Penumbral World (Narrative Version) (BETA)

Your a new Kitsune in town, as you get off the subway and step into Tokyo you know it is customary to find, greet and accept the authority of the Dominant Yokai of a territory and that Dominant Yokai was Inari whom would not tolerate trying to skirt around her authority and order.

Inventory Slots: 0/6 do your best to track this for a full emersive experience and if your a Yokai then you begin with Thirst 0/100.

[Combat Stats]: Foxfire Kitsune The Foxfire Kitsune has full Yokai Stages Fine > Ok > Caution > Battered > Bloodied > Near Death > Dead. You have a martial arts Unarmed Attacks that have a 80% chance to hit and deal 1 Stage of damage with a 30% chance to deal 3 Stages of damage.

Starting Spells:

• Foxfire (increases thirst by 2d6): Unleash a quick burst of blue flame on a target with a 90% chance to hit dealing 3 Stages of damage as Foxfire with a 30% chance of causing the target to Burn for 1 stage of damage per turn for 3 turns.

• Foxfire Grid (Increases thirst by 1d6 per minute maintained): Conjures a barrier around yourself which can include allies within 10 ft. of yourself to dissolve mundane things such as bullets and arrows or even talismans while having a 60% chance to nullify more powerful things like ranged attacks and spells from enemies.

• Burn Corpse (increaes thirst by 1d3): You focus on a corpse within 10 ft. Of yourself...on your next turn in engulfs in flames...and on the following turn the corpse is reduced to a pile of ash... this prevents resurrection including Undead etc... AND remove evidence etc...

Learnable Spells:

• Foxfire Barrage (increases thirst by 2d6): Unleash a flood of pellets of foxfire like a shotgun blast that washes over a 30 ft. cone area with a 90% chance of hitting all enemies within it dealing 1 Stage of damage as Foxfire with a 30% chance of knocking enemies down making them lose their next turn and suffer 1 extra Stage of damage until the start of your next turn.

• Foxfire Blast (increases thirst by 4d6): Unleash a massive 60 ft. cone of foxfire dealing 3 stages of damage as Foxfire to any caught within with a 90% chance of hitting all enemies in the radius.

• Foxfire Ball (increases thirst by 2d6): Unleash a sphere of foxfire that explodes in a 10 ft. explosion dealing 2 Stages of damage as Foxfire damage to all caught within it with a 90% chance of hitting all enemies in the radius.

• Enchant Foxfire (Increases thirst by 1d6): Allows you to engulf a weapon or ammunition in foxfire to increase its damage AND to allow something mundane such as bullets to actually do harm to Yokai. Causes the enchanted weapon or bullets to deal another 1 Stage of damage as Foxfire. This lasts for 1 minute per tail.

• Blinding Flare (increases thirst by 1d6): You launch a flare into the air effecting ALL subjects not covering their eyes/are in line of sight with the Blind status effect until the end of your next turn causing those effected to have a 50% chance of being unable to attack on their next turn but they can still cast spells. This spell also turns Darkness into normal Lighting!

• Infra Red Vision (increases thirst by 1d6): You sense the HEAT of enemies around you... this reveals ALL stealthing creatures regardless of their methods (unless they hide HEAT) effecting a radius of 60 ft.

• Screaming Fox Head (increases thirst by 6d6): Unleashes a 15 ft. diameter flaming Kitsune head made of crimson flames that screams towards the nearest enemy with a 50% chance to hit that explodes then reforms to strike again and finally a third enemy before ending for 3 Stages of damage as Foxfire with each hit.

• Foxfire Incineraton (Increases thirst by 4d6): This takes Two Actions to cast. Engulf a subject in golden foxfire which immolates them dealing 6 Stages of damage as Foxfire in rapid timing that only the strongest of enemies can withstand. This has a 70% chance of instantly disintegrating enemies that are not Dominant Yokai in power or title.

You are a fresh graduate from the Shadow Clans ninja academy and have been given your first assignment taking place in the Hokkaidō Region. Your mission is to find and kill a human named Hiro who had witnessed Yokai and escaped. Its far from the technical jurisdiction of the Tokyo Police Department and the Kitsune Clans so lady Inari had reached out to the Shadow Clans to find and eliminate the witness before they cause any issues for the secret world of Yokai.

Inventory Slots: 0/6 do your best to track this for a full emersive experience and if your a Yokai then you begin with Thirst 0/100.

[Kamaitatchi Combat Stats] Fine > Ok > Caution > Battered > Bloodied > Near Death > Dead. Weapon: Tail Blade and Claws deal 1 stage of damage with a 50% chance to hit.

