Falling Leaf Academy

[MzHyde]

Falling Leaf Academy

Original Post: Since the last time I saw this pop up it never took off, I thought I would try to bring up some interest once again. This is a check for people interested in playing a Ninja Academy scenario. What I had in mind was a modern fantasy setting - think Arcanum: Steamworks and Magick Obscura. Modern kind of steampunkish tech, but the world is filled with ninjas, knights, priests, and perhaps even a fantasy race or two. The game will take place on a hidden island dedicated to students who wish to learn the ninja arts. They enter at a young age, fourteen or so, and study for eight years before graduating - if they make the cut. Our group of players will be mid-level students. That is to say they will be seventeen, eighteen, or nineteen, and will have been there for four years. As the story takes place it's time for their mid-level exams, a series of grueling events that tests them on everything they've learned so far. They'll be tested not only on knowledge, but also in fighting technique, pitted against each other one on one and in teams of three. Those that fail at any stage will be left behind and cannot be promoted to the next level. So, basically, RP-wise, some time for combat and some time for conversation. The RP will be focused around the exams and while the fights will get dirty, there will not be any death. Right now this is just an interest check, so let's get a show of hands for who's looking to participate before I expand this topic!

Setting: Falling Leaf Academy has existed for hundreds of years. Like the other martial and magical academies spread throughout the world, it has stood almost unchanged for ages. The base tenants of each fighting or magical discipline have yet to change. Despite the discovery of the Animus Magicka by The Mage's Guild, which broadened the spectrum of magical schools, and despite the invention of steamworks by the industrious dwarves adding in a whole world of new gadgets and weapons, the basic combat and magical skills that direct the mages, warriors, ninja, rogues, and others alike have remained the same. Each generation of students brings in new and exciting skills, jutsu, and abilities, but every student comes here to learn how to survive, how to fight, and how to blend with the shadows. Falling Leaf is the only school in the entire world that teaches ninja arts, leading to a constant influx of new students. First and second year students are known as genin (low ninja), third and fourth year are known as chunin (middle ninja), and fifth through eighth year students are known as jonin (high ninja). Falling Leaf teaches the following classes;

-Stealth: Not completely focused on wearing black and slinking around in shadows. Ninja must blend in anywhere and in any environment. This class teaches one how to dress for the environment, how to use terrain to blend, and how to blend in with crowds. The class also teaches numerous dialects and local customs from the world over, to better allow the students to blend in within city environs.

-Survival: This class features a mixture of physical education (scaling walls and trees, climbing rock faces, swimming, etc.) and living off the land. Ninja may need to stalk a target for days at a time, or have to travel long distances on foot, so here is where students learn how to survive in any kind of environment.

-Chakra : Chakra is akin to mana for mages. While mana draws from the environment around the mage, chakra is a strength drawn from within, taking from the physical energy within the body and spiritual energy gained from exercise and experience. This class focuses mostly on physical and spiritual exercises (meditation, long periods of focus) in order to increase the flow of chakra through the student's body.

-Combat: Combat is divided into several different classes and all students begin by taking all of them for four years, after which they will pick one to specialize in. Combat classes are as follows; Kenjutsu (martial weapon combat), Taijustu (physical combat), Genjutsu (illusion techniques), Ninjutsu (ninja magic like transformation, elemental control, nature manipulation), and Fuinjustu (sealing magic and manipulation of inanimate objects).

The RP: As stated in the original post (see above), the focus of the game will be on the mid-level exams. The students we will be playing will have been at Falling Leaf for four years and will be ready to specialize in a school of combat, so they should be fairly developed in one or more areas. The exam structure is as follows;

1. The first stage is a written test, which includes difficult questions related to different ninja subjects, and it is designed to be too difficult to be answered by a normal students. It checks information gathering and decision-making abilities, because, to pass, the participants must find a reliable source of information, then discreetly cheat off them without getting caught by the watchful sentinels. As such, the sentinels place upper class students within the mass to provide a reliable source to cheat off of. However, extremely intelligent ninjas can solve such questions without resorting to such. After a certain amount of time, the proctor will ask the the tenth and final question, but if they fail the question they'll be forbidden to enter the exam again, but they can leave now and try another year. It tests their resolve and willingness to take risks, and if they decide to stay, they immediately pass, even if they fail to answer the other nine questions. Obviously, the students do not know much of this. All they are told is that they will be taking a written exam.

