spend x spirit points as an attack to deal 2d20 crushing damage to target)
Note, all these abilities have costs and take up actions, even if I forgot to note them.
Shinigami 1:
Lvl 1 - Spirit Shield (grants damage reduction x for up to y sources of damage at the cost of z spirit points, move action to activate).
Does x+y = z in this case?
Also for those abilities with just X and Y, how are those two variables correlated?
Quincy 1:
Lvl 1 - Blink (as a move action, the character may teleport up to 90 feet away).
Does the player teleport 90 ft. in a direction where he/she has line of sight? (Similar to Dimensional Door) Or can they teleport 90 ft. even if a wall is blocking them from seeing what's on the other side? Logic seems to dictate the first explanation.
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Also for the division skills, are we looking at something similar to the following?
11th Division
Level 5: Overwhelming Aura: Opponents must roll a will save (DC = 15 + # of additional spirit points) when the shinigami activates and/or maintains this aura. The opponent is shaken. This aura cost 2 spirit points to activate and 1 spirit point per round to maintain it. Additional spirit points can be used placed to increase the DC. The aura can be activated as a free action.
Level 10: Powerful Strike: The Shinigami can channel their strength behind their attacks. This technique costs 10 spirit points and uses a swift action, but in return, the shinigami may double their strength modifier and add it to their melee attack and damage rolls for that round.
Level 15: Crippling Blow: This ability costs 15 spirit points and uses a swift action to activate. When the shinigami hits an opponent, the opponent must make a fortitude save (DC 25 + # of additional spirit points). If this fails the opponent takes 2x the normal damage. The opponent also loses any spirit points they have left in reserve.
The only exception is the thorns level 1 ability. The character may spend up to to his maximum spirit points (denoted x), and does that much damage to the target.
For the blink, we're still working on it. In general, that's how its worked. However, I've allowed him to blink thru doors and I've also allowed him to use teleportation to avoid falling damage.
For the division skills, that looks pretty good. For the time being, we've just been using those as bonus feat slots until we get a better idea of what all the divisions are.
For the most part, I've been pretty lax on adhering strictly to hard set rules since the game is in its testing phase and have been focusing more on just enjoying the game.
EDIT: there are alot, and bankai's are hard, make that friday.
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My original concept was for there to be shinikami core class, the divisions to be prestige classes available only to shinikami, and then have the shinikami representative class only available to non shinikami. This was hard since not all divisions seemed to have specialties. Other than r&d, black ops, kenpachis squad, and 4th squad healers, the others aren't featured as well. You only get a representation of their lts and cptns. That and where this leaves mages, since shinikami use Kido, and those are so organized as to be numbered. I've written up the 1st and 33rd taken from the 1st two manga (I'm not up to rewatching 69 eps yet)
So many dillemas. So hopefully the good ideas keep coming ^^
Anyway, I bought d20 modern and besm.... D20 modern is horrible in my opinion. The talent tree is only slightly useful.
So I was thinking of just modifying besm.
For instances, races.
In bleach there are only three races that are used.
Kami, mod souls, and humans.
Humans are easy.
Kami should have the incorpore the incorporeal template from the besm monster manual, loosing the bonuses for being human. That would mean it would cost 14 discretionary points to be a kami. Then, it may be prudent to also make them a native outsider, since technically soul society is another plane.
Mod-souls would make an interesting race. They need a body, so you could use a corpse, gigai, animal, or toy as a body. Mod-souls also enhance one aspect of the host body(kon was a legs unit) so could have options of innate abilities, which ill work on later and add an edit.
Ja ne!
Anyway, I bought d20 modern and besm.... D20 modern is horrible in my opinion. The talent tree is only slightly useful.
So I was thinking of just modifying besm.
For instances, races.
In bleach there are only three races that are used.
Kami, mod souls, and humans.
Humans are easy.
Kami should have the incorpore the incorporeal template from the besm monster manual, loosing the bonuses for being human. That would mean it would cost 14 discretionary points to be a kami. Then, it may be prudent to also make them a native outsider, since technically soul society is another plane.
Mod-souls would make an interesting race. They need a body, so you could use a corpse, gigai, animal, or toy as a body. Mod-souls also enhance one aspect of the host body(kon was a legs unit) so could have options of innate abilities, which ill work on later and add an edit.
Ja ne!
Shinigami as a race is completely unknown to me, but as a class.... well, the ones in the first page are cool.
Now, in simplicity.... the D20 Future book has an Advanced Class called 'Purifier' on its 'From the Dark Heart Of Space' setting. Sounds like a hard-and-fast Shinigami class to me. (don't like D&D as much as I like D20M and BESm, that's why I say this).
Shinigami Template
"Shinigami" is an acquired template that can be added to any giant, humanoid or monstrous humanoid. The creature (referred to hereafter as the base creature) must have a Charisma score of at least 6.
A Shinigami uses all the base creature’s statistics and special abilities except as noted here.
Size and Type
The creature’s type changes to Outsider. Do not recalculate the creature’s base attack bonus, saves, or skill points. It gains the incorporeal subtype. Size is unchanged.
Armor Class
Natural armor is the same as the base creature’s but applies only to ethereal encounters. It also gains a deflection bonus equal to its Charisma modifier or +1, whichever is higher.
Special Attacks
A Shinigami retains all the special attacks of the base creature. It also gains the Zanpaktou special attack
Zanpaktou (Su)
The Shinigami can manifest a spiritual Katana (which they gain automatic proficiency with) from their own life essence as a free action. It deals damage as a normal Katana, but gains a bonus on attack and damage equal to their Charisma bonus.
Special Qualities
A ghost has all the special qualities of the base creature as well as those described below.
Abilities
Str +4; Dex +6; Con +2; Int +0; Wis +2; Cha +6;
Environment
Any, often as base creature.
Organization
Solitary, Squad (5-8), or Division (12-20).
Challenge Rating
Same as the base creature +4.
Level Adjustment
Same as the base creature +7.
A Shinigami uses all the base creature’s statistics and special abilities except as noted here.
Size and Type
The creature’s type changes to Outsider. Do not recalculate the creature’s base attack bonus, saves, or skill points. It gains the incorporeal subtype. Size is unchanged.
Armor Class
Natural armor is the same as the base creature’s but applies only to ethereal encounters. It also gains a deflection bonus equal to its Charisma modifier or +1, whichever is higher.
Special Attacks
A Shinigami retains all the special attacks of the base creature. It also gains the Zanpaktou special attack
Zanpaktou (Su)
The Shinigami can manifest a spiritual Katana (which they gain automatic proficiency with) from their own life essence as a free action. It deals damage as a normal Katana, but gains a bonus on attack and damage equal to their Charisma bonus.
Special Qualities
A ghost has all the special qualities of the base creature as well as those described below.
Abilities
Str +4; Dex +6; Con +2; Int +0; Wis +2; Cha +6;
Environment
Any, often as base creature.
Organization
Solitary, Squad (5-8), or Division (12-20).
Challenge Rating
Same as the base creature +4.
Level Adjustment
Same as the base creature +7.
The problem with your idea of a template is an ecl of 7.... If you go the besm route its less than an ecl of 2.... Much easier for players to deal with game wise. As for the prestige class, it would look plausable until you see further into the series and notice student shikikami, and the fact that ichigo just mauls them *and if he was a higher student with quite a few ranks of unknown powers or whatever its called* even allowing for shikigami to be a base class, only a kami would normall be one. You see one human with the class, and he has to use an item of power to become incorporeal to use his powers. So kami as a race makes good sense to mee ^^: having the divisions as prestige classes would also be very doable.
Talking from personal experience, I have to say this: BESM d20 is heavily unbalanced and frankly broken. I was balancing that against DnD (which, while hardly perfect, is still a lot better balanced than BESM), and had in fact based this on the Ghost template from the SRD. The ECL may be a little higher on the template than is really necessary, but I was playing to the side of caution.
On the other hand for shinigami such as Zaraki Kenpachi (11th Squadron Captain) I was thinking about using a Flaw to represent his inability to use Bankai or Shikai.
Actually, having only recently started watching the series(though I've seen through the Soul Society arc), my impression is that Kenpachi would be a multiclass Barbarian/Shinigami, rather than a flawed Shinigami. If it helps, think over these examples:
-Damage Reduction. In the first encounter, Ichigo is completely unable to scratch Kenpachi with his sword until he powers up his Zanpakutoh
-Rage. Kenpachi can, by removing his special eye-patch, dramatically increase his fighting prowess to frightening levels
-HD. Tell me Kenpachi isn't one of the highest ranking Captains in terms of HP, I dare you. :D
-Overruling Bloodrage: Even being a Captain, Kenpachi's loyalty and trust lie only with his skill in battle. He couldn't be less interested in the outcome of Soul Society, just as long as he gets to clash blades. Definitely not Lawful, in most respects.
Now, for the Zanpakutoh, since each one has a separate life-force within it, it almost seems to follow the rules of a Familiar/Animal Companion/Mount in that it gains abilities as the Shinigami grows in power. Any thoughts on incorporating that? Because as seen with Kenpachi and Renji, the Zanpakutoh is able to "heal" itself and reform. Renji even has several abilities that work under the circumstance of being shattered. That makes it seem much less a weapon, and much more a creature.
Actually, having only recently started watching the series(though I've seen through the Soul Society arc), my impression is that Kenpachi would be a multiclass Barbarian/Shinigami, rather than a flawed Shinigami. If it helps, think over these examples:
-Damage Reduction. In the first encounter, Ichigo is completely unable to scratch Kenpachi with his sword until he powers up his Zanpakutoh
-Rage. Kenpachi can, by removing his special eye-patch, dramatically increase his fighting prowess to frightening levels
-HD. Tell me Kenpachi isn't one of the highest ranking Captains in terms of HP, I dare you. :D
-Overruling Bloodrage: Even being a Captain, Kenpachi's loyalty and trust lie only with his skill in battle. He couldn't be less interested in the outcome of Soul Society, just as long as he gets to clash blades. Definitely not Lawful, in most respects.
No arguements there. :D
Now, for the Zanpakutoh, since each one has a separate life-force within it, it almost seems to follow the rules of a Familiar/Animal Companion/Mount in that it gains abilities as the Shinigami grows in power. Any thoughts on incorporating that? Because as seen with Kenpachi and Renji, the Zanpakutoh is able to "heal" itself and reform. Renji even has several abilities that work under the circumstance of being shattered. That makes it seem much less a weapon, and much more a creature.
I considered going down that route, butfound myself extremely limited in any similar ideas that would be particularly close. The nearest I could find was the Item Familiar Feat. Over and above that, there isn't much I could see. Really, the Zanpakuto's are representations of the subconcious, given form and power by the Shinigami, rather than companions. So, I ended up taking the cop-out route and using the tried and tested 'they become more magical' route.
I love bleach, and that's why I'm interested in this topic....
Now, on to my opinion.
Zapaktos are physical manifestations of the Shinigami's Spirit energy, or Riatsu. They cannot be destroyed permenantly, and they cannot die...unless the Shinigami dies, but that's different...I don't see how they could be a familiar, honestly. They seem more like Leagcy Weapons to be honest. They have multiple levels of power, which must be unlocked with sufficent power (level), and a key event (Knowing the Zanpakto's name for Shikai, forcing it to submission for Bankai)...
I am creating a simple system for a Bleach Campaign including Quincys, Zanjutsu Shinigami, Hohou Shinigami, Haduka Shinigami, and Kidou Shinigami. Lieutenant will be a Prestige Class, and Captain will be an Epic Prestige Class. The system itself will likely be a mix of the 3.5 rules and the d20 Modern rules. Somethings from both fit Bleach almost perfectly. I might post my creation here once I finish it, if anyone is interested at all...
Actually, having only recently started watching the series(though I've seen through the Soul Society arc), my impression is that Kenpachi would be a multiclass Barbarian/Shinigami, rather than a flawed Shinigami. If it helps, think over these examples:
-Damage Reduction. In the first encounter, Ichigo is completely unable to scratch Kenpachi with his sword until he powers up his Zanpakutoh
-Rage. Kenpachi can, by removing his special eye-patch, dramatically increase his fighting prowess to frightening levels
-HD. Tell me Kenpachi isn't one of the highest ranking Captains in terms of HP, I dare you. :D
-Overruling Bloodrage: Even being a Captain, Kenpachi's loyalty and trust lie only with his skill in battle. He couldn't be less interested in the outcome of Soul Society, just as long as he gets to clash blades. Definitely not Lawful, in most respects.
Now, for the Zanpakutoh, since each one has a separate life-force within it, it almost seems to follow the rules of a Familiar/Animal Companion/Mount in that it gains abilities as the Shinigami grows in power. Any thoughts on incorporating that? Because as seen with Kenpachi and Renji, the Zanpakutoh is able to "heal" itself and reform. Renji even has several abilities that work under the circumstance of being shattered. That makes it seem much less a weapon, and much more a creature.
I completly agree with you. Also, if useing Penzdragon's system Ichigo would be a Shinigami/Soul Reaver. I'll PM anyone wanting my reasoning for this.
Maybe. I'm not very versed with Bleach.
I'd like to know your reasoning behind it (although I suppose that it's because is the natural evolution of the character or something like that).
Maybe. I'm not very versed with Bleach.
PMed ya. Anyone else?
I borrowed a bunch of ideas from all over the place (including this thread) and came up with a version of a Shinigami class, too. I tried to keep it as true to the anime as possible while using as many existing D&D rules as I could. The problem was that Shinigami have so many different abilities that there was no way one class could cover them all without being totally overpowered. So I split it up into a mix-and-match sort of "choose your own power" type thing. Kinda like Talents or whatever in WoW. That may have overcomplicated the class, but I liked it better this way.
I decided to use tweaked Item Familars for the Zanpakuto/Soul Slayer. Figuring out shikai and bankai powers will require a lot of player/DM discussion, I think, but I'm ok with that.
This first file has the basic info, including a link to the d20srd page for Item Familiar. The other four files describe the 4 paths available via Combat Arts.
http://www.briarebellion.com/shinigami-base.rtf
http://www.briarebellion.com/shinigami-zanjutsu.rtf
http://www.briarebellion.com/shinigami-hakuda.rtf
http://www.briarebellion.com/shinigami-hohou.rtf
http://www.briarebellion.com/shinigami-kidou.rtf
I had to move a lot of spells around on the Kidou list because giving access to 3rd level arcane spells before character level 5 seemed stupid to me. And a lot of the spellcasting will be pretty limited due to Spirit Point cost.
So give it a look, if you're bored enough. :D I hope I'm not stepping on any toes, but I really wanted to make my own iteration of the Shinigami.
http://www.briarebellion.com/quincy.rtf
I changed some stuff around on my Shinigami combat arts too, just to keep it more in line with the abilities I gave the Quincy.
There's a new 1st level feat in here too.
http://www.briarebellion.com/vizard.rtf
A few things are difficult to fit into the d20 system. D20 is based on a logical progression of power by gradually gaining experience, but Ichigo's power in the series increases rapidly to rise to a challenge, sometimes during a fight - for example (spoiler)
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during the Kenpachi fight, Ichigo begins completely unable to cut Kenpachi, who conversely utterly kills Ichigo. By the end of the fight, he's a match for Kenpachi even without Kenpachi's eyepatch.
Another thought: Zaraki Kenpachi is a kind of shinigami warrior who's essentially given up all spirit magic - not unlike a barbarian, except that he's illiterate in a magical sense.
Well, like I said, he definitely has multiclassed. He's been a shinigami long enough to have a Zanpakuto, but not long enough to name it, as though you might, for instance, get a Zanpakuto at 1st level, and name it at 2nd or 3rd level. Zaraki probably doesn't have more than 1 or 2 levels as a Shinigami, and has put his remaining levels into a mix of Fighter and Barbarian.
Also, on the subject of Zaraki, anybody else get the feeling that they made mention of Zaraki not naming his Zanpakuto only to have him name it at a later date? ;)
Remember, the Shinigami does not name his Zanpukto, but it tells the Shinigami its name.
Meh. Picking nits isn't really a hobby of mine. The point got across, regardless. But while we're here, "Zanpakuto." :D
Ok, I'm going to say here and now, I've never played d20 Modern, just DnD. However, I think you're barking up the wrong tree a bit with base classes. I think that for the Shinigami we should be talking a Template, followed up by a Prestige Class (I don't know if you use those in d20 Modern, but I think you get my drift).Shinigami Template"Shinigami" is an acquired template that can be added to any giant, humanoid or monstrous humanoid. The creature (referred to hereafter as the base creature) must have a Charisma score of at least 6.
A Shinigami uses all the base creature’s statistics and special abilities except as noted here.
Size and Type
The creature’s type changes to Outsider. Do not recalculate the creature’s base attack bonus, saves, or skill points. It gains the incorporeal subtype. Size is unchanged.
Armor Class
Natural armor is the same as the base creature’s but applies only to ethereal encounters. It also gains a deflection bonus equal to its Charisma modifier or +1, whichever is higher.
Special Attacks
A Shinigami retains all the special attacks of the base creature. It also gains the Zanpaktou special attack
Zanpaktou (Su)
The Shinigami can manifest a spiritual Katana (which they gain automatic proficiency with) from their own life essence as a free action. It deals damage as a normal Katana, but gains a bonus on attack and damage equal to their Charisma bonus.
Special Qualities
A ghost has all the special qualities of the base creature as well as those described below.
Abilities
Str +4; Dex +6; Con +2; Int +0; Wis +2; Cha +6;
Environment
Any, often as base creature.
Organization
Solitary, Squad (5-8), or Division (12-20).
Challenge Rating
Same as the base creature +4.
Level Adjustment
Same as the base creature +7.
As a note, reave has two definitions. The first means to break or tear apart, so soul reaver seems a fitting name for a claws capable of harming spiritual beings. The second means to plunder or steal, which is consistent with the ability to consume souls.
Well guys whatever I mean Zanpakuto is what you call one of their swords anyway. That or call it their soul slayer. Other than that nobody has responded to the one fatal flaw in having shinigami as a class. They are people who have died, so you have to be dead to become a shinigami in the first place.
Ahem... *Points to Template and Prestige Class combination.*
well all shinigami are pretty much etherial characters with boosted strength and abilities. Might be good to have some sort of charisma based strength or other ability boosts as a template that can be added to any character that is a potential Shinigami.
i was thinking that the two sources of soul reaper/ shinigami would have different setups like the the earth based SR would be more like the fighter and the Soul society would be more like a caster arcane or divine
http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=702624
http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=701903
These aren't done as well in my opinion, but they work fine to help describe some things that haven't been worked out yet.
These aren't done as well in my opinion, but they work fine to help describe some things that haven't been worked out yet.
To be honest, I'm half tempted to rebuild my version of the Shinigami as a ToB-style maneuver-user, but I can't muster the energy.
To be honest, I'm half tempted to rebuild my version of the Shinigami as a ToB-style maneuver-user, but I can't muster the energy.
I don't think you should do that, because then many people who did not buy TOB would not be able to use to its fullest.
Hi, I'm new here, in fact, I joined just so I could post in this thread....
I love bleach, and that's why I'm interested in this topic....
Now, on to my opinion.
Zapaktos are physical manifestations of the Shinigami's Spirit energy, or Riatsu. They cannot be destroyed permenantly, and they cannot die...unless the Shinigami dies, but that's different...I don't see how they could be a familiar, honestly. They seem more like Leagcy Weapons to be honest. They have multiple levels of power, which must be unlocked with sufficent power (level), and a key event (Knowing the Zanpakto's name for Shikai, forcing it to submission for Bankai)...
