About: Devil Arms

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[attr="class","rules_title"]Devil Arms

A Devil Arm is the manifestation of the power and fighting spirit of a demon in its purest form. Some theorists even believe that a Devil Arm is the true form of a demon's soul, although the same demon may manifest different Devil Arms depending on the circumstances. Nevertheless, each Devil Arm is unique and a demon can only manifest one at a time.
When a powerful demon is subdued, they can decide to aid the victor by blessing them with their power. The demon attunes their power to them, and their soul consolidates into a Devil Arm. Only those who have received the blessing of a demon are capable of using their Devil Arm.
Obtaining a Devil Arm can also happen by other means: a contract between demon and user, some other form of pact, or simply on the demon's whim. Devil Arms retain some degree of consciousness, though the exact degree depends on the individual demon who manifested them.

Some Devil Arms may appear in a Dormant state; this usually happens when the Devil Arm's power hasn't been used in a very long time, or if some sort of power seal has been applied to it. A Dormant Devil Arm has a generally unremarkable appearance, only tangentially related to the Arm's awakened form, and lacks all the abilities expected of the Arm as well as any degree of consciousness. Some Devil Arms may freely swap between their Dormant and "awakened" forms.
As a rule of thumb, regular Devil Arms share their name with the demon that they originate from, while Dormant Devil Arms have a different name. For example, the Sparda is the Devil Arm of the Legendary Dark Knight Sparda and its Dormant form is called Force Edge.

Finally, a skilled craftsman can modify and upgrade Devil Arms, potentially turning even the weakest of them into weapons of terrifying power. This means that some Devil Arms may have a bit of overlap with Crafted Arms for what concerns "being created through technological means known to men or demons"; even in this case, however, if the Arm was first manifested by a demon and then it was improved upon one can still consider it a Devil Arm in all respects.

[attr="class","rules_subtitle"]Devil Arms: a guide for the modern Devil Hunter

Devil Arms come in many shapes. Some Devil Arms take the form of martial weapons, such as swords or gauntlets; others may be more exotic, such as whips, guns or cannons. Some may not look like weapons at all, and instead provide protection or functionality; in the games, for example, Nevan is a guitar and Pandora is a suitcase. Both of them are used as weapons, but they can be more than that.

[attr="class","rules_focus"]Devil Arms are similar to Characters in that they possess a Rank and Traits. Moreover, Devil Arms provide the Character with a unique Combat Focus tied esclusively to them, and Aspects may be developed on this Focus.
Characters may not possess a Devil Arm of Rank higher than their own Rank.

[attr="class","rules_subtitle"]Marketplace Template

When applying for a Devil Arm or for any upgrade to an existing Devil Arm, you must use the template found in this section. The Divinity Statue is the place where to post your application; if you have never created a thread there, you are allowed to create one. This thread will be valid for all your Characters.

[attr="class","rules_focus"]If you are applying for a new character, it's possible to apply for the Devil Arm directly in the Character App without making a post at the Divinity Statue. In this case, since your Character starts at Rank D, the Devil Arm will also be Rank D and be in its Dormant form.
Being Dormant is not a Trait, and doesn't need to be listed among the Arm's Traits.

If you're buying a Devil Arm or an upgrade to a Devil Arm at the Divinity Statue, you must copy, paste and fill in this template:

[b]Username:[/b]
[b]Character:[/b]
[b]App Link:[/b]


• Username: Your username on ProBoards.
• Character: The name of the character this upgrade is for.
• App Link: The link to the character's UPDATED Character App.

Then, you can use the following two templates to describe the new Devil Arm. This is for the Arm itself:

[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Description:[/b]
[b]Rank:[/b]
[b]Traits:[/b]


• Name: The Arm's name. Remember that Dormant Arms have a different name from awakened Arms, and the latter share their name with the demon they originate from. It's still possible to add some flavour and customise the names as long as you stay reasonably close to these guidelines.
• Description: A description of the Arm's appearance and general functionality.
• Rank: The Rank of the Devil Arm. This is the same as the Rank of its associated Focus.
• Traits: Any Traits the Devil Arm may have.

This is for the associated Combat Focus:

[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Description:[/b]
[b]Rank:[/b]
[b]Aspects:[/b]


• Name: The Focus' name. No additional naming rules for Foci.
• Description: A description of the Combat Focus. Don't forget to include here which Devil Arm this Focus is tied to, if it's not already clear from the Name entry.
• Rank: The Rank of the Focus. This is the same as the Rank of its associated Devil Arm.
• Aspects: Any Aspects tied to this Focus.

[attr="class","rules_subtitle"]Devil Arms Pricing

[attr="class","rules_focus"]Reminder: buying Arms or upgrades with only Red Orbs guarantees a cashback of Blue Orbs . Buying with Blue Orbs does not give any cashback.

Here's a rundown of the pricing of Devil Arms, ordered by Rank. Devil Arms can be bought with Red Orbs as well as Blue Orbs .
You don't have to buy the associated Combat Focus separately, as it is already included in the Orbs cost.

Rank	Traits & Aspects	Orbs Cost	Blue Orbs Cashback
D	0 Traits 0 Aspects	0	0
C	1 Trait 1 Aspect	1600	800
B	2 Traits 2 Aspects	3200	1600
A	3 Traits 3 Aspects	6000	3000
S	4 Traits 4 Aspects	10000	5000

When upgrading a Devil Arm, you only pay the difference of the costs and gain the difference of the cashback. If you upgrade a Devil Arm, it's not possible to change already existent Traits or Aspects. It is, however, possible to change the description of the Combat Focus if it would make more sense to do so - for example if the weapon has gained additional forms or new functionality.

[attr="class","rules_subtitle"]Manifesting Devil Arms

[attr="class","rules_focus"]Manifested Devil Arms are not fully developed as of Buried Light's Public Alpha release.