Gluttony / Matsui Aono

There it is!

This is what I have right now;

Concept: Young Shinso vampire, unaware of his origins and real power.

Name: Matsui Aono

Powers:
Agile +4 (-3 Suppressed ability)
Art of invisibility +2
Attack +4 (Yoki-Infused Punches) (+15 Overwhelming (SA), +5 Effective (SA), -3 Suppressed ability, -5 Backlash)
Attack +4 (Vampire Bite) (+10 Vampire x2, +5 Armour Piercing)
Beautiful +2
Combat expert +4 (-3 Suppressed ability)
Heal +2 (Requirement -5: Blood Transfusion)
Heightened Sense +3 (Sight)
Heightened Sense +3 (Hearing)
Intimidate +3 (-2 Suppressed ability)
Perceptive +2
Quick +4 (-3 Suppressed ability)
Strong +4 (-3 Suppressed ability)
Vitality +5 (60 bonus) (-3 Suppressed ability)
Tough +4 (-3 Suppressed ability)
Unique ability (Regeneration +3) (-2 Suppressed ability)
Unique ability (Wealth of Power +3) (-2 Suppressed ability)

Weaknesses:
Impulsive -1
Overconfident -2
Stubborn -1
Vulnerability (Silver -3)
Vulnerability(Water -2)
Unique Weakness (Garlic -1)
Unique Weakness (Sunlight -1)
Suppressed Ability: Shinso Awakening (Trigger - Intense Anger/Will to protect)

With the suppressed ability, essentially when he has a really strong urge to protect someone or something, or he’s subject to extreme anger, his dormant Shinso powers come out and he gets access to everything that’s minused. In everyday life, he’s actually the weakest of vampires and very below average among them. My plan is he’s obviously related to Tsukune and Moka (maybe they’re even still alive since you know immortal vampires) but he’s not aware of these origins as of right now. So I’m also thinking he has a different surname and his true family name is Aono

Well ok, first off, the time the game will be set will be some 16-17 years from the end of the manga, so they'd totally be alive, and just in time for their children to be in high school.

Second, by my accounts, you're abilities way surpass the +5 balance when compared to your weaknesses, seems to be something like +25 to -11.

Thirdly, the effect you're trying to create with all those suppressed abilities would be better and more fairly executed with the Transformation ability, with a Trigger weakness with the same requirements as your Suppressed Ability.

finally, I'd argue that the weakness to water is as big, or even bigger, that the one to silver. Actually, in the series, silver seems to only seal the vampire's power (unless he is directly attacked by it), while water not only seals it, but also incapacitates the vampire and hurts him pretty badly.

Alright about to amend now, so can my total powers only exceed my weaknesses by +5?

Also with transformation, even at level 5. It gives me double the levels I have in the power to spend on improved abilities, which is 10, and that’s not nearly enough for everything I have under suppressed ability

Yes, they can only exceed your weaknesses by +5.

And about my second question?

Well, that wasn't a question, hehe. Seriously though, the transformation ability should be enough for any kind of character who normally has his powers limited and once in a while becomes super-strong, in saying that having 10 points in abilities isn't enough for you do show you may a little too hungry (excuse the pun) for abilities at the start.

What I mean is this: that use of the suppressed ability to gain so many points would make a way too broken character, so I should rule that no more than 10 points should be gained by using the same weakness multiple times; besides that, for a -3 weakness, the requirement should be something much more strict and objective, like (using the series as an example) Moka's Rosario, which can only be taken by her true love, etc.

This is what I have now. By my count, I’m still 18 power points over the +5 limit, but I’m struggling to whittle it down any further and remain accurate to what the just the basic vampires can do. Could you help?

Powers:
Agile +2
Art of invisibility +2
Attack +2 (Yoki-Infused Punches)
Attack +3 (Vampire Bite) (+5 Vampire)
Beautiful +2
Combat expert +2
Heal +2 (Requirement -5: Blood Transfusion)
Heightened Sense +3 (Hearing)
Intimidate +3
Perceptive +2
Quick +4
Strong +2
Vitality +3
Tough +4
Unique ability (Regeneration +3)
Unique ability (Wealth of Power +1)

Transformation: Shinso Awakening (10 ranks)
Agile +4
Attack +4 (Yoki Infused Punches) (+5 Overwhelming, -5 Backlash)
Wealth of Power +3
Strong +4
Vitality +5 (60 bonus)

Weaknesses:
Sensitivity -3 (Being called "fledgling", "weakling" etc)
Ineptitude -3 (Magic -6)
Dependency -3 (Blood)
Fear -2 (Claustrophobia)
Love Magnet -2
Quirk -1 (
Impulsive -2
Overconfident -2
Stubborn -1
Vulnerability (Water -3)
Vulnerability (Silver -2)
Unique Weakness (Garlic -1)
Unique Weakness (Sunlight -1)

Btw when something says +4 or +3 in the transformation section, that’s the total of the original ranks and additional ranks. So +2 agile gets an increase of two from the transformation and reaches +4 total.