2. Students are now broken up into teams of three. The second stage tests the abilities of accomplishing a mission and real life survival skills without a sensei, as the participants are locked within a dangerous training area and must reach the central tower and survive five days without outside help. Each team is also given either a Scroll of Heaven or Scroll of Earth and teams are required to possess both in order to the third stage, forcing them to fight one another and hold on to their own. It is also mentioned that it is possible for teams to gather multiple copies of scrolls to trade for information from other teams about the strength and abilities, or simply to reduce the number of scrolls available, and thus the number of teams reaching the next stage. Additionally, teams are forbidden from opening the scrolls until they reach the tower, as the scrolls possess a spell that renders the reader unconscious until the stage's time limit has passed. Once the team reaches and enters the tower, they must open the scrolls which initiates a Summoning Technique that summons a higher ranked ninja who will congratulate the team.

3. The third and final stage consists of tournament-like fights between those remainders who passed the previous two stages, observed by a council of daimyō and village ninja that decides who becomes an upperclassmen  and who does not. This exam takes place one month after the second phase, to allow the participants to prepare themselves. While the winners are able to proceed to fight the next opponent, aptitude, rather than winning, is evaluated to determine whether a candidate is promoted; for example, a student forfeits his first match but is still promoted because of his strategic aptitude. This way, anyone who makes it to the third stage of the Exams has a chance to graduate.

Character Template: Please include a character image at the top if at all possible, using Float Left. Real or drawn, either is fine. Bold where indicated and follow the format as closely as possible. Don't include the bits in italics; it's just a guide. Adding extra information is okay and very welcomed. Feel free to develop your character as much as you like. Remember; they have been here for four years. They no doubt have friends, perhaps even enemies. All students are the same rank - fourth year, or chunin.

Name: (Name)
Age: (Should be 17, 18)
Height: (Height)
Weight: (Weight)
Eyes: (Color)
Hair: (Color)

Combat Aptitude: (Your character's ability in each style so far, from S [highest] to A, B, C, or D [lowest])
-Kenjutsu
-Taijutsu
-Genjutsu
-Ninjutsu
-Fuinjutsu
Class Aptitude: (Your character's aptitude in each class so far, from S [highest] to A, B, C, or D [lowest])
-Stealth:
-Survival:
-Chakra:

Appearance: (A full description, or just anything not in the picture you provided. Add any distinguishing marks or features here)

Background: (A quick background, both before school and during it)

Notes: (Anything else you want to include)

[azzmeister89]

Sounds interesting

[AndyZ]

I think I'll reuse a concept on this that I was going to have for another ninja game.  You're good with futa, right?

[Angaroo]

I am interested as well.

[AndyZ]

I'll have to repost when sheets come up, but this was the idea I was playing with before:

Name: Nara Mitsuhari
Age: 18
Orientation: Lesbian
Appearance: Her shadow talents appear not unlike PVC when exposed to sufficient light, with the shiny and glossy nature easily apparent.  This is an improvement to her first year training, where light would just make the shadows vanish altogether.  Underneath the armored outfit she manifests for herself is a simple cloth ninja outfit so she won't end up completely naked if the armor is dispelled or broken.
Personality: Like the shadows she forms, Nara has a difficult time being the center of attention, preferring to remain back and out of the way.  Instructors have told her that in order to fully actualize her talents and to create true darkness even in sunlight, she has to overcome this shyness, but so far she hasn't managed to work up the courage.
History: Ever since early adolescence, Nara has proven herself adept at shadow magic.  Most children are scared of the night, but Nara couldn't help but enjoy the chance to bring out her toys and play in secret.  Come morning, all her new friends and toys would vanish with the rising dawn, making her quietly resentful of the bright sky.

No one else had that trouble, and a few people she tried to talk to about it didn't quite believe her.  It wasn't until she found a dark cave and showed them that they did listen, at the cost of horrifying them.  Rumors spread, she became isolated, and it wasn't long before the torch-ready mob came after her.

She tried her best to fight, but what could she do against such bright light?  If not for the village elder, she would have been burned alive.

He'd heard of such gifts, but it wasn't until he saw the escalating battle that he truly recognized who she was and what she could do.  So he took her under his personal protection until she could be enrolled to train as a ninja.

