Weapon: Whip Skill Tree

I was kinda seeing that many skill trees are being made for Toram and I was like "Why not make my own and see how easy it is to do what Aso does" so thats what I did. I decided to make the weapon skill tree I wanted which were Whip skills and I tried my best to make skills Aso would probably make. I also tried to make it somewhat more balanced than Aso would do, "Balance" and "Asobimo" does not happen. So this is my attempt at it.

Spoiler: Skill Tree

Spoiler: Skill Descriptions Part 1

Whips are weapons with lower weapon attack but higher stability and naturally mid range (6m) auto attack. Auto attacks are naturally as fast as 2hsword’s auto attacks are. Damage scales with AGI > DEX.
Whips as a main weapon can use these sub-weapons: Daggers, Arrows, Magic Devices, Knuckles, Shields
These weapons can use Whip as a sub weapon: Knuckles, Staffs, Bowgun.

1. Down Sweep
Level 1 Skill; Whips Only
MP Cost : 100
Skill Type - Proration: Physical - Physical Proration
Base Skill Multiplier: 1 + 0.075 * Skill Level
Base Skill Constant: 65 + 4 * Skill Level
Hit Count: 1 hit; splits damage between the number of enemies hit equally
Maximum Cast Range: Defaults to the Whips's Auto Attack Range
Hit Range: 4m; around caster
Ailment: Tumble
Base Ailment Chance: 20% + (7 * Skill Level)%
Ailment Duration: 3 seconds
Ailment Resistance: 3 seconds (Easy and Normal); 6 seconds (Hard); 12 seconds (Nightmare); 18 seconds (Ultimate)
Game Description: "Draw your whip and strike at the ankles of all the enemies around you. Inflicts [Tumble] on all enemies hit by the attack."

2. Whiplash
Level 1 Skill; Whips Only
MP Cost : 100
Skill Type - Proration: Physical - Physical Proration
Base Skill Multiplier (First Hit): 0.55
Base Skill Multiplier (Second Hit): 0.55 + 0.1 * Skill Level
Base Skill Constant: 2.5 * Skill Level; constant for each hit
Hit Count: 2 hits; critical calculations are done once then copied for the other hits; the rest of damage calculation is done for each hit
Maximum Cast Range: Defaults to the Whups's Auto Attack Range
Skill Effect: Skill has increased motion speed of (Skill Level/2)% rounded down.
Ailment: Paralyze
Base Ailment Chance: 50% + (5 * Skill Level)%
Ailment Duration: 10 seconds
Ailment Resistance: None
Game Description: "Quickly snap your whip at the enemy. Inflicts [Paralyze] on the target. The motion speed increases per level."
This skill is considered an Unsheathe Skill

3. Trummel Lashings
Level 2 Skill; Whips Only
MP Cost : 200
Skill Type - Proration: Physical - Physical Proration
Base Skill Multiplier: .7 + 0.005 * Skill Level + total AGI/1000; multiplier for each hit
Multi-hit Bonus Skill Multiplier: 0.05 * Skill Level
Base Skill Constant: 50; constant for each hit
Hit Count: Skill Level/2 (rounded down); damage calculation is done once then copied to the other hits
Maximum Cast Range: Defaults to the Whips's Auto Attack Range
Skill Effect: If this skill hits a target multiple, the Multi-hit Bonus Skill Multiplier is added to the Base Skill Multiplier every hit.
Game Description: "Strike the target with many strong whippings. Damage increases as more attacks hit. Attacks more times as the skill levels up."

