>>35134144
>>Let's get it over with.
Then we can actually enjoy ourselves after.

>>35134144
>Let's get it over with.
Time for MIND READING JUTSU

>>35134144
>>Let's get it over with.

>>35134144
>>Let's get it over with.

>>35134144
Hope this isn't too off-topic, but is that Smough on the left?

>>35134254
No.

>>35134201
>>35134192

"I am ready. Let's just get this finished and done." She nods and escorts you through the building, not down into the lower regions of the building, but up to the offices. She stops suddenly at a room and opens it for you.

You walk into the room and take it in. The room is modestly decorated, a rug in the middle with a desk resting on it, two chairs, one of them occupied, a nice view into the city, covered by a window, and even a potted plant on an end table next to a bed. This looks like an administrator's office or something.

The man sitting in the chair is really more of a boy than a man. His eyes are nearly completely invisible, mere slits in the skin of his face, and he has a very neutral look on his face. "Please, sit down, Araki." You sit opposite him and he extends his hand, "Please place your hand on top of mine." You do so and shiver, his hand is cold like untouched metal.

"Explain to me the course of events and your perceptions of them." You do so, truthfully recalling everything from the botched mission to your fortunate escape. At the end of it, just as you are ending your discussion, he asks, "So, Akita Tayama recovered you at the spot where you initially discovered the headband. Did he seem at all different to you?" You shake your head, saying that he seemed the same. "Hikari, this mission's outcome, whose fault was it, in your opinion?"

You ponder...

>Emiko
>Akita
>Kaoru
>The Kazekage
>The Assigner
>Lack of discipline
>Other

>>35134344
>>Emiko
>>Lack of discipline

>>35134344
>Yourself
>Lack of dicipline

>>35134369
This

>>35134369
This seems accurate.

>>35134344
>>Lack of discipline

>>35134344
>Emiko
>The Assigner
>Lack of discipline
>Yourself
The whole thing was a clusterfuck from start to finish.

>>35134369
Expanding on this
"Although there are many reasons inside my own squad for which this mission was a failure, I would consider myself the main reason for it's downfall, my lack of discipline and knowledge led me to make irrational courses of action, despite them being advised to me by others."

>>35134453
>>35134369
That's pretty good.

>>35134429
>>35134369

You think about it for a while and come to the final decision that, ultimately, while you can blame others, it was your choice. "I would say that it was my fault, but also due to the general lack of discipline in my senior advisors, I was not given sufficient support. However, the final decision rested on me, and I am to blame for it."

The boy nods and immediately responds with another question, "Then, do you believe, that with proper discipline, guidance, and experience you could serve this village with your entire self? Or that you would be more comfortable serving as others do, taking orders from the contractors and being assigned a team by coordinators and adminisitrators?"

>I would serve with my entire self
>I would serve as others do
>Other

>>35134532
>Other
"That would be for the Kazekage or someone in a position higher than me to decide, I have faith that their decision will be the correct one."

>>35134532
What exactly is the difference?

>>35134532
>>I would serve with my entire self


>>35134587

First means we work interdependently
Second means we we take direct orders on the field.

>>35134532
>I would serve with my entire self

>>35134562
This, I guess?

>>35134562
>>35134610
>>35134606

"I would like to give all of myself to service, however, that decision ultimately lies with my superiors." Your answer makes the boy nod once and then, suddenly, collapse onto the table with a hollow sound.

The door opens and the woman walks into the room and closes it behind her, lowering her hands. "Hikari, before you go any further, let me tell you that devoting yourself so fully to service is a great demand on a shinobi. I hope you understand the nature of what it means." You open your mouth to respond as, from the shadows, the Kazekage steps forth and nods, "I have heard enough."

He pushes the collapsed boy aside, out of the seat, and sits down, opposite you. "I organized that failed mission, Hikari. I planned for it to be a failure. However, in doing so it proved vital to me in two ways. First, it revealed to me that this organization in the Leaf did have an agent among us, the assigning officer was passing information along, thinking this was his design. Second, it revealed to me that you are fit to serve."

He glares into your eyes with his own dark eyes, and you shrink before them. "Our village has the fewest shinobi in the world, and we cannot have weakness, but we also cannot have mindless followers. If we are to be few, we are to be the best we can be, an army of one, each of us. Do you agree with this philosophy?"

>Agree
>Disagree
>Other

>>35134785
>Disagree
Teamwork is the best!

>>35134785

>Agree

After all, each ninja being a one-man army means that our ninja teams are equivalent to three armies. Quality over quantity, but never quality instead of quantity.

>>35134785
Agree.

>>35134785
>Other/Disagree
"Admittedly, you haven't exactly stated that being armies of one we can't work together, so I'm just going to have to work with what you've told me already and assume a bunch of things."
"Not exactly, we should each strive to be the best we can be, however if we wield that power only as individuals, then we cast away diversity of technique, not to mention, it breeds discord in those weaker, encouraging defection, rebellion and chaos."
"Take the Leaf village for instance, although they may have many weak ninjas which can be defeated by a singular one of our ninjas, they however, can work in conjunction with the diversity of bloodline abilities, jutsu and taijutsu to take down one of those superior ninjas, not necessarily because they're stronger, but because situationally the combination of their powers can work to their advantage."
"Now, unlike them, I believe we should all be capable of working alone, and should train towards that. However, if we cannot work together, then we throw away a great advantage of combination and teamwork."

