I see. So what you're saying is that is that I should switch up tone and content to prevent metagaming. Well. That'll make for some interesting chapters.
I too support making Hiashi the biggest charter in the elemental nations, by virtue of us inventing the term. Since Jiraiya is the Hokage, he is in charge of the sovereign power of leaf, and is thus empowered to give out such charters as he sees fit.
Out of curiousity @Velorien, what exactly interventions regarding Anko were you referring to? As far as I remember, there was a relative dearth of discussion regarding it. Even I was relatively-uninvolved for most of the voting cycle until I had the idea of an honor duel.
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"You took my son away from me, and I can never have him back."
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You have received 5 XP for defeating Goketsu Mari in a contest of words.
""Why do things that would be just reward for good people always happen to me?!"" - Kurotsuchi Mayuri, Invited Invaders
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Failfletch
Complete domination. As expected, we have this completely in the bag even against their infiltrator spec jonin.
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KMMII
Huh.
E: So mari basically confirmed that Hazou did something incredible to get them into leaf. I guess you guys were right after all; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
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Valerian
This update was going to be a lot harder for you guys, but then I realized that everyone who could have prevented the trainwreck on the goketsu side was missing and you had basically free reign.
""Why do things that would be just reward for good people always happen to me?!"" - Kurotsuchi Mayuri, Invited Invaders
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Damn, nobody died this update; I was really banking on that one. There goes all of the bonus xp I was hoping to addd to our pool.
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Failfletch
NotVecht said: ↑
Damn, nobody died this update; I was really banking on that one. There goes all of the bonus xp I was hoping to add to our pool.
Yet! Growth mindset.
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KMMII
Wait, no, back up. He, all by himself, had somethign good enough to get all of them into leaf, and adopted by Jiraiya to boot . What the actual fuck has hazou been doing?
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So, the obvious question arises: Was Hazou listening in on us? Because if so, fuck. I didn't see any rolls, but Hazou has been doing some crazy shit lately it seems, and if we failed Valerian and BirdDuke are known not to include them...
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Valerian
Flaming Fennekin said: ↑
So, the obvious question arises: Was Hazou listening in on us? Because if so, fuck. I didn't see any rolls, but Hazou has been doing some crazy shit lately it seems, and if we failed Valerian and BirdDuke are known not to include them...
That would require him to anticipate that Mari wanted to hold up her departure. Also to beat Mari and Hana's Alertness. Would that happen to you?
""Why do things that would be just reward for good people always happen to me?!"" - Kurotsuchi Mayuri, Invited Invaders
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Excellent chapter as always, @valerian. I still think you should have made the players suffer more, though; goes to show why you're the good QM, I guess.
QM for Seeking Life: A Rational Naruto Quest. You're an elite ninja from Hidden Mist, a world famous diplomat and sister to the mizukage, who has to deal with way too much shit. However shall you survive this ninja deathworld?
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I feel mild dissapointment about this update. All we have is character interactions, which are nice but aren't the kind of update I have come to love by themselves. How curious.
Valerian said: ↑
"Please," Hana says, an absolutely vicious smile finding its way onto her face, "make this self-defence. I've spent two years waiting."
Ah, Excellent.
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Harmony
Man, these kinds of updates are the best. Way better than when we were just sitting around in mist, drinking to grind our poison resistant and constitution.
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Valerian
Important-ish Announcement
Good news, everyone! I'm sure you're all eager to put plans in motion to save the day and take back Hazou from the dastardly Gōketsu Clan and its allies. And since @birdduke is away this weekend, It will be my unalloyed pleasure to help you.
""Why do things that would be just reward for good people always happen to me?!"" - Kurotsuchi Mayuri, Invited Invaders
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Is it just me, or was the story Hazou gave us sanitized? Someone seems to have schooled him on what he can or cannot say, and I have a sneaking suspicion it was Mari. We migth have to break her again to get the real info out of her.
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And everything comes together . Always nice to see things continue to progress according to plan, even if there was never much chance of them putting a stop to it in any case.
