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Character Stats
As you may have noticed stats wise your characters numbers are low and that there is only 2 numbers between you and your next rank. (Example: Going to 3 points in a stat raises you to the Chuunin ability in that particular stat). But naturally, if you know me there is always a catch, and that catch is in advancing the Stats past their creation levels. As the current system is based off of the system in the Official Naruto Databook system in order to get from 1 full point to the next you must raise the stat point in decimal incriments.
Example: To get from 2 Body to 3 you must improve up to, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, etc until you reach 3 in that stat.

To actually advance in a particular stat you simply have to use it enough that your Team Leader or the Crew member in charge of the forums decides that you have advanced in that stat. To make things simple when the characters stat has been revised make it look like this:
Intuition: 2 < 2.5
Power: 3 < 3.1
Seal: 2 < 2.9
Keep the original stats as-is and just replace the Stat field after the "<" each time they have improved. Once they have reached the next whole number then replace the original number with the new whole number and rinse wash and repeat.



Talents
Unlike Stats these are extremely hard to learn past your natural Talents(the ones you chose during creation). This is to keep RFS from being overrun by shinobi who are good at everyone. The maintenance of Talent gains is to be handled by the Team Leader and the Crew in charge of that sub-forum. But a general guideline is this, moving between ranks a shinobi should gain from 1 - 2 Talents. (Example: A Genin picks up one Basic and one Intermediate Talent before becoming a Chuunin. A Chuunin picks up a pair of Intermediate Talents before becoming a Jounin, etc).
**These can not be awarded through FanArt/FanFiction entries**


Techniques
While difficult to learn they are not nearly as hard to learn as Talents. Learning techniques is as simple as practicing your techniques(via FanFiction and in missions) and exchanging mission experience to buy new techniques. Since I know that mission completions take a long time(due to slow posting etc), these points aren't the set-in-stone guidelines but will give you a relative idea that well...higher ranked missions(because they're dangerous) yield better experience.
D-Class Missions: 0.5 Mission point
C-Class Missions: 1 Mission point
A & B-Class Missions: 2 Mission points
S-Class Missions: 3 Mission points

Bloodline Limits, Cursed Seals and Demon Arts
This can only be improved two ways, through FanFiction & usage during missions/training. FanFictions should include backstory on when your character first developed it, stories of something that helped them develop it further, etc.