July Fourth Systems Update

[Hinote Tosatsu]

So, Luo was a bit hasty in assembling the announcement earlier, so I'm going to go ahead and add a bit to it.

The professions have been completely redone! Find the new professions Here.

Luo accidentally used the wrong link to the new types. Please find them Here.

A third update, that was finished a bit faster than expected, but just slightly too slow to make the announcement, is the Chakra System. The big clunky mess of a thing we've had, such that you had to dig through it to find what you wanted, is gone. In it's place is a new, smaller thread, including the new rules for learning jutsu, and a slightly altered, but much simplified version of the chakra system. And lastly, in the final post you will find some new rules for stacking bonuses. Yes, they stack now.

For more information, see the thread Here.

The profile format has been updated to accommodate the slight change in how weaknesses work. The weaknesses field is now located directly under your types. In consideration of the fact we have changed so many things, all of which will have to be changed on your profiles, we ask that everyone make a new profile, and submit it in the approval thread. New profile threads will be up shortly.

Again, thank you all for your patience, now and in future. We will do our best to never take so long on an update again, and hope you can forgive us for having done so before.

~ Hinote Tosatsu, VC  

[Hinote Tosatsu]

A small update and bump for the overall updates! Yay!

Due to some confusion over the boost stacking in the new chakra system thread, I have rewritten the explanation to hopefully be a bit more clear. I would appreciate it if those who misunderstood before could look at it again and let me know if it's easier to understand.
Convenient Link

Another update I've been working on for a while now is now complete! Universal Ninjutsu has been completely redone. Some jutsu have shifted in the ranks, a few were removed, and several new ones were added. As always, please update your profiles to reflect these changes. If a jutsu you had was removed, you may choose another jutsu of the same rank within universal to replace it. If there is no other jutsu in the same rank that you didn't already know, you may choose two a lower rank.

But before you do, check to make sure you aren't replacing one of these jutsu!

Sound Masking
Smell Covering
Stinging Mist
Manipulate Advancing Blades
Vanishing Facial Copy
Shukuchi

All of these jutsu still exist, but are being relocated to new profession specific lists. Sound Masking, Smell Covering, and Vanishing Facial Copy will all become Espionage jutsu. Stinging Mist will be a Medical jutsu, and Manipulate Advancing Blades and Shukuchi are being moved to Weapon Specialist. If you have those jutsu and are one of those professions, hold onto them for now. If you are not of those professions, I'm sorry, but you'll have to replace them.

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For Demon Hosts

I haven't updated the threads yet, but the demon modifiers will most likely be as follows.

[Ichibi] [+5/10]
[Nibi] [+6/10]
[Sanbi] [+7/10]
[Yonbi] [+8/10]
[Gobi] [+9/10]
[Rokubi] [+10/10]
[Nanabi] [+11/10]
[Hachibi] [+12/10]
[Kyuubi] [+13/10]

[Raijuu] [+3/10]
[Houkou] [+4/10]

In addition I have finally added rules to the Demon page for learning your demon's jutsu, and would quite love to see you do so.

A Look at the Future

As crew we are incredibly pleased to have put out so many updates at last. Unfortunately that was pretty much everything we've got for a while. We'll be taking a bit of time to recoup and decide where to go from here, and we do have plans for what will come next.

Bloodlines! The bloodlines have been in need of a tune up for years, and we've already made a tentative start on doing just that. With professions out of the way, that's probably going to be our next big project.

Demons! I've put demons on hold for quite awhile now to focus on professions. I won't be going back to them exclusively quite yet, but I do have some more plans for them that I hope to get some work done on in the near future. As I enjoy teasing people with cool stuff, I'll probably drop a few sneak peeks into anything I happen to get done. As always with demons, they will be released as they are completed rather than waiting for a larger update.

Sealing! Now that my other projects are out of the way, I'm going to put more attention into the sealing update I've been promising. If you look closely, the profession may lend some hints to what is coming in future. I hope to get it done and out to you guys soon, because it is very very cool.

Story! Wait, what? No, sorry. I can't promise anything, but Luo and I have been batting ideas around for some short mission based storylines. I won't say much, since it could both spoil any surprise, and get your hopes up if we don't end up being able to do it, but I will say this. Iwagakure is likely going to be involved.