Ok, let me give you some rectifications: You must only buy the Attack ability once, when making a suite of special moves, you use the same Ability, not multiple of them.

About your Healing ability, you should put some perk in it, the -5 Endurance cost wont profit you anything, you could put values in effective to increase it's power, for example. By the way, maybe the Concentration flaw (-20) could be more appropriate, as I believe it would take at least an action to do the transfusion; and you could have the regeneration effect by having another set of perks for the Heal ability, picking the Self-Only (-5) flaw, and maybe some more, that would be better than the (unique ability: regeneration) and would spare you some points.

Finally, be aware to include all of his abilities in his background/description, and make him make sense.

After these suggestions and corrections, if you still don't have enough points, maybe you're thinking you need much more than you actually need. The more powers you have, the less their value will be, there's no escaping that; by the way, I would be interesting (and give you some extra points) if your transformation had some kind of requirement or trigger weakness.

So I only have to pay for healing and attack once and then I can have multiple subsets of the ability for the same price:

So Healing +3 (Concentration) and then
Healing +3 (Self) under the same cost, and just different uses of the same power?

That is correct. Just keep in mind that you should put perks in them too, because you gain nothing by a negative Endurance cost. In this particular case, Effective would be a good choice.

How’s this look now;

Powers:
Agile +2
Attack +2 (Yoki-Infused Punches)
Alternate Attack: Vampire Bite (+5 Vampire)
Combat expert +1
Heal +4 (Concentration -20: Blood Transfusion, +10 Effective)
Alternate Heal: Regeneration (Self Only -5, Continued Effect +5, +5 Effective)
Heightened Sense +3 (Hearing)
Perceptive +2
Quick +3
Strong +2
Vigorous +3
Tough +2
Unique ability (Wealth of Power +1)
Beautiful +2

Transformation +5: Shinso Awakening (10 ranks) (-1 Trigger: Intense Anger/Will to protect)

Agile +4
Attack +4 (+5 Effective, -5 Backlash, +15 overwhelming)
Creation (WoP) +3
Strong +4
Vigorous +4
Tough +3


Weaknesses:
Sensitivity -3 (Being called "fledgling", "weakling" etc)
Ineptitude -3 (Magic -6)
Dependency -3 (Blood)
Fear -2 (Claustrophobia)
Love Magnet -2
Quirk -1 (
Impulsive -2
Overconfident -2
Stubborn -1
Vulnerability (Water -3)
Vulnerability (Silver -2)
Unique Weakness (Garlic -1)
Unique Weakness (Sunlight -1)

With my weaknesses at -27, that means I can have +32 which by my calculations I now have.

Also the self healing option, doesn’t really match the vampires regen from the manga. It’s said to happen reflexively and instantaneously, whereas the healing power requires an entire round to function.

Is there a custom perk I could make, where my regeneration kicks in quicker?

Oh ok. Honestly, that would be a pain to do, and very OP too. Your character could just have a lot of health to symbolize that. Besides, even if that's the case, in-story, it isn't like that. No character in the story seems to have instant regeneration, even those who show to have some extend of regeneration normally spend a time moment buried in debris, or just standing there, without moving much, for a moment while it kicks in, before they return to the fight.

By the way could you exemplify what you expect Wealth of Power to do?

That’s not true at all. Alucard and Akua have been shown to heal instantly on the spot from grievous bodily harm. Pretty sure even Tsukune showed the same ability as a ghoul. It being OP is another matter and fair enough but it’s definitely been shown in the series.

As for wealth of power. I expect it to do what it’s able to do in the source material. Considering he’s only young maybe he can only manifest certain things. Are you aware what wealth of power does?

I'm aware, yes, I was just figuring out it could work mechanically, but I already got an idea, it could work like magic, then you could manifest armor and more attack and anything else with it.

As for the regeneration stuff, what I meant was that, narratively, they normally don't act immediately after sustaining heavy damage, in fact, normally a whole page is then dedicated to show them regenerating while the other characters look in awe, or something. As for minor damage, as I said, a whole lot of health would simulated that just fine.

Perfect, I’ll have to read up on the magic rules or discuss them with you but for right now it’s all good.

