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Marked for Death: A Rational Naruto Quest

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"It is also worth noting that the Condor Resistance persists. Conjura, the leader of the Condor Clan, was able to escape using her mastery of space-time ninjutsu, and is even now seeking support from neutral clans while condor loyalists harass the occupying pangolin forces from camps concealed in the less accessible mountain regions."
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Velorien said:
Conjura, the leader of the Condor Clan, was able to escape using her mastery of space-time ninjutsu
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mastery of space-time ninjutsu
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Keiko, master of understatement.

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@eaglejarl @Velorien @OliWhail Request for clarification on the purpose of Pangolin's Reach. I'm more than happy to try to develop it, but I need to know what it's intended for; combat support (like Hozuki's Mantle), direct combat, utility combat (like Syrup Trap), or whatever.

You've mentioned it's intended for disarming before, but that doesn't really clarify the... side uses for such a technique, like tripping someone, literal disarming, etc.

If I were to make it a Utility Combat technique I'd probably go for something like "Skill + Pangolin's Reach versus Appropriate Combat Roll (or Tac Move)" to the limits of Pangolin's Reach * 2, similarly to Syrup Trap.

e2: The roll would, naturally, be for removing an item from someone's possession.
 
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Cariyaga said:
@eaglejarl @Velorien @OliWhail Request for clarification on the purpose of Pangolin's Reach. I'm more than happy to try to develop it, but I need to know what it's intended for; combat support (like Hozuki's Mantle), direct combat, utility combat (like Syrup Trap), or whatever.

You've mentioned it's intended for disarming before, but that doesn't really clarify the... side uses for such a technique, like tripping someone, literal disarming, etc.

If I were to make it a Utility Combat technique I'd probably go for something like "Skill + Pangolin's Reach versus Appropriate Combat Roll (or Tac Move)" to the limits of Pangolin's Reach * 2, similarly to Syrup Trap.

e2: The roll would, naturally, be for removing an item from someone's possession.
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Much appreciated, but we've now finally started work on it in the QM chat.

The general concept of the technique is that it lashes out, grabs an object on somebody's person (on a successful roll), then pulls it towards you. Right now, I think the most helpful thing would be some ideas for side uses, as you put them, or edge cases so we can factor them into the discussion. @Oneiros43, sorry about missing/ignoring your idea. Players' design suggestions are very helpful, but making use of them requires a conjunction of time and spoons which is unfortunately frequently lacking (as with responding to player questions).
 
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The general concept of the technique is that it lashes out, grabs an object on somebody's person (on a successful roll), then pulls it towards you. Right now, I think the most helpful thing would be some ideas for side uses, as you put them, or edge cases so we can factor them into the discussion.
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What about grabing a thrown weapon (like a kunai) in midair to reduce enemy combat dice? Or would this go against the idea of the Pangolin reach technique?
 
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What about grabing a thrown weapon (like a kunai) in midair to reduce enemy combat dice? Or would this go against the idea of the Pangolin reach technique?
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It would. It would probably also require too much precision. Maybe if you had the Sharingan to help you track movement before it happened... [not an official ruling]
 
Some side uses:
  • Use it on a person to pull them astray/into hazards.
  • Use it on an ally to pull them out of an attack
  • Use it on an airborne attack to slow it down/pull it away from an ally/toward an enemy
  • Interpose it between yourself and an enemy to block movement/attacks
  • At high levels, combine it with MEW to crush someone
  • Use it on specific body parts to trip someone/get their arm cut off/etc.
  • Use it to physically crush someone
  • Use it on a weapon you've thrown (possibly that is stationary on the ground behind them) to "pull" the weapon back into someone from behind (boomerang no jutsu)
  • At sufficiently high levels, use it on someone's head to instantly behead them or sever their vertebra.
  • In combination with a taijutsu specialist, practice using it to supplement their own attacks by "pulling" their fist into their opponent.

e: Oh, and of course, the classic:
  • Pluck out someone's eyes.
 
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One other suggestion, courtesy @Oneiros43:
  • At sufficiently high level, using it to pull over objects to block projectiles or move friendlies by way of the surface they stand on (or topple enemies that way)
 
If hypothetically the same artist who did the last art were to do some manga pages, what scenes would you guys like to see? Completely hypothetically, of course.

