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Nov 18, 2020 6:38 pm
It's a bit more nuanced than "clan vs. clan". I'll be splitting the teams up into even teams, which each have common goals in the form of a Mission, regardless of their allegiance. Also, in this game, pursuing personal interests, in the form of their Secret, is more important than one's clan alliance. If you want a narrative justification for why some people from the same organization are fighting against each other, consider that these clans are really big, and probably have some internal conflicts as well. If you want, you can coordinate to have a variety in clans, but I'm saying that it's not too important.
Nov 18, 2020 6:50 pm
I am okay with whatever just was wanting to understand what I am stepping into so that I can better understand I will be and not be doing kind of thing so thanks for the clarification
Nov 18, 2020 7:46 pm
Is the Prize worth Merit Points? Does it have mechanical benefits? Or is it just narrative in that who ever wins the climax gets the prize and therefore wins the game. Or can someone win the climax fight, but not end up with the prize?
Nov 18, 2020 7:55 pm
Having the Prize by the end does grant Merit Points, which act like XP. I haven't put that table up, but I will later. Merit Points are awarded for fulfilling your various goals and motivations during the session.

Anyways, sometimes holding the Prize has mechanical benefits, sometimes it's a MacGuffin type thing. I don't know if you can win the climax fight and not have the prize, but there's nothing against it.
Nov 18, 2020 9:49 pm
Okay so is this just a one shot game or are we going to be able to continue forward -- and if we can continue forward what happens if some players earn more XP than others would that not give them an advantage on the next contest which could just snowball -- or is that some how covered within the Guidelines ??
Nov 18, 2020 10:05 pm
Since it's mostly trying to achieve personal goals with some overlapping objectives, it might be self balancing. Once one player get a little too strong, the others begin to team up when necessary to balance it out until someone else becomes too strong and so on.
Nov 18, 2020 10:07 pm
I say we start as a one shot and if it goes well then we can talk about continuing.
Nov 18, 2020 10:18 pm
Yeah, that's the cart before the horse, so to speak. Anyways, anybody have character concepts yet? I know ToDream has submitted theirs.
Nov 18, 2020 10:47 pm
If you mean by character just a quick sketch of skills, I still need to chose abilities.
Nov 18, 2020 11:14 pm
I mean, just in general, what kind of character you're making.
Nov 19, 2020 5:34 am
I've got four character seeds that are bouncing around in my head. Any feedback is welcome. If they are too close to anyone else's ideas let me know so I don't develop that one, or if anyone's having trouble brainstorming feel free to grab one of these ideas and run with it, but tell me so I don't develop that one as well:

Husabu Army - Tech
High-speed railway engineer who works for RTRI (Railway Technical Research Institute) the R&D branch of Japan Railways.

Hirasaka Agency - Scheming
English Language Tutor from America. Grandfather was stationed in Japan after WWII but was turned/trained to be a mole/spy within the US. After retiring, he trained his grandchild the ways of the ninja. On the grandfather's deathbed, he told the grandchild to find a way to go to Japan to complete the training. Moving to Japan undercover as an English Teacher, is now training with the Hirasaka Agency to be an elite international spy.

Lost One - Stealth
As a child, she was kidnapped to be trained by the Otogi Private Academy because she showed signs a being a gifted ninja prodigy. Hating the school for ripping her from her family, she ran away once she was powerful enough. Now a shy grown-up terrified of being rediscovered, she has managed to sneak her way into attending university with the hopes of finding a career that will give her enough opportunity to be able to find her lost family.

Otogi Private Academy - Strategy
An old school teacher and children's sports coordinator/coach who uses his position to test children to find the next 'chosen one', or at least the next ninja prodigy for the Academy.
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Nov 19, 2020 4:57 pm
Sumomo is a oni-descendant of a long line of such. She is alternately quite and brash, as her long-time mission of staying hidden classes with her oni-blood impulsive brashness.
[ +- ] Spoiler that GM may use
Nov 19, 2020 11:17 pm
ToDream: Sounds interesting! Anyone in particular she's trying to stay hidden from, or just "those in power"?
Nov 20, 2020 5:22 pm
I was going to ask what this mysterious Shinobigami was then I found this : Shinobigami literally means "God of the Shinobi (Ninja)"

In the stories, the Shinobigami might be an actual god or demon; an extremely secretive, ancient and forgotten ninja bloodline; a prophesized unborn ninja master; a viral idea; or some other possibility altogether and thus basically a Macguffin. As such, what it actually means is going to entirely depend upon the events that happen within play, and/or the direction the GM decides when running the game. Further, for the most part, the answer does not matter: For most of the ninjas in the clans fighting for the coming of or the prevention thereof of this Shinobigami do not truly understand what it is. The reality of this Macguffin may or may not completely unfold as the story develops and until then it is simply good to know that it is a very important thing to assist or prevent.
Nov 20, 2020 8:01 pm
Thanks for looking into that, it's good to know. I like how it's super important, but also completely vague, like the holy grail, or the answer to life the universe and everything (or maybe the question ... XD). Makes it mysterious and epic.
Nov 23, 2020 3:05 am
How are your guys' character creation going? If you need any help, let me know.
Nov 23, 2020 3:48 am
Okay I have the basic concept and just trying to put the various elements together -- would it be possible to get a description of the skills. I am currently operating off of assumptions that could be wrong and I would much rather know for sure when deciding the various skills this character has.
Nov 23, 2020 4:41 am
Sure thing. Most are basically what's on the tin.
[ +- ] Skill Descriptions
Nov 23, 2020 8:33 pm
I need to do a few more things, mostly picking jutsu, and add them to the character sheet.
Nov 23, 2020 9:56 pm
Jutsu what is this ? Ninpo?
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