Shinobigami Draft

8/16/2019 Shinobigami Draft

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Secret of Ninja Scroll 1 - Characters

Hasuba Ninja Army

An ancient ninja army

that is constantly develop-

ing new ninja gear. They

also continually study the

Ninpo of all clans with

the aim of making Hasuba

the master of all clans.

The various sects within

this clan have names such

as Gearteeth Group and

Inkpot School, using the

words and names of tools.

The leader is the CEO of

Yata Heavy Industries,

Kuroshio Hitori.

H a s u b a Ni n j a Ar m y

S p e c i a l t y : T o ol

E nmi y : K ur a m a S h i n C l a

n

C l a nAi m : A c c um ul a t e t h e O u gi of o t h e r c l a n s .


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Shinobigami

K ur a m a S h i n C l a n

S p e c i a l t y : B o d y

E nmi y : Bl o o d l i n e of Oni

C l a nAi m : P r e v e n t t h e r e s ur r e c t i on of t h e S h i n o b i g a

mi .

Rumored to be thesuccessors of the legendary

Kyouhachi Sword School,

these warriors are said to

be the patriarchs of several

overwhelming sword-

ghting techniques.

This clan protects the

6 Divine Treasures that

have the power to revive

the Shinobigami and are

constantly searching for

ways to seal them away

for good. Their leader is

Mitsuyoshi Yagyu.

Kurama Shin Clan


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The Lost Ones consist of

ninja without ties to the

other major factions. Free

ninjas with no loyalties,

members of tiny ninja

villages and run-aways

from the larger clans make

up the bulk of this force.As most of these ninja

operate on their own, there

is no recognized leader.

L o s t On e s

S p e c i a l

t y : S t e a l t h

E nmi y : H a s u

b a Ni n j a Ar m y

C l a nAi m : Un s w or n ; gh t f or t h e i r

o wnr e a s on s .

Lost Ones


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Shinobigami

An intelligence agency

whose background lies in

the conservative Hirasaka

Shinto sect. With their

intricate ties to the

government of Japan, they

keep a watchful eyes on

the defense of the

nation and its interests.

The leader of the agency is

also the leader of the

Hirasaka Shinto Sect:Ubume Hirasaka the

Wildmaiden.

Hi r a s a k a A g e n c y

S p e c i a l t y : S c h e m e

E nmi y : O t o gi P r i v a t e A c a d e m y

C l a nAi m

: P r o t e c t J a p a n’ s n a t i on a l i n

t e r e s t .

Hirasaka Agency


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Though it seems like

an ordinary elementary

through high school, the

academy is actually a spy

agency that administers

ninja training to its

students. It has ties to

many foreign nations. It

is said that other schools

have ties to itsadministration. The leader,

Rokaku Arthur Masashige,

serves as the school

Principal.

O t o gi P r i v a t e A c a d e m y

S p e c i a l t y : S t r a t e g y

E nmi y : L o s t O

n e s

C l a nAi m

: Di s c o v e r o t h e r s ’ s e c r e t s .

Otogi Private Academy


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Shinobigami

These are the descendantsof the oni and tsuchigumo

that have inhabited the

land since the days of

ancient Japan. Many

various creatures such as

vampires or werewolves,

known as Night Ghosts,

also populate this clan.They are the most zealous

power driving the

resurrection of the

Shinobigami.

Their leader is Torihiko

Yatonokami.

Bl o o d l i n

e of Oni

S p e c i a l t y : S or c e r y

E nmi y : Hi r a s a k a A g e n c y

C l a nAi m

: C ol l e c t i nf or m a t i on a b o u

t S h i n o b i g a mi .

Bloodline of Oni


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1.03.1 Character Rank

Once your character’s clan

has been decided, you must

determine your character’s clan

rank. All characters begin as

Chunin, or the middle rank.

This means that all characters

begin with 3 skills, 4 Ninpo and

1 Ougi. You can move up in

rank to become more powerful

as you gain more experience.

1.04 False Identity

You must keep your identity

as a ninja a secret. In order to

do so, all characters must have

a cover that is used in everyday

society. If you cannot decide a

suitable false identity, you can

choose one at random on the

Clan Cover Chart found in the

appendix.

Rank Chart

Rank Ninpo Ougi Req. XP

Kusa 1

Genin 2

Geninkashira 3

Chunin 4 1

Chuninkashira 5 1 10

Jounin 6 2 20

Jouninkashira 7 2 50

Touryou 8 3 100

Translator’s Note:

Ninpo: “Ninja Arts”; these are the special techniques that your

ninja has mastered. I think that many fans of ninja culture are

already familiar with the word, so I kept it as is.

Ougi: “Secret/Esoterica”; these are the nal/special techniques of

each ninja, similar to a ‘super move’ in a ghting game or a Rider

Kick. There isn’t really a word that works well in English,

especially since many Ougi aren’t attacks, per se.


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1.05 Conviction 1.06 Skills

All characters have a single

dening conviction. If you are

having problems role playing,

you can fall back on this char-

acteristic to decide what course

of action your character is most

likely to undertake. Please

choose from the Six Paths

Chart, or roll 1d6 to decide at

random.

Next, please choose your

character’s skills. These are the

techniques and skills that your

character is adept at.

The skills are divided into 6

categories, each of which is a

specialization of each clan. The

skills are introduced in the next

few pages.

First, choose 3 skills from

your clan’s specializated

category. Then completely ll

in the white squares to either

side of the category’s column

(called the gap) with your pen

or pencil.

Next, choose 2 additional

skills from any category of your

choosing.

Make sure to circle all 5 of

your chosen skills on the

character sheet.

Six Paths Chart

1 Wickedness - “Destroy!”

2 Law - Correct society’s ills

3 Self - Money, fame, power!

4 Emotion - A loved one

5 Loyalty - Your clan or ideal

6 Peace - Happpiness for all!


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Tool Hasuba Ninja Army

A ninja using skills from this category

is able to put tools to use in any

situation.

Engineering: The procient

use of machines or electronic

devices.

Pyromancy: The procient use

of re, ames, and ame-

producing effects or items.Hydromancy: The procient

use of water, walking on wa-

ter, anything related to water.

Acupuncture: The procient

use of long, thin items such as

needles. Can also be used to

tell direction.Weapon Concealment: Train-

ing in the use of clothing or

everyday items to hide weap-

ons.

Clothing: Using clothing to

conceal your background or

store things.Rope Use: Procient use of

ropes; throwing, tying, etc.

Climbing: Climbing up or

down steep inclines.

Torture: The prociency use of

of devices designed to inict

pain.

Demolition: The procient use

of tools of large scale destruc-

tion.

Digging: The use of tools to dig

underground.

Body Kurama Shin Clan


is capable of incredible movement and

combat abilities.

Riding: Mastery at riding ve-

hicles or animals.

Ballistics: Mastery over guns or

cannons. Ballistics.

Shuriken: Mastery over the use

of the various shuriken.Sleight of Hand: Precise

movements of the hands and

detailed writing.

Contortionism: The ability to

move and stretch your body,

being able to dislocate bones,

etc.Walking: Walking silently or

for long distances.

Running: Running at high

speed.

Jumping: Jumping incredibly

high or far.

Brawling: Hand-to-hand ght-ing. Karate.

Sword: Mastery of swordsman-

ship.

Weightlifting: Carrying and

lifting heavy things.


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Stealth Lost Ones


is a master of the 5 senses and

concealing their presence.

Survival: The ability to survive

in harsh weather, underwater,

etc.

Inltration: Inltrating a hos-

tile area.

Escape: Running away from ahostile area.

Interception: Listening through

walls, hacking, etc.

