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AkumaDaimyo
06-16-07, 09:09 AM Anyone done any games with this sort of theme as far as Ninja? Or tried to accurately stat out the characters? I must admit the game is actually giving me some ideas for plots for a all ninja cast. Only problem is how to do it so not everyone is the ninja class? YOu wouldn't need to really be a ninja but you should at least know how to sneak and hide, climb, jump and balance. I saw a feat in Heros of Battle that allows you to take Hide and Move Silently at a 1 for 1 rate if it's a cross class for you...
The_Shaman
06-16-07, 03:02 PM Maybe you would get better answers at the d20 boards? They seem to be good at statting fictional characters.
AkumaDaimyo
06-16-07, 06:49 PM I'm actually more interested in the all ninja campaign idea. I don't know if I'd do it with all ninja class unless they were multiclassed. I somehow see a all ninja game working better with a classless system. But if I were to use D&D are there any ideas?
The_Shaman
06-17-07, 04:43 AM Don't see why you need to (play all ninjas that is). While a same-class campaign could be fun, iirc the ninja were a society, and thus they could be with different training - rogues, rangers, scouts, monks, even multi- or singleclass fighters and/or spellcasters might fit right in.
Lord Gwydion
06-17-07, 08:05 PM The 2E Complete Ninja's Handbook has some good ideas for running all-ninja campaigns (and being 2E, they provide kits for every class to ninja-ize them). It's not a superb historical reference on ninja, but for D&D purposes, it's fairly good.

Now, for using those ideas in 3E, why bother making the characters take a feat? If the stealth/acrobatic type skills will be necessary for all characters, make them class skills for anyone for this campaign only. You may also want to bump up the classes with only 2+Int skill points per level to 4+Int for this campaign only as well.

As for adventures, basically what you get for missions in the games work. Just make sure you make adventures that are easier to complete by stealth/subterfuge (and allow paths for disguise & bluff types, not just stealth types) than by combat. Also remember that combat monkeys and mobile artillery make great distractions to help the stealth members of the team get to the objective. Not everyone in the party needs to be part of the infiltration team.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
AkumaDaimyo 06-16-07, 09:09 AM	Anyone done any games with this sort of theme as far as Ninja? Or tried to accurately stat out the characters? I must admit the game is actually giving me some ideas for plots for a all ninja cast. Only problem is how to do it so not everyone is the ninja class? YOu wouldn't need to really be a ninja but you should at least know how to sneak and hide, climb, jump and balance. I saw a feat in Heros of Battle that allows you to take Hide and Move Silently at a 1 for 1 rate if it's a cross class for you...
The_Shaman 06-16-07, 03:02 PM	Maybe you would get better answers at the d20 boards? They seem to be good at statting fictional characters.
AkumaDaimyo 06-16-07, 06:49 PM	I'm actually more interested in the all ninja campaign idea. I don't know if I'd do it with all ninja class unless they were multiclassed. I somehow see a all ninja game working better with a classless system. But if I were to use D&D are there any ideas?
The_Shaman 06-17-07, 04:43 AM	Don't see why you need to (play all ninjas that is). While a same-class campaign could be fun, iirc the ninja were a society, and thus they could be with different training - rogues, rangers, scouts, monks, even multi- or singleclass fighters and/or spellcasters might fit right in.
Lord Gwydion 06-17-07, 08:05 PM	The 2E Complete Ninja's Handbook has some good ideas for running all-ninja campaigns (and being 2E, they provide kits for every class to ninja-ize them). It's not a superb historical reference on ninja, but for D&D purposes, it's fairly good. Now, for using those ideas in 3E, why bother making the characters take a feat? If the stealth/acrobatic type skills will be necessary for all characters, make them class skills for anyone for this campaign only. You may also want to bump up the classes with only 2+Int skill points per level to 4+Int for this campaign only as well. As for adventures, basically what you get for missions in the games work. Just make sure you make adventures that are easier to complete by stealth/subterfuge (and allow paths for disguise & bluff types, not just stealth types) than by combat. Also remember that combat monkeys and mobile artillery make great distractions to help the stealth members of the team get to the objective. Not everyone in the party needs to be part of the infiltration team.