Well, not a bloodline, but they have two rival puppetry clans, though they work together. One focuses on trying to make puppets that can be produced, controlled, and modified quickly. Modularity, in other words. The other makes really, really, intricate, cool, and hard to replicate puppets with fiddly fuinjutsu bits and the like.
Also, there are magical ninja-gun sorts of things, sorta, and Craftsmen has them.
Another clan is probably related to the Yamanakas, sorta, because their weapon *is* their soul. Like, bits of themselves and their personality in their weapons that allow them to manipulate chakra effects and play mind-games while they fight.
There's a bloodline that can control Yin-Yang chakra particularly effectively, and they consider themselves 'crafters of jutsu' though they're also rumored to make copies/knock-offs of some jutsu that are considered 'clan jutsu.'
There might be one before, involving a kekkai genkai with Wind and Earth manipulation, still thinking on whether it's too powerful or too weak or just right.
Making up bloodlines and clans is just really *fun*
Vote, also, will closer on Tuesday or Wednesday. This takes third priority behind Hive ( which I'm working on right now and probably tomorrow to post it) and KCS, which I need to work on updating and will do so tomorrow or Wednesday at the latest.
Also, voting is *not* by plan, unless it'd not make sense otherwise.
Come on, people, let's go with the village with the awesome weaponry! We'll start out with at least one extremely cool thing, and we'll have access to one of the greatest tools ninja can gave, poison!
[] Last name first, QM veto activated! For some Clans, there is a family name already provided. Non-Japanese names will be rejected out of hand.
Pick a Clan/Bloodline:
[] Once the Asai were powerful, she'd been told. Then they were accused of treason, treason against the very village they helped found- Hidden Moon, famous for its loyalty to Kiri and its clans who practiced the art of the weapon. That all changed, and the Asai who had survived the resulting purge had been scattered to the four winds. When she was seven, her parents took her aside and told her a tale of future vengeance, of the rebirth of the clan, their spears buried in the guts of those who engineered their downfall. They'd given her a small scroll to practice, low rank jutsu and exercises for a spear or trident, and then they'd left her with a friend of hers, another ninja. They said they'd be back in a year or two at most- that, though, was six years ago. Now this Iwasaki Emiko says that she knows an Asai, a missing-nin, and that she might be able to help you. (Gain Spears skill, gain bonus to spears skill, gain a mission of vengeance, gain several clan jutsu you can learn, from E to C rank. Don't gain inherited weapon automatically, but it has bonus synergy with it.)
[] She was an orphan, found washed up like so many others. Alone, scared sometimes, she made her way through the world, somewhat calmly, somewhat quietly, but with a hope that there was a reason for all of this. When Emiko, the missing-nin, the assassin came, that's when they were carefully taken aside and told, 'I know what power you hold. Those eyes are unmistakable. I do not have those eyes, but I can help you unlock them, train them.' The name of this power, hidden inside her: the Scholar's Eye, the Shomeigan. (Have a currently inactive Shomeigan. Do not currently know what it involves, except for what the name might imply and the fact that the QM doesn't give you mystery boxes without there being something in it. Gain 'Isolated' drawback, as well as another additional ½ Trait point (for a total of 4 to spend).
[] Whenever a cold comes around, she catches it. Sickly all her life, her grandmother says that it's part of their family, and that she should use her 'chakra, or whatever it's called' to do something with it. Thus far, though, she's only found a few uses, and her sickness (nothing like the sickness in stories, where you just go pale and pretty) seems far more trouble than it's worth. Still, there is something special about her body, that it can capture and contain poisons and diseases, and perhaps even more besides- all she really has to go on is a very basic scroll and her grandmother's stories, on that front. (Gain Doku Karada kekkei genkai, gain Sickly (extra ½ trait point, penalties to physical stats, stacks with Book Smart), gains access to a few low level clan techniques, but no tutor because grandmother is just a civilian family member who wound up here. Yes, this is a kekkai genkai from Swamp!) [Clan name is Fukusaku]
[] A few weeks before he went on the mission that killed him, her father drowned her. Took her fishing and pushed her into the water and held her down. Water filled her lungs and burned her eyes, and then… and then it didn't. Suddenly she could see clearly, and when she opened her mouth, water flowed through the gill slits she'd acquired. Slowly, she was transforming into some hybrid between fish and human, yet when she got out of the water the transformation reversed, over a minute or so. Ever since she has loved to swim, and while she hasn't been able to unseal the clan jutsu scrolls yet, there is definitely something interesting in there if only she could open them. (Big bonus to swimming, gain sealed clan jutsu scroll, Gain transformation into fishy form whenever immersed in water for long enough. Probably has an affinity for water but she isn't sure, at least not without being tested.)
