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Sakura Leic · **Reply #75 on:** January 29, 2015, 12:51:24 AM

Good think Calien somehow knows how Ninjas work.

[spoiler]There's a reason for that, and it has nothing to do with Naruto.[/spoiler]

Quickman · **Reply #76 on:** January 29, 2015, 12:54:26 AM

The thing is, he doesn't do jutsu or anything like that. He's a cleric (technically an alchemist, but he looks more like a cleric), and primarily a scholar. If he uses anything, it's potions and weapons; things he can construct.

I'm going straight Pathfinder/DnD, here, and leaning heavily toward the characters that I've played before. He's got stuff already prepared, and he has the knowledge for stuff he needs to prepare. His carry is limited because he's small, so most of the stuff will need time to prepare.

I'm not planning to play a fighter. I'm playing a scholarly meek little guy who just so happens to know how to make things go boom. Most of the time, his nose is buried in lore.

As for the jutsu, I needed to know what they were so I could respond to them properly. The Prof isn't using that stuff. He's a potion-loving scroll-reading party-healing Squishy Wizard cleric.

Sakura Leic · **Reply #77 on:** January 29, 2015, 12:59:58 AM

Yeah don't worry about the Jutsu stuff, Jutsus only really apply to Toshi because she is a Ninja. Also good thing he can heal since Calien is not an optimal healer.

He's much more combat oriented unlike Borock-bot in Wilypocalypse.

Quickman · **Reply #78 on:** January 29, 2015, 01:03:10 AM

Once the party gets into a battle, the Prof will be hiding behind them anyway. He'll have things on hand and he can brew stuff during the battle, but when the [parasitic bomb] hits the fan, he'd sooner go hide.

His monastery didn't teach kung fu.

Blue Valkyrie · **Reply #79 on:** January 29, 2015, 01:08:14 AM

No reason he can't make explosions effect the local area to our advantage right?

Quickman · **Reply #80 on:** January 29, 2015, 01:09:43 AM

Big enough cauldron? Uneven heating? Yep, he could take out an inn.

*Is reminded why you never cook rocket fuel on the stove in a copper-bottom pot*

Phi · **Reply #81 on:** January 29, 2015, 01:13:28 AM

Yeah, it's probably best to ignore the Jutsu stuff all together; preferably anything that may be related to Naruto. We want this to be a quality RP, after all.

Sakura Leic · **Reply #82 on:** January 29, 2015, 01:15:47 AM

Well Naruto is hardly the only one that does Jutsu so that's fine. What would be bad is the other stuff that's wrong with Naruto, like the writting and most of the characters.

Phi · **Reply #83 on:** January 29, 2015, 01:20:42 AM

True, though whenever I see "Jutsu", Naruto immediately comes to mind.

TENK's Jutsu posts are clearly based off of Naruturd's interpretation of Jutsu techniques.

Blue Valkyrie · **Reply #84 on:** January 29, 2015, 01:21:58 AM

I am kinda ignorant on Naruto as a whole, never really watched or read any. *shrugs*

Quickman · **Reply #85 on:** January 29, 2015, 01:23:47 AM

TENK's posts were what confused me to begin with. Then I saw other jutsu usage and was even more confused.

I'm sticking with what I know best in RPs; alchemy and some minor spellcasting. And playing characters who are Squishy Wizards. And robes because [tornado fang] I love robes.

Phi · **Reply #86 on:** January 29, 2015, 01:25:25 AM

Quote from: Blue Valkyrie on January 29, 2015, 01:21:58 AM

I am kinda ignorant on Naruto as a whole, never really watched or read any. *shrugs*

Please don't watch it.

I'll pay you not to watch it.

Sakura Leic · **Reply #87 on:** January 29, 2015, 01:27:08 AM

Quote from: Phi on January 29, 2015, 01:20:42 AM

True, though whenever I see "Jutsu", Naruto immediately comes to mind.

TENK's Jutsu posts are clearly based off of Naruturd's interpretation of Jutsu techniques.

Yeah.

Quickman · **Reply #88 on:** January 29, 2015, 01:31:20 AM

Alright, I figured out how I want to introduce the Prof. I'll go get some coffee, watch a video or two, and await the party to arrive at the town.

Blue Valkyrie · **Reply #89 on:** January 29, 2015, 01:35:12 AM

I do have to head to work soonish, but the party needs to figure out the use their mana together to fix this anyway.

Sakura Leic · **Reply #90 on:** January 29, 2015, 01:36:53 AM

Yeah just remember I just want only Calien to encounter the Prof, for reasons.

Quickman · **Reply #91 on:** January 29, 2015, 01:41:35 AM

Can do.

A good way for that to happen would be to have Calien go off on his own.

Fxeni · **Reply #92 on:** January 29, 2015, 01:43:19 AM

Since Blue needs to head out soon, I decided to attempt to move things along a bit quicker. We'll still need Pema though, pretty sure.

Quickman · **Reply #93 on:** January 29, 2015, 06:41:01 AM

Okay, I'm thinking of abilities. The Prof's only real magic ability is oneiromancy. It's rarely-used. Otherwise, he's an alchemist. On hand, he has explosive potions, combustible pastes, various acid, and a powder that creates lightning when he rubs it between his palms. He has a few curatives and can do light wound healing.

If given time to prep, he can make other things as needed, but that's what he has on hand. Stuff that goes boom, stuff that goes fwoosh, stuff that goes sizzle, and stuff that goes zap.

Sakura Leic · **Reply #94 on:** January 29, 2015, 06:43:32 AM

Oneiromancy?

Quickman · **Reply #95 on:** January 29, 2015, 06:54:38 AM

Dream divination, basically. It won't be used much. Or really at all. If a situation arises where they have to pull an Inception or otherwise use dreams to accomplish a task, or read dreams in order to determine a message, or spy on dreams for more information, he has it.

I doubt such an scenario would arise, though, so don't worry about it. It's just a specialized and useless power.

Unless I want to go balls to the wall insane and say he can pull monsters and other constructs from dreams to fight things, but he needs to be in a meditative state to do so...

Sakura Leic · **Reply #96 on:** January 29, 2015, 06:59:10 AM

Oh yeah okay, yeah I don't see a situation that would need that but it makes sense since Bakus and all.

Also I think I somehow made Calien have slight Cloudcuckoolander tendencies, I don't know how I feel about that......

Phi · **Reply #97 on:** January 29, 2015, 07:12:38 AM

Funny you should mention Oneiromancy.

I have something a bit similar that I plan to do with... one of my characters. Not a Mana-verse character, though. And it's not dream reading, per se, but more of a manipulation.

It's freaking difficult to describe the ability in detail, even when drawing information from medical terminologies and sections of the brain, I want it to sound smart but not repetitive.

From this brief context, you may be able to guess who's capable of this ability.

Quickman · **Reply #98 on:** January 29, 2015, 07:16:56 AM

I am really tempted to also include the monster summoning bit. Lots of things you can do with oneiromancy!

Also, the title of Oneiromancer is just [tornado fang]ing cool as [tornado fang].

Quickman · **Reply #99 on:** February 03, 2015, 05:20:34 AM

Prof's back, showing his lashes.

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