Advent Human Q & A

[Several Zombies]

Question and answer, people!

Post any questions you have about Advent Humans here for me or one of your other friendly neighborhood GMs to answer.

 

[Seamus]

In the case that I was RPing a gluttonous hollow...do Advent Humans come in different flavors?

 

[Wayne]

has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

 

[Several Zombies]

Nate: Cerberus is working on a drug that will add the flavor you so desire.

Criss:

What I read:

has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

What I thought:

[video=youtube;G7RgN9ijwE4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=G7RgN9ijwE4[/video]

Dafuq, man.

 

[loose_kannon]

Since I was confused about it when it was brought up by my grader this week;

How does using Reiatsu and firing a weapon, etc. work for Orpheus members?
And can I get a simpler run down of how gaining resonance works? I read it in the AH Index, but I'm still having trouble.

 

[Several Zombies]

The value of an attack fired from an Orpheus weapon is paid in reiatsu. With the basic gun any new member is given, and basic ammo, a single shot would cost 80 reiatsu. Of course this seems like a lot at 100 Reiatsu, but it'll quickly become chump change as you get stronger. Here's how it works.

The gun; in your case I'm assuming it's a Gravekeeper II, has a multiplier of 1x. The bullet has an output of 80. Output times Multiplier equals damage. Damage equals cost.


As for Resonance, it's a passive thing. Any reiatsu you spend doing anything at all contributes to Resonance. At 100 Reiatsu, your resonance would be 50 (one half of max rei). Spending reiatsu increases your meter at a 1:1 rate, so for the sake of this example, lets say you shot that 80 reiatsu bullet. That's 30 over your Resonance, so your gauge would be considered full - 100%. Basically whatever you spend adds to Resonance on the back end to give you the buffs associated with the meter.

 

[swaswj]

Since I was confused about it when it was brought up by my grader this week;

How does using Reiatsu and firing a weapon, etc. work for Orpheus members?
And can I get a simpler run down of how gaining resonance works? I read it in the AH Index, but I'm still having trouble.

I'll let Sev field the weapon-firing question.

With Resonance, every time you spend reiatsu (on abilities, on releases, on shooting your gun), you gain an equal amount of Resonance. If you spend 50 reiatsu, that 50 reiatsu goes into your Resonance bar.

The total bar is equal to half of your reiatsu. So, if you have 1000 Reiatsu, then you would need to spend 500 reiatsu to reach 100% of your Resonance. It's equal to half your reiatsu so that you can feasibly reach 100% Resonance and still have strength left to enjoy it.

Edit: And he beat me to it anyway.

 

[Abbey Rose]

Two (NO THREE) Questions, actually.

Does Orpheus still have that Item kit?

And

If You have the first Fort tech (True Grit) and the percentage of your fort is greater than the cost of your attack, does it do no damage?

Tech C/P'd for clarity

Spoiler: Shinsei Suna

Shinsei Suna- "True Grit”

Compared to other races Advent Humans are easily the most physically sound. Spiritually imbued muscle and bone are able to weather powerful attacks and recover at an exponentially increased rate when compared to their non-Advent counterparts. As such, an Advent’s defensive capabilities increase in proportion to their Fortitude, as well as their Resonance. Passively, an Advent can reduce the effectiveness of an attack or ability by 5% of their Fortitude. For every 20% in their Resonance meter, the user is able to reduce such effects by an additional 1% of their Fortitude. While this does not block the ability, barrier rules are still applied.​

EDIT!!!: Do you have to use your Overdrive ability when you hit Overdrive? Or can you just stay in that 100% Resonance state indefinitely?

 

[Several Zombies]

Orpheus DOES have an item kit, which has been around for ages but isn't yet posted in the new faction thread (I'm still writing the section it's supposed to be in)

Here it is for your viewing pleasure,

Orpheus Item Pack

Agents new to the Initiative are presented with one of these Item Packs, each containing vital tools for work in the field. Each kit comes housed in a rugged, military-grade satchel for storage and transport, though it is not required that agents utilize it.

[S.I.R.E.N.] - 傾城

The Sonic Intermittent Reiatsu Emitting Nodule (or S.I.R.E.N. for short) is Orpheus’ primary mode of communication between agents. As opposed to standard radios or cell phones, a S.I.R.E.N. functions on a highly encrypted channel and uses ambient reiatsu as a medium for transmission rather than far-easier-to-intercept radio waves. Otherwise, these compact, over-the-ear communicators offer much of the same functionality as any other short-wave radio. The only difference is range -- as any sizable source of reiatsu may act as a relay -- allowing most agents to stay in contact even over large distances.


[Compliance Shackle] - 追従裾

Distributed in pairs, these gunmetal gray bangles function as Orpheus’ standard restraint method when dealing with humanoid targets. Placed on the wrists of any detainee, each cuff emits a radial beam of reishi that links it to its counterpart -- allowing for more versatility in use. Still, should the cuffs become separated, each bangle houses a global positioning chip that allows its wearer to be tracked. Should the detainee move beyond thirty meters from their designated confinement area or handler, the shackle will emit a signal designed to stimulate nociceptors in the wearer -- thereby causing them extreme pain and pacifying them until they can be collected.


Additionally, each Item Pack comes with twelve (12) Standard/Basic Rounds (about two clips) and a stock Gravekeeper II Standard Issue firearm.

