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[Darth Jefe]

Spoiler: Charsheet (click to show/hide)

Name: Ali
Age: 8
Gender: Female
Sex: Female
Race: Dragon
Appearance: Appearance: (hmm.... yes, lets.) A blue topaz dragon, with spots of silvery white on her head. About 7 ft by 2.5 ft with 2~3 ft tail, about 5 ft tall. No horns, gold eyes. Large plate scales for torso, underbelly, limbs, and tail. Small flexible interlocking scales everywhere else. Wings ~7 ft wide 5 ft down. Smooth skin between wings. Very muscular. Has to be.
Personality: Ali is a thoughtful, smart, and decisive young dragon. Usually, she tends toward physical force as her thought out answer, and decisively attacks. A life in the more ruthless parts of the world gave her the ability to make hard choices, and do them with no hesitation. This worked... until the government started their once-in-a-lifetime clear out of the city scum.
An officer approached her, asking if she had any 'substance'. She'd replied that she didn't, but could get him some for a good price. Dangers of the world drove that price up, y'know?
On delivery, the dwarf told her to 'put her hands on her head and lie on the ground.' Not only was that extremely ignorant, as a dragon on the ground can still swing her tail, it was extremely stupid. Ali tore off the dwarf's head and ran outside, preparing to charge through the officers. She wasn't gonna relinquish her stock that easily. The police took heavy casualties, with over a dozen dead, but they finally chained her down.
And now? Conscription. Or as they told her, a new chance at life that she should be grateful for.

Level: 1 (Determines available AP [Action Points], SP [Skill Points], Perks.

HP: 21
Init: 1+1d20 at the start of each combat.

Stats:
Constitution: 1
Dexterity: 1
Intelligence: 1
Resistance: 2
Strength: 4
Synergy: 3

Perks:

Summons: Gets 1 Summons. Jiya is a light elemental who Ali met outside of business. Jiya kept her company while in prison, giving her news of the outside world and also simply talking.

Ruthless: Ali is ruthless. She gains (Level)d2 to attacking.

Paranoia: Ali's gained slight paranoia from her life, giving her -3 to all actions requiring contact or close proximity (2 tiles) to allies, -2 if she's within 3 tiles but not 2, and -1 if within 5 tiles but not 3, to all actions.

Affinities:
Moon
Light
Shadows

hehhehhehhehheh. Though I could probably encompass moon and shadows with night. Eh... nah.
Actions:

AP: 6
It costs 2 AP to make an ability.  It costs 1 AP to add a level to an ability, granting it an additional feature if the damage formula is static, or increasing the damage if the damage formula scales with the level of the ability.  Ability levels are capped at [level+1] (2 for a level 1 character.) 
You may have a Basic Attack or Heal, and a Basic Defense.  These may not have levels.
Basic Attack: Deathgleam (Ranged, Active): Shoots a beam for 2d4+Synergy damage.
Basic Defense: Shadow Meld (Self Buff, Active): Melds into the shadows, allowing dexterity to be used for dodging, as 3*DEX%.

Throatripper (Melee, Active) (Level 1) (CD: 1): Ali swings a claw into an enemy’s chest, following up with a slash at their throat, dealing 3d4+1.5Strength damage, and cannot move this turn.

Bloodclaw(Melee, Active) (Level 1): Ali dashes and strikes with a claw. 2d4+Strength damage, gains ALVL*2, extra movement which must be used before attacking.

Lightbringer: Summons the Summons, Jiya.

A standard damage formula is 2d4+STAT non-scaling (that is to say, you have to add each subsequent d4 yourself) or (1+ALVL)d4+STAT scaling.
Healing works similarly.

Inventory: (Your items.  You may have three when starting out, plus an additional, free, basic melee or ranged weapon should your character require one and not have one.  It uses 2d4+STAT for damage.)
Scale Plates: Natural heavy scale plating. +LVL*1 Res [3 Res]
Moon Shards: Embedded on Ali’s head, these attune her to the moon. +LVL*1 Synergy, makes Moon affinity more effective. [4 Syn]
(1) Gen Seeds: A healing drug. Heals for 2d4+3 Ali but puts her to sleep while it’s active. No side effects.

