What is the Ninja World?
The
Ninja World, or NW for short, is a special part of the RP. The world setting of the RP, the Ninja World has separate rules and restrictions that need to be pointed out. Past iterations of the Ninja World were modeled after the Five Elemental Nations; the world was divided politically into these nations as well as the Akatsuki (an official rogue ninja organization), and other rogue ninja. Today, the NW is created in the image of the Warring States Period, a time similar to when Madara and Hashirama were children. The world, unlike in their time, uses its own unique and dynamic lore and rules The
history, while difficult to simplify into a single sentence, begins after the collapse of a vast empire known as the Freehold of Hanguri. Following the collapse, a political power vacuum formed which created the circumstances that allowed a handful of clans to vie for dominance.
In many ways, the Ninja World section offers a story mode sandbox experience within the RP; it allows one to go much more in depth than they would normally. With near complete freedom, you can become a member of a clan, form your own clan, claim territory, ally and compete with other clans, and collect artifacts of a lost golden age.
Ninja World Rules
Clans and Rogue Ninja:
Clans and Rogue Ninja Represent the first half of the Ninja World population. Those who are not associated with villages fall into this category.
Clans consist of numerous small organizations vying for landmarks, Ryo, and artifacts in order to progress to their goal of village status. The enriching setting with ever evolving mechanics, how you get there is entirely up to you and your clan; it is a system that offers significant versatility in progression towards the ultimate goal. One can proceed on a diplomatic path, solving conflicts and obtaining resources through trade deals and diplomacy, forming tight knit alliances in the face of adversity. Another clan can walk the path of war, defeating other clans in order to strengthen and enlarge their own. How clans operate are entirely up to their constituents; they can be democratic, monarchical, autocratic, etc. In this world, one can form their own clan, join another, or even operate as a rogue. Rogue Ninja, on the other side of this coin, operate outside of the law of villages and clans. They can be members of the
Akatsuki, or simply lone wolves that roam the world independently of others.
Villages:
Villages are much larger civilizations that, as the name Hidden Village suggests, where ninja reside. Hidden Villages are run by a Kage and their council. From their positions of power they train its citizens to be ninja from a young age and use them as manpower in missions that others would be willing to pay for, from weeding a garden for a single payment to a budget from a country it resides in for providing soldiers in case of war. Villagers are able to complete Village Missions, assigned by the Kage and their Council, in order to carrying out these goals and better their village.
Story Arcs:
Story Arc organization is central to how time flows in the Ninja World. In the NW, events and activities that occur in the world are part of a universalized timeline involving story arcs. This means that events which occur in the world occur simultaneously for all players. Arcs are a strict set of a rules for how biographies enter the world, requiring that only one of an RPer's biographies is allowed to set foot into the NW at a time. This means that during a story arc, one is not able to change their biography before the next arc begins. You can only change your WSE (Warring States Era) biography, or update them, in between story arcs (typically a grace period lasting one week). Dropping your WSE bio also involves fully resetting your NW progress.
Entering the World:
Once your Warring States Era designated biography has been approved, you will be able to enter the Ninja World! The Ninja World is divided into over 200 landmarks, giving players ample room to control their adventures. When entering the world with a new WSE biography means you can only spawn in unclaimed landmarks. There is
world maps and navigation guide can be found in their corresponding threads. Once you've decided on a landmark, you can join the world and post in it!
Travelling in the Ninja World is done by posting in each individual landmark, passing in a line through adjacent landmarks. There is a required 45 minute window before one can post in the next landmark, which can be reduced through artifacts (to be explained later in the guide). One can also alter their path with certain Space-Time techniques, like Kamui.
Ryo, Artifacts, & the Marketplace:
While the RP Currency is Kumi, Tho exists as an in game currency used exclusively in the NW forums.
Ryo is used for a number of purposes; it can be used in the marketplace to acquire artifacts, used in trades and treaties, exchanged for services, or even used for
bounties and acquiring land in the Ninja World.
Ryo is popularly used to acquire artifacts from the
Ninja World Marketplace. These marketplaces are spread throughout the Ninja World and are a hub for acquiring artifacts, items which can range from powerful relics to potent modifiers on landmarks. They are relics of a past technological golden age, shrouded in mystery, and can even be as powerful to shape the planet itself. They are medicines and utility, and everything in between.
Missions:
Missions are done using
storyboard elements to offer RPers the chance to choose story board elements to craft and create their own narrative in order to complete objectives and earn rewards. The rewards traditionally encompass a payout of Ryo and Kumi, as well as a chance to earn an artifact based on the rank of the mission attempted. There is no minimum word count or detail requirement, and the prerequisites for completion rise with the rank and number of elements picked for the mission. It is recommended reading the full missions thread before attempting a mission.
So, the above is from one of the guides i mentioned earlier summing up the essential parts of the NW. A lot has been omitted for brevity's sake, so i'll fill you in on anything you want to know more about. I've added some links in bold where relevant but the full list of rules can be found here:
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