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Botany (Specific Region) Rank: "E" Skill: Skill Effect: A skill that allows the user to identify plants. Special: --- Drawback: --- Description: A character with this skill has a basic knowledge of plants and how they grow. They know how to tell various species of plants apart and under what conditions each type of plant grows best. Most of the time they can tell poisonous plants from non-poisonous plants. User must choose a specific Region each time they go up this Skill. A successful Botany Skill check provides knowledge of plants, while failure indicates the character does not know or cannot recall anything about that plant. Difficulty of plants are found in each individual plant. Identifying a plant by just the leaves, fruit, seeds, or other form that does not show the whole plant increases difficulty by 1 grade. Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill. Limit: ---
0/5 0/125 Underworld +1 per die
Her initial preconceived notion was that she would study the Forest, Grassland, Jungle, Swamp, and Underworld. As she expected to roam this terrain at some point in the future. She knew however that the vast majority of her time would be spent within the forest, so naturally, she would possess a higher skill level in her favoured terrain. By eliminating the green data, she would be left with a list for each region of herbs she could gain additional knowledge about through the study of that particular region.
The youth was keen to learn more about the herbs found within the underworld, mainly because of its exclusivity, you could, for example, have a forest on a hill, thus sourcing herbs from both regions, but the underworld? No this was by all accounts a dark hostile place, with little light to support anything as expensive as a forest. Perhaps the occasional underground river occurred, but as far as she was away the whole ecosystem differed drastically from the surface.
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This meant keen study was crucial being able to identify potential hazards. Was the luminescent mushroom over there poisonous? Pretty shit out of luck if you have never opened a book and read up on them? In which case, you would presumably just avoid them, unless you wanted to chance things and act on the wilder side. Sources of food could also be quite scarce, so knowing what vegetation could be consumed without killing you? Priceless.
Through the application of this technique, the youth had reduced her list down from 622 potential herbs to 401 common/uncommon herbs, removing the forest duplicates reduced the list down to just 300, less than half of what she had started with. It seemed to her that this was the most efficient method of deciding which regions were worth her time. Through the use of the technology that she had employed to order the list the youth would count how the split per a region.
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Botany (Specific Region) Rank: "E" Skill: Skill Effect: A skill that allows the user to identify plants. Special: --- Drawback: --- Description: A character with this skill has a basic knowledge of plants and how they grow. They know how to tell various species of plants apart and under what conditions each type of plant grows best. Most of the time they can tell poisonous plants from non-poisonous plants. User must choose a specific Region each time they go up this Skill. A successful Botany Skill check provides knowledge of plants, while failure indicates the character does not know or cannot recall anything about that plant. Difficulty of plants are found in each individual plant. Identifying a plant by just the leaves, fruit, seeds, or other form that does not show the whole plant increases difficulty by 1 grade. Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill. Limit: ---
0/5 0/125 Grasslands +1 per die
It took only a brief moment to do so, these functions were available at the touch of a button after all. Forest: 102, Grassland: 65, Jungle: 55, Swamp: 39, and a further 39 for the underworld. It seemed that her suspicions had been confirmed. The forest region dwarfed the others by comparison. Working in order of importance the youth began her in-depth study of the Grasslands region.
This region had relatively few duplications from what she could see, namely the rice plant, a common food source, and Lepiota. While she knew of rice (who didn’t) she had never heard of Lepiota before, upon further enquiry, the youth discovered that it was, in fact, a tiny fungus and a rather deadly one by all accounts. The ‘fried egg’ contained a poison by the name of 'Paresthesine', that caused some rather nasty effects including the chance to insure liver failure. Seemed she was best of steering clear of this fungus if she could help it.
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Hide in Plain Sight Rank: "A" Skill: Supplementary Effect: User is able to hide in plain sight. Special: --- Drawback: --- Description: The user can hide even while being actively observed. As long as the user is within 3 meters of some sort of Shadow, the user can hide from view in the open without the aid of anything to actually hide behind. The user may not however hide in their own shadow. Limit: Must be an Alchemist.
50/100 #6
What did it mean to be skilled in the art of stealth? Truly what did it mean? Yoko sat pondering this question for a good few minutes it was perhaps one of the more philosophical ones that she had raised in recent weeks. While pondering over this matter she brushed her eyebrows outwards using her forefingers and thumb, it certainly was a puzzling question. Where was there to start?
