Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-24534644-20170213012304/@comment-30530552-20170329024547

Ouch, that's a text wall, @Ray. In any case, two Semblance ideas I have (one's new, the other one didn't get much attention when I first made it so I thought I'd readd it to the conversation)

Just so I don't get to much of a text wall, I'll make it two separate posts so that I don't clog things too much. Here's the first one.

-Name: Funnel

-User(s): Rino Li

-Type: Conjuration (I think)

-Purpose: Utility (Mainly offense)

-Short description: The user concentrates the effects of Dust in a single direction so the attack is more precise and effective.

-Activation Cue: A high pitched whistling sound can be heard, similar to a sound you might hear with a tea kettle when boiling, or on a particularly windy day.

-Range: Long range, though gets more effective as the affected Dust is closer.

-General limitations: 1) This ability can only affect powdered Dust, not crystals. 2) The user must have good concentration, lest they waste energy for nothing. 3) The user must be able to see the area they are affected, so if there's an obstruction when the effect occurs, it fails. However, an obstruction that occurs but does not block the final location from view (at least not entirely) does not make it fail.

-Passive ability(s) (if any): N/A

-Active ability: Tier One: The concentrated effect is good for a medium range, and requires at least 15% Aura to work properly. Smaller ranges require less effort.

-Active ability: Tier Two: The effect is extended to long range for the same original cost as medium range (15%), and lower ranges cost less.

-Dust interaction (insert dust type here): While the Semblance itself does not interact with Dust in that the Dust changes it, it actvates and manipulates the Dust in a specific way, if that counts.

-Notes: Rino Li is an archer, and he shoots Dust-tipped arrows. I came up with this when writing him as part of the 22nd OC Comp. in Feb, and he took down a Kadal Grimm by shooting a Fire Dust arrow in its mouth. I figured it would be an even better way to confirm the kill with a little Rule of Cool thrown in.

This also has a loose inspiration from the real life Venturi effect, in which water pressure / speed and wind speed increase in tighter spaces, where they are constricted.