Essence ofArc System Works

You gain a free age and appearance change to whatever you want. You may also choose to be any race from Arc System Works (Vampire, Werewolf, Youkai, Magical Foci, etc.)

You have basically unbreakable willpower and have an incredible powerful soul.

You are skilled in some form of combat, be it martial arts, swordsmanship, etc. You are also skilled in integrating your supernatural skills into your combat style.

You have incredible resistance and tolerance for Seithr and similarly toxic energies, magical or not.

You have an incredible level of temporal resistance, allowing you to survive paradoxes, resist temporal attacks, keep your memories across time loops, remember timeline alterations, be hurled across time and space without much negative effects, and the like.

You can survive in places like the Boundary and Backyard much easier and longer than should be possible.

You have gained a Drive, an ability manifested from your soul via the Azure. By default your Drive will be original one as a reflection of your soul, but you may instead have it be a copy of a canon one. Using your Drive consumes magical energy, and using it while lacking any may have it start consuming your soul instead. You may decline having a Drive.

You have an incredibly strong soul, and even diving into the Boundary or Backyard wouldn’t cause much damage to it.

You have incredible and otherworldly talent for supernatural skills (Magic, Sorcery, Alchemy, Ars Magus, Tuning, etc.), as well as the use of related energies like seithr, mana, or ki. You also gain a basic level of mastery for all such arts existing in Arc System Works settings, and know all 666 spells in the Arcanum / Borrowed Laws of Heaven.

You gain one or more Grimoires of your choice (Azure Grimoire, Burning Red Grimoire, etc.). Each Grimoire has its own abilities, such as the Azure Grimoire giving a connection to the Azure and granting the Soul Eater Drive. Some Grimoires may integrate with parts of your body. You also gain the XBlaze technique which allows you to absorb/store magical energy (seithr or otherwise) and use it to increase physical ability.

You have an Idea Engine integrated into you, giving you a general boost in power similar to a Nox Nyctores and extra protection against reality warping. The Idea Engine also seems to reduce drawbacks from certain abilities or items (in some cases negating them completely) such as with the Azure Grimoire, making them easier/safer to use/handle.

You gain the Soul Sinker ability, allowing you to manifest a Masterghost and create / summon familiars called Servants (no, not the Fate ones). These Servants come in a few different soldier types (melee, armored, mobile, range, magic), though having different Servants of the type is possible. Your Masterghost is powerful and enhances nearby Servants, but manifesting it is dangerous as it dying can potentially kill you (as it is a manifestation of your soul).

Optionally, you have become at least part Gear (or even a full Gear), mixing Gear cells into you and increasing your strength, speed, endurance, and regeneration. Much like the Prototype Gear, you are unaffected by the control of Command-type Gears and the like. You also gain a Dragon Install transformation that gives you a massive boost in power while active. This also grants you ageless immortality (you stop aging after your prime).

Optionally, you have been infused with the Flame of Corruption or Scales of Juno, significantly increasing your powers.

Optionally, you have gained the Power of Order. The stronger your willpower and determination, the stronger the Power of Order will be. The way it manifests is up to you (usually manifesting to counter something like magic or an individual), and it may even protect against Phenomena Intervention (aka reality warping) and immortal killers.

Optionally, you have become an Observer, allowing you to use Phenomena Intervention via observing a subject, such as stopping time, altering possibilities, and the like. Unlike normal Observers, you do not need to observe yourself to maintain your existence and aren’t at risk of vanishing because of it.

Optionally, you have gained the Vision ability, allowing you to copy supernatural techniques or abilities you see. Techniques and abilities copied through Vision are not as strong as the original, and Vision also cannot copy certain types of magic.

Optionally, you have become a Chrono Phantasma, making you immune to Observation and granting you extra protection against reality warping/alteration. To a lesser degree, this also extends to those near you.

Optionally, you have learned the Art of Resurrection ritual/spell.

Optionally, you have learned the Saint Oratorio spell.

Optionally, you have learned the Absolute Defense: Felion spell.

Optionally, you become an axis of time similar Axl and I-No, giving you temporal abilities such as time travel.

Optionally, you gain one or more Nox Nyctores of your choice.

Optionally, you gain one or more Legacy Weapons of your choice.

Optionally, you become one or more of these Arc System Works Player Avatars, gaining their memories, experiences, skills, abilities, relationships/bonds, and so on. How this works if you become multiple of them is up to you. If you do this and insert yourself into their works, you get self-inserted into them by default (because they are you). This automatically includes some options:

Rei: Drive (End Gazer). You also gain the Babel submarine base.

You may gain any Arc System Works characters of your choice as companions. By default you will quickly grow a bond with them. You may choose what relationships you will develop with each of these companions (being lovers, friends, etc.). If relevant (self-insert into their world, world merge, etc.), you are guaranteed to meet these companions in-universe, meeting them in positive circumstances (this resurrects companions dead by that point, which may draw attention). If you became a Player Avatar, you automatically gain these companions:

Rei: Their Chrono Phantasma (Another Dark Mei, etc.), Ciel Surfur, Kagami Hajou.

Optionally, you may Self-Insert into any Arc System Works settings (Guilty Gear, BlazBlue, etc.), a variant (fanfics, etc.), or any setting with official crossovers with Arc System Works (Persona, Cyberpunk, etc.). You may choose when, where, and what world. The specifics are up you; maybe you get dropped in (default), maybe you insert yourself into or replace a certain character, maybe you get reincarnated, maybe you get merged with a local counterpart of yourself, etc.