Next Update (When I Get MOAR!)

[Frankto]

MOAR!

New:

Equipment:

• Added Mancatcher
  
  Techniques:
  
• Bifuu no Jutsu (Zephyr's Wind Technique)
  
• Gogyou Ransatsu: Nidan Jutsu (Elemental Destruction: Rank Two Technique)
  
• Gogyou Ransatsu: Sandan Jutsu (Elemental Destruction: Rank Three Technique)
  
• Gogyou Ransatsu: Shodan Jutsu (Elemental Destruction: Rank One Technique)
  
• Gogyou Taigeki: Nidan Jutsu (Elemental Beatdown: Rank Two Technique)
  
• Gogyou Taigeki: Sandan Jutsu (Elemental Beatdown: Rank Three Technique)
  
• Gogyou Taigeki: Shodan Jutsu (Elemental Beatdown: Rank One Technique)
  
• Hyoukaimen no Jutsu (Ice Crusher Technique)
  
• Hyourento (Fierce Ice Daggers)
  
• Hyourindan no Jutsu (Ice Ring Blast Technique)
  
• Reiki (Lay on Hands)
  
  Modifications:
  
  Feats:
  
• The meta-chakra cost system was significantly changed. (!!!)
  
  Advanced and Prestige Classes:
  
• The Technique Analyst's meta-chakra specialization have undergone some changes. (!!!)
  
  Techniques:
  
• The following techniques are now normalized: Kaenhoudan, Raiseidan, Kyokuuheki and Suiseidan no Jutsu have been 'normalized' to 60-ft. cones.
  
• The following techniques are now normalized: Kouheki, Kuusetsume, Shinryuudan and Tsunami no Jutsu have been 'normalized' to 40-ft. radius burst in Long range.
  
• Gufuudan is now a rank 5 technique.
  
  Enhancement Seal:
  
• Minor assassin's deck now gives +1, superior +2.
  
• The Armor of Raijin and the Sword of Raijin are now set items archetypes.
  
  Priority Chart:
  
• (!) - Important
  
• (!!) - Very Important
  
• (!!!) - Must Read

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[Jensik]

'Moar' is in the mail

Also, you need to stop putting out updates on Thursdays, giving me just a day to use new stuff on my players.
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[Frankto]

You so crazy, Jensik. I'll give you the GM Package if you want. ;p
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[Mojojo]

First I have to say that the last update was sweet. I loved the Exarch, and the empathy learning variant. Being able to develop techniques during a combat gives that anime feeling to the game, that the PC can, using his creativity, experience and effort adapt.

Now my suggestions:

-More "Elemental bloodlines". There are already three earth-based bloodlines, one thunder based and Hyouma, but we lack fire and wind based bloodlines. And that's not even considering Suigetsu - whatever the hell he have.

-Some type of jutsus are more "knowledge-oriented" than others, like medical jutsus, Ninpou:Wana techniques and sealing jutsus, so it would be nice to have some type of book, or training or anything to benefits this theorical study.

-More Utility katons - something like a "cauterize no jutsu" to stop bleeding effects, or a "industrial grade blowtorch - no jutsu" to melt metal (like Tsuuffuuka no jutsu, but faster, better, stronger), or a jutsu to extinguish flames.

[Chaos4knuckles]

As I said on facebook, why not a bloodline doujutsu that reveals its true form during the night when the moon is out?
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[Mizuno Kaitsu]

The Naruto world is emo enough.
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[Chaos4knuckles]

woah, just because its night based doesn't mean its emo
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[NinjaCP]

First off: AWESOME update. You are The Man. Please continue being The Man.

My suggestions:

If memory serves, puppets haven't gotten any love in a while. The Save DCs on puppet components are dependent on the puppeteer's INT, which is nice, but that only takes you so far. Beating a lot of these DCs becomes trivial at higher levels--especially since a one-level Fast Hero dip or any one of a number of advanced/prestige classes offer access to Evasion.

More "combo" techniques meant to be performed with a summoned creature, like Gamayu Endan, would be cool. IMHO, access to these zazzy, almost tag-team-wrestling-esque moves would add a lot of flavor for summoners and make the option of taking a Blood Pact more appealing.

That's all I got for now.
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[SirShadow]

Agrees with the above post. Summons and Puppets need some TLC.

Also, I'd be against a moon-related doujutsu, for the previously stated reason and the fact that there are already too many bloodline doujutsus and no one would take one that only works at a certain time.