I am creating a simple system for a Bleach Campaign including Quincys, Zanjutsu Shinigami, Hohou Shinigami, Haduka Shinigami, and Kidou Shinigami. Lieutenant will be a Prestige Class, and Captain will be an Epic Prestige Class. The system itself will likely be a mix of the 3.5 rules and the d20 Modern rules. Somethings from both fit Bleach almost perfectly. I might post my creation here once I finish it, if anyone is interested at all...
i am also very interested and i joined for the same reason XDDD
let me know whats up and i'll be sure to bookmark this thread. I effing <3 bleach. and silverthumb - your right about Zaraki XDD i wonder what yachiru would be like via D&D. high as hell dexterity?
Then there should be the possibilty to sacrifice "some" feet per day in exchange for a melee attack at the end of the Shunpo. Like the Telflammar Shadowlords Shadow Pounce ability, just a little different. Maybe with the possibility to catch you opponent flatfooted when used.
Well just an idea. The speed increase is still great, those Shinigamis move faster than a motherslapper.
BTW I have added a link to your Epic Spirit Shaman in my Spirit Shaman Handbook.
Cheers.
http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=714039
I mean, I sure as freaking heck don't know (nor care) about how to make mechanics out of some things such as the Secondary and Tertiary abilities of the Cutters, but hell, yeah, does this series deserve to be statted.
I'm italian so sorry if my english is bad sometimes.
Ii had saw the anime up to episode 72 so i finish all souyl society chapetr.
I like a lot of your ideas especially those of penzdragon
i have some thing to say:
Warning for some minor sopiler
1)I don't think is right to allow to character to select only one tree of specialization becaouse some of the character of the anime can use more of one bakuya can use flash step and demon magic, Yourichi is good at flash step, hand to hand and even a little to demon magic
2)I don't like the idea of a bankay only as a summon spell if someone see ichigo or bakuya bankay can understend me.
3)i'suggest to forgot the difference between different divison becouse each character enter in a different division becouse of its innate abilty for one of the specialization.
I dont'have anime d20 but i try to get it, but from wat i see in first page shoul be the best way to do shikai or bankai.
P.S.im try to put all the different idea o class that i have saw and then post that here
Sorry again for the english
Amon
Again sorry for grammatical error i'm not know enghlish very well.
Shinigami class.
Alineament:Any usually L/N or N/N
Hit die:d8
Skill point 4Xlevel.
Base Attack Bonus:As Cleric,rougue..
Best Ts: All
Weapon and armor profency:Shinigami is proficent whit his/her zanpakuto and in all simple weapon.Shinigami can use only light armor and can’t use shield.
Special quality
1°level) Spirit Power:at first level a shinigami gain 1+ 1d10 spiritual point (sp from now on) this because each shinigami have a different ammount of spiritual energy. The shinigami gains one point for each level in this class.
2level) Imbue Body:a shinigami may chose to imbue is body in spiritual energy, gain Damage reduction equal of his/her ACTUALY SP/5 rounded down (ex 14SP= RD 3/-)
This abilty can be used at will as a swift action, each round of use consume one of the user SP
3level) Imbue sword: a shinigami may chose top imbue his spiritual energy in his/her zanpakuto
For each SP used in this way he gain a +1 spiritual bonus to damag for one round (max for round is class level)
10level)shikai Imust work on this but gain ego and require a will save for force the zanpakuto to tell his/her name.
18level)bankai i must work on this
at 1st level the shinigami gain 1 specialization ability select from the lest below, he/she gain another ability at 2 level and any 2 two level therefor (4,6,8,10...)
Each abilty ìhave some requisity of level or of previous ability
The specialization ability are divided in 4 groups :sword,hand to hand,movement and demon magic
Sword tech
Weapon focus:as feat but automatically on his/her zanpakuto
Requisite:none
Quick drow:As feat even if not meet the normal requisite
Requisite:2 level
Fighting spirit:The base attack bonus of the shinigami became the same of a warrior of his/her level and from now on his/her Bab increase at warrior rate
Requisite:level 4,Weapon focus
Greater weapon focus:as feat but automatically on his/her zanpakuto
Requisite,weapon focus,fightingh spirit
Furry of blow:can make a full round action to take an extra attack but all attack suffer a -2 penality to hit
Requisite:Greater weapon focus, 10 level
Greater power attack:tha shinigami may take a malus up to 5 to his/her attacc roll to gain 1.5 times rounded down of that ammoun to damge (ex -5/+7)
Requisite:Greater weapon focus,fighting spirit
Weapon specialization:as feat but automatically on his/her zanpakuto
Reuisite: level 8, greater weapon focus
Greater weapon specialization: feat but automatically on his/her zanpakuto
Reuisite:level 12,Greater weapon focus,weapon specialization
Supreme power attack:Now the shinigami gain 2 times the malus that take at the attack roll to the damage (ex -5/+10)
Requisite level 16 Greater weapon focus,greater power attack, greater specialization
Power over skill:The shinigami can now take a malus up to his base attack bonus when make greater,supreme or normal power attack.
Requisite level 18 supreme power attack
Thousand cuts:once per day as a full round action the shinigami may dubles the nubers of his/her attack (haste and furry of blows apply later)
http://bleachd20.orgfree.com/phpBB2/index.php
Btw! If anyone is interested... My friend and I are working on details for creating Bleach d20. Any suggestions, ideas, or requests... post them here. We're using Frankto's Naruto d20 as a core basis.
http://bleachd20.orgfree.com/phpBB2/index.php
The link in your post doesn't work.
If you could post a working link, that would be great.:D
Shinigami
Background Information
When one dies, their Spirit is released unto the world, and must find its’ way to a peaceful rest in the afterlife. Those who are charged with maintaining this progression from life to after life are known as the Shinigami, the Gods of Death.
While they were once humans in life, Shinigami stand apart from the normal souls of the afterlife through their possession of heightened spiritual powers and awareness. This awareness can be slight or overwhelming, but it is the very fact of having this potential that allows a spirit to undergo the training to become a Shinigami.
As well as being able to usher passing spirits, the Shinigami are expected to fight off demons and corrupted human spirits, known as Hollows, in order to maintain the flow of the natural death cycle. While training to become Shinigami a soul gains knowledge in using Demonic Magic in addition to physical combat training.
Most prominent of all the abilities granted to a Shinigami is that of their zanpakutō, a special spiritually enhanced sword which allows them to combat and purify lost souls, the Hollows. Each zanpakutō is unique and irreplaceable, and comes with it amazing powers and abilities that are unrivaled by any traditional magic.
Adventures: A Shinigami is a keeper of the peace. They traverse freely through their home in the afterlife, known as Soul Society, but are fiercely forbidden to be allowed to wander in the living world. A Shinigami who ventures out in the real world does so as an outcast or criminal, or is under orders.
Legitimate reasons for a Shinigami to be present in the living world vary, but generally are involved in maintaining spiritual peace. This includes training from the academy, dealing with Hollows or other demonic entities, or overseeing an area of high threat potential.
Characteristics: As in life, so too are the Shinigami vastly varying in characteristics and personalities in their death. Origin of spirits who find themselves in Soul Society come from all walks of the mortal coil, and as result, are wildly different in their mannerisms.
A Shinigami has no unifying personality trait, no unifying origin and no unifying look. Outside of a standardized uniform, a Shinigami can be of any ethnicity, time period, age, gender or type. Though the Shinigami are expected to keep the peace, their actual reasons for doing so are never entirely benevolent. Many Shinigami, including their highest ranking officers and commanders, are cruel and merciless people, while many others are gentle and kind caring souls.
Alignment: A Shinigami must be of any neutral or good alignment. Any Shinigami who drops to an evil alignment may no longer gain levels in Shinigami until they raise their alignment. Self or inflicted banishment from Soul Society does not immediately cause alignment loss, but purposely attacking a human or spirit without justification is an immediate jump to Evil alignment.
Religion: Shinigami tend to no longer be religious in their afterlife. However, it is not uncommon for some spirits to hold some personal significance to religions of their former lives. While Religion is not a barrier to becoming or staying a Shinigami, religions which may conflict with the tenants of the Shinigami life will most certainly prevent a soul from properly training to become a full Shinigami.
Background: The Shinigami as a group is an army, and as such, has strict regimental structure and command. Ruling over the Soul Society from Seireitei, a large castle complex which sits in the dead center of Soul Society, the bulk of Shinigami are part of the Gotei 13, an army divided into 13 divisions, broken up with a commanding Captain supported by a Lieutenant and a seat of 18 other officer positions. A Single Commander-General oversees the 13 divisions, and holds the position of 1st Division Commander.
Additionally, certain Shinigami may also find themselves in the employ of the Special Forces, also known as the Secret Mobile Unit or Covert Ops. The Special Forces have their own unique divisional structure, but it remains shrouded heavily in mystery to outsiders.
The Gotei 13 and the Secret Mobile Unit all follow the orders of the Central 46, a Chamber of Judiciary and Legislative members which oversee the day to day operations of Seireitei. Governing over the entirety of Soul Society is a royal family – however, the Royal family keeps itself free of the affairs of Seireitei, instead living in a separate dimensional space located in the dead center of Soul Society.
Races: Shinigami are mostly human. However, it is not unheard of for non-human humanoid species to become Shinigami.
Other Classes: Shinigami suffer no penalties for cross-classing, and may cross-class freely with any other class provided that they would normally qualify for gaining levels in another class.
Game Rule Information
Shinigami have the following game statistics.
Abilities: All spiritual entities have Reiatsu, which is their spiritual aura. The Reiatsu, in turn, is representative of their awareness of the spiritual world, and influences their strength in spiritual abilities and the power of their magical abilities, or Kidō. Reiatsu is tied directly to one’s Wisdom, and therefore having a higher Wisdom will greatly benefit a Shinigami’s abilities.
Zanjutsu, the method of combat using one’s zanpakutō, is a combat technique. This skill is tied directly to one’s strength. A Shinigami who wishes to have a high combat prowess would do well to have a high level of strength.
Alignment: Any Neutral or Good
Hit Die: d8
Entry Requirements
Base Attack Bonus: +2
Weapon Proficiency: Must be proficient with simple weapons.
Special: The candidate must either have died, and been sent to the spirit world, or have a high enough spiritual awareness to become aware of the spirit world (Wisdom of 18 or greater). Shinigami who have not yet died require the aid of a Shinigami (generally illegal and unknown by Soul Society) to begin their training.
Class Skills
The Shinigami’s class skills (and the key abilities for each skill) are Reiatsu (Wis), Kidō (Wis), and Zanjutsu (Str).
Skill Points at 1st Level: (6 + Int. Modifier) x 4
Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 6 + Int. Modifier
Class Features
All the following are class features of the Shinigami.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: The Shinigami is proficient with simple weapons, but not armor. Because of the spiritual nature of Shinigami, their relative appearance is superficial at best. Their looks and appearances are based on personal preference, and any armor they wear generally has no actual substance. In spirit form, Shinigami are almost always in a standard uniform called a shihakushō, which consists of a white undershirt and a black kimono and hakama pants. Note that while armor check penalties do not apply to a Shinigami while in spirit form, any Shinigami which finds itself in a physical form for whatever reason suffers penalty for armor heavier than leather that applies to the skills Balance, Climb, Escape Artist, Hide, Jump, Move Silently, Pick Pocket, and Tumble. Also, Swim checks suffer a -1 penalty for every 5 pounds of armor and equipment carried.
Reiatsu: Reiatsu is a tangible representation of a living or magical being’s spiritual power. Reiatsu represents the energy available to a Shinigami, and also provides a Shinigami with a passive set of bonuses as a side effect of their spiritual prowess. Each rank of Reiatsu grants the Shinigami 1 AC, but only when in spirit form. A Shinigami may apply his Wisdom bonus directly to damage rolls done by his zanpakutō a number of times per day equivalent to his current Reiatsu level, once per attack.
Kidō: Also known as Demon Magic, Kidō is the Shinigami’s equivalent to spell casting. Rather than summoning primal forces or working traditional magic, Kidō works by focusing a Shinigami’s Reiatsu through use of a verbal incantation. Not all Kidō have verbal components, but all Kidō are cast from the hand as the spell’s point of origin. Casting a Kidō is a full round action that provokes an attack of opportunity. Spells with verbal components can be cast as a move-equivalent action for twice the cost. A Shinigami gets a number of ‘free’ Kidō slots equivalent to their Kidō level per day. A Shinigami may attempt to cast additional Kidō at a cost of one wound point her casting.
Zanjutsu: Zanjutsu represents a Shinigami’s physical combat abilities. Their relative levels in Zanjutsu have an effect on their ability to learn and perform certain techniques, as well as granting an enhancement bonus to his zanpakutō equivalent to half Zanjutsu level (rounded down).
Zanpakutō: Starting from first level, a Shinigami gains access to his zanpakutō. The zanpakutō is considered a simple weapon which may be used either two-handed or one-handed. Both versions of the zanpakutō permanently have the Defending and Ghost Touch traits. A two-handed zanpakutō deals 2d4/x3 slashing damage, while a one-handed zanpakutō deals 1d10/18-20 x2 slashing damage. In rare occurrences, a Shinigami may gain two one-handed zanpakutō. Normal penalties and abilities which affect this off-hand weapon apply. Zanpakutō may not be further enchanted. Additionally, a zanpakutō does not get destroyed under most circumstances. A damaged zanpakutō will regenerate over time, preventing the Shinigami from ever truly losing their weapon. However, a zanpakutō which had had its blade completely destroyed, either vaporized or displaced in another plane of existence, can not regenerate this damage, rendering the blade useless, and the Shinigami defenseless.
Zanpakutō (Shikai): As a Shinigami progresses in his training, he becomes much stronger and gradually more spiritually aware. The first step in advancing a Shinigami’s powers to true Death God status is the unlocking of their zanpakutō’s ‘shikai’. While already inherently powerful, a zanpakutō in its original state is nothing more than a mere sword. Advancing to Shikai greatly increases the damage and power of the zanpakutō, as well as unlocking a special power which is generally unique to the user. A Shinigami earns the right to unlock their Shikai zanpakutō when they have learned the true name of their zanpakutō’s spirit. Each zanpakutō has an inhabiting spirit, which represents the will of the weapon itself. Calling out the name of the zanpakutō spirit transforms the weapon from its ‘sealed’ state to its Shikai state. ‘Sealing’ a sword is a move-equivalent action which provokes an attack of opportunity, while calling out a zanpakutō’s name to unleash its’ Shikai is a move-equivalent action which does not.
Zanpakutō (Bankai): Where the Shikai represents a step forward above a standard zanpakutō, the Bankai represents ten steps forward. Bankai vary in looks and abilities as radically as a Shikai does from a sealed zanpakutō. A Shinigami accesses their Bankai zanpakutō form when they have defeated their zanpakutō spirit in trial. Changing between Shikai and Bankai is a full round action that provokes an attack of opportunity.
Table – The Shinigami
Code:
Level B.A.B Fort Ref Will Special
1 +1 +0 +0 +2 Zanpakutō, Spirit Form, Combat Art, Spirit Sense
2 +2 +0 +1 +3 Combat Art
3 +3 +1 +1 +3 Combat Art, Bonus Feat
4 +4 +1 +2 +4 Combat Art
5 +5 +1 +2 +4 Zanpakutō (Shikai), Combat Art
6 +6 +2 +3 +5 Combat Art
7 +7 +2 +3 +5 Combat Art, Bonus Feat
8 +8 +2 +4 +6 Combat Art
9 +9 +3 +4 +6 Zanpakutō (Bankai), Combat Art
10 +10 +3 +5 +7 Combat Art
Spirit Form: A Shinigami is always in Spirit Form unless inhabiting a corporeal being. This can either be their living body (in the case of a non-dead Shinigami), a possessed being, or an artificial body (known as a gigai). A Shinigami may enter or exit any corporeal entity as a move-equivalent action, provoking an attack of opportunity. Attempting to possess an intelligent being requires a Will check on the part of the intended target, opposing a DC equivalent to half the Shinigami’s Reiatsu level. An inhabited being may attempt this check again once every other turn in an attempt to oust the controlling Shinigami. While in Spirit form, the Shinigami is treated as though he were ethereal, with the exception that he is unable to pass unhindered through objects.
Spirit Sense: A Shinigami is spiritually attuned, and as such, is able to sense spirits and ethereal beings. A Shinigami will automatically sense any being with a Reiatsu higher than 5, allows him to see and combat any such being regardless of lightning or the Shinigami’s own ability to see. Any being with Reiatsu may purposely suppress their Reiatsu to level 4 or below in order to escape Spirit Sense – but doing so causes any benefits from the Reiatsu skill to apply equivalent to the suppressed level. Spirit Sense allows a Shinigami to see beings that are in the ethereal plane.
Combat Arts
Rather than gaining individual additional skills and abilities as they progress, a Shinigami is able to hone his skills into specific abilities, creating a style of combat completely unique to his individual styles and choices.
Combat Arts that may be chosen are as follows:
Combat Arts
Shunpo
Requirements: Zanjutsu 20, Reiatsu 10
Re-trainable: No
Also known as Flash Step, Shunpo is a combat technique which allows the users to move nearly instantaneously from one location to another. While not entirely uncommon among Shinigami, true mastery of Shunpo is something that is incredibly hard to come by. Shunpo is a move-equivalent action that moves a Shinigami to any legal location within his normal movement range. Shunpo may be executed twice in succession, and using Shunpo to enter or exit melee combat does not provoke an attack of opportunity. A Shinigami may use Shunpo a number of times per day equivalent to half his Reiatsu level (rounded down).
Reiatsu Training
Requirements: Reiatsu 4
Re-trainable: Yes
With focus, dedication and training, a Shinigami may increase his Reiatsu, raising his spiritual power and awareness. The first time a Shinigami gains Reiatsu training, he gains a +2 bonus to his Reiatsu skill. Further Reiatsu Training confers only an additional +1 bonus.
Reiatsu Charge
Requirements: Reiatsu 15
Re-trainable: No
As a move-equivalent action (provoking an attack of opportunity) a Shinigami may focus his Reiatsu and gather additional spiritual energy from his surroundings. Reiatsu charge doubles the Shinigami’s effective Reiatsu level, decaying at a rate of 1 point of Reiatsu per round until it stabilizes to his original Reiatsu level. Reiatsu Charge may not be used while under the effect of a Reiatsu Charge, and may only be used a number of times per day equivalent to the Shinigami’s levels in Shinigami. While active, the Shinigami creates a Reiatsu aura which generates light in a 30-foot radius.
Deadly Reiatsu
Requirements: Reiatsu 25
Re-trainable: No
A focusing of a Shinigami’s Reiatsu within a 50-foot radius, with the intent to disable or kill enemies, Deadly Reiatsu may be attempted any number of times per day, but the Shinigami is unable to attack or use abilities while maintaining the effect. Enemies caught inside the area of effect must make a Will save opposing the Shinigami’s level of Reiatsu. A natural 20 will negate the effect of Deadly Reiatsu. Depending on the degree of failure, Deadly Reiatsu has the following effects:
• 5 or less: Effected character loses 10 speed.
• 6-10: Effected character loses half their speed.
• 11-15: Effected character flees in terror at half speed.
• 16-20: Effected character is disabled and may not act.
• 21+: Effected character is disabled, taking d4 damage for each they remain under the effect of Deadly Reiatsu.
Deadly Reiatsu is canceled when the Shinigami willing chooses so, does any action other than moving, talking or simple interaction, or is dealt damage. Any character under the effect of Deadly Reiatsu may make another attempt to break free from Deadly Reiatsu once per turn.
