Class: Hamon Warrior
Conceptual Reality Tier: Null (Levels 1 to 15) | I (Levels 16 to 20)
Other Name(s): Yang Chi Guardian, Scarlet Chi Guardian
Pre-requisites: Ki Master (At least Level 10)
Can evolve into: Sage (At least Level 10)
Magic Series: Advanced Ki Arts
<Lore Description>
A Hamon Warrior is an advanced class of Ki Master who utilise a special form of Ki, which is the titular Hamon. The art of Hamon, also known as Sendō, is widely seen as the true, most pure and direct evolution to the Ki Arts themselves, one not tied to affinities like that of the Nine Elements and Ten Fundamentals. It is no easy art to train in, however, as even amongst veteran Ki Masters, the ability to use Hamon, much less utilise Sendō is an extraordinary feat, and only one in ten thousand of them are able to even manifest trace amounts of Hamon.
The main principle and motto of Sendō is for practitioners to "become" the Sun. To do so, practitioners train to exert precise control over one's own respiration, altering the wavelength of one's Ki to mimic that of Sunlight.
This special Ki, which is the Hamon, is distinguished by their golden-yellow sheen. It possesses more diverse effects than regular Ki, being able to deal increased damage to Vampiric and Demonic enemies, and also grants the user an enhanced healing factor. Most notably, however, Hamon is able to be conducted and propagated across virtually any medium, save for gaseous ones. This allows the practitioner to transmit Hamon through the ground and water at their feet, meaning that they do not need to confront their foes directly to take them out. In addition, they are able to channel their Hamon into weapons and objects more easily than other Ki types.
There are some who believe that Sendō is the initial path that one must take, before being able to train in Senjutsu. The main weapon of choice for the wielders of Hamon is the longsword.
<Class Description>
Fighting Style: Damage, Fighter
Class Difficulty: 1/4
Armour Proficiencies: Light Armour
Weapon Proficiencies: Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons that have the Medium property
Tools: Cartographer's Tools
Saving Throws (Masteries): Constitution, Strength
Skills: Athletics
<Class Features>
As a Hamon Warrior, one gains the following class features, upon reaching the specified levels of proficiency in this class:
Level 1: Hamon Breathing
The starting principle behind all Sendō techniques. Through controlled breathing, the user generates Hamon. They subsequently gain enhanced regeneration and longevity.
Level 2: Hamon Strike
The user infuses their strikes with Hamon, enhancing the striking power of the blow, and further dealing enhanced damage to zombies and vampires.
Level 3: Hamon Cutter
The user infuses their spit and hair with Hamon, making it sharp and dense enough to cut through solid objects, and agile and accurate enough to deflect other projectiles.
Level 4: Hamon Detector
The user imbues a contained liquid with Hamon, passing it through the user's own body and their surrounding environment, letting them sense their surroundings and detect others through walls.
Level 5: Overdrive
An extension technique to the Hamon Strike, that uses the principles of Ko. Converging their Hamon into a single limb, they can generate a powerful Hamon-infused strike.
Level 6: Zoom Punch
A passive skill of the Sendō Arts. The user can use their Hamon to elongate their limb (and also dull the pain caused by this dislocation), allowing them to have a far greater attack reach for their various attacks.
Level 7: Metal Silver
A variation of the Hamon Strike, except that the user delivers their Hamon through a solid medium. This lets the user attack opponents from another side of a wall.
Level 8: Life Magnetism
The user infuses the surrounding leaves with Hamon, drawing them together and magnetising them to form a giant leaf, which can be used either as a makeshift shield or hang-glider.
Level 9: Hamon Hypnosis
The user hypnotizes people by using the Hamon on them, either through a kiss or simply touching their heads. The hypnotized person will act according to the user's demands and be stronger than an ordinary being, due to being imbued with the Hamon. Some proficient wielders can also extract forgotten memories using this technique.
Level 10: Overdrive Barrage
An evolution to the regular Overdrive. By preventing the leaking of their Hamon, the user is able to deliver a flurry of Overdrive-enhanced blows.
Level 11: Repellent
A passive skill of the Sendō Arts. The user's skin passively exudes Hamon, granting them passive resistance to various attacks. In addition, they also gain enhanced adhesion, preventing them from slipping against slippery surfaces, such as oily or soapy floors.
Level 12: Scarlet and Turquoise Blue
Scarlet: An fire-enhanced version of the Hamon Strike. The user coats their fist in flame (while using Hamon to separate the flame from their skin, thereby preventing themselves from being burnt), causing anyone struck by their blows to catch fire. This also deals further enhanced damage to undead and vampiric beings, as fire is another weakness of theirs.
Turquoise Blue: A water-based version of the Hamon Strike. While underwater, the user uses their Hamon to generate high powered tempests, blasting away foes stuck in the water with a potent jet of torrential water geysers.
Level 13: Bubble Lenses and Barrier
Bubble Lenses: The user generates Hamon-infused bubbles, that have the ability to refract light and focus them into beams, much like a magnifying glass. Any light source passing through will then turn into potent beams of light that can burn opponents.
Bubble Barrier: The user generates a single, massive Hamon-infused bubble, that can either be wrapped around themselves to protect from low-level attacks, or around others to trap them.
Level 14: Indigo Blue
The Hamon version of En. The user generates an En field made of Hamon, either with a gesture or a strike to the floor below them, that can harm anyone within the field's range. It also acts as a barrier against low-level energy-based attacks. Aside from that, it still retains the standard attributes of En, such as refined senses and detection.
Level 15: Sunlight Yellow
The ultimate variant of Overdrive, indicating a mastery of the Hamon Arts. The user generates a powerful Hamon-enhanced strike, powerful enough to break bone, and with temperatures rivaling that of the sun's surface. It is a hundred times more potent than a traditional Overdrive, and akin to the collective force of the Overdrive Barrage rolled into one.
Level 16: Lord of Striking Thunder
The true form of the Sendō Arts. By suffusing their bodies with Hamon, the user can adopt a more bestial form. In this state, they gain enhanced physical attributes. In addition, their Hamon can now be projected in the form of lightning-like bolts. However, they also generate a natural aura of aggression, making opponents prioritise targeting him over allies. Additionally, this form eventually wears off over time.
Level 17: Lord of Striking Thunder - Magic Resistance
Through higher levels of mastery over the Lord of Striking Thunder form, the user's defensive capabilities improve. They gain enhanced resilience against magical attacks.
Level 18: Lord of Striking Thunder - Energy Absorption
Through higher levels of mastery over the Lord of Striking Thunder form, the user's offensive capabilities improve. They can absorb the force of physical attacks and redirect them back to their opponents, provided that they have weaker or comparable strength.
Level 19: Thundering Judgement
One of the two ultimate techniques of the Lord of Striking Thunder form. The user releases their Hamon into the skies, generating a powerful torrent of lightning bolts that rain down on the battlefield, dealing massive area damage to anything caught in their wrath.
Level 20: Thundering Skyfire
The second ultimate technique of the Lord of Striking Thunder form. The user generates a sphere of Hamon, before releasing it in a massive beam of raw energy. On top of possessing unimaginable firepower that levels entire cities, this beam can forcibly combust any material it comes in contact with, making them further fuel to the flames and destruction.
Attribute Sources: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (and extended Fanon)
Character Base: Ranime98's OC