[Chaos4knuckles]

I didn't say it can only be activated during the night, I said its true form would be seeable at night. It can be activated as normal, but at night it could be used free for say a minute/bloodline+1


EDIT: The idea for the bloodline actually isn't doujutsu based, its just the users have a weird permeation of the eyes that make it seem as though it would be. I'll post the idea of the bloodline later today in the community creations.
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[Infinitus]

Infinitus' Shit-Storm of Suggestions:

- add an optional skillsystem like in unearthed arcana.

- maybe change "minion" into a very versatile class (no bonus stuff, Rep, Defense always zero, saving throws all low., bab... mh.), give them a bit more hp, like... d4's
let them multiclass in player classes.
that gives GM's more versatility building weaker opponents, but still have higher levels and more skill points available.

- increase some damage reduction abilities - you can do a shitload of damage, but either you dodge or die, you can never take it; or reduce the damage.

- maybe a rule that lets you spontaneously modify a technique, like a healing jutsu ticking off as "fast healing" with increased perform requirements.
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[Frankto]

Let's see...

1- No.

2- Hell no.

3- O_o?

4- This is d20. You could at least think of ideas that are doable. You know that talk we had about making your own system? Yeah, that falls under it.
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[Infinitus]

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[Infinitus]

Mh, I see your point. Useful, but well. Ordinaries are too strong, for what I seek, and minions are too weak (have to few hp) for what I need.

e.g. how would you stat a person, who has learned 10 years to become a mastersmith, was after his father the greatest smith in the country (level > 6), but he was still an ordinary, living an ordinary life.
The players meet him, and he decides becoming a ninja, and goes to their village for ninja training. So he cannot take up any ninja classes... wtf? I mean a 7th ordinary craftsman is in combat far stronger than any thug he might encounter. and taking not enough levels in ordinary classes, there is no way he is a master smith.

In other words, I am disatisfied with the ordinary stuff; it does not work for really ordinary people.
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[zolniena]

i'd have to agree that ordinaries arent really worth the time or effort to create. making a heroic npc is just as easy, if maybe a little more time consuming. the challenge it gives the players is more than worth it.

[Frankto]

In my campaign, I use ordinaries as non-shinobi. This excludes Samurai, Iron Samurai and of course, the High General of the Land of Iron.
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[Frankto]

Summon Tables

Check it out and get back to me, if your brain isn't overcome by the goddamn awesome. It's on page 2, and suggestion to improve them are welcome.


Me, ripping off D&D again? Naw, you crazy.
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[Mizuno Kaitsu]

Perfect.
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[SirShadow]

It's.... beautiful...

[Infinitus]

good.
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[Whitefire]

It looks good to me.
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[Chaos4knuckles]

nice
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[Frankto]

What's a 4-letter word that starts in M and ends in OAR?
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[Infinitus]

ROAM MOAR?

You could add stuff you know.
Well, ideas I have are either to hard to implement or not suited.

Imho to hard to implement or unsuited:
Traits: Advantages / Disadvantages maybe via some point balance? (add genius, bloodlines and stuff here, like bad traits, e.g. something like irascibility)
That would remove too much pressure on focusing to grab feats, though I never thought you have not enough feats. Well, another argument pro could be: every modern game has them in an elaborate way. mh... allergies.

optional rule: due to high damage and low resistance capabilities, maybe XP gain below a certain level might be cut off, like creatures having <party>-5 only give a tenth of the xp, or soemthing like that.

technique counter - if you identify the technique the enemy throws at you/ the group, and you have a way to counter it, e.g water wall, you may counter it and nullify it and lose your next attack action...? that would make fights moar cinematic.

well, now I am waiting again, that someone tells me, that these changes are not fitting.
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[Frankto]

Traits aren't difficult to implement, just a dodgy mechanic in general. You shouldn't need to quantify the benefits or penalties of character quirks. If you as the GM or if your GM feels the need to give away free shit, then it shouldn't be my responsability as the game designer to justify your need to give players free shit. See what I did with archetypes? Just because I have dirty laundry... savvy?


XP below a certain level using the normal XP rules is 0. XP below a certain level using level-independant experience is low enough that you'll need to kill a lot of them to gain a level.


Countering techniques: Ad hoc is. Negating future actions by using them beforehand is poor design and the very reason instant actions were created. If you think the system needs to be more cinematic, then you can get with your GM or as the GM come up with rules of your own. If they're good enough, post them and I might even use them.
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