>>35134785
>An elite few would indeed work best with our situation, but regular shinobi would still be required and have a role to play, I believe.
I'm trying to suggest the presence of an elite doesn't rule out the role and worth of normal soldiers? So we shouldn't say it's ok to kill off doubted people because they ain't fit foe the top or something.

>>35134785
>>Disagree

Also, if we agree we'll look like a mindless follower.

>>35135041
>>35134948
This

>>35135064
>>35134840
>>35134948

"I believe it has merit. However, I don't believe that we should forsake teamwork. Every shinobi has a part to play, no matter how small." He nods in a display of praise perhaps? The Kazekage looks at you seriously, "Because of our scarcity of shinobi, those with Kekkei Genkai, especially as valuable as yours, are to be valued extremely highly. I have watched your progress from afar as soon as I took office. Your parents were good shinobi, they served us with pride and they worked with my parents in the Great War. It is because of their cooperation, as well as their individual strength, that they were able to become excellent shinobi." He pauses and looks at the woman, who nods with a slight smile at the corner of her mouth, before he faces you again.

"Your brother raised you, and that was a difficult and extremely trying task for a young man, no matter how mature he felt he was. It has reflected on his work and his ability. You, however, have an air of potential around you. To that end, I will enlist you in the Sandstorm Cadre. As you know, the transition to Black Ops is not often given to one so inexperienced, however, I believe in your potential so greatly that I will place you there personally. You will be under my ultimate command, but immediately, your superior officer will be Moto Makoto." The bald woman nods with a bigger smile now, gesturing to herself.

"Do you understand the price of this promotion?"

>Yes
>No, explain, please

>>35135204
>No, explain, please
Let me guess, something something have to give up my entire social life, something something sacrifice, something something maybe have to kill our brother.

>>35135204
>I assume it involves my absence from normal mission, going on high-risk missions, and only being loyal to you, but I'd like to hear the specifics.
We're almost certainly going to accept anyway

>>35135204
Maybe we should ask to be able to finish atleast one A-rank first, atleast to nurse our pride.

>>35135289
>>35135221

"I have a general feeling for it. I'll have to give up my life, right?" He chuckles and nods, "Well, yes, in a way. What will have to be done is your name and deeds will be struck from the records while you serve. You will live in the Scirocco with the rest of the Cadre. You are not to talk or even interact with other members of the village outside of the Cadre. Officially, you are dead. At the end of your term we will reinstate your records, leaving your service record blacked. Naturally, you serve only me, and through your Commander, you serve me. Through your Squad Leader you serve the commander. Your missions will be of the most dangerous, when you are deployed on them, and being captured is not an option. Do I make myself clear?"

>Crystal clear
>Other (write in)

>>35135421
>Other (write in)
"Could you make it up to my brother somehow? I feel this is very unfair towards him."
"That and....I don't really think I'm worthy of this honor, I've only been on two missions so far."

>>35135421
>If you say that I am ready, then I'd be honored to take the position, but I ask that you make sure my brother doesn't worry needlessly
I'd love to suicide when we fail a mission, but I fear /tg/ won't do it.

>just me and another guy here
this is unfortunate, as Ishould be sleeping so the blood vessels in my eyes don't burst further

>>35135732
I'm here too but I'm an indecisive cunt so you won't be getting much out of me

>>35135732
There's at least three people.

>>35135639
>>35135446

"I understand, Lord Kazekage, but, would it be too much to ask that some kindness be given to my brother? I am all that he has." The Kazekage looks at you hard, thinking intensely about your request. "This is a total breach of normalcy. We risk endangering the entire Cadre if we allow anyone to know for certain that you are there. I'll spare him the news of your death, that's all I can offer."

From there, the day is a whirlwind of activity. You see your own records sealed away, entire pages of your personnel files being blacked out with ink. You are put into a chakra-induced slumber and when you awaken you are in a featureless and dark room, much like where you were captured. There you are stripped of your equipment and given a plain black robe and a featureless white mask.

Makoto steps in front of you, wearing a fierce mask that portrays a vicious bird of prey. "You are one of the Cadre. The Cadre has use of your talents, and you will prove your value to us, so that we will retain you. I have studied your records. Your Ninjutsu and Taijutsu are adequate for a novice. However, your Genjutsu is weak. We will remedy that. Training will be intense, and you may not survive."

[Time to keep improving our character sheet. The next area we have to fill are our other 2 UA's and our Marks.Marks represent a character's achievements and accomplishments. They can be purchased through points, or earned through play.]

[Cont with our options.]

>>35135882
Uh, is that a choice or...?

>>35135882

[So, the first Mark we have available for us, like all Marks that are earned, have three available choices.]

[The first is Behind Enemy Lines, and it grants us a +1 success to Stealth.]
[The second is Leader, which gives a Rank in Strategy if we have none, or a +1 success to Strategy rolls.]
[The final choice is Operative, which gives +1 to all Knowledge Checks we make as well as a +1 bonus from the subsequent Knowledge Bonus.]

