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The Princess of Blades (Naruto/Exalted)

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fictionfan said:
Why no stunt for talking to Neji?
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Good point.

[X] Try the Konoha Archive. As a genin, you'd normally need special permission for sensitive information, but the rules are somewhat laxer during the Exams.
-[X] Stunt: Tenten steps into the unsurprisingly deserted Archives, the more senior shinobi no doubt occupied with the recent events, and most of the Genin simply doubling down on their training. She catches sight of a flash of pink hair over in a corner as she ponders where to search, "Sakura! I need some help looking up Gaara's abilities. Think you could help?"
[X] Sacrifice some training time to tracking him down. (Will not completely finish Dipping Swallow Defense this week.)
-[x]stunt: Practice with Neji. You are on opposite sides of the block and unlikely to fight each other. Besides you know each other fairly well anyway.
 
You're probably going to have a chance to work on a stunt for Neji, since there's going to be an update of Mystery Sleuthing before you talk to him. Having one now just kind of informs Tenten's general plan for trying to confront him.
 
Forgot to post this last time.
Crilltic said:
You give an awkward smile, "You're just saying that so you feel better about losing to me." But inside you cringe, just a little bit. You don't feel bad about facing Shikamaru, you barely know even if you know Ino.
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I... don't think this makes sense? Maybe if you write it as "but you barely know him, even though you do know Ino."? I'm not sure about that either, but it's understandable enough, I think.
Crilltic said:
The only recollection you have is the vague notion of someone sleeping in the Academy class below yours.
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This is correct but sounds kind of weird. Maybe "The only thing you can recall when you try to remember him is a sleeping boy in the Academy class below yours". Not quite sure about that either.
 
Jorlem said:
Just wondering, which of the mechanics are causing the problems?
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fictionfan said:
I would guess having to do a bunch of dice rolls every update.
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The rolls are part of it, but mostly it's to try and get a handle on book-keeping, and also to make it easier for players who might not be familiar with Exalted rules (or don't feel familiar enough to comment on planning) to actually participate in those parts of the quest.

It's a long-term thing I'm considering though, so we'll see how that goes. If people had any suggestions though, I'd be happy to hear them.
 
Crilltic said:
The rolls are part of it, but mostly it's to try and get a handle on book-keeping, and also to make it easier for players who might not be familiar with Exalted rules (or don't feel familiar enough to comment on planning) to actually participate in those parts of the quest.

It's a long-term thing I'm considering though, so we'll see how that goes. If people had any suggestions though, I'd be happy to hear them.
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Uh, but what mechanics have been obscure so far?

I'm not making any accusations or anything, the intended tone of my post being inquisitive rather than aggressive, I just haven't actually noticed any of them so far.

The closest we've come, I think, is charm selection, and that's fairly intuitive if somebody posts one of those little charm-description-thingies which lists all of their stats and such.

I mean, I've never touched an Exalted Book in my life, and I follow along just fine.

Maybe the plans can be complicated, but that's going to be true regardless of actual mechanics: It's the quest itself which gets more complicated as it gets larger and more stuff-filled and important.

[EDIT] Wait, also bookkeeping. Sorry. Yes. I can see why that'd be tedious. Sorry.
 
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chocolote12 said:
Uh, but what mechanics have been obscure so far?

I'm not making any accusations or anything, the intended tone of my post being inquisitive rather than aggressive, I just haven't actually noticed any of them so far.

The closest we've come, I think, is charm selection, and that's fairly intuitive if somebody posts one of those little charm-description-thingies which lists all of their stats and such.

I mean, I've never touched an Exalted Book in my life, and I follow along just fine.

Maybe the plans can be complicated, but that's going to be true regardless of actual mechanics: It's the quest itself which gets more complicated as it gets larger and more stuff-filled and important.

[EDIT] Wait, also bookkeeping. Sorry. Yes. I can see why that'd be tedious. Sorry.
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Like I said, it's a long-term thing I'm thinking about. Though if people aren't having problems then it'll probably stay something I toy with when I'm bored between updates. :V
 
Crilltic said:
Like I said, it's a long-term thing I'm thinking about. Though if people aren't having problems then it'll probably stay something I toy with when I'm bored between updates. :V
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Didn't finish my stunt in time for the Tally, so I made it longer.

OMAKE: WILD BOAR
It's early-afternoon by the time you manage to beg off assisting at the flower shop, the early day flood of customers having diminished to a sporadic tickle. So you take off your apron and wave your goodbyes to the regular store staff, pushing your way out the main door with a tingle of the doorbell.

It had long been one of your father's edicts that you spend some time at the shop whenever you were not on mission, or on team business. Something about keeping a hand on the pulse of the community, and setting an example as clan heir.
Honestly, though you did occasionally grumble, it really wasn't a chore; you loved flowers.

