Nature as a Teacher

[Inoryu]

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Training

Know Ability (59)

Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: Some characters are schooled in the art of careful observation and are able to discern skills and other Abilities of a target.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Some characters are schooled in the art of careful observation. Thus, even without the aid of Chakra, they can observe an individual and attempt to glean a valuable piece of information about them. This ability requires a skill Check and approximately one hour of observation for each thing studied. For example, if a User watched a man cutting wood for an hour, he could make a Know Ability Skill check. If successful he could learn that the man has a Carpentry Skill, can perform an amount of Movements per Round, or anything pertaining to the work they are performing. The user can apply this skill to nearly all statuses and abilities, as well as Skill Level Associated with a character. Look in Academia Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. If user has 25 or more Ranks in Evidence Analysis user gains a Synergy Bonus +10 to Know Ability By Observing for 1 hour this is considered as a Trivial Difficulty. Shorter the observation increases the difficulty. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

Difficulty Examples
Trivial User Observes for 1 hour. (-90)
Easy User Observes for 30 minutes. (-80)
Average User Observes for 10 minutes. (-40)
Difficult User Observers for 1 minute. (0)
Very Difficult User Observes for 1 Round. (+10)
Extremely Difficult User Observes for a Glance. (+20)

Know ability allows the Game Master to impart information about Important NPCs and Pcs to the player's Via Know Ability checks. User must apply a Know Ability against an Acting Check. For every amount spent observing the target, a character can attempt a Know Ability check to learn the following information: Political Affiliation (if any), Specialism (Especially if the target is trying to pass himself as a member of another Specialism), and Character Class Level. A Character can also use Know Ability when he wants to appraise the skill of another Character (usually an opponent). When using Know Ability in this manner, use the following Difficulties (Difficulties stack to above Difficulties.)

Information Difficulty Examples
Opposing Character's Political Affiliation Difficult
Opposing Character's Specialism Very Difficult
Opposing Character's Class Level Very Difficult
Opposing Character's Ranks in a Particular Skill Very Difficult
Opposing Character's Total Weapon Damage with a Weapon Extremely Difficult

Jutsu used: 
Glamour Perception

Rank: "C"

Skill: GenJutsu

Effect: Jutsu allows the user to perform Glamour Perceptions.

Special: ---

Drawback: ---

Description: Glamours cannot produce real effects, but they can change things that already exist. That's the chief difference between a Figment and a Glamour. If you want solid wood to feel rotten, birdcalls to sound like the shrieks of the damned, an otyugh to smell like perfume, or a disguise yourself, you probably want a glamour. As with Figments, everyone within range perceives the same thing and reacts appropriately.

Limit: ---

Invisibility -B class, lasts 15 minutes, 12 (c-ranked jutsu)-1/3 (genjutsu master reduction)= 8 handseals used out of 75 available

Rank: "C"

Skill: GenJutsu

Effect: Makes the target they touch invisible.

Special: "Handseals"

Drawback: ---

Description: Affects anyone who sees the target. The user is able to perform this technique on the target they touch. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 minutes per class level. This technique may be negated. The creature or object touched becomes invisible, vanishing from sight, even from darkvision. If the recipient is a creature carrying gear, that vanishes, too. If the user performs the Jutsu on someone else, neither the user nor their allies can see the subject, unless they can normally see invisible things. Items dropped or put down by an invisible creature become visible; items picked up disappear if tucked into the clothing or pouches worn by the creature. Light, however, never becomes invisible, although a source of light can become so (thus, the effect is that of a light with no visible source). Any part of an item that the subject carries but that extends more than 10 feet from it becomes visible, such as a trailing rope. Of course, the subject is not silenced, and certain other conditions can render the recipient detectable (such as stepping in a puddle). The Jutsu ends if the subject attacks any opponent. For purposes of this Jutsu, an attack includes any Jutsu targeting a foe or whose area or effect includes a foe. Actions directed at unattended objects do not break the Jutsu. Causing harm indirectly is not an attack. Thus, an invisible being can open doors, talk, eat, climb stairs, summon and have them attack. If the subject attacks directly, however, it immediately becomes visible along with all its gear.