[] Her mother never talked about Kumo, but she could guess that their departure had not been peaceful. She was four when they'd left, so all she remembered was a house and sometimes not even that. But theirs was the power of Storm Release, of water and lightning working together to create something quite unlike either of them. Her mother has not shared many of the ways to use this power, seeming to prefer that her daughter not surpass her anytime soon, but she has learned to use both of the component elements, the first step in the journey. (Have affinities for lightning and water, bonus to each. Must raise both Affinities up to a certain level to begin to combine them into the powerful Storm Release.)
[] The proudest and oldest of the clans of Reef, Clan Yaramachi is nearly ninety years old and is down to...two ninja! One of them is a Jonin and the other a new Genin, and hopefully between them and the retired civilians they will be able to make a comeback. They possess a number of clan fuinjutsu and also the knowledge of how to make explosives, as well as several jutsu related around making and fighting with mines, and other submerged explosive weapons, including some which could do fantastic things like scald enemies or move in the direction of their chakra, or be activated into explosion by even a small burst of chakra. Theirs is the strength that made Reef great (for a given value of great), and their scion will surely revive the clan's explosive potential. (Gain Skill: Explosives, unlock Fuinjutsu, gain potential trap making synergy. Also, can't take Isolated)
[] Eleven years ago, a missing nin from a Clan famed for its lightning jutsu came with his one year old daughter. Hearing that the new Jonin-Oyabun from Tide was a powerful user of lightning and water, he hoped to slay him in combat and lord it over all as a big fish in a small pond. However, it was him and not Hirigo Matsume who died that day. His daughter was left with nothing more than his sword and a damp, water-logged scroll. Now someone has killed her father's killer, but through secrecy, stealth, and perhaps even poison. She...doesn't know how to feel about that. (Gain lightning affinity, gain waterlogged scroll of lightning jutsu, gain Inherited Weapon: sword.)
[] Keep the sound of my voice in your heart, her mother had told her as she died. Keep the secret weapons, keep the flute and cymbals, keep the scrolls with the techniques they didn't trust me to do, for it will matter. You will matter, she had been told. Now she is a Genin, with access to a set of sound based jutsu, including many that are looked down on in Reef for being too subtle for the brash islanders' tastes. She has kept to her mother's words all of these years, the only thing that kept her going through a rough few years at the academy. (Gain clan jutsu scrolls, bonus to Ninjutsu, gain flute (unknown use), gain bonuses to Persuasion, Socialize, Stealth and Traps)
[] Her father was a jackdaw and a scoundrel, but now he was dead, and even a month later she didn't know what to do. All of those summoning contracts, many of them rather weak, were now hers by law, part of her 'clan', founded by her father in a moment of ambition as he danced across all of the known world stealing whatever summoning contracts he could get his hands on. She now owns them, even if she can't even understand the code they are written in. Iwasaki Emiko, though, says that she knows codes quite well and could help her. (Gain bonuses to Stealth, Persuasion, Infiltration and Genjutsu because her father's that sort of guy. Unlock Summoning. Gain contracts and notes that are untranslated. Cannot summon anything...yet.)
[] She was told by her mother that she would be the one to end the Shimakage- never mind that the islands had not been under a single ruler in four decades. Her mother was crazy, but she knew herbs and knives, poisons and medical jutsu, and she taught her daughter as much as she could before the madness completely claimed her. She visits her mother, sometimes. She shouldn't, she knows that every time she does she wonders whether she too will go crazy, and also just what her mother's secrets are, why she came here and what some of her ramblings mean. Perhaps one day she too will go mad, but until then, she hopes to use her clan jutsu and all that she has learned to be a splendid kunoichi. (Have: a crazy mother. Bonuses to Short Blades, Medicine, unlocks Poisons and Medical Jutsu.)
Traits (Pick 3)
General Traits:
Blooded: She's killed before, and while this is unusual for a rookie Genin it does mean they are more experienced and hesitate less, even if it also means that she's different from the others, many of whom haven't even thought about the fact that one day, perhaps very soon, they will have to kill.