Unarmed Combat
Requirements: Zanjutsu 1, Reiatsu 5
Re-trainable: Yes
The Secret Mobile Unit has the unique distinction in that it is a group of Shinigami who excel at unarmed and melee combat as opposed to their zanpakutō. Training in the Unarmed Combat art grants the Shinigami the Weapon Proficiency (Unarmed) feat, and allows the Shinigami to use their zanpakutō’s ghost touch ability while fighting unarmed. Additional ranks in Unarmed Combat grant a +1 bonus to all attack rolls made while fighting unarmed.
Unarmed Expert
Requirements: Unarmed Combat 3
Re-trainable: No
Unarmed Expert grants the Shinigami a +2 bonus to all attack rolls made while fighting unarmed. Additionally, the Shinigami gains his zanpakutō’s Defender trait Zanjutsu bonus while fighting unarmed.
Shunko
Requirements: Unarmed Expert, Reiatsu 20
Re-trainable: No
Shunko, also known as the Flash Release, is a combination Reiatsu and melee attack, which involves focusing one’s spiritual energy in such a way that it greatly enhances one’s fighting ability. Shunko can be maintained indefinitely, and is activated/deactivated as a move-equivalent action that does not provoke an attack of opportunity. While under the effects of Shunko, the Shinigami’s unarmed attack is upgraded to doing 2d8 damage, and gains bonus damage equivalent to his Wisdom bonus. A Shinigami using Shunko may not use his zanpakutō or Kidō abilities.
Zanjutsu Training
Requirements: Zanjutsu 4
Re-trainable: Yes
A Shinigami can choose to dedicate himself to training his sword arts, and as a result, gains unparalleled skill in using his zanpakutō. Zanjutsu Training grants a +2 bonus to a Shinigami’s Zanjutsu skill and each subsequent Zanjutsu Training learned increases this bonus by an additional +1.
Zanjutsu Mastery
Requirements: Zanjutsu Training 5
Re-Trainable: No
Zanjutsu Mastery grants the Shinigami +2 to all attack rolls made while using their zanpakutō, in any form.
Reiatsu Empowered
Requirements: Zanjutsu Mastery, Reiatsu 25
Re-Trainable: No
Masters of Zanjutsu have unparalleled ability to the point that specialization in their Reiatsu or Kidō skills are unlikely if not impossible. Rather than letting their tremendous spiritual power go to waste, a Shinigami may instead learn to give their weapons the Reiatsu Empowered feat. Reiatsu Empowered permanently grants the Shinigami’s zanpakutō a damage bonus equivalent to their Wisdom bonus. Additional, once per day the Shinigami may attempt to make an Empowered Strike. If the strike is successful, the Shinigami deals damage equivalent to their zanpakutō’s damage plus their Reiatsu level minus the target’s AC or Reiatsu level, whichever is highest.
Kidō Training
Requirements: Kidō 3
Re-trainable: Yes
Kidō is a delicate art, and careful training can turn these spells into ones of unparalleled power. Kidō Training grants a +2 bonus to a Shinigami’s Kidō skill. Additional Kidō Training confers a +1 bonus.
Kidō Specialist
Requirements: Kidō Training 4, Reiatsu 15
Re-Trainable: No
A Kidō specialist gets an additional number of Kidō slots equivalent to half their Reiatsu level (rounded down).
Kidō Mastery
Requirements: Kidō Specialist, Kidō 30
Re-Trainable: No
Kidō Mastery removes the penalty of wound damage associated with casting additional Kidō spells, effectively giving a Shinigami an unlimited number of Kidō casts.
Spirit Training
Requirements: Wisdom 15
Re-Trainable: Yes
Each rank of Spirit Training increases the Shinigami’s wisdom by 1.
Combat Training
Requirements: Strength 15
Re-Trainable: Yes
Each rank of Combat Training increases the Shinigami’s strength by 1.
Kidō – Demonic Magic
Shinigami work their ‘magic’ by chanting an incantation or focusing their Reiatsu, and channeling it to produce an intended effect. Kidō with verbal components are always more powerful when the full incantation is spoken, but casting a verbal Kidō is a full round action that provokes an attack of opportunity. As a result, many Shinigami use the non-verbal alternative to their Kidō. A non-verbal Kidō costs twice the number of ‘spell’ slots of their verbal counterparts, but gain the advantage of being a move-equivalentaction which does not provoke an attack of opportunity. The spell level of a Shinigami’s Kidō is equivalent to their Kidō skill level.
Kidō Spells
Binding Spells
Restrain
Kidō level: 1
Verbal: None
Restrain forces the target’s arms behind their back, binding them in place and preventing them from using their hands/arms. A successful Will saving throw against the spell’s level negates the effect.
Crawling Rope
Kidō level: 3
Verbal: None
A magical energy rope which attempts to bind the target’s arms, preventing the use of their arms and hands. The effect is similar to Restrain except it can be resisted with a Reflex Save against the spell’s level. While under the effects of Crawling Rope, the effected can attempt a Strength Check against the spell’s level to break the effect.
Geiki
Kidō level: 10
Verbal: Disintegrate, you black dog of Rondanini! Look upon yourself with horror and then claw out your own throat!
The Shinigami unleashes a blast of red energy which engulfs the target, paralyzing them for d6 turns, preventing any action.
Summoning of the Tracking Sparrows
Kidō level: 8
Verbal: Heart of the south, eye of the north, finger of the west, foot of the east, arrive with the wind and depart with the rain.
This is a tracking Kidō which allows a Shinigami to track any spirit, ethereal or being with a Reiatsu level of 1 or higher. The range is effectively unlimited, but limited to only one plane of existence at a time.
Six Rods Prison of Light
Kidō level: 15
Verbal: Carriage of thunder. Bridge of a spinning wheel. With light, divide this into six
Target is retrained by six rods of holy energy which encase the target’s midsection. This holds the target in place, preventing any physical movement, but does not prevent spell casting or attacking or defending.
Quintet of 1 Kan Iron Pillars
Kidō level: 15
Verbal: Walls of ironsand, a priestly pagoda, glowing ironclad fireflies. Standing upright, silent to the end.
This spells surrounds the target in a cage composing of five thick pillars, preventing them from escaping. The pillars can be destroyed, having 20 hit points each, or escaped by magical means. One can not pass between the bars, and it is impossible to escape by moving vertically through most traditional means.
Heavenly Rickshaws in Silken Air
Kidō level: 20
Verbal: Black and white net. Twenty-two bridges, sixty-six crowns and belts. Footprints, distant thunder, sharp peak, engulfing land, hidden in the night, sea of clouds, blue line. Form a circle and fly through the heavens.
Special: Additionally, the Shinigami must have some method of marking their arms with symbols, one symbol for each person. These markings are animated by the spell and used to transmit the message.
This spell allows the Shinigami to transmit messages to anyone located within Soul Society.
Seal
Kidō level: 20
Verbal: None
This spells binds the arms of a target with spiritual fabric and iron shafts. The effect is similar to Restrain except it can be resisted with a Reflex Save against the spell’s level. While under the effects of Seal, the effected can attempt a Strength Check against the spell’s level to break the effect.
Greater Seal
Kidō level: 30
Verbal:
(1st) Halting fabric
(2nd) Hundred linked bolts
(3rd ) Great seal of 10,000 forbidding
Special: This spell is broken up into three verbal components, each activating a different spell effect. The three spells are not autonomous, and for second and third incantations to have effect, the first incantation must be in effect.
1st: This spell covers a target from head to toe with spiritual fabric, paralyzing them. The effect is similar to Geiki except it can be resisted with a Reflex Save against the spell’s level. While under the effects of Greater Seal, the effected can attempt a Strength Check against the spell’s level to break the effect.
2nd: If affected by the first stage of Greater Seal, the second incantation thrusts a number of metal blades into the target’s body, dealing 2d6 piercing damage.
3rd: If the third incantation for Greater Seal is spoken, the spell ends with the target being smashed by a massive metallic cube, dealing 2d10 crushing damage.
Destruction Spells
White Lightning
Kidō level: 6
Verbal: None
This spell fires a bolt of lightning from the caster’s fingertips, dealing 2d6 damage.
Shot of Red Fire
Kidō level: 7
Verbal: Ye Lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, The sea barrier surges, March on to the south!
This spell fires off a ball of red energy, dealing 1d6 damage to the target. Every 10 levels of Kidō skill adds another d6 to the damage, doing up to 3d6 damage.
Blue Fire, Crash Down
Kidō level: 10
Verbal: Ye Lord! Mask of flesh and bone, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Truth and temperance, Upon this sinless wall of dreams unleash but slightly the wrath of your claws!
A surge of spiritual energy which strikes everything within 5-feet of its flight path to the intended target, dealing 2d4 damage. Every 10 levels of Kidō skill adds an addition d4 to the damage, doing up to 4d4 per target.
Waste Flame
Kidō level: 10
Verbal: None
Ignites the target in magical flames, dealing 1d4 damage every round for 2d6 rounds.
Thunder Roar Cannon
Kidō level: 25
Verbal: Sprinkled on the bones of the beast! Sharp tower, red crystal, steel ring. Move and become the wind, stop and become the calm. The sound of warring spears fills the empty castle!
A surge of yellow energy which deals damage equivalent to the Shinigami’s Kidō level minus their target’s Reiatsu level or Armor class (whichever is higher).
Twin Lotus Blue Fire, Crash Down
Kidō level: 30
Verbal: Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! On the wall of blue flame, inscribe a twin lotus. In the abyss of conflagration, wait at the far heavens.
This spell mimics Blue Fire, Crash Down, except that now deals 2d8 damage base, and only upgrades to 3d8 damage.
Black Coffin
Kidō level: 35
Verbal: None
An extremely deadly high level spell, which entombs the target in a coffin made of black energy. The target is allowed an attempt to escape by making a Strength check against the Spell level, before they are impaled by spears of energy, dealing 3d10 piercing damage.
Unspecified Spells
White Crawl
Kidō level: 10
Verbal: None
This spell disperses spiritual energy within a 20 foot radius around the Shinigami. This causes living and spiritual beings to pass out (resisted by a Will save against the spell’s level), and destroy objects made of soul energy (such as the buildings in Soul Society). Additionally, energy beings, ghosts and Shinigami in Spirit Form suffer 1d4 damage as a result of the effect. The Shinigami casting this ability is immune to these effects.
Mirror Door
Kidō level: 10
Verbal: None
Seals the doorways of a room with a glass-like barrier. The barrier has only 15 hit points and 0 AC, but all damage dealt to the barrier is reduced to 1damage from damage sources located outside of the protected room. The barrier makes the walls, floor and ceiling of the room impassable under any circumstance, and ignores damage less than 8. However, attacks done to the barrier from the inside of the room do double damage.
I thinks it's pretty well writtin, in theroy you could write spells for all the different demonic magics they use, but i'm pretty sure the spell compendium+PHB got most of the way there.
Shinigami:
Hit Die: d8
Requirements:
To qualify to become a shinigami a character must fulfill all the following criteria.
Race: Any.
Alignment: Any lawful.
Base attack bonus: +7.
Feats: Weapon focus (Katana), weapon Specialization Katana
Special: in order to join the shinigami, a character must sacrifice items, worth a total of at least 8000 gp, and train for 1 week with a Shinigami in order to bring out their zanpaku-to.
Class Skills:
A shinigami’s class skills are,
Jump, Climb, Spot, Listen, Profession, Craft (weapon), sense motive, bluff, Intimidate, Concentration, Spellcraft, knowledge (the planes, arcana), and swim.
Skill points at each level: 4 + intelligence modifier.
Level Base attack Fort save Ref save Will save Special
1st +1 +2 +0 +2 Zanpaku-to, weapon focus greater (katana)
2nd +2 +3 +0 +3 Shikai 1/day
3rd +3 +3 +1 +3 Flash step 1/day
4th +4 +4 +1 +4 Shikai 2/day
5th +5 +4 +1 +4 Flash step 2/day greater weapon specialization
6th +6/+1 +5 +2 +5 Bankai 1/day, shikai 3/day
7th +7/+2 +5 +2 +5 Flash step 3/day
8th +8/+3 +6 +2 +6 Bankai 2/day
9th +9/+4 +6 +3 +6 Chant-less Kido
10th +10/+5 +7 +3 +7 Bankai 3/day, True form
Class Features:
All of the class features available to the shinigami prestige class
Weapon and armor proficiency: Shinigami’s gain no proficiency with any weapon or armors.
Weapon Focus, greater: At 1st level a shinigami gains the weapon focus, greater (Katana) feat even if they don’t meet the requirements.
Weapon Specialization, Greater: At 5th level a shinigami gains the weapon Specialization, greater feat, even if they don’t meet the requirements.
Spells: beginning at 1st level a shinigami gains the ability to a number of Kido (arcane spells). To cast kido a shinigami must have a Charisma score of 10 + the spell’s level. Shinigami bonus spells are based on Charisma and saving throw DC’s are equal to 10 + Spell level + Charisma bonus. A shinigami knows all spells from the Kido spell list, and has a caster level equal to their shinigami class level.
Level 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
1st 0
2nd 1
3rd 2 0
4th 3 1
5th 3 2 0
6th 3 3 1
7th 3 3 2 0
8th 3 3 3 1
9th 3 3 3 2
10th 3 3 3 3
Zanpaku-to: A zanpaku-to is the direct reflection of the power of its wielder, a shinigami's spiritual pressure given physical form. While they mostly look like any other katana an old-time samurai might carry around, zanpaku-to are far from normal. The foremost difference is the ability of zanpaku-to to harm shinigami. Since shinigami are really a kind of ghost, normal blades and weapons can't touch them. In fact, "zanpaku-to" literally means "soul cutting sword”, at first level of the shinigami prestige class you receive a +1 ghost touch katana as a result of your initial training and sacrifice. As one trains with their Zanpaku-to they, and their sword increase in power, by making a sacrifice of a certain value (as given in the table below) the Zanpaku-to’s power can be slowly drawn out. A zanpaku-to’s 3 additional forms all have powers that are similar to each other, as such they must all have a matching theme to them, such as an energy type, or school of magic (subject to DM approval).
Weapon bonus Sacrifice (gp) Required shinigami level
+3 18,000 2
+4 32,000 3
+5 50,000 4
+6* 72,000 5
+7* 98,000 6
+8* 128,000 7
+9* 162,000 8
+10* 200,000 9
*A weapon cannot actually have a bonus greater then +5. Use these lines to determine a price when special abilities are added in. Example: A Shinigami who wishes to transform his +4 Ghost touch Zanpaku-to into a +4 ghost touch speed weapon would be required to pay 78,000 to pay for the +3 weapon enhancement
Shikai: The second form is called "Shikai", or "first release". The key to Shikai is learning the zanpaku-to's name. Discovering it is not the easiest thing in the world; some Shinigami never do manage it. Shinigami who achieve Shikai gain a whole new level of power. Shikai is easily triggered by an incantation unique to each sword, a shikai zanpaku-to changes immensely, often becoming a weapon far removed from a sword. Also, shikai zanpaku-to usually have special powers a shinigami can use, such as poisons, illusions or power blasts. A shikai’s ability may be chosen as any 5th level, or lower spell (this spell must be chosen when you first use Shikai, and may not change). Releasing a shikai is a supernatural ability that requires a standard action, you may not release a shikai if you are in some way prohibited from speaking (such as in a silenced area) unless you have achieved Bankai. Shikai bypasses spell resistance and on spells which allow saves, the Shikai has a save DC of 15 + Charisma modifier. You may not choose a spell that has material components of value greater then 1gp, or an experience loss. A shikai’s caster level is equal to your Character level.
Bankai: Bankai is the third form. Bankai means "all release". Only powerful shinigami can acquire bankai. Increasing the zanpaku-to's power by as much as a factor of ten, it takes intense training to learn Triggering a zanpaku-to's bankai needs only a one-word incantation: Bankai. Releasing a Bankai is a supernatural ability, which requires a full-round action. A bankai’s ability may be any spell of 7th level or lower (this spell must be chosen when you first use Bankai, and may not change) bypasses spell resistance and has a spell save DC of 17 + Charisma modifier. You may not choose a spell that has material Components of value greater then 1gp, or an experience loss. A bankai’s caster level is equal to your Character level.
True Form: This is a bankai’s ultimate power, the limit of a Zanpaku-to’s abilities, and should only be used in the most dire of circumstances, many who have achieved bankai have failed to master their bankai’s true form. Once per day When a shinigami activates their bankai, the may choose to reveal its true form instead. Unveiling a bankai’s true form is a supernatural ability that requires a full-round action and may duplicate and 9th level or lower spell (this spell must be chosen when you first reveal true form, and may not change.) You may not choose a spell that has material components of value greater then 1gp, or an experience loss. This spell effect bypasses spell resistance and has a spell save DC of 19 + Charisma modifier. True form’s caster level is equal to your character level.
Flash Step: At 3rd level a shinigami learns to propel themselves at extremely high speeds for a short period of time. A Shinigami may use flash step as a move action to “step” up to 20 feet per shinigami class level as the spell Dimension door. A shinigami may not use flash step in medium or heavy armor.
Chant-less kido: at 9th level a shinigami learns how to cast kido without speaking the full incantation; however this greatly reduces the effectiveness of the kido. A shinigami may cast any kido they know as a swift action, however all numerical effects including duration are halved, and the spell save DC is reduced by 5.
Code of the shinigami: if a shinigami changes alignment, to any non-lawful alignment for any reason, they are shunned from the order and may not gain further levels as a shinigami, unless they are affected by an Atonement spell.
___________________________________________________Kido Spells
1stLevel Kido:
Divine favor: 224 PHB
Shield: 278 PHB
True Strike: 296 PHB
Enlarge person: 226 PHB
Feather Fall: 229 PHB
Shocking grasp: 279 PHB
Read magic: 269 PHB
Fist of Stone: 94 SPC
2ndLevel Kido:
See invisibility: 275 PHB
Combust: 50 SPC
Mirror Image: 254 PHB
Bulls Strength: 207 PHB
Cats: grace: 207 PHB
Whirling blade: 238 SPC
Blades of fire: 31 SPC
3rd Level Kido:
Hold Person: 241 PHB
Lightning bolt: 248 PHB
Fireball: 231 PHB
Displacement: 223 PHB
Haste: 239 PHB
Ring of Blades: 177 SPC
4th Level Kido:
Fire Shield: 230 PHB
Air walk: 196 PHB
Freedom of movement: 233 PHB
Order’s Wrath: 258 PHB
Orb of fire: 151 SPC
Orb of Acid: 150 SPC
Orb of electricity: 151 SPC
Orb of Force: 151 SPC
Orb of Sound: 151 SPC
I think that the Shinigami is a class not a prestiege class. It might be a template but that's questionable.
Um... why? It's made quite clear throughout the series that while it does possess a number of elements that are inherant to all Shinigami (such as the Zanpukto), it is equally clear that a large proportion of their power level comes from a highly specified form of training. Base classes are for when you enter from day 1 of your training, not like Shinigami where they pick you out on the strength of your already developed abilities and then train you in their fighting style. That is virtually the definition of a Prestige Class. In any case, we should wait for 4th Ed to come out and see what can be done with the system then. It may turn out the perfectly viable Shinigami can be made with judicious combinations of 4th Ed Fighter & Mage (or Wizard/sorcerer or what ever else magic user we get). Heck, you can make a fairly decent Shinigami now just using a Psychic Warrior.
That would be fine, if it weren't for the fact the BESM d20 is so horrifically unbalanced as to render certain options entirely unplayable.
