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New Move: With a Vengeance - Sage - 09-09-2005
Grimshaw's Memento:
While reading through an old book left behind by the powerful mage Grimshaw- who lost his life while fending off the changeling invasion -Bra came across a very powerful incantation. With intense concentration, the spell allows the user to create a rift in space, from which Grimshaw's 'memento' can be summoned.
The creature summoned- a hideous quadruped born of shadow- bears vicious teeth and claws, along with two whip-like tails which constantly thrash about as if trying to strike some unseen enemy. Smoke drifts from the creature's dark, translucent skin, and light is capable of passing directly through it's body, creating an eerie ripple effect which can often distort the monster's more subtle features. It's elongated skull is devoid of eyes, and a horrifying scowl is omnipresent.
The nightmarish avatar's strength lies in it's agility and savagery. It relies almost exclusively on it's claws, teeth, and ability to pounce on an opponent from a remarkable distance.
A ki battery hidden deep within the shade's body works just like a real battery, by supplying energy required to sustain the monster, which must be charged by the summoner or else the horror would enter battle with only a half-charged battery, and would be unable to strike with ki attacks. The more fervently the shade fights, the faster it's battery drains. If, somehow, the ki battery fails to sustain the familiar, it will vanish in a puff of smoke.
Grimshaw's Memento has but one ki-based attack: a navy wave of energy which can be launched from it's mouth. The technique is powerful, but puts a much more extreme drain on the ki battery than usual. Should the nightmare fire more than one blast in a short time, it would threaten to extinguish itself by overworking the battery.
The dark avatar thrives on shadows. Without their presence, it would die immediately. Therefore, an attack like Solar Flare could potentially eradicate Grimshaw's Memento instantly, as the bright light could remove any shadows nearby.
Grimshaw's Memento's own max ki is the equivalent of one half the user's base ki times ten. The familiar may only be summoned one at a time, and only once per day, a limitation written into the very fabric of the magic by Grimshaw himself. The summoned monstrosity has limited intelligence, and thus cannot carry out complicated tasks, but has an undying loyalty to whoever should conjure them into existence.
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Now, I would say that this was pre-approved by Raditzu, but I'd rather he read over the final product before I put words in his mouth. So, here it is.
New Move: With a Vengeance - Kaden - 09-09-2005
I thought you wanted a name that wasn't lame.
New Move: With a Vengeance - Alura - 09-09-2005
You're teaching me that.
Just so you know
New Move: With a Vengeance - Old Dave - 09-09-2005
Quote:Originally posted by Burter
You're teaching me that.
Just so you know
that sounds cool.
New Move: With a Vengeance - Sage - 09-09-2005
Quote:Originally posted by Raditzu
I thought you wanted a name that wasn't lame.
You're one to talk. "The Other"? Please. ^_^
Burter: Definitely.
New Move: With a Vengeance - Kaden - 09-09-2005
With a name like "Grimshaw's Memento" you don't get to make fun of my ideas.
=P
And just so everyone's aware, I don't think anyone else will be allowed to learn it.
New Move: With a Vengeance - Old Dave - 09-09-2005
=D figures, Bra get's all the super cool stuff
New Move: With a Vengeance - Alura - 09-09-2005
Quote:Originally posted by Raditzu
With a name like "Grimshaw's Memento" you don't get to make fun of my ideas.
=P
And just so everyone's aware, I don't think anyone else will be allowed to learn it.
Oh, really? Not even if I actually learned it IC from Bra? I would of course make sure I had the 50 intelligence
New Move: With a Vengeance - Vegeta - 09-09-2005
Quote:Originally posted by Burter
Quote:Originally posted by Raditzu
With a name like "Grimshaw's Memento" you don't get to make fun of my ideas.
=P
And just so everyone's aware, I don't think anyone else will be allowed to learn it.
Oh, really? Not even if I actually learned it IC from Bra? I would of course make sure I had the 50 intelligence
Yeah. It's a special movz0rz. Bra-only. Sorry big Blue.
New Move: With a Vengeance - Old Dave - 09-09-2005
Quote:Originally posted by Koola
Quote:Originally posted by Burter
Quote:Originally posted by Raditzu
With a name like "Grimshaw's Memento" you don't get to make fun of my ideas.
=P
And just so everyone's aware, I don't think anyone else will be allowed to learn it.
Oh, really? Not even if I actually learned it IC from Bra? I would of course make sure I had the 50 intelligence
Yeah. It's a special movz0rz. Bra-only. Sorry big Blue.
That makes sense.
New Move: With a Vengeance - Alura - 09-09-2005
Fair enough. I guess it does make sense, when you think about it. I couldn't have BJ teach reptilian moves to people.