Remove ads

Marked for Death: A Rational Naruto Quest

Voting is open for the next 1 day, 21 hours
Reader mode
eaglejarl said:
Yup, y'all get bonus XP when the plan calls for stuff that the author finds particularly fun to write. We have a list of example good/bad things in the rules doc.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

I knew about the QM has fun xp - I did not know about the list (somehow).

…I suppose there are advantages to Ami being missing. Not that I'm telling Kei that…

eaglejarl said:
Per the existing rules, Shadow Clones can in fact cast Shadow Clone and can get topped up from Noburi's water.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

Excellent. I suppose this is the problem with cynicism - I assumed we would be bound by the most inconvenient set of possible rules. But instead, Noburi gets full FOOM xp!

Time to get reasonably close to actual-Jonin rank! Now if only we could stay away from the S-rankers…
 
eaglejarl said:
My suggested version is currently in QM QUINOA. ponwog85 that it will be accepted, at which point the answer is "you benefit from all the ones that you cast and none of the ones you didn't, including the ones cast by your SCs".
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

[EDIT: @eaglejarl @Velorien @Paperclipped]
Have you guys had a chance to discuss this aspect of it yet?

_The_Bomb said:
Additionally, how does having multiple barrier interact with an attack? If an attack gets through your first barrier, is it weakened and plausibly able to be stopped by the second barrier? Or, is having multiple copies of the same strength barrier completely useless for purposes of defending yourself from strong attacks?
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
 
Last edited:
Anyone considering using air domes to keep enemies from escaping during an attack on the rift site should keep in mind that we don't know how long they last but it might well be a week or more.
 
Sir Stompy said:
ACE Iteration Dates for the PCs

Originally they would have been April 16, but in August the PCs started using TRs, which have sped things up considerably. The way this post will work is list the subjective days experienced since the first TR came online. And then subtract that from the days remaining to April 16 when the character first ventured into a TR.

Last updated for Chapter 689

Hazou - entered the TR on August 12, starting at 247 days: 10 + 4 + 13 + 1 + 7 + 7 + 12 + 8 + 6 + 32 + 28 + 1 + 30 + 2 + 83 = 244

247 - 159 = 3 days remaining

Kei - entered the TR on October 2 starting at 196 days: 8 + 6 + 32 + 28 + 1 + 30 + 2 + 83 = 190

196 - 190 = 6 days remaining

Noburi - entered the TR on October 2 starting at 196 days: 8 + 6 + 32 + 28 + 1 + 30 +2 + 83 = 190

196 - 190 = 6 days remaining
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
ACE tracker is updated. Notice that Hazou has 3 days remaining.

EDIT: @Paperclipped is tracking this and his numbers are different from mine by 10+ days. Will need to reconcile later.

EDIT 2: I think Paper is using a different start date. I'm using April 16. To the best of my knowledge (other people in Discord told me to) that's the correct date.

EDIT 3: He's using April 28 and that appears to be the wrong date.
 
Last edited:
[X] Training Plan (Kei & Snowflake): Maximizing RW
Physique 39 -> 40 [40 Pangolin XP]
Ranged Weapons 49 -> 57 [428 XP]
Shadow Apprentice stunt [25 XP]
5 Pangolin XP remaining, 11 XP remaining
 
Last edited:
[X] Training Plan (Noburi): Maximizing Alertness
Alertness 42 -> 46 [178 XP]
Shadow Clone 0 -> 1 [1 XP]
22 XP remaining
 
Last edited:
acidshill said:
[X] Training Plan (Kei & Snowflake): Maximizing RW
Physique 39 -> 40 [36 Pangolin XP + 4 XP]
Ranged Weapons 49 -> 56 [371 XP]
0 Pangolin XP remaining, 5 XP remaining
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
Could I convince you to spend some of Kei's Yamanaka XP, and maybe also buy the Shadow Element Apprentice stunt? She's got all those cool Shadow techniques that we could level for free with it, and she really is accumulating way too much of it. Relevant quotes are below:
Velorien said:
Nara Clan Ninjutsu

This is a summary of Kei's potential Nara ninjutsu, to be presented to Hazō next time the two meet (unless Hazō dies before then, in which case ignore this post).

Shadow Imitation – You know it, you love it. The user's shadow stretches out to ensnare an opponent's own shadow. If the connection is made, the user can control the opponent's body, making them imitate everything the user does.
Shadow Guardians – A defensive technique that is particularly effective against ranged weapons and in single combat.
Shadow Step – An enhancement to Substitution that hinders enemy movement.
Shadow Betrayal – A moderate debuff that hinders enemy movement.
Shadow Visage – A general-purpose defensive technique.