Well, it was made specifically to play anime characters. 'Nuff said.
They say that some of the stuff you see on the show is just for visualization if it were transfrered to this system which, to me personally, I think is really lame.
Setting:
The planes of existence in the Bleach universe broadly correspond to the life and afterlife of human belief systems. The living humans of Bleach reside in a world resembling present-day Japan; buried souls live in a kind of Heaven called Soul Society; evil souls are sent to Hell. Once in Soul Society, a spirit is able to live longer than humans in the living world, with many aging into the thousands of years. Once a spirit dies in Soul Society, its soul is sent back to the living world and reborn as a new human. This provides the two worlds with balance.
Human world: The human world of Bleach is modern Japan, specifically, a fictional area of Western Tokyo called Karakura Town. In this world, Ichigo attends school and fights hollows. Places of note are the high school, the Urahara Shop, the river where Ichigo's mother was killed, the cemetery, Karakura Hospital, and Ichigo and Orihime's homes.
Soul Society: Soul Society consists of an expansive walled city Seireitei (Court of Pure Souls), in the center and four regions, each with 80 districts, outside of it. The districts outside of the Seireitei are known as the Rukongai ( Town of Wandering Spirits) and are the place where non-shinigami and commoners live. The district number of the Rukongai (ranging from 1 to 80) also describes its conditions. District 1, the closest to Seireitei, is peaceful and orderly, while the most distant District 80 is filled with criminals and has the poorest living conditions. A king resides in another realm within Soul Society.
Hueco Mundo: Hueco Mundo is the desert-like area between the human world and Soul Society. Literally meaning "hollow world" (the word hueco can also mean "empty"), it is where hollows reside when not hunting in the human world, where they are undetectable. Entrances to Hueco Mundo are created by ripping the dimensional fabric between the two worlds.
Hell: Hell is the destination of those who committed unforgivably evil acts during their lives in the human world. When a hollow whose mortal soul is too wicked to enter Soul Society is slain by a zanpakutō, the gates of hell (giant doors held by skeletons) appear and begin to open. A giant, laughing spiritual being with a blade spears the wicked spirit and drags it down into hell.
Bleach characters move from world to world by several means. Shinigami open passages between worlds by means of their zanpakutō. Butterflies created during soul burial, called hell butterflies, make these routes safe. Human souls usually cross between planes only through birth into the human world or soul burial by shinigami. Living humans can also use special portals to move between worlds, but this is dangerous. While hollows are portrayed as able to move between planes at will by opening rifts in space, they usually remain in Hueco Mundo due to the risk of discovery in Soul Society or the human world. Encounters between characters crossing realms are a driving plot force in Bleach.
Races: (more like character types)
Humans: The humans of Bleach are much like the residents of modern Japan, and most cannot see or sense disembodied spirits in any way. Spirits can, however, inhabit artificial human bodies called gigai which are visible to ordinary humans. One in 50,000 humans is a medium with some awareness of nearby spirits, but only a third of these are able to see them clearly, and only the strongest of mediums are able to speak with or touch spirits. Certain unique humans naturally have both the power to sense and the strength to fight with spirits. Ordinary humans can gain the ability to interact with spirits by spending time around a large source of spirit energy.
Shinigami: Shinigami (Soul Reapers in the official English editions, Death Gods in most subtitled versions) are the psychopomps of Bleach. They are souls with inner spiritual power, recruited from the ranks of the residents and nobility of Soul Society. Like all spirits, they cannot be detected by normal humans. Shinigami use their zanpakutō, supernatural swords that are the manifestation of their owners' power, to perform soul burials on pluses. Shinigami also use zanpakutō and magic known as kidō to fight their archrivals, the hollows. A group of shinigami known as the vizard have also obtained hollow powers through illegal means, gaining removable masks and access to certain hollow abilities.
Quincy: The Quincy are a clan of spiritually aware humans who once fought against the hollows, using weapons composed of spiritual energy to slay them. As opposed to shinigami, Quincy absorb and channel energy from their surroundings to fight. Unlike the shinigami method of killing hollows which allows the hollow to enter Soul Society, the Quincy technique simply destroys the hollow's soul entirely. This method has the propensity to shatter the balance of the universe, because when souls are destroyed, the number of souls entering and leaving Soul Society cannot remain equal. This issue prompted the shinigami to conduct a campaign to exterminate the Quincy about 200 years before the main storyline. At least two Quincy still remain.
Vizard:The vizard are the antithesis to the arrancar; they are shinigami who have obtained hollow powers and whose shinigami powers remain dominant (although they do have to undergo a process and maintain their dominance over their hollow), while the arrancar are hollows that have obtained shinigami powers and whose hollow powers remain dominant. Having begun as shinigami, the vizard appear entirely human. Unlike the arrancar, they do not have holes or partial masks (common traits of transformed hollows) anywhere on their body, though they can produce masks on demand, and they carry zanpakutō like normal shinigami. When using their hollow powers, a vizard's appearance does not change except for the mask on their face and the color of their eyes, with the whites of their eyes turning black and the irises gold. This process of donning one's hollow mask is referred to as "Hollowification".
The existence of shinigami/hollow hybrids was first hinted fairly early in the manga. When Ichigo Kurosaki was training with Kisuke Urahara, Urahara severed Ichigo's Chain of Fate in order to force him to regain his lost shinigami power. Ichigo was able to recover his shinigami powers when his body began the process of turning into a hollow. Ichigo's transformation happened out of sequence, his mask forming first instead of his body breaking apart and reforming, a sign of his resistance. When he emerged as a shinigami, he was also wearing a hollow's mask, which he broke off. After he arrived in Soul Society, the hollow mask reappeared on him several occasions, even though he repeatedly discarded it. In the fight against Byakuya Kuchiki, Ichigo's hollow form resurfaced and his mask started to reform around his face. However, before he completely transformed, Ichigo was able to regain control and tear off the mask once again. Whether this process is uniform for all vizard or merely unique to Ichigo is unclear, though the later symptoms are hinted at being common.
Ichigo later discovers that there are other shinigami who have acquired hollow powers besides himself. Shinji Hirako, a boy carrying a zanpakutō and a hollow mask, reveals that these renegade shinigami call themselves the vizard. Shinji tries to convince Ichigo to join their group, saying that only he can teach Ichigo how to control his "hollow within" and keep it from taking over and destroying everything Ichigo cares about. Ichigo initially refuses Shinji's offer, but relents after realizing he can't control his inner hollow on his own. Ichigo insists that he's merely using them to learn how to control his inner hollow.
It is unclear what the motives of the vizard are. It is known, however, that vizard are considered criminals by Soul Society for committing the ultimate taboo of acquiring hollow powers. Hollows would also never accept a vizard, due to their former status as shinigami. It is because of this that it can be presumed that the only side the vizard are on is their own. Regardless, they seem to be valuable allies-to-be in the battle against Sōsuke Aizen's army of arrancar, as Kisuke Urahara mentioned.
Unlike in Soul Society, where the rank is given accordingly to shinigami within a division, or in Hueco Mundo, where a number is assigned to each arrancar reflecting their strength, the vizard have not yet revealed a structure based on hierarchy.
Arrancar:An arrancar is a hollow that has removed its mask and gained shinigami powers. The name arrancar is a Spanish verb meaning "to remove" or "to rip off," a reference to an arrancar's removal of its hollow mask. In the manga, it is written as arankaru (lit. rip mask) but has no native Japanese pronunciation, instead using the katakana for arankaru.
Few hollows have the potential to remove their masks normally, and even if they manage it the change is not significant. Sōsuke Aizen is able to artificially create arrancar with the Orb of Distortion, which also unlocks much more of their potential than a natural transformation would. The process of turning a hollow into an arrancar is called shinigamification ( shinigami-ka).
Arrancar and ordinary hollows differ in two ways: the location of their holes and the near-total disappearance of their masks. When hollows become arrancar, the chances of them retaining a humanoid form increase with their intelligence; only vasto lorde-class arrancar will definitely assume a humanoid form. If powerful enough, an arrancar can seal his or her excess power into the form of a zanpakutō. Unlike with shinigami, this zanpakutō is by no means sentient. It is simply the hollow's true form sealed into a sword. Therefore, an arrancar's release of their zanpakutō is merely a temporary restoration of their former selves. An arrancar release is called resurrección . Arrancar do not have a known second release.
Those arrancar under Aizen's command also have a standard theme for their clothing. Their uniforms consist of a white jacket, black sash, white hakama, and black socks with white sandals; in essence, the uniforms are basically inverted shinigami uniforms.
Reiatsu: Reiatsu is a tangible representation of a living or magical being’s spiritual power. Reiatsu represents the energy available to a Shinigami, and also provides a Shinigami with a passive set of bonuses as a side effect of their spiritual prowess. Each rank of Reiatsu grants the Shinigami 1 AC, but only when in spirit form. A Shinigami may apply his Wisdom bonus directly to damage rolls done by his zanpakutō a number of times per day equivalent to his current Reiatsu level, once per attack.
Kidō: Also known as Demon Magic, Kidō is the Shinigami’s equivalent to spell casting. Rather than summoning primal forces or working traditional magic, Kidō works by focusing a Shinigami’s Reiatsu through use of a verbal incantation. Not all Kidō have verbal components, but all Kidō are cast from the hand as the spell’s point of origin. Casting a Kidō is a full round action that provokes an attack of opportunity. Spells with verbal components can be cast as a move-equivalent action for twice the cost. A Shinigami gets a number of ‘free’ Kidō slots equivalent to their Kidō level per day. A Shinigami may attempt to cast additional Kidō at a cost of one wound point her casting.
Zanjutsu: Zanjutsu represents a Shinigami’s physical combat abilities. Their relative levels in Zanjutsu have an effect on their ability to learn and perform certain techniques, as well as granting an enhancement bonus to his zanpakutō equivalent to half Zanjutsu level (rounded down).
Combat Arts
Rather than gaining individual additional skills and abilities as they progress, a Shinigami is able to hone his skills into specific abilities, creating a style of combat completely unique to his individual styles and choices.
Combat Arts that may be chosen are as follows:
Combat Arts
Shunpo
Requirements: Zanjutsu 20, Reiatsu 10
Re-trainable: No
Also known as Flash Step, Shunpo is a combat technique which allows the users to move nearly instantaneously from one location to another. While not entirely uncommon among Shinigami, true mastery of Shunpo is something that is incredibly hard to come by. Shunpo is a move-equivalent action that moves a Shinigami to any legal location within his normal movement range. Shunpo may be executed twice in succession, and using Shunpo to enter or exit melee combat does not provoke an attack of opportunity. A Shinigami may use Shunpo a number of times per day equivalent to half his Reiatsu level (rounded down).
Reiatsu Training
Requirements: Reiatsu 4
Re-trainable: Yes
With focus, dedication and training, a Shinigami may increase his Reiatsu, raising his spiritual power and awareness. The first time a Shinigami gains Reiatsu training, he gains a +2 bonus to his Reiatsu skill. Further Reiatsu Training confers only an additional +1 bonus.
Reiatsu Charge
Requirements: Reiatsu 15
Re-trainable: No
As a move-equivalent action (provoking an attack of opportunity) a Shinigami may focus his Reiatsu and gather additional spiritual energy from his surroundings. Reiatsu charge doubles the Shinigami’s effective Reiatsu level, decaying at a rate of 1 point of Reiatsu per round until it stabilizes to his original Reiatsu level. Reiatsu Charge may not be used while under the effect of a Reiatsu Charge, and may only be used a number of times per day equivalent to the Shinigami’s levels in Shinigami. While active, the Shinigami creates a Reiatsu aura which generates light in a 30-foot radius.
Deadly Reiatsu
Requirements: Reiatsu 25
Re-trainable: No
A focusing of a Shinigami’s Reiatsu within a 50-foot radius, with the intent to disable or kill enemies, Deadly Reiatsu may be attempted any number of times per day, but the Shinigami is unable to attack or use abilities while maintaining the effect. Enemies caught inside the area of effect must make a Will save opposing the Shinigami’s level of Reiatsu. A natural 20 will negate the effect of Deadly Reiatsu. Depending on the degree of failure, Deadly Reiatsu has the following effects:
• 5 or less: Effected character loses 10 speed.
• 6-10: Effected character loses half their speed.
• 11-15: Effected character flees in terror at half speed.
• 16-20: Effected character is disabled and may not act.
• 21+: Effected character is disabled, taking d4 damage for each they remain under the effect of Deadly Reiatsu.
Deadly Reiatsu is canceled when the Shinigami willing chooses so, does any action other than moving, talking or simple interaction, or is dealt damage. Any character under the effect of Deadly Reiatsu may make another attempt to break free from Deadly Reiatsu once per turn.
Unarmed Combat
Requirements: Zanjutsu 1, Reiatsu 5
Re-trainable: Yes
The Secret Mobile Unit has the unique distinction in that it is a group of Shinigami who excel at unarmed and melee combat as opposed to their zanpakutō. Training in the Unarmed Combat art grants the Shinigami the Weapon Proficiency (Unarmed) feat, and allows the Shinigami to use their zanpakutō’s ghost touch ability while fighting unarmed. Additional ranks in Unarmed Combat grant a +1 bonus to all attack rolls made while fighting unarmed.
Unarmed Expert
Requirements: Unarmed Combat 3
Re-trainable: No
Unarmed Expert grants the Shinigami a +2 bonus to all attack rolls made while fighting unarmed. Additionally, the Shinigami gains his zanpakutō’s Defender trait Zanjutsu bonus while fighting unarmed.
Shunko
Requirements: Unarmed Expert, Reiatsu 20
Re-trainable: No
Shunko, also known as the Flash Release, is a combination Reiatsu and melee attack, which involves focusing one’s spiritual energy in such a way that it greatly enhances one’s fighting ability. Shunko can be maintained indefinitely, and is activated/deactivated as a move-equivalent action that does not provoke an attack of opportunity. While under the effects of Shunko, the Shinigami’s unarmed attack is upgraded to doing 2d8 damage, and gains bonus damage equivalent to his Wisdom bonus. A Shinigami using Shunko may not use his zanpakutō or Kidō abilities.
Zanjutsu Training
Requirements: Zanjutsu 4
Re-trainable: Yes
A Shinigami can choose to dedicate himself to training his sword arts, and as a result, gains unparalleled skill in using his zanpakutō. Zanjutsu Training grants a +2 bonus to a Shinigami’s Zanjutsu skill and each subsequent Zanjutsu Training learned increases this bonus by an additional +1.
Zanjutsu Mastery
Requirements: Zanjutsu Training 5
Re-Trainable: No
Zanjutsu Mastery grants the Shinigami +2 to all attack rolls made while using their zanpakutō, in any form.
Reiatsu Empowered
Requirements: Zanjutsu Mastery, Reiatsu 25
Re-Trainable: No
Masters of Zanjutsu have unparalleled ability to the point that specialization in their Reiatsu or Kidō skills are unlikely if not impossible. Rather than letting their tremendous spiritual power go to waste, a Shinigami may instead learn to give their weapons the Reiatsu Empowered feat. Reiatsu Empowered permanently grants the Shinigami’s zanpakutō a damage bonus equivalent to their Wisdom bonus. Additional, once per day the Shinigami may attempt to make an Empowered Strike. If the strike is successful, the Shinigami deals damage equivalent to their zanpakutō’s damage plus their Reiatsu level minus the target’s AC or Reiatsu level, whichever is highest.
Kidō Training
Requirements: Kidō 3
Re-trainable: Yes
Kidō is a delicate art, and careful training can turn these spells into ones of unparalleled power. Kidō Training grants a +2 bonus to a Shinigami’s Kidō skill. Additional Kidō Training confers a +1 bonus.
Kidō Specialist
Requirements: Kidō Training 4, Reiatsu 15
Re-Trainable: No
A Kidō specialist gets an additional number of Kidō slots equivalent to half their Reiatsu level (rounded down).
Kidō Mastery
Requirements: Kidō Specialist, Kidō 30
Re-Trainable: No
Kidō Mastery removes the penalty of wound damage associated with casting additional Kidō spells, effectively giving a Shinigami an unlimited number of Kidō casts.
Spirit Training
Requirements: Wisdom 15
Re-Trainable: Yes
Each rank of Spirit Training increases the Shinigami’s wisdom by 1.
Combat Training
Requirements: Strength 15
Re-Trainable: Yes
Each rank of Combat Training increases the Shinigami’s strength by 1.
I'm confused on how one would get ranks on Zanjutsu, Reiatsu, Shunpo, and/or Kidō. If you could tell me, thanks in advance.
To get shikai you must know your sword's name right? How does that happend?
And same 4 bankai...
I have a question about shikai/bankai.
To get shikai you must know your sword's name right? How does that happend?
And same 4 bankai...
ok so i've come up with a very simple and accurate answer.
you ask it.
in a recent eppisode of bleach, 142 or 143 i think, Hitsugaya and his team spent time talking with their swords. this entaled a deep meditative state (which was easier for some then others, like Ikkaku) shinigami accademy most likely teaches how to communicate with your zanpakuto so unless you're an extremely low charisma it shouldn't be a problem.
as for bankai, ichigo cheated. i suppose a character could try to do it that way, failure would of course result in death... again. i'm too tired to try and come up with stats for that. but shikai and bankai just come as part of communing qith your zanpakuto. which is why kenpachi zaraki is stuck in sealed form. i giggle a little when i considder the potential of him learnng his zanppakuto's name.
well i'm going to bed now, hope that helps
Z
actually sendo and ikazuchi
...but shikai and bankai just come as part of communing qith your zanpakuto. which is why kenpachi zaraki is stuck in sealed form. i giggle a little when i considder the potential of him learnng his zanppakuto's name.
well i'm going to bed now, hope that helps
Z
Isn't Kenpachi's Zanpakuto in constant shikai like Ichigo's?
Isn't Kenpachi's Zanpakuto in constant shikai like Ichigo's?
I say that he does but he doesn't know the sword's name.
Oh, and I stumbled across something interesting regarding Roald Dahl...
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Kenpachi's zanpakutō has no known name, even to its owner. Kenpachi is the only captain of the Gotei 13 who doesn't know the name of his sword, nor can he use his bankai as a result. Despite not knowing its name, it is constantly released.[4] The sword's appearance is a reflection of Kenpachi's own practice of weakening himself to fight: it is a seemingly worn-down and dull blade with a guard that extends inward from its center.
Okay, now I've seen people come up with good names for their characters and their zanpakuto and I was wondering if someone here could point me towards a site that could help me out with this 'cause I've been searching to no avail for a while and I don't want to search anymore.
i came up with a deep meaningful english name swift messenger and the bladed dragon god of thunder, then had it traslated into japanese. unfortunately the translation i got sucked but it still sounds cool
Where did you get it translated to Japanese at?
go to google and search for a "English to japanise translater" =3
go to google and search for a "English to japanise translater" =3
"English to Japanese translator" might work better
EDIT: Okay, that was weird. replace *** with j-a-p
hmm i like it. i'm jim and this is my zanpakuto bob.
actually sendo and ikazuchi
My zanpakuto name is "Himitsu Munesanzun" (japanese for "secret" and "heart", or simply "Secret Heart" in english). Hes a Shadow/Combat type.
And my Shinigami's name is Lance.
My zanpakuto name is "Himitsu Munesanzun" (japanese for "secret" and "heart", or simply "Secret Heart" in english). Hes a Shadow/Combat type.