Book Smart: While she's not always the strongest, she knows how to learn by reading and thinking things through, and this has paid off. She's better at learning through these sorts of methods, and while she takes a penalty to physical stats, she has a bonus to mental stats. (Can't be taken with Hands-on Learner)
Elemental Affinity: She knows what her elemental affinity is, whether by tradition or because it's been tested. She can thus train that element up beyond low levels and begin to really use it. Can choose her element.
Focused Study (Pick Genjutsu, Ninjutsu, or Taijutsu): She devoted her time to one of the three core shinobi skills- either Genjutsu, Ninjutsu, or Taijutsu. She thus gains a few extra points in it, but also a wider choice of starting techniques, (Ninjutsu), more understanding of the variety of illusions (Genjutsu), or more knowledge of different styles (Taijutsu.)
Genius (Pick a skill): She is very good at something, and gains +5 to it, as well as learning more about it faster. She must pick a skill in the Basic or Advanced categories, unless she has unlocked something else via her Bloodline/Clan, or via Unusual Talent.
BASIC
Awareness
Evasion
Short Blades: Kunai and knives
Movement: Speed and efficiency of movement both in and out of combat.
Ninjutsu
Shruikenjutsu : Throwing stuff.
Stealth
Taijutsu
ADVANCED
Athletics
Fuinjutsu
Genjutsu
Infiltration (posing as someone she is not)
Long Blades: Swords, etc.
Medicine
Persuasion
Socialize
Survival
Traps
Water Release (maximum limited because she doesn't have an affinity, but there are some basic things taught, since Reef is, well, Reef.)
Wire Use
Hands-on Learner: She is far better at learning things physically than mentally. She has penalties for learning that she doesn't directly experience, and she starts with a few more points of physical stats and a few less of mental.
Inherited Weapon: She has been given a weapon, whether from a friend, a mentor, or a family member, which might have special properties, and certainly has special meaning to her. (Pick which type of weapon, QM veto possible.)
Master of Mannerisms: She has gained skill at impersonating other people using Transformation. This can't really fool them and Transformation isn't good at tricking Ninja, but the knowledge of how different people move and act might be useful, or might be honed in the future. Bonus to Infiltration.
People Person: She is very personable, and good at making friends, and gets a few bonus points in both Persuasion and Socialize.
Prankster: She was particular good at traps and stealth, using them to play a few tricks on some people, though they might not appreciate it, or her, for what she's done. Either way, add a few free points to Stealth and Traps.
Rivalry: She has a rival, someone who challenges them, tries to get one better on them, and spurs them on. May have social consequences, training consequences, and so on.
Robust: She's rougher and tougher than most people expect, and is harder to put down, getting up again and again in a fight. She gains a bonus to health, and is generally just a little bit more scrappy.
Strong Reserves: For a genin, and one her age, she has a lot of chakra. While it's all quite relative, it does mean she can keep going for considerably longer with jutsu.
Unusual Talent: Beyond what one is usually taught as a Genin, she has picked up a less common skill. Normally you are only allowed to learn Basic and Advanced skills and anything unlocked by Clans, so this opens it up a lot more. Pick one of the following. Can take multiple times if you wish.
Chakra Flow
Chakra Sensing
Fuinjutsu
Medical Jutsu
Poisons (thanks to the village you picked it's locked rather than merely 'Advanced.')
Puppetry
Summoning
Village Traits:
Campaigner: She's seen what ninja of Tide have to do sometimes, and unlike the other new Genin she knows just what the real job of this village is. She's been on the patrols involving overseeing the civilians and making sure the taxes are paid on time, whether she liked it or not.
Provincial (½) : She's proud of her glorious village and its long and proud history, and she doesn't care that much about the outside world! What do they have compared to the glory of Reef? She thus knows all about the personalities, history, and feuds of this little region, and knows all of the gossip. Strong loyalty to the village.
Wanderlust (½): She's not necessarily disloyal, she just wants to see the world, see all she can and explore something far wider than what she knows is a backwater. If she only had the ability to sing, she could sing a song about wanting to be part of the wider Ninja world.