>1
>2
>3

>>35136066
>1

>>35136066
Do we have rank in strategy, QM? Or is that a situarional thing that depends on our party?

>>35136066
>3

>>35136066
1

>>35136115
[We do not have a rank in Strategy atm.]

>>35136066
2

>>35136066
>1
Power gaymen time

>>35136066
>>35136115 here
probably going to go with either
>1
or
>3
leaning towards 1 atm because of our experience with being captured
>>35136156
Oh, that changes thing. How hard is it to normally et a rank in that, and what does it do?

>>35136181
>>35136131
>>35136097
>>35136198

[Alright, we'll go with 1.]

>>35136198
[A single Rank is not so expensive.]

[Ok, now that we have that done, we will receive the Mark for the first portion of our training.]

[Choice 1: Adaptive, Once per session (that's per Thread) we may increase our number of automatic successes by 50% before rolling dice.]
[Choice 2: Diehard, When we would be moved down to the next Health Level we may empty our Grit Pool. In that case, we remain in our current pool with 1 health remaining. This cannot be used more than once per session.]
[Choice 3: Viper, When we attack an enemy who is forced to use their Passive Defense score our damage is increased by 50%.]

>1
>2
>3

>>35136346
1

>>35136346
What the hell is passive defence socore?
What the hell would automatic successes mean?
What the fuck is grit?

>>35136346
>3
Can be used ad infinitum

>>35136346
>Passive Defence
What's that, when they aren't ready to fight?
If so, 3.
We shouldn't getting hit anyway

>>35136346
3 seems most useful

>>35136382
>>35136368
[Passive Defense is when the enemy is caught by surprise. During an ambush, when they are out of Reactions, and if we outspeed them grossly, they are forced to passive defense.]

[Whenever we roll dice you have a number of automatic successes from Training and Stats. These are added to whatever successes we roll on the dice.]

[On our character sheet we have a Stat called Drive and a sub-stat called Grit. Grit is a resource that is gained from our Drive, at the beginning of our turn each Round. It is used to power UA's and other things.]

>>35136443
Passive defense it is.

>>35136443
So...how's the point-based magnetics thing going?

>>35136443
Okay, that's still 3 from me
>>35136382

>>35136485
[Already up on the sheet.]

>>35136385
>>35136375
[Ok, number 3]

You rush forward, your feet moving extremely quickly but silently, as you land next to the target. Your senbon pierce his neck and organs quickly, turning him into a poor pincushion.

"Not bad, Initiate." Makoto appears next to you, checking the target. "However, you're working too hard for a kill, even with your Magnetic training. Would you like to learn medicine? Or focus more on your Kekkei Genkai?"

>Begin learning Medical Jutsu
>Continue advancing in Jiton

>>35136561
WOOOO

>Fine control of anything infected magnetically, GO!

Wire is now a viable FuckYou option.

>>35136561
>Continue advancing in Jiton
"I'd like to learn how to use wire as well...maybe tie up an enemy, instead of simply kill them."

>>35136561
>Combine
Senbon guided by Jiton into pressure points, using Jiton to block bloodflow, that stuff.

>>35136618
Second.

>>35136561
>Medicine
We can learn our Kekkei Genkai at any time, it's ours after all. Medical Ninjutsu is pretty difficult to learn, especially on your own. Grasp the oppertunity.

>>35136609
This.

All I can see is a spiderweb.

Maybe >>35136618
If we have time.

>>35136618
That seems cool

>>35136618
This.

It goes well with our point-based manipulation. We just highlight the pressurepoints on someone we've infected.

>>35136618

"How about both?" She punches you across the face, like she commonly does, and when you reel back she's laughing again. "I like it! You have some real spirit. Alright, we'll do what we can for you."

[For the second part of your training, you will be choosing between the next three Marks.]

Choice 1: Exploitative, When you score a Critical on a die during a combat action you inflict double your Taijutsu stat in damage, instead of just your Taijutsu stat. If you are using a "Medical Jutsu" to attack, instead, the target gains the "Crippled: X" Status and you may choose the location.

Choice 2: Life Support, at the cost of four Reactions you may pay 2 Chakra and move adjacent to an allied shinobi who is Defeated or moved to the Wounded Health Level. You may immediately use a "Medical Jutsu" on them.

Choice 3: Master of Steel, you gain Damage Reduction 5 against all metal weapons.]

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If it's anything like the old versions, medical training with Senbon lets you ignore damage reduction.

You've voted all the wrong things for Marks anyway already, so you can pick Jiton, too.

>>35136842
>Choice 1: Exploitative, When you score a Critical on a die during a combat action you inflict double your Taijutsu stat in damage, instead of just your Taijutsu stat. If you are using a "Medical Jutsu" to attack, instead, the target gains the "Crippled: X" Status and you may choose the location.

>>35136842
1

>>35136842
>3
I haven't hecked out the pastebin yet, so take this as temporary

>>35136842
>1

>>35136917
this anon again, with is our current damage reduction and how good would DR5 be?

>>35136949
You have no armor. If the system hasn't changed too much (which it probably has, passive defenses are completely new), your DR should be 0. 5 is a decent bunch.

>>35136949
[We are on the sheet with 0 armor. 5 will negate outright the weapon damage of the Shuriken, Kunai, and Tanto, as well as Senbon.]