So that should be the powers and weaknesses all done. Now all I need is to post my backstory right? I’ve already established that he’s the child of Tsukune and Moka. I think it’s going to be something along the lines of, a lot of expectation on his birth since it’s the first time there’s ever been a couple of two shinso vampires, he was born but he didn’t appear to have any of the power and was just a regular vampire.

Growing up he wasn’t even as powerful as standard vampire, manifesting none of his shinso abilities also. They sent him to the school, not only because that’s where they studied, but because they think it may stimulate whatever potential he harbours inside of him.

Ok, cool. Just remember that Tsukune is currently the school's headmaster, and Moka also do some stuff in it.

Name: Matsui Aono
Age: 14
Race: Shinso Vampire
Health: 70
Endurance: 80

Powers:
* Agile +2
* Attack +2 (Yoki-Infused Punches)
Alternate Attack: Vampire Bite (+5 Vampire, +5 armour piercing, -5 Cancel (Bloodless), -5 Elaborate gestures)
* Combat expert +1
* Heal +4 (Concentration -20: Blood Transfusion, +10 Effective)
Alternate Heal: Regeneration (Self Only -5, Continued Effect +10, +5 Effective)
* Heightened Sense +3 (Hearing)
* Perceptive +2
* Quick +3
* Strong +2
* Vigorous +3
* Tough +2
* Unique ability (Wealth of Power +1)
* Beautiful +2

Transformation +5: Shinso Awakening (10 ranks) (-1 Trigger: Intense Anger/Will to protect)
* Agile +4
* Attack +4 (+5 Effective, -5 Backlash, +15 overwhelming)
* Creation (WoP)+3
* Strong +4
* Vigorous +4
* Tough +3

Weaknesses:
* Sensitivity -3 (Being called "fledgling", "weakling" etc)
* Ineptitude -3 (Magic -6)
* Dependency -3 (Blood)
* Fear -2 (Claustrophobia)
* Love Magnet -2
* Quirk -1 (Pulling on his tie)
* Impulsive -2
* Obsession -2 (Making his parents proud)
* Stubborn -1
* Vulnerability (Water -3)
* Vulnerability (Silver -2)
* Unique Weakness (Garlic -1)
* Unique Weakness (Sunlight -1)

Backstory:
Matsui Aono, the child of two legendary shinso vampires, Tsukune Aono and Moka Akashiya, was born into a world that had high expectations for him. His birth was anticipated not only by his family but by the entire supernatural world. After all, it was the first time in history that two shinso vampires—each wielding unmatched strength and abilities—had come together to create an heir. Many speculated that Matsui would be born with powers surpassing those of his parents, a true force of nature that could change the balance of power in the world of monsters.

But to everyone's surprise, Matsui did not live up to the prophecy. As a baby, he showed no signs of the overwhelming power that both his parents possessed. While Tsukune and Moka, both of whom held great authority at Yokai Academy—Tsukune as the headmaster and Moka as a senior figure on the school's council—remained hopeful, the years passed, and Matsui continued to display no special abilities. Despite this, his parents showed him unconditional love no matter what, which sometimes only helped to make him feel even more guilty for his failure.

Not only did he fail to manifest any shinso traits, but as he grew older, he seemed even weaker than an average vampire. His strength was lacklustre, his speed unimpressive, and the heightened senses that were a staple of vampire bloodlines were duller than usual. This was a source of frustration for Matsui. He had always been aware of the shadow cast by his parents' immense legacies and felt the pressure of expectation every day of his life. Vampires in the greater community, and even his peers, whispered behind his back, questioning how the son of two shinso vampires could be so ordinary.

Despite this, Tsukune and Moka never gave up on him. They remained supportive, though they quietly harbored their own worries. Tsukune, having risen to the position of headmaster, understood more than anyone the potential that lay dormant in many students. Moka, having come from a life where she struggled to reconcile her inner vampire selves, knew that powers could be suppressed for any number of reasons. Together, they believed that Matsui’s power wasn’t absent but merely lying in wait, buried deep within him, waiting for the right catalyst.

When Matsui came of age, his parents decided to send him to Yokai Academy, not only because it was the school they themselves had attended, but because they believed it could be the key to unlocking his hidden potential. They hoped that the environment, filled with supernatural energies and the same trials and challenges they once faced, might awaken whatever power was lurking inside him. The academy had a reputation for bringing out the strength and true nature of its students, after all.

Is that my character all done? I think we need to talk about the actual mechanical rules around my unique sunlight and garlic weaknesses. Idk what you want to do but they’re normally just nuisances to Vampires rather than crippling weaknesses in the Rosario universe.

