Allows the user the fuse with either an ally or a physical object.
Technique Type: Specialty
Performance: Full Round Action
Delivery: Contact
Effect Type: Lingering
Duration: Until dismissed, dispelled, or knocked-out.
Fused individuals have some pretty interesting advantages. Fist off, each of the fusion's Skills, Sense, Potency, and Movement are those of the highest of the two fused individuals. Additionally, their fused self has access to both individuals' Techniques, Class features, and Feats. As for turn order, if both subjects had already rolled for Initiative by the time the fusion happens, they act on the turn of the one who initiated the Technique.
Fusing does come with its downsides. Any damage done to the compounded subject is applied to both characters separately (if their fused body was damaged for 5 HP, then 5 HP is subtracted from both characters). In addition to that, Energy works in the same way, any expenditure of energy by the fused individual being used up from both characters' separate energy pool. After separating, individuals who were fused also remain with any adverse effects and wounds they had whilst fused together, however, the same applies to any favorable effects.
When it comes to fusing with objects, the user gains the more prominent physical aspects and features of the object, gaining full control over them. Any physical hardness typically needed to be surpassed to damage the object (i.e., Damage Reduction) is now required to damage the individual. Many Circumstantial Bonuses and Actions may be available depending on which object they have fused with (these can be suggested by the player, along with any reasoning as to why it makes sense, but whether they are applied or not is left to the GM). An individual may only fuse with an object of roughly their same size or smaller. This size limitation can be increased with upgrades.
Fusion cannot typically be Modified.
Object Size Upgrade: Increases the limit of how big an object the user may fuse with by 5ft.
