
Through the death of someone dear to your heart, you’ve gained unimaginable power. Now, you can shape that power into a weapon: a construct, one that can tower over your enemies and protect you from all harm. This is the projection of your emotion, your loss, your torment. This is the inner warrior within you brought forth. This… is your ultimate weapon.
- Racial Requirement: Any Race
- Transformation Type: Enhancement Power
- Prerequisite(s): Kaleidoscope Eye
- Stress Test Requirement: 6
- Tier of Power Requirement. 3+
- Aspects: Graded, Growth (LV*), Draining (LV*), Exhausting
| AG | FO | TE | SC | IN | MA | PE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | * | * | – | – | * | – |
Form of the Warrior: You’re able to manifest a warrior of pure energy, using it to bolster your defenses and enhance your offense.
-[Automatic/Transform, Resource]: Upon entering this Transformation, gain an amount of Spectral Armor Points (SAP) equal to 1/4 (rounded up) of your Maximum Life Points. The amount of SAP you gain through this effect is your Maximum amount of SAP while in this Transformation. If you received Damage from an Attacking Maneuver that is not a Called Shot, reduce your SAP instead of your Life Points. If you receive an amount of Damage that exceeds your remaining SAP, reduce your Life Points by the excess.
-[Automatic]: If your SAP is reduced to 0, immediately exit this Transformation.
-[Passive]: Increase the amount of SAP you gain from the first effect of Form of the Warrior by 10(T) for each stack of Depth of Emotion you possess after the third.
-[Passive]: If this Transformation is not used in conjunction with another Transformation that has the Growth Aspect, your Size Category is treated as your base Size Category for the effects of Punching Up, Tiny Target, and for deciding the modification to your Defense Value from your Size.
-[Graded]: Warrior Projection has 5 Grades. Each Grade:
- Each Grade after the first increases the Stress Test Requirement by 2.
- Sets the Attribute Modifier Bonus (FO/TE/MA) of Warrior Projection to the amount listed on the Grades table.
- Sets the level of the Growth Aspect to the amount listed on the Grades table.
- Sets the level of the Draining Aspect to the amount listed on the Grades table.
- Has their own required number of Depth of Emotion stacks.
| Grades | AMB | Growth Level | Draining Level | Depth of Emotion Stacks Required |
| 1 (Ribcage) | 1(T) | Growth (LV1) | Draining (LV1) | 3+ |
| 2 (Skeletal) | 1(T)+1 | Growth (LV2) | Draining (LV2) | 3+ |
| 3 (Humanoid) | 1(T)+2 | Growth (LV2) | Draining (LV2) | 3+ |
| 4 (Armored) | 2(T) | Growth (LV2) | Draining (LV3) | 4+ |
| 5 (Complete Body) | 3(T) | Growth (LV3) | Draining (LV4) | 5 |
Spectral Weapons: Your projected warrior is a capable weapon master, creating its weapons out of the same energy it’s made from.
-[Ruling]: Weapons granted through the effects of Spectral Weapons are known as your Projected Weapons. Ignore the Weapon Penalty of any Projected Weapons.
-[Passive]: While in a Grade of 3 or higher, you gain access to the Magatama Signature Technique.
-[2/Round]: As an Instant Maneuver, you may spend 4(T) Ki Points to create and wield a Projected Weapon. That Projected Weapon is destroyed if you leave this Transformation.
-[Permanent, Passive]: Upon obtaining your 4th stack of Depth of Emotion, or upon obtaining this Transformation while possessing 4+ stacks of Depth of Emotion, create a Weapon with 3 Qualities (including 1 Special Quality with ARC permission). This Weapon also possesses the Giant Weapon Quality and cannot be created through the third effect of Spectral Weapons or wielded except while in a Grade of 3 or higher. If you would enter a lower Grade of this Transformation than 3, any copies of this Weapon are instantly destroyed.
-[Permanent, Passive]: Upon obtaining your 4th stack of Depth of Emotion, or upon obtaining this Transformation while possessing 4+ stacks of Depth of Emotion, you gain access to the Perfect Katana Weapon (detailed below). You cannot create the Perfect Katana through the third effect of Spectral Weapons or wield it except while in the 5th Grade of Warrior Projection. If you enter a lower Grade, destroy any Perfect Katanas you have created.
Magatama
Magatama – Super Signature
A number of Magatama, connected by a chain of energy. A cheap and reliable attack, with a potent effect.
- Foundation: Energy (Sphere)
- Advantages: Accurate (2), Power Shot (2), Efficiency (2), Homing (1), Big Bang
- Disadvantages: N/A
- Ki Point Cost: 4(T)
- Technique Point Cost: N/A
Perfect Katana
Perfect Katana
- Category: Slashing
- Size: Standard
- Qualities: Quick Draw, Variable (Big), Artisan, Extending, Giant Weapon, Dimension Blade
Spectral Armor: Due to the fact your projected warrior being made of energy, you can use it to shield your allies from harm.
-[Passive]: You may allow Allies to enter Squares that you occupy.
-[Triggered]: If an Ally is hit by an Attacking Maneuver that was not a Called Shot while in a Square that you occupy, you may choose to be hit by that Attacking Maneuver instead. If that Attacking Maneuver was an AoE, you may be hit by that Attacking Maneuver multiple times (apply each instance of Damage separately).
-[Triggered]: If you are hit by an Attacking Maneuver, you may spend up to G(T) Ki Points to increase your Damage Reduction by an equal amount.
-[1/Encounter]: As an Instant Maneuver, target an Ally who is occupying a Square that you also occupy and is of the same Size Category as you. Enter the Clad State with that Character as your Partner.
-[Triggered/Start of Combat Round, Triggered/Start of Turn]: You may spend up to 2G(T) Ki Points to gain an equal amount of SAP.
Clad State
-[Ruling]: Upon entering this State, you gain a Partner. A Partner is an Ally that was selected through the 4th effect of Spectral Armor. If you or your Partner undergo any form of movement, you both move the same amount. If, for any reason, you and your Partner are not occupying the same Squares, exit this State.
-[Automatic]: If your Partner is Defeated or changes their Size Category so it does not match yours, immediately leave this State.
-[Passive]: Apply the Attribute Modifier Bonus from Warrior Projection to your Partner.
-[Triggered]: If either you or your Partner is hit by an Attacking Maneuver, when calculating Damage, you may instead use the greater Soak Value between the two of you.
-[Triggered]: If either you or your Partner hit an Opponent with an Attacking Maneuver, when calculating Damage you may instead use the greater Force or Magic (whichever is applicable) Attribute between the two of you.
-[Triggered]: If you create a Projected Weapon, your Partner may instead wield that Weapon while you are in the Clad State. They do not suffer a Weapon Penalty from using that Weapon. This Projected Weapon is destroyed if you exit the Clad State for any reason.
Burst Limit
Perfect Armor: Bolstering the armor of your projected warrior, you protect yourself or allies from further damage.
-[Triggered/Transform]: Until the end of your next turn, increase your Damage Reduction by G(T), and each time you are hit by an Attacking Maneuver and receive Damage, regain G(T) SAP after that Attacking Maneuver is concluded.