Summons:
Summons require a statblock like players, but they have much less available, statistics-wise.
Where X is the number of summons you can have out at one time:
Summons are capped at ([Player's Base SP -8]/X) SP
Summons are capped at ([Player's Base AP -4]/X) AP
Summons can, however, be given additional power by investing AP into the player's Summon skill.  For each AP invested into the player's Summon skill, the player may choose to either increase total SP by 2, or total AP by 2.  The player may invest as many levels as they want into their Summons, but they must create an additional Action should they need to go over the cap.
Summons are automatically the same level as their player.
Summons have only ONE Affinity and NO Perks.

Name: Jiya
Appearance: A blur of light. Can change color at will.
Additional Details: Mood is shown by color!
Level: 1 (Determines available AP [Action Points], SP [Skill Points], Affinities.

HP: 20
Init: 2+1d20 at the start of each combat.

Stats:
Constitution: 0
Dexterity: 2
Intelligence: 0
Resistance: 0
Strength: 0
Synergy: 2

You have ([4*lvl]+bonus)/X (4 for a single level 1 summon with no bonus) SP.  SP can be redistributed on levelup.
SP are capped at level+3.

Affinity:
Light

Actions: (Your attacks and abilities.)
AP: 2
It costs 2 AP to make an ability.  It costs 1 AP to add a level to an ability, granting it an additional feature if the damage formula is static, or increasing the damage if the damage formula scales with the level of the ability.  Ability levels are capped at [level+1] (2 for a level 1 summon.)

Shineflash (Ranged, Active) (Level 1): Flashes light, disorienting enemies, reducing their DEX and INT by 1d2+.5Synergy .

Better?

1) Shineflash needs to be versus a stat, Like Syn vs Dex or INT and should not be reducing two stat at the same time as it is lvl 1.

[ironsnake345]

Well, this looks interesting. If it's not too late or something, I'm going to post a character sheet.

Spoiler: Character Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name: Edwinn Richter
Age: 21, physically and mentally.
Gender: Male
Sex: Male
Race: Human
Appearance: An androgynous looking human with VERY long auburn hair which he keeps bound in a ponytail. He is all-around larger than most, being 7 feet tall with a wide frame, and is also quite chubby. His skin is quite pale, and he is actually fairly muscular under the fat.
Personality: Generally calm and analytical. Edwinn approaches his problems with a certain degree of impatience, but always tries to figure out his problem before resorting to brute force, unless of course brute force is an obvious answer. He is very curious, and enjoys reverse-engineering just about anything he comes across. He spent most of his life indoors and absolutely loves video games. He tends to make plans early on, and it can be stressful for him if a plan cannot be made or seems to not be working. Edwinn is fairly wise and is happy to give advice, and it takes a lot to get under his skin. However, beware if Edwinn should be pushed beyond the breaking point of anger, or he may end up going berserk.

Level: 1

HP: 20
Init: 3+1d20 at the start of each combat.

Stats:
Constitution: 0
Dexterity:3
Intelligence: 3
Resistance: 3
Strength: 1
Synergy: 2

Perks: Natural defender: Edwinn is uncannily good at dodging and deflecting attacks, and has a dex-related chance to completely ignore (within reason) incoming attacks. (This is a dex-based percentile roll, right?)

Fat and lazy (flaw): Edwinn spent most of his life on the couch, and as a result he has downright pitiful stamina. His movement is naturally cut in half (min of 1), and he gains a point of exhaustion for every turn spent either moving any faster than walking speed (if that's a thing) or taking combat actions. (besides rest) If exhaustion exceeds 5 points, Edwinn's movement speed is cut down to a quarter, and if it exceeds 10, he does half damage with all attacks and cannot use the natural defender perk!