The first two years of Deadly Winds Academy went rather well.  She's gotten a good knack for her powers, practices by maintaining a sheath of armor around herself at all times, and can create blades and shuriken of shadow when required to use some sort of weaponry.  They want her to learn other tools as well, such as a grappling hook, but so far she hasn't been able to do anything that large, complex or bendable.  She's only been able to manage the armor she wears because it's so close to her body that it can naturally give when she needs it to.

[Yukina]

This peeks my interest. :)

[MzHyde]

Update #1

[AndyZ]

I would say Chakra fits my concept the best.

[MzHyde]

Chakra isn't really something to major in. That's like being a mage and mastering in mana. You can be a student with an exceptional flow of chakra, howoever. As far as your character concept goes, Ninjutsu would probably be her fit.

[AndyZ]

Fair enough ^_^

[Wargtass]

Bookmarked, MzHyde. Once more your ideas intrigue me.  ;D

Anyone else going for a major in survival? Strangely enough that sounds the most fun to me.  :P

[MzHyde]

Update #2

[Yukina]

What is Fuinjutsu?

[Rogue]

I'm.... I'm kinda interested... but the exam is exactly the same as the Chunin exams from Naruto.... So.... Kinda conflicted.... >.>

[MzHyde]

What is Fuinjutsu?

Sealing magic. The ability to seal something inside something else. Usually objects or chakra or spells inside scrolls.

[Wargtass]

I'm.... I'm kinda interested... but the exam is exactly the same as the Chunin exams from Naruto.... So.... Kinda conflicted.... >.>

Wow, that was a long time ago. Didn't even think of it. Then again that was probably the last good thing about that manga/anime.

[Rogue]

Wow, that was a long time ago. Didn't even think of it. Then again that was probably the last good thing about that manga/anime.

IMO gets better after Shippuden with the war and such. Though that's the last I got around to reading. >.>

Though I doubt that was the intention....

I'm still considering this seriously though. Switching between considering a stealthy chick or a more combat oriented person....

[Wargtass]

IMO gets better after Shippuden with the war and such. Though that's the last I got around to reading. >.>

I wouldn't know, I gave up somewhere after the Chunin when I got distracted by jingling keys or something like that.  ::)

I already started on a survival expert, just too tired at the moment to finish it tonight. Will have to wait until the morrow.

[Yukina]

I'm probably going to make a girl that is very skilled in genjutsu then.

[Sessha]

 This looks a bit interesting I'll admit and I'm kinda thinking about joining it but it sounds a bit too much like Naruto to me. Though I noticed one mistake you made, Kenjutsu is not actually weapon or martial training it's specicifly denotes training with the sword.  :-) and you forgot to include it on the character sheets as well.

[MzHyde]

So sorry to hear you won't be joining. I am greatly looking forward to seeing the next RP you start, and I am sure it will be wonderful. I will stop by your topic to say as such, even though I will most likely not be joining. I also appreciate you pointing out errors and will return the favor at the next available opportunity. Thank you SO MUCH for your valuable insight.

Love,
Mz

[MelisaArtemis]

Interested. Seem loosely based on Naruto but I think this is a lil more on the... "real" side, I like it. You said in the world, there are a few fantasy race, is a kitsune character is okay then? She won't have... well.... supernatural power or something like that, just appearance sake and some additional aptitude on genjutsu kind of thing.

[MzHyde]

That's fine by me, go right ahead.

[MelisaArtemis]

I wonder anyway, is this RP gonna be in the Light, Non-Con or Extreme? since there shouldn't be any death in this RP, I guess it shouldn't be extreme but I'll ask anyway just to be safe.

[MzHyde]

Light, I suppose. It doesn't much matter, honestly, as nobody is going to do anything extreme to you without your permission. That's how I run things.

[MelisaArtemis]

normal

casual

Uniform

Name: Izumi Mizuki (Family name, First name)
Age: 17
Orientation: Bi
Personality: Mizuki is normally a bright and gentle girl who isn't afraid to get close with anyone outside of missions and training. During mission though, she becomes a very reliable support for her teammates, both mentally and physically. Preferring not to stand out too much, she tends to just allowing her team members to take the spotlight in battle while she supports from the back.

