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Marked for Death: A Rational Naruto Quest

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I quite enjoyed the tournament arc, on my part. Players were frantic (HAVE TO WIN) and constrained (CANNOT LETHAL, OPSEC, etc) in a completely believable and realistic way, and have nevertheless managed to triumph.
 
In the retrospective, showing Jiraiya's and Mari's perspective during the first part of the tournament arc was really important in motivating players to try their hardest. Without it we might have concluded that succeeding wasn't really.. important.

e: Looking back at the Keiko vs Hazo I'm not sure if there existed even a single labyrinthine scheme that was viable at all, given tournament restrictions. A bit sad we couldn't have created one and then had Keiko exploit the inevitable flaw in it.
 
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Velorien said:
I'm going to assume good faith here (are you a non-native speaker by any chance?), but bear in mind that "lodge a complaint" is used when people think a service provider is letting them down, and are demanding that said provider do something about it. (In this light, "served better" is a really unfortunate choice of words.) It's sensitive language given that one of the most common sources of QM-player conflict (though one happily rare in this thread) is player entitlement, real or perceived.

A belief that most of the last 20% of the of the quest has been of little worth doesn't help much on that front. The tournament has been a font of unique opportunities. Some the players have taken advantage of, others they haven't, and others still seem to have been forgotten partway through. If you'd rather not attend a special gathering of shinobi from every corner of of the earth in your home village which you otherwise wouldn't be allowed to enter, then that's entirely your right, but I admit that I find it surprising.
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I do not particularly care about the outcome of the tournament itself, as opposed to the chūnin exam that had taken place which seemed to have more stakes.
 
Inferno Vulpix said:
You mentioned adding Akimichi to the Ami investigation but I don't see that in the plan itself. Were you waiting for some other information before adding it in, or did I misunderstand what you meant?
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I had just wanted to check that nobody else had a problem with it, since we're at odds with Shikamaru right now, and Choji's consolation match was today, but there's little harm in asking. Added it in.

Halberdier said:
Let's give this a go

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[X] Action Plan: Flight Risk

  • As Keiko is leaving arena:
    • Let Noburi take point.
    • Actually congratulate her. She won the exams, that's huge!
    • Subtly tell her J needs her to stay around here to both talk and do post- tournament stuff; and that we got another letter from Ami.
    • If she summons Pandaa, have Hazou distract Pandaa by talking while Noburi tries to talk Keiko down. If she still manages to reverse- summons, just play it cool.
    • Tell J soon as he's free.
  • Once we get somewhere private:
    • Get her input both on what she wants with regards to us interacting with Ami, and what insight she has on Ami's character.
    • If she tries to say her opinion doesn't matter, tell her we do care about her thoughts, we want to hear them, and take it into account as much as we can.
    • Mention Jiraiya's thoughts and concerns on the subject.
    • We are open to talking about what's been happening, but willing to wait for now.
      • Both with us, and what happened with Shikamaru.
  • Verify Ami's story (if time permits).
    • Ask Akimichi if he'd check out a couple restaurants for us. Offer to pay for his meals if he does. If he asks why, just say we're confirming something for due diligence.
      • Have him visit a few restaurants. Inquire about their history, then ask about:
        • Connection between Byakuren's Cookbook and Experimental Cuisine.
        • Byakuren's Cookbook serving large groups of ninja.
      • Byakuren's Cookbook: name-drop Ami for regulars-only menu.
This is my first plan attempt, and I have a fair amount of time tonight to work on it, so tell me what you'd like on it and I'll put it together.
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For me the chunnin exams where largely uninteresting because there where no stakes. I've always felt like the opposition we faced was so far beneath us to be laughable. This coupled with the hivemind's rampant paranoia and excessive cautiousness really removed all tension for me. There where some fun parts like how we failed in the 4th event. Meeting the Yakuza. And curb stomping everyone in the final event.
 
Oneiros said:
For me the chunnin exams where largely uninteresting because there where no stakes. I've always felt like the opposition we faced was so far beneath us to be laughable. This coupled with the hivemind's rampant paranoia and excessive cautiousness really removed all tension for me. There where some fun parts like how we failed in the 4th event. Meeting the Yakuza. And curb stomping everyone in the final event.
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I really wish we did what we did in the Event Five during Event Two, i. e. obliterated every opposing team then threw them out of the swamp. We could have owned the Exams during the first day. Tch.
 