Clan Traits
Isolated (Drawback, worth ½ a trait extra): Not only is she looked down upon, for one reason or another, but she is disliked. Friendless, sometimes even despite her own social skills, she might have people who tolerate her company or are polite with her, but it's very clear that she's separate or different in some way.
Kunoichi traits
Flower Arrangement- A Little Drop of Poison (½) : When she asked the teacher about the flowers, they revealed after a pause that they could be used for poison, though it wasn't always something that everyone approved of. Unlock Poison as a Skill.
Flower Arrangement- Healing Herbs (½) : That which can kill can also heal, and she learned just a little bit about how to use plants to heal. Bonuses to Medicine and Survival.
Flower Arrangement- Messages in the Flowers (½) : When she learned about flower arranging, she also learned something about secret codes. Bonuses to infiltration, and a mind more given to thinking through and realizing various sneaky things.
Walk like a Civilian (½): Many kunoichi have a bit of a problem blending in with civilians on infiltration missions. Trained to be alert, constantly scanning for danger and ready for a fight from birth, they stand out from civilian women who are not allowed in the armies of the Daimyo. While many might be very tough indeed, they are neither trained nor expected to be the physical equal of men. This can be quite useful for infiltration and assassination, but many have to relearn how to behave as a civilian' in order to be good at infiltration. Your character doesn't have that problem, and gains bonuses to Persuasion, Socialize, and Infiltration. They know how to act like they're normal. The cost is halved because walking like one of the inferiors, one of the people you lord over, is hardly a skill that many would approve of, in this village at least. Instead, they say, a ninja should not hide their nature, but be immediately distinguishable so that everyone knows what they are and treats them with the respect (and fear) that is their just due.
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Laurent: So a lot of things to note! First, the Shomeigan is partially based on something from Naruto canon and you'll get a bonus if you figure it out, though it's only partial and it's a bit more complicated. What it isn't is a hax eye. It also is a bloodline which can work with any build in the sense that there's no "Puppets don't work while the eyes are activated" clause, or something. I will say that a build that involves running at people, swinging, and stabbing them without any thought or tactics, would not dovetail well with the Shomeigan. All options are balanced against each other rather fairly, and there's a chance to get even puppets (Puppets!) here! The sky's the limit, build-wise, and I am not sure whether I'll do by plan or by vote. I'll base it on what makes sense. Like if the Swamp bloodline wins x votes, but so does 'Flower Arrangement- A Little Drop of Poison' I'll change it to something else since unlocking something doesn't stack.
But yeah, hope these all seem like cool things! All are balanced between 'time it takes to master' 'advantages and drawbacks' and 'short-term advantages versus long-term advantages.'
Some additional info. Reef has 5 Jonin that form a ruling council, 5 Special Jonin, 20 Chunin, and 30-40 (it fluctuates rapidly) Genin, for a total of 60-70 Ninja. It's the second biggest village (Out of the three from the islands, it needs to be pointed out.) Island, with 8 Jonin, and 9 Special Jonin, is the largest with around 120 shinobi. Tide had around fifty, including four Jonin, but now that they're all dead, especially their infamously powerful Oyabun, the village is in a bit of trouble! Now, my new Assistant/co-QM, McClenahan (who withdrew their vote to offer to help, being one of the ones to help create the 'hundred years on' setting) and I, have made a range for minor villages and their size.
The scale goes like this 'small, medium, large.' Small is anything under 500, Medium is 500-1500, and large is over that, but below the size of the Major villages. Only those who can really tangle with the Five Great Villages ever reach Large Minor Village size. They're still *smaller* than them, but they're at least in vaguely the same league of manpower. Which is to say, in the thousands. Cliff is the largest, in the 450s or so (it fluctuates, of course), which means they have around fifty Jonin. Swamp has around 360, so about 40 Jonin. Craftsman around 300, so 30ish Jonin. Lock has around 220...and 30 Jonin, surprisingly a bit lopsided. So, yeah, you picked the village that was the most podunk, and remember that these Jonin are probably not, on average, equal to, say, Leaf or Cloud Jonin. So yeah, nowheresville.
As a note, I'll probably give some small amount of bonus XP to people who actually analyze each of the choices before picking, even just a sentence or two. For one, it'll be nice and refreshing, for the other, it'd give me a chance to catch any misconceptions, like claiming that X bloodline/clan does Y and thus isn't any good/is better than all of the others combined.