And my Shinigami's name is Lance.
ikazuchi is a lightning type manifested in a dragon in bankai similar to hitsugaya's ice dragon in shikai, bankai sword is a tai chi sword. shikai is a double katana wth side-by-side blades that act as a jacob ladder with electricity continuallt arcing btween the blades. shkai has a ranged blast attack.:D
Isn't Kenpachi's Zanpakuto in constant shikai like Ichigo's?
It is in his released state, different from his shikai (second release) or bankai (final release).
In Shikai the blade grows longer and starts to glow a cyan-white like color. The guard-hearts tip downward and release "shadows" which engulf the blade (the light of the blade is not visible unless the blade is in movement, such as a swing) the hilts colors reverse (altho the colbalt color darkens). A Claw with similer colors to the hilt and shadows with a lesser intensity then the blades (which allows someone to view the claw) manifests onto Lance's left arm which extends all the way to the elbow. Also Lance's shadow starts to warp.
To call Himitsu Munesanzun Lance must chant this:
"Crawl out from the shadows, and seduce your prey, Himitsu Munesanzun!!!"
Even thou the aperense of the blade may show otherwise, Himitsu Munesanzun Shikai is a direct attack type.
I still haven't thought much about his Bankai's name or abilities, however there will be collums of floating shadows the size of Giant size creatures ;)
by the way im sorry for my crappy spelling =3
This is a continuation of my last post.
The command to release the Shikai of Hangenzon Tenma is,
"Rise and walk again, Hangenzon Tenma!"
The Bankai I made is quite unique if I do say so myself because it gains massive amounts power in exchange that it is unbelieveably unstable and dangerous to activate. One problem left is I still am figuring out what it's going to look like.
And couldn't you have just edited your post?
I mean, the lost are pretty similar to Hollows anyway...
What's a "lost"?
When a creature who is experiencing powerful negative emotions comes into contact with a random wisp of incarnum (soul energy) embodying that emotion, it bonds to them, causing that emotion to take over completely, giving them strange abilities and often reducing them to animal intelligence.
When a creature who is experiencing powerful negative emotions comes into contact with a random wisp of incarnum (soul energy) embodying that emotion, it bonds to them, causing that emotion to take over completely, giving them strange abilities and often reducing them to animal intelligence.
Suggestion: Something involving the shinigami's blood (maybe it draws the blood out of his body to form a blade).
And couldn't you have just edited your post?
The way Matsurashi draws out his Bankai is stabbing himself in the stomach, shout Bankai, then pulling it back out using his blood as a requirement (mind you I already thought of this before you said anything, but thanks for the suggestion), but that is not the risky part. What makes it so risky is the release of such a massive amount of riatsu could very well kill Matsurashi. If he servives, it translates into almost certain death to his opponent, if the Spirit in his Zanpakuto, Hangenzon Tenma, doesn't decide to take control of his owner
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like Ichigo's hollow does when he's fighting Byakuya and other fights
Have you guys forgotten this thead? Come on not now.
I havent forgot, ive just been waiting for others to post stuff up
Himitsu Munesanzun in his sealed form has a cobalt colored cloth covering over a black colored wood hilt which is almost 1 and a half times longer then a standard katana. The blade is colored charcoal and is slitly shorter then an standard katana. The Guard is simply two decorated hearts on either side of the blade which are colored silver.
In Shikai the blade grows longer and starts to glow a cyan-white like color. The guard-hearts tip downward and release "shadows" which engulf the blade (the light of the blade is not visible unless the blade is in movement, such as a swing) the hilts colors reverse (altho the colbalt color darkens). A Claw with similer colors to the hilt and shadows with a lesser intensity then the blades (which allows someone to view the claw) manifests onto Lance's left arm which extends all the way to the elbow. Also Lance's shadow starts to warp.
To call Himitsu Munesanzun Lance must chant this:
"Crawl out from the shadows, and seduce your prey, Himitsu Munesanzun!!!"
Even thou the aperense of the blade may show otherwise, Himitsu Munesanzun Shikai is a direct attack type.
I still haven't thought much about his Bankai's name or abilities, however there will be collums of floating shadows the size of Giant size creatures ;)
by the way im sorry for my crappy spelling =3
to call on Himitsu Munesanzun bankai, lance must cut his left hand (the one with the claw), wipe the blood over his right arm. then he shouts BANKAI!!!
his right arm starts breaking out with boils, which then explode. Out of the boils come shadows which ingulf lances arm. The arm becomes a claw similer to the one gained in Shikai. As for the claw on the left arm, it extends up to the shoulder. The blade itself becomes a windmill shaped object with seven blades around the center. This object floats behind the back of lance. The windmill is sealed on the back by shadows which envelope it.
Then Lance reveals his Bankais name, "Rosuto Himitsu Munesanzun".
In combat Rosuto Himitsu Munesanzun has 3 fighting styles, Reckless Offensive, Sealing Pillar Prison, and Windmill Seal Break. Ill explain the different fighting styles in a future post.:D
Suggestion: Something involving the shinigami's blood (maybe it draws the blood out of his body to form a blade).
sorta like blood +?
sorta like blood +?
Haven't seen it. Cam you link to a pic or video?
You weren't even the first to post it, Ragnarok - we've all looked at it.
oh :embarrass
Here's a guy I've been using in several free form games on rpol.net....
Name: Kitae
Rank: Second seat of squad 6 (future timeline)
Zanpakuto: Hyuukiba (Ice fang)
Hyuukiba takes the form of a bone white tiger with cold blue strips. Ice vapors trail from it's feet and tails, while it's fangs appear to be carved from blue ice.
The unsealed form is that of a kusari-gama with the handle covered in fangs, with a white blade and blue stripes going across it.
The shikai form is similar to the unsealed form, however with each strike another kusari-gama forms with the chain attached to Kitae's belt. He can use each one as a long range weapon as well, withthe chains reahing a disatnce of up to 10 miles.
When the bankai form is activated, the kusari-gama wrap together and dig into the ground. The ground within 2 miles turns completly to ice, forming a dome within that 2 mile radius. Kitae can control the terrain by will, each spirit particle in the air becoming coated with his own. (think gaara controlling his sand).
He also has a darker form, which arises when Hyuukiba see's himself in danger of perishing. Kitae's hair turns pale blue, his eyes become white holes, and blue stripes form along his body (no, no cat tail or ears. Thats where I draw the line). He weapons become coated in a black ichor, and the air around him becomes so cold that snow falls, although it too is also coated in black ichor. The ichor is a powerfull neuro toxin that targets an opponents perception of the world, eventually causing him to go comatose.
Soul Society is not Heaven, or at least, not the only possible Heaven. Most souls move on to some other place the shinigami know nothing of, but certain places have a high concentration of spiritual energy - these can be as small as a local "fairy hill", or as large as an entire country - one of these spiritual fields covers much of Japan. Each of these has either its own associated Soul Society, or is attached to some distant part of Soul Society, and most souls within move on to Soul Society instead of the normal afterlife.
Other groups similar to the shinigami exist throughout the world, but could not be recognised as such - their appearance is based on the folkore of the area. For instance, no western "shinigami" would have a katana as the sealed form of his zanpakuto (unless he was an otaku :P). A group of Italian shinigami might resemble Roman centurions. Ichigo subcpnsciously based his shinigami uniform on Rukia's - if he had encountered an Italian shinigami, his outfit would look quite different.
Kenpachi Zaraki; 11th Division captain
Kenpachi Zaraki
Medium Outsider (chaotic,native)
HD: 28d8 + 252 (476 hp)
Initiative: +10
Speed: 60 ft.
AC: 41 (+8 deflection, +6 Dex, +17 natural) touch 21, flat-footed 32
BAB/ Grapple: +28/+39
Attack: +7 keen, mighty cleaving, wounding, mighty cleaving, huge katana (Unnamed) +48 melee (3d8 + 27/17-20/x2)
Full attack: +7 keen, mighty cleaving, wounding, mighty cleaving, huge katana (Unnamed) +48/+43/+38/+33 melee (3d8 + 27/17-20/x2)
Space/reach: 5 ft./ 5ft. (10 ft. with zanpakuto)
Special attacks: Spiritual Blast, Spiritual Pressure, Zanpakuto
Special qualities: Eye patch and Bells, DR25/-, SR 38
Saves: Fort +27, Ref +24, Will +19
Abilities: Str 32, Dex 23, Con 28, Int 15, Wis 16, Cha 26
Skills: Balance +37, Bluff +39, Intimidate +39, Jump +54, Knowledge (Soul Society) +33, Listen +34, Profession (Squad Captain) +34, Search +33 Sense Motive +34, Spot +34,
Feats: Combat Expertise, Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Greater Weapon Focus (katana), Greater Weapon Specialization (katana), Improved Disarm, Improved Initiative, Improved Sunder (b), Mobility, Power Attack, Spring Attack, Weapon Focus (katana), Weapon Specialization (katana), Whirlwind Attack
Environment: Soul Society
Organization: Solitary (unique) or squad (Kenpachi, Yachiru Kusajishi (lieutenant), Ikkaku Madarame, and Yumichika Ayasegawa)
CR: 25
Treasure: Zanpakuto (unnamed)
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Standing 6’7”, Kenpachi has a wild and aggressive appearance, fitting with his personality. He wears his captain's jacket without sleeves, and with a more ragged look to it. He styles his hair into spikes with bells at the tips and wears a special eye patch on his right eye created by the 12th Division to absorb the bulk of his power. He has a huge scar on the left side of his face. In his hands he holds a long, beaten-up, dented blade.
At some point during his travels outside of District #80, he found a small girl and named her Yachiru, in remembrance of the only person he ever admired, after she showed no fear of his sword. Yachiru came from area #79, Kusajishi, where her parents were murdered. The two events were apparently quite close. On that day, he also took on a name: Kenpachi, the title bestowed upon the strongest swordsman, the one who has killed the most. The two are close and have a father-daughter-like relationship.
Also, at some point (before he became a captain), he fought and defeated Ikkaku Madarame; for this reason, Ikkaku pledged to serve under Kenpachi from there on out (Ikkaku doesn't actually get the chance to do so until he joins the 11th Division), and wishes for only one thing, to die under Zaraki's command.
After some time had passed, Kenpachi found his way to Seireitei. He defeated and killed the previous captain of the 11th Division (whose identity is currently unknown) and gained his seat in the Gotei 13 in this manner.
Combat:Kenpachi simply uses his massive strength to overwhelm his foes in battle. He also seems highly resistant to physical pain, in which he can suffer massive wounds and blood loss, but can continue to fight.
Eye patch and Bells: Kenpachi’s full power is sealed within these seemingly simple-looking items. As a free action, he can remove 1 bell or his eye patch.
The eye patch contains his spiritual powers; thus when he removes it he gains a +12 bonus to Cha.
For each Bell he takes off, Kenpachi gains a +1 bonus to Str and Con scores. He has a total of 11 Bells. As a full-round action Kenpachi can take off all his Bells.
Spiritual Blast (Su): Kenpachi can release, as a full-round action, a blast of spiritual energy, which takes the form of a yellow skull. It is 15 ft wide and 500 ft. long. It deals 11d12 points of damage to any creature in range. Reflex save DC 32 halves (Cha-based). Target must also succeed a Fortitude save DC 32 (Cha-based) or be knocked prone for 1d6 + 2 rounds. Kenpachi can use this ability every 1d4 rounds.
Spiritual Pressure (Su): Those within 100 ft. of Kenpachi must succeed a Fortitude save DC 32 or fall helpless to the ground for as long as they are within range. Kenpachi can suppress or activate this effect as a free action. Other Squad Captains are immune. DC is Cha-based.
Possession:
Zanpakuto: Kenpachi's zanpakutō is in a permanently released state, with the hilt of a shinai and a long, beaten-up, dented blade. It is apparently unique in the fact that it is released despite its owner not knowing its name, purely due to his inability to restrain his massive spiritual power. However, despite being in the form of a shikai, its power is apparently inaccessible to Kenpachi due to him not knowing the sword's name. It function’s as a +7 keen, mighty cleaving, wounding, mighty cleaving, huge katana .
While using this sword, Kenpachi gains the Improved Sunder feat as a bonus feat. He also ignores the hardness of an object when attacking it.
Some people have pointed out the oddity of Soul Society, in that it seems exclusively Asian. I suggest the following...
Soul Society is not Heaven, or at least, not the only possible Heaven. Most souls move on to some other place the shinigami know nothing of, but certain places have a high concentration of spiritual energy - these can be as small as a local "fairy hill", or as large as an entire country - one of these spiritual fields covers much of Japan. Each of these has either its own associated Soul Society, or is attached to some distant part of Soul Society, and most souls within move on to Soul Society instead of the normal afterlife.
Other groups similar to the shinigami exist throughout the world, but could not be recognised as such - their appearance is based on the folkore of the area. For instance, no western "shinigami" would have a katana as the sealed form of his zanpakuto (unless he was an otaku :P). A group of Italian shinigami might resemble Roman centurions. Ichigo subconsciously based his shinigami uniform on Rukia's - if he had encountered an Italian shinigami, his outfit would look quite different.
That is exactly what I was thinking, except that the names of things that Shinigami use (i.e. zanpakuto, kido, shunpo, even Shinigami, and etc.) would be named culturaly different. I don't know what it would be for other Soul Societies, but I'm sure you get the point.
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You know how their's a King over Soul Society in Ichigo's area, if we were to use this idea, there would be other kings of the other Soul Societies, which dwell in their own areas. Those areas in which would most likely be the true Heaven that Aizen was talking about.
That is exactly what I was thinking, except that the names of things that Shinigami use (i.e. zanpakuto, kido, shunpo, even Shinigami, and etc.) would be named culturaly different. I don't know what it would be for other Soul Societies, but I'm sure you get the point.
Of course.
*Looks around*
Any ideas? As an Irishman I have a few ideas about possible Celtic shinigami (Ireland has a reputation for being "spiritually active", after all). The default form of a zanpakuto would likely be a greatsword. I can imagine the Claíomh Solais ("Sword of Light") playing a similar role to that big halberd thingy :P
P.S. Cúchulainn was a shinigami! Read this and tell me it isn't shikai (or bankai for that matter)
aso here's blood plus. it's not a very good anime but that post reminded e of how sh ines her sword with her blood to kill the chiropterans. (spelling?)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=r5MHYB7v2ZU at 1:13
that's the season 1 opener.
He has two zanpakuto, one of which belongs to his deceased brother, though he does not use it unless fighting a powerful opponent.
The true form of his own zanpakuto, Hihitono ("Lord of Flames"), is a viper snake made of magma. Its sealed form is unusually curved, and has red and black weaving on the hilt. He activates shikai by holding the sword horizontally with both hands and shouting "Burst, Hihitono!", causing it to melt onto his hands and become a pair of clawed gauntlets. In this form, he has various fire-based attacks.
When the odds are against him (and only after he has used shikai), he draws his brother's sword, Kazetono ("Lord of Wind"). It's true form is a silver bird with a human face and a set claws halfway along its wings, which can be folded to resemble human arms. The sword is in constant shikai, and takes the form of a silver sword with one blade split down the middle (similar to Soul Calibur) and two other blades half-twisted around the halves. These blades are serrated in a feather-like pattern. Kazetono has wind-based powers, and can create wind blades. In conjunction with Hihitono, its blade becomes superheated, allowing these attacks to burn an opponent.
His bankai, "Kundalini Hihikazetono" combines the two zanpakuto. He raises Kazetono, which begins to glow blue. He releases it, and it floats in midair as he slams the palms of his gauntleted hands into the ground and shouts "Bankai!". Streams of flame shoot outwards from each fingertips in all directions, as Kazetono's secondary blades unfold from the main blade to lie horizontal. Then Kazetono's "feathers" break off and mix into a swirling vortex of fire that surrounds him. His bankai takes the form of a two-headed skeletal dragon of molten silver, the flames from his thumbs becoming the heads. He floats, glowing, inside the dragon's ribcage, holding Kazetono, with only stumps connected to the hilt now (Hihitono has disappeared), which he uses to control it. If he loses grip on Kazetono, the bankai ends. Eight small dragon heads made of fire (formed from the flames from his fingertips) extend from the main body as well - while they are not very powerful, they can regenerate, and help protect him.
If anyone can identify all the myths and legends I drew on to create this character, you get a cookie :P
There's also a less serious version called "Fourth Division Irregulars", which grants bankai abilities like fountains of chocolate :D
i like that idea, maby inter societal tournaments? this really opens up some doors.
What nation should we look at first?
aso here's blood plus. it's not a very good anime but that post reminded e of how sh ines her sword with her blood to kill the chiropterans. (spelling?)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=r5MHYB7v2ZU at 1:13
that's the season 1 opener.
Not cool enough :P I was thinking of something more like Soul Edge (I assure you, the fact I also mentioned Soul Calibur in my last post is pure coincidence...)
I was thinking of some kind of point-based system - at each level you can spend points to increase your skill at kido, further the bond with your zanpakuto, etc. (up to a certain limit, of course -
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Aizen
*coughs* People have already started of Bleach at this site
I've worked from some time on my own brew of Bleach d20 based inspired by this work. here it is :
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/faury/bleach_revised.pdf (right click to save as)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IXHB2YW7 (megaupload mirror)
and as I'm currently playtesting this stuff, i did a character sheet:
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/faury/bleach_char.pdf (right click to save as)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6BVZ1WYD (megaupload mirror)
Waiting for your comments and suggestions.
I've worked from some time on my own brew of Bleach d20 based inspired by this work. here it is :
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/faury/bleach_revised.pdf (right click to save as)
and as I'm currently playtesting this stuff, i did a character sheet:
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/faury/bleach_char.pdf (right click to save as)
Waiting for your comments and suggestions.
Link isn't working. Did you post this on giantitp. If so, I already downloaded it and it's pretty good.
it is in fact the same work as on gitp, but i'm updating it quite often (even keeping a changelog).
also i'm considering fusing some reiatsu feats together to :
Reiatsu Burst (soul)
Prq: Concentration 10+ ranks
Once per day you may concentrate your reiatsu for one of the following effects :
- reiatsu surge (see current feat)
- reiatsu focus (see current feat)
- reiatsu shield (raise DR and MR with a concentration roll for a round)
(+ a bonus uses per day feat)
i'll may also add a new power to scientists and reshuffle their unique abilities around:
Forbidden Experiments (lv ?)
You have used your knowledge of shinigami metabolism to step beyond the boundaries of traditionnal science. You may pick one hollow growth ability per level of scientist.
(this idea came while re-reading the autopsy scene of rukia's gigai... these are freaks)
any thoughts ?
20080102
- added basic d20 reference mechanics and charts
- edition for spelling, clarification of terms
- completed Kido entry with Wikipedia and unearthed arcana text
- reaffected kido efficiency to intelligence (see below)
- compressed Reiatsu focus, surge and shield to Reiatsu burst feat.
- added Extra Reiatsu burst feat
- added Forbidden experiments scientist special ability
- added bonus metamagic feats to kido corps
Balancing attributes’ usefulness:
STR: hit, damage, encumbrance
DEX: AC, range hit, ref save
CON: hit points, fort save
INT: skill points, kido
WIS: AC, will save
CHA: release powers
links updated
20080103
- hollow spell-like ability now accounts for high INT
- added Variable release and Renewed release feats
- reshuffled feat in categories for more coherency
- modified Outcast for factions compatibility
- completed neltu entry
- added menos grande entry
- art upgrade
links updated
I laughed at the Buxom feat - "As illustrated below, this feat can be taken multiple times, its effects stack."
I really think Bankai should be held until 15th level. Also, you have a "Final Release" feat - you do know that Bankai mean Final Release, right? That could cause confusion.
