This idea is taken wholesale from the Viridian Dreams Quest board. However, I have no idea how his system worked for...anything outside of the most basic combat, so I build my own system to play this quest. So, credit to gman391.
Where was I? Right, Academy. First step to being a ninja and then Hokage! I'll make them all respect me and pay attention to me, Naruto Uzumaki. Believe it!
Walking inside, the walls kind of reminds me of my apartment...bleh. They clearly need more orange or something. The hallway opens out into a big room with lots of other kids. They all seem to be waiting for something...awesome ninja training!
I mean, that's how this works, right?
A tall man with a scar on his face stands in front. "Alright, kids, come on into the classroom for your first lesson."
Class...room? My boredom sense is going off. Nah, how can learning to be a ninja be boring? Like everyone else, I follow the man into a classroom. Looking around, I see no awesome ninja stuff and more funny drawings on the chalkboard ahead.
No ninja stuff...what kind of ninja school is this?
"Sit down, Naruto," the man says coldly.
What the hell did I do to him? Crap, he's just like the others. No, I won't let myself get down. Still...he's a ninja, I think. So I should do what he says. Now who to sit with?
Looking around, I see four open seats. One beside two girls, a blonde and a..is that pink hair? That's...different. She looks kind of nice, though.
Another seat is by a girl with weird eyes and short hair. Beside her is a guy with a hoodie, high collared shirt and sunglasses...man, doesn't he get hot in that get up?
The third seat is in between two people. A fat kid with swirls on his cheek...and the other guy is asleep? What? Who does that? You know what? I'm not going to ask.
The last seat is beside a boy with red tattoos below his eyes. On the other side is another guy with black eyes, black hair, black shirt and white pants. He must like black a lot? His hair kind of reminds me of a duck's.
Now...who should I sit with?
Quests are something I picked up on a different RP board. They play like a Choose Your Own adventure, but I'm not giving you choices most of the time. Someone will write a free-form answer, and others will agree or write their own. Whoever has the most popular answer will be what our hero does. In this case, no dialogue is necessary, just say who you want to sit with and see if others concur, maybe giving a reason for your choice.
The plot of this quest is that you are Naruto. It?s up to you to guide him in his quest to become Hokage. Starting from his time in the academy all the way up to becoming Hokage..or Emperor of the World if that floats your boat. You can make friends, enemies, romantic conquests, however you play it and the world reacts to it. For this first bit we?re mostly fleshing Naruto out: if he has friends, what his skills are and overall abilities should be.
Rather than use a straight RPG mechanic where in as you level up Naruto becomes better and better, I'm using Dark Heresy's rules, because I'm laaaaaaaaaaaazy.
Actions will be checked at D100, scoring under it means a success, single digits means critical success. Degrees of success/failure are how far away from the target you rolled, counted in tens.
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There is a shift in the shadows to my side.
Perception Check- (95) vs. 25- Critical Failure, Seven degrees.
I hums a jaunty tune, skipping down the alleyway. Might as well take this awesome shortcut, right?
The shadows leap out at me!
Agility Check- (12) vs 30- Success, One Degree
Luckily, I remembered my beastly ninja training and got out of the way!
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If you have a relevant skill, Say Tracking 40, then 40 will be the number to beat with a d100. If you don't have Tracking, then it will be a check of perception at a -20 or something.
Train skills, basically. Also, special moves, or Feats, will be available periodically. Those help roles out, at the cost of Chakra.
Right now, make Naruto friends, as that?ll determine which skills and Feats he starts out as a genin with.
Naruto automatically starts out with the Kawarimi and Henge feats.
Hinata gives Taijutsu and Chakra Control
Kiba gives Taijutsu and Tracking
Shino gives Ninjutsu and Tactics
Sakura gives Genjutsu and Chakra Control
Sasuke gives Ninjutsu and Sougujutsu
Ino gives Genjutsu and Infiltration
Chouji gives Taijutsu and Medicine
Shikimaru gives Ninjutsu and Strategy
The plot of this quest is that you are Naruto. It?s up to you to guide him in his quest to become Hokage. Starting from his time in the academy all the way up to becoming Hokage..or Emperor of the World if that floats your boat. You can make friends, enemies, romantic conquests, however you play it and the world reacts to it. For this first bit we?re mostly fleshing Naruto out: if he has friends, what his skills are and overall abilities should be.
Rather than use a straight RPG mechanic where in as you level up Naruto becomes better and better, I'm using Dark Heresy's rules, because I'm laaaaaaaaaaaazy.
Actions will be checked at D100, scoring under it means a success, single digits means critical success. Degrees of success/failure are how far away from the target you rolled, counted in tens.
-
There is a shift in the shadows to my side.
Perception Check- (95) vs. 25- Critical Failure, Seven degrees.
I hums a jaunty tune, skipping down the alleyway. Might as well take this awesome shortcut, right?
The shadows leap out at me!
Agility Check- (12) vs 30- Success, One Degree
Luckily, I remembered my beastly ninja training and got out of the way!
-
If you have a relevant skill, Say Tracking 40, then 40 will be the number to beat with a d100. If you don't have Tracking, then it will be a check of perception at a -20 or something.
Train skills, basically. Also, special moves, or Feats, will be available periodically. Those help roles out, at the cost of Chakra.
Right now, make Naruto friends, as that?ll determine which skills and Feats he starts out as a genin with.
Naruto automatically starts out with the Kawarimi and Henge feats.
Hinata gives Taijutsu and Chakra Control
Kiba gives Taijutsu and Tracking
Shino gives Ninjutsu and Tactics
Sakura gives Genjutsu and Chakra Control
Sasuke gives Ninjutsu and Sougujutsu
Ino gives Genjutsu and Infiltration
Chouji gives Taijutsu and Medicine
Shikimaru gives Ninjutsu and Strategy
HP: 10 (1/10 En + 1/10 Wp, rounded down)
Rank: Academy Student
Attributes
Strength 25
Agility 30
Endurance 50
Perception 25
Willpower 50
Intelligence 25
Skills
Ninjutsu 25
Taijutsu 25
Genjutsu 10
Chakra and Jutsu
Control Level 1
Chakra 100 (En + Wp)
Rank: Academy Student
Attributes
Strength 25
Agility 30
Endurance 50
Perception 25
Willpower 50
Intelligence 25
Skills
Ninjutsu 25
Taijutsu 25
Genjutsu 10
Chakra and Jutsu
Control Level 1
Chakra 100 (En + Wp)