So you got to help Mrs Miyamoto pack up the day's delivery of flowers(yellow crocuses, for cheerfulness) to adorn the tables of her restaurant. Then you had to help old Ishimaru pick out a bouquet(blue hyacinths, for constancy) in his year-long courtship of the widow over on Market Street("I'm growing on her, Ino-chan; I just know it"). Then it was Kotetsu Shinji who needed just the right flowers(red carnations, for fascination) for his third crush in as many months.

You even help Ichimaru's adorable 6 year old debate for five minutes before picking out a flower for his grandmother's birthday; after a solemn five minute debate of the merits of red crysanthemums versus lilies, you'd both settled on a single white camellia.

At least no one came in asking for marigolds, which you could not but help think was a good sign.
The less dead people to mourn, the happier you'd be.

A Yamanaka knows how to handle people regardless of situation, Ino-chan, you could almost hear your father chide you in your head. You listen to them, lend a hand, and in return they'll open their hearts to you. It's what our clan does, and one way we give back to our friends and allies. Yeah Da could be a real fuddy duddy at times, dry enough to make you want to nod off. Not that you would; you weren't Shikamaru.

Thinking of Shikamaru makes you wonder if you should drop in briefly to check on his training for a moment.
Nah, you decide. Between Asuma-sensei and Yoshino-san, there's enough supervision to keep his nose to the grindstone.
And there's always the risk that you'd be dragooned into joining him.

Ordinarily, you wouldn't mind.
Not today.

The afternoon sun warms your skin as you take a shortcut across a park, exchanging cheery greetings with the occasional passerby as you walk deeper into the village's administrative district. The Yamanaka as a clan have always been popular with shinobi and civilian alike, and your blonde good looks make it even easier than most.

But it takes work to keep it that way, and everyone has to work on keeping it that way.

A hush seems to fall as you step past the noise-dampening seals into the foyer of the Konoha Archives.
The chuunin on duty, a retired Sarutobi called Kyo, looks up from her book as you enter, purses her lips, but makes no objections as you walk past her into the deeper archives with a wave and a smile.

Ever since the Second Stage had ended, you'd been taking advantage of the loosened restrictions on exam participants to access some of the more restricted files in the archives. While you weren't strictly speaking still an exam participant, the library staff had tacitly decided to look the other way, at least for the duration, a concession you'd chosen to ruthlessly exploit for as long as you could.

Not like there was anything really classified in this section anyway.
Since Da worked in Intel, you could confidently state that the good stuff was much farther in.

You raid some of the shelves for a refresher on poisons before addressing the real reason you were here: the old Bingo Books.
Lee had been simply the most powerful genin you had ever seen; one of the reasons you were going back to That Man's taijutsu classes was the proof of the sheer physical gulf between his trainees and the other contestants. And because, if you admitted it to yourself, you were too proud to admit defeat.

Still, that Gaara kid had broken him in exchange for largely superficial damage.
Broken, and almost killed him.

You weren't worried for Shika; he was in a different bracket, and he'd drop out rather than fight someone like that anyway.
Sasuke-kun won't, though.
You don't know what to do about that, not yet, so you start by gathering information.

As you look for an unoccupied study room, you stop as you catch a glimpse of a head of brown hair above a very familiar white qipao. As you hesitate, the face looks up and Tenten-yup,was The White Devil herself-half raises a hand in greeting. "Fancy meeting you here" you say in a low voice as you step into the room, mindful of the noise regs. "Shouldn't you be on the field training?"

You run a quick eye over some of the books scattered on the table, and a few titles jump out at you: Myths and Legends of the Land of Wind by Hayao Miyazaki, Gods and Monsters by Rumiko Takahashi, Physical Signs of Disease by S.Choudri, and a set of Chosan's Almanacs for the last ten years.
Curious.

"Oh hey Ino. For a moment I thought you were Sakura." You suppress a twinge of jealousy-Sakura is my friend dammit - in time to catch "was helping me do some research." Now this was interesting. As you open your mouth, the door opens behind you - "Suzume-san says we'd need a special pass to get...Oh hey Ino."

Oh ho.

You smile as you set down your books and pull out a seat.
"You can't just end it there. Give."


STORY NOTE
Inoko apparently means wild boar.
 
uju32 said:
OMAKE: WILD BOAR
It's early-afternoon by the time you manage to beg off assisting at the flower shop, the early day flood of customers having diminished to a sporadic tickle. So you take off your apron and wave your goodbyes to the regular store staff, pushing your way out the main door with a tingle of the doorbell.

It had long been one of your father's edicts that you spend some time at the shop whenever you were not on mission, or on team business. Something about keeping a hand on the pulse of the community, and setting an example as clan heir.
Honestly, though you did occasionally grumble, it really wasn't a chore; you loved flowers.

