@Halvtand So, I was thinking Megumi could have received some shuriken training from Mikio. It'd make sense since she'd probably know he's damn good at it.
This was sent before I woke up :) But no worries. Mikio is 15 years older than Megumi, so if we accept that she left the academy as a genin at the same time as the kids of the show (age 12), Mikio would've been 27 and definitely old enough to have taught stuff at the school for a while. I'll try to get a reply in today.
Just had a look at it. It seems awesome. Is it made over a game? 'Cause when I searched for it, a bunch of game stuff came up.
Basilisk is one of the animé I have previously skipped past due to not liking the art style, so I'll definitely have a look at that.
My brother, and not the one you would expect, swears by the Beserk series. He loves it with a passion usually only seen in French artists.
I don't know if there is a game or anything like that. I was told is was "sort of like attack on titan" with stunning visuals and shit. I actually don't know anything about the story.
Basilisk does have a special style to it. You're not the first to say so. Personally I love the art style, it's realistic enough to suspend disbelief but still out there enough to make the ninja stuff seem plausible. Good mix.
I too swear by Berserk, it is one of the best mangas I have ever read and as I have some friends who are also into it I've had a chance to explore the deeper meanings and symbolisms of it. If we get going, we can keep it up for hours. The old anime was... fine. It's a product of both its time and a limited budget. The movies are really good recaps although some dislike the CGI-style of them. The new anime is simply shit. Censure, deleted (important) arcs and scenes, too much focus on "Hi, I'm Guts and this is me swinging my sword around" and an atrociously horrible CGI-animation instead of drawn animation. There is no depth to the visuals of the anime, which is a big thing in the manga. They've basically slapped the fandom in the face by saying "We'll make a new anime (Aw yeah, awesome!)... But we won't represent the source material and we'll make it look like the intro to a PS2-game (-.-' wat?)"
I just have to see that something something (dark side) of the iron fortress. I've seen some gifs and it looks really nice. Supposed to have a good storyline as well. For a recommendation I have to say Basilisk, high-grade ninja action in there. I love it.
As the sun rose, a single ray shone in through an open window in Mikio's house and slowly crept across his face until he was wrested from his sleep, seeing only bright red even with his eyes closed. He wasn't really much of a morning person, but not the kind of guy who would sleep forever either. He did stay in bed for few minutes looking around the room, letting his eyes slowly get used to being open and breathing in the fresh morning air.
Once he decided to get up he was fully clothed and had a piece of bread in his hand within a minute with the almost blinding speed of someone who does the same thing every morning. He ate the bread as he walked outside, crossed his small patch of vegetables and continuing on until he came to his own private well. The well had been an important part of the house back when he'd first bought it with a few friends from the orphanage. Having half a score sweaty and exhausted ninjas-more-or-less-in-training at the same time without direct access to cool and fresh water would've been hell. He grabbed the rope and threw in the bucket, far below it hit the surface with a splash that gave a slight echo as it travelled up to Mikio. He then pulled, hearing the satisfying sound of water drops dripping from the bucket and back into the water. The mere sound made him feel a bit refreshed. When the bucket finally reached him he lifted it up and drank five huge gulps in one breath, spilling cold water on his chest at the same time. The coldness spread through his body and as he was done he couldn't help but give a satisfied "aah".
He washed the sleep off his face and turned to his vegetables. They were growing nicely, and would feed him for most of the year if he only tended to them properly. He dipped his hand in the bucket, grabbed some water and threw it out over the patch, effectively recreating a very short but intense rain. He pulled out a few weeds absent-mindedly and suddenly froze as he heard running steps approach. As opposed to most people, who tense up when they are caught in a fight-or-flight moment most experienced martial artists, such as ninjas, relax instead. A relaxed muscle can move faster and that fraction of a second can save lives. The steps disappeared and Mikio realised that they had probably come from a couple of runners on the road, on the other side of his house. It was a pretty popular path, but sometimes the sound of rapidly approaching footsteps of unseen people sent shivers down his spine. He'd dropped his bowl of food a few days ago just because some kid had rather hastily decided to take a break right outside his home.
