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- Yes.
Whichever one can most quickly break the action economy.
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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- The Maple Syrup Mountains
I was fully set on Lightning second element back when Pangolin Flash was an amazing jutsu that gave us extra Supplemental actions in exchange for a very heavy chakra cost. Now that Pangolin Flash is a meh jutsu that gives you a little bit of Alertness for a couple rounds in exchange for a very heavy chakra cost, I don't see much to gain from another element.
If I do start supporting it, it's either because Hazou is strong enough that he can afford to drop 1000 XP on getting Fire for Elemental Mastery, or because we found out some other miracle technique outside of our element and it's worth dropping 1000 XP to learn it.
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- Why would this be required?
Yeah it's more of a light "what if in the future" type question than a serious thing to think about doing in the near future. Lightning is also a good choice.
The best answer really
Also a good way to think about it
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- Liverpool
[X] Action Plan: Getting it out the door
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- The Maple Syrup Mountains
[X] Action Plan: Getting it out the door
I would like to repeat my thoughts that we shouldn't need to clear our shopping list with Jiraiya and those lines should be outside of the Jiraiya section so we don't bug him with something trivial and look like we have no independence.
I would like to repeat my thoughts that we shouldn't need to clear our shopping list with Jiraiya and those lines should be outside of the Jiraiya section so we don't bug him with something trivial and look like we have no independence.
Emstar
The Shining One
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- Trapped in an extradimensional rift.
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- She/They
I've rephrased this section to be more of a "consultation doubling as asking for permission." so hopefully that works?
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- The state of Paranoia
[X] Action Plan: Getting it out the door
This has merchant spy network preparations, so I'm happy with it.
This has merchant spy network preparations, so I'm happy with it.
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- The Maple Syrup Mountains
It's better, yeah.
Emstar
The Shining One
- Location
- Trapped in an extradimensional rift.
- Pronouns
- She/They
Edits:
Took out the Hana bit: She probably isn't getting the job back and I don't want to make Hazou do something that makes him more oblivious.
Clarified the Shin nonsense to *wretching noise* respect his agency as well as be clearer.
Took out the Hana bit: She probably isn't getting the job back and I don't want to make Hazou do something that makes him more oblivious.
Clarified the Shin nonsense to *wretching noise* respect his agency as well as be clearer.
Noumero
Omit Needless Words
You know my price.
Wordcount: 294.
- Thoughts on the meeting:
- More manipulations:
- Ami previously accepted the stamp with no hesitation, so the kunai being "dangerous" was a blatant excuse — likely for that striptease ploy.
- Her gift: literally a series of distractions.
- The now-familiar mood whiplashes.
- Literal games, explicitly described as such.
- More dissatisfaction with the world's systems.
- Previously, it was about her friends being sent to their deaths.
- Now, inter-clan marriages.
- She "made sacrifices to remain outside this system" —has leverage on Biwako? Something else? Potentially verifiable.
- She isn't indifferent to Keiko:
- When confronted, instantly switched from playful to stone-wall; refused to even acknowledge the issue.
- When we accused her, acted angry, immediately turned it around.
- Went into a Frozen Skein trance at the end, presumably making herself vulnerable: cared about not making a mistake.
- Hazou: Consider Ami's tactics. Think of countermeasures, and how you could apply them.
- More manipulations:
- Debriefing (Noburi, Keiko, Jiraiya):
- Give Keiko the letter.
- Let Jiraiya ensure it's safe first?
- Recount the meeting in full detail.
- Mention your thoughts (above).
- Give Keiko the letter.
- Outside activities (run by Jiraiya):
- Shopping. Should we grab some foreign clothes for future disguises? Buy Mari something?
- Acquire some merchants/craftsmen/musicians.
- Purposes:
- Get a stake in future businesses, ensuring consistent income.
- Sponsor travelling musicians/performers, ensuring good PR.
- Start building a merchant intel network.
- Grant them patronage/writs of travel to Leaf?
- Look for book collectors. Make contact (books are useful).
- Any signs of the Akatsuki Book? (Be discreet: it may be banned.)
- Purposes:
- Idea: Extract major favours out of Shin by offering him the ambassador's place in Leaf, thereby jumpstarting his career.
- Attend the closing ceremony.
