04-05-2017, 12:48 PM | #1 |
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Naruto like campaign, beginner needs help
I use the term Naruto, but I am more looking for the feel than actually mimicking the show. My Daughter wants to try out an anmie like ninja martial arts type RPG (as her first real RPG).
I have played quite a few RPGs in my past, but I have never GMed. I have started by going over 4e Basic, and setting aside the Skills and Advantages I feel would fit the setting. Still working on that, and working out some of the 'CHI powers'. To differ from actual Naruto, my world has 4 elemental schools (I guess like Avatar). These schools don't exactly go against each other (Water, Air, Fire Earth), thought the directions of their training do differ. I am also new-ish to the GURPS rules, and am starting at 4e. Lots to go over. I was looking at a few other posts with similar ideas, but I guess I am trying to get this as ready as possible. I was thinking of using FP as the CHI power source, but would it be better to create a separate stat? Some of the things I am struggling is with the school based powers, and trying to make them game relevant. For instance the schools: Water - Knowledge, Understanding, Compassion, Healing. Air - Playful, evasion, trickery, movement Fire - Passion, Aggression, Strength, decision Earth - Sturdy, protection, defense, order They all still need combat type skills, and possibly elemental control (and innate attack) skills. Fire and Air seem to be the easiest to create for, but Earth and Water are a bit more complicated. Water would be more on the lines of containing (possibly FP damage attacks) and healing type stuff. Earth would fall under the umbrella of defense (area blocks?) and protection, possibly powers that boost DR? I know this seems a bit slapped together as a post, but I'm still working out the minor details. Lastly, I have the main story line and flow for at least 2-3 sessions pretty well worked out, but as I am new to GM stuff, any tips on situations and pop up events (good for kids) would be great too. Thanks. |
04-05-2017, 01:29 PM | #2 |
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Re: Naruto like campaign, beginner needs help
I recommend Thaumatology: Chinese Elemental Powers for some source material. The elements dont exactly match up but it provides some good worked examples.
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04-05-2017, 11:12 PM | #4 |
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Re: Naruto like campaign, beginner needs help
Summoning Jitsu could be many things.
Payload covers a lot of it. Where they have scrolls that store gear.
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04-06-2017, 06:56 AM | #6 |
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Re: Naruto like campaign, beginner needs help
Excellent! This is all good info and great advice. I will be starting off small, and am glad that this will be my daughter's first play, since it means I can play test GMing as well at the same time.
I do want to tone down a bit of the higher end stuff from Naruto, and try to make a bit of balance between the schools. I worked over an old question list (from Elderscrolls : Arena) to work out what schools best suits your ideal-isms, and ran them over my players (my daughter, my friend, and his daughter), and they came out with Water, Air, and Earth, so I know what I need to focus on to get ready. I also have the first scenario set up to lead into the story. The players are all students at a martial arts school. They will start out with a bit of combat training (sparing to get them into the system, but very light on rules, more focused on describing what they want to do). After the training, the Master will approach a few of them to graduate them to the next school (the elemental school) after doing a test (to be worked out) that indicates what element they are aligned to. The next day starts with them trying to get to school. Since the girls playing are 10 years old, I am going to try and put some anime silliness into the story, and try to make them late for school (plot). As to actual powers, they will have some latent powers that I will situation-based allow them to use (not their choice) in this play setting. I think I remember seeing something about partial costs for stuff like this. After the first chapter, they will age, off screen, and be given a bit of a point boost (to show 5 or so years of training) where more of there powers will be within reach, so in the beginning, simple powers are more in demand. I am still at a stand still with the balancing of the powers, but as I get ideas I will post them and would greatly appreciate feed back and input on them. Lastly, not sure if anyone is interested, but I created an Excel Character sheet that has quite a few of the Base Book 4e skills, Advantages, and disadvantages coded in to calculate points as well as the stats. I started it a while ago when my friend was going to run a PBEM GURPS adventure (but timing and players fell through). I am re-working it for my Ninja game and will strip out the unneeded and add the new stuff, but anyone is interested, I can post it. |
04-06-2017, 12:03 PM | #7 |
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Re: Naruto like campaign, beginner needs help
I started working on some of the elemental skills, and would like some help defining them (both gameplay and game costs)
