[1st Division] Soul Forge
Welcome to the 1st Division's Soul Forge - you can submit your Shikai and Bankai for review here, or use this thread as a point of reference when building your ideas for the first time. When thinking about what type of release you would like your character to have, it is vital you first consult with this thread.
The amount of abilities your Shikai & Bankai can have is technically unrestricted as we are working from the common chits system. Please see this chart for a quick view as to how many chit points you may have at which tier/seat (event chits do not count towards the total 'Earnable' release chits!) Please keep in mind that the more abilities you grant yourself, the thinner your mastery will be spread across your Zanpakutou release as a whole:
| Tier | Earnable Release Chits | Free Release Chits |
| C | 4 | 2 |
| C+ | 4 | 2 |
| B | 5 | 3 |
| B+ | 7 | 3 |
| A | 8 | 6 |
| A+ | 10 | 6 |
| S | 12 | 6 |
The origin of the below chart details the cost of each level of mastery your Shinigami character can attain over each of their abilities (please note the lack of a number restriction on said amount) and can be viewed here. I have pasted it for your convenience.
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TYPE | Chits ↓ → |
1 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
| Shikai Ability | Learnt | Controlled | Mastered | |
| Bankai Ability | Learnt | Controlled | Mastered | |
| Shikai Power Augmentation | Enhanced | Improved | Great | |
| Bankai Power Augmentation | Immense | Massive | Brutal | |
| Strength Augmentation | Immense | Massive | Brutal | |
| Speed Augmentation | Speed I | Speed II | ||
| Durability Augmentation | Immense | Massive | Brutal | |
| Shikai Passive Element | Learnt | Controlled | Mastered | |
| Bankai Passive Element | Learnt | Controlled | Mastered |
When submitting your release for initial approval, please use the following forms:
Shikai:
Shikai Name:
Release phrase:
Appearance:
Type: See this thread for details
Properties: If your release has an unusual form that requires additional information that does not relate to the appearance of the release you may detail it here.
Abilities: As stated above, you can have as many as you like provided you can spend the chits. More abilities means less powerful abilities overall. Please be detailed in your description.
Bankai:
Bankai True Name:
Appearance:
Type: See this thread for details
Properties: If your release has an unusual form that requires additional information that does not relate to the appearance of the release you may detail it here.
Abilities: As stated above, you can have as many as you like provided you can spend the chits. More abilities means less powerful abilities overall. Please be detailed in your description.
For those adding an ability to their arsenal, please use the following form:
Shikai or Bankai:
Ability:
Caius Kogami's Shikai
Shikai
Shikai Name: Jigoku no Shukufuku
Release Phrase: Flare Up
Sealed State Appearance: Caius' sealed zanpakuto is a singular Ōdachi blade with a red and gold cord wrapping around the handle. The sword is 136 centimeters long with the actual blade being 12 centimeters broad making it slightly thinner than most. The scabbard it is housed in is located at Caius' left hip and is gold in color with an ornate scarf, hanging cord tied near the end of it.
Shikai Appearance: Caius' blade doesn't change from its sealed state, instead the blade begins to give off heat. The heat is roughly 500°C and radiates from every point of the blade, with the tip giving slightly more making the tip of the blade the most dangerous.
Type: Elemental (Fire)
Shikai Ability:
1: Kazan Heiki: Caius manipulates the heat from his blade to coat himself in it making it much harder for opponents to touch him using hakudo (a skill he himself isn't great at). This can also increase his strikes when using hakudo himself, making his punches and kicks amplified by the heat.
2: Sen no taiyō no mai: Caius swings his blade causing embers to form around it. These embers can be individually controlled by Caius however the more embers he creates and controls are affected by his remaining reiatsu reserve. These embers do not disappear when they make contact and can continuously singe away at an opponent until Caius stops them. The embers themselves aren't as hot as when they are on the blade as the heat is divided up by each individual ember.
Caius Kogami's Shikai
Shikai
Shikai Name: Jigoku no Shukufuku
Release Phrase: Flare Up
Sealed State Appearance: Caius' sealed zanpakuto is a singular Ōdachi blade with a red and gold cord wrapping around the handle. The sword is 136 centimeters long with the actual blade being 12 centimeters broad making it slightly thinner than most. The scabbard it is housed in is located at Caius' left hip and is gold in color with an ornate scarf, hanging cord tied near the end of it.
Shikai Appearance: Caius' blade doesn't change from its sealed state, instead the blade begins to give off heat. The heat is roughly 500°C and radiates from every point of the blade, with the tip giving slightly more making the tip of the blade the most dangerous.Type: Elemental (Fire)
Shikai Ability:
1: Kazan Heiki: Caius manipulates the heat from his blade to coat himself in it making it much harder for opponents to touch him using hakudo (a skill he himself isn't great at). This can also increase his strikes when using hakudo himself, making his punches and kicks amplified by the heat.