Well her immediate thought was the use of darkness, hiding in the shadows to avoid all detection, through which a skilled practitioner could become nigh invisible. But was it truly as simple as stepping into the shadows to mask one's presence completely? Alas, it was not, this was quite fortunate (depending on your view) as if stealthing was as simple as stepping into an area of obscured light was all there was to it, well every Tom Dick and Harry would be doing it.
No there was far more than just lighting to consider. Foreplaning whenever possible was Yoko’s preferred method remaining stealthy: if you knew the layout of an area you could plan your route ahead of time, bypassing guards if need be. The knowledge of where an alley led, or the path of the sewers, all equally as important as the lighting. The first step to becoming truly invisible was to avoid as many people as you could.
But surely this goes against the very principle of being stealthed? Well not exactly, just because you are gifted at the skill does not mean that you will never be spotted, the odd guard might see you out of the corner of his eye, an unfortunate misstep setting off a noise to alert them. All things to consider, after all, if even if you were invisible, producing nothing that the senses could detect if you walked into a room filled with enemies and started to pull down their pants…
Well, you could bet that they would react, for some reasons guards never took to kindly to being liberated from their boring uniforms. Confusing to say the least. Of course, this wasn’t the end of the skill set, cover, blocking the line of sight was another important ability, there would, after all, be times in which you could not bypass the guards. This was in all senses the first test of your stealthy skills.
If Yoko were to make her way down a busy street, the peak of rush hour while evading the watchful eye of a passing police officer, what was she to do? Well disguising herself as a nobody, that was certainly an option, acting could also assist her in this endeavour. But why risk it, when she could remain completely hidden. It was impossible, or at least nearly impossible to fully observe the crowd.
And I am not talking about a half-assed ‘I had my eyes open kind of observation’ I mean real, checking everyone style observation. Yoko could abuse this fact using the bodies of others as a form of cover so that the officers would simply assume she was another face in the crowd nothing to see here. In other situations such as a night time robbery, she would be required to evade multiple guards.
Perhaps they lined the rooftops, how did one evade these cunning guard they had even brought torches with them! By illuminating the area there was next to no shadows that she could utilise to hide, just the dim edging of flickering lights fighting the encroachment of the darkness. Well in this particular situation she would have to abuse facing, or rather the way in which the guards were looking.
Guards did not have eyes in the back of their heads after all, or at least the normal mundane ones did not. So the trick was to observe them, a stationary figure that did not rotate his head all that much would have a limited field of vision. One need only pass behind them to remain stealthed, a task so simple that Yoko could have been carrying a large sign saying “Rogue here” and the guard would have never been any the wiser.
The next variation was the roamer, these rather annoying guards patrolled a set area, generally walking up and down a corridor, or over a well-trodden patch of land. It was easy to spot these people in the wilderness, as their continued walking often left a muddy trail. Either way, the trick was once again to observe their movements. Peeking around natural cover: the stone wall obscured your vision just as much as the guards.
Yes, peeking in this situation was a great asset, in fact, some rogues even employed small mirrors to reduce the odds of an encounter even further. Once a route was established you could plan your course of action from the simple choice of following behind them and escaping down an alley before they turned to the more aggressive assault. Going for a silent takedown. Hell with enough skill you could walk directly behind them and allow them to make a charitable donation of all their coin to your cause.
Quite generous of them, but as Yoko’s pack always said, “if you don’t have it nailed down don’t get upset when it is gone.” Yes, she was not stealing from them, rather she was lightening their burden by taking that heavy sack of gold from their belt. If anything, she should be considered a hero.
Of course lurking behind people was not without its own inherent risks, you could make a noise, for example, something that lacked consideration of facing altogether. And what’s worse you were quite close to them so the chances of the guard hearing you were quite high. In a situation like this is was best to dart back to a source of darkness, as they would presumably turn around to check.
If they spotted nothing which hopefully they did not, then they would presumably go back to their patrol. They weren’t paid to stand there mouth open gazing into the darkness, now were they? Probably discounting the sound as that of another guard, a bird flying, maybe even a rat, if you were in a forest maybe they would assume the sound was a deer. Who knows, the thoughts of mindless fodder were of no matter after all.
