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The grand alliance?
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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I hear you. I too wish for the old days where this didn't turn into a poly romcom. I can't scream like you though. Well I will give it a shot.
*more screaming in Kagome*
Nope. Not the same, you are the master of the scream. The master!
Tua
鸡肉面条汤
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Rolling back to 160 instead of 159, IMO.
We now know things we hadn't considered before like adjusting for ranged attacks, Wakahisa Mist etc. so we can adjust the fort (or abandon it entirely). In fact, it it feels a little bit like cheating like when you reverse time in Prince of Persia after seeing where all the traps are.
We now know things we hadn't considered before like adjusting for ranged attacks, Wakahisa Mist etc. so we can adjust the fort (or abandon it entirely). In fact, it it feels a little bit like cheating like when you reverse time in Prince of Persia after seeing where all the traps are.
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Ah, the old days of constant terror of imminent death. Don't worry, those can be provided just as soon as we finish adjusting the new rules. The new mechanics for triggering sealing failures are already looking very promising.
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Your attempt to scare me has failed. I am actually relieved to hear this it sounds exciting.
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The leaf rookies teams. With the change in system our capabilities could drastically change. So we might not have the fire power to take on all challengers. Would just like the chance to evaluate our new capabilities before we get locked into a death match with 12+ enemies.
For the sake of the characters, I'm going to ask the thread that if we do do the polyshipping thing, can we at least first ask any and all parties involved whether they can say, without a shred of self-deception, that they're one hundred percent behind this, and not just making concessions for someone-else's sake.
We do not want to start a relationship that any members of which are actually unhappy with.
We do not want to start a relationship that any members of which are actually unhappy with.
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You never knew whether you had the firepower to take on all challengers. That would require you to know how powerful your challengers are in advance. And after the system change, no matter how many chapters you roll back, you getting your new character sheets will tell you nothing about whether the new system has buffed or nerfed those challengers relative to you.
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So we will have no knowledge of any changes the system makes to our capabilities relative to our peers? In the current system we knew 40 in a skill was chunnin level. 50 was jounin. Will we not even get that level of information?
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Didn't the QMs say we'll see sample builds?
Maybe they could redo (omake) some of our past fights under the new rules?
Y'know, y'all are taking your sweet time in blowing up the major villages and plunging the world into a new Warring Clans period.
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You will. But knowing the benchmarks does not give you immediate tactical information. It never did. You know you're fighting genin. You know a reference number for genin skill and a reference number for chūnin skill. You don't know if the genin you are about to fight are optimistic rookies, or if they're chūnin-level ninja who are just here for the formal certification, or if they're rookies with a stack of unfair advantages that make your benchmarks irrelevant, like enormous sealing arsenals, summoning scrolls or bloodlines that give them huge chakra pools.
'd by the QM.@Oneiros, the world may be trying to screw over our characters, but the QMs don't want to screw us over (beyond what's required to portray said world-screwing, of course
). EJ even said right before the official system-change announcement that he could see the big change leading to the PCs being proportionately more powerful. I understand you're concerned - change does that, and if we don't watch out for bad things they're more likely to happen - but this level of concern about the system change nerfing us is probably overkill [/reassurance].
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All fair points. But going into this we knew that Hazō had 25% more combat capabilities than the average fresh chunnin. If that advantage shrinks we obviously would be at an even worse position compared to potential ringers. So because in the old system we knew we could take most chunnin we choose an ambitious strategy. If in the new system we are closer to a coin flip we might pick a potentially less risk adverse plan.
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True. But I wouldn't worry too much. We don't intend to nerf you. Character sheets aren't going to be finalised without consultation with the players, and as the Keeper of the Sacred Nerfbat, I am already worried about how a bunch of your stuff is going to get buffed by changes to the skill system.
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Cool cool. Though if we do end up getting buffed I would still like to rollback to 159. Might come up with an even more ambitious strategy then. Just want to make sure we can get a plan for dealing with stage 1 that is in line with our skills
I don't want us to roll back any further any more because it would de-canonise that wonderful chapter.
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Glad you like it!
But when we were discussing whether it was OK to post this chapter where it was, it was noted that it doesn't actually need the fort. All it needs is for the relevant people to be in the same place at the same time. So a certain degree of retconning could be accomplished without difficulty.
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VELORIEN KEIKO INTERACTIONS CONTINUE TO BE BEST KEIKO INTERACTIONS
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But- but- but-
Jashin-dammit.
Now I can't even stay disappointed.
You know me too well.
Oh boy.
Oh my.
Oh dear.
WHAT!?!?!
NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooo..!
They never gave the relationship a chance.
MfD is now a romantic tragedy.
((("Down from the heaven" you say? So Akane is acting the part of the gracious victor?
She may not be rubbing salt in our wounds, but being emotionally eviscerated still hurts.
Translation: "B-baka, Akane. It's not like I like you." - Ino, probably.
Translation: "Who's a cute tsundere? You are! Yes you are. So cute." - Akane, most likely
Translation: "As much fun as it is talking about my romantic defeat at your hands is, is there going to be more to this conversation than simply rubbing it in my face, however politely?" - Ino, paraphrased
Translation: "Before we get to that, how about some more bragging and then a dash of innuendo?" - Akane, definitely
I have the feeling that the entire world of MfD would be fundamentally different if Hazou could understand social signals.