So you got to help Mrs Miyamoto pack up the day's delivery of flowers(yellow crocuses, for cheerfulness) to adorn the tables of her restaurant. Then you had to help old Ishimaru pick out a bouquet(blue hyacinths, for constancy) in his year-long courtship of the widow over on Market Street("I'm growing on her, Ino-chan; I just know it"). Then it was Kotetsu Shinji who needed just the right flowers(red carnations, for fascination) for his third crush in as many months.

You even help Ichimaru's adorable 6 year old debate for five minutes before picking out a flower for his grandmother's birthday; after a solemn five minute debate of the merits of red crysanthemums versus lilies, you'd both settled on a single white camellia.

At least no one came in asking for marigolds, which you could not but help think was a good sign.
The less dead people to mourn, the happier you'd be.

A Yamanaka knows how to handle people regardless of situation, Ino-chan, you could almost hear your father chide you in your head. You listen to them, lend a hand, and in return they'll open their hearts to you. It's what our clan does, and one way we give back to our friends and allies. Yeah Da could be a real fuddy duddy at times, dry enough to make you want to nod off. Not that you would; you weren't Shikamaru.

Thinking of Shikamaru makes you wonder if you should drop in briefly to check on his training for a moment.
Nah, you decide. Between Asuma-sensei and Yoshino-san, there's enough supervision to keep his nose to the grindstone.
And there's always the risk that you'd be dragooned into joining him.

Ordinarily, you wouldn't mind.
Not today.

The afternoon sun warms your skin as you take a shortcut across a park, exchanging cheery greetings with the occasional passerby as you walk deeper into the village's administrative district. The Yamanaka as a clan have always been popular with shinobi and civilian alike, and your blonde good looks make it even easier than most.

But it takes work to keep it that way, and everyone has to work on keeping it that way.

A hush seems to fall as you step past the noise-dampening seals into the foyer of the Konoha Archives.
The chuunin on duty, a retired Sarutobi called Kyo, looks up from her book as you enter, purses her lips, but makes no objections as you walk past her into the deeper archives with a wave and a smile.

Ever since the Second Stage had ended, you'd been taking advantage of the loosened restrictions on exam participants to access some of the more restricted files in the archives. While you weren't strictly speaking still an exam participant, the library staff had tacitly decided to look the other way, at least for the duration, a concession you'd chosen to ruthlessly exploit for as long as you could.

Not like there was anything really classified in this section anyway.
Since Da worked in Intel, you could confidently state that the good stuff was much farther in.

You raid some of the shelves for a refresher on poisons before addressing the real reason you were here: the old Bingo Books.
Lee had been simply the most powerful genin you had ever seen; one of the reasons you were going back to That Man's taijutsu classes was the proof of the sheer physical gulf between his trainees and the other contestants. And because, if you admitted it to yourself, you were too proud to admit defeat.

Still, that Gaara kid had broken him in exchange for largely superficial damage.
Broken, and almost killed him.

You weren't worried for Shika; he was in a different bracket, and he'd drop out rather than fight someone like that anyway.
Sasuke-kun won't, though.
You don't know what to do about that, not yet, so you start by gathering information.

As you look for an unoccupied study room, you stop as you catch a glimpse of a head of brown hair above a very familiar white qipao. As you hesitate, the face looks up and Tenten-yup,was The White Devil herself-half raises a hand in greeting. "Fancy meeting you here" you say in a low voice as you step into the room, mindful of the noise regs. "Shouldn't you be on the field training?"

You run a quick eye over some of the books scattered on the table, and a few titles jump out at you: Myths and Legends of the Land of Wind by Hayao Miyazaki, Gods and Monsters by Rumiko Takahashi, Physical Signs of Disease by S.Choudri, and a set of Chosan's Almanacs for the last ten years.
Curious.

"Oh hey Ino. For a moment I thought you were Sakura." You suppress a twinge of jealousy-Sakura is my friend dammit - in time to catch "was helping me do some research." Now this was interesting. As you open your mouth, the door opens behind you - "Suzume-san says we'd need a special pass to get...Oh hey Ino."

Oh ho.

You smile as you set down your books and pull out a seat.
"You can't just end it there. Give."


STORY NOTE
Inoko apparently means wild boar.
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Awesome! +2 XP to allocate as you wish, and you'll meet up with Ino at some point during the investigation.
 
I look forward to using Sagacious Reading of Intent on Might Gai. I bet he has quite a bit of depth underneath. Such as consider we never see Gai's teammates what happened to them?
 
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Hey, just an observation here, but the whole business with the Ten-Tails reminds me of the Yozi. There are big differences, but you could view the Tailed Beasts as souls of the World Tree.
 
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