[Sauce no Kami]

Special Abilities

We are all Special

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Every parent Almost every parent some parents a few parents very few parents nowadays tell their children that they are special. In this thread we are those parents and you are those children, Not only are we here to tell you that you are special but we will tell you just how and why and to what extent you can be special. In this thread, we'll go over Special Abilities. Sengoku's take on Special Abilities differs greatly when compared to other RPG's. Instead of keeping to the usual Special Abilities we're all familiar with, the staff has decided to broaden our horizons when it comes to SAs. We encourage out of the box SA's such as an oration skill that can be used to manipulate the masses and things such as that. Whereas most basic combat SAs have been phased out of existence.

The Phased

Specialization Mastery - This term can be used for any SA that pertains to the shinobi arts such as "Ninjutsu Master" or "Genjutsu Prodigy" These SAs have been phased out as each one of these can be explained within the description of the specs within the Specialization System. That being said these type of SAs will not be allowed as a Special Ability for your shinobi as they should and will be mentioned in the Specialty Section, under the specific shinobi art, of your character application.

Enhanced Chakra Reserves & Control - Just like Specialization Mastery SAs these have also been phased out and integrated into the Specialization System. Meaning that if your Shinobi were to have a large chakra reserve then instead of wasting an SA for it you would simply mention how large it was within the ninjutsu spec same for chakra control, also certain abilities can be granted by having enhanced control or reserves (as no ninja can start with both and in order to gain the second it would be considered special training within the Training and Development System).

A shinobi with greater reserves will capable of utilizing more jutsu over a short amount of time without tiring out, as well as being able to use stronger jutsu more often before tiring out. Also, they will be able to learn to transfer their reserves over to other to allow them to fight longer as well. They could also gain access to the ability to flex their chakra muscles which is basically releasing a large amount of chakra pressure using the chakra signature to have a physical affect on the world these are but a few examples of abilities that can be harnessed through training ones larger than average chakra pool, however because of these shinobi having a higher supply of chakra their control over it would be diminished until they train their control as well (though their control will never be as masterful as someone who started with enhanced control of the same rank).

While with enhanced control, on the other hand, it would be possible to access the ability to do jutsu with less or even no hand seals to do jutsu. They could also use their control of chakra to manipulate and form their chakra outside of their body or even if it is within someone else's body (within reason of course). These are just a few examples of abilities granted by having enhanced control. However, much like when having a large reserve but in reverse, those who choose to start with enhanced control will usually have lower reserves until they train to have more.

Jinchuriki - SAs like these haven't been phased out so much as moved as they have been implemented straight into the Specialization System. Instead of wasting an SA on telling staff about your abilities as a Jin it will become one of your specs and be placed in the Hijutsu/KKG/Jinchuriki slot. Everything from base abilities to the abilities granted by each tail will be detailed within the spec system freeing you to create more varied and unique SAs that will really set your character apart.

Chakra Sensing - This commonly used SA has been phased out due to the fact that we at N:S believe that this is just another ability that could be explained within the specialty system under the NInjutsu section. Because of this, you will no longer need to devote an entire SA to explaining that your ninja is a sensory type you'd be able to mention it as well as how proficient with the skill they are within the Ninjutsu Spec.

Enhanced Bodily Functions - These types of SA's have been phased out as they fall under other specs within the Specialization System usually the Taijutsu spec, things like endurance, speed, strength, flexibility and so forth, this also includes enhanced senses which are basically the five basic senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste. However, some can fall into other categories like enhanced intelligence came be placed under Genjutsu (as it usually leads to being analytical and detail orientated which go hand in hand with performing Genjutsu) and being extremely dexterous can fall under bukijutsu as that requires the most hand-eye coordination. While some of these things can be placed in multiple specs and can be mentioned in multiple specs that will not make them any stronger (for example mentioning speed in taijutsu and bukijutsu will not make you faster than someone who only has it mentioned in taijutsu.

A Few Jutsu - While these are not SAs we figured the best place for them would be here as these like the other things in this section have been phased out and reintroduced into the Spec System. These are "jutsu" that many sites use that we on Sengoku do not believe are actual jutsu but are instead learned abilities within chakra control. The first two would be placed within the Ninjutsu spec while the last would be placed within the Genjutsu spec. All three can be learned no matter how poor your control is as they are basic feats that become second nature to any shinobi after practice. However, no Shinobi under C-rank may start with them. These abilities are Genjutsu Kai, Water Surface Walking, and Tree Surface Climbing.

