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
At least it wasn't Minori Kurosawa.
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Or S- NOPE NOPE NOPE NOT TOUCHING THAT SHIT NOPITY NOPITY NOPE NOPE NOPE
Seal Suggestion: Precision Liquid Storage Seal / AKA Pipette Seal
When activated over a body of liquid, the seal will store an amount of that liquid determined at the time of seal creation. Useful if you need to measure out exact quantities of solution reliably.
When activated over a body of liquid, the seal will store an amount of that liquid determined at the time of seal creation. Useful if you need to measure out exact quantities of solution reliably.
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In terms of naming schema I'd go with volumetric seal; also, figuring out a good way to make it very reusable would be great.
Normal storage seals are reusable, so it shouldn't be too hard to do.
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Normal storage seals don't have "be in constant contact with liquids of varying volatility" as a design goal.
That's true, but I don't think it will make much of a difference. Storage Seals are something you learn with a Sealing skill in the single digits. Hazou has Sealing 20. I doubt it would be difficult enough to give him trouble.
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The fact that the Naruto cast's forenames are all written in katakana rather than kanji notwithstanding, "Hyūga" and "Hinata" are actually different pronunciations of the same characters. Add a third character on the end to get the irregular spelling of "Himawari".
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@eaglejarl @Velorien @OliWhail Any chance for an updated rules doc with Syrup Trap/Pantokrator's Hammer?
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What kind of precision are you looking for here? Are we sure that sufficiently precise glassware is impossible at the current tech level? Seems like a waste of sealing research time if we can just commission some graduated cylinders and pipettes from a good glassblower. Who knows, maybe Kabuto can point us to his supplier.
Finer than 1 microlitre seems superfluous for the time being.
But considering that Oro's only just invented the microscope this year, Kabuto may not have glassware at all.
E: *millilitre, <1 microlitre really would be superfluous
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Your wish is my command. The rules doc has been updated.
Can you provide a link please?
I don't see it. Is the rules doc on page 1 not the latest one?
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WOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO
*digs in with gusto*
Syrup Trap looks to be a version of Goo Bomb, except it runs its level instead of Sealing (duh) and reduces Athletics rolls instead of straight cancelling their (defensive) use. Seems to be relatively weaker since it doesn't make them not roll, but the wording makes me think that there are some uses of Athletics that aren't directly defensive, and Syrup Trap would be a superior jutsu then since it can still reduce rolls even if Goo Bomb can't. EDIT: Initiative is a thing, that could be handy for Alertness tie situations.
Pantokrator's Hammer is pretty neat; it gives you 1-(1.5*Aspect bonus) worth of tags for physical skills ONLY but limits chakra boost. If we level it to 10 we'd get 2 tags which for Hazou and Keiko is enough for them to boost Athletics and their combat style (Taijutsu/Ranged Weapons), while still spending less chakra (10CP for the Hammer; 25CP for Hazou, 20CP for Keiko). It's got Supplementary casting speed too, so they can use it in between rounds. AND you can double-boost a skill, e.g., Hazou can boost Taijutsu twice instead of boosting Taijutsu and Athletics once each.
Noburi gets a stronger boost to Athletics since it's pretty much his only used physical skill. Sucks to be him but it's still a really strong technique for him.
We need to level this ASAP, the boost at level 10 gets us 2 tags which is cheap and so fucking good. Edit: It's 3 tags, my mistake. It's even fucking better.
Edit: @Briefvoice Here.
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I've said this multiple times and apparently it keeps being missed, so pardon me if the following is a bit aggressively framed:
SUPPLEMENTAL CASTING SPEED DOES NOT MEAN YOU CAN USE A JUTSU BETWEEN ROUNDS.
SUPPLEMENTAL CASTING SPEED MEANS THAT YOU ONLY NEED TO USE A SUPPLEMENTAL ACTION INSTEAD OF A STANDARD ACTION TO CAST THE JUTSU.
IN ORDER TO USE A JUTSU BETWEEN ROUNDS IT MUST HAVE THE 'REFLEXIVE CASTING' ADVANTAGE.
The only jutsu that have Reflexive Casting (and can therefore be used between rounds) are MEW and Substitution.SUPPLEMENTAL CASTING SPEED MEANS THAT YOU ONLY NEED TO USE A SUPPLEMENTAL ACTION INSTEAD OF A STANDARD ACTION TO CAST THE JUTSU.
IN ORDER TO USE A JUTSU BETWEEN ROUNDS IT MUST HAVE THE 'REFLEXIVE CASTING' ADVANTAGE.
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Alright, so uh, CCNJ. I am confused. The rules doc has this in it, which I think is where the confusion is coming from:
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I wouldn't be surprised if the glassware either already exists or can be made with minimal fuss. If you look at Renaissance Europe, microscopes and telescopes were invented around the same time (circa 1600), and that time also had Venetian glassblowers produce some truly impressive stuff. Obtaining a shipment of identical cylinders or pipettes will probably be expensive for the same reasons telescopes are (new tech requiring specialized skills, rare and expensive materials), but it should be doable.
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On th other hand, making a Volumetric Seal requires little research and little money; in other words, exactly the kind of thing we want to make.
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I swear to jashin we've removed that previously.
Go home memory, you're clearly drunk
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Ah.
Yes, that is an entirely reasonable thing for you to be confused about. Sorry -- as @OliWhail says, we thought we had removed that. I will offer the note that I have said "that's not what Supplemental means" in the past, hence my frustration. I didn't realize the confusion was coming from an error in the docs; thanks for clarifying and hopefully it's straightened out now.
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We don't know how much time it would take. We're already trading our sealmasters' time for money with the Pangolin deal, and while it's a good deal, keep in mind that we can't trade the other way. Hazou's seal research time is limited, especially with all these distractions, so I'd prefer not to waste it on effects which we can achieve via mundane technology. Furthermore, our patronage of artisans employing cutting edge tech is bound to help the development of said tech, which is what we should want anyway. If we want to do chemical or biological research, we'll need the glassware anyway, doubt we can replace all of it with seals, and it would be a stupid idea even if we could.
Honestly, I talk about patronage, as in buying things like telescopes, but I'd seriously consider investment in this field, given the impending skywalker revolution. Partner up with the Aburame and produce binoculars for military and (eventually) civilian use.
Looking good. Hopefully Hazou will be using it in every ambush fight if it only costs 10 CP. Supplementary may not mean 'between rounds', but it does mean Hazou can use it and still PUNCH on his turn.
Note to QMs: In no plan have we ever identified Pantokrator's Hammer as being a Jutsu we wish to conceal. The Armor jutsu, yes. Not PH.