Ventriloquism: Making your

voice sound as though it were

coming from somewhere else.

Invisibility: Making one’s bodyinvisible.

Disguise: Becoming someone

else through disguise.

Olfaction: Eliminating your

scent; picking up other’s

smells.

Multiplicity: Making multipleactions as though your body

split into multiple copies.

Concealment: Concealing

people, items or informatin.

ESP: A sixth sense; percieving

things strictly out of experi-

ence, etc.

Scheme Hirasaka Agency


is a master of deception and trickery

as well as conversation and guile..

First Aid: Skills related to the

medical treatment of illness

or injury.

Poison: The skilled use and

administration of poison.

Sleep: Putting people to sleep.Investigation: Investigation of

things or people.

Bluff : Hiding your true feel-

ings; tricking people.

Inception: Leaving particular

impressions on strangers.

Performance: Performing arts;dancing, singing, etc.

Seduction: Seducing people us-

ing charm.

Manipulation: Making people

act the way you want.

Rumourmongering: The art of

spreading and creating liesand fabrications.

Finance: Financial skills and

money-making ability.


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StrategyOtogi Private Academy


has incredible ghting capacity and is

skilled at plotting strategems.

Cooking: The creation of bal-

anced and healthy meals.

Creature Mastery: The control

of insects and wildlife.

Nature: Being able to live in

the mountainside.Guerrilla: Being able to make

procient use of any battle-

eld; whether water, man-

made buildings or the wilds.

Willpower: Power to succeed

when it seems you might

panic or lose control.Strategy: Tactics and strategy;

used to improve chances of

military success.

Memory: Being able to remem-

ber as much as possible.

Analysis: Studying the enemy

and seeing how their attackswork.

Encryption: Writing and read-

ing in ciphers; decoding

ciphers and secret codes.

Writing: Prociency in ex-

pressing yourself through any

sort of written word.

Contacts: Having personal

connections in normal society

and/or the underworld.

Sorcery Bloodline of Oni


can call upon ghosts and use magic.

Transformation: Transform-

ing the whole or part of your

body.

Summoning: Summoning a

creature from another world.

Necromancy: Controlling the

spirit or body of a dead per-son.

Abjuration: Creating a pro-

tective barrier that can keep

certain things or beings out.

Binding: The ability to seal

supernatural abilities.

Word Magic: Utilizing the in-herent power in words them-

selves; word magic.

Illusion: Creation of illusions

that deceive people.

Visual Control: Control over

the things your eyes are see-

ing or have seen.

Clairvoyance; seeing past,

future and the present from

far away.

Possession: The possession of

another body using your own

spirit.

Curse: The ability to curse oth-

ers..


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Shinobigami

1.07 Ninpo

Ninpo are the mysterious

abilities that ninja are able to

use at will. When used in-

game, they have special effects

that can alter the natural course

of the game. There are 3 types

of Ninpo: attack, support and

equip.

Attack Ninpo are used dur-

ing battle; they deal damage

directly to the opponent.

Support Ninpo has a vari-

ety of uses including making

combat easier or dealing status

ailments to the opponent. If

you mix and match these ninpo,

you can come up with interest-

ing results. However, in order

to use multiple ninpo at once, a

high Plot value is requried.

Equip Ninpo, once chosen,

takes effect at all times.

When making your charac-ter, choose 4 ninpo from the

following pages to acqurie.

Of the 4 ninpo, at least 1 must

come from the character’s clan-

specic ninpo list. You may not

acquire ninpo from any other

clan-specic lists.If a ninpo’s assigned skill is

marked as Any or has multiples,

you must choose 1 skill when

the skill is acquired.

You may not acquire a ninpo

of the same name twice, unless

marked with a * symbol.

All characters start with the

Close Combat ninpo; itdoes notcount towards a character’s 4

starting ninpo.

1.07.1 Ninpo Cost

You can use a ninpo of the

same name only once per cycleor round of combat.

In addition, all ninpo have a

cost written in their information.

The lower the cost, the easier

they are to use; accordingly, the

higher the cost, the riskier theyare to use and it becomes more

difcult to use multiple ninpo at

once.

Please see section 6.02.10 for

more information on ninpo cost.


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Attack NinpoClose Combat Attack *

Any

Attack 1 --

Close Combat Attack. If the attack is successful, you may deal 1 close combat damage tothe target.

A normal close combat attack .

Cross Cut

Sword

Attack 0 1

Close Combat Attack. If the attack is successful, you may deal 2 close combat damage to

the target.

A powerful attack with a short range.

Poison Fist

Poison

Attack 0 1

Close Combat Attack. If the attack is successful, you may deal 1 close combat damage and

the “Paralyzed” status ailment to the target.

An attack with poison coated claws.

Ranged Combat Attack *

Any

Attack 2 --

Ranged Combat Attack. If the attack is successful, you may deal 1 ranged combat damage

to the target.

A normal ranged combat attack.

Blast

Pyromancy

Attack 1 1

Ranged Combat Attack. If the attack is successful, you may deal 2 close combat damage to

the target.

A powerful ranged combat attack.

Surere

Ballistics

Attack 2 3

Ranged Combat Attack. When the target attempts the Dodge Resolution, they must meet or

exceed this attack’s Achievement Value. If the attack is successful, you may deal 1 ranged combat

to the target.

An attack that can’t miss.


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Group Combat Attack *

Any

Attack 4 --

Group Combat Attack. If the attack is successful, you may deal 1 group combat damage tothe target.

A normal group combat attack.

Domination

Creature Mastery

Attack 3 4

Group Combat Attack. If the attack is successful, you may deal 1 ranged combat damage

and 1 group combat damage to the target.

A normal group combat attack with additional ranged damage.

Phantom Soldier

Illusion

Attack 2 4

Group Combat Attack. If the attack is successful, you may deal 1 close combat damage

and 1 group combat damage to the target.

A group attack by a phantom army.

Carnage

Any

Attack 2 --

Close Combat Attack. Choose any characters in range of this attack; they become the tar-

gets for this attack. If the attack is successful, you may deal 1 close combat damage to the target.

This ninpo is only available to jounin-ranked ninja.

A jounin ninja’s wide area attack.

Kaleidoscope

Any

Attack 3 --

Ranged Combat Attack. If the attack is successful, you may deal 2 ranged combat damage

to the target.


A jounin ninja’s high repower attack.

Encirclement

Any

Attack 5 --

Group Combat Attack. Choose any characters in range of this attack; they become the tar-

gets for this attack. If the attack is successful, you may deal 1 group combat damage to the target.


A jounin ninja’s wide area group attack.


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Support NinpoTake the Hit

--

Support -- 1

You may use this when someone takes damage or loses a Life Point. You may take thedamage the character would have taken. You must take the same amount of damage as them (and

the damage to the Life Points go to the same Categories if possible).

A ninpo allowing you to take the damage for someone else.

Continuous Attack

--

Support -- 2

You may use this when someone dodges your attack. You may use the same attack ninpo

again.

A ninpo allowing you to attack again when your attack failed.

Wind Dancer

Brawl

Support -- 4

You may use this when you deal damage to someone. On a successful Action Resolution

of this ninpo’s skill, you may use the same attack ninpo again.

A ninpo allowing you to attack again after dealing damage.

Resupply

Finance

Support -- --

You may use this ninpo when you are the Scene Player of a Drama Scene. On a successful

Action Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, you may regain one lost ninja gear. You may not have

more ninja gear than you started with.

A ninpo allowing you to regain a ninja tool.

Arrow Catching

Clothing/Sleight of Hand

Support -- 1

You may use this ninpo when someone makes a successful ranged attack at someone. On

a successful Action Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, that attack fails.

