60 | Resolve | |||||||
50 | Athletics | Shadow Clone | ||||||
40 | Alertness | Ranged Weps | ||||||
30 | Chakra | Frozen Skein | Physique | |||||
20 | Intimidation | Presence | Substitution | Echolocation | ||||
10 | Deceit | Stealth | Empathy | Rapport | Ghost Scales | P.K. Hammer | Zeph Reach | Vac Step |
Unbalanced sheet after the pyramid rework thus far has just meant she can't raise her capstone. That's how Akane could buy EM 40 even though her pyramid was not balanced.Is Kei even qualified to buy Narajutsu due to her unbalanced character sheet?
Ah, duly noted.Unbalanced sheet after the pyramid rework thus far has just meant she can't raise her capstone. That's how Akane could buy EM 40 even though her pyramid was not balanced.
60 | Resolve | ||||||||
50 | Athletics | Shadow Clone | |||||||
40 | Alertness | Ranged Weps | |||||||
30 | Chakra | Frozen Skein | Physique | ||||||
20 | Intimidate | Presence | Substitute | Echolocation | Shad Betray | Shadow Step | Shad Guard | Shad Visage | |
10 | Deceit | Stealth | Empathy | Rapport | Ghost Scales | PK Hammer | Zeph Reach | Vac Step | Shad Imitate |
Voting still hasn't been opened by EJ so I think the idea is we vote after his update dropsSince we don't really know the fine details of the mechanics, we can't calculate the most optimal of things. We haven't really even seen any of them in combat... Thus, I'm leaning towards raising the jutsu that cause debuffs. Debuffs are hella nice.
[x] Kei Training Plan: Raise ALL the Debuffs
Shadow Imitation: 1 -> 1
Shadow Guardians: 1 -> 20
Shadow Step: 1 -> 20
Shadow Betrayal: 1 -> 20
Shadow Visage: 1 -> 20
XP Remaining: 20
60 Resolve 50 Athletics Shadow Clone 40 Alertness Ranged Weps 30 Chakra Frozen Skein Physique 20 Intimidate Presence Substitute Echolocation Shad Betray Shadow Step Shad Guard Shad Visage 10 Deceit Stealth Empathy Rapport Ghost Scales PK Hammer Zeph Reach Vac Step Shad Imitate
Ah, poop.Voting still hasn't been opened by EJ so I think the idea is we vote after his update drops
@Paperclipped @eaglejarl @VelorienSadly, I do not think Ranged Weapons is a particularly good stat to raise to the highest levels. Unlike Taijutsu, which we know scales that high, weapons seem to struggle at that tier. We know a few S-rank weapons users, but by and large they seem to be using magic weapons. While we could probably use MARS and related sealtech to approximate magic weapons for Kei, I think it would be far better if we could get her some S-rank Wind (or another element!) ninjutsu, or especially paper jutsu. The halfcost benefits of ninjutsu specialization would help alleviate the Snowflake taxation.
PSA: Requesting player review on mechanics rework
One of the abilities of the Frozen Skein is "The Best Laid Schemes", which defines the Mori clan's Final Technique. The intent, and the MfD-canon description of it, is that it makes you incredibly dangerous for a brief time but it always either kills you or throws you into a coma for a very long time. The version we have doesn't reflect that very well and we're looking at revamping it. The actual technique has never been shown onscreen in MfD so it will cause no retcons. Also, it's unlikely that it will ever be shown onscreen so this is more scratching an itch than anything else.
Both @Velorien and I have signed off on this version but we would like to get an outside perspective. Does it reflect the intent well? Is there anything we're missing about it? Note that there aren't a lot of Mori in the world and using this technique takes one of them out for essentially forever, which is the answer to "if they can do this then why don't the Mori rule the world?" Are there other aspects of the Frozen Skein that should be reviewed at the same time?
Note that we are only looking at changing 'The Best Laid Schemes'. The current intent is that all other parts of the Frozen Skein would remain unchanged.
Frozen Skein: The Best Laid Schemes
This should be possible to recreate with the Wind Element: Repetition Jutsu, which (according to the google doc) "Any sound heard in that zone in the initial phase will be repeatedly recreated afterwards until the jutsu fades in a couple hours."So, what exactly happens when you have a 200 dB sealing engine running continuously, rather than a single-instant loud sound?
Hazo assumes it's a sealing failure and refuses to pursue it further.So, what exactly happens when you have a 200 dB sealing engine running continuously, rather than a single-instant loud sound?
Sucks that we got to decide wehther or not Hazou thought EM nuke was a fluke and not thatHazo assumes it's a sealing failure and refuses to pursue it further.
RIP IR HOWS.
No, it's just another instance, like my name, of me unintentionally trolling you as a translator.Come to think of it, is this a subtle pun on "kira-kira" meaning "sparkling"?
Also, I'm afraid Persona trumpts Death Note, if only because of the second season. (Also, brainwashing people in Persona 5 is a much more effective, if slower, way of dealing with criminals than the Death Note.)
