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You attempt the combo. It is superlatively bodacious. +3 XP to a character of your choice.
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Marked for Death: A Rational Naruto Quest
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- naruto rationalist romance armageddon is looking better and better damn you kishimoto explosions everywhere explosives solve everyone if in doubt surrender to the mercy of zabuza it seemed like a good idea at the time looks like a really bad case of being a jōnin my god. where does the lore end? precommitting is the winning plan screaming in kagome screw the rules i have explosives something bad might still happen sometimes you gotta sociopath stabby zabby subsection c of paragraph 9 should include we can weaponize this so hard
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Just checking: this is the speech you're giving to Akane's parents, right?
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If it's any consolation, these last few updates have been a wild ride for everyone. Sending virtual sympathies/hugs/vibes/etc
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Oh dear. Apologies, this is the apology speech Asuma ordered us to make. I can make it clearer in the plan if you wish?
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Leaf's Archives have nothing on her, but Jiraiya's old journals tell a part of her tale. After the Second World War, Jiraiya was spending some time in Rain to gather intel on Hanzō when he came across a group of war orphans fending for themselves in a corpse of an old village. Jiraiya had pity on them (from behind a disguise that he remembers as being quite impressive, though he can't quite remember why he was so confident he wouldn't be recognized in Rain so soon after gaining his lifetime moniker) and gave them some food and shelter. He quickly learned that two of them, Konan and another of the children named Yahiko, were almost fully trained in chakra manipulation, and gave them instructions to help them finish their training.
Rain was a hostile environment, so he gave Konan and Yahiko a position in his fledgling intelligence network. A few years later, as a parallel example of Jiraiya investing in assets he found useful, he trained Konan in the basics of sealwork. He made a few notes that grudgingly suggest (but never state) that she was brilliant, but he clearly found something about her attitude or demeanor intensely frustrating. She disliked his controlling attitude and the apprenticeship ended through joint resolution after only six months. He used her for mission work a few times before she disappeared off the map, along with Yahiko and their gaggle of civilian war orphans.
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Thank you to everyone for your feedback on the drafted Frozen Skein rules, including the Combat Frozen Skein. Narratively, the Combat Frozen Skein is an acute and risky use of the bloodline, rapidly sinking into it to gain greater understanding, instead of accessing it normally and safely. For many rolls which can be spread out over time (e.g. setting traps or sneaking around), Frozen Skein will provide a bonus of (+FS AB). However there are a couple addenda to the Combat Frozen Skein that we want to add:
With these, we'll be adding these new Frozen Skein rules to the Bloodlines doc.
- When using CFS to get a bonus on a roll, you must continue using CFS for the entire duration of the roll. If searching for traps takes "half a minute", you would need to tap CFS 10 times at the desired bonus.
- Generally, CFS will only be useful on combat-speed rolls, because of the dangers of unrestrained Frozen Skein exposure.
- Every use of CFS increases your Apathy by at least 1. The end-of-combat roll to remove Apathy cannot lower it below (initial Apathy + # rounds active).
- You cannot get into a trivial combat, trigger CFS, then end the combat to reduce your amount of Apathy.
- Apathy gained from successful CFS rolls slightly increased from ⅕th to ¼th the target bonus (+5%).
- We didn't specify the action economy previously. Sinking into the Frozen Skein and activating the CFS state is a Supplemental. Gaining the benefit on all subsequent turns is a free action until the state is terminated as a Supplemental, which prompts the roll to take stress or remove Apathy.
- Frozen Skein bonuses cannot apply to certain types of rolls, subject to GM judgment – notably including socials.
With these, we'll be adding these new Frozen Skein rules to the Bloodlines doc.
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Thank you very much
Was hyperbolic, no irl tears were shed, but your sympathies are very appreciated
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Superlatively? You honour me. Can Hazō have it please? He'll need skills to defeat Death
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She's gained xp from the last two chapters regardless
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I... don't get the sad react? That seems like a good thing
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It means She could be alive, and we were simply unable to find her
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Nope, looks like I failed to read all the way through, since down at the bottom it talks about recanting. My mistake.
Two thoughts:
1. Damnit, Hazō isn't going to make my badass speech.
2. This is a very well-written speech.
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If your badass speech wasn't likely to have unfortunate consequences for Hazou and co., I would just let you have it.Nope, looks like I failed to read all the way through, since down at the bottom it talks about recanting. My mistake.
Two thoughts:
1. Damnit, Hazō isn't going to make my badass speech.
2. This is a very well-written speech.
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If I told you that it 100% would not have unfortunate consequences for Hazō or anyone that he likes, would you let me have it?
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For the record, I'd be cool with it
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Honestly (and if it were up to me)? Yes
The constant concern that Hazou's foot in mouth disease will be the death of him really brings out our more conservative tendencies. Having a free break from those precautions for at least one update for sure would be cathartic.
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Staff Notice :Please do not mass tag people like that.
Updates to the Shikamaru section of the plan - changing the tone.
I'm also pinging the voters voting for Life Carries On No Bank: I think some of you prefer the bank but didn't like the tone. Let me know if this changes things for you.
@faflec, @cog-nito, @Orisha91, @Twinnstars, @Inferno Vulpix, @Oneiros, @T_of_A, @Esryok
Who does it help? It reads like pointless lashing out, and I don't want Hazo to be the sort of person who pointlessly lashes out or lowers himself to the level of his foes.
If we're going to do or say something, let's make it meaningful. This is just...immature?
Pinging voters: @charlesrwest, @Korporati, @Ishtar, @Shrooms, @acidshill, @Sir Stompy, @Halberdier, @RandomOTP, @Aodyssey, @Kiba, @Cariyaga, @AntiSanity.
I'm also pinging the voters voting for Life Carries On No Bank: I think some of you prefer the bank but didn't like the tone. Let me know if this changes things for you.
@faflec, @cog-nito, @Orisha91, @Twinnstars, @Inferno Vulpix, @Oneiros, @T_of_A, @Esryok
Honestly, no. It seems petty and well beneath Hazo. It doesn't actually advance any of our agendas and it isn't anything Hagoromo don't already know.
Who does it help? It reads like pointless lashing out, and I don't want Hazo to be the sort of person who pointlessly lashes out or lowers himself to the level of his foes.
If we're going to do or say something, let's make it meaningful. This is just...immature?
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