GURPS Fairy Tail

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Originally Posted by Refplace

For those of us who are not fans what does requip do?
In Naruto they have the ability to summon things from scrolls they place thigns in. This is a gadget based Cosmic payload. Cosmic for the extra dieminesional space to store the stuff so the weight is jsut that of the scroll.

That sounds similar to Requip. Fairy Tail rarely gets as technical about its combat mechanics as other Shonen series, so I can't give you a perfect answer.

Basically, a Requiper obtains magical weapons and armor as a warrior normally would, then stores them in a magical pocket. Stronger wizards have larger pockets. The Requiper can then draw items from the pocket. For weapons, this is usually portrayed by reaching into a magic circle and pulling the desired item out. The character Erza can also switch her armor or clothing via magical girl sequences or quick flashes. This may be a separate technique, specific to her own unique style of combat, "The Knight", although the first explanation of Requip claims that low-level wizards may use it to simply change their clothes. Fairy Tail usually makes a big deal about magic draining the energy of the wizard using it (Costs Fatigue), but Erza's combat transformations don't seem to effect or be effected by her fatigue level. This suggests to me that any magic invested in Requip is performed ahead of time, and a negligible amount of magic is being used to Ready weapons or armor in combat.

It's tricky because the Requippers use a lot of other techniques and magic which is not plain Requipping. For example, Biska fights with Gun Magic, which would probably be Imbuements, and does Requip to switch from rifle to hand guns or shot gun. Erza's "The Knight" switches between armor with magical properties, such as Flame Empress armor, which negates flame attacks, or Black Wing armor which gives her flight.