Limit: Must know the Glamour Perception.

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     Inoryu had been wandering south of Kusagakure in the tropical jungle for twenty minutes. His goal was to find a creature that he could study for an indefinite amount of time. He took note of the richness of the flora. There were vastly different shapes, sizes and colors. Some were sweet smelling while others smelt offensive. He took note of the vast insect population thriving on the flora. Already Inoryu had noticed caterpillars; some smooth others spiky, spiders roaming or still on their orbital webbing, flies, beetles, and a wonderful monarch butterfly fluttering past his head. So far he hadn't come across any threatening creatures but he was on high alert. He understood that a situation could go very badly having wandered into the jungle without a companion but he felt that training with real risk had its own rewards.  The sound of the environment was busy, humming with the sounds of insects. His eyes were presented with brilliant shades of green. He watched as the leaves seemed to sway.
    As he journeyed deeper south into the jungle, his instincts began to warn him of impending danger. He came equipped with his tactical vest, his tanto, four kunai, 80 lightning tags, 80 ice tags, 80 incendiary tags, 30 shuriken, and gauntlets for protection. He also brought his compass so all he had to do was head north back to the village and he wouldn't get lost. Remembering his last encounter with giant man eating insects, he performed a series of handseals and vanished completely from sight.
    He remained on high alert because not every creature may only rely on their sense of sight. Some insects may go through life through their sense of smell or awareness of the world's magnetic poles. Maybe some creatures senses are so acute that all of the senses in tandem would render his jutsu useless like an especially keen jaguar. He pressed forward cautiously following his compass South. 

 

  

[Inoryu]

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Snake, Marble
Rank: ""
Type: Rare, Large, Mystical Beast
Effect: A white serpent that lures other creatures towards it with an entrancing whistle.
Special: Preparation: ---; Duration: Special;
Drawback: ---
Description: This snake has whitish-gray scales, translucent in places where its underlying veins can be seen. The snake’s head is long and has a large lion-like mane of golden fur. Two long sharp fangs protrude from its mouth. Its multi-faceted eyes are red. The marble snake, unlike normal snakes, adapts very well to its environment, hence it can be found just about anywhere, though underground encounters are rare. The marble snake prefers sunlight and warmth to the cold and darkness of dungeons and caverns and most often makes its lair in high, sunny altitudes. Typically an encounter is with a single marble snake. In instances where more than one is encountered, they will a mated pair and young. A female marble snake is usually only encountered during mating season (when she lays 1d10 eggs). Marble snake eggs are milky-white with gray-brown flecks. A typical marble snake is 10 feet long and can grow to a length of 20 feet. Marble snakes are generally non-aggressive creatures, though if cornered, threatened, or hungry, they attack on sight. A marble snake opens combat with its whistling and attacks relentlessly those that fall under its sway. A marble snake can whistle, gaining the attention of any creature within 15 meters that hears it. All creatures (other than marble snakes) with the area must succeed on an 11 Will save or become entranced. This is a sonic mind-affecting charm effect. A creature that successfully saves cannot be affected again by the same marble snake’s whistle for one day. An entranced victim walks toward the marble snake, taking the most direct route available. If the path leads into a dangerous area, that creature gets a second saving throw. The effect continues for as long as the marble snake whistles and for 1 round thereafter. An entranced victim is effectively dazed (cannot attack, but can defend). If an entranced opponent is attacked, the effect is immediately broken. They can bite for 12 Armour Points of Damage.
Yields: Snake is edible and delicious.
Diet: Carnivore; Intelligence Animal; Activity: Day; Alignment: Neutral; Organization: Pack; Number Appearing: 2-4; Region: Any Region; Identification: Difficult; Cultivation: Difficult; Skills: ; Innate Abilities: Darkvision 20 meters. Low-light Vision. Natural Armour +2. Whistle.
Limit: Must know Creature Lore for Any Regions. 14% chance in finding.
Cost:

    The forest seems more threatening with every passing moment as the likelihood of surviving decreases the longer you are out there, alone. Inoryu kept his composure. He stepped quietly over the forest floor, rather daring to face the creature he met on the ground than the ones he might find lurking in the branches. He stopped when he heard a whistling over the hum of the environment.

