Game of the Year: A Naruto Quest
- Thread starter Vesvius
- Start date
- Location
- Poland
- Pronouns
- He/Him
To paraphrase what you all told me:Expecting Me and other people said:
Genetics and social choices Daisuke made until the timeskip caused a big spike in his appearance.
This angered a guy, and caused Appeareance to become a spite-born meme ala Di Roy in Number None.
Said meme spread, until a productive artist caught the bug and decided to dedicate his efforts to increasing this attribute.
And so Dai became hot like the sun.
Tokei, the Watchman by Katsuragi
- Location
- Missouri, United States of America
Yeah, I can see this man haunting my dreams, nicely done Kats.
- Location
- The dark pit of darkness
Poor distant murder Dad, how we hardly knew you.
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- Home
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ThatGazzer
Minds Eye Bind
- Location
- PNW
- Pronouns
- They/Them
When we get the chance to do this again, I wanna make Tokei love us.
As a apology of course.
He didn't get any character development beyond Gruff and Distant, the poor guy.
I bet he kept a bonsai or something.
As a apology of course.
He didn't get any character development beyond Gruff and Distant, the poor guy.
I bet he kept a bonsai or something.
- Location
- Goose Land
That's about right yeah. The current "Katsuragi Goal List" is aimed at working towards a Bard Build, which is why we're a Kenjutsu/Taijutsu close range fighter with Elite Jonin tier Genjutsu. Other Katsuragi XP spendings have brought up our ability to travel long distances and our ability to do general performances as well as play instruments. Some Katsuragxp has been spent on more hypothetically "practical" skills and attributes, like Kenjutsu and Dexterity, but I see that as a more placating move to appease those who do not see the True Path so as to keep thread salt down.
Truly is the Divine One great in his Wisdom.
But for reals, Katsuragi recognises that his efforts build up a lot of XP, so instead of unbalancing the game and making it unfun he spends it on whims and memes. If his XP was spent "strategically" we'd likely have Pinnical Everything and be well on our way towards Mastery of one of our key combat skills and heading towards Elite Jonin for the rest. Instead we have fangirls in a three way gang war and have accidentally shown up Mariko before we even had on screen confirmation that she'd be on our team, let alone that Genjutsu is one of the things she's most proud of.
I personally prefer Katsuragi's more thematic spendings as compared to a hypothetical strategic path.
I personally prefer Katsuragi's more thematic spendings as compared to a hypothetical strategic path.
Going full JK, huh?
Vesvius
The Wicked God
Very nice work, especially the second one. Take 130 for the first and 180 for the second.
Heard!
And vote is closed.
haven't done it in a while but here are the most updated version of the shortlists:
and last but not least,
Disguise: Practiced (350/400)
Perception: Adept (720/800)
Stealth: Practiced (300/400)
Disable Device: Practiced (300/400)
Perception: Adept (720/800)
Stealth: Practiced (300/400)
Disable Device: Practiced (300/400)
Shape Manipulation: Practiced (270/400)
Beastmastery: Practiced (270/400)
Henge no Jutsu: Advanced (850/1000)
Heal: Practiced (220/400)
Decipher: Student (220/200)
Endless Sword: Winter's Stillness (Basic 310/500)
Endless Sword: Summer's Rain (Basic 300/500)
Kawarimi no Jutsu: Advanced (780/1000)
Ninjutsu: Journeyman (1150/1600)
Beastmastery: Practiced (270/400)
Henge no Jutsu: Advanced (850/1000)
Heal: Practiced (220/400)
Decipher: Student (220/200)
Endless Sword: Winter's Stillness (Basic 310/500)
Endless Sword: Summer's Rain (Basic 300/500)
Kawarimi no Jutsu: Advanced (780/1000)
Ninjutsu: Journeyman (1150/1600)
Senses: Simple (610/800)
Perception: Adept (720/800)
Chakra Adhesion: Adept (500/800)
Shurikenjutsu: Adept (450/800)
Intimidate: Adept (450/800)
Chakra Adhesion: Adept (500/800)
Shurikenjutsu: Adept (450/800)
Intimidate: Adept (450/800)
and last but not least,
Travel: Journeyman (950/1600)
Survival: Journeyman (800/1600)
Manipulation: Journeyman (800/1600)
Sense Motive: Journeyman (800/1600)
Perform: Expert (1650/3200)
Genjutsu: Elite (3250/5000)
Yin Release: Song of Discord Master (1000/1000)
Bunshin no Jutsu: Master (1000/1000)
Appearance: Pinnacle (2000/2000)
Survival: Journeyman (800/1600)
Manipulation: Journeyman (800/1600)
Sense Motive: Journeyman (800/1600)
Perform: Expert (1650/3200)
Genjutsu: Elite (3250/5000)
Yin Release: Song of Discord Master (1000/1000)
Bunshin no Jutsu: Master (1000/1000)
Appearance: Pinnacle (2000/2000)
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Flashback by Katsuragi
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- Barquisimeto
Orchesta of Discord Obtained!
