I think everyone actually does printing, actually. It's just that the Nara have a machine that does it more precisely than anyone with great flexibility.
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
I think everyone actually does printing, actually. It's just that the Nara have a machine that does it more precisely than anyone with great flexibility.
Cariyaga
Handsome Gentleperson
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What do you mean by "everyone does printing"?
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I'm not familiar with this reference. Do you have a link? Also, keep in mind that 'movable force walls' right now more means 'regular force walls with a wooden frame specifically made to let you move both seals equally, thus letting you move the wall'. Given Mink's thorough analysis on the matter, I am skeptical that what Kagome is referring to is the same thing that I'm talking about.
Cariyaga
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He also did a substantial amount of feasibility analysis on how much jiggering the seals could take before failing to function.
Printing press are evolution of previous inventions, which is basically woodblock printing. It didn't just spring out of the Nara from nowhere.
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Emstar
The Shining One
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Oopsies. I keep doing that thing when the Forcewall stuff comes up.
When I refer to "Movable Forcewalls" I refer to a single element variant of Forcewalls that can be moved.
We should do Minks bullshit, literally as soon as we can spare the time and resources. No reason not to since we can do it with vanilla forcewalls on a frame.
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Welcome to the quest! I look forward to having another source of ideas on how the players can break everything. Also, it's good to know that the LUD links to the quest are doing something--it's not a thing I have any source of feedback on.
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- The Deep Blue Sea
It was the 4th, in fact
Tua
鸡肉面条汤
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It was the 4th, in fact
*scribbles down notes about Time Traveling seal*
Citizen, do not be alarmed if you now recall a devilishly handsome man congratulating your birthday.
In case the seal did not work as advertized, you are now inside-out, a sea mammal, in space or a combination thereof - here is what you should have remembered:
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I've come to the conclusion that if this many people are getting confused and/or dubious re: anti-KI then it probably isn't safe to test with Kei because either Hazou will convey the wrong emotion or Kei will interpret it in whichever way she will find most hurtful.
On that note, what do people think about practicing anti-KI with Noburi?
On that note, what do people think about practicing anti-KI with Noburi?
TaliesinSkye
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It makes perfect sense to me and I think it'll be totally fine.
I feel similarly, but the current version has some people expecting Kei to feel patronised or overwhelmed, and if we're going to try this with Kei I want it to be phrased in a way that does not cause such objections.
I don't trust my prediction on this matter to such a degree that I'm totally comfortable ignoring such objections, and I can't rule out the possibility that Hazou or Kei might hold such interpretations themselves.
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- Potato land
Word count: 395.
[X] Action Plan: One small step
[X] Action Plan: One small step
- Hazou asks Keiko's permission to talk to Ami
- He carefully considers Keiko's feelings and tries to be very thoughtful in his approach.
- He won't do anything without her permission. It's under her complete control.
- He would, however, like to hear what Ami has to say about what happened between her and Keiko.
- If there's any hope of reconciliation, he'd like to try. He knows how much Ami means to Keiko. In family conflicts, it sometimes takes an outsider to get through to particularly stubborn people.
- He hopes that Keiko might find it in herself to forgive Mari someday, if he succeeds.
- Grab an hour-ish of Jiraiya's time, alone, if possible.
- Ask him about Killing Intent.
- What's the deal there?
- Help us practice resisting it, please?
- Ask Jiraiya to floor you with a bit of his KI as he is the scariest/strongest around.
- Now. Get. Up.
- You are Hazou, son of Hana and Shinji.
- Just one man.
- Jiraiya is also just one man.
- If you can't stand against Jiraiya's will, how will you stand against the world itself?
- The world is a ravenous, unfeeling machine, slowly devouring humanity. We are all its victims - civilians and ninjas, innocents and killers, the weak and the powerful. We all deserve more.
- You must defeat it. And you can.
- You took a mundane defensive seal, and let people walk on air with it. In your hands, a pile of wood and a storage scroll turn into a blazing inferno of death.
- You will bring down every wall, shatter every chain, undo every barrier the world places in your path. You will find a way, as you always have.
- You must win. And you will.
- Stand. Raise your head high. Look Jiraiya in the eye.
- Repeat a few times.
- Try to at least raise your head and look Jiraiya in the eye without hurting yourself.
- Ask Jiraiya for intel on our competitors.
- Ask him about Killing Intent.
- Bond with Keiko and Noburi:
- It is readily apparent that Hazou has less skill with relationships than a fish.
- To rectify this, we would like to create a post-interaction survey to have individuals fill out, to get feedback on the quality of social interaction.
- Hazou makes the above suggestion in his most serious tone, and attempts to argue in favor of it seriously.
- He uses all of his Deceit to push this joke as far as he can.
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Emstar
The Shining One
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- Trapped in an extradimensional rift.
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I am contractually obligated to further certain shenanigans, this being one of them.
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- Potato land
Which contract is that? I've sold my soul to @Velorien in return for making the Pressure Cooker plan go smoothly.
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- The Deep Blue Sea
Most of them are going to be in terms of action economy, I believe
Tua
鸡肉面条汤
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- شوربة الدجاج المعكرونة
I don't recall Keiko speaking about her encounter with Ami to Hazou since I do remember the thread talking about why/how Keiko lied to Hazou/Noburi where she was when they got split up for the first exam.
Is that the only excuse we have to talk to Ami? (Of course, I am no faflec so there is a good chance I forgot when she told us about meeting her?)
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- USA
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I dunno... I think back in the beginning we were expecting you to die quickly and a lot, so continuing after you kicked it made sense. Now, after 3 years and a million words, I'm not sure I could stand to continue if Hazō died.
*hug* Thank you.
Welcome to our world, said the QMs.
Force walls are already movable...? You simply need a very rigid frame.
Please vote this in for one of my updates. I make no promises about the outcome but zomg it would be fun to write. Dunno about to read, but definitely to write.
Airships get talked about a lot, but I've never been clear on what advantage they have over a ninja with a backpack full of storage scrolls. At least, what advantage they have that is worth the research, construction, and maintenance issues. Is it only that it allows getting above threats and avoiding challenging terrain?
Do you have a link to that?
18th, actually, but good memory!
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- Academy City
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- They
Odd start, but I can definitely dig a slow burn. I can't contribute right now (I'm actually behind some chapters, since I hit one I've been struggling to get myself to read through), but I'll do my best to catch up ASAP, hopefully today, and help out.
Until then, as a reminder to encourage me to catch up so I can affect what my vote is doing:
[X] Roomba
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- Yes.
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- Potato land
Also see how Keiko blames Mari for destroying her relationship with Ami irreparably, and both Hazou and Noburi accept it without comment. They absolutely know.
EDIT: Damn you @faflec
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- Europa, Jupiter Orbit
Is there a particular reason that you have the Jiraiya section before the Keiko section? If not, would you be amenable to reversing them?
We do actually. Sarutobi Hiruzen did.