Zayusa Ritsuko's Demon Weapon, Aoide [Finished, ready for review]

Demon Weapon's Name: Aoide

Demon's Arcana: The Hermit

Spoiler:

Demon Weapon Appearance: An Epiphone-brand Elitist Coronet electric guitar. This guitar features a classic, rounded, rock-a-billy look to it straight from the 50's with a Gibson Soapbar for a unique sound. The laquer is impermeable to scratches and nicks, the light blue smoky color reflecting the inner void of the soul... Bashes heads in just as good as any other blunt object, albeit with a much more satisfying "twang" to it.

Demon Weapon Personality: Her personality is subdued, but naturally mystical, insightful, and curious, especially in matters of the arts. She's more the type to ask questions than answer them, but the right kind of questions that lead to answers more often than not. Oddly calm and contemplative, Aoide finds beauty and meaning in all things, acting as a counterbalance to Ritsuko's inherent nature to write them off. Most commonly Aoide will express herself in desires or emotions across her host, only communicating in words and ideas whilst she's being played.

Demon/Shadow Weapon Background: Aoide is the Greek Muse of Voice and Song, one of the three original Muses along with Melete and Mneme. Along with her sisters she is the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne, and it is her responsibility to grant humans the gift of lyric and song. Her personality is subdued, but naturally mystical, insightful, and curious, especially in matters of the arts. Field agents from the an unknown organization managed to summon Aoide through a special ritual in combination with a concert in order to coerce the Muse into fulfilling her divine duty. Of course, the field agents had severely underestimated the strength of what they were dealing with and were forced to improvise, resulting in binding her to one of the instruments used in the performance.

Strengths: Strong vs. Earth

Weaknesses: Weak vs. Wind

Passive Boosts: 15% boost to Mental Ailment chance

Demon/Shadow Weapon Skill List:

Skill 1: Marin Karin | 25% chance of inflicting the Charm ailment to one enemy.  If successful, enemy will attack allies (with soulbound weapon) or heal user for 3 turns. | 5 SP | Tier 1
Skill 2: Tarukaja | Raises one ally's Attack by 30% for 3 turns. | 6 SP | Tier 2
Skill 3:  Strike Master | Increases Strike based dexterity damage output by 30% | Passive | Tier 2
Skill 4: (Unlocked once participating in the defeat of 20 Shadows/Demons; Must be Tier 2 or below)
Skill 5: (Must have used your Last Life ability to defeat at least two enemies in one battle or must have used your Demon/Shadow Weapon 35 times in PvS combat; Must be Tier 3 or lower)
Skill 6: (Unlocked once defeating an additional thirty Demons/Shadows and using your Demon/Shadow Weapon an additional 35 times in PvS combat; Must be Tier 3 or lower)
Skill 7: (Unlocked once using your Last Life to successfully defeat a Plot Boss over your current level or using your Demon/Shadow Weapon an additional 45 times in PvS combat; Must be a Tier 4 Skill or Lower)
Skill 8: (Unlocked after using your Demon/Shadow Weapon an additional 45 times in combat and defeating 60 Demons/Shadows in PvS combat; Must be a Tier 4 Skill or Lower)


Special Ability:

Ability Name: Last Life
Appearance while in Last Life: In dire straits, Aoide will bond more strongly with Ritsuko in attempt to give her power. This manifests in several ways in her eyes, hair, and movements. Ritsuko's eyes will become more intense and carry a fiery yellow hue, and her hair will darken. Already raven black, Ritsuko's hair becomes supernaturally dark and inky, absorbing all light and bearing no sheen, as if where her hair exists there is now only a void. It will straighten and look as if wet, and will drip inky blots that fade in seconds. Her steps will do the same, leaving inky footprints for a few moments before quickly evaporating. Ritsuko's movements will become blurry as well, like a bad camera filter, and she leaves a slight after-image in her wake.
Description: When the Forgotten's health gets lower than 30% they automatically go into a powerful state called [Last Life]. This happens once per battle and powers all their moves up by 30%. Even their skills rank up a tier in damage. This mode lasts as long as their health is below 30%.

Soul Skill Name: Inspire
Persona Name: Aoide
Tier: Tier 1
Cost: None
Type of Skill: Passive
Description: Aoide, being strongly linked to emotions and willpower, can inspire and captivate the heart and spirit. Ritsuko's music is shown to increase the capabilities of others if she wills it to and drive them to creativity, motivating them through emotion.

