Approved Tech Alchemic Phond Crystal - VERSION 2

[PERSENUS]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: Creation of a new power saber crystal for Persenus - a replacement for his "Failed" one.
• Image Source: None
• Permissions: None
• Primary Source: Phond

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Persenus
• Affiliation: Persenus
• Model: Not Applicable
• Modularity: No
• Production: Unique
• Material: Phond Crystal altered and enhanced through Sith Alchemy

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Crystal
• Weight: Weightless
• Color: Red
• Resistances:
  • Energy (And other Blaster type weapons): None
  • Kinetic: Extreme
  • Lightsabers: Extreme
  • Sonic: Low
  • Acids: Average
  • ION/EMP: None
  • Elemental: Very High

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Similarly to Sith Swords, it enhances the power of the Force within the Sith who wields it.
• Makes the blade burn more fiercely.

STRENGTHS

• It enhances his power with the Dark Side of the Force in a similar vein to Sith Swords.
• Has the potential to make more grievous wounds than normal lightsaber beams.

WEAKNESSES

• When in use, it can start to siphon the health of the user and can put them on hard mental and physical edges after its use. Overuse during one encounter can lead to quicker physical and mental exhaustion, and over time it may lead to the quickening of ill-health, reduction of lifespan, and other associated problems.

DESCRIPTION

Sith Alchemy was a skill taught to Persenus to great lengths, though he often did not make much use of its teachings due to his greater interest in the art of combat and death. He had no desire to toy around with the genetics of beasts and create trinkets, but now that he is older and low on materials, he needs the most of what he can get. He created an Alchemically Enhanced Phond crystal for his saber. The Phond Crystal, obviously, was stolen off of a trader on Tatooine, and he had spent the last few months working out the ritual to enhance it while on the run. He would've finished it in weeks if he had a station and proper time, but time was always scarce on his path in life.​

He had wasted one crystal, trying to enhance the sheer power exerted by the Phond, but the Crystal, upon channelling, shattered due to the energy. Instead, he took a more conventional approach.

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[Krass Wyms]

Under Review

 

[Krass Wyms]

PERSENUS

Like all Phond Crystals, it allow the blade of the saber to exert more physical force. This allows it a measure of superiority in binds.

This crystal produced a fiercely burning lightsaber beam.

Where are the sources for it makign the blade more physical. Burning more fiercely would make its cutting power improved not allow it to strike harder.

Similarly to Sith Swords, it enhances the power of the Force within the Sith who wields it.

What abilities in the force is it enhancing.

It offers an edge in melee combat, making his strikes effectively 30%-50% stronger. The physical energy that is expelled allows him to break the guards of his opponents and dispatch Lightsaber resistant material.

It enhances his power with the Force in a similar vein to Sith Swords.

When the Lightsaber is activated and the beam is being channeled through the crystal, this will emit a distinct presence in the Force that can easily be sensed from a distance by anyone attuned. This is rather problematic given Persenus is on the run, escaping Sith clutches, and this may lead them back to him.

Again you are pushing for near automatic guard breaking and force enhancement with barely a weakness. Being able to be sensed more clearly is not a weakness unless it is for something trying to be stealthy.

This will need balancing with 2 substantial weaknesses per each strength. If you add additional strengths then that will also require two weaknesses for each additional you create on it.

 

[PERSENUS]

So, the physical energy thing is an interpretation of the crystal dealing Physical Damage rather than Energy Damage like all of the other Crystals that makes the blade burn more brightly in KoToR.

Dark Side Stuff, I guess. I think its just a general increase, or it specifically targets the Dark Side. Ehh, I'll just make it Dark Side in an edit.

Also, the increase in strength wouldn't result in automatic guard breaking. While Persenus is already quite physically strong, having an increase in that manner would not automatically cause guard breaks.

I will edit in tomorrow when I have free time.

 

[PERSENUS]

Edited

 

[Krass Wyms]

PERSENUS

First, I asked for to balance out the enhanced power of the blade and darkside two weaknesses per strength and there is only 3/4. If you had removed a strength then it would be fine but you didn't and you didn't do as asked. While judges can be flexible this is not pick and choose what you want to do and don't want to do.

The 1-6 physical damage is a game effect that largely distinguishes the crystal from any of the others in the game. Video game effects like gungan crystals making bubbles, sonic damage from blades, spewing lava are not put in. If you are trying to alter the proprieties of the blade like one can do to deflect a paddle beamer then it would have big drawbacks. Modulating the blade to reflect a paddle beamer made it unable to handle blaster bolts.

 

[PERSENUS]

Edited

 

[Krass Wyms]

PERSENUS

Approved