>>35136842
>3
I'm not a fan of relying on crits. I am a fan of ignoring small arms entirely and embarrassing samurai.

>>35137004
If that also reduces other metal weapon damage, then that's what I vote for.
If not, then >1
I'm >>35136917 and >>35136949 btw

>>35136842
>3

>>35137048
It does. 5 just means you will not get any weapon damage (note, stats and skill contribute to damage, and this mark presumably does nothing to that?) from aforementioned weapons, and 5 less from other metal ones.

>>35137093
>>35137048

[The 3's have it.]

[Last choice]

[Choice 1: Lone Wolf, when you are in Stealth, have no team, or have more enemies within 5 squares of you than allies, the TN for all Attack rolls goes down by 1. Additionally, you gain 1 extra Reaction.]

[Choice 2: Darting Shadow, you may use the Shunshin Jutsu without paying any Chakra if there are no enemies engaging you in melee combat. Additionally, if you have Stealth 5, you may Shunshin while in Stealth.]

[Choice 3: Charged Decoy, when you use the Replacement Defensive Action you leave behind a metallic object that is "Charged" inflicting the "Charged" effect on your attacker if they were using a metal weapon.]

>>35137168
1

>>35137168
What's the Shunsin Jutsu?

>>35137215
[It's the one that everyone does where they sort of appear somewhere. It's high speed movement. Let's us move double our distance in a single move action.]

>>35137215
You know when characters turn into lines and then disappear in the series?

That.

>>35137168
>2

>>35137168
>2
Free near teleportation seems by far the most exploitable.

>>35137168
>[Choice 3: Charged Decoy, when you use the Replacement Defensive Action you leave behind a metallic object that is "Charged" inflicting the "Charged" effect on your attacker if they were using a metal weapon.]

>>35137168
I feel like the Decoy thing is something we should upgrade if we can because missions we take on will be "get away or die", but not really with this update as it wouldn't 100% help us get away.
I vote for 2 I guess.

>>35137168
>3

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>>35137168
2, become fast.

>>35137304
>>35137251
>>35137252

[2 Wins]

You kneel in a room, your cloak now upgraded to gray, the last cloak you must wear before you earn your white. The mask you have now is no longer a featureless mask, but one that has menacing animal eyes, like a hunter in the night.

Makoto's voice rings out, "Do you know how long you have been here, Hikari?" You shake your head, "No, master, I do not." She laughs, "It has been seven months. Training has been hard, but you are improved. This will be the last test to stand between you and acceptance into the Cadre. You will go forth from the village and track down the mark, kill the mark, and then return it to me, all without being seen by anyone. Do all of this with only the kunai I have given you and your robes."

You nod and shunshin up the wall, climbing out the window you have only left twice in your time here. It is night, fortunately, your eyes still strain from the light of the moon. Letting them adjust slowly, you secure a clear path and leap, rapidly, out of the village and over the wall in a flash.

The hunt is long, and you can see the sun beginning to crest as you finally track your target. The man sleeps in a tent, hidden from casual observation behind a rock. He was almost blended in totally, obscured from your sight.

How to approach him...

>Full assult, Jutsu on the way in
>Sneak up and kill him
>Call him out

>>35137433
>Sneak up and kill him

>>35137433
>Sneak up and kill him

>>35137433
>Observe the contact
It's our brother, isn't it

>>35137433
>Sneak up and kill him

Make sure it's not trapped.

>>35137433
Observe, then if it seems viable, sneaky jutsu.

>>35137490
This
Don't wanna kill niiiiiiisan

>>35137507
>>35137504
>>35137490
This.
I wanna keep our brother alive.

>>35137490
Oh fuck, this is exactly the kinda shit to happen
Fuckin asshole villages, killing bloodline users and shit.

>>35137433
>Sneak up and kill him

>>35137504
>>35137490
>>35137507

You investigate the target, but find it difficult to see him through the shroud of the tent. Getting too close might trigger any traps he has set up. From this distance, though, you know for absolute certain that it is not your brother, which was your prevalent concern.

>Continue closer to confirm your thoughts
>Kill

>>35137433
>>35137472 This is me

If it's our brother I advocate not murdering him.

>>35137574
>Kill
Kill it is.

>>35137574
>Kill

Let's use the wire, yank him out of the tent after infecting him, then fill him full of senbons after we've seen his face.

>>35137574
>Kill
for the village

>>35137574
>>Kill

Is it alright if we accept IC that this will probably end horribly?

>>35137597
We can only use our cloak and kunai, remember? Let's not break the rules.

>>35137609
And by horribly I mean. "We're probably killing someone who we're going to regret killing later."

Pre-acceptance does wonders for post-action guilt.

>>35137597
We don't need to see his face, we were tasked to kill him, not to know about him.

>>35137598
>>35137597
>>35137593
>>35137609

You know Makoto well, she wouldn't have you just come out and kill some Genin. That's not enough of a mean test for you.

You draw your knife and advance close...

[Roll stealth. 3d10, TN 2 (Dead silent), 12 auto successes (4 Stealth + 7 Ninjutsu + Behind Enemy Lines)]

>>35137618
Magnetic forging would be really useful, yes?

Let's charge the Kunai, so we can pull it back if we need to.

