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LOL0800 rolled 1 20-sided dice:
12
Total: 12 (1-20)
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 Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:51 pm
[[Reading about Ninjutsu
d20 + int mod
DC: 10
Roll: 12+1= 13, Success
8/10]]
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Hoshigaki Hiru rolled 1 20-sided dice:
13
Total: 13 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:00 pm
[DC = 18-3 = success]
Learning the hand seals - More int mod action!!
d20 + int mod (-2) + scratch penalty (-1)
DC 10
7/12
...and this one was perfect. Hiru was so thrilled to be done with more than half his training now that he could barely hold in one place, he picked up the flyer one more time to see what funny animal was next. It was the monkey. Hiru giggled when he saw the monkey had it's own seal. He started mimicking it a bit, probably thinking it would get him in the right mind set to learn it faster. After a few turns around himself, he gave it his fist shot.
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Hoshigaki Hiru rolled 1 20-sided dice:
8
Total: 8 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:07 pm
[DC = 13-3 = Success]
Learning the hand seals - More int mod action!!
d20 + int mod (-2) + scratch penalty (-1)
DC 10
8/12
Miraculously it kinda worked. It was a so-so monkey seal but you couldn't expect much more when it was done during a monkey dance. Still, Hiru was convinced it had helped him... maybe it did... who knows. He flipped the page one more time to see the next seal was the sheep. "Now why the hell would the sheep get a seal?", he couldn't help but wonder. Not reflecting much more on the question he practiced a bit in the air and finally gave it a shot.
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Hoshigaki Hiru rolled 1 20-sided dice:
12
Total: 12 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:22 pm
[DC = 8-3 = Fail]
Learning the hand seals - More int mod action!!
d20 + int mod (-2) + scratch penalty (-1)
DC 10
8/12
Hiru wasn't as lucky this time around though, it was obvious he had done something wrong. He realized that maybe he had been to hasty trying this one so fast. He gave it another hard look, tried to imagine how his hands were placed the first time he tried it, and then started practicing in the air a couple of times. He visualized the sheep as clearly as he could in his mind and finally gave it a second shot.
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Katz the Nine Lives rolled 1 20-sided dice:
6
Total: 6 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:22 pm
Lucky number seven would be unlucky for Kiketsu. It was the horse seal, Uma, which was associated with the South and May. It looked complicated and a strain on the wrists. The knuckle placement would be tough. As would keeping the index fingers and thumbs in the correct position. This one could probably be the most toughest of the elements. And not from just lack of interest. It just seemed complicated.
Before even attempting to have his fingers make the seal, Kiketsu allowed his jade orbs to scan the image slowly.
Learning the hand seals - More int mod action!!
d20 + int mod [1]
DC 10
6/12
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Katz the Nine Lives rolled 1 20-sided dice:
3
Total: 3 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:30 pm
Ok now after sight, it was time for performance. His left hand was able to adjust, but the boy's right wrist would not stay still, which kept making the sign fall apart before it could even get started. "Who would use such a hard seal" Kiketsu began to think. Could shinobi really use this seal in battle at a satisfactory performance? It would be hard to know for sure. Still the technicality of the seal probably meant many of the more dangerous jutsus had this sign.
Which means if Kiketsu wanted to learn those techniques they started with this little annoying horse sign. He couldn't let one sign stop him here. So with slightly renewed vigor, the violet haired trial unhooked his fingers and would try again.
Learning the hand seals - More int mod action!!
d20 + int mod [1]
DC 10
6/12
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Katz the Nine Lives rolled 1 20-sided dice:
11
Total: 11 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:39 pm
"Thumbs back. Index fingers extended. Knuckles together..." the retold the procedure in his mind before allowing his fingers to connect. His first try was a success, but very slow and unsteady. He had managed to adjust his right wrist to accumulate the stress from the seal. Still it was not efficient for the lone child.
He tried it again and got about the same speed. His hands did manage to better this time around with getting the seal. It was the only seal thus far that he decided to take more time on, so he wanted it just as satisfactory as the others. A few more tries and Kiketsu stopped. It was not as easy as the other seals. He had to think of what his fingers were doing. Still, it was just as good as the others.