While she cannot share more details with you (even this much is pushing it), she, as always, defers leveling decisions to you. If you do not give specific instructions, she'll make decisions of her own volition. Please vote in a Kei training plan for this coming cycle spending at least 500 XP into these ninjutsu.

In Kei's opinion, she thinks Shadow Guardians suits her style, Shadow Imitation is generally strong, and Shadow Visage is appealing personally.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
eaglejarl said:
_The_Bomb said:
@eaglejarl @Velorien @Paperclipped
  • Have Kei's thoughts on this matter changed after the Orochimaru deal?
    • Cloak of the Wind God and Whirlwind Barrier both have incredibly potent defensive capabilities.
    • Does she still think Shadow Guardians and Shadow Visage are good priorities for her to develop afterward?
  • Does Kei consider it realistic to ensnare someone like Hidan using Shadow Imitation?
    • If so…
      • What level of skill would be required to pull it off?
      • Is it something she could train to do, especially with her bloodline aiding her?
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
Shadow Guardians and Shadow Visage both remain strong, though Shadow Guardians in particular may be hard to juggle with the host of other strong defensive techniques she has access to (read: require combination stunts/run into the buff-stacking cap).

If you're solely asking if it's possible – yes, but it would require jounin-level skill. As always, she would train it if Hazou suggested she do so.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
eaglejarl said:
Shadow Step and Substitution aren't exclusive. Rather, the techniques work together and buff each other. For the purpose of Athletics, they combine natively (like Blast Rings + the Explosion Master fighting style), and for other purposes, they both benefit from being at a high level.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
I think it comes down to one of pushing Shadow Imitation further up (downside that we'd only get a few extra levels), leveling Shadow Visage (which Kei finds personally appealing and which apparently clashes less with other defensive techniques than Shadow Guardians), or leveling Shadow Step (which would be very appealing if we had the slightest idea of what it actually did).

@eaglejarl @Paperclipped @Velorien: Is Kei willing to answer (any or all of) the following questions?
  • Is Shadow Step a technique that you cast once which then lasts a while without further investment, or do you have to cast it every time you want to use it?
  • Is Shadow Visage an Armour technique?
  • Out of Shadow Imitation, Shadow Step, and Shadow Visage, which does Kei think she would most benefit from training?
 
[X] Hazō Training Plan: More Chakra MAX

There is no XP investment that we can make right now that moves the needle more than possibly getting Cannai on the battlefield so that he can eat Hidan alive or w.e.
 
[X] Hazō Training Plan: More Chakra MAX

Kyreneryk said:
Could I convince you to spend some of Kei's Yamanaka XP, and maybe also buy the Shadow Element Apprentice stunt? She's got all those cool Shadow techniques that we could level for free with it, and she really is accumulating way too much of it.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
I'll spend it once there's a consensus on which of her jutsu to level (I don't really know which of them is the best), and I'll buy Shadow Apprentice if there's a consensus that it's more valuable in the short-term than an extra level of RW (which is not clear to me at this time). Same goes for Wind jutsu and Wind Apprentice.

EDIT: We do have enough XP to buy Shadow Apprentice, actually, so I did that.
 
Last edited:
Hey, does anyone think Oro could make another cannibalism seal? You know, to throw at Akatsuki. To turn them against each other.

Because ruining their reputation and getting them viable through S-ranker defenses is viable, and making S-rankers into cannibalistic monsters is a good plan with no possible drawbacks!

Also, guys, I think I know why Oro is willing to fight them over the rift.
 
acidshill said:
I'll spend it once there's a consensus on which of her jutsu to level (I don't really know which of them is the best), and I'll buy Shadow Apprentice if there's a consensus that it's more valuable in the short-term than an extra level of RW (which is not clear to me at this time). Same goes for Wind jutsu and Wind Apprentice.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
Note that Kei has more XP than you estimated (464 unspent on her sheet ATM), meaning she can buy up to RW 57 but not 58 and will have more than 25 XP remaining. An example training plan adjusted for this would be:
[] Training Plan Kei
Physique 39 -> 40 (40 Pangolin XP)
Ranged Weapons 49 -> 57 (428 XP)
Shadow Element Apprentice (25 XP)
Save 11 XP, 5 Pangolin XP

Though of course she'll earn more XP in the future and this would delay getting RW 58.
 
Would it be possible for us to train Hazou so that he only levels CR until he can access Cannai? If we did this, is it still worth continuing to level CR past that amount?
 
Reader mode
You must login or register to reply here.
Voting is open for the next 1 day, 21 hours
Remove ads
Back
Top