- Location
- Hell
Right just noting that it is framed rather oddly.
We never really get an option to focus on music and Shizue will be there for about a week, we'll have time to do the homework later in the name of Fuinjutsu practice.
End of an Era (Naruto AU)
- Thread starter The Laurent
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We never really get an option to focus on music and Shizue will be there for about a week, we'll have time to do the homework later in the name of Fuinjutsu practice.
Amended after consideration. We want to be well prepared and informed when we arrive.
Oh I am slain!
Wynaut?
- Location
- Tatooine
[x] Practice her music for the meeting.
[x] Focus on talking with her teammates.
[X] [XP] Plan Hearing Out The Court
Edit: Added XP plan, it works for me now.
1) Important for the meeting.
2) Important for Shizue, Genta, and Saya.
3) Touches upon all the things I wanted, and Wall of Sound is good for when the puppet can't defend her.
[] Listen for gossip/gather information
I'd leave this for Genta and Saya to do. Shizue has other tasks.
[] Study the books Emiko will be having them read, and work on Fuinjutsu.
Can be done later on the trip.
[] See if there's anyone interesting along the way to talk to.
Mystery box and pretty interesting, but not a priority.
I'll vote on XP after the first vote tally comes out. I'm feeling lazy to parse through them at the moment.
This is the fluff that I'm here for.
While the scenes themselves are already pretty good, it's all the characterization and context outside the scenes that set up these superb fluff moments to really shine.
I also wonder what Hidden Road has been up to in the meantime.
(Minor note: considering how important Naruto is, I'd think that Abe would know exactly whether that guy was a grandson or great-grandson.)
Also, I guess this is a reminder that radios and newspapers seem to be the main forms media.
Scandalous!
Though, now I'm wondering how Emiko thought of the provinciality of Reef.
[x] Focus on talking with her teammates.
[X] [XP] Plan Hearing Out The Court
Edit: Added XP plan, it works for me now.
1) Important for the meeting.
2) Important for Shizue, Genta, and Saya.
3) Touches upon all the things I wanted, and Wall of Sound is good for when the puppet can't defend her.
[] Listen for gossip/gather information
I'd leave this for Genta and Saya to do. Shizue has other tasks.
[] Study the books Emiko will be having them read, and work on Fuinjutsu.
Can be done later on the trip.
[] See if there's anyone interesting along the way to talk to.
Mystery box and pretty interesting, but not a priority.
I'll vote on XP after the first vote tally comes out. I'm feeling lazy to parse through them at the moment.
Sushi and coffee. What a mad world.
Oh yeah, this reminds me of something I brought up before--I do think that Shizue should keep around an extra powerful poison/paralytic and its antidote from Saya or Emiko. I don't quite understand why she'd only use poisons she could make herself, considering how much more effective the other people's poisons/paralytics probably are. Using them would allow Shizue to specialize more in other areas.
D'aww
This is the fluff that I'm here for.
And this too. Aww~
While the scenes themselves are already pretty good, it's all the characterization and context outside the scenes that set up these superb fluff moments to really shine.
Huh. This part also felt quite heartwarming. So much has happened since then, but it's chatting about these kinds of shared histories that can help people bond.
Eh, she already is steering events from halfway across Tea. ^_^
Uh-oh. Emiko went into an expected conversation without having fully planned out how the conversation would go. Then visibly had to think about what she was going to say to make sure she said the correct things. Emiko needs a second-in-command to handle more of these auxiliary problems. =/
Ha, I wouldn't be surprised if some of Shizue's ancestors were also performers.
Ah yes, a reminder of the expenses of Shizue's craft, in lieu of us needing to plan actual budgets.
Hmm. For some reason, most of this conversation didn't feel as compelling as I'm used to. I'm not sure why, though. Anyway, we got a few new details about the True Home anyway, which I always find interesting. Naruto and his family too.
I also wonder what Hidden Road has been up to in the meantime.
(Minor note: considering how important Naruto is, I'd think that Abe would know exactly whether that guy was a grandson or great-grandson.)