I really think Bankai should be held until 15th level. Also, you have a "Final Release" feat - you do know that Bankai mean Final Release, right? That could cause confusion.
You also have to understand that some of the things Drax got for his Bleach system he got from Behold_the_Void @giantitp.com. The name was Final Shikai/Bankai but he's building a simplified version of it. The idea is that we call them Bankai and Final Release respectively, even though they mean the same thing. (Languages can be such a pain.)
Btw, Drax you probably know me better as 'Dante & Vergil' in the other forums. And I hope you don't mind me calling you Drax.
shall we vote ?
Oversurge Release?
Crisis Release?
Transcend Release?
Total Release?
Supreme Release?
Zenith Release?
Perfect Release?
Grand Release?
Consumption Release?
Absolute Release?
i'm also considering another feat: Reiatsu inspiration (the idea is to mimic some bard group buffs)
surge: oonami, kyuuzou, harou, sa-ji, hadou, kouchou
over: ue, yo, o-ba-, o-ba
second: niban, kaizoe, shunkan, daini
secondary: nijiteki, fukujiteki, futai, fukugi, ninotsugi
god: nushi, kami
demigod: hanshin
master: tatsujin, shishou, kun, shukun, myoushu, teishu
true: shinsei, shinko, junsui
And shin can mean neo, truth, trust or core (I believe it also has associations with death as in shinigami and "SHIN-E!" [DIE!])
Shikai is "initial release", so this could be second release, "ue-shikai", "kyuuzou shikai", etc.
1/3 point: +2 bonus on disarm checks
1/3 point: cannot be disarmed
1/3 point: can be used to trip
1/3 point: deals non-lethal damage
1/3 point: 10 ft. reach
1/3 point: deals an additional type of damage
1/3 point: increase critical threat range by 1 (maximum 18-20, cannot be used if multiplier is x3 or higher)
1/3 point: increase critical multiplier by 1 (maximum x4, cannot be used if threat range is 19-20 or higher)
Based on the weapon balance system here, +d6 damage is +15%, while each of the above abilities are +5%
Given the number of exotic weapon in bleach, you might want to do away with choosing a new weapon type for shikai and just building it with the above abilities.
Maybe for the beach d20 supplement ;p
20080100
- tweaked Reiatsu burst focus and shield abilities for better scaling
- added Reiatsu Inspiration feat
- added swim checks for spirit flight
- renamed Final release as Sacrifice Release
- updated NPC for variable and sacrifice releases
- corrected double entry in Vizard Prc
here : http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BG7PRAF0
I started a new thread on the intercultural shinigami thing here - I've already worked in aspects of Roman and Aztec mythology.
i'll stick to the more illustrative sacrifice release until something else strikes me.
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Rukia gave her powers to Ichigo in the first episode but I think this should be a lengthy/permanent bonus at the sacrifice of Shinigami powers for a length of time, as Rukia does when she gives her powers to Ichigo and Ichigo gains the powers of a Soul Reaper this way.
Just like some pointed that the shinigami needs a tank, so i've just proposed the Ketsugo prC in the last version
20080109
- added Ketsugo prc (optionnal, tear up the page if it harms your eyes)
- tweaked some prc skills
- some editing and art update
rules:
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/faury/bleach_revised.pdf (right click to save as)
character sheet:
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/faury/bleach_char.pdf (right click to save as)
for the sake of consolidating this work, i'll only be maintaining the Giant in the playground thread for now on, but the links above will always point to latest version anyway.
it's not reserved for shikai, an arrancar could use the feat with his resurreccion ability, for exemple.
You could always call it "shinkai". Since the ability seems to be about breaking limits, you could call it "Limit Release", but that would translate as "genkaikai"... come to think of it, either of these could have some really weird secondary meaning in Japanese.
(And would you mind taking a look at my Naruto d20 system?)
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/faury/bleach_classless.pdf
a +3 weapon bonus i'd say.
1d4 20/x2
Whenver this weapon successfully strikes an enemy, it leaves a mark on their body. Each additional successful attack against the same enemy increases this weapon's critical threat range by 1 against that enemy only. If, on any attack against this enemy after the first, a critical hit is confirmed, the enemy is killed instantly. This is a death effect.
to call on Himitsu Munesanzun bankai, lance must cut his left hand (the one with the claw), wipe the blood over his right arm. then he shouts BANKAI!!!
his right arm starts breaking out with boils, which then explode. Out of the boils come shadows which ingulf lances arm. The arm becomes a claw similer to the one gained in Shikai. As for the claw on the left arm, it extends up to the shoulder. The blade itself becomes a windmill shaped object with seven blades around the center. This object floats behind the back of lance. The windmill is sealed on the back by shadows which envelope it.
Then Lance reveals his Bankais name, "Rosuto Himitsu Munesanzun".
In combat Rosuto Himitsu Munesanzun has 3 fighting styles, Reckless Offensive, Sealing Pillar Prison, and Windmill Seal Break. Ill explain the different fighting styles in a future post.:D
Reckless Offensive:
In this fighting stance, Lance uses his claws instead of his sword. As the name suggests, this stance constraints on Offense, neglecting Defense. Lance gains incredible speed and attacks rapidly.
Sealing Pillar prison:
Similar to Haku's Jutsu in Naruto, this traps the opponent between six pillars
(in a 20 foot radius circle). The opponent is always in the center of the circle.
Lance attacks with his claws, coming out one pillar and entering another.
Windmill Seal Break:
Lance's last weapon used when all others fell. Lance uses Rosuto Himitsu Munesanzun as a ranged weapon. weilding the blade causes small amounts of damage to Lance. Rosuto Himitsu Munesanzun is attached to a vein of shadow connected to Lance Left arm. This vain is used to manuver Rosuto Himitsu Munesanzun. Rosuto Himitsu Munesanzun can reach up to 50 feet long.
Sorry for the lack of flavor
Psionic Bleach Builds
The most accurate way to stat it (though not the most balanced) is this:
1d4 20/x2
Whenver this weapon successfully strikes an enemy, it leaves a mark on their body. Each additional successful attack against the same enemy increases this weapon's critical threat range by 1 against that enemy only. If, on any attack against this enemy after the first, a critical hit is confirmed, the enemy is killed instantly. This is a death effect.
Dude, you are my hero!!! This works perfectly!:D :D :D
I suppose so but the vizard and even the arrancar seem to be less of the classes with the rage or frenzy ability. Perhaps with the two it would be better to give them bonuses to str, dex, and con; maybe even a boost on how much damage they do as well as including the ability to use the cero blasts of the hollow. Of course there's arrancars ability to transform by using their zanpakuto.
Change the flavour. My Spirit Warrior class can cover resureccion easily if you pick totemist soulmelds for the Spirit Fusion ability. And what about a duskblade with the Extra Spell (mental pinnacle) feat?
When I get them done I'll post my creations too.
i dont think that a duskblade with the mental pinnacle feat would qualify for the arrancars transformation. But you did say to change the flavour of it lol.
I was thinking vizard - cero blasts and all that. Whatever, it just popped into my head.
Bount
BAB: Average
Saves
Fort: Good
Ref: Poor
Will: Good
Hit Dice: d12
They consisted of the following:
Shinigami
Quincy
Wilder
Hollow
Hollow-like
there may have been more.........
anyways i liked how this person bulit these classes and was wondering if:
A) this person is still here on the forums or if someone knows who he is
B) If this person ever finished his D20 Bleach variant
now its possible that this was the unthinkable but i cant find the thread where i saw these classes and of course most of the classes arnt in his variant.
Thanks for any help =3
In fact reiatsu inspiration came from some feedback on a game session where someone pointed out to the absence of group buffing mechanics. so for the sake of gameplay i created that.
Just like some pointed that the shinigami needs a tank, so i've just proposed the Ketsugo prC in the last version
rules:
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/faury/bleach_revised.pdf (right click to save as)
character sheet:
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/faury/bleach_char.pdf (right click to save as)
for the sake of consolidating this work, i'll only be maintaining the Giant in the playground thread for now on, but the links above will always point to latest version anyway.
Yeah, great D20 Variant!
Short on classes (mainly focusing on shinigami and hollow) but thats okay for now
Now I would like to point out that on the character sheets, All the Wisdom based skills have "(Sag)" as there ability modifier instead of "(Wis)". It seems like an error and felt like reporting it =3
P.S.
Add a few more Base Classes if you could (like 2 or 3, at least a quincy!).
I saw the start of some Bleach D20 classes a WHILE back
They consisted of the following:
Shinigami
Quincy
Wilder
Hollow
Hollow-like
there may have been more.........
anyways i liked how this person bulit these classes and was wondering if:
A) this person is still here on the forums or if someone knows who he is
B) If this person ever finished his D20 Bleach variant
now its possible that this was the unthinkable but i cant find the thread where i saw these classes and of course most of the classes arnt in his variant.
Thanks for any help =3
As much as I would like to take credit, I can't. I could look to see who posted them up but you'll have to give me a minute.
Edit: It's Penzdragon that you're looking for but he hasn't been on since 12-11-07.
As much as I would like to take credit, I can't. I could look to see who posted them up but you'll have to give me a minute.
Edit: It's Penzdragon that you're looking for but he hasn't been on since 12-11-07.
OK, Thank You!!!
So, any feedback on my Bount, then? How are the doll mechanics?
Why do they get Fast healing?
The Bount get that late in the filler arc, as they can absorb the spirit particles around them to heal their injuries.
They can only do that in a place with high levels of spirit particles such as Soul Society and Hueco Mundo. They cannot accomplish this in the world of the living because of the low density of spirit particles. I relize where you were going with the FH, but it needs to be edited to only work in places of high density spirit particles, or when a bount a absorbs a human soul.
They can only do that in a place with high levels of spirit particles such as Soul Society and Hueco Mundo. They cannot accomplish this in the world of the living because of the low density of spirit particles. I relize where you were going with the FH, but it needs to be edited to only work in places of high density spirit particles, or when a bount a absorbs a human soul.
I think any restriction of that kind is best left to the DM. Fast healing is one of the Bount's iconic abilities (well, not the most iconic, but still...), and it seems odd to penalise the character depending on where the DM is forcing the players to go. You can say that the Bount in the series were low-level and gained a bunch of levels when they entered Soul Society, and that a sufficiently experienced Bount could heal himself anywhere.
As for absorbing the souls of living humans, I can't think of a way to implement it that won't result in major DM headaches (and a Bount PC who forgoes living souls may feel that they are about as powerful as a paladin with a helm of opposite alignment glued to his head). The closest ability belongs to the barghest, but Feed simply does not belong in the hands of PCs. Death knell could work, but it doesn't seem significant enough, and can only be used on near-death creatures anyway.
While it seems to be fine in Bleach, eating people's souls, even if they are going to die anyway, cannot be justified as anything but an evil act in a D&D setting. It would have to be reflavoured as absorbing something else, like the "anima" (which 4e will detail IIRC).
I think any restriction of that kind is best left to the DM. Fast healing is one of the Bount's iconic abilities (well, not the most iconic, but still...), and it seems odd to penalise the character depending on where the DM is forcing the players to go. You can say that the Bount in the series were low-level and gained a bunch of levels when they entered Soul Society, and that a sufficiently experienced Bount could heal himself anywhere.
As for absorbing the souls of living humans, I can't think of a way to implement it that won't result in major DM headaches (and a Bount PC who forgoes living souls may feel that they are about as powerful as a paladin with a helm of opposite alignment glued to his head). The closest ability belongs to the barghest, but Feed simply does not belong in the hands of PCs. Death knell could work, but it doesn't seem significant enough, and can only be used on near-death creatures anyway.
While it seems to be fine in Bleach, eating people's souls, even if they are going to die anyway, cannot be justified as anything but an evil act in a D&D setting. It would have to be reflavoured as absorbing something else, like the "anima" (which 4e will detail IIRC).
Just pointing it out.
All characters have maximum hit points per HD.
Damage Reduction
If a melee attack fails to overcome a creature's damage reduction, the attacker takes damage equal to the difference between his attack's damage and the target creature's damage reduction. This damage ignores the attacker's own DR.
Reiatsu
A character's reiatsu inflicts negative levels on other characters around him. The range of this ability is equal to 5 feet x the character's level. A character has a reiatsu score equal to their character level plus their Charisma modifier. All characters within range of the ability take negative levels equal to the character's reiatsu score divided by ten (round down). A character using a barbarian rage or similar ability gains a bonus to his reiatsu score equal to the bonus to his Strength score provided by the rage. While this ability cannot normally be suppressed, a character may seal their reiatsu, causing the negative levels to be redirected to themselves. Releasing the seal is a move action, and the sudden surge of power causes the character to be immune to reiatsu-induced negative levels for 1 round.
Second Wind
During an encounter, if a PC is reduced below one-third of their total hit points, they may take their second wind as a free action. The character immediately gains the XP he would earn for defeating the encounter. If this would put the character's XP total above the amount required for the next level, the character gains a level instantly. If the PC flees combat or otherwise fails to defeat his opponents, his XP and level return to their previous states.
The max hp thing is partly to reduce the hp impact of all the negative levels (-5 hp) characters will have whenever they engage in combat. Battles are expected to be long.
A character's reiatsu inflicts negative levels on other characters around him. The range of this ability is equal to 5 feet x the character's level. A character has a reiatsu score equal to their character level plus their Charisma modifier. All characters within range of the ability take negative levels equal to the character's reiatsu score divided by ten (round down). A character using a barbarian rage or similar ability gains a bonus to his reiatsu score equal to the bonus to his Strength score provided by the rage. While this ability cannot normally be suppressed, a character may seal their reiatsu, causing the negative levels to be redirected to themselves. Releasing the seal is a move action, and the sudden surge of power causes the character to be immune to reiatsu-induced negative levels for 1 round.
Could you tell me where in the anime/manga where you got the ideas for this? I can already recognize some of them but I wanted to know where you got these from.
It seems to work nicely but I can't shake the fact that there needs to be a little change to the Reiatsu ability. If you added that people who get overwhelmed by reiatsu should get fatigued or something similar.
Could you tell me where in the anime/manga where you got the ideas for this? I can already recognize some of them but I wanted to know where you got these from.
Sure.
All characters have maximum hit points per HD.
Battles are usually more than 18-24 seconds long.
Damage Reduction
If a melee attack fails to overcome a creature's damage reduction, the attacker takes damage equal to the difference between his attack's damage and the target creature's damage reduction. This damage ignores the attacker's own DR.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlWzNuU2Mn0 - "What the hell. Is that all you got?!"
Reiatsu
A character's reiatsu inflicts negative levels on other characters around him. The range of this ability is equal to 5 feet x the character's level. A character has a reiatsu score equal to their character level plus their Charisma modifier. All characters within range of the ability take negative levels equal to the character's reiatsu score divided by ten (round down). A character using a barbarian rage or similar ability gains a bonus to his reiatsu score equal to the bonus to his Strength score provided by the rage. While this ability cannot normally be suppressed, a character may seal their reiatsu, causing the negative levels to be redirected to themselves. Releasing the seal is a move action, and the sudden surge of power causes the character to be immune to reiatsu-induced negative levels for 1 round.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ol3n2-OCbI - "Limit, release!"
Second Wind
During an encounter, if a PC is reduced below one-third of their total hit points, they may take their second wind as a free action. The character immediately gains the XP he would earn for defeating the encounter. If this would put the character's XP total above the amount required for the next level, the character gains a level instantly. If the PC flees combat or otherwise fails to defeat his opponents, his XP and level return to their previous states.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBQVHjdZ4Ec - Of course, Ichigo's second wind involves a rather long vision.
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Basics
All characters have maximum hit points per HD.
Spirit Barrier
As damage reduction, but if a melee attack fails to overcome a creature's spirit barrier, the attacker takes damage equal to the difference between his attack's damage and the target creature's spirit barrier. This damage ignores the attacker's own SB.
Reiatsu
A character's reiatsu inflicts negative levels on other characters around him. The range of this ability is equal to 5 feet x the character's level. A character has a reiatsu score equal to their character level plus their Charisma modifier. All characters within range of the ability take negative levels equal to the character's reiatsu score divided by ten (round down). A character using a barbarian rage or similar ability gains a bonus to his reiatsu score equal to the bonus to his Strength score provided by the rage. While this ability cannot normally be suppressed, a character may seal their reiatsu, causing the negative levels to be redirected to themselves. Releasing the seal is a move action, and the sudden surge of power causes the character to be immune to reiatsu-induced negative levels for 1 round.
Second Wind
During an encounter, if a PC is reduced below one-third of their total hit points, they may take their second wind as a free action. The character immediately gains the XP he would earn for defeating the encounter. If this would put the character's XP total above the amount required for the next level, the character gains a level instantly. If the PC flees combat or otherwise fails to defeat his opponents, his XP and level return to their previous states.
Shinigami
BAB: Good
Saves
Any two good
1 Zanpakuto
2 -
3 -
4 Improved Zanpakuto
5 Shikai
6 -
7 Flash Step
8 Improved Zanpakuto
9 -
10 -
11 Lieutenant
12 Improved Zanpakuto
13 -
14 -
15 Bankai, Captain
16 Improved Zanpakuto
17 -
18 -
19 -
20 Improved Zanpakuto
Quincy
BAB: Average
Saves
Fort: Poor
Reflex: Good
Will: Poor
1 Favoured enemy (hollows), Spirit Bow (shortbow)
2 Rapid Shot
3 -
4 Enhanced arrows (+1)
5 Spirit Bow (longbow or composite shortbow)
6 Manyshot
7 Improved favoured enemy (hollows)
8 Enhanced arrows (+2)
9 Hirenkyaku
10 Penetrating Shot 1/day, Spirit Bow (greatbow or composite longbow)
11 Improved Precise Shot
12 Enhanced arrows (+3)
13 Improved favoured enemy (hollows)
14 Hail of Arrows 1/day
15 Spirit Bow (composite greatbow)
16 Enhanced arrows (+4)
17 Ransotengai
18 Arrow of Death 1/day
19 Improved favoured enemy (hollows)
20 Enhanced arrows (+5)
Favoured enemy (hollows) (Ex): A Quincy gains a +2 bonus on Bluff, Listen, Sense Motive, Spot, and Survival checks when using these skills against Hollows. Likewise, he gets a +2 bonus on weapon damage rolls against such creatures. Every six levels thereafter, these bonuses increase by +2.
Spirit Bow (Su): As a free action, a Quincy can form ambient spirit particles into the shape of a shortbow and arrows. This functions as a normal bow which does not require ammunition. A Quincy can instead form a longbow or composite shortbow at 5th level, a greatbow or composite longbow at 10th level, or a composite greatbow at 15th level.
Enhanced Arrows (Su): A Quincy's arrows gain a +1 enhancement bonus per four class levels.
Hirenkyaku (Su): A Quincy gains the Hirenkyaku ability at 9th level. This functions as flash step, but a Quincy receives a bonus on the attack roll for any attacks made in the same round equal to his Dexterity bonus.
Penetrating Shot (Sp): At 10th level, as a standard action once per day, a Quincy can make an attack with his bow that affects all enemies in a 60 ft. line.
Hail of Arrows (Sp): In lieu of his regular attacks, once per day a Quincy of 14th level or higher can fire an arrow at each and every target within range, to a maximum of one target per class level. Each attack uses the Quincy’s primary attack bonus, and each enemy may only be targeted by a single arrow.
Arrow of Death (Sp): Once per day, a Quincy of 18th level or higher may force an opponent struck by one of his arrows to make a DC 20 Fortitude save or be slain instantly. He must declare this ability before making the attack.