Combat Aptitude: (Your character's ability in each style so far, from S [highest] to A, B, C, or D [lowest])
-Kenjutsu: D
-Taijutsu: A. She is skilled in her family's fighting style which is a form to Jiujitsu which concentrates on using the enemy's power against themselves and pressure point to disable them. The latter can also be used as a form of first aid on the field.
-Genjutsu: S
-Ninjutsu: D. She can do basic jutsus just fine but her chakra capacity is not enough for her to pull off the more powerful ones.
-Fuinjutsu: D

Class Aptitude: (Your character's aptitude in each class so far, from S [highest] to A, B, C, or D [lowest])
-Stealth: S
-Survival: B
-Chakra: D

Appearance: Mizuki has knee-length blonde hair, Crystal blue eyes and white skin. As a member of the kitsune race, the only distinguishing feature compared to human are her fox ears and tail which if she so choose, she can hide if necessary with the help of some basic illusion.

History: Mizuki hails from the main branch of an old family of ninjas from the Kitsune clan. As kitsunes, her clan inherently excels in illusions/genjutsu by nature, making them excellent spies, even children of their clan can weave or simple illusions. As they grow, the people of the clan also grows stronger, allowing them to create more complicated and powerful illusions. Even among her clan though, Mizuki is hailed as a prodigy in the illusionary art and had entered the ninja academy since the tender age of 15.

During her time in the academy, she is known to be an honor student who is popular among the students both due to her beauty and her friendly personality. The teachers themselves seem well acquainted with her for being an exceptional and bright student.

Notes: Unknown to pretty much everyone bar a few, the "clothes" she is wearing are actually merely a very complicated illusion which can even "feel" real to the touch though most people would assume that those are normal clothes which are modified to accommodate her fox features. However, as they are illusion, they provide 0 protection and automatically dispelled if she is knocked out.

[Yukina]

I will be withdrawing my interest.

[Angaroo]

Good morning!  :-) Just wanted to say that I'm working on my character sheet now.

[AndyZ]

Name: Nara Mitsuhari
Age: 18
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 125 lb.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown

Combat Aptitude: (Your character's ability in each style so far, from S [highest] to A, B, C, or D [lowest])
-Kenjutsu: B
-Taijutsu: C
-Genjutsu: C
-Ninjutsu: A
-Fuinjutsu: B
Class Aptitude: (Your character's aptitude in each class so far, from S [highest] to A, B, C, or D [lowest])
-Stealth: B
-Survival: C
-Chakra: A

Appearance: Her shadow talents appear not unlike PVC when exposed to sufficient light, with the shiny and glossy nature easily apparent.  This is an improvement to her first year training, where light would just make the shadows vanish altogether.  Underneath the armored outfit she manifests for herself is a simple cloth ninja outfit so she won't end up completely naked if the armor is dispelled or broken.

Background: Ever since early adolescence, Nara has proven herself adept at shadow magic.  Most children are scared of the night, but Nara couldn't help but enjoy the chance to bring out her toys and play in secret.  Come morning, all her new friends and toys would vanish with the rising dawn, making her quietly resentful of the bright sky.

No one else had that trouble, and a few people she tried to talk to about it didn't quite believe her.  It wasn't until she found a dark cave and showed them that they did listen, at the cost of horrifying them.  Rumors spread, she became isolated, and it wasn't long before the torch-ready mob came after her.

She tried her best to fight, but what could she do against such bright light?  If not for the village elder, she would have been burned alive.

He'd heard of such gifts, but it wasn't until he saw the escalating battle that he truly recognized who she was and what she could do.  So he took her under his personal protection until she could be enrolled to train as a ninja.

Her natural aptitude with shadow magic has caused her to focus on perfecting those abilities, leaving her to specialize in a way which isn't very good for ninja.  A true ninja must be anything which the situation requires, and while Nara's shadow talents are unmatched, she has little ability in much else and often tries to default on her natural abilities.

Notes: Her preferred fighting style is to manifest shuriken made of shadow.  Her listed grades reflect ups and downs based on whether she's able to use her natural shadow talents to manage a particular task.  For example, her stealth ability in darkness is fantastic, but she does much less well in urban environments.

[Angaroo]

Casual

Uniform/Normal/Combat

Name: Riko Moto
Age: 17
Orientation: Straight, but bi-curious
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 110
Eyes: Yellow
Hair: Black

Combat Aptitude:
-Kenjutsu: D (Only fights with her hands and feet)
-Taijutsu: S (Known to most as the 'Moto Technique', this is Riko's main style of fighting.)
-Genjutsu: C (Trained briefly by her parents/academy, but doesn't like the technique.)
-Ninjutsu: A (Uses ninjutsu mainly to amplify her taijutsu, but can use it on it's own as well.)
-Fuinjutsu: C (Same as Genjutsu.)
Class Aptitude:
-Stealth: D (Not stealthy at all, instead insists on making an entrance for herself.)
-Survival: B (Knows more about survival than most regular students, but she, by no means, considers herself an "expert".)
-Chakra: A (Trained by her parents, Riko has a very good understanding of chakra and, whenever she is in combat, is seen using it for her technique frequently.)

Personality: Riko is a very calm person all around. Despite this though, her personality is sometimes clouded by her goals and ambitions. She loves to kid around and acts more like an idiot than the woman she actually is but, contrary to her persona, Riko lives for others, sweats for others and would even die for others, if it meant lives could be saved. She is a very honorable person, but is easily offended and is quick at the mouth with smart comments. She is modest and can be incredibly headstrong at times, but she is very friendly to be around.

Most of her friends see her as a shoulder to lean on in rough times. In other words, she is known to be a very reliable friend to turn to. She has a strong heart and is known to fight for her beliefs and dreams. She will listen to any problems her friends have, and she never judges others. Patience is one of Riko's virtues, and she demonstrates it every day.

Background: Riko grew up under the protection of her mother and father and, during most of her childhood, learned a great deal about how to become a shinobi, seeing as her parents were chūnin. Riko's father, Ryotu Moto, is still a very well known shinobi and taijustu master. Both of her parents were skilled users of ninjutsu, as well as taijutsu, and she learned the basics about chakra before entering the academy. When Riko's parents finally thought she was ready, they enrolled her in the academy at the age of 13.

During the four years that Riko has been at the academy, she has built quite a reputation for herself, mostly for being hotheaded and quick to prove herself. Despite this, she is a very intelligent individual who excels when it comes to learning something new. For this, she is very well respected among the teachers and students.

Notes: The taijustu technique, appropriately named the 'Moto Family Technique', that Riko uses is a technique that has been passed down ever since her great-great grandfather developed it. The technique mainly focuses on making attacks a lot stronger and faster through the usage of ninjustu.

[Wargtass]

Name: Tengu (Actually a series of squawks and ticking noices, but no one ever bothered actually pronouncing it)
Age: 18
Height: 6'10"
Weight: 130 lbs
Eyes: Yellow
Hair: Black

Combat Aptitude:
-Kenjutsu: B
-Taijutsu: C
-Genjutsu: D
-Ninjutsu: D
-Fuinjutsu: D
Class Aptitude:
-Stealth: A
-Survival: S
-Chakra: D

Appearance: A very tall and thin young man, Tengu stands a head above most and certainly has some very birdlike qualities. For one feathers seem to grow out of his arms, hair and back, not nearly enough to enable him flight but certainly enough to make him stand out even more in a crowd. There is also his very impressive dexterity with his hands and feet, further helped by his talon-tipped fingers and toes, which he has used for everything from climbing and combat to picking up single rice seeds from the air. He moves in a rather birdlike fashion as well and can be surprisingly stealthy in spite of his very unusual appearance.

Background: The Tengu Clan of birdmen was once a rather powerful faction hailing from the dense jungle-like forests of their homeland. Sadly they were a bit too ambitious and proud of themselves and as such they found themselves in conflict with a lot of the other nations, even including the Academy at one point. In an effort to bring peace between the two after a devastating conflict, the Academy was given a nobleborn son as hostage to ensure the peace treaty was kept until his 18th birthday. However the Tengu were just about eradicated by the other nations they were at war with and today not many remain, not the least their nation.

As such the boy was effectively raised by the Academy from a very young age. The boy was simply called Tengu because his true name was simply too hard to pronounce for regular folk. Since he was eight years old he has sneaked out of his confines of the academy to live on his own in the wild for extended times, possibly because some sort of genetic propensity for it since the Tengu Clan lived in and of the wild forests of their land.