Berserker (gained via flaw): Edwinn is naturally hardwired to a powerful and dangerous rage. If Edwinn drops below a quarter health, each attack received has a 33% chance (including the attack which drops him below 1/4 health) to send him into a berserk state. In this state, Edwinn abandons all logic and his pain receptors shut down, rendering him immune to damage for the duration but making reasoning with him impossible, and preventing him from using Natural defender. Edwinn's strength triples, and he has a 50% chance to launch two attacks on his turn. Exhaustion is reset to zero when entering the berserk state, and every hit received adds 1 point of exhaustion, +1 for every (20% of max health) damage received. When exhaustion reaches 20, berserk state ends and Edwinn falls unconscious, being unable to take any action besides rest until exhaustion reaches zero. Being berserk does not cancel debuffs from Fat and lazy, but the movement speed debuffs are altered. Movement speed is normal below 5 exhaustion, half between 5 and 10, and quartered above 10.

Affinities: Alchemy, toughness, and reflexes.

Actions:
Basic Attack: "Iron Wall" strike (Melee, active): "Iron Wall" is a self-taught martial art. Precisely strike hand-to-hand at an enemy, dealing 2d4+STR physical damage.
Basic Defense: "Iron Wall" parry (Self buff, active): Enter a defensive stance for the turn which doubles chance of evading incoming attacks.

Forceful Palm (Melee, active) (level 1): Edwinn wheels back and strikes, throwing all of his weight at an enemy alongside a chi-powered burst. Deals 2d4+RES physical damage and hurls the enemy (ALVL)d4+SYN spaces away from Edwinn. If the enemy slams into a wall, they take their remaining forced movement as physical damage.

Rest (Self buff, active) (level 1): Edwinn stops and takes a breather, reducing exhaustion by (1/2 ALVL) rounding up. Exhaustion cannot drop below zero.

Inventory:
Thick gloves: A pair of thick leather gloves which serve as ample hand protection. Edwinn does not suffer the effects of directly touching enemies which have on-touch effects when attacking them, and his hands are more or less protected from dangerous-to-touch objects, from thorns to low-quality barbed wire.
Armored outfit: A jacket and thick pants with attached patches of boiled leather for lightweight protection. Worn over clothes. Increases RES by 2. [5 res]
Handheld gaming system: So Edwinn can enjoy his hobby on the go. Contains many standard apps, including notes, clocks, a compass, a flashlight, a camera, a browser and instant messaging, which includes texting. Comes with charging cable and stylus.

Summons: Edwinn fights with only his own strength, though he enjoys having allies.

[TheBiggerFish]

Spoiler: Charsheet (click to show/hide)

Name: Ali
Age: 8
Gender: Female
Sex: Female
Race: Dragon
Appearance: Appearance: (hmm.... yes, lets.) A blue topaz dragon, with spots of silvery white on her head. About 7 ft by 2.5 ft with 2~3 ft tail, about 5 ft tall. No horns, gold eyes. Large plate scales for torso, underbelly, limbs, and tail. Small flexible interlocking scales everywhere else. Wings ~7 ft wide 5 ft down. Smooth skin between wings. Very muscular. Has to be.
Personality: Ali is a thoughtful, smart, and decisive young dragon. Usually, she tends toward physical force as her thought out answer, and decisively attacks. A life in the more ruthless parts of the world gave her the ability to make hard choices, and do them with no hesitation. This worked... until the government started their once-in-a-lifetime clear out of the city scum.
An officer approached her, asking if she had any 'substance'. She'd replied that she didn't, but could get him some for a good price. Dangers of the world drove that price up, y'know?
On delivery, the dwarf told her to 'put her hands on her head and lie on the ground.' Not only was that extremely ignorant, as a dragon on the ground can still swing her tail, it was extremely stupid. Ali tore off the dwarf's head and ran outside, preparing to charge through the officers. She wasn't gonna relinquish her stock that easily. The police took heavy casualties, with over a dozen dead, but they finally chained her down.
And now? Conscription. Or as they told her, a new chance at life that she should be grateful for.

Level: 1 (Determines available AP [Action Points], SP [Skill Points], Perks.

HP: 21
Init: 1+1d20 at the start of each combat.

