#tpassivechanneling

Grants domain over plant life in general, allowing it to behave in ways it typically cannot, and even bestowing some of the user's strength onto them.

Base

Technique Type: Specialty / Support Performance: Standard Action Delivery: Field Size:15ft. radius Effect Type: Passive Channeling Duration Tier (DT): S Duration: 3 rounds Saving Throw: User's Potency VS Target's Willpower*

Nearly all plant life within this technique's radius obey the subconscious commands of this Technique's user. Mechanically, an individual command is issued through a Standard Action, the first of which is performed alongside the activation of the Technique. Said command can be used on multiple of the same plant-life within range, but separate kinds of flora require additional commands.

Which actions can be performed by plant life are based on what type of plant it is (for example, roots and vines are primarily used for grapple and trip attempts), contested actions pinning a 1d20 roll that includes the user's Potency vs the target's relevant Saving Throw.

*Plant life based NPCs and creatures can also be commanded by this Technique, consuming their own turn. Said subjects are able to resist the effects on a turn by turn basis with a successful Willpower Saving Throw.

Upgrades

1 point:

This technique is the gateway to add special properties to the user's unarmed combat, starting with having all of the user's unarmed attacks be considered energy imbued.

Base

Technique Type: Combat Performance: Standard Action Delivery: Self Reach: Same as unarmed. Effect Type: Passive Channeling Duration Tier (DT): S Duration: 3 rounds

Simply, while channeled, this technique considers all of the user's unarmed attacks as Energy Imbued Attacks, but it's main purpose is perhaps to function as a gateway to add Modifications and Upgrades to a character's unarmed combat in general. All modifications added to this Technique trigger their effects only once per target struck in a single turn, regardless of the individual number of attacks performed on any individual target. Of course, any such effects being transferred still require Saving Throws to be successful. A Yokai's Special Attack is also considered to benefit from any Upgrades and  Modifications this Technique might have.

Upgrades

2 points:

A technique that allows the user to make contact with a distant target as if it were direct contact, allowing them to transfer melee strikes or perhaps physical assistance.

Base

Technique Type: Combat / Specialty Performance: Standard Action Delivery: Self (For Activation), Selective (for actions performed during it, not for activation)* Reach: 20ft. Effect Type: Passive Channeling Duration Tier (DT): Mn Duration: 1 minute (10 rounds)

While it is being channeled, Displaced Contact allows any form of contact to be performed remotely, be that a gentle touch, a standard or energy imbued melee attack, or any Contact (delivery) technique. This form of contact it enables is extended to anything the user wields, meaning that strikes with weapons and similar gear can also be delivered with it.

Displaced Contact treats the target as if they were doing direct contact with either the user or the gear being used, so it is capable of transferring any special effects that either would normally transfer with direct contact.

Targets for contact are chosen as a free action. The user of this technique does so by focusing on visible targets within range. As a base feature, this technique can extend such contact to a single target, a number that can be increased through upgrades.

Modification

Prerequisites: [Delivery: Contact]

As a modification, the feature allows the modified Contact Technique to be used remotely, adopting an initial Reach of 20ft.

Upgrades

1 point:

Reach Upgrade: +10

3 point:

All Projectile and Wave attacks performed within range of someone utilizing this technique, be them from Techniques or standard weapons, are instead drawn to the user while also having their effects completely nullified.

Base

Technique Type: Combat / Support Performance: Standard Action Delivery: Self Size: 15ft. radius Effect Type: Passive Channeling Duration Tier (DT): S Duration: 3 rounds

As its description states, while this technique is being channeled, all Projectiles and Waves within range of the user are drawn away from their intended target and directed at the user of Lightning Rod instead, where their effects are completely nullified, including damage. This includes projectiles and waves coming from standard weapons rather than techniques, such as bullet fired from a gun or the flame from a flamethrower.

