Shattered Reality

Alfonse Adair wrote:

DREAMS & NIGHTMARES

Unique Abilities:

> (D) Dream catcher: As an ability that allows Shattered Reality to function and grow, Dream-catcher is extremely important. Dream-catcher not only gives Alfonse the ability to completely memorise his own dreams, but also see and store those of others. This is achieved by interlocking hands with a person, followed up by both participants closing their eyes. Alfonse can then rapidly see through the parts of dreams they’ve personally remembered, instantly storing them in his own mind. Dream-catcher can also be used on a sleeping target, allowing him to see every single dream they’ve ever had. Catching the dreams of a sleeping person is thus much more valuable, however does take more energy to do. Overusing this ability will cause for heavy headaches, dizziness and could even lead to Alfonse passing out. (Requires permission to be used on other characters)

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> (D) Two-faced: Shattered Reality turned his aura into a total mess, though luckily one that isn’t generally visible considering it takes special abilities to see someone’s aura. This unique ability causes Alfonse’s aura to completely change depending on the type of spells he recently used. The use of a dream-based spell shifts his aura into “dream phase”, a colourful display of mostly blue and purple, while nightmare-based spells turn it into a collection of dark blue and black. There is also a neutral state, in which both combinations of colours are displayed.

Alfonse starts every thread in his neutral state. Using a dream ability will cause him to go into dream phase, increasing the effectiveness of healing/buffing spells by 20%. Using a nightmare-based spell when in his neutral state will cause Alfonse to enter nightmare phase, causing damaging abilities to deal 20% bonus damage. Using an ability of the opposite type (example: being in dream phase and using a nightmare-based spell) will cause the aura to return to the neutral state. Only spells belonging to the phase will be affected, thus dream-based damaging spells won’t react to the 15% damage boost granted by nightmare phase.

This might have alluded you but you put two different percents for the damage buff, so just make it clear as to which is the actual buff percentage

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> (D) Defying Reality: An ability that grants Alfonse increased speed and mobility by recalling the many dreams in which he was much more nimble than in real life. The buff will boost his speed by 25%, increasing with 5% every rank. Defying Reality consumes 1 MP every active turn, and can be toggled on or off whenever Alfonse wants to.

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Alfonse Adair wrote:

SHATTERED REALITY

Primary Magic: Shattered Reality
Secondary Magic: /
Caster or Holder: Caster
Description:
Dreams, a collection of images, emotions, ideas and sensations that we experience while sleeping. The beautiful or terrifying scenarios involuntarily taking place within our minds allow for ourselves to create the most sensational images we’ll ever see. Sadly (or luckily), dreams are simply imagination at its peak. In no way is it reality, and in no way can it interfere. Shattered Reality defies this boundary between two worlds, allowing for our own dreams or nightmares to be temporarily granted existence in the real world.

Shattered Reality users have the ability to collect and clearly memorise the dreams of others and themselves. These dreams can then be temporarily turned into reality to allow for several various effects depending on what kind of image it is and what emotions are tied to it.

Due to the variety in dreams and each experience being unique, Shattered Reality allows for a lot of different effects. This let’s Shattered Reality users actively switch between offensive, defensive and supportive spells to take care of any situation thrown at them.
Shattered Reality is pretty much divided into two parts; Good Dreams and Nightmares. Dreams are often light-based and excel at supportive/defensive capabilities. They also specialize in crowd control effects to keep enemies away without doing too much harm. The dream side of Shattered Reality should not be underestimated though, considering that it’s definitely possible to dish out a lot of damage if making use of the right dreams. The nightmare side, however, just happens to be much better at doing so. Nightmares often follow a high risk/high reward construction, in which the user is forced to put oneself at a disadvantage to deal heavy damage or to create painful debuffs. Nightmares also have a negative impact on the mages mental and physical health, which is why those who specialize in the nightmare side of Shattered Reality are often affiliated with dark organizations.

Some spells do not fit into either category, as they in some way are capable of using both. This, however, isn’t very common.

Alfonse specializes in the good side of Shattered Reality, using dreams to keep his enemies at a good distance while making sure he and his allies survive. Crowd Control and Support are thus the most important to him, but he is still capable of dealing a bit of damage if necessary.