McClenahan: The creative dream team of Laurent & McClenahan rides again! Or rather, rides some more, since it never actually stopped. Yet another setting we cooked up together that's been bouncing around for quite a while- I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of character our voters come up with. The system we're using has been around about the same length of time although it's been updated, with some stripped-down mechanical influences from NSMS' Ninja of the Leaf quest.
Fake Edit: Also, as always, questions are welcome and will be answered!
[X] A few weeks before he went on the mission that killed him, her father drowned her. FISH GIRL! (Big bonus to swimming, gain sealed clan jutsu scroll, Gain transformation into fishy form whenever immersed in water for long enough. Probably has an affinity for water but she isn't sure, at least not without being tested.)
[X] Genius: Water Release
[X] Strong Reserves
And finally, something I'm on the fence for (perhaps you all can help me out):
[X] Rivalry
Or
[X] Elemental Affinity: Water Affinity
Allow me to explain. Rivalry is awesome because everyone needs a rival, but a guaranteed affinity now would give us a nice, fat bonus to Water Release potential. I figure that Fish Girl gets a lot of Water Release goodies, and so making her a Genius in it and also giving her Strong Reserves so she can bust out more Jutsu just makes sense.
Thoughts? Help me decide!
EDIT: Will do a name later and update with a proper vote once I've decided.
Hmmm no clan here really says Taijutsu expert in the making to me. Some of them could probably be moved in that direction, but in the process move away from what they should be good at. Also, looks like we can go the Kisame route which is really tempting even if we don't get Samehada. Badass Shark Lady Ninja!
I'm tempted to take one of the two lightning release options because the series proper shows that lightning jutsu synergizes really nicely with taijutsu. But one of them sets us on the swordsman path, so kind of odd switching to taijutsu from there.
Storm would be pretty easy to pick up taijutsu while also working on Ninjutsu. So maybe...
But damn it, Badass Shark Lady Ninja!
[X] A few weeks before he went on the mission that killed him, her father drowned her. Took her fishing and pushed her into the water and held her down. Water filled her lungs and burned her eyes, and then… and then it didn't. Suddenly she could see clearly, and when she opened her mouth, water flowed through the gill slits she'd acquired. Slowly, she was transforming into some hybrid between fish and human, yet when she got out of the water the transformation reversed, over a minute or so. Ever since she has loved to swim, and while she hasn't been able to unseal the clan jutsu scrolls yet, there is definitely something interesting in there if only she could open them. (Big bonus to swimming, gain sealed clan jutsu scroll, Gain transformation into fishy form whenever immersed in water for long enough. Probably has an affinity for water but she isn't sure, at least not without being tested.)
Bloodline/Clan:
[X] She was an orphan, found washed up like so many others. Alone, scared sometimes, she made her way through the world, somewhat calmly, somewhat quietly, but with a hope that there was a reason for all of this. When Emiko, the missing-nin, the assassin came, that's when they were carefully taken aside and told, 'I know what power you hold. Those eyes are unmistakable. I do not have those eyes, but I can help you unlock them, train them.' The name of this power, hidden inside her: the Scholar's Eye, the Shomeigan. (Have a currently inactive Shomeigan. Do not currently know what it involves, except for what the name might imply and the fact that the QM doesn't give you mystery boxes without there being something in it. Gain 'Isolated' drawback, as well as another additional ½ Trait point (for a total of 4 to spend).
Traits
[X] Book Smart
[X] Unusual Talent: Puppetry
[X] Strong Reserves
[X] Flower Arrangement- A Little Drop of Poison
[X] Flower- Healing Herbs
The name was taken from a quick search for names based on sea, which I thought was fitting for a orphan who washed up on the shore. The clan was chosen because I like the sound of a Scholar's Eye, and think that it will synergize with Book Smart. I chose Puppetry because I like ninja-style puppetry, and think that we could really go somewhere interesting with it. Strong Reserves was chosen because more chakra is always useful. I chose the flower arrangements because of increases killing ability and increases survival ability. So, does it look good?
