[TheSpatialWeeg]

No point in keeping these two items lying around, so I decided to redeem both Terra Blade and Solar Eruption. The description of the (special) attacks to be obtained is as follows and will be available to use in all of Rulue's forms:

• The Legendary Terra Blade: A blade fit for heroes, forged from the bodies of the finest blades of light and darkness. It's ... horrible. Was this thing designed for Cloud Strife?! Anyone without a strength stat of 18 or above suffers an extra action penalty when using this monstrous blade. Attacking with this blade comes in two parts, consuming two actions. The first action consists of a (Heavy Str Attack that deals 24% damage) and has a 35% chance of inflicting the mortal wound status, however, it suffers a -2 accuracy penalty. The second is a (Light, Comboable Wis Attack that deals 5% damage) 2 turn cooldown.
• Solar Eruption: This weapon will thrust fear into your enemies hearts and penetrate even the thickest hide. It'll also really annoy your friends if you ever describe it to them as such. This bizarre weapon is somewhere between a sword, a whip, a flail and even a spear and can be used like any of them, though we advise against throwing it. Maybe just the pommel if you insist. When swung, the shaft extends wildly with the force of your swing, allowing unprecedented reach and disjointed attacks without ever technically leaving your hand as you strike foes with the fury of the sun. It also easily pierces most walls with its destructive power, leaving a clean hole in its wake. Can be used as a Strength or Dexterity attack at your discretion. This attack can be sustained at the cost of an extra action, causing it to deal 4% extra damage, deal double damage to bubble shields and ignore all forms of damage reduction except invincibility, as well as deal incredible knockback. 4 turn cooldown. Has a 50% chance to burn. (Heavy Str/Dex Attack; Does 26% Damage) 

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Due to my negligence in updating my Smash Journals, I had only recently realized that not only Rulue was supposed to be in the 'Leader' rank for a while now, I have two pending moves due to completed missions. As such, allow me to get those!

Rulue

• Rulue Impact: Rulue jumps and charges one of her legs with her ki. She dive kicks soon afterward, the impact creating a small-scale earthquake on the ground once the kick connects due to her sheer strength. The kick is single target while the earthquake is an AoE. Both attacks are determined by one roll. [Kick: 24%, Earthquake: 6%, 6 turn cooldown]
• Concentration: As stated by the attack move, Rulue concentrates until she reaches a state of focus and calm. If you see an aqua green aura around her, that means that Rulue has stopped holding back. ...Best say your prayers. Boosts STR and WIS by 4 points (+2) for 3 turns. 3 turn cooldown.

Little Rulue

• Rulue Impact: Little Rulue jumps and charges one of her legs with her ki, dive kicking soon afterwards. Though, due to her lack of proficiency with her ki, this attack is powerful, but not without drawbacks. [29% damage, 5% recoil damage, 2 turn cooldown]
• Concentration: As stated by the attack move, Little Rulue concentrates until she reaches a state of focus and calm. If you see an aqua green aura around her, that means that Rulue has stopped holding back.  Just because she's smaller, doesn't mean she's any less dangerous. Boosts CON and CHA by 4 points (+2) for 3 turns. 3 turn cooldown.

[Mari]

New moves look good!

[TheSpatialWeeg]

I recently bought two Special Moves for Rulue, and here they are.

Rulue gets:

• Burning Dance: Rulue begins to go over a dance routine with a fast and feverish rhythm, almost like seeing a flame dance along the wind. The fervor of the dance combined with Rulue's body may leave the opponents stunned at the visage...or perhaps unable to move properly. This particular dance deals no damage, however, it has a 50% chance of inflicting both Stun and Paralysis.
• Sleep Dance: Rulue begins to go over a dance routine with a slow and calm rhythm, somewhat like a bellydance. The soothing movements combined with Rulue's body may calm the opponents until they drop asleep. In other cases, however, they may find themselves submitting to Rulue's command instead. No damage, but has a 50% chance of inflicting both Sleep and Mind Control status. Because of the latter status effect, the move has a 4 turn cooldown.

Mind Control: Don't you just hate it when you suddenly lose all your free will and turn into a mindless servant? That's what mind control does to you. Should the victim be afflicted, Rulue can force the target to make an action of their choice towards a target of her choice. This action bypasses the effects of non-physical statuses that would prevent the victim from attacking such as stun, infatuation, and sleep. When used on a sleeping target or a target that is otherwise incapable of defending themselves, the control lasts until they regain consciousness.

Little Rulue gets:

• Spirit Breaker: The tiny Rulue glares figurative daggers on the enemy, breaking their fighting spirit! Even at a young age, she seemed to get the intimidation techniques just right... Decreases an opponent's main attacking stat by 6 points for 3 turns. 3 turn cooldown.
• Power Wave (Heal Stance): The original variation of the Power Wave before Rulue retooled it into a ki blast. Little Rulue initiates a breathing art, that directs some of her ki to heal her wounds. Heals for 1d25+CHA mod. 4 turn cooldown.