Ever since he started studying at the Academy itself it has become increasingly obvious that he might not actually fit for it. His only strengths are his talents for stealth and survival and his skill with bow and arrow has kept him from flunking kenjutsu (barely, since he can barely handle a fork without hurting himself). With his final exam coming up the faculty of the Academy doubt that he will make the cut, but he is strangely determined to do so no matter what.

Notes: Picture coming up soonish.

[KnightNelson20]

Is this still open? If so id like to join. Ill be making a cs soon but wanted to leave a bump of sorts

[MzHyde]

More or less. It needs a couple more to start.

[KnightNelson20]

Name: Ryujin Matsumoto
Age: 17
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 135
Eyes: red
Hair: silver

Combat Aptitude:
-Kenjutsu: S
-Taijutsu: B
-Genjutsu: D
-Ninjutsu: C
-Fuinjutsu: A
Class Aptitude:
-Stealth: S
-Survival: B
-Chakra: A

Appearance: Ryujin's sword is as long as his body and hangs from a string over his shoulder and both sides of the sheathe are open. Ryujin's sword style is his own creation yet only a variation of his family's quick draw sword style.

Personality: Ryujin is a quiet kid. He always keeps his head on his shoulders and looking a step ahead. But he is quite naive at times and can over look things at times. He speaks bluntly at times and at other times his tongue is as silver as his hair.

His family raised him in style traditional with samurai, but Ryujin considered himself more of a ninja at heart. As such he conducts himself honorably around people but the true intent behind his smile is rarely seen. Always a gentleman around girls but secretly a perv, Ryujin will never miss a chance to feel up a body while making it look like an accident. He loves Strawberry pocky and is never without a box. If someone breaks one of them he loses his temper and must fight them.

Background: Ryujin is the youngest sword master of the Matsumoto clan. The Matsumoto's a skilled clan of swordsman that were known around for their services as protectors of royalty and skill in sealings and barriers. The reason behind his title lies with his sword. The Burakkuraion. A sword that was wielded by one of the greatest Matsumoto's in history. After he died the sword was never able to be drawn from its sheathe again. So they sealed it and protected it as a family treasure.

His father was in charge of watching over the sword. It sat in their dojo and they meditated in front of it before practice. One day when Ryujin was 10 and he sat with his father in meditation he asked his father why no one used Burakkuraion. His father said that no one has been able to unsheathe Burakkuraion for many years. Ryujin stood up and walked over to the sword stating, "It doesn't look that hard.", before pulling Burakkuraion from its sheathe. He even effortlessly broke all of the seals placed over the sword through the years.  Burakkuraion is a long sword, even now as Ryujin is 17 the swords length matches Ryujins height, but Ryujin always held it with ease. It was meant for him.

Ryujin's sword skill is well known throughout the academy. His family name also being well known for the quick draw style and fuinjutsu prowess. He isn't normally one to start conversation so he is often times seen watching others until talked to. But He's a nice guy. Unless you break his pocky. There was one kid who thought he was a bully and broke a whole box. Ryujin cut all of his clothes to ribbons without warning. If he wasn't thrown another box who knows where that could have gone.

[KnightNelson20]

How do i know if im accepted?! *pouts needing approval*

[Rogue]

I'm withdrawing interest. My muse is deciding to be a pain. Good luck to all. :)

[KnightNelson20]

One more and we have 6. that could be 2 teams of 3 :)

[MzHyde]

Everyone is approved. I'll make the OOC topic and create the sixth character tomorrow.

[MzHyde]

https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=190401.0 - OOC and Characters

[Kaisude]

Man I am so interested in this. Any room?

[MzHyde]

I'll alert you if a spot opens up.

[MelisaArtemis]

if we can get 1 more interest, I think I can get someone I know to join in too for another team of 3

[KnightNelson20]

I hope we do. Kaisude is my friend he already has side plots in his head for our characters *laughs*

[Oldknight]

If you need one more for a team of 3, I wouldn't mind giving it a shot.

[Kaisude]

Yosh!

[MelisaArtemis]

lets wait for MzHyde's decision first. We're still in introduction section anyway so there is still plenty of time

[Kaisude]

Well I have a cs ready if MzHyde is okay with more characters for this story.

[MzHyde]

I'm fine with more characters but that means the final teams will be unbalanced when it comes time for the tourney. Three more folks means an odd number of fighters.

