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Message: [QUOTE="El Alucard, post: 22154593, member: 207905"] [B][FONT=times new roman]Shōran no Michi - The Epileptic Arts[/FONT][/B] [FONT=times new roman][B]Type:[/B] Nin-Tai-Ken [B]Background[/B]: The Epileptic Arts or Shōran no Michi was a product of an intense pursuit for developing a fighting art form that is capable of incapacitating foes without causing permanent damage but later became more aggressive. Designed by the skilled hand of a veteran ninja, this unique form tightly maneuvers numerous aspects to defile others' perceptions and trigger temporary seizures. [B]Description and Inner Workings[/B]: Shōran no Michi was developed as a combat style to leave enemies incapacitated without causing lasting harm. It was engineered by a ninja master who learned to exert exacting control over chakra and movement to overwhelm an opponent's senses, causing temporary seizures. The Epileptic Arts integrate Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Kenjutsu, with dynamic movements and nuanced chakra control. Artists subtly modify how they move, or the form of their chakra, creating results that confuse the body and mind of their opponent.[/FONT] [LIST] [*][FONT=times new roman]In Ninjutsu, minor changes in chakra nature create bizarre effects: fire might strobe or have an odd temperature signature, wind techniques may crawl across the skin in creepy ways, or earth techniques may take on bizarre shapes. The opponent notices it, even subconsciously → their senses are overwhelmed → inducing a seizure.[/FONT] [*][FONT=times new roman]In Taijutsu and Kenjutsu, the user's movements look just as normal as they normally do, but hidden subtleties, like the tiny rotation of the shoulder before the punch or a regular swing with the sword, but the movement was fine-tuned to be too linear, thereby short-circuiting the opponent's brain. The opponent realizes it, though unconsciously → senses get overwhelmed → inducing a seizure.[/FONT] [/LIST] [FONT=times new roman][B][I][U]NB: This is not an illusion-based style. It takes advantage of the weakness of human beings to multiple forms of stimuli.[/U][/I][/B][/FONT] [HEADING=2][FONT=times new roman][B]Seizure Effects[/B][/FONT][/HEADING] [FONT=times new roman]The seizures caused can range from mild to severe, depending on the technique or duration. Some techniques, the seizures get worse through exposure, some can trigger the worst seizures through rank.[/FONT] [LIST] [*][FONT=times new roman][B]Mini-Seizures (D rank)[/B][/FONT] [*][FONT=times new roman][B]Moderate Seizures (C-B rank)[/B][/FONT] [*][FONT=times new roman][B]Substantial Seizures (A rank)[/B][/FONT] [*][FONT=times new roman][B]Severe Seizures (S-Forbidden rank)[/B][/FONT] [/LIST] [FONT=times new roman]Each effect often requires specific setups, like repeating a sword swing multiple times, combining elemental techniques, strobing light a certain way, or following a particular sequence. It all depends on the technique used. [B]Example Techniques:[/B] [Spoiler=Rokkaku Seken | Hexagonal Mirage] [B]Rank[/B]: B [B]Type[/B]: Supplementary [B]Range[/B]: Short-Mid [B]Chakra[/B]: 30 [B]Damage[/B]: N/A [B]Description[/B]: Rokkaku Seken stands as the most basic technique within The Epileptic Arts, intricately woven into elemental jutsu (including CE and AE). The user, whilst performing any elemental technique, tweaks chakra to produce subtle effects, like strobe-like patterns, vivid colors, strangely shaped edges, lingering drafts or wind, heat/cold fluctuations, basically things not normally registered by the human brain as "weird". Some of these effects are more subtle than others, like seeing a strobing flame will be noticeable by the opponent, but being attacked with a rock that has an uneven silhouette may not be as simple to pick up, as most rocks have uneven silhouettes. These subtle tweaks are designed to be detected by the opponent’s senses, inducing a moderate seizure. The opponent experiences momentary disorientation (almost like they are lost in thought), compromising their accuracy and coordination for the next 3 turns. This makes them lose targets, see incoming attacks but not register them, and, as such, not dodge or counter, make the wrong hand signs, handle their weapons incorrectly, and forget what move they wanted to use. The feeling is similar to reading the same sentence over and over, but not actually grasping it, or seeing a closed door from afar, making a mental note to open it before entering, but still somehow walking straight into said closed door, or walking into a room and forgetting what you came into said room for. Note: Technique has a 3 turn cooldown.[/Spoiler] [B]Additional Effects and Restrictions: Status Epilepticus[/B]: Having too many seizures can lead to a condition known as status epilepticus. Should the opponent experience[B][I] 6 Mini-seizures, 4 moderate seizures, or 3 [/I][/B][I][B]substantial seizures or 2 severe seizures in the same battle[/B][/I], this will cause a condition where seizures occur continuously without recovery between them. This can lead to complications such as respiratory distress, brain damage, and death. [B]Mode Activation[/B]: Techniques like Kai, Mode activations, and full body surges can stop any level of seizure (except status epilepticus) as they completely reset one's system. However, it doesn't reset the seizure count, and every time any of these methods is used, more chakra needs to be spent to stop the seizures (+5 each time, up to +30), although it is important to note that it does not add to the techniques' chakra. [B]Sequencing[/B]: In cases of techniques that require sequences, not performing the sequence as it should be will cancel the technique, requiring the user to restart it from scratch. [B]Specialty[/B]: Specializing in this fighting style enables the user to passively integrate the style's principles into their combat techniques once per turn without spending a move.[/FONT] [B][COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]Declined: Watching someone else's movements (or performing your own) can be a seizure trigger, but generally only for people who already have a specific form of epilepsy (a "reflex epilepsy"). It cannot cause a seizure in a healthy person. Unless you want to add in people's medical records into their bios, this just wont work in the way you want. You haven't really gone into any detail how this could possibly function either. [/COLOR][/B] [/QUOTE]

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