[Mari]

Hmm... Alright. Here's the deal with Mind Control. Unlike other mind control effects like Warle's or Spirit Tracks Zelda's, this version has a rather large exploit in its mechanics.

Namely: If your character is mind controlled, their enemies can just go all out and attack them without any risk of failure. This all but guarantees character death within a couple of turns, as even the bulkiest of characters can't survive being hit nonstop by every attack every turn. In most mission threads, it wouldn't be unusual for this to translate to 100+ damage being done every turn because of the presence of allies who also benefit. Kinda makes your final smash feel a bit useless, huh?

Compare this to Warle's version, where "possession", which is just mind control by a different name, only lasts for as long as the victim remains asleep. The thing about sleep is that if the victim takes damage, they wake up. Thus, the possession ends. This heavily limits the amount of free damage you can do to the victim, while still allowing it to be a very powerful status.

I should also note that hers, despite being much weaker, has a big 4 turn cooldown because of its power.


Other than that though, you're looking fine!

[TheSpatialWeeg]

I stole --Er, I mean, I borrowed Shin!Arle's variation of the status effect in question and changed Sleep Dance accordingly.

[Mari]

Good to go!

[TheSpatialWeeg]

So...I bought a new Special for Rulue again. This one...whew.

Unyielding Fighter: Most people, after taking a few too many hits, should've become a trophy.

But Rulue's startlingly huge amount of willpower says otherwise.
 
After Rulue takes a lethal hit, she'll tank it (any excess damage making the HP go negative), and by sheer force of will, shall trudge on for a short while before she ends up succumbing to the effects of trophification. Rulue's death defiance lasts for 3 turns and attacks will deal 6% less damage while she's on negative health. However, the interval where she's partially dead can be used to heal her back up where she can be saved from death. If she gets back to 1 HP, she'll continue to fight for another day, the damage reduction is removed and a 6 turn cooldown for this ability initiates.

[Mari]

Hmm... Rulue needs to have some sort of penalty while operating at under 1 HP to avoid it just being considered 3 turns of situational invincibility. Only a final smash can really occupy the "Only used once, but really good" tier of moves.

My recommendation: Reduce the actions she has at her disposal from 3 to 2. You could also just reduce her damage output by 6% for a similar effect. This is the sensible solution that reflects how hard it is to fight while dying but keeps it relatively easy for others to heal her.

Alternatively, you could lower her defense rolls by 2. This also reflects how hard it is to fight while dying, but allows her to keep putting out a lot of damage. But on the flip side, puts her at risk for getting hit more making it harder to ensure she'll get the healing she needs. You could also extrapolate this to mean you could have her take 6% extra damage instead of lowering her modifiers if you prefer consistency.

[Mari]

And Unyielding Fighter is good to go!

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Since Rulue has two Spirits to use right now, I decided to give them straight away before I forget.
WZDEWleYp_1d6 (Constitution!)
p_1d6 (Str--wait, that's already maxed out.)
p_1d6 (Intelligence!)1d6·1d6·1d6

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Yep, 's that time of the day again, folks. Another rework coming right up! I'm also going to take out Transformation and replacing it with something else.

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Primary Attacks (4)

Mixed Martial Arts: Rulue's learned several styles of martial arts to compensate for her lack of magic potential. From rapid strikes to single crushing blows, she's got it covered. [Variable STR attack, 8~18% damage]

Rock Punch: Rulue's old reliable, a singular, straight punch packing a lot of strength behind it. 1 turn cooldown. [Heavy STR attack, 20% damage]

Iron Fist Sanction: Rulue strikes at the opponent with a storm of powerful punches, before delivering a staggering finishing blow! 3 turn cooldown. [Heavy STR attack, 30%]

Fighting Spirit Shot > Power Wave: Rulue charges up a bit of ki and fires it at someone like a projectile! By self-inflicting a -1 to one of her dodge rolls next turn and 5% recoil, Rulue can power up the attack to a straight up beam of ki, that deals +5 damage and crits on a natural 17. 2 turn cooldown. [Heavy STR attack, 25% damage]

Special Moves (11)

Spirit: Rulue’s version of Diacute, which uses up her ki instead of mana. Select a move and tap it, incurring its cooldown and any secondary effects it has, including negative effects. Rulue then gains one Spirit charge that she can tap to increase the damage of any attack (other than a final smash) by an amount equal to the previously mentioned attack's damage plus her wisdom modifier. Then lower Rulue's STR modifier by an amount you choose for 2 turns (This debuff does not affect perception checks) and add Xd5 to the Spirit Charge's damage, with X being the amount you lowered your wisdom modifier by. This cannot be given to an ally. Rulue takes 5% recoil. 2 turn cooldown.

Battle Soul: For every 20% damage Rulue accumulates, she deals 1% more damage. Additionally, whenever she is hit by a critical hit or an attack that does 40 or more damage, she gets a +3 to her next dodge roll. This bonus stacks, meaning that two crits, two attacks that deal 40 damage or one attack that deals 80 damage grants a +6 to her next dodge.

