Thread:Taki-Tan/@comment-30202748-20170416202632/@comment-29264888-20170425014233

The idea of the semblance is fine by me.

It got me somewhat thinking of the character Asura from Asura's Wrath.

This sentence got me thinking however:

"Each arm exhausts around 12.5% of his aura to maintain."

I know what you're saying, but the word "exhaust" is bothering me.

Niro isn't actually spending any aura when using his semblance.

In my head, the semblance is splitting the "container" of his aura into five separate ones. The original core container still lies within the body, containing half of Niro's maximum aura. The other half is split between into the other four containers, which are expanded outside of his body and manifested into the aura-based appendages. (Each arm is 12.5% by calculation, like you wrote.)

The aura is only extending out from the body; not being used in anyway. And assuming, the only way his semblance expends aura is if it takes damage.

So the word "exhaust" really doesn't sound right to me because Niro is "using" the aura, but not spending it.

I suggest using the changing it to something simple like this:

"Each arm contains 12.5% of his maximum aura."

Or something. If it's too short, see if it can combine smoothly with any other sentences.

I can't word it all out by just saying this and this, but I'll put down my own version of the semblance description if you want it.

As for this:

"If any appendage is attacked it will take less damage than if Niro were to be attacked directly. In a sense, each limb can take up to 50% less damage, but Niro will become more suspectible to damage by a factor of 10% for each arm that is active..."

First of all, you're setting up yourself with a big disadvantage. Secondly, it's not like a a video game or Dungeons & Dragons. If 50% increase in recieved damage worked like in reality, your body would be as fragile as thin sheets of glass.

<p style="font-weight:normal;">Rather than that, it's better to say that since a large portion of your aura is used to create and maintain the semblance, the remaining aura used to shield Niro's body has weakened.

<p style="font-weight:normal;">Overall in my opinon, idea is fine, but the mechanics behind it is questionable.