This is all well and good one might say, but what if a guard is stood in a corner that you must pass by. You can’t simply walk past him, not without an elaborate disguise, what do you do then? Yoko’s gut reaction was generally to find an alternative path. Scale a wall to the next floor, use an air vent, something of that nature. But still, she knew all too well that there were situations in which this was not an option.
In which case, you could use a distraction, the same principle as before. Throwing a glass bottle, to smash nearby could alert a guard and cause them to move, investigating the disturbance. The key was, of course, to not reveal yourself with a careless throw, smashing the bottle in their field of vision was a stupid newbie error. And one that would get you killed in a high-pressure environment.
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There were of course limitations to the stealth skill, certain bloodlines possessed keen eyes that could spot you with greater ease, or heightened hearing able to tell you where you are in a room simply by your footsteps. Others possessed the ability to see even those cloaked by invisibility. Yoko didn’t allow this to weigh heavily on her mind like some people may very well have.
Instead, she embraced it as a challenge, she needed to constantly improve her skill set if she wanted to remain ahead of the curve when entering a woodland territory, she could add small pieces of undergrowth to her clothing. Or smear mud on her face. Even the uncanny smell that some creatures possessed could be manipulated. The guardsman’s hound might possess a keen nose capable of smelling everything in a sixty-metre radius.
But if you approach from downwind you could lessen the chances of detection, or if you took efforts to mask your smell. Applying earthy soil to your garments of the scent of a non-threatening animal. Of course, the dog would be able to smell you, but would it alert its master? Would a sheep dog suddenly start to howl at the smell of a sheep? Doubtful the darn farmer would never get a minute’s rest.
Extinguishing light sources could also work to one’s advantage an arrow filled with water, could be used by an apt archer, removing a large area of impassable light. Deft hands could extinguish the candle on a table. The examples were again almost limitless but in general, one needed to consider the risk verse the reward. Removing the candle provided additional concealment, but could also raise suspicions.
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Current Affairs Rank: "E" Skill: Skill Effect: This skill helps a character know the goings-on in the world around them. Special: --- Drawback: --- Description: This skill helps a character know the goings-on in the world around them. They try to keep informed of all the latest developments in any region. The information obtained is always publicly available knowledge and never secret or classified information. With a successful Current Affairs skill check, the character successfully asks questions and learns information about the local area. On a failed check, people either don’t know or refuse to answer the character’s nosey questions. Unskilled characters have access to local rumors as would be expected. Those with Average mastery should receive twice the ordinary amount of rumors while those of Expert mastery know all local rumors if they seek them out. In addition, those with Advanced mastery or above may check the veracity of any rumors they encounter by having a Game Master roll a [secret] skill check. If successful, the Character identifies a single false rumor. Look in Academia Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill. Limit: ---
0/5 0/125
Yoko felt it imperative that she was able to keep her finger on the metaphorical pulse, of the village. There had been a lot of developments as of late, all cumulating in the current state of civil war: the removal of the former Kage and in statement of a new leader. The youth wasn’t exactly sure how she felt about the whole situation, but if one thing remained clear it was that she knew who her allies were.
She needed to access the current situation working out who the main personalities are around this place, and their allegiances. The sands were shifting, you were just as likely to encounter a knife in the back if you did not declare your allegiance to one side as you were if you tried to remain out of the affair altogether. It was a crying shame that the villagers were ready to tear themselves apart, but then again was it that much of a surprise, it was the BLOOD mist after all.
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You don’t get a name like that for being a friendly place now do you? Yes, we had our own way of doing things here. Walking into a tavern and asking for information? A sure way to get you killed. The village thrived of anonymity, the gossip in the dark alleys, the voice in the mist. However, you wanted to put it the main goal was to keep the transaction between the two parties, there was no point needlessly spilling the beans to onlookers. If you knew something it was in your best interest to make others believe that you did not.
This normally mean that you would have to talk to sources, rats, narcs, whatever you wanted to call them. People willing to give up information in exchange for fair compensation: protection, gold, weapons. You name it, everyone had a price after all. The current rumour on the street that it was the whole reason the current kage was in power, some mob like orchestration from behind the scenes. The elders had been bribed.
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Knowledge all too often leads to further questions, what were the motives behind the rumours. This was the element that required the real skill, not every rumour was true, in fact, some were purposely thrown out there to mislead or deceive a potential adverse. Being able to build up a reliable network helped to minimise the chance of an occurrence but even your informants could be bought.
