Dance or song · 1 to 5 points
Fixed strength per level; the duration grows with the Rhythm spent: 10 s per point. Veil and Refuge: 4 s per point.
Game/Systems/RhythmIn testing
Rhythm
Build it by striking. Spend it by choosing.
The rhythm builds. You choose the ending.
Bladedancer and Swordsinger no longer stand around reapplying two-minute buffs. In Knell, every hit that lands fills a mark; with them you choose between sustaining the group and ending the fight.
01The cycle
One bar, two roads.
Build · +1 per hitSingle-target strike · 4 s cooldownSecond damage strike · 8 s cooldown
Only on a hit. Auto-attacks, dances and songs do not generate.
Damage finisher
Dance of the Final Blade and Resonant Finale: instant, strength grows with the Rhythm spent, burns it all.
Stun, sleep, silence, death or 30 s without generating: the bar empties.
Implemented on the server; in-game combat proof pending. Cooldowns, durations and strengths are starting values approved for testing.
02Build, choose, spend
Three verbs. A whole fight.
Build
Two physical attacks of the class’s own, learned at 40, with cooldowns of 4 and 8 s. Every hit, +1.
- The shared Sting and Sword Symphony’s fear stay as they are.
Choose
Two dances and two songs per character, from a compact repertoire of five per class.
- 1 s cast; individual cooldown of 10 s, 30 s for Veil and Refuge.
- A third choice replaces the oldest.
Spend
1 to 5 points, consuming the balance. In buffs each point is duration; in the finisher, damage.
- Saving up five saves casts and MP; spending early answers right away.
03How long it lasts
Linear: ten seconds per point.
Saving up does not yield more per point than spending early. The difference is tactical, not arithmetic.
| Rhythm spent | Sustained combat | Strong protection (Veil, Refuge) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 s | 4 s |
| 2 | 20 s | 8 s |
| 3 | 30 s | 12 s |
| 4 | 40 s | 16 s |
| 5 | 50 s | 20 s |
With both generators at the ceiling, five points every 13 s on average. Two 50 s songs cost 0.20 points/s; Rhythm is left over for the finisher. Two 20 s protections would cost 0.50 points/s: an emergency decision, with a real cost.
04Rules
Two slots. No guarantees.
Two dances and two songs
Two dances and two songs
Four effects with a BD and a SwS together.
- Reapplying renews, without adding time.
- A shorter renewal does not cut what is left.
- Shadows, Awakening and Ballad are outside the limit.
Lose it all
Lose it all
Fall, and it empties.
- Stun, sleep, silence or death.
- Thirty seconds without generating.
- Does not survive a relog.
05In the client
The marks under the name.
The indicator already exists in the client; the captures will be replaced by real images.
Real client capture · coming soon
Five gold marks under the Bladedancer’s name, full
Real client capture · coming soon
Dance of the Final Blade consuming all five marks
06Who dances and who sings