[Starting Abilities]

• Shadow Meld (Increases thirst by 1d6): You attempt to meld into the shadows without being seen which has an 80% chance to succeed, this becomes a 50% chance to succeed if used in Combat.

• Assassinate (increases thirst by 1d6): This takes Two Actions and you must be undetected to use this and it has a 80% chance to hit the enemy dealing 5 Stages of damage with a 50% chance of instantly killing non Dominant Yokai.

[Learnable Abilities]

• All Guard Impending Doom (increases thirst by 2d6): As a free action once per turn you release blades that protrude from his body dealing 1 Stage of damage to anyone grappling or holding him with a 30% chance to deal 2 Stages of damage instead of 1 Stage of damage.

• Shadow Clones (increases thirst by 4d6): You makes 2d6 copies of himself and anytime during the duration of this ability that you would take Stages of damage to himself there is a 50% chance a Clone will take it in his stead and be destroyed, this spell persists until all clones are destroying. You can only re cast this spell if all Clones are destroyed it does not stack with itself.

• Wind Cutter (Increases thirst by 4d6): You unleash a sharp spinning wind that slashes through enemies in a 60 ft. By 10 ft. line dealing 2 Stages of damage to each enemy as Magic.

You are a Hanju who has recently come in possession of your powers, age tends to be around 12 years old but late bloomers do occur around the age of 19 or 20, regardless of this your new life as you begin to see Yokai as they truly are sends panic down your core. Your new life begins now regardless of where it occurs:

• I'm a Hanju on the run trying to escape the Yokai that may see me as merely prey, an asset to obtain or something to be drained and sold on the Black Market.

• I am a child of Yoko Aika, my recent power manifestation has caused my mother, Yoko Aika consumed with worry and fear for my sanity and well being leads me to the basement of the Happy Fox restaurant only for the door to be shut behind us and sealed shut as she prepares to decide if im to be locked down here for the rest of my life or to simply put me out of my misery. She soon reveals her true self to me a 9 Tailed Kitsune with white fur and red markings showing that she is a Heavenly Inari Fox, a Shrinefox in otherwords as I seek to accept or debate my case.

*I'm a Hanju currently being hunted by Kamaitatchi for the purpose of selling me as stock for unknown use in the Black Market, my only hope may be Shinji Shukkaku of the Occult Investigations.

[Hanju Combat Stats] Hanju: Hanju are a bit tougher than humans but not as touch as Yokai, they have the following stages: Fine > OK > Caution > Battered > Dead. Hanju use Insanity instead of Thirst and Insanity is only dropped if the Hanju remains in a peaceful environment for atleast 24 hours which lowers it back down to 0, Insanity also caps at 100 but the more they build the more chance they may start to hallucinate. [Starting Insanity: 0/100]

Hanju begin play with a number of Novice Onmyoji spells equal to their characters Age/2. Hanju select a number of Novice Spells equal to their characters Age / 2 please do so below: [List of Novice Onmyoji Magic]

• Fireshot (Increases Insanity by 1d6): You unleash a screaming bolt of flame that has a 90% chance to hit dealing 2 stages of damage as Fire. This deals double damage against Ice, Metal (such as Kamaitatchi) and Wood based Yokai.
• Watershot (increases insanity by 1d6): You unleash a screaming bolt of flame that has a 90% chance to hit dealing 1 stage of damage as Water and has a 30% chance to reduce the targets Hit Chance with attacks and spells by 10%. This does double damage against Fire and Earth based Yokai.
• Thundershot (Increases Insanity by 1d6): You unleash a screaming bolt of flame that has a 90% chance to hit dealing 1 stage of damage as Thunder with a 30% chance to stun the target making them lose their next turn. This does double damage against Water based Yokai.
• Binding Vines (increases Insanity by 1d6): You unleash vines from the earth below a target with a 50% chance to Hit and if successful it traps them and causes them to lose their next turn.
• Cursed Bolt (increases insanity by 1d6): You unleash a bolt of curse energy at a target with a 50% chance to Hit and if successful the target has a 30% chance to fail all actions they attempt for 3 turns.

You are a First Year at the Oji Soul Sorcery Academy and as a Oji Kitsune you are eager to begin your many years of study and service to Oji. Going forward you will study all there is to study of Soul Sorcery and Oji Ritual Magic as you begin to funnel into the main Courtyard where Lord Kita is assigning students into Dorm Rooms and explaining where all the main locations in the Oji Soul Sorcery Academy are.

[STARTING STATS]

• Oji Kitsune are Yokai and have the following Stages in combat Fine > Ok > Caution > Battered > Bloodied > Near Death > Dead.