A ninpo allowing you to negate a ranged attack with a long coat, tatami, etc.

Guidance

Running/Performance/Abjuration

Support -- 2

You may use this ninpo at the end of the round. On a successful Action Resolution of this

ninpo’s skill, you may change the battleeld to any of your choice. If two people use Guidance in

one round, the player who rolled highest chooses.

A ninpo allowing you to lead your opponent to a battleeld of your choosing.


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Out of Sync

Interception

Support -- 1

You may use this ninpo when you reveal your Plot Value. On a successful Action Resolu-tion of this ninpo’s skill, you may subtract one from your Plot Value.

A ninpo allowing you to change your footing after hearing your opponent’s hearing.

Resolution

Transformation

Support -- 3

You may use this ninpo when you reveal your Plot Value. On a successful Action Resolu-

tion of this ninpo’s skill, you may add one to your Plot Value.

A ninpo allowing you to change your footing with speed alien even to most ninjas.

Insight

Riding

Support -- 1

You may use this ninpo when you enter a battle after the Plot Values have been revealed.

On a successful Action Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, you may enter the battle on any Plot Value

of your choice.

A ninpo giving you advantageous movement after entering battle.

Savage Song

Word Magic

Support -- 2

You may use this instead of an attack when there are no other characters on the same Plot

Value as you. On a successful Action Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, you may inict the “Break-

down” status ailment on any character in the battle.

A cursed word disabling your opponent’s ninja gear.

Destruction *

Demolition/Jump/Invisibility/Investigation/Writing/Binding

Support -- 2

You may use this ninpo when someone uses a Support ninpo that uses a skill of the same

Category as this ninpo. On a successful Action Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, you may negate

the effect of the opponent’s ninpo. If you take this ninpo again, the assigned skill must differ.

A ninpo allowing you to cancel your opponent’s ninpo.

Counter

Acupuncture/Contortionism/Concealment/Sleep/Guerilla/Visual Control

Support 2 2

You may use this when you successfully dodge an attack. On a successful Action Resolu-

tion of this ninpo’s skill and the opponent is within the ninpo’s range, you may deal 1 ranged

damage to the character that attacked you.

A ninpo that allows you to strike your opponent when their attack takes them off guard .


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Crushing Blow

Any Tool

Support -- 1

You may use this before attempting an Attack Resolution. On a successful Action Resolu-tion of this ninpo’s skill, your attack may deal 1 extra damage.

A ninpo allowing you to enhance your attack’s damage.

Assassin

Any Body

Support -- 1

You may use this before attempting an Attack check. On a successful Action Resolution of

this ninpo’s skill, your next Attack Resolution will be a Special on a roll of 10 or higher.

A ninpo raising the chances of achieving a Special attack.

Body Switch

Any Stealth

Support -- 1

You may use this ninpo when attempting a Dodge Resolution. Expend a ninja gear. On a

successful Action Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, you successfully dodge the attack. You may use

this ninpo even if you have Fumbled this round.

A ninpo allowing you to escape any attack by using ninja gear.

Emotion Manipulation

Any Scheme

Support -- 1

You may use this ninpo when your Attack Resolution has succeeded and your opponent

has failed their Dodge Resolution. On a successful Action Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, choose

1 character targeted by your attack and change their Emotional Bond.

A ninpo allowing you to control your opponent’s feelings.

Strategic Command

Any Strategy

Support -- 3

You may use this ninpo when anyone other than yourself attempts an Action Resolution.

On a successful Action Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, you may modify that character’s Achieve-

ment Value by +/-1.

A ninpo allowing you to support someone’s action.

Plot Restriction

Any Sorcery

Support -- 3

You may use this ninpo when your Attack Resolution has succeeded. On a successful Action Resolution

of this ninpo’s skill, your opponent, beginning the next round, cannot choose a Plot Value of 3 or higher. At the

end of each round, your opponent may attempt an Action Resolution using Will to negate.

By trapping your opponent’s body, you can prevent high-speed movement.


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Able-bodied *

--

Equip -- --

You have 2 extra Life Point slots. When taking damage, deduct Life Points from theseslots rst.

You have incredible vitality.

Talented *

--

Equip -- --

When choosing this ninpo, choose a corresponding skill. Even if that skill’s Category is

disabled, you can still use that skill.

You have burned a particular skill into your body’s memory.

Haze

--

Equip -- --

When choosing this ninpo, choose a status ailment. This status ailment will never affect

you.

Protection against a status ailment.

Vibrato

--

Equip -- --

When this character uses an Ougi, other characters suffer a -1 to their Insight Resolution.

Your Ougi becomes harder to defend against.

Unmovable

--

Equip -- --

When attempting an Action Resolution during battle, only a result of your (Plot Value - 1)

will result in a Fumble.

This ninpo is only available to jounin-ranked ninjas.

Jounin-ranked magic. It becomes harder for jounin ninja to fumble.

Akasagarbha, The Recepticle of Void

--

Equip -- --

When choosing this ninpo, choose the space between 2 Categories. Completely ll in each

square in the gap.

This ninpo is only available to jounin-ranked ninjas.

Jounin-ranked magic. Jounin ninja have a broader scope to their versatility.

Equip Ninpo


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Clan Ninpo: Hasuba Ninja ArmySurprise Attack

Weapon Concealment

Support -- --

You may use this when you are the Scene Player of a Drama Scene. On a successful Ac-tion Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, you may deal 1 close combat damage to another character in

the scene. This ninpo cannot be used twice in the same scene against the same opponent.

Cut and tear at your opponent in normal society.

Spider of Darkness

Rope Use

Support 2 6

You may use this in battle instead of an attack. Choose a single character within this

ninpo’s range. On a successful Action Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, you may deal 1 rangedcombat damage. However, Category damaged by this attack is not disabled.

Cut and tear at your opponent using invisible threads, chain and sickle, etc.

Brutal Attack

Torture

Support -- 1

You may use this ninpo when you succeed on an Attack Resolution and your opponent

fails their Dodge Resolution. On a successful Action Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, expend a

ninja tool. You may deal 1 extra damage on the attack.

Hit them with a bone-breaking attack, using a ninja tool.

Sunder

Demolition

Support -- 2

You may use this ninpo when you have succeeded on an attack and have dealt damage. On

a successful Action Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, the target suffers a -2 to all Attack Resolutions

for the rest of the battle.

Destroy your opponent’s weapon.

MechaNinja

--

Equip -- --

You may now select any ninpo from any clan, even those outside of the Hasuba Ninja

Army and its sects (but not hiden ninpo or Enemy ninpo). However, the Assigned Skills for those

ninpo become Engineering and the Cost is raised by 1. If the Cost was --, it becomes 1.

Mechanize a part of your body.

Hadesology

--

Equip -- --

Whenever you attempt an Action Resolution, you may substitute skills as though the Tool

and Sorcery Categories were adjacent.

You understand the science behind the supernatural.


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Clan Ninpo: Kurama Shin ClanDrizzle

Ballistics

Attack 2 1

Ranged combat attack. Choose up to two targets within this ninpo’s range. If the attack issuccessful, you may deal 1 ranged combat damage to the targets.

A gun or shuriken attack that rains confusion on your foes.

Evening Calm

Shuriken

Attack 0 2

Close combat attack. When attacking an opponent on the same Plot Value as you, the

attacks do not occur simultaneously (unless both characters use Evening Calm). If the attack issuccessful, you may deal 1 close combat damage to the target.

An attack that is faster than your opponent by a fraction of a second.

Silhouette

Walking

Support -- 2

You may use this ninpo during the Plot phase before you have revealed your Plot. On a

successful Action Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, choose a character. You start the round ont he

same Plot Value as that character.