Ransotengai (Sp): At 19th level, a Quincy can use freedom of movement (self only) as a spell-like ability at will
Bount
BAB: Average
Saves
Fort: Good
Ref: Poor
Will: Poor
Hit Dice: d12
1 Ageless, summon doll, outsider traits
2 -
3 -
4 Domain
5 -
6 -
7 Fast healing 1
8 -
9 -
10 Fast healing 2
11 -
12 -
13 Fast healing 3
14 -
15 -
16 Fast healing 4
17 -
18 -
19 Fast healing 5
20 -
Ageless (Ex): A Bount ceases to age as soon as he attains his first level in this class, becoming effectively immortal.
Outsider traits (Ex): A Bount takes on the traits of the outsider type, though his actual type does not change. A Bount cannot be brought back from the dead like a member of his previous type.
Summon doll (Su): A Bount gains the ability to summon a creature constructed from a piece of their own soul as a standard action – their doll. A doll superficially resembles a druid's animal companion, but is different in many ways. A doll has the stats of one animal from the list available to druids, but its type changes to construct. A doll has the Intelligence score of a familiar of its level. A doll possesses the same number of Hit Dice as its master, but it does not have hit points of its own – damage taken by the doll is dealt to the Bount. If the Bount is reduced to 0 hp or less, the doll becomes inert and cannot be summoned until its master has at least 1 hit point.
Domain (Sp): At 4th level, the Bount's doll gains access to one cleric domain. The doll has the granted power of that domain, and can cast domain spells as a cleric of the Bount's level – 3.
Fast healing (Su): At 7th level, a Bount gains fast healing 1. This fast healing increases by 1 point every three levels thereafter.
Hollow
1 Special Ability
2 -
3 Size increase (Large)
4
5 Special Ability
6 Size increase (Huge)
7 -
8 Size increase (Gargantuan)
9 Special Ability
10 Gillian, Size increase (Colossal)
11 -
12 Size decrease (Gargantuan)
13 Adjuchas, Improved Dexterity, Special Ability
14 Size decrease (Huge)
15 Improved Dexterity
16 Size decrease (Large)
17 Improved Dexterity, Special Ability
18 Size decrease (Medium)
19 Improved Dexterity
20 Vasto Lorde
Special Ability (Ex or Su): At 1st level and every four levels thereafter, a hollow gains one special ability.
Size increase: At 3rd level, and again at 6th and 9th level, a hollow increases in size by one size category, gaining the appropriate modifiers to ability scores.
Gillian: At 10th level, a hollow transforms into a Gillian, the first level of Menos. Unlike mindless gillians, a character with levels in the hollow class never learns to use the Negación ability.
Cero: At 11th level, a hollow gains the ability to fire a blast energy similar to an eldritch blast, as a warlock of its class level. A gillian always fires cero from its mouth, but an arrancar or higher-class menos may choose the location (this is a purely cosmetic choice).
Adjuchas: At 13th level, a hollow character becomes an Adjuchas, the second level of Menos.
Size decrease: At 13th level, and again at 15th and 17th levels, a hollow decreases in size by one size category. Its ability scores are not affected. A hollow's size cannot be reduced below Medium.
Improved Dexterity: At each level after a hollow has gained the size decrease ability, its Dexterity score increases to match its new form.
Vasto Lorde: At 20th level, a hollow has attained the final level of Menos: Vasto Lorde.
Maestro de Cero
Prerequisites
Special: Hollow subtype
1 Cero
2 -
3 Penetrante cero
4 -
5 -
6 Sobrenatural cero
7 -
8 Gran rey cero 2/day
9 -
10 Gran rey cero 3/day
Cero (Sp): A maestro de cero gains the ability to fire a blast of energy from their mouth or hand (gillian maestros must choose the mouth) identical to an eldritch blast. Maestros del cero have an effective warlock level equal to double their class level. A maestro cannot apply invocations to his cero.
Penetrante cero (Su): At 3rd level, a maestro's cero deals full damage to objects.
Sobrenatural cero (Su): At 6th level, a maestro's cero becomes a supernatural ability, allowing it to ignore spell resistance.
Gran rey cero (Su): At 8th level, a maestro gains the ability to use a maximised empowered cero once per day. At 10th level, he may use this ability twice per day.
Pseudo-Arrancar
Prerequisites
Race: Hollow
Skills: Concentration 10 ranks
1 Eschew mask
2 Size decrease
3 Improved dexterity
4 Size decrease
5 Improved dexterity
6 Size decrease
7 Improved dexterity
8 Size decrease
9 Improved dexterity
Eschew Mask: At first level, a pseudo-arrancar's mask becomes detached from his face. At each additional level, the size of the mask is reduced. A pseudo-arrancar gains a +2 bonus to his Charisma score.
Size decrease: At every even level, a pseudo-arrancar decreases in size by one size category. His ability scores are not affected. A pseudo-arrancar's size cannot be reduced below Medium.
Improved dexterity: At 3rd level, and every odd level thereafter, a pseudo-arrancar's Dexterity score increases to match his new size category.
Arrancar
Prerequisites
Race: Hollow
Special: Eschew Mask, Large size or smaller
BAB: Good
Saves
Any two good
1 Shinigami form, Zanpakuto, Resurrección
2 Hierro
3 -
4 Pesquisa
5 -
6 Improved Resurrección
7 -
8 Sonido
9 -
10 Improved Resurrección
Shinigami form: Arrancar transformation causes the hollow to take on a more humanoid form, losing its natural weapons and unique special attacks.
Zanpakuto: As the shinigami ability.
Resurrección (Su): An arrancar may release their zanpakuto to regain the abilities lost by shinigami form. This otherwise functions as shikai, except that the zanpakuto fuses with the arrancar and becomes unusable while released.
Hierro (Ex): At 2nd level, an arrancar gains damage reduction 1/- per class level, to a maximum of his pseudo-arrancar level. This damage reduction increases by 1 if the character is a gillian, 2 if the character is an adjuchas, and 3 if the character is a vasto lorde.
Pesquisa (Su): At 4th level, an arrancar's ability to sense reiatsu improves.
Sonido (Su): As flash step, but an arrancar receives a bonus on the damage roll for any attacks made in the same round equal to his Dexterity bonus.
New Feats
Gonzui [Hollow]
Prerequisites: Arrancar level 1st
Benefit: As a full-round action, an arrancar with this feat may draw in weak souls in the area. This ability automatically kills any living creature with 2 or fewer HD (no save) within a radius of 10 feet per character level. A living creature with 3 to 4 HD is slain unless it succeeds on a Fortitude save (in which case it takes 1d4 points of Constitution damage). Creatures with more than 4 HD are not affected. An arrancar heals 1 hit point for each creature slain by this ability.
Bala [Hollow]
Prerequisites: Cero
Benefit: You may use a modified version of the cero which can be fired at a higher rate. A bala deals one-third cero damage, but can be used in a full atack.
Rapid Bala [Hollow]
Prerequisites: Cero, Bala, Flurry ability
Benefit: You may use your bala as part of a flurry of blows.
All characters have maximum hit points per HD.
Spirit Barrier
As damage reduction, but if a melee attack fails to overcome a creature's spirit barrier, the attacker takes damage equal to the difference between his attack's damage and the target creature's spirit barrier. This damage ignores the attacker's own SB.
Reiatsu
A character's reiatsu inflicts negative levels on other characters around him. The range of this ability is equal to 5 feet x the character's level. A character has a reiatsu score equal to their character level plus their Charisma modifier. All characters within range of the ability take negative levels equal to the character's reiatsu score divided by ten (round down). A character using a barbarian rage or similar ability gains a bonus to his reiatsu score equal to the bonus to his Strength score provided by the rage. While this ability cannot normally be suppressed, a character may seal their reiatsu, causing the negative levels to be redirected to themselves. Releasing the seal is a move action, and the sudden surge of power causes the character to be immune to reiatsu-induced negative levels for 1 round.
Second Wind
During an encounter, if a PC is reduced below one-third of their total hit points, they may take their second wind as a free action. The character immediately gains the XP he would earn for defeating the encounter. If this would put the character's XP total above the amount required for the next level, the character gains a level instantly. If the PC flees combat or otherwise fails to defeat his opponents, his XP and level return to their previous states.
Shinigami
BAB: Good
Saves
Any two good
1 Zanpakuto
2 -
3 -
4 Improved Zanpakuto
5 Shikai
6 -
7 Flash Step
8 Improved Zanpakuto
9 -
10 -
11 Lieutenant
12 Improved Zanpakuto
13 -
14 -
15 Bankai, Captain
16 Improved Zanpakuto
17 -
18 -
19 -
20 Improved Zanpakuto
Quincy
BAB: Average
Saves
Fort: Poor
Reflex: Good
Will: Poor
1 Favoured enemy (hollows), Spirit Bow (shortbow)
2 Rapid Shot
3 -
4 Enhanced arrows (+1)
5 Spirit Bow (longbow or composite shortbow)
6 Manyshot
7 Improved favoured enemy (hollows)
8 Enhanced arrows (+2)
9 Hirenkyaku
10 Penetrating Shot 1/day, Spirit Bow (greatbow or composite longbow)
11 Improved Precise Shot
12 Enhanced arrows (+3)
13 Improved favoured enemy (hollows)
14 Hail of Arrows 1/day
15 Spirit Bow (composite greatbow)
16 Enhanced arrows (+4)
17 Ransotengai
18 Arrow of Death 1/day
19 Improved favoured enemy (hollows)
20 Enhanced arrows (+5)
Favoured enemy (hollows) (Ex): A Quincy gains a +2 bonus on Bluff, Listen, Sense Motive, Spot, and Survival checks when using these skills against Hollows. Likewise, he gets a +2 bonus on weapon damage rolls against such creatures. Every six levels thereafter, these bonuses increase by +2.
Spirit Bow (Su): As a free action, a Quincy can form ambient spirit particles into the shape of a shortbow and arrows. This functions as a normal bow which does not require ammunition. A Quincy can instead form a longbow or composite shortbow at 5th level, a greatbow or composite longbow at 10th level, or a composite greatbow at 15th level.
Enhanced Arrows (Su): A Quincy's arrows gain a +1 enhancement bonus per four class levels.
Hirenkyaku (Su): A Quincy gains the Hirenkyaku ability at 9th level. This functions as flash step, but a Quincy receives a bonus on the attack roll for any attacks made in the same round equal to his Dexterity bonus.
Penetrating Shot (Sp): At 10th level, as a standard action once per day, a Quincy can make an attack with his bow that affects all enemies in a 60 ft. line.
Hail of Arrows (Sp): In lieu of his regular attacks, once per day a Quincy of 14th level or higher can fire an arrow at each and every target within range, to a maximum of one target per class level. Each attack uses the Quincy’s primary attack bonus, and each enemy may only be targeted by a single arrow.
Arrow of Death (Sp): Once per day, a Quincy of 18th level or higher may force an opponent struck by one of his arrows to make a DC 20 Fortitude save or be slain instantly. He must declare this ability before making the attack.
Ransotengai (Sp): At 19th level, a Quincy can use freedom of movement (self only) as a spell-like ability at will
Bount
BAB: Average
Saves
Fort: Good
Ref: Poor
Will: Poor
Hit Dice: d12
1 Ageless, summon doll, outsider traits
2 -
3 -
4 Domain
5 -
6 -
7 Fast healing 1
8 -
9 -
10 Fast healing 2
11 -
12 -
13 Fast healing 3
14 -
15 -
16 Fast healing 4
17 -
18 -
19 Fast healing 5
20 -
Ageless (Ex): A Bount ceases to age as soon as he attains his first level in this class, becoming effectively immortal.
Outsider traits (Ex): A Bount takes on the traits of the outsider type, though his actual type does not change. A Bount cannot be brought back from the dead like a member of his previous type.
Summon doll (Su): A Bount gains the ability to summon a creature constructed from a piece of their own soul as a standard action – their doll. A doll superficially resembles a druid's animal companion, but is different in many ways. A doll has the stats of one animal from the list available to druids, but its type changes to construct. A doll has the Intelligence score of a familiar of its level. A doll possesses the same number of Hit Dice as its master, but it does not have hit points of its own – damage taken by the doll is dealt to the Bount. If the Bount is reduced to 0 hp or less, the doll becomes inert and cannot be summoned until its master has at least 1 hit point.
Domain (Sp): At 4th level, the Bount's doll gains access to one cleric domain. The doll has the granted power of that domain, and can cast domain spells as a cleric of the Bount's level – 3.
Fast healing (Su): At 7th level, a Bount gains fast healing 1. This fast healing increases by 1 point every three levels thereafter.
Hollow
1 Special Ability
2 -
3 Size increase (Large)
4
5 Special Ability
6 Size increase (Huge)
7 -
8 Size increase (Gargantuan)
9 Special Ability
10 Gillian, Size increase (Colossal)
11 -
12 Size decrease (Gargantuan)
13 Adjuchas, Improved Dexterity, Special Ability
14 Size decrease (Huge)
15 Improved Dexterity
16 Size decrease (Large)
17 Improved Dexterity, Special Ability
18 Size decrease (Medium)
19 Improved Dexterity
20 Vasto Lorde
Special Ability (Ex or Su): At 1st level and every four levels thereafter, a hollow gains one special ability.
Size increase: At 3rd level, and again at 6th and 9th level, a hollow increases in size by one size category, gaining the appropriate modifiers to ability scores.
Gillian: At 10th level, a hollow transforms into a Gillian, the first level of Menos. Unlike mindless gillians, a character with levels in the hollow class never learns to use the Negación ability.
Cero: At 11th level, a hollow gains the ability to fire a blast energy similar to an eldritch blast, as a warlock of its class level. A gillian always fires cero from its mouth, but an arrancar or higher-class menos may choose the location (this is a purely cosmetic choice).
Adjuchas: At 13th level, a hollow character becomes an Adjuchas, the second level of Menos.
Size decrease: At 13th level, and again at 15th and 17th levels, a hollow decreases in size by one size category. Its ability scores are not affected. A hollow's size cannot be reduced below Medium.
Improved Dexterity: At each level after a hollow has gained the size decrease ability, its Dexterity score increases to match its new form.
Vasto Lorde: At 20th level, a hollow has attained the final level of Menos: Vasto Lorde.
Maestro de Cero
Prerequisites
Special: Hollow subtype
1 Cero
2 -
3 Penetrante cero
4 -
5 -
6 Sobrenatural cero
7 -
8 Gran rey cero 2/day
9 -
10 Gran rey cero 3/day
Cero (Sp): A maestro de cero gains the ability to fire a blast of energy from their mouth or hand (gillian maestros must choose the mouth) identical to an eldritch blast. Maestros del cero have an effective warlock level equal to double their class level. A maestro cannot apply invocations to his cero.
Penetrante cero (Su): At 3rd level, a maestro's cero deals full damage to objects.
Sobrenatural cero (Su): At 6th level, a maestro's cero becomes a supernatural ability, allowing it to ignore spell resistance.
Gran rey cero (Su): At 8th level, a maestro gains the ability to use a maximised empowered cero once per day. At 10th level, he may use this ability twice per day.
Pseudo-Arrancar
Prerequisites
Race: Hollow
Skills: Concentration 10 ranks
1 Eschew mask
2 Size decrease
3 Improved dexterity
4 Size decrease
5 Improved dexterity
6 Size decrease
7 Improved dexterity
8 Size decrease
9 Improved dexterity
Eschew Mask: At first level, a pseudo-arrancar's mask becomes detached from his face. At each additional level, the size of the mask is reduced. A pseudo-arrancar gains a +2 bonus to his Charisma score.
Size decrease: At every even level, a pseudo-arrancar decreases in size by one size category. His ability scores are not affected. A pseudo-arrancar's size cannot be reduced below Medium.
Improved dexterity: At 3rd level, and every odd level thereafter, a pseudo-arrancar's Dexterity score increases to match his new size category.
Arrancar
Prerequisites
Race: Hollow
Special: Eschew Mask, Large size or smaller
BAB: Good
Saves
Any two good
1 Shinigami form, Zanpakuto, Resurrección
2 Hierro
3 -
4 Pesquisa
5 -
6 Improved Resurrección
7 -
8 Sonido
9 -
10 Improved Resurrección
Shinigami form: Arrancar transformation causes the hollow to take on a more humanoid form, losing its natural weapons and unique special attacks.
Zanpakuto: As the shinigami ability.
Resurrección (Su): An arrancar may release their zanpakuto to regain the abilities lost by shinigami form. This otherwise functions as shikai, except that the zanpakuto fuses with the arrancar and becomes unusable while released.
Hierro (Ex): At 2nd level, an arrancar gains damage reduction 1/- per class level, to a maximum of his pseudo-arrancar level. This damage reduction increases by 1 if the character is a gillian, 2 if the character is an adjuchas, and 3 if the character is a vasto lorde.
Pesquisa (Su): At 4th level, an arrancar's ability to sense reiatsu improves.
Sonido (Su): As flash step, but an arrancar receives a bonus on the damage roll for any attacks made in the same round equal to his Dexterity bonus.
New Feats
Gonzui [Hollow]
Prerequisites: Arrancar level 1st
Benefit: As a full-round action, an arrancar with this feat may draw in weak souls in the area. This ability automatically kills any living creature with 2 or fewer HD (no save) within a radius of 10 feet per character level. A living creature with 3 to 4 HD is slain unless it succeeds on a Fortitude save (in which case it takes 1d4 points of Constitution damage). Creatures with more than 4 HD are not affected. An arrancar heals 1 hit point for each creature slain by this ability.
Bala [Hollow]
Prerequisites: Cero
Benefit: You may use a modified version of the cero which can be fired at a higher rate. A bala deals one-third cero damage, but can be used in a full atack.
Rapid Bala [Hollow]
Prerequisites: Cero, Bala, Flurry ability
Benefit: You may use your bala as part of a flurry of blows.
- i would like to have some feedback for some flash step character and some based on the reiatsu one. i dont know witch one to base mi character on...
-mi favorit character is gin ichimaru and i would like to know how to use his shinkai?? i mean is it a full round to strike with shinso? what is the max reach what would be the rule for fighting with a sword a that range??
-and the last question... what would be gin bankai?? maibe double shinso with an invisible blade?? or a thousand blade that come out of the grond or himself?? or have 4 shinso dancing around him??
hell i dont know i need help thanks.
hi, i love the classless bleach pdf. we are gona start a game at lvl 5-10 with this system. i just have 3 question:
- i would like to have some feedback for some flash step character and some based on the reiatsu one. i dont know witch one to base mi character on...
-mi favorit character is gin ichimaru and i would like to know how to use his shinkai?? i mean is it a full round to strike with shinso? what is the max reach what would be the rule for fighting with a sword a that range??
-and the last question... what would be gin bankai?? maibe double shinso with an invisible blade?? or a thousand blade that come out of the grond or himself?? or have 4 shinso dancing around him??
hell i dont know i need help thanks.