Bloodline:
[X] A few weeks before he went on the mission that killed him, her father drowned her. Took her fishing and pushed her into the water and held her down. Water filled her lungs and burned her eyes, and then… and then it didn't. Suddenly she could see clearly, and when she opened her mouth, water flowed through the gill slits she'd acquired. Slowly, she was transforming into some hybrid between fish and human, yet when she got out of the water the transformation reversed, over a minute or so. Ever since she has loved to swim, and while she hasn't been able to unseal the clan jutsu scrolls yet, there is definitely something interesting in there if only she could open them. (Big bonus to swimming, gain sealed clan jutsu scroll, Gain transformation into fishy form whenever immersed in water for long enough. Probably has an affinity for water but she isn't sure, at least not without being tested.)
Traits:
[X] Genius: Water Release
[X] Strong Reserves
[X] Elemental Affinity: Water Affinity
Well, the 'Genius' trait states, "Water Release (maximum limited because she doesn't have an affinity, but there are some basic things taught, since Reef is, well, Reef.)" It seems like voting for Water Affinity would be quite useful.
Well, the 'Genius' trait states, "Water Release (maximum limited because she doesn't have an affinity, but there are some basic things taught, since Reef is, well, Reef.)" It seems like voting for Water Affinity would be quite useful.
I like the cut of your jib, fellow Fish Enthusiast. AFFINITY IT IS!
[X] A few weeks before he went on the mission that killed him, her father drowned her. FISH GIRL! (Big bonus to swimming, gain sealed clan jutsu scroll, Gain transformation into fishy form whenever immersed in water for long enough. Probably has an affinity for water but she isn't sure, at least not without being tested.)
[X] Genius: Water Release
[X] Strong Reserves
[X] Elemental Affinity: Water Affinity
I kinda want a Kisame-like build. Mostly because Fish-Girl.
[X] A few weeks before he went on the mission that killed him, her father drowned her. Took her fishing and pushed her into the water and held her down. Water filled her lungs and burned her eyes, and then… and then it didn't. Suddenly she could see clearly, and when she opened her mouth, water flowed through the gill slits she'd acquired. Slowly, she was transforming into some hybrid between fish and human, yet when she got out of the water the transformation reversed, over a minute or so. Ever since she has loved to swim, and while she hasn't been able to unseal the clan jutsu scrolls yet, there is definitely something interesting in there if only she could open them. (Big bonus to swimming, gain sealed clan jutsu scroll, Gain transformation into fishy form whenever immersed in water for long enough. Probably has anaffinity for water but she isn't sure, at least not without being tested.)
[X] Strong Reserves
[X] Robust
[X] Elemental Affinity- Water
I'm sad that I couldn't fit in genius with swords but the traits above are one that we'd be born with, other skills we can train up but these are natural things. Water fits too well with fish-girl to pass up and Reserves and Robust will be useful to build off of.
Very good synergy with the traits, and while Shomeigan is one of those things that, if it was theoretically added for free with no XP cost to any ninja, would likely improve them...it does have pretty good synergy with Puppets too (though it can have suprising synergy with things like Taijutsu, even, it's the choice that has the least 'path baggage' as it were). But yeah, good plan, with a full name and everything. Thumbs up!
Bloodline:
[X] A few weeks before he went on the mission that killed him, her father drowned her. FISH GIRL! (Big bonus to swimming, gain sealed clan jutsu scroll, Gain transformation into fishy form whenever immersed in water for long enough. Probably has an affinity for water but she isn't sure, at least not without being tested.)
Traits:
[X] Genius: Water Release
[X] Strong Reserves
[X] Elemental Affinity: Water Affinity
Here we're basically seeing a strong synergy package, though one could consider it limited due to the focus in Ninjutsu (especially of just one Release). That said, I feel like there's plenty of room for expansion here, and the fact that we'll (hopefully) be around water a great deal gives a solid advantage. Taking the Water Affinity frees up XP for us to boost stats or other skills later on.
I fucking love music shit. It gives us an excuse to have music in battle and gives us the possibility of becoming a rockstar and/or creating death-metal as our forbidden technique.