Edit: Switched the name "Wealth of Power" to "Creation"during transformation. Since I think what we were both thinking of is the Shinso creation ability to make armour and weapons, not the vampire ability to turn into bats or dogs.

Yep, looks all finished. About the wealth of power, considering it will work like magic, it could also let you use their shapeshifting ability (if you were so inclined) with it, spending the necessary Endurance.

About the weaknesses, with a -1 level, they would only be nuisances indeed.

Are you talking about the shapeshifting power from the book?

Because I went and did some research on wealth of power today and it was a bit inconclusive. Because it’s barely used at all, and pretty much everyone who actually used it was a Shinso vampire or at least suspected to be one, it’s not known what limits it has for regular vamps.

Cuz obviously you see them turn their bodies into goo, create sharp bat wing blades, blood bullets etc and then Moka and Tsukune can obviously go one step further and use "creation".

So I guess my question is; at this stage, where my characters Shinso powers are actually unknown, and even after he transforms for the first time, what are his limits with the power? What’s narratively fitting for him to be able to do?

Also how do you post as if it’s coming from your character?

When you post, you go to the bottom of the page, in the button that says "advanced" It will lead you to another page. In there, you can select who you post as.

Has my character been approved yet? Because I can’t see the drop down menu or anything to post as my character

Your character is approved, I just need you to fill his sheet.

I just filled out his sheet now, I’m still unable to see anyway to post my as my character. Is there any way you can show me? Or at least tell me exactly what I’m looking for?

Because when I go into the advanced section, other than for rolls, it’s the exact same as the quick post section.

Below the title, you should see "post as" section, which let's you select who you want to post as.

About your sheet: I see you didn't find the location of the layout for it. Anyway, here it is:Just expand this and click on the buttom at the top right "Create Character"

Ok cool so I did that, filled it in and re-submitted the character. But even before that when I’d done the sheet wrong but still applied it, I wasn’t getting that drop down menu you’re talking about.

Try now that he's approve. Furthermore, see if you can find his name in the bottom of the page (bellow rolls), if you click there, his sheet should open.

I’m realising now that Matsui should definitely have the Infamous weakness, considering his backstory and current situation. I was thinking a level 2-3, but maybe it would be limited to the vampire community? Or just the higher echelon monster community? What do you think?

Why would him be infamous? If anything, I say he should be famous.

Because he is the first ever heir of two Shinso vampires, and not only does he not have (on the surface) any of the Shinso exclusive abilities, he’s weaker than a lot of other vampire elites. Because of that he’s got a lot of hate from the vampire community and I would imagine shame from the upper echelon of monsters too.

I wrote out a lot of that in my backstory.

I see. That does make sense, but, on the other hand, I can't imagine why that would be a public knowledge instead of being a secret of his or (maybe his family). For one, his stats may be a bit lower for a vampire for his age, E. g. Strong +2 instead of +3 (which I would imagine would normally would have) but that's not an abysmal difference. And in the young age he is in, I doubt he would have had any 'opportunity' to show off all (or the lack) of his strength, neither his parents being the kind that would 'test' his capabilities. Besides they are themselves the upper echelon of both monsters and vampires; thus, even if they do know his lackluster strength, they wouldn't let it spread around, for sure.

Him being universally known as a weakling and a failure would go quite against this popular guy persona he's apparently dressing as, specially with the girls.

If you really wanted to make his underwhelming weakness a complication, I think it would work much better as a Secret flaw, where people would overestimate him. Then again, his stats don't reflect that: even if he's lacking a point to be an average vampire of his age, he is really quick with that +3 Quick, much more than I'd give an ordinary vampire, and if he used his Wealth of Power to increment his attacks, he would be hitting just as hard as an ordinary Vampire would.

In summary, I don't think it makes sense for his apparent weakness to be widely known, and his stats aren't ones of a weakling vampire.

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By the way, is he unable to hide his vampire eyes? I think that would wager a -1 Bizarre Appearance flaw, which would be convenient, since it looks like his point budget is 1 point above the limit.

Finally, could you write on his sheet the transformation stats? Maybe on notes or combat notes, also write what is the source of his Sensitivity, Ineptitude, dependency (which I presume refers to blood), Fear, Quirk and Obsession Flaws on his sheet? For ease of reference (and I have no idea what some of them are).

You actually make a good point. I think I’ll buy some ranks in the famous power when I get the chance. And yeah his "vampire eyes" are visible 24/7 so I’ll take the -1 bizzare appearance.

I also edited the sheet with everything you asked for. Let me know if that’s good.

All seem fine, I just question what his ineptitude to magic means, because vampires don`t normally cast spells.