Raika's Skill Training [T]
May 5, 2015 18:23:14 GMT -7
Post by Raika Tatsu on May 5, 2015 18:23:14 GMT -7
Acting
Able Learner Trait allows for 2 die rolls.
~[0/5 TP]~ (Mastery Level - 0)
Raika was exhausted from his time away, so much had happened in the last two years. He had been on a mission that failed, been captured and put in jail, escaped, then readied himself for the Chuunin Exams before participating in them. Ahhhh, the training he had done. Tatsu sighed as he remembered the skills he had learned in the villages and cities he had been through after his time in that foreign prison. Skills that could no doubt be useful in a variety of situations.
During his imprisonment, he had been forced to act out a lie in order to save himself and escape. He had gotten quite lucky that the guard he had deceived was not particularly bright, because otherwise everything might have been different. He had decided to actually learn how to act. Thus, while staying in a city in one of the countries near the place of the Chuunin Exams. There, under a different name, he trained under a company of actors in a local theater. Thinking back on it, it was quite the experience….
“So, you want to know how to act? Well, you’re in the right place. We can teach you, that is for sure. We’ll put you in small positions at first in our plays, and maybe you’ll learn enough to take on bigger roles. We’ve got some productions coming up that you’d be perfect for.”
Raika nodded. He had used Henge no jutsu to hide his abnormal appearance, giving him a slightly different visage that was more appealing. He was tasked with acting out a regular citizen in the street who had to answer some questions. He read his lines silently before the trainer began directing him.
“Alright, to act any part, you need to make it feel natural. You can’t memorize lines and recite them back. You have to make it seem as if you were saying them of your volition. Alright, try it.”
Tatsu looked at his lines and then tried to act out the scene he was given. “Sir, sir, the man you are, um, looking for he is that way. I can take you to him, um, for some compensation.”
“No, no, no, too stiff. You are monotone and unseemly. You must not act so jittery, keep your complexion. Come on, try it again. See yourself as the street man, looking for money, willing to cooperate for it.”
Raika nodded. He said the same lines, but this time with less monotone and more feeling. But he was still quite stiff. He had a lot to learn. He watched the others act out there parts, observing the way they moved, spoke, and delivered their lines. He would get to that point soon, he knew it.
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: Acting enables a character to skillfully portray various roles.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Acting is most often used as a form of entertainment, though it can also be useful in aiding a disguise or pulling a scam. A skilled actor knows how to research their role in order to provide a realistic portrayal to include mannerisms, speech patterns, dialect or jargon. The Acting skill also confers a cumulative 5% bonus (per level above Unskilled) to Disguise skill check rolls. The list below gives examples of Mastery and what the character can do.
Unskilled Give a stereotyped performance.
Novice Pretend to be a person whose background is not too dissimilar from the character’s own.
Average Play a role convincing to an audience not overly familiar with the part he’s portraying.
Advanced By observing and interacting with a member of a class or profession, he can pass himself off as said.
Expert Can independently ‘invent’ a role such as a lord, member of a cult, wealthy merchant, etc., and can dress and act the part with such skill that he can pass as that person.
Master Can successfully imitate any person well enough to fool anyone not intimately familiar with the person (barring visual familiarity).
If user has 25 or more Ranks in Acting user gains a Synergy Bonus +10 to Disguise (to act in character), Interpret/Perform Mime, Intimidate, and Sleight of Hand. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---
Skill: Skill
Effect: Acting enables a character to skillfully portray various roles.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Acting is most often used as a form of entertainment, though it can also be useful in aiding a disguise or pulling a scam. A skilled actor knows how to research their role in order to provide a realistic portrayal to include mannerisms, speech patterns, dialect or jargon. The Acting skill also confers a cumulative 5% bonus (per level above Unskilled) to Disguise skill check rolls. The list below gives examples of Mastery and what the character can do.
Unskilled Give a stereotyped performance.
Novice Pretend to be a person whose background is not too dissimilar from the character’s own.
Average Play a role convincing to an audience not overly familiar with the part he’s portraying.
Advanced By observing and interacting with a member of a class or profession, he can pass himself off as said.
Expert Can independently ‘invent’ a role such as a lord, member of a cult, wealthy merchant, etc., and can dress and act the part with such skill that he can pass as that person.
Master Can successfully imitate any person well enough to fool anyone not intimately familiar with the person (barring visual familiarity).
If user has 25 or more Ranks in Acting user gains a Synergy Bonus +10 to Disguise (to act in character), Interpret/Perform Mime, Intimidate, and Sleight of Hand. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---
Able Learner Trait allows for 2 die rolls.
~[0/5 TP]~ (Mastery Level - 0)
Raika was exhausted from his time away, so much had happened in the last two years. He had been on a mission that failed, been captured and put in jail, escaped, then readied himself for the Chuunin Exams before participating in them. Ahhhh, the training he had done. Tatsu sighed as he remembered the skills he had learned in the villages and cities he had been through after his time in that foreign prison. Skills that could no doubt be useful in a variety of situations.
During his imprisonment, he had been forced to act out a lie in order to save himself and escape. He had gotten quite lucky that the guard he had deceived was not particularly bright, because otherwise everything might have been different. He had decided to actually learn how to act. Thus, while staying in a city in one of the countries near the place of the Chuunin Exams. There, under a different name, he trained under a company of actors in a local theater. Thinking back on it, it was quite the experience….
“So, you want to know how to act? Well, you’re in the right place. We can teach you, that is for sure. We’ll put you in small positions at first in our plays, and maybe you’ll learn enough to take on bigger roles. We’ve got some productions coming up that you’d be perfect for.”
Raika nodded. He had used Henge no jutsu to hide his abnormal appearance, giving him a slightly different visage that was more appealing. He was tasked with acting out a regular citizen in the street who had to answer some questions. He read his lines silently before the trainer began directing him.
“Alright, to act any part, you need to make it feel natural. You can’t memorize lines and recite them back. You have to make it seem as if you were saying them of your volition. Alright, try it.”
Tatsu looked at his lines and then tried to act out the scene he was given. “Sir, sir, the man you are, um, looking for he is that way. I can take you to him, um, for some compensation.”
“No, no, no, too stiff. You are monotone and unseemly. You must not act so jittery, keep your complexion. Come on, try it again. See yourself as the street man, looking for money, willing to cooperate for it.”
Raika nodded. He said the same lines, but this time with less monotone and more feeling. But he was still quite stiff. He had a lot to learn. He watched the others act out there parts, observing the way they moved, spoke, and delivered their lines. He would get to that point soon, he knew it.
