Big-One Slayer
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[b]A blade forged to bring down giants.[/b]
The larger and uglier the target, the harder it hits.
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Mod Introduction
This mod adds a new legendary melee weapon: [b]Big-One Slayer[/b].
It features a dynamic damage system that scales with the target’s body size and Beauty stat, making it especially deadly against huge and hideous enemies.
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[*] New weapon: Big-One Slayer (Odachi)
[*] Unique scaling: larger targets take higher bonus damage, lower Beauty targets take higher bonus damage
[*] Extra slash effect: additional cut damage with body-part targeting logic for large enemy
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Lore
In the autumn of Bunkyū Year 3, a drunken samurai wandered onto “Big Hill” and encountered the demon-like giant known as “Big-One.”
He won by a single decisive slash at the cost of his own life.
Since then, the blade that severed the monster’s head has been remembered as the [b]Big-One Slayer[/b].
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PS:
Its strength is [b]conditional burst damage[/b]: devastating versus large, low-Beauty targets, and more reasonable against regular enemies.
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Compatibility
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[*] Can be added or remove mid-save
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Feedback and bug reports are welcome.
Here's the full Lore:
Autumn of the third year of Bunkyū. A cold wind whipped through the bamboo, and the moon hung coldly like a candle flame. On such a night, a samurai, drunk on sake, was carousing on a mountain called “Big Hill.” It felt as if he were in paradise, but as the sun set, the sky quickly darkened.
Just as the samurai felt drowsy and was about to sleep, suddenly, a gigantic thing appeared. Its body was as large as a mountain, its presence as fierce as a raging storm. The samurai remembered what someone from the neighboring village had said before his climb—that this mountain was home to a demon-Buddha called “Big-One.”
The demon-Buddha's face was terrifying like a demon mask, fierce like a yakṣa. Its hair hung long like tree branches, and its eyes were blood-red. It was said to devour everything it saw in the mountains. Its height was roughly over ten feet.
An ordinary person would likely collapse in terror at the sight alone, their legs fleeing before their mind could think. But the warrior did not flinch. Bolstered by the sake, he drew his sword, stood up, and swung at the Great Only, aiming to sever its head.
Unexpectedly, the Great Only swung its arm with a horse-like, terrifying force, smashing the blade against the warrior's arm. Startled, the warrior quickly retreated, but the giant seized the opening, closing in as if intent on devouring him. The warrior knew he would surely be killed if this continued.
So, he deliberately drew back his sword, feigning defeat to lure his enemy. The giant lunged forward in that instant. But in that very moment, a flash like cold frost running, like a chill rain striking a wall, sliced through the air. The next instant, Big-One's head lay on the ground. But the samurai, too, was spent, and he lost consciousness.
After that, no one ever saw Big-One again. The samurai never parted with this sword for the rest of his life, and it was with this sword that he met his end. The sword that slew Ōtada is still spoken of today as the “Big-One Slayer.”
文久三年の秋。冷たい風が竹を叩き、月は燭火のように寒々としている。そんな夜、一人の武士が酒に酔い、「只山」という山で遊んでいた。それはまるで極楽にいるかのような心地であったが、日が暮れるにつれ、空はすぐに暗くなってきた。
武士が眠気を覚え、さて寝ようとしたその時、突然、巨大なものが現れた。その体は山のように大きく、その気配は風が荒れ狂うかのようである。武士は思い出した。登山の前に隣村の者が言っていた話を——この山には「大只」と呼ばれる鬼仏が棲んでいると。
その鬼仏の顔は般若のように恐ろしく、夜叉のように悍ましい。髪は木の枝のように長く伸び、両の目は血のように真っ赤である。山で見るものすべてを喰らうという。その身長、大体たい十数尺がある。
普通の人はその姿を見ただけで腰を抜かし、考えるより先に足が逃げ出してしまうであろう。しかし武士は臆さなかった。酒の勢いもあり、刀を抜いて立ち上がると、まさに大只の首をはねようと斬りかかった。
思いがけず、大只は馬のような凄まじい力で、その手を振るい、刀身を叩きつけた。驚いた武士は素早く後退するが、大只はその隙を逃さず、喰い殺さたいのように武士を追い詰める。武士は、このままならば確実にやられる。
そこで武士はあえて刀を引くと、倒れたふりをして敵を誘った。その瞬間、大只が飛びかかる。しかしその刹那、冷たい霜が走り、冷雨が壁を打つような一閃が走った。次の瞬間、大只の首は地に落ちていた。でも武士も力尽き、そのままに意識を失なった。
それ以降、誰も大只の姿を見ることはなかった。武士もこの刀を生涯手放さず、その最期を遂げたという。この大只を斬った刀は、今も「大只切」の名で語り継がれている。
