Ooyama Shinki

Vital Statistics

Name// Ooyama Shinki

Tradition// Akashaic Brotherhood

Concept// Ox-Tiger Renegade

Image Song// John Cafferty - Hearts on Fire, secretly: this

Nature// Caregiver/Competitor, regain WP when helping or protecting someone/regain WP when impressing someone or winning a challenge.

Demeanor// Survivor, regain WP when surviving a difficult situation.

Essence// Questing

Chantry// N/A

Things to Track

Willpower// 5

Temporary Willpower// 5

Health Levels// -0 x 1, -1 x 2, -2 x 2, -5 x 1, Incapacitated

Current Damage// 0

Arete// 4

Quintessence// 5/5

Paradox// 0

Attributes

Strength 6// Force of Nature

Dexterity 2//

Stamina 4// Relentless

Perception 5// Bloodhound

Intelligence 2//

Wits 2//

Charisma 2//

Manipulation 2//

Appearance 4// Iconic

Abilities

TALENTS/

Alertness 1//

Athletics 4// Hurl to the Horizon

Awareness 4// Spiritual Power

Do 5// Defensive Arts

Intimidation 3//

SKILLS/

Acrobatics 1//

Crafts (Weapons) 4// Impractical for Weaklings

Heavy Weapons 2//

Meditation 1//

Melee 3//

KNOWLEDGES/

Academics (Philosophy) 2//

Body Control 5//

Cosmology 2//

Law (Akashaic Codes) 2//

Strategy 2//

Paradigm

Foci and Spheres

SPHERES/

Life 3//

Matter 3//

Spirit 4//

FOCI/

Do Limbs

Dhyana// Awareness, Enigmas, Meditation

Prajna// Academics (Philosophy), Cosmology, Law (Akashaic Codes)

Dharmamukti// Alertness, Do, Dodge

Shastamargas// Crafts (Weapons), Melee, Strategy

Tricanmarga// Acrobatics, Athletics, Body Control

Do Maneuvers

Escape Arts// Break out of restraints with Dex + Do at variable dif depending on level of restraint. Amateur restraints are automatically escaped without a roll.

Iron Shirt// Add (Do) to Stamina to resist Bashing damage, receive 1 level if the inflicted damage exceeds (Stamina).

Jou Chuan// Disarm or redirect melee and unarmed attacks with Dex + Do at dif 7 and score more sux than opponent on their attack roll.

Kiaijutsu// Once per combat can roll Manipulation + Do at a dif of (target Willpower +2) and attempt to demoralize an opponent, increasing the penalty of their actions by 1 to a maximum of +3. Can also roll Charisma + Do at dif 8 and add successes to Performance, Leadership or Intimidation rolls for the scene.

Peaceful Way// All Craft (Weapon) actions have a dif -1 of normal. Anyone who passes a relevant skill check at dif 8 can sense that the character is a skilled martial artist from the results of the craft and techniques used.

Plum Flower Blossom// Roll Dex + Do at dif 6, doubling jumping distance for 1 turn + 1 per 2 successes on the roll.

Weapon Art// Shikomizue (Sword), Chain, Tetsubo (Club) receive Do dif reduction.

Ten Thousand Weapons/ Any object is a weapon, inflicting minimum bashing dice equal to (Do). Weapons which inflict Bashing instead deal Lethal, and Lethal weapons gain +1 dice.

Snake Step// Dodge with a pool of (Dex + Do + 3) at dif 5.

Backgrounds

Avatar 5// Aka-oni

Legend (Aka-oni) 3//

Resources 1//

Totem 5// Kikansetsu-maru (鬼神説丸) (Willpower 8, Gnosis 7, Rage 8; Power 30/30)

Charms/

• Airt Sense: Perceives paths in the Umbra as the sound of flowing water- deeper regions have a crisp sound like mountain streams.
• Armor: Flows with hits to minimize damage. If evasion is impossible, she instead flexes. A lot.
• Assess Character: Fighting instincts allow others to be measured against one's self. Better at determining fighting ability than other things (Rage, attack magic and combat pools revealed first)
• Blast: Launches aqua bullets and scything water streams.
• Healing: Has a gourd of healing sake.
• Swift Flight: Jumps really good (84 meters or yards per round!), more fighting game airdash or wuxia glide than real flight.

Equipment

Outfits

Standard//

Consists of black trenchcoat, black hakama with sports bra and shorts.

Yamato Damashi//

Proper kimono with pretty flame-and-flowers pattern, geta and hair decs. Comes with appropriate underwear (none).

Heavy Metal Queen//

Inherited from an, ahem, ex-boyfriend who really liked heavy metal music. Consists of fur-lined pleather bolero jacket, pleather short-shorts, pleather bandeau and face paint. A bit squeaky.

Sukeban//

Backup outfit from highschool days as the queen of a gang of female delinquents, ankle-length skirt (non-standard) and sailor fuku ensemble, along with accessories (paper mask, sunglasses). She's 23 so wearing it would be gauche.

