[D&D-5e] A Past to Be Erased (Naruto 5e)

[Gaijin]

Bukijutsu uses Taijutsu rules, but may revolve around ranged weapons and melee weapons with finesse. In these circumstances, is the Taijutsu Save DC and Attack Modifier still calculated off of Strength, or does it adapt to whatever is empowering the weapon's base attack/damage calculation?

Edit: A few classes have features that generically replace Bukijutsu calculations with alternate abilities, such as the Hunter-nin and the malleable illusions for Genjutsu users, so I'm inclined to guess it's calculated with Strength, even though a bow would calculate base damage off of Dex.

[wodine]

From what I was able to find, I believe you successfully answered your own question.

[Gaijin]

Cool. One of the things that I'm appreciating about starting as a genin is that if we blunder with the rules, it can be handwaved as delusions of grandeur and character appropriate incompetence. Takes some of the pressure off.

Is Multiclassing on the table? The classes seem to be pretty well built for mono-classing, but a little personalization could be fun, depending on the final teams.

[Jasontheswift]

@Wodine, PM sent.

[ArcZero]

It will take me a while to look through the rulebook, but I have several ideas. It looks like it's not every day that a Naruto game comes along and it's only a weekly post so that's more than doable.

My main question is can we be mixed clan (from two)? The book mentions being able to do so on page 10, but I see no rules on it.

[wodine]

Only clans from Konoha are applicable, this game takes place during the second Shinobi war and clan tensions are very high. I limited clan selection to Konoha clans for that same reason. Also the clan rules may be in the clan compendium instead of the main rulebook.

[Rylus]

Asagi is complete i believe. I may make some minor tweaks before the deadline if i think of any but he is finished in any case.

[Hiruma Kohaku]

Taka Kurama Name: Taka Kurama Clan: Kurama clan Age: 11 Ambition: Avenge older brother’s death Drive: Older brother was a genjutsu prodigy. With his death, Taka has to carry on his legacy for family honor and pride. Goals: -Develop new fear based Genjutsu -achieve rank of Chunin -make some new friends Fear: -Physical weakness prevents him from protecting him teammates and family -Never finding his brother’s killer -Not being able to live up to his brother’s legacy -Being betrayed by a friend Background: Genius Class: Genjutsu Specialist Role: Control Physical Description: Taka is not the most physically impressive kid standing at average height for his age but very scrawny. Many describe him as not very strong or agile, but Taka says if he doesn’t need to if the enemy is too scared to move. Medium length brown shaggy hair is pushed back by the sunglasses on his head revealing the fierce brown eyes underneath. The high collar green shirt and pants he wears is fairly plain and basic without a hint of protection hidden underneath. Typical black boots of the shinobi have seen their wear and tear over the years. His usual stance is leaning against something with his hands in his pockets with a slight smile as he’s observing whatever is happening at the time. Personality: Taka’s personality tends to adapt to his situation from being social and kind to someone who is sad to standing back quietly giving an approving nod to a group leader rallying the team. Not as analytical as someone from the Nara clan or as brooding as an Uchiha, but he’s not as boisterous as an Uzimaki. Calm in the storm is his motto when faced with difficult situations. The Kurama has no problem being the leader of there isn’t one or supporting the leader of one has risen up to take charge. His anger comes out with those who arrogantly flaunt their superiority or bully others which responds by tearing away the mask of confidence to show the core of fear within. Roleplay Sample: Taka walked home after his last day of exams where he was informed by his Sensei that he ranked 2nd overall in his class. Kisada, his faithful wolf summons walked next to him giving a comforting lick on his hand because it knew that Taka was not pleased with being second because Taka’s father would not be happy with it. The two walked into their home where his father and mother were at the table enjoying hot tea. Taka stood at attention with his head slightly bowed. ”Sensei said I placed second in my class. He says my skills in genjutsu are some of the best in years.” His father frowned and looked back at the tea in his hands. ”Your brother placed first in his class.” Taka clenched his fists at the answer he had expected. ”Yes father. Sushiro was a prodigy of this family.” His mother teared up at the memory of her dead eldest son. Without looking up, she tried to be reassuring. ”I’m sure you tried your best sweetie.” With nothing else to be said, Taka and Kisada went to his room where he closed the door and sat on his bed looking at the picture on his bedroom door. It was a family photo of Mom, Dad, Sushiro, and himself all smiling. The happy times before Sushiro’s murder during the war at the hands of his teammate who turned out to be a spy who had infiltrated the Academy. The family never the same after hearing the news. It was all on Taka now to carry on the legacy his brother had built as a prodigy of the family. He was angry and afraid. Angry about what happened to his brother. Afraid that he couldn’t live up to his parents’ expectations as well as his own. Kisada hopped on the bed and laid its chin on Taka’s shoulder to comfort him. Taka hugged his loyal friend and just stared at what his life once was and wished it could be again. Significant NPCs: -Choso Akimichi: Rival, The two are complete opposites both physically and methodically. Choso believes that anything can be achieved if you’re strong enough and put enough force behind something. Six inches taller and fifty pounds heavier, it is almost comical when the two stand next to each other. -Tadaka Uchiha: Childhood friend, The two have a kinship bonding over work ethics and view of the world and their role within it. Strategy games are the main medium the two use to test their minds against each other while talking about their days and struggles.