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TemporaryAuthor said: ↑
Is it just me, or was the story Hazou gave us sanitized? Someone seems to have schooled him on what he can or cannot say, and I have a sneaking suspicion it was Mari. We migth have to break her again to get the real info out of her.
Shit, you're right. Time to redirect our momentum some so we can fix that.
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TemporaryAuthor said: ↑
Is it just me, or was the story Hazou gave us sanitized? Someone seems to have schooled him on what he can or cannot say, and I have a sneaking suspicion it was Mari. We migth have to break her again to get the real info out of her.
Guys, calm down. There's nothing to worry about; everything will be just fine FailFetch, September 27th, 2018Report
Thank you @Radvic for the link. I ended up having to a do a bunch of work even afterward to make things work how I wanted, but it was great for the gruntwork; I spent 2 hours fixing bbcode and formatting, rather than 6+ hours with my template, and had time for a proper debug too.
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Failfletch
Complete domination. As expected, we have this completely in the bag even against their infiltrator spec jonin.
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KMMII
Huh.
E: So mari basically confirmed that Hazou did something incredible to get them into leaf. I guess you guys were right after all; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
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Valerian
This update was going to be a lot harder for you guys, but then I realized that everyone who could have prevented the trainwreck on the goketsu side was missing and you had basically free reign.
""Why do things that would be just reward for good people always happen to me?!"" - Kurotsuchi Mayuri, Invited Invaders
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Damn, nobody died this update; I was really banking on that one. There goes the bonus xp I was hoping to addd to our pool.
NotVecht, September 27th, 2018Report
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Failfletch
NotVecht said: ↑
Damn, nobody died this update; I was really banking on that one. There goes the bonus xp I was hoping to addd to our pool.
Yet! Growth mindset.
Failfletch, September 27th, 2018Report
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KMMII
Wait, no, back up. He, all by himself, had somethign good enough to get all of them into leaf, and adopted by Jiraiya to boot . What the actual fuck has hazou been doing?
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Flaming Fennikin
So, the obvious question arises: Was Hazou listening in on us? Because if so, fuck. I didn't see any rolls, but Hazou has been doing some crazy shit lately it seems, and if we failed Valerian and BirdDuke are known not to include them...
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Valerian
Flaming Fennekin said: ↑
So, the obvious question arises: Was Hazou listening in on us? Because if so, fuck. I didn't see any rolls, but Hazou has been doing some crazy shit lately it seems, and if we failed Valerian and BirdDuke are known not to include them...
That would require him to anticipate that Mari wanted to hold up her departure. Also to beat Mari and Hana's Alertness. Would that happen to you?
""Why do things that would be just reward for good people always happen to me?!"" - Kurotsuchi Mayuri, Invited Invaders
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Excellent chapter as always, @valerian. I still think you should have made the players suffer more, though; goes to show why you're the good QM, I guess.
QM for Seeking Life: A Rational Naruto Quest. You're an elite ninja from Hidden Mist, a world famous diplomat and sister to the mizukage, who has to deal with way too much shit. However shall you survive this ninja deathworld?
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Aut
I feel mild dissapointed about this update. All we have is character interactions, which are nice but aren't the kind of update I have come to love by themselves. How curious.
Valerian said: ↑
"Please," Hana says, an absolutely vicious smile finding its way onto her face, "make this self-defence. I've spent two years waiting."
Ah, Excellent.
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Harmony
Man, these kinds of updates are the best. Way better than when we were just sitting around in mist, drinking to grind our poison resistant and constitution.
Harmony, September 27th, 2018Report
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Valerian
Important-ish Announcement
Good news, everyone! I'm sure you're all eager to put plans in motion to save the day and take back Hazou from the dastardly Gōketsu Clan and its allies. And since @birdduke is away this weekend, It will be my unalloyed pleasure to help you.
