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Undersea Reincarnation - 2.12
🕑 Added 2024-09-25 11:41:08 +0000 UTC2.12 Came a long way
Henry set Blink as the cornerstone skill for Swiftness of the Trickster and turned his attention to Fury of the Trickster.
Should he take that one? Now that he was considering it… it wasn’t that bad. It was themed around fury, sure, but that wasn’t such a bad thing in a fight. As long as it wasn’t rage, which might overwhelm him. It wasn’t madness, either. Fury could still be calm and rational, and it would fit with offensive and defensive skills.
“I’ll put a pin in that for a second. Let’s see what kind of skills I’m working with first.”
Henry began going through his class skills and assigning them to their respective Aspects.
“Domain and Dispelling Bubble to Arcana. Those two could probably be fused as well. Unimpeded Arms and Amplified Impact to Arms? No… they would really fit with Fury. Lightning, too. Hmm.”
There were quite a few skills which could fit in there. Most offensive skills could.
“Next, Drakonic Strength. Perfect fit for Fury as well. Inner Furnace too, though that one could also fit in Vitality. Draining Touch to… Arms. It would also fit with Arcana, but that Aspect’s got enough on its plate. Sense Foe, Seeker’s Bounty and Find the Path… you guessed it. Arcana.”
There were still a few left, but half were perfect for Fury.
“Ah, screw it. Take my money. Or evolutionary points in this case.”
It took nearly a minute. He felt the deft touch of the system’s magic on his soul, gently nudging things this way and that. It was nothing as painful as the first time the Aspects had been created, but it still felt weird.
Aspect: Fury of the Trickster has been successfully created and attached.
Warning: Fury of the Trickster does not have a cornerstone skill.
“Can I still move things around… Yeah. Great. I’ll do that first, then I’ll decide which skill I’ll make into a cornerstone.”
Next, Henry moved everything strongly related to fighting within the Aspect. Even a couple of skills like Razor Tentacle and Trickster’s Resilience. When it was done, it looked like this.
Fury of the Trickster (E) - Level 1
<No cornerstone set>
Drakonic Strength (E)
Accelerated Strike (E)
Cavitational Impact (D)
Lightning Discharge (D)
Trickster’s Resilience (D)
Inner Furnace (F)
Unimpeded Arms (E)
Amplified Impact (E)
Razor Tentacle (D)
Tentacle Whip (D)
Krakenbane’s Wrath (D)
Reinforced Skin (E)
“Damn.”
He’d been tempted to move Venom Production and Arcane Arm as well, but the former was still a good fit for Hunger, while the latter was… more utility-based at the moment. Next, he looked for possible combinations; thankfully, the Aspect Workshop made that trivial.
Accelerated Strike, Amplified Impact, Unimpeded Arms, Cavitational Impact, Razor Tentacle, Tentacle Whip are compatible. Spend 1 Evolutionary point to merge?
Trickster’s Resilience, Inner Furnace, Reinforced Skin, Drakonic Strength are compatible. Spend 1 Evolutionary point to merge?
Henry agreed to both. When the uncomfortable process was over, he found it to be worth every little discomfort. He quickly pulled up the skill descriptions, and after reading through them, he knew what had to be the cornerstone.
“Evershifting. It just speaks to me.”
Evershifting Strike (D):
Active: Whenever you strike, you can apply one or many of the following effects independently. Strike: [Whipping][Accelerated][Unimpeded] Impact:[Cutting][Heavy][Cavitational]
Trickster’s Fortitude (D):
Passive: Enhance resistances to: Toxin, Heat, Mana Drain
Active: Consume a small amount of mana to reinforce your flesh and increase your strength. Create a thin magic film to reduce water friction and to disperse incoming physical attacks.
“Good. Very good. I wish I could examine it in detail. I think it might be one of my most complex skills yet.”
The merge still left a couple of skills outside, but that was alright. Lightning Dischage might be compatible with Draining Touch for some sort of touch-based offensive skill. When Henry tried to move Draining Touch once more, he got a warning message about the risk of destabilizing the skill, so he refrained for now.
Lastly, he took in the description of Krakenbane’s Wrath.
Henry eyed the text for a few seconds, then turned his attention to one of the new menus he had access to. “Might be a candidate for experimentation… but not right now. It’s too good of a skill to risk damaging. I’ll have to find some Skills I don’t care about to experiment on. Learn how to disassemble and reassemble skills first. Then I can modify Krakenbane’s Wrath for something more generalized. Something that doesn’t only work on krakens.”
Henry nodded to himself. That would be a good future challenge, but for now it was time to get through his notifications. At least those for Aspects levels, considering most of his class skills just got moved.
Hunger of the Trickster (D): Level 5 -> Level 6
Shiftiness of the Trickster (D): Level 7 -> Level 9
Misdirection of the Trickster (D): Level 3 -> Level 5
Arms of the Trickster (D): Level 1 -> Level 4
Arcana of the Trickster (E): Level 9 -> Level 10
Vitality of the Trickster (E): Level 9 -> Level 10
“Two are ready to evolve. Shiftiness, Misdirection, and Arms leveled pretty well, too. They all had a good workout recently, with all the camouflaging and blood clones and whatnot. Krakenbane’s Wrath got nothing because I’ve fought no krakens these last couple of days. Good haul overall. Now, do I upgrade those two first, or do I fuse stuff first?”