Rolled 10, 10, 7 = 27 (3d10)

>>35137657

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>35137657

Whoever you are, I really sorry.

>>35137664
No it wouldn't be, we can only use the kunai and the cloak.

>>35137673
[Blowing them the fuck up. 17 successes.]

You scale the tree without jostling a single leaf. You approach the tent without a sound. You move the flap of the tent without even changing the light so as not to wake the subject. It's a young man, and he's wearing a mask just like yours. He's bulky, built like a bull, and his chest is motionless.

You slice the knife across his throat effortlessly. His head comes straight off and lands against the tree branch with a hollow "thunk" . There's no blood. You scan the area quickly and see three small holes in the bottom of the tent, and notice three blue strings of chakra connected to the body. It's a puppet.

The master, fortunately, hasn't noticed you, and you peek down to see him. The man there is dressed like his puppet, and is laying down sleeping in the wide open, doing his best to restrain his breathing and eliminate his blinking.

You crawl upside down on the tree branch, like a serpent, and slowly reach down, careful to not trip the wires, like you were trained, and pass the metal across his neck...

~~~~~~~

Makoto hoists the damp grey cloth made into a sack, stained black with blood at the bottom. "Well done. This was your competition, I was training him alongside you. I told him to expect you. Clearly he did not plan for this." She pats your shoulder and throws the cloth sack aside. "Congratulations, Hikari, you are ready to join the Cadre."

[Level up to Special Jonin achieved.]
[Cont]

Rolled 8, 4, 8 = 20 (3d10)

>>35137657

Rolled 5, 3, 1 = 9 (3d10)

>>35137657

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>>35137798
>Mfw super rolls

>>35137798

[We get 20 Stat Points, 16 Skill Points, another UA, and a Personal Mark. Personal Marks are chosen from a list of all Marks you qualify for. I'll work on that list.]

[For now, we have 20 Stat Points. To increase a Stat we have to pay for the next number you want. IE, on our sheet, if we want to increase Ninjutsu to 8, we pay 8 Stat Points. When we increase a Stat we choose which Focus it goes into, so, Power vs Speed for Taijutsu. Please submit your spending. Any leftover Stat Points will be dealt with at the end of the leveling process.]

>>35137924
Okay, can you clarify what each of these stats do?

Taijutsu: 8
---Power: 3
---Speed: 5
Ninjutsu: 7
---Potency: 4
---Intelligence: 3
Genjutsu: 5
---Illusion: 1
---Interaction: 4
Drive: 5

>>35137924
so these for what, universal, basic skills, and the part with the foci, or just the top thing?

>>35137924
10 points into speed.
3 into Ninjutsu
1 into potency
2 into Intelligence
2 into strength
2 into Taijutsu

>>35137959
[Taijutsu adds to successes in physical tests. Power adds to damage, speed adds to our movement speed and Reactions.]

[Ninjutsu: Adds to successes in intelligence tests. Potency adds to Jutsu damage. Intelligence adds to Ninjutsu based skills that aren't Jutsu as well as helping out Tactics and Strategy.]

[Genjutsu: Adds to successes in conversational tests. Illusion is part of using Genjutsu. Interaction are social skills and add "Edges" to our interactions with others.]

[Drive: Sets your Grit rate. Additionally, your Drive is needed to be of a certain ranking to earn Nindo]

>>35138026
The fuck is Nindo?

And from what I'm seeing, I guess I'll go with >>35138018

>>35137924

Taijutsu: 9
---Speed

Genjutsu: 6
---Interaction
__________
15 SP

>>35137982
If tai/nin/gen are the ones we spend on, then mine is
>gen:5->7(+1illusion, +1interaction(if interction is detecting and escaping them))[-13]
I guess, since that's what our master had a problem with.

>>35138043
[Nindo, or Ninja Way, are like Fate Points in other games, they are rare and during moments of extreme danger you can roll to earn a point of it. If your Drive is higher you are more likely to succeed, and thus to earn that point of Fate.]

>>35137924
Ninjutsu 8 - Intelligence
Genjutsu 6 - Interaction
Drive 6
20 SP

>>35138018
This seems good.

>>35138045
>>35138099
>Spending ANY points in Genjutsu
Why.jpg

>>35138110
because
>Your Ninjutsu and Taijutsu are adequate for a novice. However, your Genjutsu is weak. We will remedy that. Training will be intense, and you may not survive.
our master said so

>>35138089
That seems kinda stupid.
Oh well.

>>35138139
Yeah, but why spend half of our points making our Genjutsu mediocre when we can make ourselves into sanic and kill everyone before they can even cast Genjutsu?

>>35138110
>Voting for a post that shows you don't understand how point spending works.

>Not shouting up critical weaknesses

WhatisthisiIdonteven.webm

>>35138153
>What are non-combat skills?
At least read the descriptions.

>>35138045
Seconding putting Taijutsu up to 9, but don't spend stuff on Genjutsu

>>35138153
because our master said we'd shown up our genjutsu, and that's what we're eoing, regardless of if we plan to take care of opponents before they use genjutsu or not

>>35138220
>Giving a fuck about our teacher
>Giving a fuck about Genjutsu
Remind me when Genjutsu was ever useful outside of Sharingan in the series.

>>35138240
>[Genjutsu: Adds to successes in conversational tests. Illusion is part of using Genjutsu. Interaction are social skills and add "Edges" to our interactions with others.]

