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| Retribución And El Guantelete De Ramiel; Lazarus' new toys | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 12 2008, 02:08 AM (93 Views) | |
| Zolomon Bathory | Apr 12 2008, 02:08 AM Post #1 |
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Retribución: After his battle with Zolomon, Lazarus realized a great weakness of the Reconquista and, upon returning to the Icarus Base, the scientists proceeded immediately solve the problem at hand, and they have, being the geniuses they are, succeeded. The Retribución are twin pistols much like the Reconquista. In fact, they are the Reconquista that have been fused with technology copied from Ramiel's Gauntlet and made further effective by various tweaks and tuning, following extensive testing. What was the result? Two pistols with virtually unlimited ammunition, as they function by condensing Lazarus' spiritual energy into bullets, firing them with no less force than a real one. The great damage Ghasts receive from his faith-infused spirit, as well as their surprisingly economical drain make the Retribución a vast improvement over the excellent Reconquista. Visually they haven't changed much, still being seemingly over sized pistols of a tarnished white material (the nigh-unbreakable white orichalcum) with a cross on the handle, a protective prayer just above it and the words 'I walk amongst the living' on one, and 'Jesus Christ is in heaven' on the length of other barrel. To effectively replace the Sacreds, Holies and Divines, the Retribución have 3 firing modes: pistol (though the speed at which Lazarus fires makes it resemble more of a SMG at times), shotgun (to clear out a large amassing of relatively weak foes) and cannon (for those hard-to-kill bastards). Though the shotgun and cannon modes do take an proportionately longer while of charge to fire, their effectiveness more than makes up for that. Guantelete de Ramiel: Realizing the weakness of the Reconquista was not all that Lazarus learned in his fateful, some might say destined fight with the Artificial Sanguine, it was also his inferiority against an active offense when fighting alone, and his inability to fight efficiently when the Reconquista had been made ineffective. To compensate, he has requested access to an old artifact long held in the depths of the Anglican scientific laboratories, seeing the light of day for the first time in centuries. Guantelete de Ramiel, also known as Ramiel's Gauntlet is a piece of protective attire made of thin plates of the white orichalcum familiar to Lazarus that covers the entirety of his left arm. On the shoulder there is a small triangular shield with an ancient crest, the origin of which is as-of-yet-unknown. It is very comfortable and fits quite well, and yet it provides most excellent protection, but that is only a secondary function. The Gauntlet's true power lies in its ability to take its wielder's spiritual energy and make it take shape. The shape the spiritual energy takes is a white arm (visible to anyone, not just Espers and Ghasts and other spiritually attuned beings) known as la Arma de Ramiel, which begins at Lazarus' left shoulder much like his own, and it acts just like it as well. What makes it special is that it, unlike Lazarus' real left arm, has the strength of his telekinesis, not physical body, which, after his training in the Room of Subjugation and with the Crown of Thorns, has increased vastly, allowing him to achieve superhuman feats with what seems to be his own arm. Furthermore, its size can change according to its wielder's will, increasing his possible reach to up to seven feet, though anything more than that is currently impossible. He can alter the density of this astral arm freely, often using it to shield himself from damage when its size has been increased. It does require energy, of course, and Lazarus can produce and actively use Ramiel's Arm no more than 1.5 hours per day. Overall, the Guantelete de Ramiel is a powerful weapon indeed, one its owner would do best to make good use of. Tried not to over-power them, but if you have any qualms, I'll do my best to submit. |
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| Hatsu | Apr 12 2008, 09:23 AM Post #2 |
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When you say that the Guantelete de Ramiel can alter astral density to become a shield, does size directly affect how dense it can become, and vice versa? Also, what is its stopping power of various common weapons? How far will the tip of a sword penetrate? How deep will a bullet travel? Just simple logistical questions, but overall very well done. ^__^ Does Angin have any comments? |
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| Zolomon Bathory | Apr 12 2008, 01:46 PM Post #3 |
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Sorry, forgot to mention that. The size and density ratios are independent of each other, it's simply that a large, dense arm requires more of an effort on Lazarus' part than a small, dense one or a large, less dense one. Currently at maximum density he can stop most bullets when they've entered Ramiel's Arm, though they would by no means bounce off. Swords, blades are trickier. It all depends on the force of the swing as well as any special properties of the weapon used, though mostly it can be used to effectively guard against melee attacks as well. Most slashes would be stopped mid-way through, much like bullets, while stabs could probably go in up to the handle if it's a good stab. That's about what I imagined. |
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| Hatsu | Apr 12 2008, 10:03 PM Post #4 |
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ACCEPTED Please remove the Reconquistas from your profile, and edit these artifacts in. |
Hatsu | Mitsuki | Elija![]() Jimmy_\o/_: ... at some point this stopped being RPs and started being sandwich sex | |
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