- Location
- US
Symphony of Discord, actually. Vesvius said that earlier in the discord.
Tone of Discord -> Song of Discord -> Symphony of Discord -> ???
There might not even be a fourth since Vesvius didn't mention one.
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Ridiculously Average Guy
I'm you, but stronger
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Thinking on it, we don't really have a lot of omake for him, or anything from his POV.
Gotta wonder how much of his death was suicide.
If I recall correctly he pretty much said he was going to commit suicide after killing Daisuke, acknowledging that killing a child and beating a woman trying to save her son as supremely dishonourable.
I mean, Daisuke catching Tokei by surprise is plausible, given how distressed Tokei was.
But it's also possible Tokei let it happen, he was a well trained Samurai, he would have been able to react to a small child unsheathing a fully sized sword and then driving it forward.
Hard to say the truth of a tragedy like that.
There was no honorable exit. His oath to his lord and honor were in conflict
Ridiculously Average Guy
I'm you, but stronger
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We gave him an honorable exit though.
It was basically Seppuku, just that we were the one wielding the blade for him.
Killed in combat yes.
Ridiculously Average Guy
I'm you, but stronger
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No, I mean the scene somewhat echoes literal sepukku.
Your own blade driven through your gut and/or chest kneeling.
He thanks Dai, apologizes/says he'll make it quick, grabs the sheathe rather than using both hands to grab it and the hilt (as anyone who uses a blade would since a blade will and does slip out), allows Dai to pull out the blade, then makes no effort to dodge as the blade is driven into him.
Pretend Dai doesn't exist (which, as a pregenin he effectively doesn't), and you have a very tired man drawing his blade then driving it into his chest as it's the only honorable way out.
Ridiculously Average Guy
I'm you, but stronger
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It could be argued that failing to kill a rising bastard beholden to a neighboring country might be a failure he can't redeem.
It could also be argued that due to the son of his lord being the one driving the blade, he did in fact have permission.
One might say that being in Konoha rubbed off on him
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- Location
- Maine
- Pronouns
- They/Them/Theirs
It was also acceptable to do it in protest of an order that you could not morally carry out.
Which killing a child and beating a mother probably qualified for. Which, you know, this is one hell of a way to make an exit due to righteous indignation.
Which killing a child and beating a mother probably qualified for. Which, you know, this is one hell of a way to make an exit due to righteous indignation.
It was pretty easy to sympathize with Tokei, yeah. Daisuke could have done a LOT of things without Tokei's duty requiring him to go that far. Effectively committing assisted suicide is very in character. On the other hand, it's just as possible he sincerely intended to go through with it and the ridiculous stress of the situation caused him to make a fatal mistake.
He did take the job in the first place, so that points more to the latter, but it's very possible that spending time with the child and mother in question made him unable to carry it out.
He did take the job in the first place, so that points more to the latter, but it's very possible that spending time with the child and mother in question made him unable to carry it out.
