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(Utsukushī Hāpuāto) - Beautiful Harp Arts
Type: Ototon/Ninjutsu/Archery
Background: Beautiful Harp Arts were made by Knight Tristan. Originally going to be sat as someone who was going to be a knight specializing in close quarters combat, as a youngling he had precise aim and was gifted with bows. Extremely gifted. This art, at base, works like any other art revolving around bows however it of course incorporates different entities into play. Knight Tristan being the creator and sole practitioner of the art, carried a certain bow in which this art revolves around and why it is called the harp arts. He carries a large bow with several strings on it for several reasons. Two of the main reasons being that more strings equals more resistance and more force in which the bow can fire arrows and two: to fire arrows at an exceptionally alarming rate. Masters of this style, like Tristan, able to fire arrows with a finger each with very smooth transitions, hence its name "Harp Arts". Delving into how the weapon looks which all users of this art are to use, another reason that this is called Beautiful Harp Arts is because the bow, unlike others, have several strings, not just one. The bow is large and heavy, all traits resembling the harp, a musical instrument. But mind you, it plays no songs. And if it did, it would be pain to the victim's ears and pleasure to the musician's ears. This art can be both very strategic or very brutal, being one of the most unique and beautiful styles hidden in the ninja world. Tristan, however, would not be found to be outdone by utilizing bows. The bows given to practitioners of this art, usually referred to as Failnaught bows, come with spiked notches all along the spine of the bow, facing outward. This means that the bow can be used in CQC as a sword and perform sword-related techniques or techniques requiring a sword or blade. How the bow looks below.
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Description on the Abilities and Inner Workings of the Style: This style serves two main purposes with a bow. The first being rapid fire incorporating Ototon chakra. Of course, when you pluck the string of the bow it vibrates. Sound being composed of just that, vibrations, is able to take the form of an arrow and be able to strike an opponent ever so swiftly and with deafening or even cutting potential. In which case, the first form of this style has both cutting and deafening potential. Being that the "arrows" coming from the bow are composed of pure sound from the vibration of the strings themselves, attacks utilizing this style are extremely fast and able to be done in rapid succession, both deafening those it comes into contact with and cutting or piercing them. This style is called Graceful. The arrows, being composed of sound, are of course invisible to the naked eye. The second primary function of this art is utilizing the bows specially made for Beautiful Harp Arts with their many strings, drawing them all back at once and incorporating a more devastating and volatile arrow of sound. These techniques are called Wrathful, with more amplified vibration and force as well as more concentrated. Each technique for this style will clearly adhere to one of the two functions of the style: Graceful or Wrathful.
Example Techniques: (to be submitted with style... Maybe...)
(Utsukushī Hāpuāto: Tenshi no Sutoramu ) - Beautiful Harp Arts: Angelic Strum
Type: Offensive
Rank: D-A
Range: Short-Long
Chakra: 10-30
Damage: 20-60
Description: One of the more common jutsus of this style, the user will strum their fingers across their unique bow, rapidly releasing five arrows of sound at a target location, one after another. The user will then either let them come into contact with something and they will explode rapidly, causing mini-lacerations as well as a mini-sound vortex that deafens anything within short range of the point of contact or the user can also re-strum their bow forward, causing the same effect but on command rather than point of contact. The mini vortexes cause a subsequent -10 damage to anything within its short range if not properly blocked separately as opposed to the piercing and slicing potential of the arrow itself, causing deafness for one turn if not properly defended against. Each arrow fired has the potential to cause the damage chosen by the user so although not a collective multiplier, the damage does not fall off per arrow blocked or evaded. Each arrow can be sent to different location, all arrows adhering to previously mentioned fall off. [Graceful]
The user will pull back all strings together and fire three larger arrows at the same time. One going straight forward, the other two going wide to either side. All arrows meet at a target location and detonate on impact or during a forward strum of the bow. This causes a mini explosion from the location of detonation to mid range and creates a lingering field of vibration and sound for the turn the move was used and the next, causing a subsequent -20 damage to the target if not defended against the sound field itself. [Wrathful]