The user may not selectively choose which Techniques are affected: all Projectiles and Waves are influenced. Although the radius of this Technique is 15ft, even if a technique is initiated outside of its influence, once it crosses into its boundary it is nonetheless attracted.

Modification

Prerequisites: [Duration Tier: S] [Delivery: Self]

As a modification, this feature's effects are activated alongside the Technique's other Self effects.

Upgrades

1 point:

While being channeled, any non-damaging effects bestowed on its user are also bestowed on the person that caused them.

Base

Technique Type: Combat / Support Performance: Standard Action Delivery: Self Effect Type: Passive Channeling Duration Tier (DT): Mn Duration: 1 minute (10 rounds) Saving Throw: Same as the Mirrored Technique.

While channeling this Technique, any number of effects being applied by to the user by a someone else's Technique are also applied on their owner, be them helpful or harmful. That being said, the owner has an opportunity to resist such effects with a Saving Throw of their own where applicable.

Mirror Effects does not mirror physical consequences that are related to impact and momentum, even if they are caused by direct consequence of the technique (for example, any Knockdown or Pushback caused by physically-oriented Techniques). Territory effects are also excluded from interacting with this technique.

When it comes to Instant and Lingering effects, the incoming technique's effects can be mirrored on the owner even if they were resisted by the target, but they do indeed need to have at least prompted a Saving Throw or an immunity check.

Channeled effects are cancelled on both the target and their owner the moment the latter ceases channeling them.

Modification

Prerequisites: [Delivery: Self] [Duration Tier: Mn or less]

A Technique that prevents nearly all light from travelling within a certain area, leaving nothing visible but darkness.

Base

Technique Type: Specialty / Support Performance: Standard Action Delivery: Field Range: 20ft. Size: 15ft. Effect Type: Passive Channeling Duration Tier (DT): Mn Duration: 1 minute (10 rounds)

When performing this technique, the user may choose themselves as the center of its area of effect, causing it to move along with them. Otherwise, they choose a specific point within range, creating a field of static darkness that prevents most from seeing within it.

Subjects within the field of darkness are considered Blinded, even when typically being able to see in darkness.

Modification

Prerequisites: [Delivery: Field] [DT: Mn or Less]

As a modification, the feature makes use of the Technique's existing Field to apply its effects.

Upgrades

1 point:

The user's body can twist and contort in all sorts of different ways while this technique is active.

Base

Technique Type: Combat / Specialty Performance: Standard Action Delivery: Self Reach: 5ft. Effect Type: Passive Channeling Duration Tier (DT): S Duration: 3 rounds

For every round it is active, the user of this technique benefits from a +5 on evasion and grapple-related actions. Additionally, their body can stretch in such a way that they are able to reach 5ft. further than usual, an amount that can be increased with upgrades. Last but not least, the user is able to squeeze themselves through all sorts of narrow and tight spaces that they would otherwise not be able to.

This technique does not allow the user to split in any way, shape, or form.

Modification

Prerequisites: [Delivery: Self], [Effect Type: Passive Channeling / Active Channeling], [Duration Tier: S]

As a modification, the feature adds its effects to the existing Technique.

Upgrades

1 point:

Reach Upgrade: +10ft.

2 points:

A technique that bestows the ability to talk to that which is typically incapable of holding a conversation.

Base

Technique Type: Support Performance: Speech Delivery: Self Effect Type: Passive Channeling Duration Tier (DT): H Duration: 1H

Upon acquiring this Technique, the player picks one type of subject with which their character will be able to converse with, then onward being able to converse freely with them while the Technique is channeled. Common subjects include objects, plants, shadows, elements.

While these things typically do not have any form of consciousness, something about the nature of this technique bestows it onto them temporarily, allowing them to express feelings and information, and even memories that they shouldn't have been capable of forming, especially considering they were not sentient during past occurrences.

It may not typically be an overly broad concept such as anything non-living, although that is ultimately left up to the GM's discretion.

Upgrades

2 point: