Training Types:
(The person training with you must make at least 3 posts. One in the beginning, one in the middle and one in the end.)
(Each post must be a paragraph long at least, longer is better. Paragraph = 6-7 sentences.)


Kage Training = You must get the Kage of your village to train with you to learn this. Their posts don't count towards the amount of posts required. You must do this everytime you take this skill. If you are a Kage you don't need to have another Kage.

Jounin Training = You must get a Jounin ninja or higher to train with you to learn this. Their posts dont count towards the amount of posts required. You must do this everytime you take this skill. If you are a Jounnin you don't need to have another Jounin.

Chuunin Training = You must get a Chuunin ninja or higher to train with you to learn this. Their posts dont count towards the amount of posts required. You must do this everytime you take this skill. If you are a Chuunin you don't need to have another Chuunin.

~General~

Name	Details	Requirements	+ or -	Ranks
Gifted [insert stat here]	When you place points to your stats, the chosen stat gets a +25% reward from training (Rounded down).	n/a	-1	Once per stat
Quick Learner	It takes 1 less post per 10 to learn a new technique. Must always post at least 2 posts to learn a technique.	n/a	-1	5
Steadfast Durability	Stamina-Based Techniques cost 5 less stamina (Minimum of 5 stamina must always be paid however).	10 post Jounin Training	-1	Can be taken once every 5 levels.
Inner Calm	Chakra-Based Techniques cost 5 less chakra (Minimum of 5 chakra must always be paid however).	10 post Jounin Training	-1	Can be taken once every 5 levels.
Iron Skin	You take 75% Taijutsu damage.	10 post Chuunin Training	-2	1
Chakra Barrier	You take 75% Ninjutsu damage.	10 post Chuunin Training	-2	1
One-handed Seals	Perform hand-seals for jutsu with one hand.	25 post Jounnin training	-2	1
Second Wind	Upon reaching 0 health, user regains 1Hp, but only once per battle.	n/a	-2	1
Gate Alignment	One may open a Celestial Gate and act in the same turn.	n/a	-2	1
Strategist	Once a battle, and only once, you may choose to have any one of your attacks become a critical hit for 1.5 times its usual damage.	n/a	-3	1
Natural Growth (Insert Stat)	A ninja with this gains +5 to the specified stat every level.	n/a	-2	[ ]
Spelunker: Rocky Terrain Bonus	Gives +%20 speed in rocky terrain. A ninja with this skill suffers half of all environmental damage.	10 post Chuunin Training	-1	1
Hydrologist: Mist Terrain Bonus	Gives +%20 speed in the mist/fog. Muddy Ground doesn't give a ninja with this a 5% taijutsu failure chance.	10 post Chuunin Training	-1	1
Nomad: Desert Terrain Bonus	Gives +%20 speed in sand. A ninja was this skill doesn't suffer the slowing effects of sand terrain.	10 post Chuunin Training	-1	1
Survivalist: Extreme Weather Terrain Bonus	Gives +%20 speed in mountainous or clouded terrain. A ninja was this skill doesn't suffer the ranged attack penalty of Strong Winds.	10 post Chuunin Training	-1	1
Outdoorsman: Forest Terrain Bonus	Gives +%20 speed in forests. A ninja was this skill doesn't suffer the accuracy penalty of Dense Woodland and Jungle terrain.	10 post Chuunin Training	-1	1
Plains Terrain Bonus.	Gives +%20 speed in plains. A ninja was this skill suffers only half of the inaccuracy effects of High Grass terrain.	10 post Chuunin Training	-1	1
Cavern Terrain Bonus.	Gives +%20 speed in caves. A ninja with this skill only suffers a 2% chance to fall prove in Rubble/Ruins/Heavily Rocky terrain.	10 post Chuunin Training	-1	1

~Equipment~

Name	Details	Requirements	+ or -	Ranks
Warrior (Pick a weapon)	An attack from that specific weapon will do +5 Damage.	n/a	-1	Level / 2, rounded down
Merchant	You get a 5% discount at stores.	n/a	-1	10
Scribe	You may inscribe techniques into scrolls. These techniques have 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, or 100% of the original posts/damage (depeneding on your rank in the skill). Any technique that ends up being a number less than one cannot be inscribed within the scroll.	n/a	-1	4
Scroll Arts	You may use more than one scroll per battle. For every rank in this skill you gain access to one more scroll per fight.	n/a	-1	[ ]
Gather	You can gather the weapons, by how many ranks you have in this skill. And this will be provided you're near where they landed or bounced to and they must be your own weapons. This is done during the Response Phase.	n/a	-1	[ ]
Poison Creator	You may create poisons. This means that all poisons cost 25% less, since you need only buy the materials, but to get the discount you must make the required amount of posts. It takes 10 posts to make a custom poison, and 5 for a poison from Ninja Gear Outlet.	n/a	-1	1
Poison Mixer	You are highly skilled in the art of Poison creation. It now costs 50% less to make potions. It also takes 5 posts for any kind of poison.	Poison Creator, lvl 10	-1	1

~Taijutsu~

Name	Details	Requirements	+ or -	Ranks
Martial Artist	+5 Damage to Punches, Kicks, and Taijutsu techniques.	5 post Jounin Training	-1	[ ]
Extreme Endurance	Your strength far exceeds simple endurance. For a number of posts equal to your rank in this skill, you can continue to fight using your HP in place of your Stamina, once your stamina reaches 0. You may only use Taijutsu techniques during these posts, and when the skill expires you immediatly pass out (or worse, at a Kage's discretion) regardless of any other skill you may have. This is your "last wind."	n/a	-2	1
Iron Will	Your rank in this skill determines how many times you can completely ignore the damage from an enemy Taijutsu attack. This will not stop secondary effects of the attack (chakra blocking of 64 points, etc), but you will take no damage from the attack you defend against.	n/a	-2	2

~Ninjutsu~

Name	Details	Requirements	+ or -	Ranks
Ninjutsu Mastery	Jutsus of your villages element will do an extra +5 damage.	n/a	-1	[ ]
Subtle Elementals (Element name here)	You may learn an elemental jutsu that is not from your village (IE: Fire jutsus in Mist village). Remember that you must specify which element you bought with this skill (Fire, Mist, Wind, Earth, Lightning, Grass, Sound)	n/a	-1	Once for every village.
The Twisted Colors	You may create techniques from two different elements.	Subtle Elementals	-1	1
Knowing the Elements	By knowing the the elements of Ninjutsu perfectly you have discovered the flaws in many of them and are able to cut through your enemies simple-minded techniques like so much paper. Your rank in this skill determines how many times you can choose to ignore the damage from an enemy Ninjutsu. Effects of the jutsu outside damage still strike you (Web Jutsu will still bind you, etc).	n/a	-2	2
Shiva, The Destroyer	If you have this skill any direct attack type jutsus you use deal an additional 25% damage, but you may not use Genjutsus or Medical Jutsus.	n/a	-3	1
Extreme Will	Your chakra far exceeds simple will. For a number of posts equal to your rank in this skill, you can continue to fight using your HP in place of your Chakra, once your Chakra reaches 0. You may only use Ninjutsu ang Genjutsu techniques during these posts, and when the skill expires you immediatly pass out (or worse, at a Kage's discretion) regardless of any other skill you may have. This is your "last wind." Takes up 2 point. The user is immune to the status effect of Tired. And will only become Tired for the duration of the skill when at 25% HP.	n/a	-2	1

~Genjutsu~

Name	Details	Requirements	+ or -	Ranks
Genjutsu Creator	For every rank in this skill your genjutsu will drain +5 more stat total.	n/a	-2	[ ]
Genjutsu Shaper	For every rank in this skill your genjutsu will last a post longer.	n/a	-2	Level / 2, rounded up.
The Seeing Mind	You have studied Genjutsu for a very long time and can see through many of the 'less skilled' Genjutsu of your opponents. Your rank in this skill determines how many times you can ignore the effects of an enemy Genjutsu technique.	n/a	-2	2
Brahma, The Creator	If you have this skill any genjutsus you use have 25% additonal effect and last 50% longer, but you may not use jutsus of any element other than your villages.	n/a	-2	1

~Medical~

Name	Details	Requirements	+ or -	Ranks
Adept Medic	Healing Jutsus, and standard curative items are 10% more effective for each rank bought in this skill.	n/a	-1	10
Release Chakra	A counter method to moves such as 64-points. So it restores use of chakra if it is sealed. This technique can not be performed on ones self, but may be used on others at will.	n/a	-1	1
Savior	Once per team battle you may choose to take an attack in place of your ally without need for any rolls. Apply all armors against this attack regardless of if it is supposed to bypass armor or not. When you take the hit, you gain a +10 to the relevent defence skill. Cannot be used against Genjutsu.	n/a	-1	1

~Summoning/Pets~

Name	Details	Requirements	+ or -	Ranks
Contract Manager	Every time you take this skill, you may summon one additional type of animal (You must still get a contract)You may take this as many times as you want additional contracts. You cannot summon anything without this skill	n/a	-1	[ ]
Summoning Tattoos	With this skill, you can create one summoning tattoo on your body. This must be done out of battle, and it can only be used once per battle. With this you may attempt a summon a creature as normal, although its success rate is lower. After you roll your die, and add your level and rank mod, you subtract 50. Take 10 posts to create a tatoo on yourself.	n/a	-2	3
Summon Affinity	You may have more than one summoned creature out at a time with each rank in this skill. You may take this 4 times.	n/a	-1	4
Pet Communication	Allows the user to corrodinante better with there pet allowing a +5% chance to hit on tech that require both of them to do.	n/a	-1	1

*note: At character creation you may have at a max of 6 hindering skills, but after that you may not get another hindering skill unless given permission by an admin and write multiple posts to explain it, since you cannot just wake up one morning and have sealed Genjutsu. The amount of posts is to the admin's discrssion.

~Hindering~

Name	Details	Requirements	+ or -	Ranks
Overcome Your Problems	With this skill, you may get rid of a hindering trait you have. You must spend X skill points (X being how many points the hindering trait gave you) to remove it.	n/a	-x	[ ]
Advancement Seal (insert stat here)	You only get 50% of your stat reward for the specified stat. May take this 12 times, once per stat.	n/a	+1	Once per stat
Chakra Burn	For every 25 chakra used in a technique, the user takes 5 damage	n/a	+2	1
Chakra Leak	All techniques take 10 extra chakra to use, even if they don't normally use chakra	n/a	+1	1
Damage Prone	Character takes double damage.	n/a	+4	1
Fear of Elements (element name here)	User is paralyzed for one post after seeing (Element) used against them for the first time in a match.	n/a	+1	Once for each village
Feeble Minded	Easily Affected by Genjutsu. Genjutsu techniques last twice as long on you	n/a	+2	1
Hemophobia	User is paralyzed for one post after first blood appears in the fight	n/a	+1	1
Sealed Genjutsu	Cannot use any Genjutsu techniques	n/a	+2	1
Sealed Ninjutsu	Cannot use any Ninjutsu techniques	n/a	+3	1
Slow Learner	One extra post must be written per 10 needed to learn a technique.	n/a	+1	5
Slow to Adapt	A negative for being in terrain not of your current village. Gives -%10 speed when not in your village's terrain	n/a	+1	1
Talentless	Can only learn a technique every two levels	n/a	+4	1
Uncreative	Cannot create any custom techniques.	n/a	+5	1
Unsavory Chakra	Your chakra, just for some reason, turns creatures which are really well attuned to chakra flows away from you, which includes the vast majority of summoned creatures. -25% to all summoning attempts. You must have a summoning technique to use this	n/a	+2	1
Self-Defense	Opponents always act first, no matter what.	n/a	+2	1
Poor Stamina Manipulation	Before using a Taijutsu technique, roll a d10. On 1or2 Jutsu fails. You may not take another action this turn, but the stamina is not lost..	n/a	+2	1
Poor Chakra Molding	Before using a Genjutsu/Ninjutsu technique, roll a d10. On 1or2 Jutsu fails. You may not take another action this turn, but the chakra is not lost.	n/a	+3	1
Pervert (Pick Gender)	Whenever you battle an opponent of your prefered gender choice, you lose your first turn in combat.	n/a	+1	2(male and female....)
Merciful	Whenever you would deal the finishing blow in combat to an opponent, you must let them live with one HP left, only applies once a battle.	n/a	+1	1
Fearful	Whenever an opponent uses a technique that can only be used by the ninja rank above your current one, you freeze up and lose one turn.	n/a	+1	1
Narcissist	Is stunned for a post the first time damage is taken.	n/a	+1	1

Fighting Styles~

These are combat stategies usuable by all ninja provided they acquire the correct skill. These reflect their attack/defence style. They may be changed during the Response Phase and only one at a time. They cost 1 point each.

Self-Defensive Tactics: +10% to dodge, -10% to hit
Charging Tactics: +10% to hit, -10% to dodge
Anger Offense: +5% to Taijutsu damage, -10% to dodge.
Focused Movement: +10% to genjutsu effect, -15% to dodge.
Speed over Strength: -5% to Taijutsu damage, +10 dodge. (can only be used when up close to an enemy)
Sniper Tactics: +10% to hit with Ranged Attacks, Unable to use Taijutsu. (can only be used when at a distance to the enemy)

Eight Celestial Gates~