Alternate Keyblader - Buster

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Mega Buster: You gain a megabuster, an Artifact ranged weapon template (see: book 2. weapon creation) and two ranged weapon mods with a total cost modifier of +4 or lower. Only one mod can force the target to make a test. This weapon deals E damage and has infinite ammunition, but must still be reloaded as it normally would. You can summon or dismiss your megabuster as a free action, and are proficient with the weapon as long as you have Weapon Proficiency (any Ranged or Basic).

Light and Dark: Whenever a Buster spends Light, he gains a like amount of Darkness. If you end your turn with any Darkness, roll a d10. If the result is higher than your current Darkness, convert one point of Darkness into Light. If it is equal to or lower than your current Darkness, lose one point of Resolve and convert one point of Darkness into Light. You can not recover Light if you have 0 Resolve. This roll may also be performed outside combat.

Action Trigger: Gain the Lead Fingers and Pinball Wizard feats usable with your megabusters. At Heart 3, you may use those feats up to the normal range of your megabusters.

Upgrades: Whenever you increase your level or Heart, create a new megabuster, following the same rules as for making your first one. You can switch between different megabusters you own freely, but can only summon and wield one at any given time.


Power Stat: Heart
Heart represents the Keyblader's connection to the Heart element. Like a growing light from a flame, a Buster that increases their Heart will find more and more hidden features of their megabuster unlocked and unveiled from the darkness of the unknown.


Resource Stat: Light
Light is the power of your Heart expressed and made a reality. You have maximum Light equal to twice your Heart. Outside of combat, you recover all Light (and set Darkness back to 0) after five minutes of rest.


Powers Gained

*Dodge Roll: You gain the Evasion feat, and can Shift as a free action on your turn.

**X-Buster: All your megabusters gain the Variable Power Setting property. If a megabuster already had it, the numerical effects instead double.

***Once More: When you would take Fatigue or Critical Damage, you may choose to lose a like amount of Light instead. If the Fatigue or Critical Damage exceeds your Heart, spend Light up to your Heart and take the rest.

****Bullet Hell: Gain the Double Tap and Fan the Hammer feats. If you already had one or both of these feats, gain 100xp per feat of the two you already had. The penalty to attack rolls is reduced by 1k0 (3 attacks are made at -2k0 to hit, 4 attacks -3k0, etc.). You may buy the triple down and whirlwind of steel feats at any time as though they were part of your class track.

*****Second Chance: When you are at 0 Light, you may choose to spend Resolve instead. Spending Resolve does not count as spending Light for the purposes of Light and Dark.

Megabuster Assets

Special: A Buster can purchase new Buster Assets after character creation, but may only have one asset at Heart 1, two assets at Heart 3, and three assets at Heart 5.


Best Buster in the Wheel
You have dedicated yourself to perfecting the craft of trick-shootery. When making trick shots, you don't need to take disadvantages to increase their advantages past your gunslinger level to a maximum of twice your gunslinger level in style points.

Dark Buster
You've either learned to control the darkness in your Heart, or have been consumed by it. You gain Blind Fighting and a bonus to all dodge, parry, and attack rolls equal to your current Darkness. Targets wounded by your special attacks or spells must make a TN 15 Willpower test or become Blinded for the duration of their next turn.

Iron Heart Surge
Your fighting spirit, dedication, and training allow you to overcome almost anything to defeat your enemies. You can spend 1 Light and select one spell, effect, or condition currently affecting you and with a duration of 1 or more rounds; that effect ends immediately. At SM discretion, this asset may not apply to long-term conditions such as limb loss or gravity.

Buster Armor
Your megabuster comes with a matching set of armor that can be summoned and dismissed at will. This armor has AP equal to twice your Heart, Max Dex of 5, covers All, and counts as a void suit. You are proficient with this armor as long as you have any armor proficiency, and can select it as an armor type for the purposes of other armor-related feats.

Buster Glider
You can transform your megabuster into a vehicle with a 200 VP budget. Whenever you increase your Heart, you may rebuild the vehicle from scratch. You can spend Light as a Full Action to transform your megabuster/s into its vehicle form and back. If destroyed, your vehicle changes back to megabuster form and cannot be summoned for a scene.

Synch Buster
Your Heart has enough room for two. You can wield two of the same pistol-type or different megabusters at once, and can ready two of your megabusters as a pair. While duel-wielding megabusters, you gain an extra reaction for the purposes of Multiple Attacks every round.

Ultra Buster
You have a favorite gun that you put that extra bit of effort into. One of your megabusters may have up to three mods with a total cost of +6 or lower.

Old Heart 5 Power

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Replace Second Chance with Omega Buster

Omega Buster: Select an artifact material. All your megabusters gain the benefits of that artifact material for ranged weapons. Your buster armor also gains the qualities of the artifact material chosen, should that asset be chosen. Lastly, the armor and ranged weapons of the buster glider gain the properties of the artifact material chosen.

[Traskus]

Edited wording on Mega Buster to better reflect the intent of it, increased mod value to +4, and increased ultra buster's mod value to +6.

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This is the only other place of mine that I can find that has a "don't need drawbacks" power, which I have just rectified. Fun fun.