Ah, something for us to remember.
Also, I guess this is a reminder that radios and newspapers seem to be the main forms media.
Aww, I liked this fluffy end to the scene. Maybe Shizue can hear about an Archipelago play someday.
Scandalous!
Though, now I'm wondering how Emiko thought of the provinciality of Reef.
Yay, a person to meet. Though, I wonder if this is really the highest-level person she knows in the capital. Eh, maybe.
Sweet, someone to talk to about either the arts or the True Home. Or both! Definitely looking forward to this.
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- Location
- ⇙
[x] Focus on talking with her teammates.
[x] Practice her music for the meeting.
[x] [Xp] Plan Run Your Mouth.
I'll go with those for the journey for now. Practicing music is important for the meeting and I think taht Shizue didn'T have enough time for it lately anyway, so it will probably do her some good mentally as well. We should defineteyl talk to Saya and Genta and get to know them even better, as I think we've been making some headway in that regard lately and we should consolidate that and further improve our relationship with each of them.
Don't know about the Exp plans yet. We should definetely take full advantage of the taijutsu bonus and buy Suna Ryo to become slightly less pathetic on that front and puppetry and Fuiunjustu sound good as well. Since most proposed plans already do that I'll have to think about what else to buy.
I like @Bakkasama's plan even though it involves no new jutsu, although I don't know if going full on social is the best idea. It will definetely be important for courtly matters and I think we'll have to handle social ourselves seeing who we brought with us, but I don't know if it will be enough. There are bound to be some social powerhouses at a noble's court. Maybe some more points in agility instead, as you already suggested?
[x] Practice her music for the meeting.
[x] [Xp] Plan Run Your Mouth.
I'll go with those for the journey for now. Practicing music is important for the meeting and I think taht Shizue didn'T have enough time for it lately anyway, so it will probably do her some good mentally as well. We should defineteyl talk to Saya and Genta and get to know them even better, as I think we've been making some headway in that regard lately and we should consolidate that and further improve our relationship with each of them.
Don't know about the Exp plans yet. We should definetely take full advantage of the taijutsu bonus and buy Suna Ryo to become slightly less pathetic on that front and puppetry and Fuiunjustu sound good as well. Since most proposed plans already do that I'll have to think about what else to buy.
I like @Bakkasama's plan even though it involves no new jutsu, although I don't know if going full on social is the best idea. It will definetely be important for courtly matters and I think we'll have to handle social ourselves seeing who we brought with us, but I don't know if it will be enough. There are bound to be some social powerhouses at a noble's court. Maybe some more points in agility instead, as you already suggested?
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It's already been explained bfore I think.
Poisons and antidotes are not static mixtures, especially not fast acting organic poisons, which often degenerate even when sealed after they are mixed to active. Applying them and then using them also carries risks, in that you don't know how to handle possible complications and interactions. Note that Shizue is already using 'disabling' poisons that are eventually lethal in a friendly spar. Anything stronger is liable to kill you unless you know about the drug interactions and precautions.
So a paralytic stronger than Shizue knows how to deal with is basically a deadly paralytic neurotoxin. Just having the antidote wouldn't be enough, not without someone sufficiently skilled in medicine or poison to know what to use.
If we get a dose of extra powerful poison, we're probably best off putting it in a hidden blade on Stinger, sealed until we really need to murder someone. On Stinger, there's little chance of accidentally dosing ourself or having the weapon turned against us after all, and Stinger can't be poisoned either.
Arkatekt
Harbinger of Shitluck
So you're trying to avoid another situation like we had with Power, and us upping it by over a dozen ranks in less than a week.
Here you go.
Vote Tally : End of an Era (Naruto AU) | Page 168 | Sufficient Velocity
##### NetTally 1.7.4
[X] Focus on talking with her teammates.
No. of Votes: 6
[X] Practice her music for the meeting.
No. of Votes: 6
[X] Study the books Emiko will be having them read, and work on Fuinjutsu.
