Ninja Clan Fishing Village http://halfmeme.com/threeforged.html - Paul Czege This is Project Number - 1567 In 30 Seconds Ninja Clan Fishing Village is a game about living the relatively normal life of a fisherman, boat builder, sushi chef, or other occupation along side others who are trying to do the same and everyone having the skills of a ninja. Ninja Clan Fishing Village Once upon a time, a small village on the northern Islands of ancient Nippon attempted to divorce itself from the ways of war. The daimyo of the neighboring lands thought otherwise and kept the demand high for one of the little village's chief claims to fame. The small village was adept at three things: fishing, sushi, and the secretive art of Ninjutsu. It was a part of life that ninja and war went hand in hand. Assassins were often hired from the small village and the clan charged a hefty fee for these services. As wealthy Daimyo, merchants, and lesser feudal lords were willing to pay almost any price, the small village quickly grew. It became a village of moderate size but still under the control of the clan. The youth of the village, both male and female, were trained in the arts of Ninjutsu even to this day. When war finally subsided, and a long period of peace overtook Nippon, the village became known more for the fishing and the sushi. While high adventure is often associated with travel and strange lands, it means something different in Gyoson. High Adventure in Gyoson is boat building, fishing, diving, cooking, and eating (and occasionally ninja shenanigans). With fame for ninja, fishing, and food, high adventure comes to you. WHAT WILL A CHARACTER LOOK LIKE? A Character will have a name, presumably a normal name like Joe, Bertrand, or Bolo. The character will also have a cool ninja name like The Unheard Phantom, Snowstrikes, or Euler. Need help? http://fantasynamegenerators.com/ninja-names.php#.VbpmbIY36PU A character will have 4 unique skills. One of those skills will be their mastery, placed into the Shodan slot. That skill will also have a specialization. The second best skill will go in the 3rd Kyu, the 3rd best into the 6th Kyu, and their weakest measurable skill will go in the 9th Kyu slot. A character can attempt to perform anything like anyone else. For instance, without the Running skill, a character can still run. With the running skill, however, the character can run like a Ninja, i.e. awesomely. A character will also start with a few relationships. First among the relationships will be the character's primary sensei or many teachers for the skills. Secondly, a ninja will have at least one friend they can count on when trouble brews too great. Ninja are hard to kill and it is likely that the character's parents are still living even if they don't want to talk to their good for nothing son or daughter who refused to follow in their footsteps... ahem. And if there is something that doesn't mesh up with the other categories like the great relationship that the ninja has with the village tax collector, it can be listed under other. A brief description of the relationship may need to accompany a name. Lastly, list any special or unique items that a character may possess. Likely I will just take it when you aren't looking and make it into an adventure, but I want it in writing... Isn't this supposed to be 3rd person... Characters Name: maybe unimportant Cool Ninja Name: important! Village Skills: * Shodan: (+specialization?) * 3rd Kyu: * 6th Kyu: * 9th Kyu: Relationships: Sensei(s): Friend(s): Parent(s): Other: Items of Note: WHAT DO WE NEED RULES FOR? (( Rules for Boats, Building, and Nets (( Rules for Fish and Crustaceans (( Rules for Fishing, Swimming, Drowning, Diving, Falling (( Rules for Cooking, Burning, Cutting, Preparing, Fire (( Rules for Eating, Illness, Metabolism (( Rules for Sabotage of Boats and Food (( Rules for Ninja, fighting, Ninjutsu (( Rules for yelling out what you are doing before you do it... for emphasis (( Learning new skills (thinking of the influence of Pool or Universalis here) WHAT KIND OF SKILLS MIGHT ENFORCE THE SOCIAL CONTRACT (* A Maximum number of Masters. In the village there will be no more than 3 people who have mastered a particular skill. They will each have a specialty. Players can be one of these masters. Masters fight with their particular skills occasionally but rarely is anything settled. In games with 3 or fewer players, no player can have the same mastery as another player. In games with more than 4 players, only 2 players can match masterys. In games with 5 or more players, The established rule of 3 is present. (* Whenever a player begins to accumulate masterys then rivals from other villages will be drawn to the player to eliminate him or her. (* Ninja Skills to master would be : Fighting, Running, Climbing, Throwing, Jumping, Disguise, and perhaps a few more. (* Food Skills to master would be : Eating, Cooking, Preparing, Cutting, Measuring, Tasting, Serving, Plating, and perhaps a few more. {Eating:Chopsticks} (* Fishing Skills to master would be : Boat Building, Sailing, Net Building, Fishing, Swimming, and perhaps a few more. {Swimming:Holding Breath} (* Life Skills to master would be : Yelling, Haggling, Schmoozing, and perhaps a few more. WHAT KIND OF SKILL LEVELS MIGHT GO WITH THE SKILLS? Shodan as the highest. Then 1st Kyu down to 9th Kyu. Anything lower than 9th Kyu a Gaijin might beat you in. HOW DO WE SETTLE DISPUTES? ?? Dice, video games, spinners, dancing, real mortal kombat, sneezing competitions, etc... ?? WHAT IMAGES OF THE INTERWEBS MIGHT HELP THE FEEL OF THE GAME http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-image-yin-yang-composition-image22897441 http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photography-japanese-sushi-image13258247 http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photos-yin-yang-roll-image11679248 ANY MEDIA THAT MIGHT HELP THE FEEL OF THE GAME Kung Fu Hustle Man with the Iron Fist Several Different Anime WHAT STORIES ARE WE TRYING TO TELL? I am thinking of comic anime type stories off the top of my head.