Please, at least try to differentiate game mechanics from you Chinese cartoon show.

>>35138018
Did you even read how point buy works?
If you want to level taijutsu up 1 level to 9, it costs 9 points, and gives you a focus in either power or speed.
Ninjutsu costs 8 points and gets a focus in potency or intelligence.
Genjutsu 6 and a focus in illusion or interaction.
Drive is 6 to level.
Not difficult.

>>35138110
Because social skills are valuable?

>>35138240

Never, because it wasn't an eye-related power so everyone no-sold it in favor of the power of friendship or the Bloodline power of the month.

But if you want to have an example anyway, there were those kids from the Rain during the Chuunin exam that got their shit together with some Genjutsu and endless clones. That nearly worked, and that wasn't even particularly relevant Genjutsu. The serious stuff is better.

>>35138267
>>35138259
>Social skills
>Relevant in the literal death squad
What're you guys smoking?

I don't want high interaction with people. I just wanna Shikamaru.

>>35138287
It's not like we're in a position to be social anyway, we're in the death squad, no one thinks we even exist, so why would social anything be relevant?

>>35138307
We might need to be deceptive, of course. Lie like a floor tapestry.

>>35138307
Because even though we're mainly going to be killing things, there are still times we need to actually talk to people.

>>35138318
We'd just kill them, no one is meant to see us.
We're going to be wearing masks to basically every mission, we're basically Anbu sand edition.

>>35138219
>>35138045

[Taijutsu goes to 9. We'll take Gen to 6 and leave 5 points for the end.]

[Training is next. We have 16 Points for Skills. Basic and Universal Skills work like Stats, they cost an amount equal to the level we're raising them to. Advanced Skills, like our KKG or Medical, cost DOUBLE that value. There are many skills, so instead of saying direct values, tell me which skills you prioritize, and if it's a skill we don't have, describe what you want. IE, "I want to improve our Chain or wire use" then I increase "Ninja Tools" by 1. Additionally, if a Skill is at least three and is a COMBAT Skill, such as a Weapon training or a SPECIAL skill, such as Tactics, you can spend 5 Points to "Specialize" in it. Specializing in a skill unlocks it's abilities, like we have with Jiton. Mention if you want a skill to be specialized.]

>>35138337
Senbon + Stealth + Evade + KKG

>>35138337
>Posted for simplicity

Universal Skills:
Dodge- 4
Parry-2
Shinobi Weapons Training [Senbon]- 6
Shinobi Weapons Training [Kunai]- 4
Shinobi Weapons Training [Shuriken]- 4
Stealth- 4
Chakra Control- 3
Counter Genjutsu Training- 3
Wind Element Training- 3
Observation- 3

Basic Skills:
Tactics- 5
Specialty Shinobi Weapons [Chain]- 3
Knowledge [Taijutsu]- 4
Knowledge [Ninjutsu]- 3
Knowledge [Genjutsu]- 2
Evade- 3
Seal Training- 3

Advanced Skills:
Kekkei Genkai Training [Jiton]- 5

>>35138337
Specialize Senbon
Can you also tell us what medical advanced skill do?

>>35138337
Chain, Senbon, Stealth, KKG

>>35138352
>>35138374
Guess I'll second this

>>35138374
[Training in Medical allows us to Heal first and foremost, but if you train in it and Specialize you can turn that into offensive. With Senbon and Medical specialized you can start using Acupuncture ranged attacks and Acupressure Martial Arts attacks if you are so inclined, which deal serious status conditions to them, as well as ignoring armor reduction.]

>>35138337
I'm not going to do a comprehensive list, but do genjutsu defense and chakra control
gotta get that lightning chain going

>>35138337

Observation- 4
Stealth- 4
Chain-4
Evade-4

>>35138416
In that case, I'd say
Senbon + Stealth + Evade + KKG + Specialize Senbon + Medical

>>35138437
This.

>>35138437
Second.

>>35138437
I'd like Chain in the place of Evade. A straight up combat option for those the senbon won't work against.

Would specialization in Chakra Control be required to electrocute people through our chain?

>>35138437
That's at least 15 more points than we have...

>>35138481
Our chain is good as it is, y'know.

>>35138485
It can't be helped.

>>35138504
Not really. We can USE it, but not what you'd call fearsome with it.

>>35138337
Parry 3
Stealth 5
Observation 4
Chain 4

>>35138520
Well what're we going to be doing with it? We're trying to be sneaky OHKO gubbins not "Wrap 'em in chains"

>>35138547
And when the senbon doesn't work? What if we go toe to toe with a Hyuga?

>>35138583
To be honest, OP's battle with the Hyuga was complete bullshit anyway, we'll easily be able to win next time.
>And when the senbon doesn't work?
Why wouldn't it work?
And in that case, we'd use such things as explosive tags, as stated before.

>>35138583
Don't we at least have kunai or tanto, or whatever the short blade is called? get some skill with that for cqc, chain should be mid-long range controlling weapon

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You guys are not picking medical acupuncture specialization, why?
You don't want to have the Senbon viable against everyone?

>>35138627
you're overestimating us

>>35138630
Equipment:
---430 Ryo
---Iron Chain with spiked end
---1 large scroll (4 feet in length)
---3 medium scrolls (2 feet in length)
---5 small scrolls (1 foot in length)
---50 senbon
---30 shuriken
---10 kunai