Henry hummed as he considered the advantages, then decided to fuse things first. If he fused an ability with a cornerstone skill, the skill might get even better when it evolved. Plus, he wanted to get done with the cleanup process faster.
“Alright. Now, more fusions.”
Accelerated Venom Production, Bite of the Trickster are compatible. Spend 1 Evolutionary point to merge?
Faint Presence, Mimicking Arms are compatible. Spend 1 Evolutionary point to merge?
Seeker’s Bounty, Find the Path, Sense Foe, Blood Trail are compatible. Spend 1 Evolutionary point to merge?
Domain, Dispelling Bubble are compatible. Spend 1 Evolutionary point to merge?
Henry paid for all, and once more waited for the transformative effect to finish before he pulled up the new skill descriptions. For Venom, he just loaded the description of the passive of Bite.
Bite of the Trickster - Venom Production:
Your salivary glands can now produce venoms after sufficient exposure. Production can be accelerated through channeling mana to the glands.
Available venoms: Numbing of the Pufferfish, Spasmodic of the Sea Serpent, Tranquilizing of the Mesmer Eel, Anticoagulant of the Sea Drake, Agonizing of the Lionfish.
Mimicking Arms - Passives:
Faint Presence: When camouflaging, your mana and mental presence will be muffled.
Trickster’s Pathfinding (E):
Passives:
Blood Trail: When a being is injured within range, a glowing trail can be displayed toward them.
Sense Foe: Sense the presence of your foes. Foe signatures: krakens.
Seeker’s Bounty: You have a chance of sensing targets you deem valuable within a certain range.
Actives:
Find the path: While focusing on a destination, activating this skill has a chance to point you toward your desired destination.
Trickster’s Domain (E):
Actives
Wide Reach: Trigger an ability that requires touch within your domain.
Dispelling Pulse: Create a pulse of magic that disrupts skills within your domain.
Henry sighed. This stuff was tiring to get through, but it was always best to have your work station clean, and his skills and Aspects were the workstation in this scenario. “That should be it. Only thing left is a bunch of upgrading… which should also be pretty quick. Too bad I’m going to eat into the tokens I’ve been saving up for Partial Shapeshift and Flowing Form.”
Henry paid for the Aspects upgrade and actually took a moment to both enjoy the sensation and observe it. When it was done, he loaded the new and improved cornerstones.
Arcane Regeneration
Passive [43 Charges]: Recover from injuries and ailments faster. While meditating, health and mana recovery are sped up further. Continuously form charges of health and mana to be used at a later time.
F-Rank: Spend mana to restore your health and recover from ailments.
E-Rank: Spend a larger amount of mana for a significant burst of regeneration.
D-Rank: You can apply your regeneration on other beings through touch.
Summon Illusions
F-Rank: Summon an illusion within 50 feet of yourself.
E-Rank: Illusionary sounds and smells can be produced.
D-Rank: Illusions can be cast in an area with a trigger, only taking effect when the chosen trigger occurs.
“Alright. I’m done. Jeez, that took a minute. But everything’s pretty amazing so far. I can now heal others. I can create programmable illusions and So. Much. More. Alright. Final recap, look at my stats and… Holy crap. When did I get to 70 in Constitution?!”
Henry chuckled inwardly as he took in his stats. He still had eight points to assign, too! And Strength had passed the fifty threshold as well.
As he looked over his new stat page, he felt good. “I came a long way from the little octopus I used to be.”
Name: Henry Dubois
Species: Trickster Kraken - Reincarnated Intelligence (C)
Class: Watchful Guardian (C) - Level 1
Consumption Tokens: 14.8 C
Evolutionary Points: 11
Strength: 52
Constitution: 70
Spirit: 59
Perception: 34
Dexterity: 35
Unassigned: 8
Hunger of the Trickster (D) - Level 6
Bite of the Trickster
Maw of the Trickster (D)(125m3)
Voracious Grip (D)
Shiftiness of the Trickster (D) - Level 9
Mimicking Arms
Alter Physique (D) (6300Kg)
Shapeshift Arm (D)
Misdirection of the Trickster (D) - Level 5
Inkjet
Scouting Clone (D)
Blood Clone (D)
Arms of the Trickster (D) - Level 4
Assistance of the Octominds
Arcane Arm (E)
Draining Touch (E)
Arcana of the Trickster (D) - Level 1
Summon Illusions
Mind Weaver's Tongue (E)
Mana Nexus (E)
Telekinesis (D)
Identify (E)
Trickster’s Domain (E):
Trickster’s Pathfinding (E):
Vitality of the Trickster (D) - Level 1
Arcane Regeneration
Trickster’s Resilience (D)
Swiftness of the Trickster (E) - Level 1
Blink
Riptide Rush
Fury of the Trickster (E) - Level 1
Evershifting Strike
Trickster’s Fortitude
Lightning Discharge
Krakenbane’s Wrath
Class skills
None
Comments
Ekko
Love how the interface evolves with Henry And becomes more personalised. Also fusing the stuff makes sense in the story and for writing. Too many skills just make the Status a List of Stuff that feels kinda useless