You follow your opponent as though you were their silhouette.

Heat Haze

Sword

Support -- 1

You may use this before your Attack Resolution. On a successful Action Resolution of this

ninpo’s skill, your opponent suffers a -2 to their Dodge Resolution.

A shimmering attack that is hard to see coming.

Bloody Determination

--

Equip -- --

You may use this when you succeed on an Attack Resolution and your opponent fails their

Dodge Resolution. Expend a single Life Point. You may deal 1 extra damage for the attack.

Attack your opponent, overcoming the limits of your own body.

End of the Beginning

--

Equip -- --

When you attack a character of a Plot Value higher than you, you deal 1 ranged damage in

addition to the attack’s normal effect.

Wait for your opponent’s attitude to display a weakness--then strike!


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Clan Ninpo: Lost OnesSpiral Formation

Invisibility

Attack 0 1

Close combat attack. Choose any characters within this ninpo’s range; chosen charactersbecome the targets for this attack. If the attack is successful, you may deal 1 close combat damage

to the targets.

An attack like drawing a spiral that hits all nearby targets.

Scent of Spring

Olifaction

Attack 3 4

Ranged combat attack. All characters within this ninpo’s distance on a lower Plot Value

than you become the targets for this attack. If the attack is successful, you may deal 1 ranged com-bat damage OR move the target to the Fumble area. You may choose separately for each target.

Control all those downwind by producing an intoxicating scent from your body.

Wandering

Inltration

Support -- --

You may use this ninpo during a scene that you are not participating in. On a successful

Action Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, you may participate in the scene.

A skill that allows you to be at unexpected places at unexpected times.

Body Double

Ventriloquism

Support -- 4

You may use this ninpo when you have been chosen as the target of an attack and there

is another character on the same Plot Value as you. On a successful Action Resolution of this

ninpo’s skill, you may change the target of the attack to someone else on your same Plot Value.

By confusing the opponent, you can switch their target.

Ninpo Copy

Disguise

Support 2 4

You may use this ninpo during a Combat Scene when someone within this ninpo’s range

uses a support ninpo. On a successful Action Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, you may use that

support ninpo up to 2 times. The second time you use this will make you forget the copied ninpo.

Memorize your opponent’s ninpo and use it.

Shadow Duplicate

Multiplicity

Equip -- --

You may use this during the Plot phase before you have revealed your Plot Value. On a

successful Action Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, you may use 2 dice for Plot. After the revealing

of Plot, choose 1 to use as your Plot Value.

Use Plot twice, but choose the one you like.


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Clan Ninpo: Hirasaka AgencyPoison Cleansing

First Aid

Support 1 3

You may use this during a Combat Scene instead of an attack. On a successful ActionResolution of this ninpo’s skill, you may choose 1 character within this skill’s distance and cure 1

of that character’s status ailments.

Cure an ally’s status ailment.

Reticence

Investigation

Support -- --

You may use this when you have received information from any source. On a successful

Action Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, you may choose not to share information with anyone whoshares an Emotional Bond with you. Also, all Insight Resolutions targeting you receive -1.

Keeping closely guarded secrets.

Fascination

Seduction

Support 3 2

You may use this during a Combat Scene instead of an attack. Choose all characters

within this ninpo’s range that have a positive Emotional Bond towards you. Each target character,

until hit by you or you drop out of the battle, suffer -1 to all rolls. This cannot be negated.

Use a perfume to make opponents inattentive.

Marionette

Manipulation

Support -- 5

You may use this during a Combat Scene when a character with an Emotional Bond towards you

begins their turn. On a successful Action Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, you may control that charac-

ter’s actions, though you may not use their Ougi or ninja gear. If they take damage this turn, you do, too.

Freely control someone by invading their mind.

Social Battle

Rumourmongering

Support -- --

You may use this during a Drama Scene when you are the Scene Player. On a successful

Action Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, you may choose 1 character whose Location is known to

you. You may deal 1 group damage to that character.

Take someone out socially.

Shaken

--

Equip -- --

When you attack a character that knows your Secret, you deal 1 ranged combat damage in

addition to the attack’s normal effect.

Put a crack in your opponent’s weakness.


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Clan Ninpo: Otogi Private AcademyAmbush

Strategy

Attack 1 1

Group combat attack. The Dodge Resolution for this attack is modied by -2. If the attackis successful, you may deal 1 group combat damage to the target.

Ambush your foes with an attack they’ll never suspect.

Rations

Cooking

Support -- --

You may use this ninpo during a Drama Scene in which you are the Scene Player. On a

successful Action Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, you may choose any characters participating inthe scene. Those characters recover 1 Life Point.

The creation of a mysterious food that restores wounds.

Pursuit of Knowledge

Memory

Support -- --

You may use this ninpo during a Drama Scene in which you are the Scene Player. On

a successful Action Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, you may choose 1 of your chosen skills.

Change that skill to another, permanently.

Changing skills in the middle of the game.

Diversion

Encryption

Support -- 2

You may use this ninpo when someone attempts a Dodge Resolution. On a successful

Action Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, randomly choose another skill of the same Category as the

Dodge Resolution roll. The Dodge Resolution now uses that skill.

Randomly switch the Dodge Resolution skill.

Tactical Shock

Writing

Support -- --

You may use this during a Drama Scene in which you are the Scene Player and you have

just received a character’s Location. On a successful Action Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, you

may enter a Combat Scene with that character.

Go for the kill the instant you nd your target.

The Essentials of the Battleeld

Multiplicity

Equip -- --

When selecting this ninpo, select a battleeld. When in that battleeld, all rolls receive a

+1 modication. Also, all effects of that battleeld do not affect you.

Choose the battleeld you excel on.


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Clan Ninpo: Bloodline of OniBloody Vortex

Transformation

Attack 3 1

Close combat attack. If the attack is successful, you may deal 1 close combat damage tothe target.

Changing your blood or a part of your body to attack your foe.

Meteor Shower

Summoning

Attack 3 3

Ranged combat attack. All characters within this ninpo’s range become targets. If the

attack is successful, you may deal 1 ranged combat damage to the targets.

Summoning hail or meteors.

Vampirism

Necromancy

Support -- 1

You may use this ninpo when your attack has successfully dealt damage to an opponent.

On a successful Action Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, you regain 1 Life Point.

You steal your opponent’s vitality.

Enlightenment

Clairvoyance

Support -- 2

You may use this ninpo when everyone has decided their Plot. On a successful Action Resolu-

tion of this ninpo’s skill, choose 1 participating character and choose a number from 1-6. If you

correctly guess their Plot Value, they are inicted with the “Curse” status ailment.

Read your opponent’s mind and seal their magic.

Demonic Rebirth

Possession

Support -- 5

You may use this during a battle instead of an attack. Expend a Life Point. On a successful Action

Resolution of this ninpo’s skill, you may immediately begin a Drama Scene where you are the Scene

Player. However, this scene is a ashback in the past. When this scene ends, the battle continues.

You can recall important moments from the past in an instant.

Imperial Wrath

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Equip -- --

When selecting this ninpo, choose a Category. When you have lost a Life Point from that

Category, you recieve a +1 modier to all rolls.

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1.08 Ougi

All ninjas have a powerful

and secret Ougi ability that must

be kept under wraps at all costs.

When making a character, you

may choose an Ougi technique

from the 7 different types.

An Ougi can be used once

per Drama Scene or once per

round of combat.

-Critical hit: This Ougi can

be used instead of an attack.

Choose 1 character that is 1

Plot Number away or less.

That character chooses 4

Skill Categories at random;

those Life Points are lost.

-Radial Attack: This Ougi can

be used instead of an attack.