2: Sen no taiyō no mai: Caius swings his blade causing embers to form around it. These embers can be individually controlled by Caius however the more embers he creates and controls are affected by his remaining reiatsu reserve. These embers do not disappear when they make contact and can continuously singe away at an opponent until Caius stops them. The embers themselves aren't as hot as when they are on the blade as the heat is divided up by each individual ember.
As discussed over discord, the passive fire element requires your first free chit and your Kazan Heiki will also require one of the two. Happy to approve this zanpakutou with the second ability being approved in advance but locked until you throw an earned chit at it (or attain a higher seat and therefore, more free chits...).
Shikai Name: Awakening of the Goddess
Release phrase: All life clings to the Sun!
Appearance:
Sealed Form Description: While sealed, Amaterasu takes the form of Muzori (a katana without curvature). The hilt is wrapped with black wrapping and at the end, there is an ornamental thread that has intertwined red and yellow fabric.
Shikai Release Form Description: The hand that holds the sword gets engulfed with flames up to shoulder level. If the user switches the sword into another hand it will disappear and reappear in the hand that is actively holding the sword. Since the flames are part of the Zanpaktou and thus part of Madara, they do not cause any harm. The color of the flames is mixed with Madara's purple reiatsu.
Type: Elemental (Fire)
Passive ability I ( Chits used = 2)
Favor of the Goddess - The heat generated by the release and active flames expand the blood vessels in his body increasing the user's strength to the hand that is actively holding the sword.
Weakness: Water and Ice based abilities can greatly hinder the ability as they would decrease the temperature and thus restrict the blood vessels.
Active ability I (Locked)
Judgment of the God - Madara can swing the sword and in the moment of the slash user's reiatsu is condensed at the edge of the entire sword and is released towards the direction of the swing. The reiatsu takes the appearance of highly condensed flames.
Weakness: Next to the obvious weakness towards the water and ice the slash can be avoided by the enemy if they pay attention and is not fatal unless point-blank or if the enemy has superior reiatsu or if the user has highly developed Hierro. Kidou that is on mid-level and up can easily cancel out the ability.
Shikai Name: Awakening of the Goddess
Release phrase: All life clings to the Sun!
Appearance:
Sealed Form Description: While sealed, Amaterasu takes the form of Muzori (a katana without curvature). The hilt is wrapped with black wrapping and at the end, there is an ornamental thread that has intertwined red and yellow fabric.
Shikai Release Form Description: The hand that holds the sword gets engulfed with flames up to shoulder level. If the user switches the sword into another hand it will disappear and reappear in the hand that is actively holding the sword (See Favor of the Goddess). Since the flames are part of the Zanpaktou and thus part of Madara, they do not cause any harm to the wielder. The color of the flames is mixed with Madara's purple reiatsu.
Type: Elemental (Fire)
Passive ability I ( Chits used = 2)
Favor of the Goddess - The heat generated by the release and active flames expand the blood vessels in his body increasing the user's strength to the hand that is actively holding the sword. If the user switches the sword into another hand it will disappear and reappear. This ability sits a little too closely with the 2.2.2 Melee Type Shikai as is, as it would essentially be granting your zanpakutou an 'enhanced' buff through the increased arm strength. I recommend you use this ability instead in a similar way to a very basic Blut Arterie or perhaps even a basic Hierro localized to whichever arm you're using and specify that there's a constant low level drain to your character's reiatsu being applied? This way, the ability would fit more into the Elemental catagory.
Weakness: Water and Ice based abilities can greatly hinder the ability as they would decrease the temperature and thus restrict the blood vessels.
Active ability I (Locked)
Judgment of the God - Madara can swing the sword and in the moment of the slash user's reiatsu is condensed at the edge of the entire sword and is released towards the direction of the swing. The reiatsu takes the appearance of highly condensed flames.
Weakness: Next to the obvious weakness towards the water and ice the slash can be avoided by the enemy if they pay attention and is not fatal unless point-blank or if the enemy has superior reiatsu or if the user has highly developed Hierro. Kidou that is on mid-level and up can easily cancel out the ability.
Please see the above recommended adjustments in RED and overall notes/areas to address in GREEN. Each level of 'mastery' requires approval, so it may be better to specify differences in your abilities per level so I can review this all in advance for you. For example, putting two free chits into Passive ability I means your current mastery of it is 'Controlled' - if you were to then develop this to 'Mastered', it would need approval again as you would need to advise on any further buffs to the ability. Just a thought!