Mikio left the garden, he didn't have the motivation any more. He went back into the house and looked at the clock. He had an appointment at the school in an hour to teach basic throwing techniques to the youngest. He'd be really early, but getting out of the house would help dissipate the uneasy feeling he'd gotten. Besides, he could train at the school before the kids showed up, it would probably be good for them to actually see someone who knew what they were doing first, maybe one of the more perceptive ones would pick up a clue from the way he flicked his wrist or something. He grabbed his pouch which held his small supply of standard ninja equipment, which was what the kids were training with, and with a broad happy smile on his face he left his house and started to walk down the path that lead to the village proper. The school was on the other end of it, so he'd have a chance to watch the marketplace on the way there, maybe he'd set aside some fresh fish for later.
Some background info on hat's message. It seems like someone has spread the invite code to the discord server hat threw up a while ago for the game and we currently have more people in the discord than in the game itself. We are going to have to kick people and We don't want to kick people from here by mistake. If you haven't done so yet, please log in and change your screen name to match your screen name here. If you find yourself unable to join or kicked from the server, send a PM to me or hat and we'll set you up with a temporary code to avoid further problems like this one.
Body Type and Shape: Ectomorph, basically rectangularly shaped, some muscle.
Height: 180 cm / 5'9”
Weight: 75 kg / 165 pounds
Hair Color: Black.
Hair Style: Your typical anime-pointy hair, about a hand's width long.
Eye Color: Green.
Scars and markings: Several, both big and small. One does not survive a ninja war without earning some. Most notorious are The coward’s mark - A big slash that goes across Mikio’s back from his right shoulder to his left hip. Burned hand - Mikio’s left hand sustained second degree burns during the war and is covered in scar tissue. Still usable though. Pin marks - Once Mikio found himself pinned to a big tree by a spear, it left an almost perfectly round red mark on his chest, just below the shoulder.
Clothing: Mikio's clothing are all white or black. As opposed to many ninjas he doesn't wear sandals, and prefers a sturdy pair of black boots instead. His pants reach halfway down his chins and are white. On the top half he wears a black, long-sleeved shirt, over that is a short-sleeved white closed vest. Even over that he wears a black coat long enough to cover his pants. The village's hitai-ate is worn across his forehead like it's supposed to. He also wears a white glove on his left hand to cover the scars.
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Biography
Background: Mikio was born a third of a century ago to one of the villages many, many prostitutes. His mother was never what you would call nurturing and as soon as possible young Mikio was handed over to the village's already overflowing orphanage. He still doesn't know who his mother is, and considering her occupation he sincerely doubts that even she knows his real father.
Mikio's earliest memories are from the orphanage, literally being surrounded by kids of all ages, and not enough adults to keep them busy. Like all orphanages this one suffered from under-staffing as well as an incredibly low budget. Some of the older kids showed promises as ninjas, so they could either go to what could only sarcastically be called the ninja academy or do the odd E-rank mission to get some funds for the place. As Mikio grew up he discovered his own ninja talent and after finishing the academy training joined the small army that would take every mission they could get their hands on in order to get some money. Money meant food, not just for them, but for all the kids.
During his earlier years Mikio often wondered about his parents and snuck into the keeper's office more than once to try and figure out who they were. As far as he knows he was never seen, or at least no one ratted him out, everyone in there was probably as curious as he and let him try. As Mikio grew it became obvious that the orphanage was too small, and he banded together with some other ninjas and rented a small house on the outskirts of the village. Rent was almost non-existent so a lot of the money that did not go directly to food for themselves could be sent to the orphanage.
Years passed, pretty uneventfully. Mikio practiced his ninja arts with his bunk mates, another reason for them to live outside of both the village and the orphanage. Then the war came. Rolling in over the village like a thunderstorm. Fire rained from the sky and metal slashed through the air right next to the innocent men, women and children of the village. Mikio fought as best he could together with his childhood friends and the other ninjas. However, even their best efforts were easily swept aside by the almost absurdly powerful ninjas of real hidden villages. In the end they could only defend themselves, try to protect the innocent or get out of the way as the more powerful jutsus were unleashed.