4. Nebula
Level 2 Skill; Whips and One Handed Swords Only
MP Cost : 300
Skill Type - Proration: Physical - Physical Proration
Element: Dark
Base Skill Multiplier: 1 + 0.05 * Skill Level
Base Skill Constant: 60 + DEX/20 * Skill Level
Hit Count: 1 hit
Maximum Cast Range: Defaults to the Whips's Auto Attack Range
Skill Effect: This skill has +55 Crit rate
Buff Effect: Critical Damage +(0.5 * Skill Level + total AGI/(60 - Skill Level)); minimum of 1 and maximum of 10
Buff Duration: until next skill
Game Description: "Take the whip in your gasp and slash at the enemy as if it were a sword. The skill has boosted critical rate. Increases critical damage for a few seconds."
This skill is considered an Unsheathe Skill
Whip bonus: Skill Multiplier +2 and buff timer +20 seconds

5. Crackling Twister
Level 3 Skill; Whips Only
MP Cost : 500
Skill Type - Proration: Physical - Magical Proration
Base Skill Multiplier: 1 + 0.05 * Skill Level; multiplier for each hit
Base Skill Constant: 55; constant for each hit
Hit Count: 2 + Skill Level/2 hits rounded up
Maximum Cast Range: 12m
Hit Range: Skill Level/2 round up metres; around caster
Primary Ailment: Tornado
Primary Ailment Chance: 100% on mobs; 50% on bosses
Primary Ailment Duration: 1 second
Primary Ailment Resistance: 0.001 seconds
Secondary Ailment: Dizzy
Secondary Ailment Chance: 2.5% * Skill Level round down
Secondary Ailment Duration: 10 second
Secondary Ailment Resistance: None
Game Description: "Twirl your whip around you quickly causing a violent twister around you. Enemies are pulled around in the small circle for a short time and are afflicted with [Dizzy]."

6. Twin Dragon Lash
Level 4 Skill; Whips Only
MP Cost : 700
Skill Type - Proration: Physical - Physical Proration
Base Skill Multiplier: 1.35 * Skill Level; multiplier for each hit
Base Skill Constant: 100; constant for each hit
Hit Count: 2 hits; damage calculation is done for each hit
Maximum Cast Range: Defaults to Whip's Auto Attack Range
Skill Effect: When target is afflicted with an ailment, the skill gains +(55 + Skill Level) Critical Hit Rate
Game Description: "Brandish your whip and attack the enemy while it’s down. Attack twice with high damage. Has high critical rate when the target is inflicted with an ailment."

7. Serpentine
Level 4 Skill; Whips Only
MP Cost : 500
Skill Type - Proration: Physical - Physical Proration
Base Skill Multiplier: 0.75 * Skill Level; multiplier for each hit
Range Bonus Skill Multiplier: 0.5 * meters away from the enemy; multiplier for each hit
Base Skill Constant: 60 + 1.5 * Skill Level; constant for each hit
Range Bonus Skill Constant: 10 * meters away from the enemy + Skill Level; constant for each hit
Hit Count: 4 hits; damage calculation is done once then spread evenly between the hits
Maximum Cast Range: 10m
Skill Effect: Skill Multiplier and Skill Constant bonus for every meter away you are from your target
Ailment: Poison
Base Ailment Chance: 30% + (2 * Skill Level)%
Ailment Duration: 10 seconds
Ailment Resistance: None
Game Description: "Crack your whip as if it were a violent snake, focusing all the force onto the tip of the lash. Deals more damage the farther away the target is from you. Has a low chance to [Poison] the target."
This skill is considered an unsheathe skill

8. Grapple
Level 1 Skill; No Limit
MP Cost : 200
Maximum Cast Range: 12m
Skill Effect: Pulls target closer to you to 3m away from you. Skill will always do 1 damage and is affected by accuracy. Critical hits will make this skill hit more accurately as well but there will be no boost to damage. Skill has perfect aim when the target is paralyzed.
Ailment: Pull Back
Base Ailment Chance: 100%
Ailment Duration: .001 seconds
Ailment Resistance: None
Game Description: "Lash out a hook fast enough to wrap around the enemy and pull them closer to you. Range increases as the skill levels up. 100% chance to hit [Paralyzed] targets."