[Frederik]

Originally Posted by ArcZero

It will take me a while to look through the rulebook, but I have several ideas. It looks like it's not every day that a Naruto game comes along and it's only a weekly post so that's more than doable.

My main question is can we be mixed clan (from two)? The book mentions being able to do so on page 10, but I see no rules on it.

There is a feat for that in the clan book. It is the first of the feats that can be found in the back of the clan book.

[ArcZero]

@Frederik Thank you! That's just what I'm looking for. That little bit of oomph.

[Gaijin]

Oooh, nice. I hadn't noticed that. And I suppose that begs the question whether latent abilities can be taken from outside of the Konoha clan list via the feat, or not. On one hand the child could still be of a Konoha clan, but on the other hand, displaying the ability of a hostile clan could lead to some harsh conflicts It looks like a lot of the popular features, such as the obvious ocular jutsu don't kick in until 7th level.down the road, but on the +1 cool points if you get this reference.other hand, this could also be used to represent natural evolutions of clans, which could lead to subsequent splits.

The classes also all have Archetype feats for minor dips into one another.

Edit: Oh man, this opens up so much...

[morgantha]

I am so extremely excited to see this game! I'm interested in playing either medical support or a genjutsu user. App incoming!

[Gaijin]

Alright, I've thoroughly overthought all of the mechanics, and I'm putting down the books until they actually come into play.

Well... maybe I'll read up on downtime activities, and then I'll put down the books.

Edit: Ah, shucks. Non-Clan is explicitly not allowed to take the Bloodline, Latent feat. Oh well.

[ArcZero]