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Oneiros said:
I've always felt like the opposition we faced was so far beneath us to be laughable.
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In retrospect, I agree. We should have given the other teams more cool stuff to represent their status as their village's elite genin. Of course, if the opposition had been of equal power to you, you would have been defeated and/or killed by mere statistics. Simulationism knows no mercy.
 
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I liked the exams.

I can't wait to have Hazou go to the next one.
 
Velorien said:
In retrospect, I agree. We should have given the other teams more cool stuff to represent their status as their village's elite genin. Of course, if the opposition had been of equal power to you, you would have been defeated and/or killed by mere statistics. Simulationism knows no mercy.
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I mean I think you did a really good job with running a good simulation with our opposition. They felt like high level Genin and low to mid level Chunnin. The problem is that team uplift are all around special level jounin in my opinion. There was no realistic way that we could be challenged in a fair event.

If you want to start challenging us (which I do want you to do) we need to go up against Jounin. The hivemind is to capable at solving problems to be challenged by anything less
 
TarzanNn said:
Is there a jounin exam? Because IIRC J-man said all of us will have our chuunin ranks regardless of exam results
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Velorien said:
And that memory once again placed her within her sister's shadow. Ami was perfect. It was an incontestable, undeniable statement. She had received ninjutsu training from Uehida Minori herself. She was so strong, they let her take point in the field despite the fact that she was a Mori. If there were such a thing as a Jōnin Exam (there wasn't, and there would be consequences for anyone who suggested otherwise too loudly), she would already be about to take it. She mocked the Mori Voice, or so she claimed. She even knew how to talk to people. They laughed at her jokes and never gave her strange looks when she made sensible observations.
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So Ami became Jonin within the past year? Huh.
 
TarzanNn said:
Is there a jounin exam? Because IIRC J-man said all of us will have our chuunin ranks regardless of exam results
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Theres a chunin exam at least once every six months, I think.

We can go make Ren's life interesting in Hidden Sand village or something, assuming it isn't in Leaf next.
 
MMKII said:
Theres a chunin exam at least once every six months, I think.

We can go make Ren's life interesting in Hidden Sand village or something, assuming it isn't in Leaf next.
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It probably won't be, since the previous Exams (before this one) was in Leaf. I'd imagine the other villages wouldn't approve of Leaf hosting so soon after, unless all the other villages decide to default on their responsibility (and get the massive loss of face associated with it).

Also, don't think about doing it.
 
faflec said:
It probably won't be, since the previous Exams (before this one) was in Leaf. I'd imagine the other villages wouldn't approve of Leaf hosting so soon after, unless all the other villages decide to default on their responsibility (and get the massive loss of face associated with it).

Also, don't think about doing it.
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That's great, we can go hang out with kersplosionouch waifu and leak more secrets to her.

You know, "secrets". The good kind of secrets.
 
Oneiros said:
If you want to start challenging us (which I do want you to do) we need to go up against Jounin.
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In the immortal but somewhat paraphrased words of the Dread Pirate Roberts: "You asked for it. :):):)"

EDIT: Doh. The whole point of me pulling up the site right now was to post the following:

PSA:

As you all know, @Velorien's Ami and Keiko are much better than mine. As such, he'll be writing everything from this plan that relates to the two of them while I bat cleanup with the Shino/Shikamaru fight for 3rd place.

Per the man himself:

"Talking down Keiko and planning for Ami is for tomorrow, though it might get delayed because [redacted]. The date [with Ami] itself is for Thursday."
 
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MMKII said:
I thought the closing ceremony was tomorrow?
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Bah. *waves hands dismissively*

<voice="P.T. Barnum> Go away, kid. Ya bother me."</voice>

The 3rd place fight really should have happened before the finals, but I plain forgot about it. I guess we'll slip it in there and have it be the last bit of non-linear time. It shouldn't affect anything.

Also, see the edit that I made to my previous post.
 
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