As such you had to be careful who knew, about your relationships, there was nothing to say your informant couldn’t be bribed into giving you false information. Or purposely tell you in order to bait you into a series of actions. A hit is out on your friend, a hundred thousand ryo, naturally, you’d seek them out, look to protect them? You could potentially be playing right into the enemy’s hands, what if you were the real target all along?
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History, Local (Specify Country) Rank: "E" Skill: Skill Effect: The character with this skill is a storehouse of facts about the history of a region the size of a Country. Special: --- Drawback: --- Description: The character with this skill is a storehouse of facts about the history of a region the size of a Country. For example, the character will know when the ruined tower on the hill was built and who built it (and what happened to him). He knows what great heroes and villains fought and fell at the old battlefield and what great treasure is supposed to be kept in a local temple. He knows how the mayor of the next town miraculously grew hair on his balding pate. A GM can provide information about local sites and events as the user requests it when pertaining to an Event. Furthermore, the user can try to retell these events as entering stories. Once the subject is chosen, they can attempt a skill check and, if successful, add that tale to their repertoire. The character can tell these stories to entertain others, however, telling stories to hostile beings is probably not going to do any good. If user has 25 or more Ranks in History, Local (Specific Country) user gains a Synergy Bonus +10 to Evidence Analysis to Profile, and gain Information on people. If user has 25 or more Ranks in Culture user gains a Synergy Bonus +10 to History pertaining to the Culture. With Local History, user also gains knowledge of laws within the Country. Depending on the Mastery Level dictates the knowledge the user contains. Novice: Character possesses familiarity with laws of the country as they are customarily practiced. Advanced: Character possesses knowledge of the actual written laws of the country. Master: Character is familiar with the entire legal code of the country; May be granted standing as a barrister in legal disputes. Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill. Limit: ---
0/5 0/125 Water +1 per die.
There were, of course, some things that you would now learn purely from social encounters. Unless you had some kind of strange obsession? Fortunately, Yoko lacked the drive nor the motive to engage in an in-depth investigation, if current affairs were the word of the streets then the local knowledge was the law. A particular set of skills acquired from diligent research rather than sources, an example was the local law.
Sure, you could enquire with a friend about the law of the local area, but you are far more likely to simply read up on it are you not? After all, the law often devolves into semantics and the exact phrasing of a particular passage, so why leave it all to ‘chance’ when you can simply find the information out for yourself? Well, the main problem was the time taken. You could have feelers out in multiple different cities, all willing to disclose information to you, dramatically reducing the amount of time required.
Priest Rank: "C" Skill: Heritage Trait Effect: User was a person of standing in their church or faith. Special: --- Drawback: --- Description: User has +20 Skill points to divide as they wish among all Jutsu Lore, and History skills. At each Class Level the user gain an additional +5 Heritage skill Points to place in any one of these skills. User gains +1 Heritage Points per die roll when learning the skill. User must choose in having either a +2 Bonus to Will Saves, or +10 to any background skill. User relies on the power of your conviction to get you through the worst. User gains a +1 moral bonus on all Saves and a +5% bonus on checks with all background skills. This trait replaces 1 Freebies. Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 Freebies.
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Studying the history of a region obviously took far longer, but had the added advantage of gaining information that might otherwise be unobtainable. In-depth documentation and police reports could offer an insight into the structure of a criminal gang, your alternative? Walk up to a member of the gang and ask him to show you were his boss lives? Perhaps he will tell you his favourite restaurant as well, so you can lie in wait for a sniper attack?
Seemed unlikely, to say the least. You could, however, seek out a hidden investor, someone controlling things from the shadows. Yoko knew for example that a particular ninja ran the docks, he brought in his illegal shipments of narcotics. But did this mean he owned the dock? No. Did this mean he was the one paying for the drugs? No. Most likely he was a middleman, a donkey if you will. It was an in-depth study that would reveal who was in charge, not rumours on the streets. Simply because there were no rumours, these people didn’t leak confidential information if it could be helped.
Knowledge of a local area was more than just what you know about the area you are from; it was a common mistake to think this was all the skill was used for. It did, in fact, represents your capacity to learn about new areas, and to do so quickly.
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