Many of Mikio's friends died in the war, and none died like a hero, very few died with a purpose. Most simply threw their bodies at the enemy, trying to at least distract them long enough to let someone else get away, but it rarely worked. The day the walls came up was one of the happiest in Mikio's life. It did not mean the end of the war, but at least the innocent villagers were a little bit safer. As the war wound down the village's ninjas stopped engaging in battle and fell back to simply patrol the wall, guard the entrance and protect the village.
Today: Today Mikio lives alone in the small house he once inhabited with a small group of friends He is one of the older ninjas that tries to teach children with talent at the school. When he isn't doing that he takes missions or stays at home to tend to his little farm. Much of his earnings from the school and missions still goes to the orphanage. Mikio remembers the war, the terror and the utter helplessness of facing a fully equipped and bloodthirsty jounin from a hidden village. Many of the children he teaches are too young to have seen the war at all, yet they talk about it as if war was a good thing. A ninja's life is war, and it is hell.
Personality: Mikio is an almost extremely open and kind-hearted man. He always has a smile on his face and a wink in his eye ready to go. He tells jokes and goofs off if he thinks he can get away with it, this is one of the reasons why the children likes him. He acts like a kid in some ways. But has shown to those around him that he can be respectable and responsible as well.
On the other hand, he has nightmares.
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Special Traits
Shuriken specialist - Mikio has made shuriken-throwing into his own art and is pretty much centered around it. Not only can he throw with great precision, other skills that follows involves judging a trajectory, general eye-hand coordination and finger dexterity.
Designer - Most ninjas use shuriken, but Mikio has designed almost all of his from scratch. He has everything. One thing that separates his shuriken from the normal ones are that they’re not designed to pierce and stick to the target, but rather slash and bounce off.
Conservation is key - Almost every technique in Mikio’s arsenal uses up resources. A shuriken thrown cannot be used a second later. Therefor he is very careful about noting where they go after he’s thrown them for easy retrieval. He also has a good mind for keeping track of how many he’s got left and how long they’ll last.
Charismatic - Mikio is always smiling and laughing around people. This means that most see him as a happy fellow and he’s pretty well-liked in the village for it.
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Equipment
Standard ninja equipment, leg pouch, an assortment of ninja wire, kunai and regular shuriken.
Six regular sized summoning scrolls containing almost every conceivable design of shuriken.
Scroll 1 & 2: Regular sized, normal shuriken. Roughly equivalent to ninja standard.
Scroll 3 & 4: Special shuriken. Here we find shuriken with special properties. Shuriken with holes that “whistle” as they fly. Shuriken with grooves that can carry poison. Hollow shuriken or shuriken with a dense core that flies at a different speed. Shuriken with slightly bent prongs that can maneuver in a certain way. You name it, he’s probably got it.
Scroll 5: Abnormal shuriken - The big ones, these hit the opponent with the same force as a sword would. Due to their size not as many can be carried in a scroll.
Scroll 6: Lost and found - A collection of shuriken that Mikio will use on special occasions. These are either failed experiments of his or shuriken left behind by someone else. Waste not, want not.
A healthy supply of exploding tags
A regular, straight single-bladed sword carried on his back.
Name: Dance of the first blade Classification Kenjutsu Rank: D Effect: (Literally this but with ordinary clones) The user creates two regular clones before proceeding to assault the enemy, with the clones attacking from two angles the user attacking from a third. The opponent will be hard-pressed to defend against all three simultaneously. Drawback: Only one attack is actually able to harm the opponent and if the opponent can see though the technique it is not hard to counter.
Name: Invisible sword assault Classification Shurikenjutsu Rank: C Effect: Originally developed for assaulting people inside houses from the outside, the user uses super-fast movement to jump between possible assault angles (windows). At each jump one or more shuriken are thrown at the target. The user always tries to use the target's blind spot as the next place to launch an attack from. In a best case scenario the user is able to attack from two directions almost simultaneously and make use of the opponent's blind spot. The user can potentially keep up the assault for as long as there are shuriken available. Drawback: This technique relies heavily on the element of surprise, once it has been seen through it should be easy to defend against or avoid.
Name: Rain of hellfire Classification Shurikenjutsu Rank: B Effect: Making use of a large number of both shuriken and exploding tags, the user sends a volley straight at the enemy. The goal isn't to hit, but to completely surround the target with the exploding projectiles. In a best case scenario there is no escape. Drawback: Uses a lot of resources. As the projectiles are not thrown to hit, an opponent that dodges early may evade the whole thing.
