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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Yes, it is possible.
As reference material, sure. I won't count them against your word count unless you actually quote them into the speech plan.
Emstar
The Shining One
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- Trapped in an extradimensional rift.
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- She/They
If we're going to use Macerators and are allowed to use Macerators there is no point in not showing up in the (Macerator only) CHAOS suit.
If we're blowing OPSEC on Macerators, we can use the V1 Macerators and just throw piles of granite and iron crowbars around.
Also:
@faflec the HLaM fluff (below) seems to indicate that the user cannot bring objects with them outside the HLaM field, and that they cannot drop objects through the HLaM field.
(Unsure if this is still the case.)
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...ah shit, you're right. MORE CHANGES
This is a "just in case" we need to use them. Though Jiraiya already did say to not use the seals...hm. Probably get rid of that.
Current rules don't have that, and Hazou was able to slough off a lot of Kotsuzui's blood when going underground. I dunno.
Emstar
The Shining One
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- Trapped in an extradimensional rift.
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- She/They
Great!
I want to be very clear about my personal stance on this: I maintain the opinion that using Macerators in this match is a very poor decision.
Thats fair then. *Shrug*
Whats the point of the dirty laundry anyway? Throw off non-Panashe summons from our trail?
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More changes. I'm assuming we can forego the HLaM "move 1 Zone" ability in exchange for moving aboveground or belowground. @eaglejarl @Velorien @OliWhail Confirm?
Emstar
The Shining One
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- Trapped in an extradimensional rift.
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- She/They
If we are trying HLaM strats, is there any reason we aren't drowning the battlefield zone-by-zone with explosives and flaming oil?
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...we don't have nearly enough oil to do this?
Emstar
The Shining One
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- Trapped in an extradimensional rift.
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Right. Fair enough.
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Some minor changes, to reflect the fact that we don't want to be Pangolin ambushed (stick to the walls) but also don't want to dawdle (since Keiko can go Full Defense).
Noumero
Omit Needless Words
@faflec, can you add in "Pre-match preparations" agreeing with Keiko to not abuse Substitution privileges during the match? I think it got lost somewhere between versions.
(Yes, we could just revoke her privileges, but for some reason the idea brings to mind horrible edge-case situations where we're attacked by a third party and then one of us dies because we instinctively try to substitute with each other and it doesn't work. Agreeing to not abuse them has the same benefits without this drawback.)
(Yes, we could just revoke her privileges, but for some reason the idea brings to mind horrible edge-case situations where we're attacked by a third party and then one of us dies because we instinctively try to substitute with each other and it doesn't work. Agreeing to not abuse them has the same benefits without this drawback.)
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Sure, that's not an issue (and on hindsight I really should have thought of that).
Tua
鸡肉面条汤
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- شوربة الدجاج المعكرونة
How about agreeing to not go further than Mild Consequences before tapping out instead just having Keiko tap out the moment we get close? (Also protects Hazou from her wrath.)
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My imagining of the scenario involves Hazou pinning (or something similar, since she doesn't like physical contact) Keiko and telling her to yield, but I can change that.
Tua
鸡肉面条汤
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- شوربة الدجاج المعكرونة
I think she is fine with it under the context of sparring/fighting but I could be remembering wrong.
Also, opinion on adding a line about us watching and cheering for Shikamaru and Ino in their matches? Gives the esteemed EJ more fighting scenes to write if he wants to, or have them summerized so we can make plans against Shikamaru later.
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Hm. @Noumero, would it be possible for us to account for possibly losing in the speech? Like instead of the "After losing, if possible: –––" maybe integrate it into the speech itself, and point out that we're not being naive and that we expect to encounter obstacles, or lose fights, or whatever whatever, as we continue.
Yeah, sure.
Noumero
Omit Needless Words
Bah, fine. I'm just worried so many points to cover are going to turn the "smack talk" into a hours-long discussion with several lyric digressions and a music contest in the middle.
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What do you think about using 1 earth clone as a contingency to separate Keiko from her summons or as a distraction?
- They can operate outside the arena like summons
- They can activate storage scrolls or explosives seals for us
- Use the ledge as cover from Keiko while leaving her unable to retaliate
- Maybe even have it where Hazo's stinky clothes
- And we'd make it 2 vs 2 instead of 2 vs 1
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And the fact that the Earth Clone will have Taijutsu 1, Athletics 1...*everything* 1. We never bothered leveling it. The only use they'd have is as possible bait for a Pangolin to follow, but since its everything is rank 1 I really don't see anyone falling for the ruse. Unless it's underground, in which case the current strategy works just as well.
Evenstar
Triple Jump Unlocked
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- Canada
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Hey, can Earth clones use HLaM?
Because if so, then it seems like a strong plan to send an earth clone underground with instructions to build a trap while we keep pressure on Keiko.
Edit: Even if the earth clone is rank 1, allowing an enemy with a packful of explosive seals time to set up is not a threat you can safely ignore.
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Except the trap runs off Craftsmanship: Trapmaking, which we have Rank 0 in. Which means the clone will make the shittiest traps imaginable, such that a halfway competent civilian will be able to detect and/or avoid it.
I thought it was casters clone level technique that was 1, but other skills level divided by 3?
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It's whichever one is lower. Skill levels are: Min (caster's clone level, 1/3 skill level).