No. of Votes: 1
[X] Listen for gossip/gather information
No. of Votes: 1
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Task: XP
[X] [XP] Plan Hearing Out The Court
-[X] Raise Puppetry by 3 points (12/1.2 = 10 XP spent)
-[X] Raise Taijutsu by 5 points (10/1.3 = 7.69 XP spent)
-[X] Raise Fuinjutsu by 3 points (9/1.2 = 7.5 XP spent)
-[X] Raise Ninjutsu by 1 point(2 XP spent)
-[X] Raise Socialize by 2 points(4/1.1 = 3.63 XP spent)
-[X] Raise Explosives by 1 point(1/1.1 = 0.909)
-[X] Purchase Suna Ryu Rank 1 (8/1.3 = 6.15 XP spent)
-[X] Purchase Ninja Art: Keen Ears Rank 2(30/1.1 = 27.27 XP spent)
No. of Votes: 3
[X] [XP] Plan Upgrade
-[X] Raise Puppetry by 3 points (12/1.2 = 10 XP spent)
-[X] Raise Taijutsu by 5 points (10/1.3 =8 XP spent)
-[X] Raise Fuinjutsu by 3 points (9/1.2 = 8 XP spent)
-[X] Purchase Suna Ryu Rank 1 (8/1.3 = 6 XP spent)
-[X] Purchase Rope Excape Technique (4 XP spent)
-[X] Purchase Ninja Art: Piercing Note Rank 2 (8/1.1 = 7 XP Spent)
-[X] Purchase Ninja Art: Inner Ear Disturbance Rank 1 (25/1.1= 23 XP spent)
No. of Votes: 1
[x][XP] Plan Silent Brutalize
No. of Votes: 1
[X][XP] Plan No Strings Attached
-[X](1.1) Ninja Art: Keen Ears (D-rank, Rank 1) Rank 2 - 30 XP
-[X] Priority 1: Socialize
-[X] Priority 2: Perception
-[X] Priority 3: Ninjutsu, Puppetry
No. of Votes: 0
[] Bakkasama's not-technically-posted-yet plan
-[] Puppetry by 3--> 10xp (1.2 bonus makes it 12)
-[] Taijutsu by 5--> 8xp (1.3 bonus makes it 10.4)
-[] Fuinjutsu by 2-- 5xp (1.2 bonus makes it 6)
-[] Suna Ryu--> 6xp (1.3 bonus makes it 7.8 rounded to 8)
-[] Ninjutsu by 1 --> 3xp
-[] Persuasion by 6--> 15xp (1.2 bonus makes it 18)
-[] Chakra control by 2--> 5xp (1.2 bonus makes it 6)
-[] Socialize by 2--> 5xp (1.1 bonus makes it 5.5, rounded to 6)
-[] Agility by 3 --> 9xp
Total No. of Voters: 8
##### NetTally 1.7.4
[X] Focus on talking with her teammates.
No. of Votes: 6
[X] Practice her music for the meeting.
No. of Votes: 6
[X] Study the books Emiko will be having them read, and work on Fuinjutsu.