Choose any characters 3 Plot

Numbers away or less. All

characters hit by this attack

suffer 2 points of damage.Those hit can choose which

Art Type/Skill Categories

suffer the damage.

-Perfect Success: This Ougi

can be used before you roll a

Resolution. You succeed onthe Resolution. This is not

a Special and if an Achieve-

ment Value is required, it is

treated as 10.

-Immortal Body: This Ougi

can be used any time you

take damage. You recover

Life Points equal to the roll

of 1d6 minus the # of timesthis Ougi has been used dur-

ing this game (to a minimum

of 0). In addition, any status

effects are also healed.

-Impenetrable Defense: This

Ougi can be used when anycharacter loses a Life Point.

The effect that causes the

Life Point loss is nullied.

-Resolution Meddling: This

Ougi may be used when

another character makes a

Skill Resolution. Turn one

die into a 1.

-Additional Ninpo: When this

Ougi is acquired, choose 2

Attack or Support Ninpo that

is available to your character.

These Ninpo are treated as

being acquired by your char-

acter. The Assigned Skills

for the Ninpo acquired by

this Ougi are the same as this

Ougi’s Hidden Skill. When

you use the Ninpo acquired

by this Ougi, any other char-

acters in the same Scene as

you can attempt an Insight

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characters receive this Ougi’s

Information. From that

point on, those characters

can attempt an Ougi Break

against the Ninpo acquiredby this Ougi. When such an

Ougi Break is successful, the

effects of these Ninpo are

nullied.

Once you have chosen your

Ougi from the 7 types above,make a note on your character

sheet. Then, think about which

skill most closely ts your im-

age of your technique and write

it into the Hidden Skill line.

This Hidden Skill is now avail-

able to your character (so it’s

probably a good idea to choose

a skill you don’t already have).

You should keep this skill and

your Ougi a secret until you

absolutely need to use them. It

is essential to keep them secret.

Once you decide your Ougi’s

type and Hidden Skill, it’s time

to decide on its name. If you

cannot think of a suitably dra-

matic name, you can roll ran-

domly on the Ougi Name Chart

that will be released at a later

date.

1.09 Ninja Gear

Your character can take 2

items with you during each

Scenario. When you rst create

a character, the gear available to

you are:

-Hyourougan: When this is

ingested, recover 1 Life Point

or 1 status ailment.

-Jintsuugan: Use this when you

have rolled the dice in an Ac-

tion Resolution. Reroll.

-Tonkoufuu: Use this when

someone else has rolled an

Action Resolution. They

reroll.

Once you use an item, it is

gone for good.


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1.10 Emotions

This space will be used

during the game. During the

course of the game, your char-

acter will develop feelings to-

wards other characters that will

affect the outcome of the story.

You can do certain actions for

characters for whom you hold

feelings for. Please check 6.1

Drama Scenes for more infor-

mation.

1.11 Experience

This space will be used once

the game is completed. It re-

cords the achievements of your

character and how they have

advanced through their clan.

Please check 1.3.1 Rank and

9 Session End and Growth for

more information.


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2.01 Resolution Flow

When an Action Resolution

is performed, follow the steps

outlined, from 1 to 4.

2 - Action Resolution In Shinobigami, whenever a

character performs an action for

which the outcome is uncertain,an Action Resolution is used to

determine if the action is a suc-

cess or failure. Action Resolu-

tions can also be described as

skill checks or challenges.

During the game, ninjas

should be attempting to performa myriad of extraordinary feats.

They may be trying to gure out

someone’s secret or break into a

compound riddled with security

systems. They may be trying

to convince others to join their

cause or unwittingly fall into

someone’s trap. This is when

an Action Resolution is used.

1) Skill Determination

The Master determines

the skill most suitable to the

challenge at hand. There are

often situations where the

skill will be determined by

the rules.

2) Skill Conrmation

Each player involved in

the Action Resolution con-

rms whether or not they

have the determined skill

circled on their character

sheet.

If a character has the skill

circled on their charactersheet, they will have a high

chance of success. If the

character does not have the

skill circled, they must use a

different skill instead. The

player then nds the closest

skill on the character sheet tothe determined skill: this is

the skill they will use. Using

the originial skill as a start-

ing point, count the number

of squares it takes to reach

the replacement skill. Each

white square inbetween

the Categories counts as 1

square, but a square that has

been lled in with black does

not count.

3) Target Number

Conrmation

The target number is the

number that a character is

trying to meet or exceed

when rolling dice; the higher

the number, the lower the

chances of success will be.

If, in 2) Skill Conrma-

tion, the character was deter-

mined to have the determined

skill circled, their target

number is 5. If, in 2) Skill


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Conrmation, the character

was determined not to have

the skill circled, the target

number becomes 5 + the

number of squares counted tothe replacement skill.

4) Roll the Dice

Roll 2d6. If you meet or

exceed the number deter-

mined in step 3, you succeed

in the Action Resolution. Ifthe number rolls below the

target number, you have

failed.

Action Resolutions are always

handled in this manner.

There are 3 circumstances

that may alter the way that Ac-

tion Resolutions work, detailed

below.

2.02 Modifcations

2.03 Special Results

There are certain times when

the Action Resolution roll will

be modied. When attempt-ing an action that has a higher

chance of success, the roll will

receive a positive modication.

When attempting something

with a lower chance of success,

the roll will receive a negative

modication. When the roll has been modi-

ed, the roll, along with any

modications, must meet or

exceed the target number. On a

success, the sum of the roll plus

There are two special resultsthat can occur when rolling

dice: Fumbles and Specials.

or minus any modications is

called the Achievement Value.

Fumble: A Fumble represents

a time when a character has

failed in an unthinkable manner.

During a Resolution, a result on

a roll of 2d6 that is the same orlower of a set value is consid-

ered a Fumble. This set value

is called the Fumble Value.

Even if the Achievement Value

of a roll meets or exceeds your

target number, but is the same

or lower than the Fumble Value,that character has Fumbled.

During Drama Scenes and

during the Plot phase of a Battle

Scene, the Fumble Value is

2. At any other portion of a

Battle Scene, A character’s PlotNumber becomes their Fumble

Value.

If the Fumble has occured

during a Drama Scene, roll 1d6

to randomly determine a status

effect from the Fumble Chart.If the Fumble has occurred dur-

ing a Fight Scene, your char-

acter will automatically fail on

all rolls for the remainder of the

combat round.


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Special: A Special represents

a character succeeding spec-

tacularly in their endeavor. A

Special occurs during a Resolu-

tion when, on a roll of 2d6, bothdice show a 6 (a natural 12).

If your character rolls a

Special, you may recover either

1 Life Point or recover from 1

status ailment.

If the Master feels that the

replacement skill seems unnatu-

ral or ill-tting for any reason,

the Master may ask the player

to explain how they intend onusing the skill in the situation at

hand. The player must then ex-

plain how they intend on using

the skill for the Resolution.

If the player explains satis-

factorily, the Master should al-

low the skill to be used withoutfurther question. If the player is

unable to think of a way to use

the skill, they must use another

skill: if the subsequent skill is

further away from the chosen

skill, the resulting target number

will also be higher.

2.03 Master’s Decision When a character must

choose a replacement skill for

an Action Resolution, it is pos-

sible for a Master to call the

validity of the replacement skill

into question.

Fumble Chart

1 You feel a bit strange. For the rest of the cycle, all of your

Action Resolutions have a -1 modier.

2 Oh no! You lost 1 ninja tool.

3 You’ve spilt the information! The secret assigned to you for

this session is revealed to all characters.

4 You’ve let your guard down! The action fails and you lost 1

Life Point at random.

