Shikigami Guidelines

INTRODUCTION
Shikigami operate much like curses and humans when it comes to physical builds regarding this roleplay. Each category of Shikigami user along with the cursed manipulation users can begin the roleplay with different available slots for the RP. Below you can find all the information you need to properly roleplay as a Shikigami and Cursed Spirit manipulator. You will also learn how everything is mechanically broken down to role-play since these entities aren't fodder due to powers and various builds.

Types & Rules
Average Shikigami User: These kinds of Shikigami users need a medium like a talisman since they aren't as talented as the latter. You can only make use of basic and advanced Shikigami (More information on categories such as basic and advanced will be revealed later throughout this guide.) [You need Moderate Cursed Energy]

Prodigy Users: Special Shikigami users like Junpei can start with 1 shikigami that is supernatural by conjuring it through their cursed energy. [You need to roll for High Cursed Energy]

Genius Users: Genius users are above prodigy users and are able to manage two supernatural shikigami at once with great cursed energy. 

Monster Users: These users operate much like TS and CSM techniques, meaning they can possibly conjure up immense summonings in combat. [Immense Energy is needed]

Ten Shadows: Not much is needed to explain. Keep in mind that the Ten Shadow familiars gradually become stronger and stronger, if you can tame them. [Immense Energy is needed]

Cursed Spirit Manipulation - You can start with 20 curses, but they have to be weaker than you, or you won't be able to control them. Your shaman rank will determine what you can absorb and what you can't. If you try to absorb something on par with you it will cause great stress to your body and if a curse is stronger than you, then it might destroy you. If you want to learn more about cursed spirit manipulation read here [Immense Energy is needed.] 

• The rest of these slots can only be unlocked through missions, plots, or regular submissions. 
  
• Average Users can have as many basic and advance shikigami as they want as long as they have the talisman. 
  
• Prodigy Users can only manage 1 supernatural cursed spirit. They will also be given two other cursed spirits that are a mix between enhanced and supernatural.  
  
• Genius Users: Can manage 2 supernatural spirits along with 4 other enhanced cursed spirits.
  
• Monster users have 8 shikigami slots and have two available slots of immense cursed spirits that can be customized to their liking.
  
• Ten Shadows users can have up to 10 curses that range from basic to immense. (You can summon up to 3 immense cursed spirits due to the ceiling for TS being extremely high as seen with the General.)
  
• Cursed Spirit Manipulators operate like average cursed users in terms of being able to obtain as many as they want. Not only do you need the proper amount of cursed energy for specific monsters, but the only way to control immense curses is to have your cursed energy control on master level. This means Low Control can maintain a Grade 4 spirit, Moderate Control can maintain Grade 3 curses, Advance Control can maintain Grade 2 curses, Great Control can maintain Grade 1 curses with ease, and Master Control can maintain 1 Immense cursed spirit.
  

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1. Through special techniques, curses can TEMPORARILY boost a SINGLE PHYSICAL CATEGORY, and they WILL NOT be able to hold it for a long duration as an RPC would. This means that a stat boost only exists for as long as the ability/skill is alive. ALL shikigami and curses that get summoned will remain at the base levels of their summon power. Please do not submit, or let me see you role-playing like your boosts are some sort of 'form' or last the entire duration of a battle.
   
2. If you have an above moderate level of cursed energy then stop using talismans. You're supposed to summon it through your cursed energy, that's what makes you unique. If you're not going to roleplay it right then don't use it at all.
   

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Additional rules regarding shikigami and curses.
Basic, Advanced & Enhanced: This can be submitted through customs, but the creators have the option to show themselves taming the shikigami through the roleplay which can count as training which is a good look for your character leveling up in the grand scheme of things. 

Supernatural & Immense: The same rules apply for Supernatural and Immense, but the difference is that once your Shikigami is approved it MUST be tested for with a mod giving you the test to see if you are worthy enough to wield something so strong.

Extra: Rules may increase on the number of immense summonings higher tier shikigami users can use in the future, but as of now, the only way to increase your slots is through roleplaying in arcs. 

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CATEGORIES
Shikigami will be placed into physical categories from here on out so that you can determine how well they can stack against other shikigami, as well as sorcerers and curses. Here is a quick guide to read to get a general idea of how things might look as you build your team. (These are all of Megumi's Shikigami, including the combined ones. They have been placed into these measurements for the roleplay.)

Basic - Rabbit Escape, Toad
Advanced - The Well's Unknown Abyss
Enhanced - Divine Dogs, Nue, Great Serpent
Supernatural - Max Elephant, Divine Dog: Totality
Immense - General

Basic Shikigami - These shikigami correlate with basic physical skills on their tier chart. Just because they are physically weak does not make them useless in the slightest. They can sometimes better support one in battle than a higher grade shikigami. 

Advanced Shikigami - These shikigami have physically advanced bodies and can be seen as a small step up from basic shikigami.

Enhanced Shikigami - These Shikigami have enhanced bodies and are typically difficult to defeat for third to second-grade sorcerers; even semi-grade 1 sorcerers could prove to have some difficulty to a degree. Shikigami around this level are standard so they will be common in the roleplay.

Supernatural Shikigami - An uncommon type of Shikigami for weaker sorcerers to wield due to lack of cursed energy. Summoners who are considered prodigies can simply make these shikigami and automatically tame them. Cursed spirit manipulators and ten shadow users are also the only ones who can use familiars and are cursed at this physical spectrum. 

Immense Shikigami - These shikigami are at the pinnacle and the most difficult to tame in the Jujutsu world. These types of curses are reserved for Ten Shadows Users and Cursed Spirit Manipulators.

• Please choose the appropriate attributes for your Shikigami because they cannot get any stronger than they already are unless they are used by someone of the Ten Shadows who can combine the energy together for another shikigami to inherit. If it was not made obvious by now then I will just tell you, these physical categories listed for the shikigami all correlate with the tier chart. This goes for endurance and durability as well. 
  

Ten Shadows Users: Once your shikigami gets destroyed in battle they cannot be instantly fused with another shikigami. It will take a day or two in real time to completely combine both of these energies, and another addition to this is that the process will only start after your active battle has concluded. 

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Reminder: Anything submitted as supernatural or immense needs to be approved along with you being tested at least once or twice to validate that you are a competent user of the technique as well as a decent fighter.

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STARTING CAPS FOR SHIKIGAMI USERS:

Code:

[b]Name:[/b] ???
[b]Classification:[/b] Cursed or Shikigami?
[b]Strength:[/b]
[b]Speed:[/b]
[b]Endurance:[/b]
[b]Durability:[/b]
[b]Sensory:[/b]
[b]Ability:[/b]


You can Submit a Shikigami in the submission forum.