Stats:
Constitution: 1
Dexterity: 1
Intelligence: 1
Resistance: 2
Strength: 4
Synergy: 3

Perks:

Summons: Gets 1 Summons. Jiya is a light elemental who Ali met outside of business. Jiya kept her company while in prison, giving her news of the outside world and also simply talking.

Ruthless: Ali is ruthless. She gains (Level)d2 to attacking.

Paranoia: Ali's gained slight paranoia from her life, giving her -3 to all actions requiring contact or close proximity (2 tiles) to allies, -2 if she's within 3 tiles but not 2, and -1 if within 5 tiles but not 3, to all actions.

Affinities:
Moon
Light
Shadows

hehhehhehhehheh. Though I could probably encompass moon and shadows with night. Eh... nah.
Actions:

AP: 6
It costs 2 AP to make an ability.  It costs 1 AP to add a level to an ability, granting it an additional feature if the damage formula is static, or increasing the damage if the damage formula scales with the level of the ability.  Ability levels are capped at [level+1] (2 for a level 1 character.) 
You may have a Basic Attack or Heal, and a Basic Defense.  These may not have levels.
Basic Attack: Deathgleam (Ranged, Active): Shoots a beam for 2d4+Synergy damage.
Basic Defense: Shadow Meld (Self Buff, Active): Melds into the shadows, allowing dexterity to be used for dodging, as 3*DEX%.

Throatripper (Melee, Active) (Level 1) (CD: 1): Ali swings a claw into an enemy’s chest, following up with a slash at their throat, dealing 3d4+1.5Strength damage, and cannot move this turn.

Bloodclaw(Melee, Active) (Level 1): Ali dashes and strikes with a claw. 2d4+Strength damage, gains ALVL*2, extra movement which must be used before attacking.

Lightbringer: Summons the Summons, Jiya.

A standard damage formula is 2d4+STAT non-scaling (that is to say, you have to add each subsequent d4 yourself) or (1+ALVL)d4+STAT scaling.
Healing works similarly.

Inventory: (Your items.  You may have three when starting out, plus an additional, free, basic melee or ranged weapon should your character require one and not have one.  It uses 2d4+STAT for damage.)
Scale Plates: Natural heavy scale plating. +LVL*1 Res [3 Res]
Moon Shards: Embedded on Ali’s head, these attune her to the moon. +LVL*1 Synergy, makes Moon affinity more effective. [4 Syn]
(1) Gen Seeds: A healing drug. Heals for 2d4+3 Ali but puts her to sleep while it’s active. No side effects.

Summons:
Summons require a statblock like players, but they have much less available, statistics-wise.
Where X is the number of summons you can have out at one time:
Summons are capped at ([Player's Base SP -8]/X) SP
Summons are capped at ([Player's Base AP -4]/X) AP
Summons can, however, be given additional power by investing AP into the player's Summon skill.  For each AP invested into the player's Summon skill, the player may choose to either increase total SP by 2, or total AP by 2.  The player may invest as many levels as they want into their Summons, but they must create an additional Action should they need to go over the cap.
Summons are automatically the same level as their player.
Summons have only ONE Affinity and NO Perks.

Name: Jiya
Appearance: A blur of light. Can change color at will.
Additional Details: Mood is shown by color!
Level: 1 (Determines available AP [Action Points], SP [Skill Points], Affinities.

HP: 20
Init: 2+1d20 at the start of each combat.

Stats:
Constitution: 0
Dexterity: 2
Intelligence: 0
Resistance: 0
Strength: 0
Synergy: 2

You have ([4*lvl]+bonus)/X (4 for a single level 1 summon with no bonus) SP.  SP can be redistributed on levelup.
SP are capped at level+3.

Affinity:
Light

Actions: (Your attacks and abilities.)
AP: 2
It costs 2 AP to make an ability.  It costs 1 AP to add a level to an ability, granting it an additional feature if the damage formula is static, or increasing the damage if the damage formula scales with the level of the ability.  Ability levels are capped at [level+1] (2 for a level 1 summon.)