5 It was a trap! You’ve been caught up in your opponent’s plot

and suffer 1 random status effect.6 Phew! That was close. Nothing really happens.


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Secret of Ninja Scroll 3 - Session

3 - Session A single game of Shinobiga-

mi is called a session.

A session typically startswith the Master describing the

situation. The players listen to

the description and think about

how their characters would

react. A session moves along in

this fashion, bouncing between

the Master and each player.

A single session is broken

up into 3 parts: the Introduction

Phase, the Main Phase, and the

Climax Phase. For more infor-

mation on each phase, please

read each respective section.

3.01 Session Preparation

There are two kinds of prepa-

ration necessary for a game of

Shinobigami: the day before

and the day of the game.

Day Before: By the day

before the session, the Mastermust create the scenario. For

more information on scenarios,

please see section 10. The Mas-

ter must also decide what rank

the characters should be.

The players must create their

characters for the game. Itdoesn’t matter if the players

use characters from a previous

session, as long as they meet the

rank decided by the Master.

Day Of: The players gather

around a table headed by the

Master. The players should

have their character sheets

checked by the Master. Playersshould take care to handle their

character sheets in such a way

that they kept out of sight of the

other players.


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4 - Cycle Cycles are used in Shino-

bigami in order to ensure that

each player gets an equal partin each session. Basically, each

character gets 1 scene per cycle

in which they are the main char-

acter. The actions available to a

character may change depend-

ing on the phase of the game.

Actions such as consulting with

friends or looking around and

other easily performed actions

can occur without restriction.

What constitutes a character’s

main action is explained fully

in the Main Phase and Climax

Phase sections.

To begin a cycle, play usu-

ally starts from the player on

the Master’s left, with each

player their turn in order. Each

player’s turn is called a Scene,

and the player who is starringin the Scene is called the Scene

Player. Once the Scene Player’s

turn is nished, play then moves

to the next player on their left.

If the Master or players so wish,

they may change the order in

which players take their turns.Once all players have had a

Scene, that cycle is over and a

new cycle begins.

4.01 Master Scenes

4.02 Completed Actions

The Master may interrupt the

player’s scenes with a Mas-

ter Scene. During the Master

Scene it is the Master’s turn;

the Master becomes the Scene

Player.

During a Master Scene, NPCs

important to the scenario may

make actions. Other situations

for which there are no specic

rules may occur with the Mas-

ter’s discretion.

When a player completes

their Scene, place a die on the

illustrated portion of the char-

acter sheet. This shows thatthe player has completed their

action for the cycle. A charac-

ter sheet without a die on the

illustrated portion of the char-

acter sheet, on the other hand,

shows that the character has yet

to complete their Scene. Thisway it is easy to see which play-

ers have yet to complete their

actions. Once a cycle begins

anew, please remove all dice

from the illustrated portions of

the character sheets.


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Secret of Ninja Scroll 5 - Introduction Phase

5 - Introduction Phase The Introduction Phase is the

phase where the players explain

how and why they are wrappedup in the event occuring in the

scenario. The Introduction

Phase is nished after the rst

cycle.

The Master explains the

background of the event to

each player and hands out each

player’s Secret and Mission.

The Mission is the directive

that each player must strive to

complete by the end of the ses-

sion. If the player is successful

in completeing their Mission,

they receive extra experience

points at the end of the session.

If they fail, they forfeit those

points.

The Secret must be kept hid-

den by each player at all costs

throughout the session. Youmust not and cannot voluntarily

show the Secret to any other

character until forced to do so.

The Secret is usually tied to the

Mission in some way. Showing

your Secret willingly to some-

one else is against the NinjaCode and is expressly forbid-

den.

The Master is to write the

Secret and Mission on the hand-

out in each respective portion.

The Secret portion of the hand-

out is to be folded over and

placed face-down on the table

as to remain unseen by the other

players. Each player’s Scene in the

Introduction Phase should ex-

plain how or why their character

is involved in the scenario. A

short introduction to the charac-

ter and their Mission is usually

enough to make an interestingIntroduction Scene. Once every

player has had their Introduc-

tion Phase Scene, the cycle ends

and the Main Phase begins.

5.01 People Chart

As players debut in their

Introduction Scenes, the other

players should write the Scene

Player’s name into the People

Chart on the character sheet.

The players should also write

the names of NPCs that appear

if the Master designates them ashaving a Secret.


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choosing.

Once the atmosphere has

been sketched out, the Scene

Player then decides which

characters will populate theScene. Extras can be pulled

into any Scene with no limita-

tion, but player and non-player

characters must have the con-

sent of their respective players

or Master before participating.

choosing. Once the atmosphere has

been sketched out, the Scene

Player then decides which

characters will populate the

Scene. Extras can be pulled

into any Scene with no limita-

tion, but player and non-player

characters must have the con-

sent of their respective players

or Master before participating.

Next, the Scene Player chooses

a suitable time and location for

the scene.

Once the time, location and

cast has been decided, the Scene

Player directs the scene. At this

time, the participating players

may trade Information (other

than Secrets) or ninja gear

freely.

At the end of the Scene, The

Scene Player chooses between

Life Point recovery, receiv-

ing Information, or forming an

Emotional Bond. The player

then selects the skill that most

closely applies to the current

scene.

Once the Scene Player has

chosen their goal and their skill,a Resolution using the skill is

performed. The type of Reso-

lution that occurs depends on

the Scene Player’s choice; Life

Point recovery becomes a Re-

covery Resolution, information

becomes an Information Reso-lution, and the emotional bond

becomes an Emotion Resolu-

tion. On a successful Resolu-

tion, the effect of the chosen

Resolution occurs. These ef-

fects are detailed here.

6.01.1 Recovery Resolution

6.01.2 Information Resolution

On a successful Recovery

Resolution, the Scene Player

may recover a single Life Point

they lost previously in the Ses-

sion.

There are 2 kinds of Infor-

mation obtainable in a Drama

Scene: Secrets and Locations.

On a successful Information


chooses a single player, then de-

cides between the player’s Se-cret or Location. If the charac-

ter chosen is an NPC, the Scene

Player then receives the infor-

mation from the Master; if not,

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information from the character’s

player. The player receiving the

Information then checks off the

appropriate box in the People

Chart on the character sheetnext to the character’s name.

Some characters may have

more than 1 Secret. In that

case, after a character’s Secret

is revealed to another character,

the character must declare that

they have Secrets remaining.6.01.3 Emotion Resolution

On a successful Emotion


another character participating

in the same Scene.

Both the Scene Player and

the player chosen roll 1d6 and

consult the Emotion Chart,

deciding their characters’ Emo-

Emotion Chart

1 Sympathy (+) Doubt (-)

2 Friendship (+) Anger (-)

3 Affection (+) Jealousy (-)

4 Loyalty (+) Contempt (-)

5 Admiration (+) Inferiority Complex (-)

6 Fanatacism (+) Murderous Intent (-)

tional Bond to each other. On

each die result, there is both a

positive and a negative possibil-

ity. Each player may choose

between these as they see t.Once the Emotional Bond has

been determined, it is written in

the People Chart on the charac-

ter sheet.

Characters that share an

Emotional Bond are able to

make use of Information Shar-ing, Battle Bursts, and Emo-

tional Modiers.

6.01.3.1 Information Sharing

If a character towards whom

your character has an Emotional

Bond receives Information,

your character may automati-

cally access that information.


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However, you cannot receive

information that was given to

that character through an Emo-

tional Bond: you must have the

Emotional Bond towards a char-acter who received the Informa-

tion directly.

You may never share your

own Secret.