60 | Resolve | |||||||||
50 | Athletics | Shadow Clone | ||||||||
40 | Alertness | Ranged Weps | ||||||||
30 | Chakra | Frozen Skein | Physique | |||||||
20 | Intimidate | Presence | Substitute | Echolocation | Shadow Imitation | Shadow Step |
| Shadow Visage | ||
10 | Deceit | Stealth | Empathy | Rapport | Ghost Scales | PKH | Zephyr Reach | Vacuum Step | Shadow Guardians |
Do we get to know whether these jutsu scale by AB or by level?Nara Clan Ninjutsu
This is a summary of Kei's potential Nara ninjutsu, to be presented to Hazō next time the two meet (unless Hazō dies before then, in which case ignore this post).
Shadow Imitation – You know it, you love it. The user's shadow stretches out to ensnare an opponent's own shadow. If the connection is made, the user can control the opponent's body, making them imitate everything the user does.
Shadow Guardians – A defensive technique that is particularly effective against ranged weapons and in single combat.
Shadow Step – An enhancement to Substitution that hinders enemy movement.
Shadow Betrayal – A moderate debuff that hinders enemy movement.
Shadow Visage – A general-purpose defensive technique.
While she cannot share more details with you (even this much is pushing it), she, as always, defers leveling decisions to you. If you do not give specific instructions, she'll make decisions of her own volition. Please vote in a Kei training plan for this coming cycle spending at least 500 XP into these ninjutsu.
In Kei's opinion, she thinks Shadow Guardians suits her style, Shadow Imitation is generally strong, and Shadow Visage is appealing personally.
This link is already broken.
Typically, even if you're surprising your enemy, you don't check against Alertness -- instead, you would check against Athletics with a bonus for surprise (after your Stealth/Deceit/whatever beat their Alertness). This is a general thing for most any attack.Shadow Imitiation seems great... but mechanically, what would it be checking against, I wonder? Alertness if surprised and Athletics otherwise?
What do you mean?Do we know if there are Stunts that would make RW scale appropriately at higher levels?
No, but all of them except for Shadow Imitation are meant to be useful at non-capstone levels.Do we get to know whether these jutsu scale by AB or by level?
Not in particular, though the debuffs would have a clear application in holding people still so that they can be blown up.Does Kei think any of them in particular would benefit from the Gouketsu specialty (explosives, seals)?
Hmm good point, just in case of sealing failure maybe we would be better off if it wasn't a constantly emitting source but rather an immediate single burst, which would do a majority of the damage anyways. Perhaps with 3D sealing the seal would be durable enough, depending on the material properties of the stone we use...Do we know that a 200db Banshee Seal won't just destroy itself immediately? There are going to be massive kinetic and thermal effects at the epicenter, does the seal have fiat immunity to all of those? It feels like this is just heading towards a self-induced sealing failure mode like implosion seal stacking.
We are not sure. Sealing seems like you can kind of do whatever you want though, I don't think how much energy something creates is directly related to how hard it is, though it is definitely a factor.Another aspect that stands out: Are we sure that the scaling effect at play here is really adhering to the dB scale?
Oh good point, we should research that too! Sounds about like what Deidara does. Kage level sealing should be able to mimic that.in a literal sense we're saying "after further research, we've figured out how to multiply the energy output by 1,000 times.". And if we translated that same effort to, say, explosive seals
It still works on my desktop but doesn't on mobile, idk. Either way, the reddit thread I linked is about the same clip so you can find it there if I can't fix the link.
Good point. And since it's single-use, we can afford for it to have side effects if they help create the sound wave. Like generating heat or fire...Hmm good point, just in case of sealing failure maybe we would be better off if it wasn't a constantly emitting source but rather an immediate single burst, which would do a majority of the damage anyways.
60 | Resolve | |||||||
50 | Athletics | Shadow Clone | ||||||
40 | Alertness | Ranged Weps | ||||||
30 | Chakra | Frozen Skein | Physique | |||||
20 | Intimidation | Presence | Substitution | Echolocation | ||||
10 | Deceit | Stealth | Empathy | Rapport | Ghost Scales | P.K. Hammer | Zeph Reach | Vac Step |
60 | Resolve | |||||||
50 | Athletics | Shadow Clone | ||||||
40 | Alertness | Ranged Weps | ||||||
30 | Chakra | Frozen Skein | Physique | |||||
20 | Intimidation | Presence | Substitution | Ecolocation | Shade Step | Shade Betray | Shade Gurds | Shade Visage |
10 | Deceit | Stealth | Emapthy | Rapport | Ghost Scales | P.K. Hammer | Zeph Reach | Vac Step |
60 | Resolve | Shadow Clone | ||||||
50 | Athletics | Alertness | ||||||
40 | Ranged Weps | Chakra | Physique | |||||
30 | Frozen Skein | Shade Guards | Shade Visage | Shade Step | ||||
20 | Intimidation | Presence | Substitution | Echolocation | Shade Betray | |||
10 | Deceit | Stealth | Empathy | Rapport | Ghost Scales | P.K. Hammer | Zeph Reach | Vac Step |
60 | Resolve | ||||||||
50 | Athletics | Shadow Clone | |||||||
40 | Alertness | Ranged Weps | |||||||
30 | Chakra | Frozen Skein | Physique | Sh. Imitate | |||||
20 | Intimidation | Presence | Substitution | Echolocation | |||||
10 | Deceit | Stealth | Empathy | Rapport | Ghost Scales | P.K. Hammer | Zeph Reach | Vac Step | Sh. Step |
I hate to naysay your hard work but I don't think raising shadow clone to 60 makes sense for Kei. She doesn't benefit from the extra time and the extra range is negligible, for how expensive this would be and how valuable the 60 pyramid space is.So, by and large, we have two main options: raise 1 jutsu to level 30 and then another to 10, or raise all of the jutsu except for one to level 20.
