Risen goes first though and our actions will be based on the results of his.
That's not how I do PbP, because waiting on everyone to post in order takes too long. In fact, waiting on me to post Eisen's actions has wasted all of this afternoon. Just post, then I'll consolidate actions when I post for the NPCs.
EDIT: It appears that Sir Shadow is dropping out of Team Maaya. I'm lining up a replacement for him. Has anyone gotten a hold of Rion?
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Sorry I'm taking so long, I hope I'm not holding up my team at all. I didn't post yesterday because every time I post in here it just seems like I have a new series of silly questions, but after a day of getting very little done for this game I've decided it would be a safer bet to just ask for advice when I need it - after all the sooner I finish a competent character, we'll all benefit, right?
There's a lot of japanese in here. You'd be surprised that can slow me down sometimes - I can hardly keep track of what hijutsu and kinjutsu are. Oh, I had an enquiry but it's for DM only I'm afraid, so once I've got a few decent questions properly worded I'll either post them here or PM them to you, depending on what they are. Currently picking out techniques and skills, then designing my puppets and choosing out equipment. Slap on a bit of backstory and personality and I think I'll be done.
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The japanese is mostly in technique names, and can be freely interchanged with the english translations.
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hijutsu and kinjutsu are.
Hijutsu are techniques made by one person or group and used exclusively by that person or group. Tsunade's Super Strength, The Fourth Hokage's teleportation, the Akimichi clan's fatness-based techniques, etc are all hijutsu.
Kinjutsu are techniques forbidden because they're too dangerous for the user or pose some other great risk. Edo Tensei, the various Mangekyo Sharingan techniques, and the like are kinjutsu.
You mentioned that Sogakure is of course quite independent from most of the Naruto universe, so most bloodline techniques would at least require explanation. Could I qualify for one teensy bloodline of my choice? Nothing too fancy - probably none of the magic eye technique users (though I'm sure they would help my work analysing engines and such). Ino's bloodline seemed pretty cool, as did Shikamaru's. There's no reason Sogakure wouldn't have a similar bloodline, right?
Also I can't quite decide what sort of family to belong to. Either a family of engineers who worked on the sky train, or some sort of ninja railroad. Or both. To add some mystery, I considered having Amon (my character) come form beyond the clouds - being taken in by the village after turning up there at a fairly young age with little recollection, but I thought that may be too cliched. The amnessia thing is mostly there because I don't know how she could come from beyond sogakure, or indeed what else there is beyond the village that she may originate from. If nothing else it would explain her bloodline, if he had one.
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Could I qualify for one teensy bloodline of my choice?
Sure, but which one?
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Ino's bloodline seemed pretty cool, as did Shikamaru's.
They didn't have bloodline techniques. They had techniques passed through their clan, but not anything inherent to their bloodline.
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There's no reason Sogakure wouldn't have a similar bloodline, right?
Soragakure is very recent, and less than 1 generation old, so they shouldn't have an established bloodline.
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The amnessia thing is mostly there because I don't know how she could come from beyond sogakure, or indeed what else there is beyond the village that she may originate from. If nothing else it would explain her bloodline, if he had one.
Beyond Soragakure is pretty much the standard Naruto world, plus or minus some things I don't like.
Oh, those weren't bloodline-exclusive techniques, huh? So theoretically I'd be able to learn Shikamaru's shadow techniques? That's pretty cool. My ninjutsu's known just got a bit more flavourful.
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Right, reading up the rules on hijutsu and kinjutsu now it seems. Any particular restrictions for starting with those sorts of techniques or costs beyond their usual cap of how many techniques I can have at each level? Like, would I be able to learn kage bunshin no jutsu and Ino's mind transfer technique without any problems? I have 11 techniques known to start, with so I can branch out a fair bit, you know?
Also, and I know this is an incredibly stupid question, but to use a technique of a certain level you need to be of that level, right? Like i would be able to learn level 5 techniques as a level 5 character, right?