Disclaimer - While these are examples meant to encompass every phased out SA staff reserves the right to tell any member that an SA they are attempting to create for their ninja would be classified as a Phased Out SA. From their, the member could attempt to integrate the SA into the Spec system and choose a new SA or ask for staff help in doing both.

Types of SA

Personality Traits - Some of you may already be familiar with these kinds of SAs. They would come in the form of special and unique things your character can do based on their personality traits. Things such as skillful oration through intelligence and charisma. Or seduction through an appealing physical appearance and a flirtatious personality. These are not martial skills directly but can be used in combat to further diversify yourself in combat so we all are not the same stock variety fighters based on the same combat fueled SAs.

Occupational Traits - These types of SAs are relatively new to the Naruto RP world, while they could be more combat orientated than the personality traits this is not always the case. This type of SA includes but is not limited to certain jobs such as being an interrogator or information gatherer or even clan head or medic. These traits or special abilities can also be everyday traits that normal humans such as villagers have, things like being a chef or Blacksmith. Shinobi with these type of SAs have learned how to turn their non-combat related abilities into useful skills when in battle. These SAs are designed so that even if they were non-combat occupations they could grant some degree of combat advantage.

Chakra Signature Trait - Chakra Signature SAs would be the term for any special ability that gives the shinobi's pure unrestrained chakra an effect. This can range from a number of unique uses such as affecting the environment when being released such as causing cracks in the ground, levitating small rocks or even causing the air itself to get dense, some of these are purely aesthetic. However, the person's chakra could even take on the nature of the elemental release they were born with, which could prove dangerous. In the canon, Naruto series we've seen that chakra itself is fairly influenced by its owner's personality, will, and most importantly their emotions. Because of this, We will be allowing Chakra with its own "feel" or SAs such as Killing Intent. This is not to say that we will allow a shinobi's chakra to act as free-form jutsu as in order to use it for attacks one would still need to register a jutsu using their unique chakra aura.

Writing out SA

This is probably the most important bit of this whole thread. If for some reason when you read this thread and you forget everything else do not forget this part. When writing out SAs everyone is prone to literary hyperbole, their characters are always one of the strongest or one of the fastest etc etc etc. Here on Sengoku we call this flavor text and it in no way, shape, or form dictates the actual level of your SA. Each SA will be writing like normal with the flavor text within it, however, after the flavor text, there will be an IC description with no added flavor text. The IC description of the SA will speak on how it matches up compared to other SAs of the same type as well as how exactly it enhances the shinobi or what exactly it could do ICly. We will give an example:

The madness of Power: Individualism
Squishy has always valued individualism and power and has a thirst for it, Because of this, he has gained an ability that allows him to enhance a shinobi's individual powers beyond what they would be able to do normally making it so that they can fight on par with even the strongest of foes. Squishy's ability to empower those fighting with him is unrivaled and can be said to be the best in all of the world. What this means is that when Squishy is fighting alongside others that he is familiar with he will boost their individual SAs making them one rank stronger (for E ranked SAs this would push them to D rank level ability in their SAs and for A rank SAs it would push them to S rank). This enhancement works for both his allies and himself and lasts for as long as they are fighting together. As Squishy becomes weaker throughout the fight the enhancement becomes weaker as well until it becomes negated altogether.

In this example even though his SA has stated that his ability is unrivaled it does not mean that he is better than anyone else of his rank that could do this same thing. To further prove this point the sentences after explained with no flavor text exactly what the SA is capable of and for how long the effects last and any downside to the SA.

Lastly, we would like to mention the levels of SA. Each SA will be ranked either S, A, B, C, D, E now these ranks have specific meanings based on the rank of your ninja. S=Genius Level A=Above Average B=Average C=Slightly Below Average D=Below Average and E=worst you can be at your rank. That being said this site understands that not all infinities are equal, what this means is that an A ranked shinobi with an A-ranked SA would not be equal to an E ranked shinobi with the same SA also A ranked. This is because while the A ranked shinobi is above average with that SA for an A-ranked shinobi the E ranked shinobi is only above average with that SA for an E ranked shinobi.

Rank Limits

E Rank - None
D Rank - 1 SA
C Rank - 2 SA
B Rank - 3 SA
A Rank - 4 SA