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Marked for Death: A Rational Naruto Quest

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faflec said:
And the fact that the Earth Clone will have Taijutsu 1, Athletics 1...*everything* 1. We never bothered leveling it. The only use they'd have is as possible bait for a Pangolin to follow, but since its everything is rank 1 I really don't see anyone falling for the ruse. Unless it's underground, in which case the current strategy works just as well.
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Um, we could pretend to be it. Leave them to roll 50/50.
 
Alright, so, we can use macerators... so, we at least have ranged options. Worse ones than Kei by far, however. Is there anything fancy we can do with them?
 
Cariyaga said:
Alright, so, we can use macerators... so, we at least have ranged options. Worse ones than Kei by far, however. Is there anything fancy we can do with them?
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OliWhail said:
"Nah, the rules were specifically worded," Jiraiya said, waving a hand. "No use, not no 'carrying' or 'bringing'. You could infuse an explosive in the field if you wanted to impress some of the cleverer people, but honestly, those are the people you don't want knowing all you can do. Athoooooough… you could always use a macerator and claim it was a storage seal, as long as you were moving your hand when you launched it. It would need to be a lower-velocity one, with minimum stress, so none of your fancy aerial dispersal stuff, but if you want to fling logs and rocks at the guy, I think you could get away with it. If you're really feeling mean, throw some of Mari's cooking. Palm the seal, though, don't show off the rings."

"What about blood?" Hazō asked. "Maybe I could overwhelm his senses. That's supposed to work on Inuzuka, right?"

"Eeeh, kind of," Jiraiya said, wiggling a hand. "They tend to overplay that so they'll be underestimated. Blood would be hard to deploy in a wide area without obvious macerator use. Maybe if you put it in clay jars and launched it? Hmmm..." Jiraiya put a hand to his chin and stared into the surrounding trees for several long seconds before a small cough from Keiko brought him back to reality. "Ah, sorry. Honestly, I'd leave it be. Punch the crap out of him, claw him, hit him with big rocks, get it done. Fast and clean. Better public relations, as well."
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???
 
Cariyaga said:
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MMKII said:
He does say that we can probably get away with using it to buff Taijutsu and give us ranged Taijutsu strikes if we just claim its a storage seal and punch with it.

E: Though this is the most we should do with them.
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Point taken, I'll add the possibility of using them with the note "Make sure it appears to be a storage seal", if that's OK?

As for anything fancy...I don't think that's likely.

Edit: Or maybe "Make sure to disguise it as a storage seal"?
 
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faflec said:
Point taken, I'll add the possibility of using them with the note "Make sure it appears to be a storage seal", if that's OK?

As for anything fancy...I don't think that's likely.

Edit: Or maybe "Make sure to disguise it as a storage seal"?
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Thats fine AFAICT.
 
MMKII said:
Thats fine AFAICT.
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Alright, put it as a contingency.
faflec said:
@eaglejarl @Velorien @OliWhail Can a person using HLaM surface completely and then go back underground if the jutsu is still active? Partially? Also, can they HLaM through the walls in the arena?

[X] Action Plan: In Which Our Hero Tries to Assault His Sister

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  • Pre-match preparations:
    • Watch/cheer for ISC's matches.
    • Make several hybrid seals (an explosive seal safely attached to a storage seal, containing a boulder/log).
    • Stuff some of your smelly clothes into a small, readily accessible sack. This may serve to obfuscate our scent and mess with Pangolin tracking.
    • Discuss with Keiko:
      • The possibility of either of us yielding if either of us go past Mild Consequences, since if we KO her it might get out that Pangolins go away if Keiko is KO'd.
      • Us mutually agreeing to not abuse Substitution privileges, since we don't want to revoke in case of in-match emergency.
  • Battle:
    • General: Stay out of sight as possible.
    • R1:
      • Supplemental: Substitute into SE Zone.
      • Standard: HLaM. Go underground. Go into SW Wall Zone.
      • Supplemental + Free: Palm some smelly clothes, and drop them (underground).
    • R2:
      • Supplemental: Move aboveground and get information on Keiko's actions/location.
      • Standard: Living Roots.
      • Supplemental: Go back underground.
      • HLaM (Move): Move towards Keiko's Zone. Stick to the walls as possible.
    • R3 onwards:
      • Continue using HLaM to Move underground until in Keiko's Zone.
      • Spend other actions on palming + dropping smelly clothes (underground).
    • Round finale:
      • HLaM: Emerge aboveground.
      • Supplemental: Pantokrator's Hammer.
      • Supplemental: Equip Pangolin Gauntlets.
      • Standard: Punch.
    • Contingencies:
      • Pangaya: Activate + throw a hybrid seal at Keiko, let Pangaya redirect it at her, let the explosive + oversized object Dispel her.
      • CQC Summon: Keep Summon between Keiko/Hazou, blow it up with explosives while going underground to dodge it, Substitute with an object to get closer to Keiko...
      • Pangolin going underground: Alpha blitz Keiko.
      • Keiko riding Pangolin: Consider ranged options (SotE, hybrid seals, traps?).
      • Some crazy bullshit we can't beat. Go full defense, try to outlast Keiko's Pangolin. Then punch.
      • Be willing to use Macerators IFF we can disguise its use as a storage seal.
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Is this really worth the risk of breaking OPSEC and letting people realize that macerators are storage seals? In a fight where it ultimately matters even less who wins than in any other match?
 