[Oldknight]

Rouga

Name: Rouga Sensui
Age: 28
Height: 5'11
Weight: 155
Eyes: Gray
Hair: White

Combat Aptitude: (Your character's ability in each style so far, from S [highest] to A, B, C, or D [lowest])
-Kenjutsu: S
-Taijutsu: C
-Genjutsu: D
-Ninjutsu: A
-Fuinjutsu C
Class Aptitude: (Your character's aptitude in each class so far, from S [highest] to A, B, C, or D [lowest])
-Stealth:C
-Survival:S
-Chakra: A


Background:: Rouga is was born to a fire mage of a father and a kenjutsu expert of a mother. He was thus shown both skills from a early age, and grew to adopt both styles combining them together as best as he combing the skills as best as he could. It was decided very early on in his life that he would be attending the Falling Leaf Academy, as it was customary for him as his parents had many years before.  He was thus trained for his time in the academy long before went there at the age of 14.

Rouga, was given his grandfather's sword before entering into the academy, it was also a bit of tradition as was passed on for 5 generations before landing into his hands. In his first years at the academy, the young warrior preformed well, improving his swordsmanship as well as his skills with the fire element. Rouga having been able to show his natural genius in school has done quite well, advancing each year on course to become a graduate in time.

Personality: Rouga his a focused young man, a man whom believes in destiny and works towards what he feels is his own fate or destiny with each step and each day he lives. His life is focused on the skills passed down to him. He can be a rather serious person most of the time, and rather driven, something that being in the academy so far hasn't changed in him yet. Still he does what is needed to accomplish his mission, putting that and the bettering of his skills as his top priorities in life.

[MelisaArtemis]

@MzHyde: well, it just means someone need to fight an NPC in preliminary fight. Depending on how you gonna decide who win/lose the tournament fight, its not that much of a big deal, really.

Btw, now that I browse through our list of characters. Some of the characters seems to be rather overpowered at lease statistically. I mean... I can understand someone being "jack of all trade" but that also means they have to be a "Master of nothing". Meaning, if they either have to have a specialty (S - A Rank abilities) while scoring poorly on the others (C - D Rank) or Scoring average across the board (B - C rank everywhere). A character with pure S - B rank abilities across the board would be incredibly overpowered.

I'm not asking for a systematic stat system but I think a few of our player need to nerf their character a little.

[MzHyde]

Melisa, don't worry to much about the stats. It's not that big of a deal. I'll handle what I think is fair and balanced when it actually comes time to compete.

[MelisaArtemis]

I'll leave it on your hand then. Lemme try to get another person here then :)

[BlackLightning]

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Name: Ryuuga Kashiba
Age: 18
Height: 6" 1
Weight: 165 lb
Eyes: Black
Hair: Black

Combat Aptitude: (Your character's ability in each style so far, from S [highest] to A, B, C, or D [lowest])
-Kenjutsu: S
-Taijutsu: C
-Genjutsu: D
-Ninjutsu: A
-Fuinjutsu: D
Class Aptitude: (Your character's aptitude in each class so far, from S [highest] to A, B, C, or D [lowest])
-Stealth: A
-Survival: S
-Chakra: B

Appearance: Ryuuga usually seen wearing all black and white attire which includes coat, shirt, trousers, a pair of finger-less gloves and leather shoes. Sometimes he also wears a face mask of similar color especially during mission but rarely seen doing so outside of it.  He possess a long sword named "Ryuu no Kiba" which he usually keep strapped on the his left side to allow him easier drawing using his right hand. His left hand is prosthetic which he can move with limited capability. He also has a scar on his right cheek and a long one that span from his right shoulder to just above his tail bone on his back which he made zero attempt to hide. In fact, he seem proud of them.

Background: Ryuuga's first memory was at 8 years old waking up in a hospital room with absolutely no previous memory of his own. The doctor who treated him told the boy that he was found collapsed on the street and was taken to the hospital by a samaritan man. He ended up in orphanage for a few years until he was accidentally involved in an assassination attempt where he lost his left arm from the shoulder down. Fortunately, the person he "Saved" was a man with powerful connection who immediately took responsibility for him. With surgery, he was given prosthetic arm in place of his lost arm.