6.01.3.2 Battle Burst

When a character towardswhom you hold an Emotional

Bond enters combat, you may

choose to have your character

burst into that combat uninvit-

ed. Please see 6.02.11 for more

information on Battle Bursts.

6.01.3.3 EmoMod

When a character towards

whom you hold an Emotional

Bond attempts an Action Reso-

lution, you may use your Emo-tional Bond to affect a modica-

tion to the roll. This is known

as Emotional Modication, or

EmoMod.

If your character has a posi-

tive Emotional Bond towards

the character, you may give a

+1 bonus to the roll; if negative,

you may give a -1 penalty to the

roll. Your character must be in

the same scene in order to use

an EmoMod.

EmoMods may be used once

per cycle for Drama Scenes

and once per round for Combat

Scenes.

6.01.4 Other Players

Players other than the Scene

Player, whose characters are

participating in the Scene, maytrade ninja gear and Information

between each other. You may

never reveal your Secret.


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6.02 Combat Scene 6.02.1 Battlefeld

Combat Scenes are scenes

depicting a ght between char-

acters.

In order to initiate a Combat

Scene, the Scene Player must

choose a character whose Loca-

tion they have checked off in

their Person Chart. This is the

character with which battle shall

be joined.

During this battle, any char-

acters that have an Emotional

Bond toward either character

may enter the scene and join

battle at any time. Please see

6.02.11 for more information on

Battle Bursts.

The Scene Player may choose

a battleeld at the start of battle.

If so, 1d6 is rolled and the

Battleeld Chart is consulted.

The combat must occur at the

battleeld indicated and each

battleeld has its own special

set of rules.

Like the Scene Chart for

Drama Scenes, each result of

the Battleeld Chart is designed

to be a framework around

which interesting scenes can be

constructed.

Battlefeld Chart

1 An even eld. No effect.

2 In water; a beach, a river, an area ooded with blood. During

this battle, all Dodge Checks suffer a -2 modication.

3 A high place; city skyline, treetops, a sheer cliff. During this

battle, characters that Fumble lose 1 Life Point at random.

4 Bad weather; wind, hail, rain of missiles, etc. During this

battle, the distance on all ninpo are raised by 1.

5 A crowd; a throng of people, a classroom, trafc jam. During

this battle, a Fumble occurs on a character’s Plot Number +1

6 Extreme location; space, deep sea, craggy rocks. At the end ofthe round, the Game Master rolls 1d6. Any character on the

Plot Number equal to the number that is rolled loses 1 Life

Point. Any characters that drop out of the scene must roll a

1d6. They then suffer the status ailment from the table that

corresponds to that roll.


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6.02.2 The Flow of Battle

6.02.3 Plot Instead of cycles, Combat

Scenes are divided into rounds.

Combat Scenes proceed in

the following manner:

1) Plot

2) Attack Resolution

3) End of the Round

During a Combat Scene that

occurs during the Main Phase,

anytime a character is dealt 1

Life Point or more damage by

another character’s attack or

action, the damaged character

is dropped from the Scene. As

characters drop from the Scene,

the last character remaining is

declared the winner. If no char-

acters are left, then combat ends

with no winner. The winner is

entitled to receive the spoils of

Each player taking part in the

battle must take a 6-sided die

in their hand, secretly choose a

number between 1-6, and place

that number face up under their

palm. This action is called Plot

and the hidden number chosen

by each player is called the Plot

Number. Once all participat-

ing players have chosen a Plot

Number, they simultaneously

reveal their Plot Number.

Attacks and actions are then

carried out proceeding from the

character with the highest Plot

Number down.

The rules for Action Reso-

lution change as soon as the

Mundain

00

Ghost Walk

11

Shadow Run

22

Neuro Speed

33

Sonic Speed

44

Bullet Speed

55

Light Speed

66

F.T.L.

77

Preparing the some minis or counters and the Battle Sheetfound in the back of the book would be handy for combat.When Plot Numbers are declared, simply place your mini orcounter on the column in which your Plot Number is written.

battle; please see 6.02.12 for

more information.


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6.02.3.2 Simultaneous Actions

6.02.4 Attacking

If more than one character

share a Plot Number, their at-

tacks occure simultaneously.

For the sake of convenience,

the actions are handled rst for

the player closest to the Master,

but in reality these actions areoccuring at the same time.

For example, take for in-

stance characters A and B sitting

on the same Plot Number. To

make things simple, A takes his

actions rst, landing an attack

on B, who Fumbles his defense.Once the action is nished, B

takes his actions as though A’s

attack’s hadn’t yet happened.

Once all characters on a Plot

Number nish their actions, the

A character may make a

single attack every round on

their turn.

To make an attack, the at-tacking character chooses an

attack Ninpo from their Ninpo

List and selects a suitable op-

ponent. The opponent must be

within the range described by

the Ninpo, which is the differ-

ence between the attacking anddefending characters’ Plot Num-

bers. As long as the distance is

within the Ninpo’s range, the

attack can occur.

The player that initiated the

attack then uses an Action Reso-

lution based on the assignedskill of the Ninpo chosen. This

is called the Attack Resolution.

If the Attack Resolution is a

success, the attacking charac-

ter has a chance to damage the

opponent. The type of damage

dealt will be described in theNinpo text. If the Attack Reso-

lution fails, the attack misses

completely.

Once the attack succeeds, the

opponent must make an Action

character with the highest Plot

Number takes their turn and

return to normal at the end of

combat. During combat, the

Fumble Value of Action Resolu-tions is equal to a character’s

current Plot Number. This

means that anytime a character

rolls equal to or less than their

Plot Number during combat

has Fumbled: they automati-

cally fail any subsequent ActionResolutions for that round.

In other words, the higher the

Plot Number is, the sooner a

character acts, but the easier it

is to Fumble.

consequences of the attacks take

effect. In this example, if both

characters A and B land their

attacks, both characters would

take damage and fall out of thebattle.


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Resolution based on the same

skill as the Attack Resolution;

this is called the Dodge Resolu-

tion. If the Dodge Resolution

is successful, the attack has noeffect, but if it fails, the oppo-

nent takes the damage or effect

detailed in the Ninpo descrip-

tion text.

6.02.5.1 Close Combat

6.02.5.2 Ranged Combat

6.02.5.3 Group Combat

Close Combat damage isdirect damage typically dealt by

skills such as Brawl or Sword.

A character that takes a single

point of Close Clombat damage

randomly chooses a Category

by rolling 1d6 and marks off

the Life Point box at the top ofthe column with an X. If the

Category that is randomly cho-

sen already has the Life Point

crossed out, the player may

choose which Category receives

the damage.

If a Close Combat Ninpo suc-ceeds with a Special roll, you

may do damage equal to a roll

of 1d6. The attacking player

may randomly decide which

Categories take this damage, but

if any rolls result in a Category

that already has damage, thedefending character may choose

which Category takes the dam-

age.

Ranged Combat damage is

typically dealt by shuriken,

blowdarts, guns and other at-

tacks from a distance. A char-

acter that receives a point of

Ranged Combat damage gets

to choose which Category takes

the damage. Cross off the Life

Point box at the top of the Cat-

egory’s column on the character

sheet.

If the attacking character’s

Ranged Combat Ninpo suc-

ceeds on the Attack Resolution

with a Special roll, they may do

1d6 damage to the opponent.

The opponent chooses which

Categories are damaged.

Group Combat damage is

typically damage dealt by using

groups of underlings, such as

thugs, familiars, or marionettes

to ght indirectly. A character

that receives a point of of Group

Combat damage rolls 1d6 and

consults the Status Ailment

Chart to determine which status

ailment they are aficted with.

