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[Frankto]

Geeze!

New:

Basic Game Mechanics:

• Added Empathic Learning variant
  
• Added Hostage Maneuver variant
  
• Added Save Scores variant
  
  Feats:
  
• Empower Sealing Sword
  
  Equipment:
  
• Added Changing Weapon Sizes and Damage table
  
  Advanced and Prestige Classes:
  
• Devastator
  
• Exarch
  
• Exemplar
  
• Squad Captain
  
• Sword Savant
  
  Techniques:
  
• Hokojutsu: Kinmetsu (Armed Technique: Muscle Destroyer)
  
• Hokojutsu: Horokotsu (Armed Technique: Bone Shatter)
  
• Shinobi Hiken: Kamikakushi (Shinobi Secrets: Spirited Away)
  
  Friends and Foes:
  
• Added Modes of Movement
  
• Added Teleport movement type
  
  Modifications:
  
  Feats:
  
• Improved Feint prerequisites modified (D&D style)
  
  Techniques:
  
• Shinobi Kyoufu renamed to Shinobi Hiken: Sakki Jutsu
  
  Epics:
  
• Power ranks ability bonus is now +2 per power rank.
  
  Ninja Tools:
  
• The time it takes to craft a seal was reduced.
  
• Containment enhancement seal no longer requires a touch range.
  
  Gamemastering:
  
• Level-independant Experience calculation corrected
  
• Alternate Progression (60% XP) table changed to reflect smoother progression, and lower minion XP.
  
  Priority Chart:
  
• (!) - Important
  
• (!!) - Very Important
  
• (!!!) - Must Read

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[Chaos4knuckles]

I'm sorry for your lack of a gift. Quick question, why wasn't the bewitching eye added?
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[Frankto]

Because it isn't needed. Also because it's bad.
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[Chaos4knuckles]

Okay then
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[Infinitus]

Merge the two Moujuu Aishou section, quote the animal entry of the MSRD, and put somewhere the size modifiers. It is really all over the place.... :/
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[Mizuno Kaitsu]

Im fairly excited about the idea of the Squad Captain. Do you have any samplings of its abilities?
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[Frankto]

Something like Field Officer. But not quite as retardely broken.
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[Infinitus]

so the squad captain is finished? mh...

where is the field officer broken? except for that "reputation bonus is too high"?

it feels as a waste of levels for me. the first level ability is fine, but then well you have to waste 6 more levels to gain ANOTHER different ability.

oh and for the defense bonus... if you have that, I'd rather like to see a plus +1 bonus for every adjacent ally, up to 1/2 his level.
It does make fucking more sense.

Oh, and yeah a preview would be nice.
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[Frankto]

The Field Officer is broken where you can give your entire party a +35 bonus to Defense or Attack rolls.

But yes, the Squad Captain is finished. And I'm way, way ahead of you.
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[Infinitus]

nnneeeed preview. *sob sob sob*

The only thing the Field Officer seems to be lacking are Bunshins and Power Attack.
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[Frankto]

Fine, here's a preview.


Hit Die
The Squad Captain gains 1d8 hit points per level. The Constitution modifier applies.
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[Infinitus]

Thank you, the class is sooo awesome.

edit: I was just thinking, well there is the empower mechanic, what about an enhancement mechanic. not all techniques do damage, and with spending more chakras you can enhance the effect of a technique or add a related bonus, like increasing the diplomacy/bluff... bonus of some genjutsu.

you can then grant there additional bonuses - in that skill techniques - through mastery, which would make the techniques seem far more dynamic.
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[Frankto]

New this week!

Hostage maneuver variant
Empathic learning variant
Squad captain class
Sword savant class
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[Killercloud]

Sword Savant just sounds awesome
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[Haku]

How will the Sword Savant be different from the Shinobi Swordsman?

Any chance we'll see some of the newer Shippudden stuff appearing e.g Sage mode/Natural Energy? or maybe a epic prestige class geared for Hokages....like a continuation of ninja scout and Ninja Operations Counter?

[Chaos4knuckles]

I would think instead of focusing in one weapon (shinobi swordsman), the savant would be well-rounded in swords, but that is just my guess
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[Frankto]

The sword savant is a ninjutsu swordsman. I'm also not going to make classes pertinent to a single shinobi rank or position or village.


And for what I hope last time, Senjutsu chakra will not figure in the main file.
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[cmkawasaki]

Sword Savant's don't use hand seals while they have their swords in their hands. They also focus on more of a D&D Samurai skill weapon, to which they get bonuses utilizing.

[Haku]

Ahh, so if I'm understandug this correctly then this class would be something that the Samurai of the Land of iron would have? Using their ninjutsu to create chakra blades and other sword-based ninjutsu? Channelling Chakra through blades etc?

As for not introducing senjutsu at the moment I can understand that, as it is quite not really accessable to most. I guess adding the option of natural energy would be quite difficult to intergrate into the current system anyway.

[SirShadow]

No, Samurai from the Land of Iron would probably take the Samurai class.

[Frankto]

No, the Senjutsu option is quite easy to understand, adapt and employ. It will not figure in the main file because it's ridiculously powerful.


And shadow is entirely correct. Sword Savant has absolutely nothing to do with the Iron Samurai, not even a tiny bit.
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[Killercloud]

Has Senjutsu been released (No, I don't mean in the File)? or is it unfinished? or just been withheld?
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[Frankto]

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No, Senjutsu is finished, but I am missing the cover. It'll be ready when it's ready.
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[Haku]

I assumed that they would be taking the Samurai class. I was wondering if this would be an attempt to more acurately capture the increasing chakra weapon channeling we are seeing (in which case this class might be a good addition to tha land of iron samurai)?

As for Senjutsu, is there no way of balancing the natural energy somehow....I'd be intersted in reviewing the rules maybe. It was stated that it was exceedingly hard to master and only characters with lots of chakra could manage it. Could be a cautionary Hijutsu like some of the other naruto techniques.

[cmkawasaki]

[Haku]

Aha! Thankyou Cwakawasaki. So this should better reflect characters like Sasuke, Kisame, etc. Rather than having to switch between elementalist and shinobi swordsman each time.

I'm looking forward to seeing this now. Should help some of my characters builds.

[Frankto]

Sasuke and Kisame? No. It really, really doesn't -_-'

If anything, it reflects characters like that filler guy, Raiga. Or any one of the Goyousei from Samurai Deeper Kyo (and Kyo himself, to some extent).
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[Mizuno Kaitsu]

Its about time that Raiga gets a little credit, lol. Even though he was a filler character, he had his merits.
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[Haku]

Well finally, the guessing game has finished....thankyou Frankto for clearing that up.

[Jensik]