No. of Votes: 1
[X] Listen for gossip/gather information
No. of Votes: 1
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Task: XP
[X] [XP] Plan Hearing Out The Court
-[X] Raise Puppetry by 3 points (12/1.2 = 10 XP spent)
-[X] Raise Taijutsu by 5 points (10/1.3 = 7.69 XP spent)
-[X] Raise Fuinjutsu by 3 points (9/1.2 = 7.5 XP spent)
-[X] Raise Ninjutsu by 1 point(2 XP spent)
-[X] Raise Socialize by 2 points(4/1.1 = 3.63 XP spent)
-[X] Raise Explosives by 1 point(1/1.1 = 0.909)
-[X] Purchase Suna Ryu Rank 1 (8/1.3 = 6.15 XP spent)
-[X] Purchase Ninja Art: Keen Ears Rank 2(30/1.1 = 27.27 XP spent)
No. of Votes: 3
[X] [XP] Plan Upgrade
-[X] Raise Puppetry by 3 points (12/1.2 = 10 XP spent)
-[X] Raise Taijutsu by 5 points (10/1.3 =8 XP spent)
-[X] Raise Fuinjutsu by 3 points (9/1.2 = 8 XP spent)
-[X] Purchase Suna Ryu Rank 1 (8/1.3 = 6 XP spent)
-[X] Purchase Rope Excape Technique (4 XP spent)
-[X] Purchase Ninja Art: Piercing Note Rank 2 (8/1.1 = 7 XP Spent)
-[X] Purchase Ninja Art: Inner Ear Disturbance Rank 1 (25/1.1= 23 XP spent)
No. of Votes: 1
[x][XP] Plan Silent Brutalize
No. of Votes: 1
[X][XP] Plan No Strings Attached
-[X](1.1) Ninja Art: Keen Ears (D-rank, Rank 1) Rank 2 - 30 XP
-[X] Priority 1: Socialize
-[X] Priority 2: Perception
-[X] Priority 3: Ninjutsu, Puppetry
No. of Votes: 0
Plan: ◈No Strings Attached
[] Bakkasama's not-technically-posted-yet plan
-[] Puppetry by 3--> 10xp (1.2 bonus makes it 12)
-[] Taijutsu by 5--> 8xp (1.3 bonus makes it 10.4)
-[] Fuinjutsu by 2-- 5xp (1.2 bonus makes it 6)
-[] Suna Ryu--> 6xp (1.3 bonus makes it 7.8 rounded to 8)
-[] Ninjutsu by 1 --> 3xp
-[] Persuasion by 6--> 15xp (1.2 bonus makes it 18)
-[] Chakra control by 2--> 5xp (1.2 bonus makes it 6)
-[] Socialize by 2--> 5xp (1.1 bonus makes it 5.5, rounded to 6)
-[] Agility by 3 --> 9xp
Total No. of Voters: 8
So that you're aware: You won't be able to buy all of that at once.
puppet-3=10
tai-5=8
fuin-3=8
Art=50
10+8+8=26
26+50=76
76>66
That said, partial purchases of Jutsu is a thing we can do if you want to keep it.
Arkatekt
Harbinger of Shitluck
[x] Focus on talking with her teammates.
[x] Practice her music for the meeting.
[][Xp] will vote on this a little later.
Currently, I think Puppet by 3, tai by 5 and fuin by 3, as well as Suna Ryu 1 are basically locked in.
66-34=32
For the remaining 32, I'm thinking along the lines of :
1. socialization
2. perception, persuasion
maybe a cheap jutsu.
[x] Practice her music for the meeting.
[][Xp] will vote on this a little later.
Currently, I think Puppet by 3, tai by 5 and fuin by 3, as well as Suna Ryu 1 are basically locked in.
66-34=32
For the remaining 32, I'm thinking along the lines of :
1. socialization
2. perception, persuasion
maybe a cheap jutsu.
Oh I am slain!
Wynaut?
- Location
- Tatooine
Oh whoops. That's actually exactly what I was thinking she should do. I forgot to say that part.
Thank you very much!
Though, now that I look at them, it's actually your sketched out plan that looks most appealing. I dunno how much The Laurent rolls for social interaction, but considering how often this quest is focused on that, I'd like a little more focus on socialize, perception, and persuasion than the current plans. ^_^
(I know, I know...plot is incoming and combat is likely. But for IC reasons for the upcoming updates, I'd like the social stats to be leveled up a little.)
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Upgrading our hearing jutsu should add a pretty sizable bonus
Arkatekt
Harbinger of Shitluck
Well... I guess I'll it make a proper plan then.
[X] Focus on talking with her teammates.
[X] Practice her music for the meeting.