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Like, would I be able to learn kage bunshin no jutsu and Ino's mind transfer technique without any problems? I have 11 techniques known to start, with so I can branch out a fair bit, you know?
Where would you learn them from, and how? Even if you're playing an amnesiac, you've still gotta have a backstory hidden under the amnesia.
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Also, and I know this is an incredibly stupid question, but to use a technique of a certain level you need to be of that level, right? Like i would be able to learn level 5 techniques as a level 5 character, right?
Oh, I won't be suffering any recent amnesia - Amon moonlights as a mechanic and she's level 5, there's only so much one could forget. I was just going to have her be an amnesiac way in the past, like 5-10 years ago when she first shows up in town, before she even began ninja training, though I'm doubting if that's a good idea. In any case, I'm not called upon to explain how I learned most of my techniques so I figured such moves would just be obscure but extant. She's quite driven after all. The shadow mimicry technique would be from her fascination with puppetry and the art of control. I considered giving her a rank in perform (puppet show)
I'm thinking of tying her to an existing character as her caretaker - some semi-important person like whoever is in charge of civil engineering or invented the train like I said. Or hell, maybe a lesser noble. I didn't intend for her to be the direct genetic descendant of anyone too important, though whether or not her adopted status is public or not may be an interesting angle.
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I'm thinking of tying her to an existing character as her caretaker - some semi-important person like whoever is in charge of civil engineering or invented the train like I said.
That's fine.
Team Cybele: Once Bad Situation posts, I'll resolve this combat round then move onto the next one.
Team Maaya: Where mah posts at? S'like everyone disappeared from that team.
EDIT: Ugh, I've been rolling so low. After that Natural 20 Bluff I've received 4, 3, 1, 2, and now another 3. Though to be fair, I was rolling rather high during the first half of the thread...
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Damn, those are the rolls my team considers low? Maybe I'm not optimised nearly enough. I guess I'll just have to try my hardest.
ZN, the thing about that idea is that I'd kind of need you to help me out on it unless you give me some free reign with it. Ah, I'll start small. What noble families in town wouldn't have anyone really bat an eye at having one more kid taken in? Damn, no matter how much I mull it over in my mind I can't think of a decent parentage for Amon. A personality, sure, but for some reason her parentage just keeps screwing me in the head. Can you like, roll on a table or something an dI'll work with it?
Also, I'm taking Shadow Imitation or Mind Transfer technique (either one) if allowed. So far my meagre technique lists in its current draft includes all teh mandatory techniques, plus Chakra Threads, Minor Illusion and the one I just asked permission for. I have 8 more to pick out.
I finally distributed all my skill points. Can you check and see if I'm not too far off?
This may not be my place to know, but do you have any idea of how to insert Amon into the game? I haven't been reading the IC so far out of respect.
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No, it was the part where you had a +12 to attack. I mean, okay, I'm a Smart Hero so a +2 is to be expected but still.. I think Ill take weapon finesse. You know, just in case I end up in melee
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Also, I'm taking Shadow Imitation or Mind Transfer technique (either one) if allowed.
I don't mind if you get one or the other, but not both.
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I finally distributed all my skill points. Can you check and see if I'm not too far off?
Sure. EDIT: You have 1 point too many.
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This may not be my place to know, but do you have any idea of how to insert Amon into the game? I haven't been reading the IC so far out of respect.
Go right ahead and read the IC if you want. And I've already figured out how to integrate Amon into the team: Eisen quits over this whole charade, and he's reassigned as a result. Amon's assigned to fill the gap in the team.
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No, it was the part where you had a +12 to attack. I mean, okay, I'm a Smart Hero so a +2 is to be expected but still.. I think Ill take weapon finesse. You know, just in case I end up in melee
5th level? 5 (BAB) + 3 (STR) + 1 (Weapon Focus) + 3 (Masterwork) = 12. Just an example off the top of my head, but it's easy to get 12 without optimizing too hard.
Remember that Yousuke and Houshi are melee fighters, and focused on that almost exclusively. They're expected to have high attack rolls.
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