Force Master

Force Masters use their inner Chi to deliver a variety of devastating blows to their enemies. They accomplish such casting using the Ki-Gong-Pe, a Chi bracelet they wear around their wrist. They can shoot off many different forms of abilities, ranging from fire explosions to chi leeching techniques that deliver unavoidable attacks and grabs. Force Masters are the masters of control, and they can apply movement impairing effects to multiple enemies, allowing them to take on more than one foe at a time. Force Masters are closest to the wizards and magi of traditional RPGs. They can utilize powerful elemental attacks from a distance, but they have low HP.

Force Masters play quite differently from the other classes in Blade & Soul. Force Masters' systematic combos don't chain very high like the other classes in Blade & Soul. Their patterns of utilizing skills are fairly simple compared to the other classes. This places them in the "easy to control" group of classes. However, keep in mind that their lack of defense and low health make up for their ease of control. Force Masters have to be aware at all times. If they aren't, then they will find themselves dead within a matter of seconds.

Races

This class can be played with two playable races: the Kun and the Lyn.

Resource Mechanic

Inner Chi Bar

Force Masters use Inner Chi to call forth their spells. The Inner Chi gauge is very similar to the MP (mana) concept found in other MMORPGs on the market today. Every spell in the Force Master's arsenal will consume Inner Chi. Eat food or drink potions to recover Inner Chi.

Keep in mind that the name of this resource mechanic is an unofficial translation and may be named something completely different in the other regions' retail versions.

Skills

The following list is incomplete. These are just a few of the currently known Force Master abilities. We will continue to update the list as more information is provided. These abilities are also unofficial translations of Blade & Soul's Korean G-Star 2010 playable demo. Official translations may vary.

Icon	Name	Level	Hotkey	Cost	Cooldown	Description
	Frost Palm	N/A	F	N/A	N/A	Shoots an ice bolt at the targeted enemy from a distance. Targets hit with this skill have their movement speed reduced. Therefore, it is recommended that you use this skill as an opener, allowing more time to cast spells while the enemy approaches slowly. Using Frost Palm before Flame Palm will stack the Ember debuff on the target twice as fast. See Flame Palm for the Ember debuff description.
File:FlamePalm.png	Flame Palm	N/A	R	N/A	N/A	Shoots a bolt of fire at the targeted enemy from a distance. This ability stacks the Ember effect debuff on the enemy target, stacking up to five times. The greater the stacks of Ember on the target, the more damage is dealt when using this ability. Use this ability after casting Frost Palm once. This will stack the Ember debuff on the target twice as fast. Follow up this spell with Shock Wave.
File:ShockWave.png	Shock Wave	N/A	1	N/A	N/A	This skill deals direct damage to a target. This ability has short reach, instant cast, short cooldown, and low MP cost, making this skill an ideal normal attack for Force Masters. This ability's damage is greatly increased depending on the amount of Ember debuff stacks are currently on the target.
File:ChiChoke.png	Chi Choke	N/A	4	N/A	N/A	Pull a target up in the air for 3 seconds by grabbing the target by their neck with chi. This skill does deal initial damage on use and damage over time, but it is recommended that you use either "Chi Push," "Seal," or "Absorb" to deal even more damage directly after this spells use. It is currently unknown what the "Seal" and "Absorb" abilities do, but we do know that the "Chi Push" ability sends the enemy target flying backwards away from the Force Master.

Media

Screenshots

The following screenshots were taken from Blade & Soul's G-Star 2010 playable demo.

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  Male Jin Force Master character creation screen

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  Female Jin Force Master character creation screen

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  Female Gon Force Master character creation screen

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  Kun Force Master character creation screen

• MaleLynFM.jpg

  Male Lyn Force Master character creation screen

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  Level 3 Lyn looking for his/her next target

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  Level 3 Lyn using Frost Palm on an enemy

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  Level 3 Lyn fighting multiple enemies

Videos

Force Master Skills	Force Master Skill & Combo Introduction

Trivia

• As of CBT2, the Jin can no longer play as Force Masters. There hasn't been any confirmation if this decision is permanent or not.
• In the 2010 demo, the Gon was playable as Force Masters.