It Sucks that Ichimaru Gin's Bankai hasnt been revealed yet. I suggest having his bankai similar to his Shikai, but more like 100 blades rather than just 1.
that i think would be the best bankai for a sneaky character like Gin.
here is my lvl 6 gin character i made:
since he is lvl 6 he has 2 bonus feat and 1 ability bonus.
bleach charecter: 6
stat:
for:10 4=14/+2
dex:10 6=16/+3
con:10 4=12/+1
int:10 6=16/+3
sag:10 2=13-14/+2
cha:10 4=14/+2
11 feats:
shinigami
seasoned
blooded
talented
flash step
shikai
combat expertise
improved feint
sneak attack
point blank shot
flash step evasion
shinkai:18
precise shot 1
alternated form wakisachi 1
area line 3
penetrating shot 2
defending 1
attack +6 6
4d6 4
skill:
-weapon attack:9
-ranged weapon:9
unarmed strike
-reflex save:6
frotitude:
will
2)1spellscience(2)1
-spell might:5
-spellsource:9
bluff:9
hide:4
intimidate:9
jump:4
move silently:6
sense motive:6
spot:4
tumble:6
tell me what you think
thanks
this character shinkai is wind based: it transforme into 2 daguer(for defencive purpose). when he strike, with his feet, hand, daguer, subtle(like Kuchiki Byakuya) blades of wind strike his oponent at range.
now i wanted to know if that would be a weapon attack with reache or a ranged attack??
and Kuchiki Byakuya shinkai and bankai attack would be a ranged attack right??
thanks again.
hi, i have one more question for you all
this character shinkai is wind based: it transforme into 2 daguer(for defencive purpose). when he strike, with his feet, hand, daguer, subtle(like Kuchiki Byakuya) blades of wind strike his oponent at range.
now i wanted to know if that would be a weapon attack with reache or a ranged attack??
and Kuchiki Byakuya shinkai and bankai attack would be a ranged attack right??
thanks again.
I'd say a ranged Touch attack
I say we should create/write up our own characters with their zanpakuto, possibly in the form of a contest. Bankai isn't nescessary, but you can still have it. I would like to see what everyone has in mind if they were to make one. The more unique it is, the more points you get. If any of you have trouble, just look here or here.
Like post up are characters stats or give a description of are characters abilities?
Kishihaiiro Mejiri
Shinigami 15/Captain 5
Feats: Alternate release (x2), Leadership, Reiraku hunter, Shrouded reiatsu, Variable release (x2)
Zanpakuto name: Enmu Gunshou - "Mist Commander"
This character is constantly surrounded by mist, which he commands with his zanpakuto. If he needs something done, he usually scouts out the area with remote viewing, then sends his mist soldiers to do it.
Shikai
Command: "Call, Enmu Gunshou!"
Mist swirls around and forms into small humanoid figures
8x 1st-level astral construct (trip) 32pt
Bonus feat (Weapon Focus [Zanpakuto]) 2pt
Variable Release:
Mist swirls around and forms into small humanoid figures with wings
8x 1st-level astral construct (fly) 32pt
Bonus feat (Weapon Focus [Zanpakuto]) 2pt
Alternate release:
Command: "Step across the plains, sail through the waters, open heaven's eye, Enmu Gunshou!"
remote viewing 16pt
Bonus feat (Skill Focus [spot]) 3pt
Constant alternate release:
concealing amorpha 8pt
Bankai
Enmu Kyoushou - "Mist General"
Mist blasts upwards and around the shinigami, taking on the form of an enormous clawed beast
expansion 4pt
7th-level astral construct (rend) 28pt
fusion 32pt
Variable Release:
Mist blasts upwards and around the shinigami, taking on the form of an enormous winged beast
expansion 4pt
7st-level astral construct (improved fly, improved swim) 28pt
fusion 32pt
On a note I figured makes sence, you can take any shikai ability from Behold_the_Void's system and put it into draxrred's system. To take one of those abilities in this case costs 2 points. Bankai abilities are the same but with 4 point costs a piece. This might cause problems, but I'll just have to have that bite my bum as I wait.
Very nice, Prime! If your character is a captain, what squad is he over? To anyone else who makes captains (or lieutenents for that matter), put the squad that they're over. This is just for my curiosity. I feel that your captain, Prime, would be over the second devision, with the special forces, but that is just an assumption.
I was thinking squad 2 myself, but the only reason this character has the captain class is for the increased release points. Couldn't a character with the required training have the captain class without being a captain?
As for Gin's bankai, what about firing Shinso through portals to strike from unexpected angles? If he used multiple portals, he could fill an area with blades.
I was thinking squad 2 myself, but the only reason this character has the captain class is for the increased release points. Couldn't a character with the required training have the captain class without being a captain?
As for Gin's bankai, what about firing Shinso through portals to strike from unexpected angles? If he used multiple portals, he could fill an area with blades.
I guess your character doesn't have to be an actual captain to have the class, but if that's the case, then you should say so.
Gin's bankai would be quite interesting. My thoughts, it's a really big spear ('cause Shinsou suposed to mean god spear) with some crazy as ass abilities, but again those are just thoughts. In one of the bleach video games, Gin can point his sword in the air, which then causes a bunch of blades to stretch down on his opponent.
Shinigami 19/Kido Corp 1
Feats: Enlightened, Expanded Release (x2), Kido Artist, Sacrifice Release, Spell Penetration
Zanpakuto name: Kessoku Nankan - "Unity Barrier"
This character focuses on defence and elemental kido. His releases let him survive almost any attack, and probably send it back where it came from.
Shikai
Command: "Gleam, Kessoku Nankan"
The shinigami's sword transforms into a shield that glows with all the colours of the rainbow.
energy adaptation 16pt
Bonus feat (Alternate zanpakuto form [heavy shield]) 2pt
Extra damage types (fire, cold, acid, electric) 4pt
Bankai
Kessoku Nankan Gaiheki - "Unity Outer Wall Barrier"
The shield becomes more elaborate, and the shinigami's entire body begins to glow.
energy conversion 28pt
energy retort 12pt
Bonus feat (Alternate zanpakuto form [heavy shield]) 2pt
Extra damage types (fire, cold, acid, electric) 4pt
Sacrifice Release
Kessoku Nankan Naiheki- "Unity Inner Wall Barrier"
As the mighty cero streams towards the shinigami, there is a flash of light from his shield. Spikes sprout from its edges as it enlarges and glows brilliant white before the attack.
Bonus feat (Alternate zanpakuto form [tower shield]) 2pt
+5 reflecting shield 10pt
mental barrier 12pt
I say we should create/write up our own characters with their zanpakuto, possibly in the form of a contest. Bankai isn't nescessary, but you can still have it. I would like to see what everyone has in mind if they were to make one. The more unique it is, the more points you get. If any of you have trouble, just look here or here.
Since they take up a large portion of the thread, I've started a new thread for builds here: http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?p=15423606
If I recall, the Ravenloft campaign has many feats and whatnot which would be well suited to seeing ghosties and whatnot...and Ethereal Jaunt and whatnot are already in game.
You have to be given the power don't you? I'd say that it requires a template (with level adjustment probably) and only with this template can you take levels in the Shinigami...though I've not really ponderred over it much so I may very well change my mind.
If I recall, the Ravenloft campaign has many feats and whatnot which would be well suited to seeing ghosties and whatnot...and Ethereal Jaunt and whatnot are already in game.
Not exactly.
Thats how Ichigo became a Shinigami, which I must say IS NOT the traditional way to become one.
In most cases, you become a sShinigami by learning in a academy. It is also possible to become a Shinigami through some other endeavor.
You have to be given the power don't you?
No. In fact, Kenpachi appears to have had a zanpakuto without any training.
Points:
1. Ichigo was a martial Artist before becomin a Soul Reaper by absorbin Rukia's powers in the first few episodes. Rukia was adopted by the Kuchki family before being a Shinigami. This makes it apparent that the Shinigami should be a prestige class rather then a 20 level prestige class.
2. Ichigo seems to break alot of rules the series has set up before findin out that they do not really exist. (IE. Bein a reouka he has mastered Bankai before anyone else had previosly bee nable to, Hollow Mask before anyone else knew it was possible, and other things that that the later episodes go into that I will not spoil for you here.) So makin a progression for Shinigami does not work for Ichigo this is easily pointed out by the fact his Zanpakto has only 2 forms in the later episodes also. One is the bandaged claymore lookin blade and his Bankai which is a Black katana. It seems Ichigo's Version of the prestige class would be more specialized then anyone is seeing. And I am not sure you should get the Zanppakto's higher abilities from the class /PC as one of the mosst powerful Shinigami is Kenpachi and he has no zanpakto powers to speak of. I would suggest makin the Zanpakto abilities tiered feats with a set of abilities to choose from.
This is a daunting task and I figured i would try to help and see if we can make this work. Bleach as a universe changes alot though so we will have to see.
3
Kido
Hand-to-hand combat
Agility (includes flash step)
Swordsmanship (includes zanpakuto releases)
To have reached the limits of shinigami ability in all areas,
Show
Aizen
Over in the Rec Room (the non-gaming forum) we have a BLEACH thread that I'd extend invitation to y'all. It's mostly just me and two other dudes there and it isn't very lively, so any other fans of the show are welcome to join in.
BLEACH thread (We're up to date with the show.)
Kudos on your effort into this whole conversion. I personally think BESM would be better, but due to time and lack of group I don't role-play anymore, and more power to you if you can get d20 to work.
Later (hope to see some of you in the thread). :D
Kudos on your effort into this whole conversion. I personally think BESM would be better, but due to time and lack of group I don't role-play anymore, and more power to you if you can get d20 to work.
Yeah, BESM would work particularly well here, but we usually focus on first-party stuff (the only universally accepted third-party book seems to be Hyperconscious). Anyone up to statting a BESM shinigami class, though?
I thought LA +2 would be equal to an extra zanpaktou, if each zanpaktou had feats applied separately (like Constant Release, multiple types, and quick release) so u need to take each feat twice for it to apply to both zanpaktous
Does anyone think this is balanced? unbalanced?
By the way, i am not using Drax'd system, I am using the other one
I was thinking about making a simple template that allows a shinigami to have two zanpaktous (each with its own shikia and bankia) that he is capable to use at the same time.
I thought LA +2 would be equal to an extra zanpaktou, if each zanpaktou had feats applied separately (like Constant Release, multiple types, and quick release) so u need to take each feat twice for it to apply to both zanpaktous
Does anyone think this is balanced? unbalanced?
By the way, i am not using Drax'd system, I am using the other one
I don't think it would be balanced or fit with the setting. Zanpakutos aren't just blades. They are the physical manifestations of the shinigami's spiritual force, hence why they usually share the characteristics of their owner. Rarely will they come in a pair (such as in the cases of Ukitake and Kyoraku) but the twin blades are still one entity.
No Shinigami possesses two seperate zanpakutos. Not even Arrancar or Vizards, who each are either Shinigami or have acquired Shinigami like traits, have double zanpakutos. I don't believe it is possible in the Bleach setting for it. Otherwise, Aizen would probably by now be rocking out as many as he could. ;)
Well, Kaname Tosen already uses another (dead, I believe) shinigami's zanpakuto - could someone do that while having their own as well?
Does he? If he does, it's probably the Soul Reaper that died in a flashback of his. To the second part, I really don't think that could happen, but who knows.
"Limit, release!"
I'm glad I leanred about this now. Now I know the shinigami are lawful stupid lol!
When they were orchastrating the resistance to save Rukia I'm left wondering why didn't any of them limit release? (Renji especially..) I mean surely they knew they were breaking the law anyway, who cares right?
Save Kenpachi as I know he purposely hinders himself on purpose to make the fight more of a challenge..
I love bleach lol, but having everyone be a paladin in principle can get annoying.. XP
I'm glad I leanred about this now. Now I know the shinigami are lawful stupid lol!
When they were orchastrating the resistance to save Rukia I'm left wondering why didn't any of them limit release? (Renji especially..) I mean surely they knew they were breaking the law anyway, who cares right?
Save Kenpachi as I know he purposely hinders himself on purpose to make the fight more of a challenge..
I love bleach lol, but having everyone be a paladin in principle can get annoying.. XP
They only seal their power in the real world - everyone is at full strength in Soul Society.
That point thing system for buying abilities for a zanpakuto (don't know whose it was) seems interesting. I think I'll use it when I try to write up a Shinigami PrC. I think I'll also include some variants. Especially fluffwise, I'd love to see a spirit war between Bleach's typical samurai-ish Shinigami and some valkyries and some Native Americans (would those actually have horses for shikai, maybe?).
Especially fluffwise, I'd love to see a spirit war between Bleach's typical samurai-ish Shinigami and some valkyries and some Native Americans (would those actually have horses for shikai, maybe?).
Ever seen Shaman King?
Ever seen Shaman King?
I most certainly have! It was one of my favourite series when it aired here. Sadly, they only aired the first season, maybe the second too, but I never got to see much episodes after the first three or four guys had been beaten i that tournament. And after a while of not watching I suddenly saw an episode where Yoh had to row through some dark tunnel for some reason, and then another episode or two before I didn't see the episodes coming on anymore. I suppose it wasn't that popular around here.
Thanks muchos for that link though. =D I think I'll start watching it again! Not that I have had much to watch these days. All I'm doing is waiting for more Amatsuki and Bleach episodes.
But yes, in a world with shinigami, shamans would be cool too. "Yeah, like, my spirit is totally a God of Death." I think that shamans preventing some spirits to pass on (that is, their guardian spirit) would invoke some shinigami hatred. Or at least great annoyance.
(Shaman King was the best dubbing job 4Kids ever did by far)
It's been a long time, and i've been eaten alive by real life... so if anyone feels like picking things up and moving on with yata bleach d20, here are all the files :
Full YATA Bleach archive 22/08/08 (Skydrive)
Full YATA Bleach archive 22/08/08 (Megaupload)
included : first draft of the Hiroshima Arc.
Enjoy, and Bankai !
(ps: sorry for the previously broken link, my isp isn't kind on bandwidth abuse)
(Shaman King was the best dubbing job 4Kids ever did by far)
Which is not saying much if you consider their track record.
Hi everybody !
It's been a long time, and i've been eaten alive by real life... so if anyone feels like picking things up and moving on with yata bleach d20, here are all the files :
Full YATA Bleach archive 22/08/08 (Skydrive)
Full YATA Bleach archive 22/08/08 (Megaupload)
included : first draft of the Hiroshima Arc.
Enjoy, and Bankai !
(ps: sorry for the previously broken link, my isp isn't kind on bandwidth abuse)
Thanks Drax! Can't wait to take a look.
That YATA Bleach is...odd. I'll have to print out the rulebook when you get done with it and convince someone to run a session or two to get my head around it....
This is true.
For those interested, I am working on a Bleach D20 supplement.
As references, I am using the PHB (3.5E, 4E), D20 Modern, Star Wars Saga Edition, and the "YATA Bleach D20."
There's definitely some good stuff in YATA, but it feels more "snatch and grab what you need from random books" than well planned supplement.
Perhaps in the next few days I will be able to post a preview for everyone.... Time will tell.
P.S. Yes, Draxredd, this is the same guy from GiantITP. ;D
I think that this is a really good idea, but I also want to hear what you guys have to say.
I have been thinking about this for awhile. All the machanics of Bleach come down to one's Spiritual Pressure or Reiatsu if you will. What if characters had a Reiatsu/Spiritual Pressure score, based on their levels, and increased by different stats, and we base a lot of what we see from the show on this one score.
I think that this is a really good idea, but I also want to hear what you guys have to say.
Or just add reitsu as a 'seventh' stat? Yes, it is another stat in there, but sometimes thats the only way to do it.
Yes, Reiatsu is a major part of Bleach. I am debating on whether to add it as a new stat or base it off of a preexisting stat.
When finished, it will work best for D20 Modern or 3rd Edition, unless enough people want it to be done like 4th Edition.
I have some basic stuff finished, but not enough for a preview.
Also, true hollows will be monsters only. Hollow-based PCs will be more like Sado/Chad from the series, a human with hollow-like powers.
Inoue Orihime-like characters may or may not exist. To me, Orihime is an exception to already established abilities and powers (despite the fact a character has said her powers are similar to his).
See post on GiantITP forums for reply to above.
Seen and commented. Posted here for everyone else.
Sounds like there's a desire for Orihime-type characters.
I was thinking against it because she's an oddball as far as powers go. Hachigen (one of the Vizard) said that her power with shields is "similar" to his, not exactly like them. Add in the fact that she can reject reality and rewrite it to suit her (healing is a reversal of time), and you get a very unique power. She may not have even been able to manifest her abilities without the hairpins her brother gave her and desire to protect.
Orihime-type PCs would only have powers relating to defense and healing, which are important, except that many people would like some decent combat ability to go with it. The offensive ability for Orihime-type characters would be comparable to 3E wizards using a greatsword. It's possible, just difficult to effectively pull-off.
The reason behind rules for Quincy characters is because they were an entire group of people (making it easier to justify a Quincy PC), not one person.
In other attempts I've found at Bleach D20, there have been specific rules for Quincy PCs and not Orihime-type PCs. Something to think about... while I get back to work.
Shinigami
Quincy
Hollow (Yasutora "Chad" Sado-type PCs)
??? (Orihime Inoue-type PCs)
Bounts
For those who are going to ask, Vizards are either going to be a prestige class or a template.
Hollows and Arrancar are going to be monsters.
As it stands, a Shinigami character's ranking in the Gotei 13 will depend on their level, not a prestige class. Justification for this is found in the Soul Society arc when Ichigo first goes to rescue Rukia. It is said his power is equal to that of a Captain, but he is not part of the Gotei 13 and does not have an official ranking.
If you have questions or comments, drop me a PM and be on the look out for my SG Bleach D20 thread in the future!
*pseudo-bump*
Does anyone have any ideas that could be used for this, mechanics-wise?
Check out my stuff giantitp.com bleach forum.
I take it you're "Dante & Virgil" ?
Not bad... my version has kind of disappeared thanks to A.D.D. but I may try starting back on it.
I take it you're "Dante & Virgil" ?
Not bad... my version has kind of disappeared thanks to A.D.D. but I may try starting back on it.
Yeah, I'm Dante & Vergil.
Thanks! :D This is the most work I've ever put into anything for d20 gaming, so I do have some pride in this!:P I also wouldn't mind to see what you had in mind.
Update: Also, I put up some more stuff in another post over there if you wanted to take a look.
I have the Reiatsu rules added to 'Void's system over at Giantitp.com if anyone cares to see, and I would like some help with it if possible.
dionon.tripod.com/bleach.html
My friend dionon is working with this system to fix the mistakes and we are play testing curently
dionon.tripod.com/bleach.html
Yep, that's me... I'm still working on it, trying to make it both dynamic and balanced at the same time... I've literally begun a total overhaul of the system itself...possibly resulting in a completely different system then before...
Yes.. I'm nuts
Yes... I'm loopy... and
Yes... I'm that bored.
I found these files about two months ago and like a lot of what I saw. But I am a fan of how Star Wars and 4E does skills. So I changed how players bought skills and how they progressed each level and I thought that was all I needed to do. But, then I got to looking at the prerequisites for all the feats and saw that I would had to change them to work with the new skill system.
After that I decided to add all of the skills and feats from the srd rules. (Just so I wouldn't need to look for them in the D&D PHB. Then I got to thinking that I would like to have all of the Kido spells in the book as well. That's when I started to have trouble. Some of the spells from D&D just did not have the right feel for Bleach and then I started to look at the Psionics and found that the would work wel for the Kido powers of the Bleach world.
Next my players felt that we did not have enough healing in the game so I added a version of healing surges to the game. Then i decided that a divine spell list might not be a bad idea, so I added a section for divine spells.
Then I got to looking at the character sheet and decided to try my hand at making a character sheet.
Lastly, I combined the main sourcebook with the Suppliment book, so that all the information was in one file.
I guess what I am trying to say is, I have an update for the Bleach classless rpg and i would love to have youguys take a look and tell me what you think.
If any of the creators of this book do not like the stuff I did with it I will take it down and will not post it anywhere on the web, but I am hoping they do not mind what I did.
Kamal
Please take a look at it and tell me what you think.
Kamal