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SHE SAW US AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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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- USA
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- He/Him
*puzzled* Well, yes. She's a paranoid sealmistress that you're trying to capture, or at least not explode too badly. Of course she's going to see you.
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- Yes.
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- USA
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- He/Him
Oh, important fact: @Velorien and I discussed it and decided to do away with the concept of level for pangolins. They now have a base cost (higher for stronger ones, obviously, but not necessarily exactly the same for two equal-strength pangolin) and a variable factor on top of that. The magnitude and vector (+ / -) of the variable cost is determined each time you summon them, so a given pangolin will cost slightly more or less from one summoning to the next.
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- Yes.
May we have numbers for Pandaa and Pankurashun, so that we can predict their base costs?
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- Phoenix, AZ
Only glanced at skills, but thought it strange that you did not have Noburi train any more levels in VD. I feel like there may be more we can get from it (e.g. barrel-less chakra storage, drain through humid days)Okay, let me be honest. I know that it takes time for people to get back and read that post and even more time to formulate a useful response. It has been less than a day since I even put the question forward, so I'm not actually expecting that many responses yet.
Mostly I just wanted to remind people that the question is there and waiting for their opinion.
And maybe also guilt trip people a little bit to get answers faster.
Also: fun fact, apparently Hot Springs is a town in North Carolina. Their Inn has a distinct quantity of wifi and lack of granite wall cave ins.
Cariyaga
Handsome Gentleperson
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- United States
I mean, I wouldn't rule it out. You're not traveling with any mysterious strangers, are you?
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- Phoenix, AZ
*looks around bunkhouse full of crazy Appalachian Trail hikers*
.... yes.
Fortunately, there's only one floor, so I'm probably safe from above?
Cariyaga
Handsome Gentleperson
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- United States
Well, let's hope Hazou doesn't figure out how to breach dimensional barriers in the distant future-past (time is kind of irrelevant when it comes to these things).
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- Europe
Actually, the base level is 15 in the newer build (the one in my sig), but there's room in the water jutsu budget to raise it to 20 (check the Box of Discounted Water Jutsu). It costs about the same as a totally new water jutsu upped to 20 since it doesn't get the discount.
The problem is that he is extremely strapped for XP. If we want Medicine 20, Med Jutsu 20, and Diplomacy 20 on him, he won't really have the XP for any Water Jutsu beyond what he is currently rocking inside the +2000XP budget. The current compromise is to cut the medical skills at 15 instead 20.
That's why I'm kinda feeling around if there's support to offload the Diplomacy to either Keiko or Akane. It won't happen just naturally and we need to talk about it with the team, but the thread needs to decide how they want to build the party first.
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- Over there
Has anyone made a diplomacy build for Akane yet? I want it to happen, but I'm not sure where to pull the XP from.
Cariyaga
Handsome Gentleperson
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- United States
Assuming everyone survives this mission (
), I'd kind of like to see Akane do Diplomacy. She strikes me as the most-appropriate member for it. I mean, surely she'd get a bonus against anyone who doesn't kick puppies in their free time.I think we should switch Noburi off Team Talky completely. Stealth will be of more use to Noburi, what with the identifiable barrel and hiding and draining in the mist(with Misterators, if we can't get the justu). I'm not sure yet whether to replace him with Akane or Keiko, though.
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- Canada
I would support switching Akane to diplomacy. I think that would be fun to read
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OH SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT.
Did not expect this to happen this update. And it isnt too likely that one of our plans is gonna execute successfully.
I've been terrified on a party member death. I couldn't stand losing anyone.
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- Yes.
Cariyaga
Handsome Gentleperson
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- United States
If it weren't for the fact that, you know, player character, is it fucked that I'd rather Hazou die than anyone else?
...on that note, does anyone else want to consider reworking his reroll to have some form of bonus to it? Because a strict reroll once per encounter is good against bad luck, but I'd kind of rather it have a +2 to it. But maybe that's just me.
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- Phoenix, AZ
Wait, did we have a plan win in which we *observed* her *directly*? With our 9 stealth dice which fail from the room next door to a sleeping non-paranoid ninja? This seems like a mistake.
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- Phoenix, AZ
Considering that only Noburi can level VD, and he's got so much else he should train *coughmedicinecough*, I'd be on board with transitioning someone else to lead talker. And it's not like Akane's actually doing much for the team right now skills wise. We could try to make her stealthy? That's something we're sorely lacking right now. A reconnaissance ninja who could escape and survive without murdering everything. Akane's taijutsu style would help there too. Sorry if I'm repeating your own suggestions *hasn't actually read your builds*
Cariyaga
Handsome Gentleperson
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- United States
As far as I remember, we were planning to do so from extreme distance on her approach to the town. But this was not our best planning phase.
Does that mean that Keiko can summon any Pangolin she has the Chakra for without having to level summoning?
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- USA
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- He/Him
Okay, yes, the update is delayed. I've just spent something like 10 hours working on this (most of it planning, annoyingly) and I'm probably only halfway through what I had wanted to write. I'm on tilt right now, so editing what I have and kicking it out the door is not going to do anyone any favors.
Hopefully I can deal with it tomorrow before I have to work. If not then it will be late in the evening and @Velorien and I will have to talk about what we're going to do with the schedule.
I'm going to bed. Good night all.
Hopefully I can deal with it tomorrow before I have to work. If not then it will be late in the evening and @Velorien and I will have to talk about what we're going to do with the schedule.
I'm going to bed. Good night all.
Cariyaga
Handsome Gentleperson
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- United States
Sorry about how rough this chapter is on you. Take care of yourself first!
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Not at all, dude. I completely understand. It's why I'd sooner put Hazou in a near unsurvivable situation than betray our friends. I'd rather refill and have Hazou die with his morality intact than have him desecrate it. And this influences Hazou in how fierce he is in protecting his comrades. Losing anyone would kill me, and Hazou brings less to the team's capabilities than everyone besides Akane, minus his MEW and nascent leadership role.
Cariyaga
Handsome Gentleperson
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- United States
You know, I just thought of something. That bloodhound clan could actually be of some use to us if the resurrection technique we come up with requires some form of the body. After all, the first one I'd res after any party members would be Hazou's dad, and his body's location is unknown, but the bloodhound clan might be able to track it with a sample of Hazou's blood.