Shikai Name: Awakening of the Goddess
Release phrase: All life clings to the Sun!
Appearance:
Sealed Form Description: While sealed, Amaterasu takes the form of Muzori (a katana without curvature). The hilt is wrapped with black wrapping and at the end, there is an ornamental thread that has intertwined red and yellow fabric.
Shikai Release Form Description: The hand that holds the sword gets engulfed with flames up to shoulder level. If the user switches the sword into another hand it will disappear and reappear in the hand that is actively holding the sword (See Favor of the Goddess). Since the flames are part of the Zanpaktou and thus part of Madara, they do not cause any harm to the wielder. The color of the flames is mixed with Madara's purple reiatsu.
Type: Elemental (Fire)
Passive ability I ( Chits used = 2)
Favor of the Goddess - The heat generated by the release and active flames expand the blood vessels in his body increasing the user's strength to the hand that is actively holding the sword. If the user switches the sword into another hand it will disappear and reappear. This ability sits a little too closely with the 2.2.2 Melee Type Shikai as is, as it would essentially be granting your zanpakutou an 'enhanced' buff through the increased arm strength. I recommend you use this ability instead in a similar way to a very basic Blut Arterie or perhaps even a basic Hierro localized to whichever arm you're using and specify that there's a constant low level drain to your character's reiatsu being applied? This way, the ability would fit more into the Elemental catagory.
Weakness: Water and Ice based abilities can greatly hinder the ability as they would decrease the temperature and thus restrict the blood vessels.
Active ability I (Locked)
Judgment of the God - Madara can swing the sword and in the moment of the slash user's reiatsu is condensed at the edge of the entire sword and is released towards the direction of the swing. The reiatsu takes the appearance of highly condensed flames.
Weakness: Next to the obvious weakness towards the water and ice the slash can be avoided by the enemy if they pay attention and is not fatal unless point-blank or if the enemy has superior reiatsu or if the user has highly developed Hierro. Kidou that is on mid-level and up can easily cancel out the ability.
Please see the above recommended adjustments in RED and overall notes/areas to address in GREEN. Each level of 'mastery' requires approval, so it may be better to specify differences in your abilities per level so I can review this all in advance for you. For example, putting two free chits into Passive ability I means your current mastery of it is 'Controlled' - if you were to then develop this to 'Mastered', it would need approval again as you would need to advise on any further buffs to the ability. Just a thought!
All the notes are valid, and my apologies, it is hard to move away from the old system. I have incorporated your suggestions and I will repost the Shikai for approval when the passive ability is upgraded and the active ability is given chits as well.
Shikai Name: Awakening of the Goddess
Release phrase: All life clings to the Sun!
Appearance:
Sealed Form Description: While sealed, Amaterasu takes the form of Muzori (a katana without curvature). The hilt is wrapped with black wrapping and at the end, there is an ornamental thread that has intertwined red and yellow fabric.
Shikai Release Form Description: The hand that holds the sword gets engulfed with flames up to shoulder level. If the user switches the sword into another hand it will disappear and reappear in the hand that is actively holding the sword (See Favor of the Goddess - Passive Ability I - below). Since the flames are part of the Zanpaktou and thus part of Madara, they do not cause any harm to the wielder. The color of the flames is mixed with Madara's purple reiatsu.
Type: Elemental (Fire)
Passive ability I – Controlled Passive Element (Chits used = 2)
Favor of the Goddess – Manifested flames (See Shikai Release Form Description - above), drain the opponent's stamina due to the intense heat that is produced. The maximum range for the stamina drain is 1 meter. Once it is fully mastered when the user's sword touches the opponent's body or weapon, similar to the Blut Arterie the user is able to redirect reiatsu that is drained due to heat directly into the blood vessels making them expand and increase the strength of the arm that is holding the sword. If the user switches the sword into another hand the applied effect will disappear and reappear but with a 10-second delay. Water and Ice based abilities can greatly hinder the ability. This ability also drains reiatsu at a steady rate until it is fully mastered.
Active ability I (Locked)
Judgment of the God - Madara can swing the sword and in the moment of the slash user's reiatsu is condensed at the edge of the entire sword and is released towards the direction of the swing. The reiatsu takes the appearance of highly condensed flames. Next to the obvious weakness towards the water and ice, the slash can be avoided by the enemy if they pay attention and is not fatal unless point-blank or if the enemy has superior reiatsu, or if the user has highly developed Hierro. Kidou that is on mid-level and up can easily cancel out the ability.
@divineshinigami Thanks for making the edits, happy to approve this. Looking forwards to seeing your manifestation 😉