Patch 1.2b

TOVA’S “SLOWPOKE” REWRITE
Patch 1.2b

THE STAFF AND RULES OF BLEACH GOTEI
-All staff ranks have been redefined for clarity
-Each department has been redefined with vast amounts of irrelevant text cut away
-A slim, light-weight code of conduct has been created

THE WORLD OF BLEACH GOTEI
-This is one of the few threads not completely rewritten, instead touched up and made more modern due to the already recent nature of its creation
-A note about Hell has been added: proceed with caution
-References to Royals have been updated to Transcendents

HOW TO JOIN BLEACH GOTEI
-Brand new, a two stage guide to joining Bleach Gotei
-Based on Mitsutaka’s How to Make an Application Guide, an expanded Applications Process section
-A simple, straight forward section on the creation of your character mechanics and the required template for such

BASIC MECHANICS
-The basic facts and functions of our mechanics system, original designed by Kyousuke Tsukimiya and largely rewritten by Tova Diabló
-A full list of standardized mechanical effects, taboo effects, and banned effects with simple examples of each
-Wounds have been patched over, officially declaring that two wounds of the same rank are roughly equivalent to one wound of the next higher rank
-Base Stat Cap has changed to scale extremely simply based on Reiatsu
-Absolute Cap has been raised for most character classes
-Minor tweaks have been made to many Mechanical Effects, please read carefully

ADVANCED MECHANICS AND COMBAT
-A detailed guide to more advanced features of Bleach Gotei and combat
-Touched up ranges and movement in combat; you can now mix other actions (such as dodging or even striking) into movement actions
-Invasions has been patched over and largely untouched
-A full example fight, complete with basic character sheets, has been created simply to demonstrate the proper flow of combat and basic judgment calls necessary by players therein
-Character Expiration, being Character Death and Retirement, has been added and updated

WRITING GUIDE
-Mitsutaka’s Guide to Writing Well has been patched over and largely untouched

SHINIGAMI & VAIZARD
-Consolidated all information on Shinigami, courtesy of Kyousuke Tsukimiya
-The Sōkatsui and Hainawa spells have been tweaked to be priced at half the usual rate

HOLLOW & ARRANCAR
-Consolidated all information on Hollows and Arrancar
-Cero and Bala has been updated, Cero has been adjusted and Bala Barrage and Bala Sniper have been entirely reworked
-Regeneration has been tweaked, allowing for payment of Stamina to escape Combat Action requirement. Only a single action is ever required to regenerate, except in cases of Fatal Wounds.

MORTAL
-Consolidated all information on Mortals

QUINCY
-Consolidated all information on Quincy
-Gintō has seen some alterations, see below

Gintō
Gintō is Quincy spellcasting, based on an elaborate application of Reishi channeled through small silver tubes. Due to its versatility, Gintō sees widespread use for not only directly damaging the Quincy's foes, but also for impeding them or even aiding the Quincy or their allies.

Each Silver Tube used to supplement Stamina in a Gintō spell is worth 2 Stamina.

• Beginner: 4 Silver Tubes available. One tube may be refilled for one action.
• Basic: One tube is passively refilled per round.
• Intermediate: 8 Silver Tubes available.
• Advanced: Two tubes may be refilled for one action.
• Master: 16 Silver Tubes available.
• Grandmaster: Each Silver Tube is worth 3 Stamina. If the same number of Gintō tubes as before is used to supplement the full cost an additional Grandmaster benefit is unlocked specific to the spell.

Heizen
8 Stamina, Single Action
Launches an attack at an opponent, operating at +40 Spirit. Against Hollow Breeds (Hollows, Arrancar, Masked Vaizards), Heizen operates at +60 Spirit. The first value gains +20 and the second gains +30 when cast with only tubes at Grandmaster.

Gritz
6 Stamina, Single Action
Attempts to bind an opponent, operating at +30 Spirit. Operates at +45 Spirit when cast with only tubes at Grandmaster.

Wolke
8 Stamina, Single Action
Debuffs an incoming attack by 40 of its primary stat. Debuffs by 60 when cast with only tubes at Grandmaster.

Sprenger
10 Stamina, 5 Seele Schneider, Double Action. Requires Master Gintō and Master Seele Schneider.
Throws all five Seele Schneider at an opponent at Strength using an action, attempting to surround them. If successful, escape from the Schneider is impossible for one action. Once set, the Seele Schneider are used as conduits to ignite an explosion using an action, operating at +80 Spirit Power. This explosion cannot be dodged and blocking requires some form of full-body shield or similar. Power may exceed all caps. When cast with only tubes at Grandmaster, increase the value to +120 Spirit Power.

TRANSCENDENTALS & ASCENDANTS
-Consolidated all information on Transcendentals
-Consolidated all information on Ascendants in the same thread as Transcendentals

MISC. NOTES
-Tides of War has been removed
-Objective Threads have been removed; currently active Objective Threads will still be eligible for reward

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