Terrick Sukrai Posted October 18, 2008 Posted October 18, 2008 (edited) Skill Name: Shadow Stalker Samurai Bloodline: Regular Description: Samurai in the current day and age are normally seen as throwbacks to a more primitive time, from before the days of chakra usage and jutsu capable of slaughtering dozens of men in the blink of an eye, and thus are usually treated as inferiors or are seen as little more than house guards by most shinobi. Except for the Shadow Stalkers. Shadow Stalkers are samurai who, through rigorous training, exposure to chakra and chakra-related techniques, supernatural instances, and captured documents on shinobi training techniques, have become specialists in hunting down or defending against the various techniques of a ninja. Though still samurai and heirs to the ideals of bushido, they also know the secrets of those who slip through the shadows, allowing them to do the same in order to track their prey more effectively as well as resisting their offensive magics. Most travelling merchants will hope to hire such Stalkers as bodyguards if they feel particularly threatened, while every daimyo seeks to gain the services of one as a yojimbo. Effect: 'The Character is not a shinobi-nin, and is rather a Samurai, and considered a Samurai, instead. Remove the 'Ninjutsu' Stat, and replace it with a stat known as 'Spirit'. Spirit is the same for all intents as Ninjutsu, in that if one would 'seal' ninjutsu they could 'seal' spirit. The singular difference between spirit techniques and ninjutsu techniques is that Spirit techniques may be used offensively -only- on supernatural creatures, (IE: Animal Kami; Demons, Summons, and other supernatural entities. For all intents and purposes, Spirit is exactly the same as Ninjutsu in regards to statistical battles, so the modifiers it gives to offensive attacks are defended against by the same modifier that would defend against ninjutsu. Skills like 'Knowing the Elements' may not be used against 'Shadow Stalker' or 'Spirit' Techniques, and all void and medical main site techniques for ninjutsu are capable of being obtained via the 'Shadow Stalker' skill as a requirement, if they fit the same 'effective rank' to take it. Spirit techniques utilized within the set-up phase may be used to modify kenjutsu or taijutsu attacks or techniques used in the subsequent main phase or may be used to 'up' the Shadow Stalker's stats for that turn, by the normal rules for the equivalent rank ninjutsu. Offensive Spirit techniques and Spirit/Kenjutsu, and Spirit/Taijutsu combinations may only be used during the main phase. Cost: -1? Must be taken at character creation. And before anyone gets on my case.... Yes, I know Mokujin made his own Way of the Samurai skill. However, since his eliminates Genjutsu and Ninjutsu whereas this doesn't quite do so, I do not see much difficulty here, do you guys? Edited November 5, 2008 by Terrick Sukrai
Baromosa Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 (edited) No problems I can see I'm working on a Samurai-esque Clan currently, but ones that have adapted to the shinobi trend of the NA world. It will be interesting to see how we both develop. Edited October 19, 2008 by Baromosa
Maelstrom Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 All positive skills must have a cost of at least -1.
Terrick Sukrai Posted November 1, 2008 Author Posted November 1, 2008 Made an update to the skill's effects, check it out.
Warr Posted November 5, 2008 Posted November 5, 2008 The character is not considered to be a shinobi, but is known as a samurai instead. Replace the 'Ninjutsu' stat with 'Spirit'. Spirit techniques cannot be used offensively against mortal targets, but can be used against summons, demons, or supernatural entities, while such opponents may use the Resistance stat to defend against it. Sealing jutsu can be used utilizing the Spirit stat instead of the Ninjutsu stat, and can still be used offensively. Spirit techniques can be used to modify Taijutsu or Kenjutsu techniques. Spirit techniques are utilized in the setup phase as opposed to the main phase. All rankings of the techniques Protective Cross, Nirvana, Divine Seal and Salvation are now considered Spirit techniques. To; 'The Character is not a shinobi-nin, and is rather a Samurai, and considered a Samurai, instead. Remove the 'Ninjutsu' Stat, and replace it with a stat known as 'Spirit'. Spirit is the same for all intents as Ninjutsu, in that if one would 'seal' ninjutsu they could 'seal' spirit. The singular difference between spirit techniques and ninjutsu techniques is that Spirit techniques may be used offensively -only- on supernatural creatures, (IE: Animal Kami; Demons, Summons, and other supernatural entities. For all intents and purposes, Spirit is exactly the same as Ninjutsu in regards to statistical battles, so the modifiers it gives to offensive attacks are defended against by the same modifier that would defend against ninjutsu. Skills like 'Knowing the Elements' may not be used against 'Shadow Stalker' or 'Spirit' Techniques, and all void and medical main site techniques for ninjutsu are capable of being obtained via the 'Shadow Stalker' skill as a requirement, if they fit the same 'effective rank' to take it. Spirit techniques utilized within the set-up phase may be used to modify kenjutsu or taijutsu attacks or techniques used in the subsequent main phase or may be used to 'up' the Shadow Stalker's stats for that turn, by the normal rules for the equivalent rank ninjutsu. Offensive Spirit techniques and Spirit/Kenjutsu, and Spirit/Taijutsu combinations may only be used during the main phase.