---1 tanto
---3 blood pills
---1 smoke pellet
We've got plenty of weaponry.

>>35138627
Target is on the other side of a wall, and you don't want to wake everyone up. What do?

Or what if an opponent has some sort of regenerating armor the senbon can't pierce? It's alright for lightly armored foes, but for heavy stuff we'll need to hit harder.

>>35138652
Didn't think we had enough points for it, I'd be up for it if we did.

>>35138664
Without medical training for acupuncture you won't even damage lightly armoured targets.
>>35138627
what is kaiten and how does it deflect projectiles and everything
okay, you're supposed to just throw senbon at a hyuuga until they're out of chakra.

>>35138483
[That and Lightning Element]

>>35138437
[Increased Senbon to 7, Stealth to 5, Evade to 4, out of points.]

[We can handle the UA later. Now the Personal Mark.]

[Choice 1: Double-handed Throw- When you throw as a full round action you ignore the penalty for throwing more than your limit of projectiles and may throw your maximum. (In the case of Senbon that's 20). If you do so, you may select a secondary target to throw at.]

[Choice 2: Magnet Tilt (Requires Jiton)- You may ignore the "Engaged" status effect a target is suffering for the purpose of ranged attacks. (Makes throwing into melee easier). Additionally, if a target Dodges it consumes 2 Reactions to do so, even if successful.]

[Choice 3: Pincushion- Increase the damage of your projectiles by 1 for every projectile that the target was hit with this turn. For Senbon, increase the damage by 1 for every two projectiles that hit the target, due to their small size.]

[Choice 4: Trained Response- If you are the victim during a Surprise Round you may sacrifice your starting Grit for either, a) A Shunshin at any time during the Round, OR b) An additional Reaction. You may select A or B during the round.]

[Choice 5: Storm on the Run- You may make a single ranged weapon attack using any number of projectiles while you make a move action. This is not possible with a Shunshin movement.]

[Choice 6: Shinobi Adept- Increase your successes with all Shinobi Weapons by +1, unless they are Rank 5 or higher.]

>>35138693
>what is kaiten and how does it deflect projectiles and everything
Basically he spins around in a circle hitting the projectiles.

>>35138712
>[Choice 1: Double-handed Throw- When you throw as a full round action you ignore the penalty for throwing more than your limit of projectiles and may throw your maximum. (In the case of Senbon that's 20). If you do so, you may select a secondary target to throw at.]
OH BABY

>>35138712
>Magnet Tilt

>>35138712
>[Choice 5: Storm on the Run- You may make a single ranged weapon attack using any number of projectiles while you make a move action. This is not possible with a Shunshin movement.]


Any number you say? Natch

>>35138693
Think of Senbon as our light attack and Chain as our heavy. Either way, we can toss foes around willy nilly once they've got a charge.

>>35138718
It was a rhetorical question. That's how Hyuuga wreck all weapons.

we're gonna want double-handed throw for maximal damage anyway, 20 senbon is nothing to shrug at.

>>35138712
>[Choice 5: Storm on the Run- You may make a single ranged weapon attack using any number of projectiles while you make a move action. This is not possible with a Shunshin movement.]
So this means we can use all 50 Senbon right?

If not,
>[Choice 1: Double-handed Throw- When you throw as a full round action you ignore the penalty for throwing more than your limit of projectiles and may throw your maximum. (In the case of Senbon that's 20). If you do so, you may select a secondary target to throw at.]

>>35138783
[Sure, your penalty is going to be insane, but you absolutely can. For each Senbon beyond your "Comfort Limit" which is now 8, you suffer -1 auto success.]

>>35138712
>[Choice 2: Magnet Tilt (Requires Jiton)- You may ignore the "Engaged" status effect a target is suffering for the purpose of ranged attacks. (Makes throwing into melee easier). Additionally, if a target Dodges it consumes 2 Reactions to do so, even if successful.]
Oh yes.

>>35138712
[Choice 2: Magnet Tilt (Requires Jiton)- You may ignore the "Engaged" status effect a target is suffering for the purpose of ranged attacks. (Makes throwing into melee easier). Additionally, if a target Dodges it consumes 2 Reactions to do so, even if successful.]

>>35138815
If you're dodging 10 projectiles, is that a check on all of them or just one?

>>35138712

>[Choice 1: Double-handed Throw- When you throw as a full round action you ignore the penalty for throwing more than your limit of projectiles and may throw your maximum. (In the case of Senbon that's 20). If you do so, you may select a secondary target to throw at.]

Did we just accidentally an entire enemy platoon tagged?

>>35138862
>>35138872
Guys, we've got a direct "Get out of melee free" card, so this isn't needed.

>>35138712
[Choice 1: Double-handed Throw- When you throw as a full round action you ignore the penalty for throwing more than your limit of projectiles and may throw your maximum. (In the case of Senbon that's 20). If you do so, you may select a secondary target to throw at.]

>>35138712
Really it's a choice between 1 and 2 here

>>35138918
2 a shit.
One of our abilities is to be able to repel the enemy away from us after we've tagged them, so melee isn't a thing we're going to be getting into unless we want to be in it.