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[Inoryu]

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10+5 =15, 15>11, genjutsu fail due to natural resistance.

    Inoryu looked about him to determine where the sound was coming from. Alone in the forest, he couldn't afford to be reckless. He ran up a tall tree using the tree climbing technique for a higher vantage point. It was there he saw the source of the sound: a golden mane, but he struggled to make out what it was due to the forest trees. He waited and watched as a large and long white body with scales trailed behind the source of the sound. The whistling continued and the creature stopped. Inoryu observed the creature closely, and out of the forestry, a creature approached the golden main. The boar merely stood out in the open presenting itself to the creature, whatever it was.
    The golden mane rose and revealed itself to be a head, supported on the large and long white body of scales trailing behind. It circled around as if to see if any other prey would approach. There was no question that the creature Inoryu was observing was a very large snake with a long face, and fangs protruding from its mouth, and its eyes were the color of dried blood. The snake glanced directly at Inoryu, but the shinobi was unnerved. He was still invisible. 
    The snake turned and rose high on its belly before striking the boar once and gripping it firmly in its mouth. The boar began to shriek and struggle, now out of the trance. The snake held its grip and the boar's shrieks worsened. Eventually the snake swallowed more of the boar, inches gained from the struggle. The boar slowly began to lose the will to fight, or maybe it was a poison, but his struggle became just a solemn kick here and there and eventually, it was swallowed whole.   

[Inoryu]

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Phantasmal Force

Rank: "D"

Skill: GenJutsu

Effect: With this Jutsu the user can create a phantasmal image that torments the foes.

Special: "Handseals"

Drawback: ---

Description: A Fear, Mind-Affecting Technique. Affects 1 creature. The user is able to perform this technique at a distance of 30 meters plus 15 meters per class level. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 rounds per class level. This technique may be negated. The phantasmal force has the same movements as the user while it deals "D" Rank of subdual damage on each successful attack. Note that because the phantasm is inside the creature's mind the phantasm can always make a full round attack of 3 movements per round. If disbelieved or if the creature leaves the user's line of sight the phantasmal force immediately dissipates.

Limit: Must know the Phantasm Perception.


-Activated from twenty five meters away

    

    Inoryu decided that he would continue to stalk that creature. He was confident he would resist the enchanting whistling, and he would like to learn more about the creature. Due to the size of the creature, he could follow it at a safe enough distance and not lose track of it. Minutes later the whistling began again; this time Inoryu felt absolutely no effect and he discovered that if you can resist the first encounter with the genjutsu, then you are impervious to it for some amount of time.

    Inoryu took to the trees and watched the scene again, this time even closer. The snake continued whistling and after another minute it merely stopped and waited. No prey showed up and it appeared the marble snake would take a break. So it wants to take a nap? I guess that means it's pretty high in the food chain. What else can I learn about the creature? It is calm now so I can do my own research. 
    A woman with flowing black hair in a white dress approached the snake from out of the distance, slowly braving her way ever closer to the snake. Though this wasn't a real woman, but a genjutsu developed by Inoryu to read the snake's reaction. She took slow steps, every one of them watched closely by the snake. She stopped in her white flip-flops fifteen meters away. 
    Fifteen meters and no reaction. Is it because he doesn't find her threatening? What would threaten a giant snake? The woman inched closer until eventually she reached out and touched the snake. The snake perceived the touch as if it were real and there was still no reaction. Completely nonagressive. But he isn't hungry and isn't threatened. Now let's try something else. 
    