Tua said:
Is this really worth the risk of breaking OPSEC and letting people realize that macerators are storage seals? In a fight where it ultimately matters even less who wins than in any other match?
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What are you talking about? We're just using storage seals :whistle:

e: Also, the real secret of macerators isn't something we're showing off.
 
Tua said:
Is this really worth the risk of breaking OPSEC and letting people realize that macerators are storage seals? In a fight where it ultimately matters even less who wins than in any other match?
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Jiraiya seems to think the alterations which nerf the ones we're using should be sufficient for OPSEC and tournament use.
 
Velorien said:
In your possession you now have a few things that are distinct to Mist and might go over well back home—wood that you can't get on the mainland (thanks to all the time spent around Kagome, you're learning to identify the rare ones), jewelry, interesting scrolls relating to Mist culture and society (Keiko notes that there has never been an international book trade), as well as carvings and pottery. Lacking specific ideas of your own, you have allowed yourself to be guided by Keiko, who observes (post-Frozen Skein) that the luxury goods market was particularly stringently controlled under Yagura's rule, and that unlike raw materials, Mist art cannot be obtained anywhere else, even in other parts of Water.
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Velorien said:
Jiraiya, with weary resignation, has approved you arranging a meeting with the Oyabun. Hazō suspects that it must have seemed like a trivial request after approving him to see Ami.

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1) Meet with Oyabun to get intel on art collectors to rob.
2) Do a heist.

"Excuse me good citizen, I am Bamboozle Moremochi from the Mizukage's office. The Mizukage would like to borrow your art collection to show off to the other Kage and international leaders. You will be paid a healthy sum in compensation within the next few days. It will be returned within the week. It is in your best interests to comply."

"How do I know you're from the Mizukage's office?"

"I'm sorry, did I just hear you say 'Down with the Mizukage' ? Surely I didn't hear such treasonous slime as that slip from your lips. Would you care to repeat that?"

"Right this way, sir."

3) ????

4) Profit.


Cariyaga said:
Figure out the price of salt in Mist
  • If the price is reasonable, talk to Keiko about the possibility of using the yakuza as an intermediary for selling salt produced through ninja techniques off the coast of Fire.
    • Nintech: MEW and lots of trees to boil it off. EM if Akane agrees but not going to count on it.
    • Use appropriate OPSEC in discussion with Kei
  • Note that even if the price of salt dives as a result of this, that is a good thing for people in general.
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We still need to do this. (Without the EM thing. Akane is dead.)
 
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MMKII said:
1) Meet with Oyabun to get intel on art collectors to rob.
2) Do a heist.

"Excuse me good citizen, I am Bamboozle Moremochi from the Mizukage's office. The Mizukage would like to borrow your art collection to show off to the other Kage and international leaders. You will be paid a healthy sum in compensation within the next few days. It will be returned within the week. It is in your best interests to comply."

"How do I know you're from the Mizukage's office?"

"I'm sorry, did I just hear you say 'Down with the Mizukage' ? Surely I didn't hear such treasonous slime as that slip from your lips. Would you care to repeat that?"

"Right this way, sir."

3) ????

4) Profit.
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My brain went very different places. I was thinking more exchanging philosophy books with Mist and other nations.

(Though, obviously, no other nation wants such traitorous texts in their borders...)
 
Cariyaga said:
My brain went very different places. I was thinking more exchanging philosophy books with Mist and other nations.

(Though, obviously, no other nation wants such traitorous texts in their borders...)
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These are not necessarily mutually exclusive!

Selling some rare art on the black market will probably net a pretty ryo though. If we get another 400k from it, it would be fairly worthwhile.
 
MMKII said:
1) Meet with Oyabun to get intel on art collectors to rob.
2) Do a heist.

"Excuse me good citizen, I am Bamboozle Moremochi from the Mizukage's office. The Mizukage would like to borrow your art collection to show off to the other Kage and international leaders. You will be paid a healthy sum in compensation within the next few days. It will be returned within the week. It is in your best interests to comply."

"How do I know you're from the Mizukage's office?"

"I'm sorry, did I just hear you say 'Down with the Mizukage' ? Surely I didn't hear such treasonous slime as that slip from your lips. Would you care to repeat that?"

"Right this way, sir."

3) ????

4) Profit.



We still need to do this. (Without the EM thing. Akane is dead.)
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Real talk: I think that he would be obligated to inform the Mizukage about this, with or without getting a cut.
 
Cariyaga said:
Real talk: I think that he would be obligated to inform the Mizukage about this, with or without getting a cut.
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But it was such an amusing way to give Ren a headache!

We could go around town charging various things to the Kurosawa Estate/The Mist Misc. Operations and Equipment Budget ?
 
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