As for True Grit, hypothetically it could, but the damage reduction is minuscule so you'd have to have both very high Fortitude and be hit by a very weak attack. By all means if you spec all your stats into Fortitude, you deserve to tank some attacks, just remember that you'll be slow and useless in battle as a tradeoff. Also note that in the very unlikely scenario your True Grit completely negates an attack, it only reduces the mechanical damage you take -- it won't negate any of the physical forces behind the attack. Even if it doesn't hurt you, it doesn't mean you're immoveable. Additionally, remember that barrier breaking rules DO come into play if you choose to apply True Grit's reduction.

You don't have to use your Overdrive right away but your Resonance decreases if you don't keep your momentum up. If you have the reiatsu to maintain your Overdriven state without activating your final ability then by all means, do so -- just realize that its costly to stay at 100% for any extended period of time.

 

[Doc]

Hey how ya'll doin, Doc here, not an AH at all but curious anyway.

What is a Nexus bonus, how does it work, and what is it

 

[Not_Again]

Hey how ya'll doin, Doc here, not an AH at all but curious anyway.

What is a Nexus bonus, how does it work, and what is it

Remember how in canon bleach the awakening/development of the AH's powers were explained by the presence of a shinigami's power (ichigo? rukia?)? the nexus thing works similarly. every AH can have one nexus, which is a PC or NPC with considerable reiatsu (not sure if it has to be a shini IG or not)... and every time the AH writes a collab with his nexus, he get's the nexus bonus to his grades... so he earns more experience than he would without the nexus. IG explanation would be that the presence of the other's reiatsu stimulates the AH's growth.

that's what I remember by heart. Maybe some proper AH can come and add some numbers and details, but it should generally be right.

 

[Nargles]

- a.) You and Me, and Me and You - Nexus

Most Advent Humans Awaken and grow stronger due to the influence of some other powerful spiritual entity, whether it is a Shinigami, Vizard, Quincy or even another Advent Human. This person who the Advent Human is linked to is called a Nexus and their fate is tied inexorably with that person, identified as a Node. Typically, as the Nexus grows stronger, so does their Node. An Advent Human fighting together with their Nexus is much stronger than he would be under normal circumstances.

However, because of this phenomenon, Advent Humans normally choose to become withdrawn from their family, friends, and normal lives after Awakening for fear of dragging their loved ones into their world.

A Nexus can be any Shinigami, Vizard, or human with at least 5000 Connection or Harmony.

When bonded to a Nexus, a newer human starting out will realize rapid surges in the development of their powers. What this means is that once a human attains a Nexus, for the next three weeks they will gain 10% to all stats after applying their grade -- if they and their Nexus write at least 2000 words with each other. After the first week's bonus is attained, the other two must be taken or lost; if you skip the second or third week, that bonus is gone. This bonus only applies to a human with less than 4000 reiatsu, and is only available to a player once, even if they switch to a new character.

After that three-week bonus or after the human has attained 4000 reiatsu, any time the Nexus and Node collab with each other, they will both receive a +100 Nexus Bonus to reiatsu for that week. The Nexus receives this bonus for the first three weeks, also.

The main benefit of having a Nexus is the powerful bond between the Nexus and Node. As long as they remain linked, the wordcount requirements for United Front, United Resistance, and Fate of Triangles are reduced by 1/3rd. Rather than reaching United Front lvl 1 at 35k, a Nexus would reach UF lvl 1 with their Node at around 23k.

When collabing with a Nexus, an Advent Human gains 25% increase in United Front, United Resistance and Fate of Triangle abilities. A boost of 4% with United Front would be increased to 5%, for example.

If the Nexus PC leaves the game, an Advent Human must find a new Nexus. A Nexus may be attached to only one Node at a time.

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Pretty much a nexus is a person, of any race, that the AH pretty much leeches spiritual energy off of. Since AHs are really susceptible to other reiatsu sources they use it to grow faster strength-wise.

 

[Rob]

Is there an HD-canonical, Japanese term for Resonance?

 

[Several Zombies]

Nope. Just like Combat, Agility and Fortitude, Resonance is in plain English. There's never been a need to translate the terms. Despite most of the Advent Human action taking place in Tokyo, I don't feel that needlessly changing the stats to Japanese would help the feeling of immersion any

 

[FogOverLondon]

Talking with Thana and we wondered if AH's have been around for a while? As in, have they been around more than just in the last few years, or are they more recent?

My assumption was that they have been around, just not in the numbers they have now.

 

[Several Zombies]

They've essentially existed for as long as human civilization. They're anomalies. They were, and still are fairly rare. Though our current plot and system would make it appear as though humans endowed with paranormal powers are a dime a dozen, they're actually quite uncommon. The reason that they appear in such abundance where our plot is involved can be linked to a number of factors.

The first is that Tokyo, as well as certain other locations around the world are spiritual 'hot spots' that have an increased level of ambient spiritual energy and churn out abnormally large numbers of humans adapted to sense and interact with the spiritual world in one way or another.

The second is that in modern times, such individuals rarely have an outlet or explanation for their perception of the spiritual world, and exhibit certain traits that make them relatively easy to spot for someone who's looking. Put plainly, an Advent is easy for another Advent to point out, which has led to organizations of similarly-endowed humans congregating and seeking out more of their kind. There's a unifying force, whether it's the need of earthly organizations (Orpheus, Cerberus...) to bolster their numbers or at a baser level, the need of an Advent to explain their reality and find a place to belong, that pulls spiritually-empowered humans together. In our current plot, we've amassed quite a large number of Advents between the two organizations on earth, which might trick the uninformed observer into thinking that these individuals are commonplace, when in reality, they are and have always been quite rare.

So yes, Advents have always existed as a by-product of human adaptation, though their concentration and distributions have changed as the population shifted towards modernity.

/overanalysis.