Shineflash (Ranged, Active) (Level 1): Flashes light, disorienting enemies, reducing their DEX and INT by 1d2+.5Synergy .

Better?

1) Shineflash needs to be versus a stat, Like Syn vs Dex or INT and should not be reducing two stat at the same time as it is lvl 1.

While I probably will end up saying some of the same things, you're not a GM.

[TheBiggerFish]

TMS:FORMATTING.  The bonuses from equipment and Perks go in the statblock like so:

...
Intelligence: 2[3]
...

Shineflash inflicts Blinded for one turn on an opposed roll v. RES.

ironsnake:...What part of high school wasn't clear?

Yeah, let's go with a... 2DEX% chance.

Ohgodthemechanicstheyhurt  I'll get back to you on Exhaustion-related stuff, but I'm leaning towards 'why would you do that'.

RES is not a damaging stat.

[TheBiggerFish]

ironsnake:No to Berserk.  Just, flat no.  Unanimous decision.

[ironsnake345]

ironsnake:...What part of high school wasn't clear?

Yeah, let's go with a... 2DEX% chance.

Ohgodthemechanicstheyhurt  I'll get back to you on Exhaustion-related stuff, but I'm leaning towards 'why would you do that'.

RES is not a damaging stat.

Ok, I'll take my age down to a highschool-appropriate age. As for RES, that was mainly for the whole "throwing weight" thing, but yeah, I guess since it's a chi-empowered strike, SYN works better for that.

Also, to answer your question, taking that flaw was mainly to reflect my own fat-and-laziness, and exhaustion ended up being a handy way to put a necessary limit on the berserk state. Plus, having to tactically deal with a personal stat which leads to debuffs would be fun for me. Sorry if that ended up being a headache maker!

Ok, taking all this into account. New sheet:

Spoiler: Character Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name:Edwinn Richter
Age: 17, physically and mentally.
Gender: Male
Sex: Male
Race: Human
Appearance: An androgynous looking human with VERY long auburn hair which he keeps bound in a ponytail. He is all-around larger than most, being 7 feet tall with a wide frame, and is also quite chubby. His skin is quite pale, and he is actually fairly muscular under the fat.
Personality: Generally calm and analytical. Edwinn approaches his problems with a certain degree of impatience, but always tries to figure out his problem before resorting to brute force, unless of course brute force is an obvious answer. He is very curious, and enjoys reverse-engineering just about anything he comes across. He spent most of his life indoors and absolutely loves video games. He tends to make plans early on, and it can be stressful for him if a plan cannot be made or seems to not be working. Edwinn is fairly wise and is happy to give advice, and it takes a lot to get under his skin. However, beware if Edwinn should be pushed beyond the breaking point of anger, or he may end up going berserk.

Level: 1
HP: 20
Init: 3+1d20 at the start of each combat.

Stats:
Constitution: 0
Dexterity:3
Intelligence: 3
Resistance: 3 [5]
Strength: 1
Synergy: 2

Perks: Natural defender: Edwinn is uncannily good at dodging and deflecting attacks, and has a 2DEX% chance to completely ignore (within reason) incoming attacks.

Fat and lazy (flaw): Edwinn spent most of his life on the couch, and as a result he has downright pitiful stamina. His movement is naturally cut in half (min of 1), and he gains a point of exhaustion for every turn spent either moving any faster than walking speed (if that's a thing) or taking combat actions. (besides rest) If exhaustion exceeds 5 points, Edwinn's movement speed is cut down to a quarter, and if it exceeds 10, he does half damage with all attacks and cannot use the natural defender perk! Of exhaustion exceeds 20, Edwinn is forced to take rest actions until exhaustion drops below 20.

Berserker (gained via flaw): Edwinn is naturally hardwired to a powerful and dangerous rage. If Edwinn drops below a quarter health, he enters a berserk state. In this state, Edwinn attacks relentlessly, dealing 50% extra damage with each attack as well as an extra basic attack every other turn while ignoring the effects of exhaustion buildup. The state ends when the battle ends or Edwinn heals, and stacks of exhaustion are still gained during the berserk state.

