Pyroclast beta

Description

  • Will, + Arcane, + Skill

A fiery temperament that overflows into conflagration if the wielder doesn't keep themselves in check, this class thrives on using emotion as fuel for the abilities. A highly social class that gets worked up while interacting with others, their passion raising their internal body temperature which MUST be channeled productively or else suffer the consequences.

  • Chandra Nalaar (Magic the Gathering)
  • Iroh and other Firebenders (ATLA)
  • Karlach (Baldur's Gate 3)
  • Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
  • Pyro (Marvel)
  • Prometheus (Hades II)
  • Roy Mustang (Fullmetal Alchemist)
  • Endeavor (My Hero Academia)
  • Wheeler (Captain Planet)
  • Kael'thas Sunstrider (World of Warcraft)
  • Fuegoleon, Magna, and other Fire Magic users (Black Clover)
  • Lio Fotia (Promare)

Edition: Advent v1

Public: Yes

Owner: detour

Signature Gear

Base Gear

Charred Scarf

Base

a fire-singed scarf. Grants decent magical protection and can burn without damaging or consuming it. Comfortably warms the user while worn. Activate to cause nearby flame to match your emotional intensity for Low duration.

Flint-striker Gloves

Base

a pair of thin leather gloves with an embedded flint striker. Provides decent environmental protection and fire immunity to your hands. Snap your fingers to direct a spark to fly up to a Low distance, instantly igniting flammable surfaces.

Ashen Robes

Base

good environmental protection, especially against heat. Open up the robes to cause smoke to billow out, extinguishing fires nearby for Low duration (Mid cooldown). Smoke will dramatically cool down the area.

Elective Gear

Cutting Torch

Elective

Light on a nearby flame to produce a cutting stream of flame. Continues to fuel itself from nearby flame while active, increasing intensity of output but becomes increasingly difficult to wield.

Ember Wisp

Elective

a small fire spirit. Will consume nearby flammable objects and grow in size but becomes increasingly unruly. Can grow to the size of a small house but must be fed proportionately or it will extinguish. When extinguished, it will become a piece of charcoal. Reignite to revive the wisp.

Thermal Lens

Elective

a thin shard of obsidian glass, used as a lens (e.g. monocle, visor). Activate while looking through the lens to gain thermal vision, including seeing emotional intensity as heat.

Abilities

Hot Under the Collar

You emanate an aura of heat as you emote intensely while interacting with someone.

(Low essence, Mid-High Max duration, Low cooldown)
- Heat radiates from the user's body, fueled by their passionate emotions (anger, love, etc).
- The user will gradually experience heat exhaustion if maintained for long periods.
- Gain an amount of Stamina and Essence proportional to how long you maintain the Paired Action, up to High

Paired Action: Emote intensely, getting increasingly worked up as you interact with someone.

Searing Intensity

Your commanding presence incites strong emotion in allies and neutrals while intimidating your enemies.

(Low-Mid essence, Low-Mid duration, Mid cooldown)
- Allies and neutrals are empathetic to your strong emotions, matching and even surpassing your intensity.
- Enemies that witness your Paired Action perceive it as ferocity, scaling with how many are empowered by it.

Paired Action: Stand tall, breathe deep, then deliver a short but passionate monologue.

Controlled Burn

You gather nearby heat and emotion into your hands, creating, shaping, and launching fire at will. More heat generates a more powerful effect however it is also harder to control.

(Low-Mid essence, Low duration, Low cooldown)
- This ability’s essence cost scales with the amount of nearby heat and/or emotional intensity used to fuel the ability. Normally heat/emotion is drawn from the user themself, however the user may also draw from any surface or being they are touching.
- Drawing a large amount of heat from yourself or another living creature is likely to have negative health consequences (hypothermia). Drawing emotional intensity will have a calming effect.
- Scaling examples: low, can light a candle; moderate, can shape a ball of fire; high, can shape a rough construct of a dog.
Using this ability lowers your body temperature proportionally to how much heat is utilized.

Paired Action: Using precise controlled movements, gather and concentrate heat and emotion within your hands and carefully shape it.