Oh wait, sorry. I had a shtick going here.
Translation: "You can speak to him in a way he understands and you choose not to capitalize on your 'assured' victory because... why?" - Ino, perplexedly
Translation: "You finally scored a point against me and I realize how painful it is, so now I am definitely getting to the point." - Akane, snobbishly
(No, I'm not bitter. Why would you say that?)
Translation: "FOOLISH MORTAL! AFTER EXPERIENCING EXCRUCIATING EMOTIONAL PAIN AT YOUR HANDS FOR FAR TOO LONG, I HAVE ASCENDED TO A HIGHER PLANE OF EXISTENCE! NOW SUCH PETTY SQUABBLES ARE BENEATH ME SO NOW I CAN PARTAKE IN HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS WITHOUT FEELING REMORSE!" - Ino, figuratively
Alternate Translation: "Oh, so NOW you want to stop verbally sparring? I see how it is, bi-" Ino, sassily
Translation: "I'm still crazy, but not totally crazy anymore." - Akane, stereotypically
Translation: "You talk like a sane person, but what you talk about is what a crazy person would say. You're not too weird, but you're still weird." - Ino, speculatively
Transla-
Oh wait, hold the phone. Time to stop the coping mechanism.
Yes it's important not to get your hopes up, but dammit girl, KEEP HOPE ALIVE!
Once bitten, twice shy.
I'm cautiously optimistic and nothing more.
Look at what you've done to me.
It's good to see that Ino still has some bravado, even if it might be a bit forced right now.
We already knew that Akane knew about the political ramifications of her pairing with Hazou, but it's intriguing to see that she recognizes and accepts that Ino is prettier than her.
Well.
Well.
Well.
The "thing" has been broached.
We are entering uncharted waters here gentlemen.
No matter what happens, it has been a pleasure serving with you all.
Do note though that Akane never explicitly brought up to Ino's face what might happen if she and Hazou broke up.
And hope has been rekindled in the end.
Such a rollercoaster every time.
Obviously MfD was meant to be a romantic comedy.
Let's just not turn it into a romantic tragedy in the end.
Cariyaga
Handsome Gentleperson
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So how do I rate this Like, Hugs, Insightful and Funny at the same time?But- but- but-
Jashin-dammit.
Now I can't even stay disappointed.
You know me too well.
Oh boy.
Oh my.
Oh dear.
WHAT!?!?!
NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooo..!
They never gave the relationship a chance.
MfD is now a romantic tragedy.
"Down from the heaven" you say? So Akane is acting the part of the gracious victor?
She may not be rubbing salt in our wounds, but being emotionally eviscerated still hurts.
Translation: "B-baka, Akane. It's not like I like you." - Ino, probably.
Translation: "Who's a cute tsundere? You are! Yes you are. So cute." - Akane, most likely
Translation: "As much fun as it is talking about my romantic defeat at your hands is, is there going to be more to this conversation than simply rubbing it in my face, however politely?" - Ino, paraphrased
Translation: "Before we get to that, how about some more bragging and then a dash of innuendo?" - Akane, definitely
I have the feeling that the entire world of MfD would be fundamentally different if Hazou could understand social signals.
Oh wait, sorry. I had a shtick going here.
Translation: "You can speak to him in a way he understands and you choose not to capitalize on your 'assured' victory because... why?" - Ino, perplexedly
Translation: "You finally scored a point against me and I realize how painful it is, so now I am definitely getting to the point." - Akane, snobbishly
(No, I'm not bitter. Why would you say that?)
Translation: "FOOLISH MORTAL! AFTER EXPERIENCING EXCRUCIATING EMOTIONAL PAIN AT YOUR HANDS FOR FAR TOO LONG, I HAVE ASCENDED TO A HIGHER PLANE OF EXISTENCE! NOW SUCH PETTY SQUABBLES ARE BENEATH ME SO NOW I CAN PARTAKE IN HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS WITHOUT FEELING REMORSE!" - Ino, figuratively
Alternate Translation: "Oh, so NOW you want to stop verbally sparring? I see how it is, bi-" Ino, sassily
Translation: "I'm still crazy, but not totally crazy anymore." - Akane, stereotypically
Translation: "You talk like a sane person, but what you talk about is what a crazy person would say. You're not too weird, but you're still weird." - Ino, speculatively
Transla-
Oh wait, hold the phone. Time to stop the coping mechanism.
Yes it's important not to get your hopes up, but dammit girl, KEEP HOPE ALIVE!
Once bitten, twice shy.
I'm cautiously optimistic and nothing more.
Look at what you've done to me.
It's good to see that Ino still has some bravado, even if it might be a bit forced right now.
We already knew that Akane knew about the political ramifications of her pairing with Hazou, but it's intriguing to see that she recognizes and accepts that Ino is prettier than her.
Well.
Well.
Well.
The "thing" has been broached.
We are entering uncharted waters here gentlemen.
No matter what happens, it has been a pleasure serving with you all.
Do note though that Akane never explicitly brought up to Ino's face what might happen if she and Hazou broke up.
And hope has been rekindled in the end.
Such a rollercoaster every time.
Obviously MfD was meant to be a romantic comedy.
Let's just not turn it into a romantic tragedy in the end.
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