The man later on adopted him both out of responsibility and compassion and grants Ryuuga his name. The man revealed that he was a retired warrior but has no legitimate successor to his name. The man taught Ryuuga his sword-style as his successor and grant him his prized sword as proof of succession before enrolling him into the academy. Due to his limited prosthetic arm use, Ryuu is not very good with conventional ninjutsu but he makes up for it by using his chakra in another way such as infusing his weapon and physique with it to enhance his physical ability and deal more powerful attacks.

Personality: Ryuuga is a man of few words but let his action do the talking for him. He may seem cold and untrusting at first but those who knows him will say that he is a loyal friend to a fault if not incredibly strict about his standard. He is also extremely hard working who made the impression that the word "Training" might as well be made for him.

Notes: - Ryuuga's prosthetic arm had undergone several improvement since it first become part of him. Although stiff and not very mobile, he can still use it as temporary makeshift shield.
- His sword-style concentrates on high speed slashes and movement. His foster father being the grand master of this style was said to be able to slash his sword so fast that it breaks the sound barrier. Ryuuga however, is still unable to reach that height of mastery... yet.

[MzHyde]

Going to have to say no on the mechanical arm here. Too high-tech.

[BlackLightning]

Prosthetic is ok though, right? Ok, I'll fix it.

[MzHyde]

That's fine, but keep the tech simple.

[KnightNelson20]

Such a lack of ninjutsu focused characters. Fights will be intense. But Im sure MzHyde will handle judging quite well. I just want to say before the fights happen because i know how easy it is to do in action role plays. But please be careful not to god mod. We may (some to most) highly skilled in our respective fields but we are training, we get hurt, we suffer from injuries, and we lose at times.

I am going to make a skill list of frequently used techniques and details on them in a moment. Id put it on the cs page but im not sure if MzHyde would want me to. But I only want everyone to have a feel of what Ryujin's battle style consist of so that our fights can flow a little better. Yes in IC your character may be unaware but it helps to have insight into a move before seeing it applied in battle. I think it helps you visualize the battle better and makes for a stronger response. (personal opinions no one has to follow my lead or anything)

[MzHyde]

Yes, please take this kinda stuff to the OOC topic.

[BlackLightning]

Fixed my character. If MzHyde can give it a quick look through and tell me if there are still more things I should change, do tell.

[Kaisude]

Name: Daichi Kagetori
Age: 18
Height: 6'2
Weight:
124lbs
Eyes: Silverish
Hair: White

Combat Aptitude: -Kenjutsu D
-Taijutsu B
-Genjutsu C
-Ninjutsu A
-Fuinjutsu D
Class Aptitude:
-Stealth: B
-Survival: A
-Chakra: S

Appearance: Daichi normally has his hair tied back in a ponytail. He modified his kimono top to be a single garment and separate from the bottom half. He normally has a blank expression to hide his feelings.

Personality: Daichi was once a kind and caring boy, but after the loss of his sister he became inclosed with his feelings. With much hate inside he keeps everything bottled up and rarely shares his thoughts or true feelings. He has a lack of care for most things and will sieze the opportunity to further himself should the oppurtunity present itself. The only time he speaks is when he finds something unintelligent or if there is something wrong with the situation. Daichi has a thing for older women or maturity in a woman. He has one vice and that is pocky no one is to come between him and his pocky

Background: Daichi was born the future of the Kagetori clan and it's history of prodigies. But Daichi was more than his father Jinetaro had expected when at twelve he could use three of the affinities of magic mastering fire ,water and wind. But his youth still hindered his capabilities. Using the affinity's separately he was fine but the combining was the tragic and destructive. While training he tried combining his fire magic with wind magic. The spell exploded and it raged out of control setting ablaze to their homes. Chaos erupted as water mages did their best to cease the destruction. After burning down several buildings and taking many lives Daichi was exiled from his clan deemed a failure and a threat to their lively hood.

After his exile had gripped him Daichi was a fallen soul and only did the best for him. Hearing about the Falling Leaf academy he sat his travels there and with what he was taught was able to advance with some ease. He still had much to learn. Meeting Ryujin was his first encounter with another who he had something in common with. Pocky, and after seeing some fellow ninja destroy his entire box Daichi kept the sure to be dead ninja alive by giving Ryujin another box of pocky. Since then they have had an underlying pocky connection. Daichi hoped with training he could increase his bodies affinity for magic.

Notes:

[MzHyde]

Nevermind then.