[X][XP] Plan Another Option
-[X] Uprade Puppetry by 3, Taijutsu by 5 and Fuinjutsu by 3
-[X] Purchase Suna Ryu 1
-[X] Rope Escape Jutsu
32 XP remaining
-[X] Priority 1: Socialize
-[X] Priority 2: Perception, Persuasion
-[?] 5-10 points into Sound Dampening or another jutsu?
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- Location
- USA
- Pronouns
- He/Him
I'm really not convinced at all that keen ears is the right move here. I think Perception would be far better for that job at this cost bracket.
As to the music, does everyone realize it's for this passage and not the Daimyo?
""There's one more matter. If you want, you could meet with a court musician I know, through Abe-san. His name is Nobusuke, and if you tell him about Abe-san, perhaps you could have an interesting conversation.""
We picked our companions partly because we wanted to talk to these specific people more, so it seems silly to ignore that in favor of doing better on a side quest.
I also think it's rather important for Shizue to keep up her work - note that fuinjutsu progress is somewhat divorced from skill level and that there are narrative implications with Emiko with the studying.
What are your thoughts on switching Socialize and Perception there? Socialize was important for veekie's plan but he wanted to spend a ton on jutsu to help in what Perception does.
As to the music, does everyone realize it's for this passage and not the Daimyo?
""There's one more matter. If you want, you could meet with a court musician I know, through Abe-san. His name is Nobusuke, and if you tell him about Abe-san, perhaps you could have an interesting conversation.""
We picked our companions partly because we wanted to talk to these specific people more, so it seems silly to ignore that in favor of doing better on a side quest.
I also think it's rather important for Shizue to keep up her work - note that fuinjutsu progress is somewhat divorced from skill level and that there are narrative implications with Emiko with the studying.
We got a +6 boost to Perception at the first rank, and if it improves as expected, it'd eliminate penalties from ambient noise as well by focusing on specific sounds on top of another perception boost. It's actually cheaper XP wise, to buy it with the 1.1 discount than Perception without the discount.
- Location
- USA
- Pronouns
- He/Him
"+6 to hearing Awareness/Perception" Perception covers a good bit more than just hearing, doesn't use chakra, and doesn't require us to anticipate the need.
I suppose I'm not clear on the exact differences between rank 1 and rank 2 of it, but I certainly don't see 9 points of perception in value from it - not to mention that I'd favor buying more like 3-5 points of perception so it would have to do better than the 9 points since I favor something else over that.
[x] Focus on talking with her teammates.
[x] Practice her music for the meeting.
[X] [XP] Plan Hearing Out The Court
[x] Practice her music for the meeting.
[X] [XP] Plan Hearing Out The Court
Bakkasama
There is always a greater fool
- Location
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Pronouns
- He/his
After checking the discussion for the xp plan, I see a few things that I think are mistaken. So here is my versión of it and I would like to be corrected if there are any mistakes.
Here is how I see it.
[X] [Xp] Plan Run Your Mouth.
-[X] Purchase Suna Ryu Rank 1
-[X] Priority 1: Taijutsu, Persuasion
-[X] Priority 2: Puppetry, Agility
-[X] Priority 3: Socialize, Chakra Control, Fuinjutsu
-[X] Priority 4: Ninjutsu
This way we get +5 taijutsu and +6 Persuasion (priority 1), +3 to puppetry and Agility (priority 2) +2 to fuinjutsu, chakra control and socialize (priority 3) and +1 ninjutsu and Suna Ryo.
Which leaves us like this:
Suna Ryo first form (DODGE!)
Puppets from 45 to 48 (1 point away from changing the relevant stat from dextery to chakra molding)
Taijutsu from 13 to 18 (one of our weak spots)
Fuijutsu from 23 to 25 (continues our progress)
Ninjutsu from 27 to 28 (minimum ninjutsu for second rank of D-rank sound jutsu)
Persuas. from 22 to 28 (mostly to take advantage of the bonus)
Cha. Co. from 26 to 28 (same as above)
Socializ from 21 to 23 (same as above, could be replaced by Intelligence or poisons. The stat might be more useful to be honest)
Agility from 25 to 28 (DODGE!+stealth)
@veekie there is something I think you are misunderstandinging about Keen Ears. The description in the update is the one for Rank 2.