• They have a basic Ranged attack a thin bolt of Soul magic that deals 1 Stage of damage as Magic damage with a 30% chance to hit.

[Soul Sorcery Spells]: Soul Sorcery Spells ignore Stage damage reduction of enemies and alway do full Stage damage to them.

• You begin your journey with the following Soul Sorcery Spells: Each tail grants her 9 Points which can be tallied up and spent to prepare the spells she knows after a full rest, you must prepare your spell slots ahead of time.

• Soul Feed (Costs 0 points to use): This allows you to feed on the Soul of her touched victim slowly consuming it and reducing her Thirst to 0. The process is incredibly painful and feels like one is having their innards eaten while theyre still alive.

• Disguise Self (Costs 0 points): You disguise yourself as a Human while in public, as all Yokai she must never be seen in her true form by a ordinary human less the Yokai shadow government be discovered.

• Sense Spiritual Pressure (passive): You like all Yokai can feel the Spiritual Pressure of other Yokai unless said Yokai is suppressing it.

• Soul Arrow (Costs 1 points): You cast a magical bolt of blue spirit energy at her target for decent damage. Deals 1 Stage of damage as magic with a 90% chance to hit. This spell causes you to suffer 1d3 Thirst.

• Spirit Aegis (Costs 2 points): You conjures a sphere of spirits around herself which absorbs a number of Stages of damage equal to her Number of tails and once it absorbs her total number of tails the spell shatters and cannot be cast again until the next morning after it ends. This spell lasts 1 hour per tail the Oji Kitsune currently has. This spell causes Yumei to suffer 1d3 Thirst.

[Sorcerous Rituals]: You can study and perform Ritual Magic for various effects but these take minutes to hours or even days to finish. You must take classes at Oji Soul Sorcery Academy on Oji Ritual Magic to learn Rituals.

When you gain an addition Tail she can scribe a spell and learn One spell from the following list, a new tail tends to be gained after completing a feat of strength such as rooting out a Cult or rogue Yokai.

• Idetify Magic (Costs 1 points): You automatically identify the magic properties of an examined magic item.

• Sense Magic (Costs 1 points): You gain an invisible aura that detect magic within 60 ft. Of yourself, this lasts 1 hour per tail.

• Soul Shower (Costs 3 points): You conjure a cloud of blue souls that then begin to shower down on enemies in a 20 ft. Radius like rainfall which lasts for 3 turns dealing 1 Stage of damage per turn with an 90% chance to hit. This spell causes you to suffer 1d3 Thirst.

• Flurry of Soulbolts (Costs 2 points): You conjure a barrage of small spirit pellets the flood in a 30 ft. Cone outwards which has a 50% chance to stun and batter enemies often toppling them over. Deals 1 Stage of Damage as Magic. This spell causes you to suffer 1d3 Thirst.

• Homing Soul Arrow (Costs 2 points): You conjure a blue glowing ball of magic that chases an enemy at a steady pace not stopping till it hits them or something else, this is normally use just before another spell to trip up the target. Deals 1 Stage of damage as magic. This spell causes You to suffer 1d3 Thirst.

• Great Soul Arrow (Costs 2 points): You conjure a large dark blue ball of spiritual energy and fires it at a target with a 90% chance to hit dealing 2 stages of damage as magic. This spell causes you to suffer 1d6 Thirst.

• Great Heavy Soul Arrow (Costs 3 points): A 6 second casting time spell that Conjures a large ball of spiritual energy and then fires it like a cannon at its targrt for heavy often mortal wounding damage. This large Soul Sorcery has a 90% Hit Chance and deals 4 Stage damage as magic. This spell causes youto suffer 1d6 Thirst.

• Unravel Magic (Costs 2 points): You snare the spiritual power used in casting a spell whether directly from the soul or not then unravels it to unbind the spell before it is cast with a 50% Success Chance. This spell causes you to suffer 1d3 Thirst.

• Homing Soul Mass (Costs 3 points): You summon a sphere of blue magic near yourself, you summon 1 sphere per tail you possess. When enemies approach you to attack they fire off seeking the attacker dealing 1 Stage of Damage as magic damage per sphere summoned. When this spell is cast these spheres stick by the caster until they are used against an attacker then the spell ends. This spell causes you to suffer 1d3 Thirst.

• Soul Spear (Costs 10 points): This require Two Actions to Cast and Unleashesa 20 ft. Diameter coned sphere of spiritual energy that screams at a target like a bullet hitting everything caught in its path. Enemies struck are often severely damaged or dead unless they are a Dominant Yokai or other high threat Yokai, regardless the damage is incredible. Deals 6 stages of damage as Magic. This spell causes you to suffer 1d6 Thirst.