""Why do things that would be just reward for good people always happen to me?!"" - Kurotsuchi Mayuri, Invited Invaders
Valerian, September 27th, 2018Report
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TempoararyAuthor
Is it just me, or was the story Hazou gave us sanitized? Someone seems to have schooled him on what he can or cannot say, and I have a sneaking suspicion it was Mari. We migth have to break her again to get the real info out of her.
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Failfletch
And everything comes together . Always nice to see things continue to progress according to plan, even if there was never much chance of them putting a stop to it in any case.
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Intelligent Bush
TemporaryAuthor said: ↑
Is it just me, or was the story Hazou gave us sanitized? Someone seems to have schooled him on what he can or cannot say, and I have a sneaking suspicion it was Mari. We migth have to break her again to get the real info out of her.
Shit, you're right. Time to redirect our momentum some.
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Failfletch
TemporaryAuthor said: ↑
Is it just me, or was the story Hazou gave us sanitized? Someone seems to have schooled him on what he can or cannot say, and I have a sneaking suspicion it was Mari. We migth have to break her again to get the real info out of her.
Guys, calm down. There's nothing to worry about; everything will be just fine FailFetch, September 27th, 2018Report
This turned out great, I like how you inverted the QM's reputations and the mannerisms of some of the posters (seeing my negaverse counterpart swear so much was a shock but it makes sense in that lens).
Also like the name you came up with for me, it rolls off the tongue as well as my actual username does, which was a big part of why I chose this name to begin with.
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"You took my son away from me, and I can never have him back."
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""Why do things that would be just reward for good people always happen to me?!"" - Kurotsuchi Mayuri, Invited Invaders
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Failfletch
Complete domination. As expected, we have this completely in the bag even against their infiltrator spec jonin.
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KMMII
Huh.
E: So mari basically confirmed that Hazou did something incredible to get them into leaf. I guess you guys were right after all; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
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Valerian
This update was going to be a lot harder for you guys, but then I realized that everyone who could have prevented the trainwreck on the goketsu side was missing and you had basically free reign.
""Why do things that would be just reward for good people always happen to me?!"" - Kurotsuchi Mayuri, Invited Invaders
Valerian, September 27th, 2018Report
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NotVecht
Damn, nobody died this update; I was really banking on that one. There goes the bonus xp I was hoping to addd to our pool.
NotVecht, September 27th, 2018Report
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Failfletch
NotVecht said: ↑
Damn, nobody died this update; I was really banking on that one. There goes the bonus xp I was hoping to addd to our pool.
Yet! Growth mindset.
Failfletch, September 27th, 2018Report
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KMMII
Wait, no, back up. He, all by himself, had somethign good enough to get all of them into leaf, and adopted by Jiraiya to boot . What the actual fuck has hazou been doing?
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Flaming Fennikin
So, the obvious question arises: Was Hazou listening in on us? Because if so, fuck. I didn't see any rolls, but Hazou has been doing some crazy shit lately it seems, and if we failed Valerian and BirdDuke are known not to include them...
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Valerian
Flaming Fennekin said: ↑
So, the obvious question arises: Was Hazou listening in on us? Because if so, fuck. I didn't see any rolls, but Hazou has been doing some crazy shit lately it seems, and if we failed Valerian and BirdDuke are known not to include them...
That would require him to anticipate that Mari wanted to hold up her departure. Also to beat Mari and Hana's Alertness. Would that happen to you?
""Why do things that would be just reward for good people always happen to me?!"" - Kurotsuchi Mayuri, Invited Invaders
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BirdDuke
Excellent chapter as always, @valerian. I still think you should have made the players suffer more, though; goes to show why you're the good QM, I guess.
QM for Seeking Life: A Rational Naruto Quest. You're an elite ninja from Hidden Mist, a world famous diplomat and sister to the mizukage, who has to deal with way too much shit. However shall you survive this ninja deathworld?
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Aut
I feel mild dissapointed about this update. All we have is character interactions, which are nice but aren't the kind of update I have come to love by themselves. How curious.