If the attacking character rolls

a Special on a Group Combat

Ninpo Attack Resolution, they

may choose which status effect

to inict upon the opponent.


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6.02.6 Special Dodges 6.02.7 Damage

The target of an attack may,

no matter what the assigned

skill of a Ninpo is, use the Es-

cape skill in the Dodge Resolu-

tion. If this Dodge Resolution

succeeds, the attack has no

effect and the targeted character

drops out of combat.

When a Category takes dam-

age, its Life Point box is crossed

out and it becomes disabled: all

skills within the Category are

unusuable until the Life Point is

recovered.

Status Ailment Chart

1 Disabled: You are unable to use any ninja tools. At the end

of every cycle, you may attempt an Action Resolution using

karakurijutsu. On a successful roll, this status ailment is cured.

2 Paralyzed: Choose one of your character’s skills at random;

that skill may no longer be used. At the end of every cycle,

you may attempt an Action Resolution using shintaisojutsu.On a successful roll, this status ailment is cured.

3 Serious Injury: On your next turn, choose a random Skill

Category; this Skill Category takes 1 Life Point of damage. At

the end of every cycle, you may attempt an Action Resolution

using seizenjutsu. On a successful roll, this status ailment is

cured.

4 Missing: After this battle conludes, you may no longer par-

ticipate during the Main Phase. At the end of every cycle, you

may attempt an Action Resolution using keizairyoku. On a

successful roll, this status ailment is cured.

5 Amnesia: Choose an Emotion connection at random; this con-

nection may not be used. At the end of every cycle, you may

attempt an Action Resolution using kiokujutsu. On a success-ful roll, this status ailment is cured.

6 Curse: Choose a ninpo at random; this ninpo cannot be used.

At the end of every cycle, you may attempt an Action Resolu-

tion using jujutsu. On a successful roll, this status ailment is

cured.


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6.02.8 End of the Round

Once all players taking part

in the combat have taken their

turns, the round has ended. If

a player so chooses, they may

elect to forfeit and have their

character from combat. Once

one of the two following con-

ditions has been met, combat

ends:

There are 1 or less combat-•

ants left in the battle

A number of rounds equal•

to the number of combatants

has concluded

If neither of these conditions

are met, combat resumes once

more from the Plot stage of the

Combat Scene.

If all characters drop out of

a Combat Scene, there are no

winners.

6.02.9 Direction Mods

Any player that is not partici-

pating in a Combat Scene may,

once per round per player, con-

trol the conditions of the battle-

eld.. This is called a Direction

Modication.

A Direction Modication

can give a positive or nega-

tive modier of 1 to an Action

Resolution by any character in

the Combat Scene. The player

that wishes to use a Direction

Modication must describe

what happens during the combat

6.02.10 Ninpo Use

6.02.11 Battle Burst

Characters participating in a

Combat Scene may use support

Ninpo at the time specied in

the description text. However,

a support Ninpo may only be

used once per round.

In addition, attack and sup-

port Ninpo have a Cost listed

in their entry. The total com-bined Cost of attack and support

Ninpo may not exceed a char-

acter’s Plot Number for the cur-

rent round. A character may use

any number of support Ninpo as

long as the Plot Number is not

exceeded.

Characters that choose to en-

gage in an ongoing battle must

follow the following rules.

A character that decides to

participate in a battle from the

beginning must declare so by

the time Plot is declared, and

must declare their Plot Number

at the same time as all other

characters, as usual. A player

that chooses to burst into a

scene in progress must do so

before the nal character of

the round takes their turn. The

bursting character must enter

combat on a Plot Number of 1

and may not use attack Ninpo

this round.

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6.02.12 Spoils of Battle

6.02.12.1 Information

6.02.12.2 Emotion

6.02.12.3 Prize

The winner of a battle may

choose a single losing partici-

pant and decide which of the

following spoils to take for

themselves.

The winner may choose to

learn either the loser’s Location

or the loser’s Secret.

The winner may set or

change the Emotional Bond

they have toward the loser.

They then may set or change the

loser’s Emotional Bond toward

the winner.

If the loser is holding a Prize,

the winner may chose to take

the Prize for themselves.


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Secret of Ninja Scroll 7 - Climax Phase

7 - Climax Phase The Climax Phase is the

nal battle that concludes the

scenario. This phase is handledsimilarly to an extended Mas-

ter Scene. The Master decides

what conditions will bring about

the Climax Phase when writing

the scenario.

All players participate in the

Climax Phase. Other than the

rules for dropping out, death

and Flashbacks, the rules are the

same as a Combat Scene.

7.01 Dropping out

7.02 Flashback

7.03 Death

Characters do not drop out

of the Climax Phase merely by

taking damage. A character will

not drop out until all remaining

Life Points are lost.

Each character may take ad-vantage of the Flashback once

per game to receive a bonus to

either an Action Resolution or

gain extra damage on an attack.

To receive a bonus to an Ac-

tion Resolution, the player must

reveal their Secret to everyonebefore the Action Resolution

occurs. They must then direct

a short ashback scene relating

to the Secret. After this short

revelatory scene, the player will

During the Climax Phase, a

character drops out as soon as

their Life Points are completely

lost. This is not character death,though a player may choose

to have their character die

permanantly. If so, you may

choose 1 of the following ac-

tions for the dying character to

perform at the moment they die.

Keep in mind that dead charac-

ters may never return or be used

in another session.

Attack: You may use a•

single attack Ninpo and as

many support Ninpo as you

like; The cost for support

Ninpo becomes 0.

Information Sharing: You•

may share any information

with 1 character.

then receive a +3 modier to

their next Action Resolution.

To receive a bonus to an

attack’s damage, the character

must rst succeed on an AttackResolution and their opponent

must fail a Dodge Resolution.

The attacking player must then

direct a short ashback scene

relating to the Secret. After

this short revelatory scene, their

damage will do 1 extra point ofdamage.


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8 - Ougi Players may use an Ougi

at any time according to the

description of their Ougi’s type.An Ougi may be used once per

cycle during Drama Scenes and

once per round during Combat

Scenes.

When an Ougi for the rst

time, the Ougi’s name and ef -

fect is declared and the effect

happens automatically.

Once the Ougi takes effect,

all characters participating in

the same scene may roll an Ac-

tion Resolution based on Analy-

sis. This is called the Insight

Resolution.

If the Insight Resolution is

successful, the player using

the Ougi must share their Ougi

Information with the player that

succeeded on the Insight Reso-

lution. The Ougi Informationis part of a character’s Informa-

tion, meaning that characters

with Emotional Bonds towards

the character receiving this In-

formation are privy to it as well.

A player may not choose to

learn another character’s Ougiafter succeeding on an Infor-

mation Resolution, however.

When the Ougi Information is

received, check off the box in

the People Chart on the charac-

ter sheet.

If a character chooses to use

their Hidden Skill, the other

characters participating in the

Scene may attempt an InsightResolution as though they had

used their Ougi.

If a character uses their

Ougi, and another character

in the same Scene knows that

Ougi’s Information, then once

the Ougi’s name and effect isdeclared, an Ougi Break may be

attempted.

An Ougi Break is an Ac-

tion Resolution that completely

negates the effect of an Ougi.

In order to use an Ougi Break,

the opposing character must be

participating in the same Scene.

A character that does not have

an Ougi’s Information cannot

attempt an Ougi Break.

To use an Ougi Break, the

opposing character uses the

Ougi’s Hidden Skill in an Ac-

tion Resolution. If it succeeds,

the Ougi has no effect.


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10 - Scenario In order to play Shinobigami,

the Master must prepare a sce-

nario. A scenario consists of anentire session’s worth of story,

NPC data and character data.

Documents

Shinobigami Draft