Unyielding Fighter: Most people, after taking a few too many hits, should've become a trophy.

...But Rulue's startlingly huge amount of willpower says otherwise.

After Rulue takes a lethal hit, she'll tank it (any excess damage making the HP go negative), and by sheer force of will, shall trudge on for a short while before she ends up succumbing to the effects of trophification. Rulue's death defiance lasts for 3 turns, and while under this condition, her Battle Soul passive is neutralized, she can only perform 1 action each turn, she has a -4 DEX Mod penalty, and she can take up to half of her maximum HP in damage before she goes down. However, the interval where she's clinging to life can be used to heal her back up where she can be saved from death. If she gets back to 1 HP, she'll continue to fight for another day, the penalties of this ability are removed and a 6 turn cooldown for this ability initiates.

Elemental Surge Strikes: With the help of some space-time alteration, Rulue imbues a part of her body in some sort of element before moving in to strike! [1 turn cooldown]

• Flaming God Palm: Rulue strikes at a foe with a burning punch. Deals 12% damage, inflicts Burn. 
• Hydro God Palm: Rulue attacks a foe with a cold, watery punch. If the case of a critical hit, this attack can also Freeze. Deals 12% damage, inflicts Soaked.
• Thunder God Kick: Rulue attacks with a frontal kick surging with lightning. Deals 12% damage, inflicts Paralysis.

Cross Counter > Great Cross Counter: Rulue reads an opponent’s incoming move before moving to intercept it with a parry. Afterwards, she’ll launch a powerful counterattack. Rulue must roll STR against the attack in order to determine its success. If her roll is equal or higher than the attack, she can counter the attack using a medium attack as a free action. If she rolls lower, she takes the brunt of the attack and wastes an action to recover. By inflicting a -1 penalty to one of her future dodge rolls, Rulue can perform a stronger counterattack that allows her to use a heavy attack as a free action. [3 turn cooldown]

Flashfire Kick: Rulue performs a powerful axe kick, her legs suddenly erupting into flames upon contact! Inflicts a special type of Burn that can stack its effects with another Burn. Stack only works once. 2 turn cooldown. [Medium STR attack, 16%]

Mental Focus: Rulue takes a moment to clear her mind and enter a state of heightened focus, becoming much calmer in the process. For 3 turns, Rulue deals +5 damage and takes -5 damage. 3 turn cooldown.

Solar Eruption: This weapon will thrust fear into your enemies hearts and penetrate even the thickest hide. It'll also really annoy your friends if you ever describe it to them as such. This bizarre weapon is somewhere between a sword, a whip, a flail and even a spear and can be used like any of them, though we advise against throwing it. Maybe just the pommel if you insist. When swung, the shaft extends wildly with the force of your swing, allowing unprecedented reach and disjointed attacks without ever technically leaving your hand as you strike foes with the fury of the sun. It also easily pierces most walls with its destructive power, leaving a clean hole in its wake. Can be used as a Strength or Dexterity attack at your discretion. This attack can be sustained at the cost of an extra action, causing it to deal 4% extra damage, deal double damage to bubble shields and ignore all forms of damage reduction except invincibility, as well as deal incredible knockback. 4 turn cooldown. Has a 50% chance to burn. [Heavy STR/DEX Attack, 26% damage]

The Legendary Terra Blade: A blade fit for heroes, forged from the bodies of the finest blades of light and darkness. It's ... horrible. Was this thing designed for Cloud Strife?! Anyone without a strength stat of 18 or above suffers an extra action penalty when using this monstrous blade. Attacking with this blade comes in two parts, consuming two actions. The first action consists of a [Heavy STR Attack, 24% damage] and has a 35% chance of inflicting the mortal wound status, however, it suffers a -2 accuracy penalty. The second is a [Light WIS Combo, 5% damage] 2 turn cooldown.

Limb Roar: Rulue attacks the opponent in a specific area of the body in a brutal manner, rendering it hard to use it properly. Inflicts Disabled on a stat of Rulue's choice. 2 turn cooldown [Light STR attack, 6%]

Rulue Impact: Rulue leaps into the air and braces herself as she divebombs the opponent, the attack finishing with a shockwave. This attack functions as a command grab ending with Rulue grappling the opponent, disabling the opponent's bubble shield, with Rulue's next attack being an auto-hit that breaks the grapple. Alternatively, she can use the next action to pin the opponent down, where everyone can hit the opponent and it requires 40% damage to break the grapple. 4 turn cooldown. [Heavy STR attack, 25% damage]


Final Smash (1)

Heaven-Rupturing Fist

Rulue puts everything she has in a single punch that causes the ground to break as a powerful gust of air comes out of the blow. Deals 60% damage under normal conditions, however if Rulue is under 25% of her total HP, this move deals 80% damage instead. If she's under the Unyielding Fighter effect, Rulue deals 100% damage at the cost of ending the buff prematurely and getting knocked out.

[Mari]

Looks good to me!