[X] Poll (Manga Pages): Swamp of Death
[X] Poll (Manga Pages): Let the Bodies Hit the Floor
[X] Poll (Manga Pages): Beach Scenes
[X] Poll (Manga Pages): VHitM Battleground
[X] Poll (Manga Pages): Arikada Takedown

Something else?
 
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[X] Poll (Manga Pages): Let the Bodies Hit the Floor
[X] Poll (Manga Pages): Arikada Takedown
 
Any kind of "prank war" attempt seems like a terrible idea. Hazō pretty much deserves the ribbing.

But if you must do something, I'd say: cover all of Noburi's gear with thousands of tiny formally-written apologies, "carpet of post-it notes" style.
 
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Any kind of "prank war" attempt seems like a terrible idea. Hazō pretty much deserves the ribbing.

But if you must do something, I'd say: cover all of Noburi's gear with thousands of tiny formally-written apologies, "carpet of post-it notes" style.
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Or sneak a storage seal into his pack and when he opens it a billion lists of "how to apologize to Noburi" appear.
 
[X] Poll (Manga Pages): Buy a YOUTHSUIT
[X] Poll (Manga Pages): Go Pretty Damn Far to Keep Her Safe
 
Im pretty sure that when we come back to Leaf, it will either be in cinders, or under attack, or something like that.

[X] Action Plan: Get ready for leaf destruction

Directive 1: Don't Die.
Directive 2: Don't let your Team die.

Important plan points:
  1. Suggest to the team that with the situation leaf found itself in, both it and we are in the danger of being attacked by other ninja villages.
  • The situation of both Leaf and Mist loosing their trump-cards might be easily known thanks to the potential of spies being parts of in-village clans.
  • Better safe than sorry
  • With the luck we have since going out of Mist, way back in the past, We might aswell get attacked right when we come back to the village.
2. Get Ready for war.
  • Create tons of MFD YOUTHSUIT explosives (TM​ pending).
  • Learn paranoia from Kagome.
  • Have at least 3000 standard issue Explosive seals.
  • Plan Tactical warfare, and lead training regime for team to learn how to fight wars.
3. Bonus Points.
  • Rescue Mission:
    • Try to lead as many civilians and low-level ninjas out of the village as possible.
    • Mari-Sensei, Jiraya and Akane parents are top importance.
    • Always use the biggest YOUTHSUIT against met enemies. Never know how powerfull they are.
  • Village hidden in Death n' Village hidden in the Heavens.
    • Lead the survivors to the Swamp of the death and set up a village there.
    • create another village with powerfull ninja and civilians, which will be floating in the air.
    • Proceed with uplifting the world.
  • Outside-Inside.
    • Make contact with Outside.
    • Summon Evil Outside beings to do your bidding.
    • Create Another Summoner path based on that.
  • Team-talks.
    • Noburi - I TOLD YOU SO.
    • Keiko - I TOLD YOU SO.
    • Minami - I TOLD YOU SO.
    • Kagome - Thank you for your teachings, Sensei!
    • Mari-sensei - I TOLD YOU!
    • Akane - I love you!
    • Jiraya - I TOLD YOU!
  • Team-training
    • Akane - The Death-Machine
      • Change Akane into an instoppable Taijutsu master made out of stone.
    • Keiko - The Reaper
      • Change Keiko into a silent ranged expert with cold, calculating powers of Ice-Skein.
    • Noburi - The Doctor
      • Change Noburi into Next-Level Orochimaru.
    • Kagome - The Boom-Squish
      • Push Kagome into the next level of Boom-Squish Explosives.
    • Mari - The Seductress
      • Make Mari into a Pop-star that controls the world.
    • Jiraya - The Kind old Sage
      • Change Jiraya into The Sage of six paths.
    • Minami - The Laser/Kamehameha
      • Make Minami into a walking disintegration laser.
    • Hazou - The Mad Scientist
      • Hazou does it all AND mind-controls the Tailed beasts AND creates impossible Seals.


Huh.(can't wait for the Omake.)​
 
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