    
    

[Inoryu]

    The woman turned around and walked away nonchalantly until she was about fifteen meters away and turned around. She smirked as her features began to change. He skin protruded out to reveal spikes and she was growing bigger. The snake, alarmed, began whistling again. Inoryu noticed that he was still impervious to the whistle, having already successfully resisted it once. The menacing spiky creature grew larger, and when the snake realized that its whistle was ineffective, he attacked. 
    The snake recoiled, perceiving that it just snapped its mouth shut tight on the phantasms spikes and was dealing with the pain that it was now feeling. It hesitated to strike again. The menacing phantasm approached slowly and the giant snake struck again twice, feeling even more pain from the illusory spikes. Suddenly realizing its defeat, the snake quickly fled. 
    The phantasm vanished and Inoryu raced to keep up with the snake. The snake was moving as fast as it could while whistling all the while possibly enchanting all that could hear. Inoryu was still impervious to the enchantment. 

[Inoryu]

    Inoryu could feel his jutsu wear off and he was visible again. Just for a moment, Inoryu could be seen weaving handsigns and he was invisible once more. Inoryu followed the snake some distance until the snake felt that it was safe again. It slithered up the tallest trees until it reached the top and it nestled itself among the branches in the sun. 
    It appeared that the snake felt safest above the forest canopy and most comfortable in the sun. Among the branches, its entire being was revealed and Inoryu saw the creature in earnest. Inoryu, invisible, watched the creature lie there until the 15 minutes duration time of his jutsu was up. At this altitude and with his vantage point, he knew he could not be ambushed, and if a threat came from the skies he would see it as well. He learned how the snake hunts using genjutsu, that it's generally non-aggressive unless threatened, and if threatened, he would use that same genjutsu and strike.  
    Inoryu was resting and recovering his chakra. He felt really good about this today's training. He could feel himself become more confident in his abilities, and he learned so much about this creature and a little bit more about the land he lives in. He has done research of different kinds of genjutsu, and he had studied how genjutsu could be activated by a sound, and that some shinobi would employ that method. He likened them to this snake. He felt that he has defeated the snake's abilities, overcoming it with his own genjutsu, but fighting a shinobi is even more dangerous. He sat back comfortably against the tree trunk and allowed himself to daydream. 

[👺 Usiel]

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[Inoryu]

    The sun was starting to go down and he had spent all of the time with the snake he was studying, resting in the trees. With most of his chakra restored, he noted his compass and became invisible once again. He headed north back to the village, at a fast enough pace to get him home before the sun begins to set. [Exit]

[Inoryu]

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Observation
Rank: "E"
Skill: Sophisticated Skill
Effect: User's senses allow the user to notice find details and alert the user to danger.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Relevant Abilities: Perception Skill. Die Rolls: 1 Die Roll. Check Requirement: Game Master/Described. This skill focuses certain powers of observation - sight, smell, hearing, and touch. A failed check indicates that the character is oblivious until the thing is pointed out to him. This skill is important for ferreting out advancing enemies or ambushes, generally real-time events and actions occurring, versus scrutiny, which covers static objects or areas. A Game Master may roll an Observation skill check for the Character any time there is an NPC, creature, event or happening that a character might notice, even if they did not specifically state that they are monitoring their surroundings. Characters are capable of noticing any event within their perception; this skill will typically be used as a competing check against another's attempt to avoid detection (stealth, etc). Observation reveals only facts, not motivation. Some practical applications of Observation follow:
Limit: Must learn from Skills.

    With the Chunin Exams just around the corner, of course Inoryu would go out and do one of his favorite training methods. Uut into the jungles of the Land of Grass, alone, he would train against nature. He made his way south through the land making sure to absorb every detail offered to him. The canopy blocked out some of the sun, but sunlight still permeated the jungle through consistent spaces by the branches and leaves. He would use all of the senses available to him when possible (except for taste, not daring to risk being poisoned), remaining as alert as possible.  