Which means that even if you buy it now it would still be indiscriminate and cost too much chakra. If you check the difference between Rank 1 and Rank 2, what it improves is the chakra cost (From 20 per minute to 18 per minute) and the bonus to hearing perception and awareness (from +5 to +6). Now, considering that, IIRC we roll on a d20, that +1 is nice but the improvements you are speculating about are not as good as your projections. It neither progresses in chakra cost as good as transformation nor it increases the bonus as much as you expect. The whole getting rid of the loud noise limitation will need a few more ranks so it won't come anytime soon. As is, its main advantage for us are the narrative bonuses from listening to conversations but we already have that.
Basically, you are overestimating by a lot the improvement we would get from it.
Now, a concern about my plan is the focus on persuasion (which is basically because the bonus allows us a big increase that saves us 3 points). I don't think we are going to convince the Daimyo or get contacts in court no matter how much we increase our social skills this turn as we don't have enough xp to get that big of one but this is a rare chnce to improve skills that we have barely touched yet we use constantly. I had talked about increasing Agility instead but we have no bonus on it. We will have to see if more taijutsu training will help with that.
Oh, and I raise fuinjutsu by 2 instead of 3 because it saves an xp every 5xp spent.
[x] Focus on talking with her teammates.
[x] Study the books Emiko will be having them read, and work on Fuinjutsu.
By the way, I have been wondering for a while but, does Dextery influence how good we are with our instruments?
Here is how I see it.
[X] [Xp] Plan Run Your Mouth.
-[X] Purchase Suna Ryu Rank 1
-[X] Priority 1: Taijutsu, Persuasion
-[X] Priority 2: Puppetry, Agility
-[X] Priority 3: Socialize, Chakra Control, Fuinjutsu
-[X] Priority 4: Ninjutsu
This way we get +5 taijutsu and +6 Persuasion (priority 1), +3 to puppetry and Agility (priority 2) +2 to fuinjutsu, chakra control and socialize (priority 3) and +1 ninjutsu and Suna Ryo.
Which leaves us like this:
Suna Ryo first form (DODGE!)
Puppets from 45 to 48 (1 point away from changing the relevant stat from dextery to chakra molding)
Taijutsu from 13 to 18 (one of our weak spots)
Fuijutsu from 23 to 25 (continues our progress)
Ninjutsu from 27 to 28 (minimum ninjutsu for second rank of D-rank sound jutsu)
Persuas. from 22 to 28 (mostly to take advantage of the bonus)
Cha. Co. from 26 to 28 (same as above)
Socializ from 21 to 23 (same as above, could be replaced by Intelligence or poisons. The stat might be more useful to be honest)
Agility from 25 to 28 (DODGE!+stealth)
@veekie there is something I think you are misunderstandinging about Keen Ears. The description in the update is the one for Rank 2.
Which means that even if you buy it now it would still be indiscriminate and cost too much chakra. If you check the difference between Rank 1 and Rank 2, what it improves is the chakra cost (From 20 per minute to 18 per minute) and the bonus to hearing perception and awareness (from +5 to +6). Now, considering that, IIRC we roll on a d20, that +1 is nice but the improvements you are speculating about are not as good as your projections. It neither progresses in chakra cost as good as transformation nor it increases the bonus as much as you expect. The whole getting rid of the loud noise limitation will need a few more ranks so it won't come anytime soon. As is, its main advantage for us are the narrative bonuses from listening to conversations but we already have that.
Basically, you are overestimating by a lot the improvement we would get from it.
Now, a concern about my plan is the focus on persuasion (which is basically because the bonus allows us a big increase that saves us 3 points). I don't think we are going to convince the Daimyo or get contacts in court no matter how much we increase our social skills this turn as we don't have enough xp to get that big of one but this is a rare chnce to improve skills that we have barely touched yet we use constantly. I had talked about increasing Agility instead but we have no bonus on it. We will have to see if more taijutsu training will help with that.
