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Not really. Some of my friends have waterboarded each other with a water bottle, a cloth, and a river in ~20 seconds before.
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
Emstar
The Shining One
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The Severe Consequences plan has been QM-nerfed anyway. We should assume that the proctors wouldnt take such rules lawyering lightly.
In addition: Unfortunately we are dealing with many irrational agents here in this Event. They may not do something optimal for them just to spite others.
That being said my favorite general strategy could be summarized as "Levy Moderate Consequences to as Many as Possible in Both Roundss." with the minutiae of this being the difficult part.
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- Potato land
I'm honestly not sure if the kids will actually torture another person, even if we vote it in, over stakes this small. Which is probably a good thing, I don't think we want Hazou to be the kind of person who does this casually.
And we should be fine with Keiko's Intimidation either way.
On that note, it's fine to establish a reputation for strength and fearlessness. Less so for brutality and viciousness, given our long-term goals.
And we should be fine with Keiko's Intimidation either way.
On that note, it's fine to establish a reputation for strength and fearlessness. Less so for brutality and viciousness, given our long-term goals.
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- The state of Paranoia
*screaming in literally everyone Shikamaru fights. Silent, paralyzed screaming*
Edit: given the possibility of us fighting him, should we think up countermeasures? Do we have any seals that make enough light to light up the night?
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Emstar
The Shining One
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No, I'm thinking we need to contact him immediately to organize either some form of mutually beneficial alliance (whether direct or indirect) or some form of non-aggression pact.
If we end up getting paired against Team Shika in Round 1, and we proceed without realizing this, this will be extremely dangerous.
Tua
鸡肉面条汤
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- شوربة الدجاج المعكرونة
FWIW, if we want to counter Shikamaru, there is a canon scene where the Shadow Binding jutsu is known to be breakable by people with strong enough chakra. It is definitely no instant win condition and while I doubt that most Chunin candidates can break it 1vs1, I truly doubt he can ensnare our bigger pangolin summons for long - or even at all. They should also be immune to Ino's mind control due to their alien minds, so their only vulnerability is physical damage via Choji. (Hidden) Pangolins will be our trump card should he decline our alliance.
It is possible Ino might try to enter Keiko's mind to make her cancel the summons (is that even possible?) but the threat of using Frozen Skein with Ino inside her mind should be enough of a deterrent.
It is possible Ino might try to enter Keiko's mind to make her cancel the summons (is that even possible?) but the threat of using Frozen Skein with Ino inside her mind should be enough of a deterrent.
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Emstar
The Shining One
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I am reasonably confident that Shika will see fighting us as -- at best -- a waste of time for the both of us. Its communicating that with him beforehand (Hey, its us, we are here, please reply with your location and color so as not to waste time) that will be annoying.
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You know, I bet burning log macerators would light up the night pretty well for a (very small) amount of time. Could we use one of those overhead every once in a while? Explosives also could provide some light, plus we probably have a lot more of them.
Another way to avoid getting caught is to go underground with HLAM. This only works for us and any Rock nin on our team though, and doesn't work so well if the other side has Rock nin.
Based on this, I would suggest using a burning log macerator up in the air as a fear weapon as soon as we get close to the facility. It should make some defenders wet their pants, and give us a split second to look for out of place shadows.
When we are blue team (assuming we haven't already fought Shikamaru), we should place torches and bonfires everywhere, inside and outside of the facility.
Another way to avoid getting caught is to go underground with HLAM. This only works for us and any Rock nin on our team though, and doesn't work so well if the other side has Rock nin.
Based on this, I would suggest using a burning log macerator up in the air as a fear weapon as soon as we get close to the facility. It should make some defenders wet their pants, and give us a split second to look for out of place shadows.
When we are blue team (assuming we haven't already fought Shikamaru), we should place torches and bonfires everywhere, inside and outside of the facility.
Tua
鸡肉面条汤
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We may want to gently remind him of the pangolins and Frozen Skein just to be sure. The stick to our carrot.
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Didn't he still manage to hold Gara for a few seconds though? I'm pretty sure Gara has a lot more chakra than our pangolins.
Tua
鸡肉面条汤
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He did but IIRC that was in the hospital and Gaara was still fully human and not trying hard to get out. Shika's jutsu has to scale in cost/endurance cost with the target's mass or power/chakra or it would be hilariously broken in MfD.
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I mean, 'hilariously broken' kinda describes bloodlines in general.
Emstar
The Shining One
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@eaglejarl @OliWhail @Velorien
Regardless of any combat value, I think we can safely assume that Pandaa is relatively competent at general Pangolin stuff like digging and moving earth around, right? At least significantly more so than a human would be?
Regardless of any combat value, I think we can safely assume that Pandaa is relatively competent at general Pangolin stuff like digging and moving earth around, right? At least significantly more so than a human would be?
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I don't think Team Asuma are particularly well suited for this situation, and I wouldn't worry too much about them. Shikamaru's and Ino's clan techniques aren't easy to apply in a chaotic multi-combatant engagement, and at best they're channeled crowd control that disable one person on both sides. Against another team focused on subtlety, they might work, but not so much against our overwhelming, brutal force.
Shikamaru's danger as an opponent lies more in his ability to strategize, but this requires his team to actually listen and execute his orders. In particular, he's probably used to working in a known and tried configuration, with teammates whose capabilities he knows perfectly and can trust to do as they're told. With a random, uncoordinated group, precise tactical manoeuvres will be very difficult, if not impossible.
Shikamaru's danger as an opponent lies more in his ability to strategize, but this requires his team to actually listen and execute his orders. In particular, he's probably used to working in a known and tried configuration, with teammates whose capabilities he knows perfectly and can trust to do as they're told. With a random, uncoordinated group, precise tactical manoeuvres will be very difficult, if not impossible.
Emstar
The Shining One
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Team Shika is certainly not well specced to deal with us if we make a serious effort, but they will be able to deal with teams who aren't specced for explosive ridiculous overkill with moderate difficulty, especially in the defender situation.
This is great, I'm sort of relying on them not having major problems.
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Are you suggesting that I would deliberately do something mean to you just because, after an implicit deal to provide metainformation in exchange for moving things along to the actual event, you instead chose to spend the whole update on prep and not get to the actual event?
You wound me, good sir. You wound me.
*turns back to his keyboard*
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Emstar
The Shining One
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Not to be rude or anything but was there actual consensus on this? To me it looks like @Inferno Vulpix suggested it and it happened a few posts later.
Now, do as thou wilt, but I wouldn't necessarily call that a "deal" so to speak
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*adds your name to The List*Not to be rude or anything but was there actual consensus on this? To me it looks like @Inferno Vulpix suggested it and it happened a few posts later.
Now, do as thou wilt, but I wouldn't necessarily call that a "deal" so to speak
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I like lists! Those sound fun! Can I be on the list?
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You, dear...corkscrew math thingy?...have bounced on and off The List repeatedly over the years.