Valerian said: ↑
"Please," Hana says, an absolutely vicious smile finding its way onto her face, "make this self-defence. I've spent two years waiting."
Ah, Excellent.
Aut, September 27th, 2018Report
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Harmony
Man, these kinds of updates are the best. Way better than when we were just sitting around in mist, drinking to grind our poison resistant and constitution.
Harmony, September 27th, 2018Report
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Valerian
Important-ish Announcement
Good news, everyone! I'm sure you're all eager to put plans in motion to save the day and take back Hazou from the dastardly Gōketsu Clan and its allies. And since @birdduke is away this weekend, It will be my unalloyed pleasure to help you.
""Why do things that would be just reward for good people always happen to me?!"" - Kurotsuchi Mayuri, Invited Invaders
Valerian, September 27th, 2018Report
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TempoararyAuthor
Is it just me, or was the story Hazou gave us sanitized? Someone seems to have schooled him on what he can or cannot say, and I have a sneaking suspicion it was Mari. We migth have to break her again to get the real info out of her.
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Failfletch
And everything comes together . Always nice to see things continue to progress according to plan, even if there was never much chance of them putting a stop to it in any case.
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Intelligent Bush
TemporaryAuthor said: ↑
Is it just me, or was the story Hazou gave us sanitized? Someone seems to have schooled him on what he can or cannot say, and I have a sneaking suspicion it was Mari. We migth have to break her again to get the real info out of her.
Shit, you're right. Time to redirect our momentum some.
Intelligent Bush, September 27th, 2018Report
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Failfletch
TemporaryAuthor said: ↑
Is it just me, or was the story Hazou gave us sanitized? Someone seems to have schooled him on what he can or cannot say, and I have a sneaking suspicion it was Mari. We migth have to break her again to get the real info out of her.
Guys, calm down. There's nothing to worry about; everything will be just fine FailFetch, September 27th, 2018Report
Hey @eaglejarl if you still wanna write that other part of the chapter, here's an argument for you to use against your fellow, presently-under-the-bus QM:
Unless I'm entirely mistaken, it was Velorien himself that revealed to us in entirely OOC fashion during an interlude that Zabuza was alive.
Out of curiousity @Velorien, what exactly interventions regarding Anko were you referring to? As far as I remember, there was a relative dearth of discussion regarding it. Even I was relatively-uninvolved for most of the voting cycle until I had the idea of an honor duel.
I forget the details, but I remember mention of manipulating the rumour mill Oyabun-style, a few clever things to do with Anko that weren't honour duels, and even asking Ino for help/advice, which the winning plan doesn't do.
Hey @eaglejarl if you still wanna write that other part of the chapter, here's an argument for you to use against your fellow, presently-under-the-bus QM:
Unless I'm entirely mistaken, it was Velorien himself that revealed to us in entirely OOC fashion during an interlude that Zabuza was alive.
Ahhahahahaha. You thought you were empowering @eaglejarl with your treachery, but instead you have given me the strength to start crawling out from under the bus! I had just run out of ideas for how to make the Keiten/[insert clever way to contract Shiori + Shikamaru here] subplots more interesting!
I forget the details, but I remember mention of manipulating the rumour mill Oyabun-style, a few clever things to do with Anko that weren't honour duels, and even asking Ino for help/advice, which the winning plan doesn't do.
I think most of us were still too stunned by what happened to do any planning productively (I know I was, at least), and my vote for a interlude didn't take off.
Other players, would you be willing to give up [X] XP to just... deal with this such that we never have to think of this again?
@eaglejarl Would that kind of transaction be something you'd be willing to do? Basically buying in on that thing you said like a year and a half ago where you mentioned you could do planning for us but it would cost us XP?
I just... really don't want to have to deal with this right now, and based on the lack of involvement in the planning for dealing with it this update, in spite of the number of voters, neither do many other people.
I think this kind of misunderstanding is easily solved by talking to people, we've put some talking to people into the plan, let's see how it goes before we declare that we must never do anything social again.