Weapon:Furu

## About

The Furu is a weapon inspired on the Idea of being an *Adapted Weapon*. The Adapted weapons are a core mechanic to the **FanGame:Monster Hunter Project Gigas** from the user  Setheo.
Adapted weapons are weapons that have evolved over time after the second great dragon war and have carried elements of other previous weapons over, such as weapon moves and some mechanics.

The Furu in specific is a noble invention that fuses elements of the Longsword with some minor elements of the Sword and Shield weapon. It is capable of swift paced attacks that help the player move while attacking which is its primary/starter mode the so called "Earth Mode" the as also being able to block certain amount of attacks with its second mode, the "Sky Mode". Similar to the Longsword the Furu holds a spirit bar mechanic, which allows it to use certain attack moves (each of those special moves cost some of the spirit energy from the spirit bar). Once the spirit bar is fully charged the Furu can go into the Sky Mode, within this mode it can use cetain attacks only available during that time allowing a smooth variety of atatck patterns that can be used for swift footsteps for better placement and also for bnetter damage output. Some attacks change into a more poweful version during Sky Mode. To be noted is that during the Sky mode using special attacks will consume the spirit bar a lot more than regulary in its Earth Mode. Blocking is also available with the Furu, with some limits of course. Each time the player takes advantage of blocking with the Furu weapon it will open into the Wind shield mode and consume the spirit bar. Doing perfect shield blocks will allow the player to create an invulnerable time frame while also charging up the weapon by one phase. Being able to perform that move will require the player to time the attack of themself and of the monsters perfectly and may take some time to use the full potential of this move (similar to the charge blade, perfect block move).

While being in the Sky Mode the Furu unlocks its elemtal damage in the weapon and utilises it to its fullest. Elemental damage can only be done in the Sky mode, while being in its Earth mode the player does more raw damage.

By using the Furu in Sky mode the weapon will lose durability faster and damageing the paper between the blades. Restoring the paper can de done by changing it (similar to sharpening, this mechanic is exclusice to the Furu). If needed the player can also change the Elemental attribute of their weapon with specific roles. These rolls can be crafted by either manual settings or by the quick craft menu, Auto crafting is also a recommended alternative for users by setting that to default before going into hunting sessions. While the roles create a great customization for monsters that weak to specific elements there can only be a certain amount of rolls carried in the bowgun pouch.

## History

The Furu was invented a long time ago by some tribes of the east. The ancients from back then discovered a longsword from a shipwreck near the coastline of their hometown. Suprised about this giant weapon the elders first thought it was a weapon used by the ancients of older days before realizing it was in fact a "modern" weapon of the west and across the endless oceans. While the weapon had amazing sharpness and was very sturdy the people of that reagon could barely pick it up and its size was too uncomfortable for effective hunting. One of the older smiths in the main village thought of using the sturdy blade weapon in a more complex way while still making it viable for the customs of their own people. While pondering about how to achive this the smith set out for a journey in order to collect materils of foreign origins as also gain new technologies he could use for his idea. While traveling North for finding more rare ores of unknown origin and then further west into a great desert the smith noticed a very perticular tribe that created an interesting umbrella. This Tribe used an Umbrella like weapon for stabbing and also for blocking or deflecting attacks of monsters and other agressive tribes. That was the moment the smith realized what he had to do, instead of using a single blade he could use multiple thinner blades that could fold into one bigger one, this would reduce the weight and could be customized very practically. The paper between the blades could be crafted by various sheets of special paper or even webbings from wyverns and other creatures for the light sturdyness needed for practical combat.

The Name Furu comes originally from the Smiths name which was Furoshi and a part of the sand tribes people who inspired him the V'uru. A direct translation of the both names would be F(uroshi) "One who walked on Wind" and (V')uru which mean "The people of Sand and Rock". The Name would come to be known first as Furo from its local tribe of the smith, but later on the lcoals would recognize that this discovery would not have been made without the technology and skills of the V'uru thuss changed into the now known name Furu which is a smooth word play which mean "Between heaven and earth" and describes the two modes the players can use very well.

## Usage

### Earth Mode

The Earth mode is the starting phase while using the Weapon. It is focused on using the basic attack patetrns to build up the spirit bar as fast as possible and dealing a good a mount of raw damage. Players can utilize the basic attacks to combine into stronger combo atatcks to pull out greater damage from the weapon to change into the Sky mode more fluent. The Earth mode is good against monsters that don't have a great elemental weakness and are known for being HP sponges.

### Sky Mode

The Sky mode is the secondary form of the Furu. It is for swift combat interaction and fast paced stancing into differetn positions while still dealing a decent amount of damage. The Sky mode focuses on elemental damage and is recommended against monsters that have a strong elemental weakness. The Sky mode attacks use up the spirit bar similar to the Longsword. In sky mode dashing is also a great advantage and helps players increase or decrease the space between themself and monsters which is a critical core mechanic for evading incoming strong attacks. The Sky mode also allows for splashy elemental damage which can connect into it each other smoothly. Players should time the sky mode right for a maximum amount of damage output on certain monsters.

## Notes

Thanks to Nicollas Tomaz on discord for allowing the usage of the paper scroll mechanic. Very much appreciated!