 

Spoiler: Skill Descriptions Part 2

9. Tied Down
Level 3 Skill; Whip Only
MP Cost : 400
Base Skill Multiplier (Tied): 1 + 0.25 * Skill Level
Base Skill Multiplier (Shackled): 3 + 1 * Skill Level; multiplier for each hit
Base Skill Constant (Tied): 10 * Skill Level
Base Skill Constant (Shackled): 15 * Skill Level; constant for each hit
Hit Count: 1 hit
Shackled Hit Count: 2 hits; damage calculation is done once then spread evenly between the hits
Maximum Cast Range: 12m
Skill Effect: If the buff is removed before the tying animation ends, the skill's ending animation is replaced by an additional attack. The additional attack has the Perfect Aim attribute.
Buff Effect: Reduce Physical damage and Fractional damage taken by 90%; reduce Magic Damage taken by 65%. If the damage taken would still kill you while you're at 20% of your Max HP or higher, you will live with 1 HP. Negate any ailment associated with the hit of damage reduced.
Buff Duration: Until the tying animation ends OR until you take one hit of damage
Primary Ailment: Flinch
Primary Ailment Chance: 100%
Primary Ailment Duration: 2 seconds
Primary Ailment Resistance: 1 second (Easy and Normal); 3 seconds (Hard); 6 seconds (Nightmare); 9 seconds (Ultimate)
Secondary Ailment: Bleed
Secondary Ailment Chance: 10% * Skill Level
Secondary Ailment Duration: 10 second
Secondary Ailment Resistance: None
Game Description: "Prepare your whip to trap the enemy within your grasp when it attacks and inflicts [Flinch]. If you are attacked while using the skill, lower damage once and inflict [Bleed] onto the target while shackling them."

10. Soul Grip
Level 4 Skill; Whip Only
MP Cost : 300
Skill Type - Proration: Magical - Magical Proration
Ailment: Light
Base Skill Multiplier: 6 + (DEX+AGI)/1000 * Skill Level
Base Skill Constant: 100 + 10 * Skill Level
Hit Count: 1 hit
Maximum Cast Range: 12m
Skill Effect: Pulls you 3m behind the target.
Buff Effect: Motion Speed +Skill Level%
Buff Duration: 30 seconds
Ailment: Fear
Base Ailment Chance: (90 + Skill Level)%
Ailment Duration: 10 seconds
Ailment Resistance: None
Game Description: "Lash out your whip as if it were a ghastly form that can grab the soul of it’s target and pull yourself behind them. Has a high chance to inflict [Fear] on the enemy and gives you a buff to Motion Speed."

11. Whip Mastery
Level 1 Skill; Whip only
Passive Effect: Weapon ATK +(3 * Skill Level)%; ATK +1% (levels 1 and 2)/ +2% (levels 3 to 7)/ +3% (levels 8 to 10). ASPD + 10 * Skill Level * Player Level/45
Game Description: "Get better at using Whips. ATK and ASPD of Whips increases."

12. Gentle Footwork
Level 1 Skill; No Limit
MP Cost: 200
Buff Effect: Gives a buff that increases ASPD +(40*Skill Level) | ATK +(2*Skill Level) | Movement Speed +(5 * Skill Level)%
Buff Duration: (15 + Skill Level) seconds
Game Description: "You are able to use your whip with a quick footing and quicker movements. Increases ASPD, ATK, and movement speed for some time."
Whip Bonus: buff timer +100 sec, ATK+50, Movement Speed +50%

13. Monster Slayer
Level 2 Skill; Whip only
Passive Effect: All attacks and physical skills gain Physical Pierce + Skill Level %
Game Description: "You’re able to use your whip with full force and finesse. All of your attacks pierce the defense of the enemy."

14. Dangersense
Level 3 Skill; No Limit
MP Cost: 400
Buff Effect: Gives a buff that increases Anticipation +(10 + Skill Level)% | AMPR +Skill Level | and Critical Damage +Skill Level.
Buff Duration: (15 + Skill Level) seconds
Game Description: "You’ve fought many enemies to understand their methods. Increase Anticipation, Attack MP Recovery, and Critical Damage for some time."
Whip Bonus: buff timer +100 sec, AMPR+10, Anticipation+30%, Critical Damage +10

 

Too op...

