Overall
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Our technique system will probably be a main draw to the RPG as it is going to feature a lot of awesome things that haven't really been done before or that have been done but more refined and easier with our ability to automate how certain things work. Given the timeline of our RPG most of the races will not start off with the ability to use Ki. However, over time as the players RP they will be able to learn how to not only use Ki but to control it, focus it, and to master it. Eventually through using certain technique groups often (physical, energy, defensive, offensive, however we sort them out# they will earn technique points to start customizing their techniques and even develop the ability to create their own techniques through a fully automated system.
 
Acquiring Techniques
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Everyone will start with the basic abilities to punch and kick and a few select races may start with some kind of ability to use energy techniques. To learn more physical techniques the player will have to gain physical technique points by using physical attacks. This will further be divided dependent on what kind of physical attacks the player is using. Physical technique points will be divided into categories such as fist based, leg based, defense based, etc. Once they gain so much technique points in one of these categories they can apply those points towards the technique in their respective categories and undergo training to learn that technique.
 
For those who don't start with the ability to use Ki, we will set up NPCs and small scenario like objectives that a player can achieve to learn ki. These RPs will be done strictly by the player we are merely giving them an NPC to use in their own RP and small objectives to push them towards mastering Ki (there will be no DM/Player interaction for this). After players have learned to use Ki, the system will become similar to that of physical techniques. This time they will gain energy technique points that will be divided among tiers such as wave, blasts, defense, power-up, etc. Once again, once they obtain enough energy technique points in a certain category they can use those points to learn more techniques in that respective category.
 
Technique Types
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We haven't dived into this too much yet. However, from what has been discussed in other areas we would have physical and energy based techniques. However, inside these category types would be several different tiers of techniques. As mentioned above, in the physical category we would have things like fist based, leg based, defensive, etc and for energy we would have wave, blast, ball, defensive, power-up, etc. There may be a third overall category type for miscellaneous techniques that don't fit into either physical or energy.
 
Technique Tiers
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Physical
- Leg-based
- Fist-based
- Defensive
  
Energy
- Wave-based
- Ball-based
- Defensive
- Power-up
- Beam-based
 
Upgrading Techniques
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Every technique will be able to be customized by each player by applying the technique points that they have earned. Early I stated they could use those points to learn more techniques, however, they can also use those points instead to upgrade their existing repertoire and make their techniques more powerful. This allows players to role play differently from having warriors with a robust amount of techniques to warriors with only a few but powerful techniques. Each technique will have a tree like upgrade system where the player can choose branches and apply those upgrades to their techniques. This means though that branches will blocked off if they go a certain way, this is to prevent having almighty techniques and it also allows there to be more differences between players techniques as they could choose different upgrades to apply.
 
Creating Techniques
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Our goal is to have more custom techniques than techniques from the show. Because of this we'll really only keep the techniques on the show that were either really important to everyone #Ki Wave, Kamehameha, Ki Blast, Flight, etc# and perhaps signature techniques of certain characters so that players can still relate to the anime that they all love #spirit bomb, big bang attack, special beam cannon, etc#. Anyways, to create these techniques, the players would again have to use that stat called technique points, either physical or energy depending on which type of technique they are creating. Again, these points are divided into tiers so they will have to select the type of technique and the tier #for example a energy technique that is beam-based#. Therefore they would use whatever technique points they have gained for that tier to customize their technique by spending that experience to alter stats such as power, range, spread, etc. Once they have finalized what they want, they would merely submit the request and pending approval from a DM the technique would be added to their repertoire and the technique points that they used deducted from their profile. #Note: DM approval may not be needed. We will first attempt to break the system on our own and see if it will be needed).

To add to the conversation, I have a few documents everyone should look at. I put a lot more than techniques in the first one, but I'll be adding/posting in separate discussion threads for the other sections.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bw4oJoTc0LvvU3VJY2dCVy04d0k/edit?usp=sharing – This one is incomplete only because while I was writing it, Dys and I talked about the tech system and I changed my mind about a few things as a result of our conversation. There's still relevant discussion here, though.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bw4oJoTc0Lvvbi1XdjA1aFc1dVk/edit?usp=sharing