Note: A rank can be used 4 times per battle
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(Utsukushī Hāpuāto: Kami no Koe) - Beautiful Harp Arts: Voice of God
Type: Offensive/Supplementary
Rank: S
Range: Short-Long
Chakra: 40
Damage: 80/0
Description: The user will roughly strum their bow, aiming at a target location and release a monstrously large arrow of sound. Upon point of contact or upon the user forward strumming, the arrow will explode, causing both deafness (-20) in the vicinity, as well as a sound resonating field from short to mid range upon contact or forward strum. This field causes subsequent damage to unprotected victims as the sound echoes and resonates in this location for three turns. This is not a streamed technique as the vibrations from the point of contact and string release/forward strumming itself keeps the field of sound active until the sound waves dissipate (three turns). The point of contact is one damage pool (80), the subsequent lingering vibration is -20 per turn the victim remains unprotected from the sound. If any part of this jutsu hits the target, their bodies will be shaken violently and their chakra system disrupted. This will make them unable to perform jutsu A rank and up as well as streamed techniques for as long as they are within this field upon initial contact or detonation. [Wrathful]
Note: Can only be used thrice per battle
The user will strum their bow towards the air and let off dozens of arrows at once. They go up quickly and come down even quicker, with the vibrations and sound expanding and making a connected field of vibrations and sound between all of the arrows. The purpose this serves is that it will flatten and neutralize (within reason) any opposing technique on the field. This will last for two turns as the vibrations continue to go up and down until they fully disperse. [Graceful]
Note: Usable four times per battle
(Utsukushī Hāpuāto: Pāfekutohāmonī) - Beautiful Harp Arts: Perfect Harmony
Type: Offensive/Defensive/Supplementary
Rank: N/A
Range: Short-Long
Chakra: N/A
Damage: N/A
Description: Using a single strum, the user will fire off an arrow that upon contact or after a forward strum, will detonate carrying a genjutsu of their choosing through the sound waves of the arrow. This detonation affects anything within mid range of the point of contact or detonation. This genjutsu can be any the user wishes so long as it is not a visual doujutsu-based genjutsu. Like other techniques involved in this art, the point of detonation releases a mini-sound vortex causing 10 damage to the victim as well as deafness for one turn if not protected against, serving a unique, double edge sword. This technique, when performed, adheres to the genjutsu in which the user chooses. So that means the damage, chakra costs, etc. are applied that way instead. Of course, whatever genjutsu the user uses must be posted for reference. No matter the range of the genjutsu, it is short to long range due to the arrow being the medium.
Note: S rank genjutsu can be used 3 times per battle, A rank 4 times per battle
Additional effects and Restrictions: While practitioners of this art are able to use both stances, Wrathful and Graceful, true masters of this style have honed in on one of these two styles. When someone has mastered and specialized in this style, they can pick a stance to have mastery over. Being a master over the Graceful stance means that the user's flexibility and senses are much heightened from their excessive target training, agility and ability to fire off arrows much faster, gain a 2x speed boost due to their graceful nature in the art and their tireless training under very athletic circumstances. If they are a master over the Wrathful stance which requires not only a deadeye shot with bows but full mastery over Ototon as they have completely synergized their Ototon chakra with their beautiful deadeye shot, they gain a +20 damage enhancement to all sound techniques, including the Graceful Harp Arts. Depending on which you choose, this is passively applied to the user. Shall a user of this art choose to master it and specialize in a stance, it must be stated on that bio that they specialize in Beautiful Harp Arts [Graceful] or Beautiful Harp Arts [Wrathful]. You do not need sound on your bio to utilize this art but you must have learned or purchased it at some point in time.
Declined: This had potential to be a cool CFS but right now its literally just something you can do with a custom weapon. You can go to the CJ thread, make Failnaught as a CW and have it basic attack be sound waves when you strum on its strings and you'll have the same effect. Flesh out the Graceful vs Wrathful Stances more as you touch on it lightly but don't really go in depth(they can be so much more). This gives me Monster Hunter Vibes specifically the Hunting Horn I suggest drawing inspiration from there to make the CFS more like a CFS. Sidenote: Your shots will NOT be invisible. Lastly, CFS's will only be allowed to have one passive from now on, not an option to choose either/or. Going to try to be more consistent on this. - Daemon
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