Well, there are gradients between those two options, but keeping the jutsu levels at an even "10/20/30" stat fills that slot for pyramid-purposes and also allows Kei to cast it at the next AB, while maximizing XP-efficiency.
If we have Kei pick one level 30 and one level 10, then that means that it'll take 9 "steps" to get to Shadow Clone 60, but if we go my suggested route of several 20s, then it only takes 7 "steps" to get to Shadow Clone 60.
As before, here are Kei's current stats.
60 Resolve 50 Athletics Shadow Clone 40 Alertness Ranged Weps 30 Chakra Frozen Skein Physique 20 Intimidation Presence Substitution Echolocation 10 Deceit Stealth Empathy Rapport Ghost Scales P.K. Hammer Zeph Reach Vac Step
As you can see, she's got a lot of foundational 10-stats, meaning that she has the pyramid support to learn a bunch of 20-stats, but also has the pyramid support in the 20s for an additional 30-stat, to sit atop of Echolocation.
I've chosen to raise all the Nara jutsu with the exclusion of Shadow Imitation to 20, since these jutsu are specifically designed to be functional at non-capstone levels.
Now, let's look at what Kei's build would look like if we go my suggested route of 20s.
60 Resolve 50 Athletics Shadow Clone 40 Alertness Ranged Weps 30 Chakra Frozen Skein Physique 20 Intimidation Presence Substitution Ecolocation Shade Step Shade Betray Shade Gurds Shade Visage 10 Deceit Stealth Emapthy Rapport Ghost Scales P.K. Hammer Zeph Reach Vac Step
As shown, Kei already has those foundational 10-slots filled, so we can neatly plop those 20s right atop of them.
Now, let's chart the steps that it would take to get to Shadow Clone 60, using this build.
Steps:
- Raise Shadow Guardians (or any other 20-stat) to level 30
- Raise Chakra (or any other 30-stat) to level 40
- Raise Shadow Visage (or any other 20-stat) to level 30
- Raise Shadow Step (or any other 20-stat) to level 30
- Raise Physique (or any other 30-stat) to level 40
- Raise Alertness (or any other 40-stat) to level 50
- Raise Shadow Clone to level 60
The resultant build would look something like this
60 Resolve Shadow Clone 50 Athletics Alertness 40 Ranged Weps Chakra Physique 30 Frozen Skein Shade Guards Shade Visage Shade Step 20 Intimidation Presence Substitution Echolocation Shade Betray 10 Deceit Stealth Empathy Rapport Ghost Scales P.K. Hammer Zeph Reach Vac Step
Now, let's look at what Kei's build would look like if we raised one Nara jutsu to level 30, and one to level 10. As is the case before, Kei already has the requisite 20-slots to fill a 30-slot.
I picked Shadow Imitation, since it's intended to be a capstone attack and thus needs all the XP possible. Raising it to 30 makes it on par with Nara genin.
60 Resolve 50 Athletics Shadow Clone 40 Alertness Ranged Weps 30 Chakra Frozen Skein Physique Sh. Imitate 20 Intimidation Presence Substitution Echolocation 10 Deceit Stealth Empathy Rapport Ghost Scales P.K. Hammer Zeph Reach Vac Step Sh. Step
As with before, let's look at the steps that this particular version of Kei's build will need to take in order to reach Shadow Clone 60.
Steps:
- Raise Chakra (or some other 30 stat) to level 40
- Raise Deceit (or some other 10 stat) to level 20
- Raise Intimidation (or some other 20 stat) to level 30
- Raise Shadow Step (or some other 10 stat) to level 20
- Raise Vacuum Step (or some other 10 stat) to level 20
- Raise Shadow Step (or some other 20 stat) to level 30
- Raise Physique (or some other 30 stat) to level 40
- Raise Chakra (or some other 40 stat) to level 50
- Raise Shadow Clone to level 60
Ah, oops.I hate to naysay your hard work but I don't think raising shadow clone to 60 makes sense for Kei. She doesn't benefit from the extra time and the extra range is negligible, for how expensive this would be and how valuable the 60 pyramid space is.