When Ritsuko uses an active Persona Skill costing SP, all allies (including Ritsuko) will receive a 5% bonus to specific actions during their next action and next action only.

Applicable Bonuses

• For Dex attacks and skills that do damage the damage will be boosted by 5%.
  
• Effect chance of skills with an effect chance will be raised by 5%, but are still rounded down as normal if that applies.
  
• Healing skills will heal by 5% more.
  
• Guarding improves damage reduction by 5% more.
  

Once Inspire occurs it must undergo a three post cooldown before it can activate again.

I do like the concept of the Soul Skill but make sure it is more specific. It cannot be a neutral element and should be one of the major ones (Fire, Ice, Light, etc.) So if someone is strong to it they will only take half of the SP damage. It will also follow the same miss chances as a normal attack. Or it can be an ailment with a chance to hit and it would cause them to lose a percentage of SP.

Roger that, specified that the Elemental type is Dark.

Approved. It can be edited up until you awaken.

Small edit: Replaced Skills 2 and 3 to be more helpful to a fully party. Sukunda -> Strike Master, Invigorate 2 -> Tarukaja.

Changed Tier 1 Soul Skill from:

Daichi wrote:

Soul Skill Name: Enervate
Persona Name: Aoide
Tier: Tier 1
Cost: 3 SP
Type of Damage: Dark (deals damage to SP)
Description: Aoide, being strongly linked to emotions and willpower, can uniquely damage someone's psyche and mental sense of well-being by isolating their sense of self. Ritsuko accomplishes this by playing a haunting, lilting melody.

Enervate is cast as an Elemental skill that deals direct damage to SP.

...to the following:

Daichi wrote:

Soul Skill Name: Inspire
Persona Name: Aoide
Tier: Tier 1
Cost: None
Type of Skill: Passive
Description: Aoide, being strongly linked to emotions and willpower, can inspire and captivate the heart and spirit. Ritsuko's music is shown to increase the capabilities of others if she wills it to and drive them to creativity, motivating them through emotion.

When Ritsuko uses an active Persona Skill costing SP, all allies (including Ritsuko) will receive a 5% bonus to all attacks and skills used in their next action.
*For Dex attacks and skills that do damage the damage will be boosted by 5%.
*Effect chance of skills with an effect chance will be raised by 5%, but are still rounded down as normal.
*Healing skills will heal by 5% more.
*Buff/debuff skills will be increased by 5%.

...to better fit a build without throwing points into PMstr.

Got advice from Penny and Saito on balance tweaked Soul Skill from this...

Quote :

Soul Skill Name: Inspire
Persona Name: Aoide
Tier: Tier 1
Cost: None
Type of Skill: Passive
Description: Aoide, being strongly linked to emotions and willpower, can inspire and captivate the heart and spirit. Ritsuko's music is shown to increase the capabilities of others if she wills it to and drive them to creativity, motivating them through emotion.

When Ritsuko uses an active Persona Skill costing SP, all allies (including Ritsuko) will receive a 5% bonus to all attacks and skills used in their next action.
*For Dex attacks and skills that do damage the damage will be boosted by 5%.
*Effect chance of skills with an effect chance will be raised by 5%, but are still rounded down as normal.
*Healing skills will heal by 5% more.
*Buff/debuff skills will be increased by 5%.

...to this...

Quote :

Soul Skill Name: Inspire
Persona Name: Aoide
Tier: Tier 1
Cost: None
Type of Skill: Passive
Description: Aoide, being strongly linked to emotions and willpower, can inspire and captivate the heart and spirit. Ritsuko's music is shown to increase the capabilities of others if she wills it to and drive them to creativity, motivating them through emotion.

When Ritsuko uses an active Persona Skill costing SP, all allies (including Ritsuko) will receive a 5% bonus to specific actions during their next action and next action only.

Applicable Bonuses

• For Dex attacks and skills that do damage the damage will be boosted by 5%.
  
• Effect chance of skills with an effect chance will be raised by 5%, but are still rounded down as normal if that applies.
  
• Healing skills will heal by 5% more.
  
• Guarding improves damage reduction by 5% more.
  

Once Inspire occurs it must undergo a three post cooldown before it can activate again.