Learning the hand seals - More int mod action!!
d20 + int mod [1]
DC 10
7/12
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Katz the Nine Lives rolled 1 20-sided dice:
8
Total: 8 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:54 pm
Turning the page had the boy view the eighth seal, the ram. Also known as the sheep, it was associated with South-Southwest and June. Kiketsu saw this as another timid animal. "Probably another one for a defensive jutsu." his mind began to think. It didn't seem too hard, so Kiketsu jumped into it without looking much at the picture.
He was close of making the seal too. The only thing flawed was his left middle finger. He couldn't get that one extended up without unfolding his hands. His first try had made his hands unlatch from their position. The next try only got his ring finger to extend instead. It wasn't a good feeling in his ligaments and little beads of sweat were beginning to adorn his nails and knuckles.
Still out of all the animals. The last he'd want to get the best of him would be a blasted sheep.
Learning the hand seals - More int mod action!!
d20 + int mod [1]
DC 10
7/12
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Hoshigaki Hiru rolled 1 20-sided dice:
1
Total: 1 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:22 pm
[DC = 12-3 = fail]
Hiru had almost forgot about that darnitch, and, yet again, just as he was about to complete his sheep sign, his wrist twitched and ruined it. At that moment, Hiru got distracted trying to find ways to get back at that other sensei, the one who was to mean to help him. He'd have to discuss it with Cassie-sensei later on... In the meantime, he really had to get finished with these cursed seals, it shouldn't be that hard!
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Hoshigaki Hiru rolled 1 20-sided dice:
6
Total: 6 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:26 pm
[DC = 1 = instant failure]
Hiru was getting a bit annoye, this training wasn't particularly exciting and was starting to take very long for the benefit... He knew he had to get those right, but Cassie-sensei was extremely demanding in terms of quality of the hand seals. Hiru sort of realized it was for his own good though, so he gave himself a good (figurative) kick in the behind an gave the sheep another shot.
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Hoshigaki Hiru rolled 1 20-sided dice:
2
Total: 2 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:30 pm
[DC = 5 = failure]
This time Hiru decided to try another technique, instead of just trying one sign at a time, he decided he'd concentrate twice as hard, prepare twice as much and do two back to back. That wasn't such a great idea though, how would he know which one was right and which one was wrong afterwards? He was starting to realize he was better off with conventional methods... He watched his wrists and decided to take this one slowly.
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:34 pm
[DC = 2-3 = fail]
Hiru was getting extremely frustrated, he really couldn't explain why the sheep was giving him so much trouble and it was getting incredibly tedious. There must be better ways to practice molding he thought, anyhting more hands on than meditating about hand signs... as his interest started sinking, so did his performance. Putting so much effort in every hand sign was incredibly long. The rewards had to be great at the end of this training... at least he hoped...
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Hoshigaki Hiru rolled 1 20-sided dice:
9
Total: 9 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:35 pm
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Hoshigaki Hiru rolled 1 20-sided dice:
16
Total: 16 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:38 pm
[DC = 9-3 = 5th fail in a freakin row]
This time Hiru's eyes had changed, he wasn't jumping and dancing anymore he just wanted to be done once and for all with this exercise. He had actually been taking twice as long as he did during the obstacle course this trianing was far from being as fun. It was nowhere near in fact. He was thinking about what his friends were doing outside while he was stuck in a classroom playing shadow puppets with a wet flyer. Still, he had no choice but to get done with this one. He gave it one more try.
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Hoshigaki Hiru rolled 1 20-sided dice:
5
Total: 5 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:44 pm
[DC = 16-3 = Success]
Learning the hand seals - More int mod action!!
d20 + int mod (-2) + scratch penalty (-1)
DC 10
9/12
Finally, something happened, Hiru could barely believe it as he had never had such little interest left in the exercise, yet, this time, he got it right. He could at last move on to the next symbol.
"A dog? It's pretty cool, hihi", he thought.
Hiru wanted to make sure he was going to perform better with this seal. He really studied the images very hard, focused on every single little detail and gave it it's first practice shot.
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