Earth: Stone Block - increasing the DR of the arms, crossing them infront of you to block, not parry. Often seen in anime hand to hand. this should give a divisor to the damage delt (minimum 1), should have a bonus to success Earth Shake - Stomping the ground to send a shock wave to knock down an opponent (possible stun, no dmg). base range should be 3 yards, but skill increase could possibly increase range and maybe add damage? Tunnel - like a teleport, but through the ground (stone/dirt only). One second to go under, 1 sec to surface. not sure how to work distance/speed. Rock Clone - Skill that when success, replaces one's self with a stone clone on a successful strike by an opponent. considered a full turn defense, player jumps back 2 yards. Costs CHI/FP Water: Water Lash - a short whip of water (reach 2?) one attack, costs FP Flow - on a successful parry, can use this skill to flow past and be behind the attacker. Bonus for attacking from behind? Palm Waves - succession of attacks. If continued without being struck, damage increases (succession is not broken with parries). CHI/FP cost per attack(should not increase CHI/FP cost for increased dmg, first strike does no bonus damage, but still costs CHI/FP) Ebb - All out dodge that moves the defender back twice normal distance, maybe performed on after taking a hit to reduce damage dealt and retreat to safe distance. Air: Gust - I guess a kin to Push Aerial Throw old skool Ninja Gaiden flip throw. On an acrobatic Dodge, roll to see if you jump over them, grab and (contest of DX vs defender's ST?) throw them. CHI/FP cost Up Draft - A wind assisted uppercut that does 1/2 damage but launches the target into the air (air juggling attacks?). Target would be unavailable to dodge as they have no footing. CHI/FP cost Warp - takes concentration turn to initiate, seen as a wait turn (can they just declare wait then use this, or do they need to actually say concentrate - less deceptive if announced). Can warp up to 4 yards in any direction (in open air only, cannot go around/through solid objects). Standard penalties apply to warp (will have Body Sense as separate skill) Storm of Punches - Like rapid Strike but allow for more attacks. Requires CHI/FP (low cost, but multiplied by number of strikes, penalties not as high as Rapid Strike, damage reduced) Level of skill allows for more strikes (low levels limits to maybe 3?) Fire: FireBall - most obvious... and would be a starting power. Should start very weak, but and the skill increases, so should the dmg and possibly the RoF (number of actual fireballs shot out) (CHI/FP cost) Heat Wave - area attack around the player, and aura of flame, range 1 (CHI/FP cost) Burning Touch - though the elemental base is fire, I don't believe I want to be setting people on fire (kids game), but this strike when hit will give damage over time, not actually set them on fire. (CHI/FP cost) Flame Twin - Use this skill when enemy is attempting a parry. the attack is instead done by a flaming twin of you, causing damage when parried. (CHI/FP) I do have other ideas for non combat stuff, but I have a bit more time to work on that, and seem to be finding what I need (mostly) in the BS. If anyone has any skills/abilities along these lines please feel free to share. The skill/abilities should be either school specific, or available to all. Thanks again. Last edited by InLaNoche; 04-06-2017 at 12:12 PM. |
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Sounds like a fun premise, overall! You should consider keeping a campaign log to update us. EDIT: Quote:
Just for an example, I might build Stone Block like this: Damage Resistance 2 (Reflexive +40%, Arms Only -20%, Costs 2 Chi -10%, Link (Enhanced Block) +10%) [8] Enhanced Block 2 (Link (Damage Resistance) +10%) [11] Once this is activated (by paying 2 Chi) it's on for 1 minute and can be maintained for another minute for 1 more Chi, but Reflexive also lets them activate it as part of their defense. It's kind of odd in that both Damage Resistance and Enhanced Block are usually always on, but I believe this works. Reflexive will also turn it on automatically if they're unaware of the attack. Alternatively, you could use Active Defense (p Powers 112), where it requires that they be able to see the attack coming. This brings the cost to [4] for the Damage Resistance, and may be closer to what you're envisioning. Last edited by mikeejimbo; 04-06-2017 at 09:46 PM. |
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04-07-2017, 06:51 AM | #9 | |
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Also, I was looking through the powers book, and don't see anything that will get me the water lash. Unless maybe create? how would damage be managed? Would I then treat it like a whip melee weapon? I will definitely keep logs, most likely taken from audio recordings of the sessions, and will gladly share them once things are underway. I do see this being about a month down the road at the most, but I'll see how quickly I can get through this. My problem right now is having the time to read the BS front to back, which I think I should. I have been just browsing the sections I was concentrating on at the moment... |
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04-07-2017, 08:07 AM | #10 |
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Re: Naruto like campaign, beginner needs help
Oh right, forgot about the Armor Divisor. You can put Hardened on the DR. Each level reduces the Armor Divisor of the incoming attack by one step.
Not sure about the whip either, but I think it might be an option in the Melee Attack limitation somewhere. |
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