Character Image from Midjourney Name: Akane Hatake Clan: Hatake (her father, mother is from the Nara clan) Age: 11 Ambition: To find her mother and show that she isn't a traitor to the Nara clan and Konoha as a whole. Drive: Prove worthy of her dual heritage. She's considered smart even for a Nara member a couple years her senior, but she's terrible at planning. And having the grace befitting a Hatake? A pipe dream! So she's told on the one hand how gifted she is and on the other she gets sidelong glances "because of high expectations." Goals: - Gather information on her mother's location. - Get high marks in her initial team training to earn a D-rank mission. - Get clothes that won't fry the next time she shocks herself. - Use the Shadow Possession Jutsu on someone in the field. - Make a friend who isn't from the Akimichi or Yamanaka clans! Fears: - Akane is clumsy and that's inexcusable for one of the Hatake clan! She worries about people noticing her two left feet. - Learning that the rumors are true and her mother has joined the enemy side in the war. - Getting exiled along with her mother and losing access to the Nara archives or learning any more shadow techniques. - Having to practice Taijutsu. Background: Genius (Latent Bloodline Feat for access to Nara Clan Shadow Jutsus) Class: Scout-Nin (Switched away from Ninjutsu Specialist) Intended Role: Ranged Control Physical Description: Both her parents are lean of build, so it's no surprise to see Akane be a small fry for her age. Her shock of off-black hair is in stark contrast to her main clan affiliation and is all people talk about when it comes to her family. Despite being self-conscious, she wears her mother's hair color with pride. Both parents' hair types contribute to how much her hair juts out and gets split ends. She often spends up to an hour trying to wrestle her hair into a respectable shape. She likes decorating it with a ribbon or bow to distract from the hot mess she considers it to be. Her lilac-colored eyes are shared with her father and brother, just a few shades darker than their almost perfectly white hair. She has short fingers, a round face and piercing eyes usually accompanied by a pout or glower. The main times she will be caught smiling is when hanging out with Toki, her brother or when she is confident about acing a test. Akane takes pride in wearing combat-ready attire like her male family members, said to increase their speed and allow better conduction of Lightning Chakra. If only it worked for her. Her shoulders are generally exposed between her short, wide-collared robe and long fingerless gloves. Like most Konoha ninja, her toes are bared in the traditional black footwear that stop just above her knees. Personality: Despite her intellect, her proclivity to act impulsively makes her an odd fit with the Nara clan's low energy deliberateness. On the other end, her struggle with Lightning Release and her lack of agility marks her as a dubious candidate for the next generation of the Hatake clan. She puts on a tough exterior to cover up how clumsy and self-conscious she really is! Her quick thinking makes it easy to realize she's done something wrong, but often only after she's already halfway through the mistake. Luckily she has a great work ethic and talent with all the basic aspects of chakra and ninja training that let her blaze through her genin exams. She's only just turned 11, so she's younger than most of her classmates. There is an Uchiha or two and an Uzumaki younger than her and of course no one can keep up with them. The Hyuga clan is the third one that competes the hardest for child prodigies, but their genin are a little older this year. She is quick to anger and frustration, usually thrown off any plan she might try to develop. But she often keeps this frustration to herself, letting it bubble under the surface and only letting friends her here real thoughts. At the same time, she likes blending into the background because when she tries to stand out, things always go wrong. On top of that, the thing she's best at, the Shadow Possession Jutsu, is a big deal. Their elders still don't want her showing off that a half Nara can do it. "Unprecedented. Gifted. A strategic liability," she's overheard her maternal grandfather whispering to her father. Akane doesn't like to plan nearly as much as a Nara should. She takes after her father in this regard. She pursues the goals she can see right in front of her and tries not to worry (unsuccessfully) about the rest. There has been a shift in the Hatake clan of late. A minor family, they have made a big push to contribute to the war effort, driving their children to train as hard as possible. Among barely two dozen members, most develop a Lightning Release very early and so it's become expected to focus on it to the exclusion of everything else. That's a problem for Akane who is fascinated with her mother's techniques. And what could be more conflicting? The calm and collected approach of a shadow controller and the blitzing boldness of a lightning user. How did her parents ever get along? She has fond memories of them sitting calmly at home to then get very animated at the festivals of Konoha, growing competitive with fair games and the like. The last thing Akane wants to do is cut her hair. Her mother's last words to her before disappearing were, "Akane your hair looks so beautiful pinned up like that!" So naturally she cries every time her father says she needs to cut it or wear it differently. Roleplay Sample   The two children of Boromu Hatake stand in a second floor rooftop in Konohagakure on a sleepy afternoon. The sky is heavy with dark clouds but the rain hasn't started yet. A perfect day to practice Lightning release with all this ambient static. Unfortunately the younger sibling has given up before they've even started. Her fingers still hurt from the previous day. She whines, "Why do I have to practice this nature stuff already? My classmates all have the week off! You know, a vacation?! No one else will do this for years... other than those dumb, genius Uchiha!" Indeed, there are a pair of Uchiha on a rooftop to the South clearly within their compound. A parent and child practicing Fire release in much the same way. Shinji snaps his head to his sister with a dry but clear tone that quickly softens, Don't dishonor our allies like that. We're studying it because... it's the pride of our family." He keeps a few parts of his motives for pushing his younger sister to himself and says simply, "Every Hatake can do it." With resignation, she retorts, "Well maybe I'm not a good Hatake then. You're the older one and do so much better with this. Dad and the others like you way more." Shinji grabs her and gives her a hug. "It's not like that and never will be if I can help it!" He charges a little static on his fingertip that zaps her nose in a way that buzzes and tickles. She kicks her legs and yells between giggles, "Stop that!" They play fight for a moment before she wriggles and gets free of the dastardly brother. Her fingers feel scorched, numb and tingly from trying so hard to get Lightning chakra to circulate. She shakes her hand hard and tries to focus on channeling a bit at Shinji from 12 feet away. After some fierce resistance, it starts to build up - fast. Shinji raises an arm in front of his face and admoninishes with genuine concern, "Easy. Eeeeasy! You're building too much nature and not keeping it balanced!" Her synapses light up with pain and her vision starts to swim like she'd hit her head. Frantically, she pushes it away, shouting, "Eat this!" The bolt zags listlessly towards the Anbu team member. He crouches, reflexively bracing as if it's a real threat. He places his left arm straight upwards, ready to redirect the lightning; however, it chaotically diverts to a nearby lampost harmlessly at the last second. Akane's face flips from gritted glee to frustration in mere moments as she kicks at the ground and stubs her toe. She winces and falls in a heap holding her foot. In a weird tone triumphant with her failure, she says to Shinji, "See? I can't. Do it!" The more accomplished 16-year-old just chuckles at his naive baby sister, "That is hilarious, sis. I couldn't manage a blast that size until I was 13." He breathes a bemused sigh and mutters under his breath while getting to his feet, "Granted mine had speed behind it and could actually harm a fly... Okay no more chakra today. The basic steps of molding. One more time from the top then we eat!" The siblings get back to it, smiling. Her brother knows just how to motivate her once she's too tired to disagree. Significant NPCs: Toki Hyuga - Akane is childhood friends with a member of Hyuga's main house. Toki is a delight. She almost never talks but her body language is hilarious. She's very kind and confident in her physical prowess as a traditional dancer and with what she's learned of the gentle fist. The two always got into entirely appropriate trouble like staying up too late playing shogi or coming back with too many items from the family shopping list! Now that they are genin, there will doubtless be talk that a clumsy girl with a traitorous mother has no business being so close to an inheritor of the Hyuga legacy. Joran Akimichi - The poster child for an offspring of the Akimichi clan: obnoxious, tough, rowdy. His main problem is he's always getting crap about not putting on enough calories from his family and others. "Aren't you kind of skinny to be an Akimichi?" "You'd better beef up if you want to use Human Boulder for more than two seconds! So of course he takes it out on Akane. All the more so since he's convinced Akane thinks she's too good to be a part of the usual Ino-Shika-Cho team. He's the bane of her existence most days. Very high Taijutsu marks and decent ninjutsu for a meathead, he burns out a little quickly in the endurance department.

[BlackDragon0]

Nice npcs I can totally see that Hyūga being the one from my app lol