- Be wary, combat-ready. Something bad might still happen... such as an Akatsuki alpha-strike.
- Mention concerns to Jiraiya.
- Note a security vulnerability: sound amplification + sonic attack = WMD.
Didn't you plan to invite Ino for shopping?
Also: the plan intends to "point out" the Banshee Fucking vulnerability. I have an idea regarding how to do it, a very surefire one — leaves no chance that our concerns will be dismissed. Maybe even solves the Akatsuki Invasion problem. Are you interested?
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- Europe
[X] Action Plan: Getting it out the door
If we want to look for the Akatsuki book we shouldn't ask for it but just browse the shelfs or ask Kagome to help. But I doubt the book is legal in Mist, because Yagura probably banned everyone book that had any positive idealistic message.
If we want to look for the Akatsuki book we shouldn't ask for it but just browse the shelfs or ask Kagome to help. But I doubt the book is legal in Mist, because Yagura probably banned everyone book that had any positive idealistic message.
Tua
鸡肉面条汤
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- شوربة الدجاج المعكرونة
Hazou should be giving his thoughts about the letter's content before handing it over.
Even the color of the seal is likely important so it might already distract or bias Keiko.
Either way, Ami is much better than Hazou at socials so her being angry at us could have just been a ploy to make us think the topic of Keiko makes her vulnerable (which it probably does going from OOC information but that does not exclude the possibility that she played up the effectiveness for her reasons).
And the last thing we need to do is tell Keiko that we think Ami does miss her because she was upset at us for making Keiko feeling bad when the letter says something among the lines of "Did you really think I still liked you? Foolishbrother sister."
We should at least make Keiko aware that Ami could still be trying to play her for her own gains.
Even the color of the seal is likely important so it might already distract or bias Keiko.
Either way, Ami is much better than Hazou at socials so her being angry at us could have just been a ploy to make us think the topic of Keiko makes her vulnerable (which it probably does going from OOC information but that does not exclude the possibility that she played up the effectiveness for her reasons).
And the last thing we need to do is tell Keiko that we think Ami does miss her because she was upset at us for making Keiko feeling bad when the letter says something among the lines of "Did you really think I still liked you? Foolish
We should at least make Keiko aware that Ami could still be trying to play her for her own gains.
TaliesinSkye
Occasional Editor
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Asking Ino for help understanding Ami sounds like a great idea. She might have insight.
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- Yes.
Please note that Shin wants to be one of the Seven Swordsmen, not a diplomat.
Probably should reword this so that if the attack does happen this way it won't seem like we're involved. Maybe ask how it works and then ask if there's an upper limit to the volume, and if it can amplify seal-created sound.
You know, or we could do OPSEC.
Emstar
The Shining One
- Location
- Trapped in an extradimensional rift.
- Pronouns
- She/They
NANI???
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- Yes.
I mean, if he wants to be like them...
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- Europe
Counterargument:
He is also a social spec, according to the tournament google docs.
...
Shin is our Vegeta: "Bla bla bla Kurosawa pride"
Hazou is Goku: stack buffs punch hard, "Hey want to believe into Uplift and be friends?"
Next we go Super Kurosawa.
Emstar
The Shining One
- Location
- Trapped in an extradimensional rift.
- Pronouns
- She/They
I thought he was pretty much characterized as a social spec though?
He lives in the diplomat clan too. I'm not sure he gets to be a Seven Swordsman.
Emstar
The Shining One
- Location
- Trapped in an extradimensional rift.
- Pronouns
- She/They
9:20am
*wakes up*
MMKII: I wonder if they've got the pitchforks out because I inevitably forgot some detail or quirk of the wording. Oh boy, theres some notifications. Let's see what I did now.
*checks thread*
MMKII: Nah, we're good. Shin might want to grow up to be Zabuza though? Interesting career choice....
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- UK
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- He/Him
Be aware that this line as written comes firmly under "QMs doing the players' thinking for them".
Emstar
The Shining One
- Location
- Trapped in an extradimensional rift.
- Pronouns
- She/They
I don't think we actually want to have you guys do the thinking with the goal of acquiring results and solutions, we want Hazou to spend a decent amount of time doing the thinking so as to get in the habit of being more analytical and observant about things.