>>35138918
Actually it's 5 and 1.
5 is so much better in the long run, but 1 gives us super DPS right now.

>>35138879
[For Dodge it's against all, for Parry it's against all, for Evade it's against 1, for Replacement there is no check. If they want to Intercept, throw their own weapons, they have to match your roll exactly. For each point they fail by, a projectile gets them.[

>>35138901
[That locks it in for Double-Handed Throw]

[The last bit is to convert our remaining points (the 5 Stat Points) into Free Points, (which in this case is 5. We can apply these to anything, but the ratio is worse. For Stats it's normal price+1. For Training it's normal rate. Or we can pay all 5 and get another Mark.]

[For example, if we wanted to use our 5 Free Points for skill they basically become Skill Points. If we want to use it for Stats we're at a disadvantage.]

>>35138983
Can we get another personal mark?

>>35139011
[Yep]

>>35138712
does Choice 2: Magnet Tilt give the bonus ability of avoiding friendly fire, or firing into a say a hostage situation it lets us avoid hitting the hostage?

>>35138983
buy two in lightning element and level3 in parry

>>35139035
we want the mark

>>35139035
STORM ON THE RUUUUUUUUUUUN
Or
>Choice 3: Master of Steel, you gain Damage Reduction 5 against all metal weapons.]
Makes us invulnerable against most ranged weaponry

>>35138983
...So if we don't use all our stat points immediately they devalue?
Could have mentioned that a bit earlier Kuma.

>>35139069
no one supports this? really?

>>35139125
It a shit.

>>35139074
This seems like the best idea.

>>35139139
>not wanting lightning chains

>>35139098
[Only for stats. And, it's also the very first run of the system. If you feel cheated I'll note it and we can look to improve it in the future.]

>>35139139
>>35139074
[So, Storm on the Run wins?]

>>35138983
Let pick up a mar please.

>>35139125
Not when we can pick up Pincussion and combine it with Doubble-handed to get +50% Dmg on twenty senbon in the same turn.

>>35139175
Yup.

>>35139074
does not make us invulnerable against most ranged weaponry
ref. to:
>>35137102

>>35139175
>[So, Storm on the Run wins?]

Depends, would [Pincushion] work like >>35139180 says?

>>35139204
>[We are on the sheet with 0 armor. 5 will negate outright the weapon damage of the Shuriken, Kunai, and Tanto, as well as Senbon.]
Which is, most ranged weaponry.

>>35139223
the weapon damage
does nothing to skill, stat, channeling, UA bonuses
weapon damage is a fraction of the damage value, for our senbon the weapon damage is like 1

>>35139208
With the medical acupuncture pincusion wouldn't do us very well, Storm on the Run will be far better, especially late-stage

>>35139180
>>35139208
>>35139245

[Both are correct. Pincushion does work with DHThrow. A word of caution, armor applies against each individual projectile, so even if we throw twenty, if someone can negate all the damage, it's like throwing feathers. Except for Charging them, of course.]

>>35139283
and this is precisely why Hikari needs to get medical specialization for acupuncture attacks

>>35139283
>Not throwing 20 kunai
>Or 20 bombs/explosive tags/etc

Still nothing? Fine

>>35139283
Changing >>35139208
to
>Choice 5: Storm on the Run

And praying that's what's holding the thread up.

>>35139283
>>35139316

[We're gonna take Storm on the Run.]

Your final training complete, you are given a white robe and a proper mask, portraying a desert hawk's face, as well as black boots and gloves. You equip your needles to your hip pouch and keep the rest store in scrolls hidden in your person. You fit all of a former backback's worth of equipment in those robes, kept tight against your body.

The next day you are kneeling with a group of four other members dressed as you are. Makoto is standing at the head of the room, wearing her mask as well. "Your mission today will be more mundane than usual, but it is to welcome our newest member. The five of you will depart to the Land of Earth where you will head to the training ground we have discovered close to our borders that is a special area for their Demolition Corps. These shinobi are extremely dangerous, and their explosive powers could destroy our walls in seconds. We cannot allow these saboteurs to be so near to our hearts. Move there at all speed, kill the teachers, and burn the camp to the ground.

She nods and the five of you move as one, you following the Captain's movements up and out of the window as a unit.

[And there we will end for the evening. I know, not a very eventful evening, but luckily leveling is rare. Additionally, I have a channel in /tg/'s IRC for us to converse a little faster through. We can vote here and discuss more there. SUPTG, #FiveNationsElite.]

[Questions open as always.]

>>35139697
Can't you put it on Rizon or something?

>>35139758
[Sure, I can do both. What's the Rizon info?]

>>35139697
>Giving the quest and it votes to IRCfags

not sure if i agree with this OP

>>35139979
[The IRC is mostly for friendly discussion and if you want to help work on the system itself. I'm not giving any special treatment or consideration to the IRC people of any kind. That's a promise. We're all anon here, 'cept me for necessity.]

>>35139697
Thanks for running, OP. Have a scheduled next thread?

>>35140066
[Yeah, I think we're going for Tuesday.]