Affinities: Alchemy, toughness, and reflexes.

Actions:
Basic Attack: "Iron Wall" strike (Melee, active): "Iron Wall" is a self-taught martial art. Precisely strike hand-to-hand at an enemy, dealing 2d4+STR physical damage.
Basic Defense: "Iron Wall" parry (Self buff, active): Enter a defensive stance for the turn which doubles chance of evading incoming attacks.

Forceful Palm (Melee, active) (level 1): Edwinn wheels back and strikes, throwing all of his weight at an enemy alongside a chi-powered burst. Deals 2d4+SYN physical damage and hurls the enemy (ALVL)d4+SYN spaces away from Edwinn. If the enemy slams into a wall, they take their remaining forced movement as physical damage. This ability has a 2-turn cooldown.

Feint attack (Melee, active) (level 1): Edwinn takes a close look at an enemy's defenses, delivers a fake attack to create an opening over a weak point and quickly strikes at it. Enemy makes an opposed DEX check against Edwinn's DEX. If Edwinn succeeds, attack deals 2d4 physical damage ignoring dodge chance and RES while weakening the enemy, halving their stat bonuses from damaging abilities. (2d4+stat becomes 2d4+1/2stat) If enemy succeeds, the attack does nothing and is harmlessly deflected.

Rest (Self buff, active) (level 1): Edwinn stops and takes a breather, reducing exhaustion by ALVL*2. Exhaustion cannot drop below zero.

Inventory:

Thick gloves: A pair of thick leather gloves which serve as ample hand protection. Edwinn does not suffer the effects of directly touching enemies which have on-touch effects when attacking them, and his hands are more or less protected from dangerous-to-touch objects, from thorns to low-quality barbed wire.

Armored outfit: A jacket and thick pants with attached patches of boiled leather for lightweight protection. Worn over clothes. Increases RES by 2.

Handheld gaming system: So Edwinn can enjoy his hobby on the go. Contains many standard apps, including notes, clocks, a compass, a flashlight, a camera, a browser and instant messaging, which includes texting. Comes with charging cable and stylus.

Summons: Edwinn fights with only his own strength, though he enjoys having allies.

[ironsnake345]

Oh god dammit, the formatting messed up. One second!
Edit: there. The new sheet is now readable.

[TheBiggerFish]

Editing your original post is also a viable option.

[ironsnake345]

Editing your original post is also a viable option.

Indeed it is. I decided to keep the original up anyway though.

So, anyway, is there any specific reason why Berserk is not a thing? Too complex, too powerful, whatever? If it's anything specific, I can totally fix it, but if going berserk is just not a thing you're OK with on so many levels, I'll drop it.

[TheBiggerFish]

It's complex, hard to tell if it's balanced, and you added a new mechanic.  I mean, not that you couldn't add a new mechanic, but it's hard to manage, too.

[ironsnake345]

It's complex, hard to tell if it's balanced, and you added a new mechanic.  I mean, not that you couldn't add a new mechanic, but it's hard to manage, too.

What if instead of that complex system with exhaustion being the time limit, it just lasts until Edwinn attacks or is attacked (both count) 5 or 10 times, and the alterations to the movement debuffs are taken out? Plus maybe damage immunity is a bad idea, but unconscious at the end of berserk seems necessary to me.

[ironsnake345]

whoops, extra post by accident.

[TheBiggerFish]

Dude, one, don't doublepost like that, and two, especially don't doublepost the same post because I didn't respond in superfasttime, 'kay?

I'm thinking of alternatives, but seriously, calm thyself.

====

So far I'm thinking that you could do a percentage boost to damage while low on health, or sacrificing RES to buff attacks.

[ironsnake345]

Dude, one, don't doublepost like that, and two, especially don't doublepost the same post because I didn't respond in superfasttime, 'kay?

I'm thinking of alternatives, but seriously, calm thyself.

====

The extra post was an accident. I thought I was hitting modify, but I hit quote.
Thank you for your consideration!

[TheBiggerFish]

Ah.

Well, I just edited in some stuff.