[Inoryu]

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    The jungle was cool and inconspicuously quiet despite the intermittent sound of creaking branches and shifting leaves. He would pause and focus on his sense of sound. He listened for footsteps, breathing, or anything else that might give away a stalking predator. This time he would attribute the sound to birds rustling the trees, but he kept alert and did not let his guard down. 

[Inoryu]

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    The jungle seemed less threatening since the first time Inoryu was out there, alone. The vivid shades of green and shadows thereof, made the jungle seemed more like a place of art and beauty. But he would not let this perception fool him. A predatory cat camouflages with the shadow as if a master of the shadow perception, and the green is home to deadly insects of all sizes and calibers. Inoryu listened closely to his surroundings. He tuned his sight to focus on the details around him. So far, nothing that would give away any alarm.  

[Inoryu]

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    Inoryu continued his trek South, making way through the jungle. He kept to the open spaces to increase his likelihood of spotting a creature, as well as decrease his chances of being stalked. So far the strategy seemed to be successful. He was able to be attentive to all sides, and have a 360 degree awareness. He would use his senses together in conjunction to get the most out of his surroundings.

[Inoryu]

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    So far it was a pretty uneventful hour. Inoryu had chosen an open area of the jungle and stood there. He was in tune with the moment; in a zen like state waiting for some occurrence. He knew how dangerous the jungle could be due to his study in the Ninja Academy, but he braved the wilderness for the sake of growing strong. Hearing and sight focused, in the open area he was confident he could not be surprised. 

[Spectre of the Falls(Kuroki)]

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[Inoryu]

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Learning Sense Motive 0/5

Sense Motive
Rank: "E"
Skill: Sophisticated Skill
Effect: User is skilled at detecting falsehoods, true intentions, and capabilities.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Relevant Abilities: Perception Skill. Die Rolls: 1Die Roll. Check Requirement: Game Master/Described. A successful check lets the user avoid being bluffed (see Acting), persuaded by Persuasion and Intimidate. user can also use this skill to determine when "Something is up" (that is, something odd is going on) or to assess someone's trustworthiness. Synergy: A user with Psychology gives +5 per Mastery Level Synergy Bonus to Sense Motive made to develop a profile or detect brainwashing or mind control attempts. Synergy: A user with Sense Motive gives a +5 per Mastery Level Synergy Bonus to Persuasion. Some practical applications of Sense Motive follow:
Limit: Must learn from Skills.

Creature:Ape, Carnivorous
Rank: ""
Type: Rare, Large, Animal
Effect: Resemble normal gorillas, but are larger. Capable of striking and biting attacks. Will not hesitate to devour victim.
Special: Preparation:--- ; Duration:-----
Drawback: ---
Description: Also known as Jungle Ape. Carnivorous Apes do resemble normal gorillas only larger. Unlike other species of gorillas that eat only vegetable and plant matter, Carnivorous Apes, as their name suggests, are hungry for flesh. They will eat any animal which enters their territory, but also use their superior hunting skills to find food for their mates and young. With their long, sharp fangs, great strength and volatile tempers, these beasts have so terrorized neighboring villages that they are known by the locals as Jungle Demons. Carnivorous Apes are very cunning, with all of the instincts of the most expert hunters. Their eyesight, senses of hearing and smell are all finely honed, so that they can only be surprised 1 in 10 times. A Carnivorous Ape that successfully strikes an opponent with both hands does an additional 8 Armour Points of rending damage. Their bite inflicts 4 Armour Points of damage. Opponents who lose consciousness and are not immediately rescued will be eaten. These highly violent Apes have decimated the neighboring gorilla population in their native Jungles, and have come to outnumber their peaceful cousins 2 to 1. Their societies, however, do not cooperate as well as other Gorilla societies do because of their ultra-aggressive tendencies. Carnivorous Apes mate and bear young just as other gorillas do, with the females generally giving birth to one young ape every spring.
Yields: ---
Diet: Human Flesh; Intelligence Low; Activity: Day; Alignment: Neutral; Organization: Family; Number Appearing: 2-8; Region: Forest/Grassland/Hill/Jungle; Identification: Difficult; Cultivation: Difficult; Skills:--- ; Innate Abilities: Low-light Vision. Scent. Natural Armour +3. Rend.
Limit: Must know Creature Lore for Forest/Grassland/Hill/Jungle Regions. 20% chance in finding.