[X] Plan Music Legend
[X] Suigin "Kōgō" Heiwa
Sort of Freddy Mercury
[X] Keep the sound of my voice in your heart, her mother had told her as she died. Keep the secret weapons, keep the flute and cymbals, keep the scrolls with the techniques they didn't trust me to do, for it will matter. You will matter, she had been told. Now she is a Genin, with access to a set of sound based jutsu, including many that are looked down on in Reef for being too subtle for the brash islanders' tastes. She has kept to her mother's words all of these years, the only thing that kept her going through a rough few years at the academy. (Gain clan jutsu scrolls, bonus to Ninjutsu, gain flute (unknown use), gain bonuses to Persuasion, Socialize, Stealth and Traps)
Clan
[] Whenever a cold comes around, she catches it. Sickly all her life, her grandmother says that it's part of their family, and that she should use her 'chakra, or whatever it's called' to do something with it. Thus far, though, she's only found a few uses, and her sickness (nothing like the sickness in stories, where you just go pale and pretty) seems far more trouble than it's worth. Still, there is something special about her body, that it can capture and contain poisons and diseases, and perhaps even more besides- all she really has to go on is a very basic scroll and her grandmother's stories, on that front. (Gain Doku Karada kekkei genkai, gain Sickly (extra ½ trait point, penalties to physical stats, stacks with Book Smart), gains access to a few low level clan techniques, but no tutor because grandmother is just a civilian family member who wound up here.
Traits
[]Isolated (Drawback, worth ½ a trait extra)
[]Flower Arrangement- A Little Drop of Poison (½)
[]Flower Arrangement- Healing Herbs (½)
[]Genius (Poison)
[]Unusual Talent (Medical Jutsu)
-[]Genius (Medical Jutsu)
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Any suggestions? Was tempted to go for the last clan (Poison, Short Blades, Medicine), but the ability to take in diseases and poisons seems sooo good.
And ReaperOfInterest, I was very tempted to vote for you, but I am feeling eh on the Shomeigan clan.
Wait, so the village loves power and direct confrontations? Only one thing left to do then.
[X] Plan Pariah
[X] Suzuhisa Shizue
Ancient Bell Quiet Inlet
[X] Keep the sound of my voice in your heart, her mother had told her as she died. Keep the secret weapons, keep the flute and cymbals, keep the scrolls with the techniques they didn't trust me to do, for it will matter. You will matter, she had been told. Now she is a Genin, with access to a set of sound based jutsu, including many that are looked down on in Reef for being too subtle for the brash islanders' tastes. She has kept to her mother's words all of these years, the only thing that kept her going through a rough few years at the academy. (Gain clan jutsu scrolls, bonus to Ninjutsu, gain flute (unknown use), gain bonuses to Persuasion, Socialize, Stealth and Traps)
[X] Unusual Talent: Beyond what one is usually taught as a Genin, she has picked up a less common skill. Normally you are only allowed to learn Basic and Advanced skills and anything unlocked by Clans, so this opens it up a lot more. Pick one of the following. Can take multiple times if you wish.
-[X] Puppetry
[X] Genius (Pick a skill): She is very good at something, and gains +5 to it, as well as learning more about it faster. She must pick a skill in the Basic or Advanced categories, unless she has unlocked something else via her Bloodline/Clan, or via Unusual Talent.
-[X] Puppetry
[X] Isolated (Drawback, worth ½ a trait extra): Not only is she looked down upon, for one reason or another, but she is disliked. Friendless, sometimes even despite her own social skills, she might have people who tolerate her company or are polite with her, but it's very clear that she's separate or different in some way.
[X] Flower Arrangement- A Little Drop of Poison (½) : When she asked the teacher about the flowers, they revealed after a pause that they could be used for poison, though it wasn't always something that everyone approved of. Unlock Poison as a Skill.
[X] Flower Arrangement- Messages in the Flowers (½) : When she learned about flower arranging, she also learned something about secret codes. Bonuses to infiltration, and a mind more given to thinking through and realizing various sneaky things.
[X] Walk like a Civilian (½): Many kunoichi have a bit of a problem blending in with civilians on infiltration missions. Trained to be alert, constantly scanning for danger and ready for a fight from birth, they stand out from civilian women who are not allowed in the armies of the Daimyo. While many might be very tough indeed, they are neither trained nor expected to be the physical equal of men. This can be quite useful for infiltration and assassination, but many have to relearn how to behave as a civilian' in order to be good at infiltration. Your character doesn't have that problem, and gains bonuses to Persuasion, Socialize, and Infiltration. They know how to act like they're normal. The cost is halved because walking like one of the inferiors, one of the people you lord over, is hardly a skill that many would approve of, in this village at least. Instead, they say, a ninja should not hide their nature, but be immediately distinguishable so that everyone knows what they are and treats them with the respect (and fear) that is their just due.