Well, Halvtand made his CS and I ended up being busier than I expected today, so while it would be fun to join this I'll have to drop out. I don't want to keep anyone waiting. Good luck with your roleplay, I hope it's a success!
Please don't feel pressured to leave just because I finally god my character written. The game is kind of centred around the village life, so jumping in a bit later could just mean that your characters has been busy with something, like a mission.
I'll finish my CS in a minute, then I'll have a glance at Haruka.
Body Type and Shape: Ectomorph, basically rectangularly shaped, some muscle.
Height: 180 cm / 5'9”
Weight: 75 kg / 165 pounds
Hair Color: Black.
Hair Style: Your typical anime-pointy hair, about a hand's width long.
Eye Color: Green.
Scars and markings: Several, both big and small. One does not survive a ninja war without earning some. Most notorious are The coward’s mark - A big slash that goes across Mikio’s back from his right shoulder to his left hip. Burned hand - Mikio’s left hand sustained second degree burns during the war and is covered in scar tissue. Still usable though. Pin marks - Once Mikio found himself pinned to a big tree by a spear, it left an almost perfectly round red mark on his chest, just below the shoulder.
Clothing: Mikio's clothing are all white or black. As opposed to many ninjas he doesn't wear sandals, and prefers a sturdy pair of black boots instead. His pants reach halfway down his chins and are white. On the top half he wears a black, long-sleeved shirt, over that is a short-sleeved white closed vest. Even over that he wears a black coat long enough to cover his pants. The village's hitai-ate is worn across his forehead like it's supposed to. He also wears a white glove on his left hand to cover the scars.
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Biography
Background: Mikio was born a third of a century ago to one of the villages many, many prostitutes. His mother was never what you would call nurturing and as soon as possible young Mikio was handed over to the village's already overflowing orphanage. He still doesn't know who his mother is, and considering her occupation he sincerely doubts that even she knows his real father.
Mikio's earliest memories are from the orphanage, literally being surrounded by kids of all ages, and not enough adults to keep them busy. Like all orphanages this one suffered from under-staffing as well as an incredibly low budget. Some of the older kids showed promises as ninjas, so they could either go to what could only sarcastically be called the ninja academy or do the odd E-rank mission to get some funds for the place. As Mikio grew up he discovered his own ninja talent and after finishing the academy training joined the small army that would take every mission they could get their hands on in order to get some money. Money meant food, not just for them, but for all the kids.
During his earlier years Mikio often wondered about his parents and snuck into the keeper's office more than once to try and figure out who they were. As far as he knows he was never seen, or at least no one ratted him out, everyone in there was probably as curious as he and let him try. As Mikio grew it became obvious that the orphanage was too small, and he banded together with some other ninjas and rented a small house on the outskirts of the village. Rent was almost non-existent so a lot of the money that did not go directly to food for themselves could be sent to the orphanage.
Years passed, pretty uneventfully. Mikio practiced his ninja arts with his bunk mates, another reason for them to live outside of both the village and the orphanage. Then the war came. Rolling in over the village like a thunderstorm. Fire rained from the sky and metal slashed through the air right next to the innocent men, women and children of the village. Mikio fought as best he could together with his childhood friends and the other ninjas. However, even their best efforts were easily swept aside by the almost absurdly powerful ninjas of real hidden villages. In the end they could only defend themselves, try to protect the innocent or get out of the way as the more powerful jutsus were unleashed.
Many of Mikio's friends died in the war, and none died like a hero, very few died with a purpose. Most simply threw their bodies at the enemy, trying to at least distract them long enough to let someone else get away, but it rarely worked. The day the walls came up was one of the happiest in Mikio's life. It did not mean the end of the war, but at least the innocent villagers were a little bit safer. As the war wound down the village's ninjas stopped engaging in battle and fell back to simply patrol the wall, guard the entrance and protect the village.