Aside from being a very powerful type of magic in the right hands, Shattered Reality is also said to be visually beautiful. The texture of the abilities is comparable with that of a galaxy, colourful and mystical. The exception to this is basically every nightmare-based ability, as they tend to be very dark and bland.

Strengths
> Versatility: He can use any dream he has ever witnessed, which obviously allows for great versatility on the battlefield.
> Supportive: Both good dreams and (in rare cases) bad dreams can be used to buff and heal allies, allowing for Shattered Reality to be used in a supportive manner.
> Friends on the other side: Though not the main focus of Shattered Reality, it can be used to temporarily grant life to good or bad characters that can aid Alfonse on the battlefield in various ways.
> Crowd Control: Knock-backs, Slows, Stuns, Blinds and so on, Shattered Reality allows for a lot of debuff effects that can turn the tide of battle.
> Solid Defence: Alfonse can utilize Shattered Reality to protect himself and allies via barriers and a couple other tools.

Weaknesses:
> Self-immobilizing: Some abilities require Alfonse to stand still or slow him down heavily, which can give the enemy a large advantage. Overusing Shattered Reality can also make him feel extremely tired up to the point of just making him fall asleep.
> Self-damaging: Through the use of Nightmare based spells, Alfonse can sometimes accidentally hurt himself or his teammates considering it's quite dangerous to use the darker abilities.
> Lacking: Due to Shattered Reality not having a main purpose and instead is very versatile, it does not exceed in any particular area. This could potentially cause for a disadvantage.
> Reliant: Being capable of turning every dream into reality is great, but it does make Shattered Reality very reliant on collecting and having usable dreams (which isn’t the easiest thing to do). Otherwise it's pretty much useless.
> Personal Focus: The damaging side of Shattered Reality is mostly found on the nightmare side, an area that Alfonse doesn't particularly expertise in. Due to him focusing on the good dreams, Alfonse's version of Shattered Reality lacks high damage when compared to other types of magic.
> Mentally harsh: Overuse of nightmares can cause for stress and drastic negative changes on one's own way of thinking (Could make someone more pessimistic or aggressive etc). It also causes for a higher frequency of nightmares, which is definitely not enjoyable.

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Nature's Blessings:

Alfonse Adair wrote:

DREAMS & NIGHTMARES

Unique Abilities:

> (D) Dream catcher: As an ability that allows Shattered Reality to function and grow, Dream-catcher is extremely important. Dream-catcher not only gives Alfonse the ability to completely memorize his own dreams, but also see and store those of others. This is achieved by interlocking hands with a person, followed up by both participants closing their eyes. Alfonse can then rapidly see through the parts of dreams they’ve personally remembered, instantly storing them in his own mind. Dream-catcher can also be used on a sleeping target, allowing him to see every single dream they’ve ever had. Catching the dreams of a sleeping person is thus much more valuable, however does take more energy to do. Overusing this ability will cause for heavy headaches, dizziness and could even lead to Alfonse passing out. (Requires permission to be used on other characters)

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> (D) Two-faced: Shattered Reality turned his aura into a total mess, though luckily one that isn’t generally visible considering it takes special abilities to see someone’s aura. This unique ability causes Alfonse’s aura to completely change depending on the type of spells he recently used. The use of a dream-based spell shifts his aura into “dream phase”, a colourful display of mostly blue and purple, while nightmare-based spells turn it into a collection of dark blue and black. There is also a neutral state, in which both combinations of colours are displayed.

Alfonse starts every thread in his neutral state. Using a dream ability will cause him to go into dream phase, increasing the effectiveness of healing/buffing spells by 20%. Using a nightmare-based spell when in his neutral state will cause Alfonse to enter nightmare phase, causing damaging abilities to deal 20% bonus damage. Using an ability of the opposite type (example: being in dream phase and using a nightmare-based spell) will cause the aura to return to the neutral state. Only spells belonging to the phase will be affected, thus dream-based damaging spells won’t react to the 20% damage boost granted by nightmare phase.

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> (D) Defying Reality: An ability that grants Alfonse increased speed and mobility by recalling the many dreams in which he was much more nimble than in real life. The buff will boost his speed by 25%, increasing with 5% every rank. Defying Reality consumes 1 MP every active turn, and can be toggled on or off whenever Alfonse wants to.

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