 

Op? These felt a bit underwhelming to me

 

And thus this how Asobimo works on the mind of the people
I feel I did a good job doing exactly that XD

 

considering it has a new mechanic that can pull bosses to your location (and i can imagine gesp bugging out)... A flinch+immunity skill... 100% flinch tumble and possibly stun with shield... Its like taking all the good qualities of knux and dw and putting them together

Dps wise it depends on the weapon...

 

i like it all tho i would make the auto attack wayyyy slower, stab higher (90 ish), make the auto attack range 6m, reduce Nebulas crit dmg up to the next move only (instead of a few seconds), make down sweep dmg go down as the number of targets increase, buff serpentine, buff soul grip, slightly nerf gentle footwork in terms of movement speed, and make the atk50+ only apply to whippers and atk +20 for every other class. Very interesting class, would be cool to combine with Dark Energy for a simon belmont vampire hunter type of feel.

 

Instructions unclear

 

I was extremely close to doing that

 

This is so cool and creative I love this! Really great job these all sound really cool! ^^

 

Very Slowly making and idea for another skill tree

 

I'll assume that the ATK gain scale is like that of knuckles for the op multipliers... Also I think DEX>AGI and low stability is more realistic...
Edit: and monster slayer... I mean... how come a whip can pierce even a leather armor?

 

A lot of whip combat is Dexterity based, you are right. But a lot of it is movement based as well, and what would probably be more true would be that AGI increases attack power and attack speed as DEX would increase attack power and stability. Whips in itself in reality are very stable weapons when used correctly with the downfall of it having low power. Anyone who is clothed heavily or even Armoured wouldn’t feel a thing.
A normal attack from a standing whip user is very punishable as it would take a longer time to attack in general, but on a more agile whip user, they become less punishable through the fact the whip is able to move with the body and actually carries momentum with it, it’s why I decided to make it more Agility based. It’s better for whips than a sword since the whip would cover more openings than a simple sword can. Though if you think about it Knuckles should be DEX > STR if we were thinking of only standing fighters.
For monster slayer, I just put it there as something so whips don’t become extremely useless when faced against anything that has light armour or better. It’s a video game, and we can suspend some reality because even Decoy Shot doesn’t make sense.

Also about the multipliers, those are closely based off Dragon Tooth, which is only powerful due to its 100% P.Pierce, it has a multiplier of 7.5 between the two hits. This has a multiplier of 13.5 between the two hits - it has no physical pierce and the critical hit rate has a caveat to it, the multiplier is similar to using Garyou Tensei with 8/10 stacks without Two Handed. (For reference, BowKatana does around 700k with Garyou at 10/10)

You’re right about the attack of the whips though, it’ll be low.

 

Thank you for sharing information. This skill tree seems interesting enough to toy with >_<

 

Wow I just came across this now, while looking for Skill Book information.

AND!!!

I fully agree with whip skillset. Early days in Toram I put on here how much I'd love to have a whip class (this was even before they bought out dual wield I thought of this. Mostly because of Secret of Mana is why I loved the concept.
But you took it a step further. Wow. Well done.

 

Many thanks, I'm in college as a game design major so I do stuff like this to practice.
I spent a decent amount of time just making the icons, and I think they look good enough.

 

Its well done.

I've played a few games over my time. And as it has evolved so happy to be of help.

 

Us players : Hey asobimo can we get a whip skill tree?

Asobimo :

 

Pfft I am just happy with my bow,katana,2h,staff and 1hs×2 T^T my storage is also full , my character slots are also making me confused ,why make another weapon skill tree ,some of my weapons are still NPC drops , not even 2s yet ... Having more weapons is kinda scary at the point i୧( ಠ Д ಠ )୨୧( ಠ Д ಠ )୨