Today: Today Mikio lives alone in the small house he once inhabited with a small group of friends He is one of the older ninjas that tries to teach children with talent at the school. When he isn't doing that he takes missions or stays at home to tend to his little farm. Much of his earnings from the school and missions still goes to the orphanage. Mikio remembers the war, the terror and the utter helplessness of facing a fully equipped and bloodthirsty jounin from a hidden village. Many of the children he teaches are too young to have seen the war at all, yet they talk about it as if war was a good thing. A ninja's life is war, and it is hell.
Personality: Mikio is an almost extremely open and kind-hearted man. He always has a smile on his face and a wink in his eye ready to go. He tells jokes and goofs off if he thinks he can get away with it, this is one of the reasons why the children likes him. He acts like a kid in some ways. But has shown to those around him that he can be respectable and responsible as well.
On the other hand, he has nightmares.
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Special Traits
Shuriken specialist - Mikio has made shuriken-throwing into his own art and is pretty much centered around it. Not only can he throw with great precision, other skills that follows involves judging a trajectory, general eye-hand coordination and finger dexterity.
Designer - Most ninjas use shuriken, but Mikio has designed almost all of his from scratch. He has everything. One thing that separates his shuriken from the normal ones are that they’re not designed to pierce and stick to the target, but rather slash and bounce off.
Conservation is key - Almost every technique in Mikio’s arsenal uses up resources. A shuriken thrown cannot be used a second later. Therefor he is very careful about noting where they go after he’s thrown them for easy retrieval. He also has a good mind for keeping track of how many he’s got left and how long they’ll last.
Charismatic - Mikio is always smiling and laughing around people. This means that most see him as a happy fellow and he’s pretty well-liked in the village for it.
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Equipment
Standard ninja equipment, leg pouch, an assortment of ninja wire, kunai and regular shuriken.
Six regular sized summoning scrolls containing almost every conceivable design of shuriken.
Scroll 1 & 2: Regular sized, normal shuriken. Roughly equivalent to ninja standard.
Scroll 3 & 4: Special shuriken. Here we find shuriken with special properties. Shuriken with holes that “whistle” as they fly. Shuriken with grooves that can carry poison. Hollow shuriken or shuriken with a dense core that flies at a different speed. Shuriken with slightly bent prongs that can maneuver in a certain way. You name it, he’s probably got it.
Scroll 5: Abnormal shuriken - The big ones, these hit the opponent with the same force as a sword would. Due to their size not as many can be carried in a scroll.
Scroll 6: Lost and found - A collection of shuriken that Mikio will use on special occasions. These are either failed experiments of his or shuriken left behind by someone else. Waste not, want not.
A healthy supply of exploding tags
A regular, straight single-bladed sword carried on his back.
Name: Dance of the first blade Classification Kenjutsu Rank: D Effect: (Literally this but with ordinary clones) The user creates two regular clones before proceeding to assault the enemy, with the clones attacking from two angles the user attacking from a third. The opponent will be hard-pressed to defend against all three simultaneously. Drawback: Only one attack is actually able to harm the opponent and if the opponent can see though the technique it is not hard to counter.
Name: Invisible sword assault Classification Shurikenjutsu Rank: C Effect: Originally developed for assaulting people inside houses from the outside, the user uses super-fast movement to jump between possible assault angles (windows). At each jump one or more shuriken are thrown at the target. The user always tries to use the target's blind spot as the next place to launch an attack from. In a best case scenario the user is able to attack from two directions almost simultaneously and make use of the opponent's blind spot. The user can potentially keep up the assault for as long as there are shuriken available. Drawback: This technique relies heavily on the element of surprise, once it has been seen through it should be easy to defend against or avoid.
Name: Rain of hellfire Classification Shurikenjutsu Rank: B Effect: Making use of a large number of both shuriken and exploding tags, the user sends a volley straight at the enemy. The goal isn't to hit, but to completely surround the target with the exploding projectiles. In a best case scenario there is no escape. Drawback: Uses a lot of resources. As the projectiles are not thrown to hit, an opponent that dodges early may evade the whole thing.
@The Mad Hatter As in the spell from the Witcher world, you muggle. Never mind, that was igni...
@Crux Agni could be scorch, but we don't want to fill the game up with bloodline users. Have a look on the naruto wikia: naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Narutopedia
Maybe some real fire techniques are in line with what you're thinking about.
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