    Inoryu hears the sound of heavy footsteps crushing the jungle floor, immediately he took action by weaving through a series of hand seals. The speed of his hand seals were unrivaled hurried by a sense of urgency. When he had completed them, his glamour rendered him completely invisible. 

    Only a second later, a very large ape intruded in the open space. Inoryu got a good look at the creature. It appeared to be a normal gorilla, only larger. He was so close that Inoryu could see the nostrils of the ape flaring, sniffing at something...possibly a scent, possibly... hunting. Inoryu remained calm: concealed by the glamour the ape is incapable of seeing him. But the ape seemed to be following his nose. It looked around before returning its gaze towards Inoryu. It began to take steps forward, its knuckles pressing against the ground. Inoryu was forced to move backwards matching its pace, keeping a consistent distance of at least nine meters. 

[Inoryu]

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    Being in the presence of this creature was exhilarating. How well could he outsmart this beast? Inoryu had been observing it calmly while keeping track of the 15 minute duration of his invisibility jutsu. He noted the size of the creature's fists, the creature's build, and attempted to put a measure on the creature's intelligence. The ape was following his nose for something. Only time would tell what it was sniffing. 

[Inoryu]

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    Inoryu tried to measure the force of its blows by scrutinizing the creature's build. He surmised that being hit by the ape's fists anywhere would lead to lethal blunt force trauma. He wondered how many hits it would take until his bones would begin to shatter. Judging by the size of the creature's arms, chest, and back, Inoryu hypothesized it would take 1-3 blows for a bone to break, 5 or more blows for a bone to shatter.  

[Inoryu]

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   The ape continued to sniff the air and in frustration began pounding the ground with closed fists. Then to Inoryu's surprise, the ape charged directly for him. Inoryu escaped the creature's path with a skillful dodge roll. When Inoryu got up and faced the creature, he witnessed the ape losing itself to its frustration, pounding the jungle trees before sniffing the air again. It seemed to follow the scent for a moment, turning to face Inoryu and taking a step closer before totally losing itself to a rampage and charging at Inoryu a second time.  

[Inoryu]

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    Inoryu dodged again by running a towards a tree seven meters to his left and using the act of tree climbing to run up the tree for six meters. He would stay there, horizontally attached to the tree, and watch the ape intently. The creature was rampaging all around, clearly upset. "It's trying to sniff me out. Is it hunting or could it be a territory dispute? I am invisible, so I am not encroaching on its space. It must be hunting, using its nose to track down prey. If I am prey, it means that the ape is carnivorous and the ape's nose must be so keen that it trusts it even when its sight deceives him," Inoryu thought, "Up here I should be safe."   

[Inoryu]

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    Inoryu kept his focus on the creature below him that was lost in a fit of rage. After a moment, its rage stopped and it noticed two other apes approaching the space. One of the approaching apes circled around the ape that had nearly trampled Inoryu twice, and seconds later they were in combat. They pounded on one another with fists and when the opportunity arose, they bit down hard on their opponent. It was a one on one fight, and the ape that had approached had lost and bowed down. 

    "Those new apes seem to be of the same species; same coat and same builds," Inoryu thought, "the species itself must be very violent."