Oh, and I raise fuinjutsu by 2 instead of 3 because it saves an xp every 5xp spent.
[x] Focus on talking with her teammates.
[x] Study the books Emiko will be having them read, and work on Fuinjutsu.
By the way, I have been wondering for a while but, does Dextery influence how good we are with our instruments?
[X] Lord of the Sound
Ninja Art: Sound Dampening - Rank 1 (50 xp)
I like it because it's an original jutu, not something off a scroll. Something that will belong only to Shizue. It'll be a great benefit to stealth... and killing people without a sound, if necessary.
[X] Practice her music for the meeting.
[X] See if there's anyone interesting along the way to talk to.
While nothing is at stake but our pride, our pride demands that we put on a great performance. That means a little extra music practice.
I'd like for the social activity to be practice talking to random strangers. We've gotten good about talking to our teammates and we'll have chances to talk to them in the future, but we're on a journey alone and unsupervised. This is a chance to reach out and talk to people we would never ordinarily meet; really expand our horizons. Who know what could be in the mystery box? Something fun I bet.
EDIT: Admittedly, it's also because I still don't like Saya and Genta and don't want to read more scenes with them. (More Genta than says; Saya is merely overexposed.)
Ninja Art: Sound Dampening - Rank 1 (50 xp)
I like it because it's an original jutu, not something off a scroll. Something that will belong only to Shizue. It'll be a great benefit to stealth... and killing people without a sound, if necessary.
[X] Practice her music for the meeting.
[X] See if there's anyone interesting along the way to talk to.
While nothing is at stake but our pride, our pride demands that we put on a great performance. That means a little extra music practice.
I'd like for the social activity to be practice talking to random strangers. We've gotten good about talking to our teammates and we'll have chances to talk to them in the future, but we're on a journey alone and unsupervised. This is a chance to reach out and talk to people we would never ordinarily meet; really expand our horizons. Who know what could be in the mystery box? Something fun I bet.
EDIT: Admittedly, it's also because I still don't like Saya and Genta and don't want to read more scenes with them. (More Genta than says; Saya is merely overexposed.)
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Arkatekt
Harbinger of Shitluck
What are you gonna do about the other 16 XP?
I don't dislike the jutsu, but I don't see how getting the next rank of it now would be terribly helpful in the near future where are current rank of it would not be sufficient.
edit: If we had a secret message we needed to deliver, I could easily justify it, but as is I don't see the extra 15 ft of range as good investment for this mission.
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I dunno; I can't recall what prices for raising stats are.
- Location
- USA
- Pronouns
- He/Him
I don't see that we need to focus on persuading people vs noticing things about them and socializing well. I would rather invest in other parts of the social paradigm over persuade - it doesn't fit what I want to see from Shizue.
Bakkasama
There is always a greater fool
- Location
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Pronouns
- He/his
Because whenever we need to reach a desision as a group and reach a concensus we will need to use persuasión, which is important so that what is decided to do in those situation is what the players think is best. We will also use it when we need to negotiate and convince people to see things our way. It also has a greater discount than socialize so we can save more xp by investing on it instead and while I put a heavier focus in persuasión, the increase in socialize is still the same as in the other plans that raise it. Also, investing in persuasión doesn't mean we won't raise socialize but that it is convenient to raise it now; it is not an indication of a want to focus on it instead of persuasión but that it most more economical to raise it first.
- Pronouns
- They/Them
Alright, so, vote closes on Thursday.
- Location
- Hell
Hey umm @veekie ? Bakkasama raises a good point that the benefits of Keen Ears are minimal, would you be amenable to changing it to Whisperings ((1.1) Ninja Art: Whispering (E-rank, Rank 1) Cost-- 8 XP (Chakra Control 24, Ninjutsu 28)) and/or using the XP to buff up the Socialize and Explosives skills? Or upping the base Stats such as Perception?