Weapons

Black Kanabo// Difficulty: 5, Damage: Str+6B, Conceal: N, Two-Handed, Min Strength 3

A superior version of the greatclub is a solid iron truncheon covered in fine knobs, designed to be swung two-handed. Shinki's personal weapon is made of solid black iron, with a thick patina of carbon that has been baked on to season it from rust. It slightly resembles a baseball bat, although the proportions are different.

Shikomizue// Difficulty: 6, Damage: Str+3L, Conceal: T, Can be used two-handed for +1 damage

A ruffian's or gentleman's sword hidden inside a plain wooden sheath, with no guard or wrappings at the grip. Can be concealed as a cane with matter magic.

Huge Chain// Difficulty: 5/6 as whip, Damage Str+1B/2L as whip, Conceal: T

A chain which is about twice as long as a normal fighting chain and four times as heavy. Frankly, it's kind of excessive.

Merits and Flaws

Merits

Dual Nature// She's not doing it for you... idiot. Has both the Caregiver and Competitor Natures, with the implicit benefits and penalties.

Legendary Strength// Gains up to (Strength) extra dots of Strength for the purpose of making minimums for the use of particular weapons. For weapons with the 2H tag, her strength also increases to meet the requirements of using them one-handed. As long as the minimums are met, there are no penalties for wielding them as such beyond those which might arise from lack of leverage or awkward grip using a weapon substantially larger than herself.

True Love// Has the greatest love and respect for her sworn brother, Kikansetsu-maru (a girl). Automatic successes on relevant rolls to get closer, help or protect her, and other benefits at GM discretion.

Flaws

Echoes (Oni) 2// Has some standard oni vulnerabilities, as a consequence of her bond with Kikansetsu-maru. Monkey statues make her feel slightly uncomfortable, and wearing or carrying boughs of holly grants extra dice of soak (1-3 depending on freshness and amount) of all types against her attacks. Additionally, omnyodo practitioners and people with True Faith (Shinto) can use these to ward her off.

Otherworldly Taint// Depending on the observer, stinks of: Kakuri, Earth, the underworld and the fairy realms specific to Japan.

Distorted Image// Casts a very long, very scary shadow which appears to be a more folkloric, bestial depiction of the red oni.

Throwback 2// Remembers fragments of her star-crossed past life with Kikansetsu-maru at the time of the Bakumatsu era, when she was Teito Takakiyo, Shogunate loyalist and Akashaic brother who fought the forces of Imperal omnyodo and technomagi. Takakiyo was defeated and forced into exile at the closure of the war for his traffic with demons, committing sepukku alongside the last incarnation of Kikansetsu-maru.

Chargen

Attributes

Physical 64/64

• Strength 5 (40)
• Dexterity 1
• Stamina 4 (24)

Mental 44/44

• Perception 5 (40)
• Wits 2 (4)
• Intelligence 1

Social 24/24

• Appearance 4 (24)
• Charisma 1
• Manipulation 1

Abilities

Talents 39/39

• Alertness 1 (3)
• Athletics 3 (9)
• Awareness 3 (9)
• Do 3 (9)
• Intimidation 3 (9)

Skills 27/27

• Acrobatics 1 (3)
• Heavy Weapons 1 (3)
• Crafts (Weapons) 3 (9)
• Meditation 1 (3)
• Melee 3 (9)

Knowledges 15/15

• Academics (Philosophy) 1 (3)
• Body Control 1 (3)
• Cosmology 1 (3)
• Law (Akashaic Codes) 1 (3)
• Strategy 1 (3)

Backgrounds

Background Points 21/21

• Avatar 3 (9)
• Legend 3 (9)
• Resources 1 (9)

Spheres

Sphere Points 65/65

• Matter 3 (34)
• Spirit 3 (31)

Freebie Points

Freebie Points 126/126

• Echoes (+6)
• Distorted Image (+3)
• Otherworldly Taint (+6)
• Throwback (+6)
• Dual Nature (6)
• True Love (3)
• Avatar 5 (6)
• Totem 5 (30)
• Arete 4 (24)
• Legendary Strength (15)
• Strength 6 (20)
• Spirit 4 (21)
• Strategy 2 (1)

XP

Experience Gains

Experience Total/Spent/Unspent (100/100/0)

Experience Spending

Experience Total/Spent/Unspent (100/100/0)

• Life 3 (34)
• Dexterity 2 (4)
• Manipulation 1 (4)
• Charisma 1 (4)
• Intelligence 1 (4)
• Do 5 (14)
• Craft (Weapons) 4 (6)
• Heavy Weapons 2 (2)
• Body Control 5 (10)
• Awareness 4 (6)
• Athletics 4 (6)
• Cosmology 2 (1)
• Lore (Akashaic Code) 2 (1)
• Academics (Philosophy) 2 (1)