Hey there, I will be your teacher during this orientation session! Please note that whilst you are doing your orientation, you are not restricted to it only. Meaning, you can do other things in the Role Play too. In fact, it would be an excellent time to, because if you have any questions, this would be one of the best places to ask. Anyways, before we start, how much knowledge do you have about the Naruto series, in terms of what chakra, ranks and abilities etc are?
I have lots of Naruto knowledge. Chakra is inner power used to create and use jutsu's. Originally passed down from Kaguya to her two sons, Chakra become all of life. Ranks are Genin, Chunin, Jounin. Abilities can be like Kekkei Genkai or special abilities like Uchiha Eyes, Rinnegan, A tailed Beast, etc.
Great! You should have no trouble understanding those concepts then. Okay, we will begin with biographies, since that is what you need to RP. In the spoiler below, I have attached the outline of what we will be doing:
Biographies: You do not have a bio yet, so this section will focus on how to make one, and the different things you have to add in it. We will discuss the difference between canon and custom bios, ranks and specialties/special abilities. Bios are the core of the RP, as you can't do anything without them.
▸Canon vs Custom Bios
▸Ranks
▸Specialties
▸Special Abilities (and their combinations HA/AE/KG/Mode)
Battling:
Battling involves fighting your character with others in the RP. This part covers all the relevant information you need to know about battling, such as time-frame, how to defend etc.
▸Time-frame
▸Blocking, avoiding, dodging
▸Disagreements, quoting, and quoting etiquette
▸Official vs Unofficial battles
The Ninja World or Warring States Era (WSE):
The WSE is the world where RP takes place. You will learn about missions, clans, and different story arcs and what they mean. I will also explain the map to you, the rules of engagement in the WSE, and travelling etc.
▸Missions (Very important)
▸Clans
▸Story Arcs
Customs:
Customs are where RPers can make unique things for themselves. You will learn how to make them, and the rules surrounding them.
▸CJ (Custom Jutsu)
▸CFS (Custom Fighting Style)
▸CE/CEJ (Custom Elements and Custom Element Jutsus)
▸CC/CCJ (Custom Clans and Custom Clan Jutsu)
▸CW (Custom Weapons)
▸CT (Custom Technology)
First, let me tell you some important rules about bios in this RP:
1) At your current rank, you can have two bios, and once you reach Jounin rank, you can have 3 bios. We will talk more about ranks in a bit.
2) Once your bio has been approved by a moderator, you can not edit it anymore. This is very important, because if you do edit it, then you can not use it anymore until you submit it again. However, do note that whilst a bio is pending and not approved yet, you can still edit it.
3) Once your bio has been approved, you can not drop it or switch it with another bio for at least one month.
4) You should always follow the basic bio template, which I will paste here in the next post. You can customise it to look nice though, but remember, if you want to copy another person's bio template, ask them first.
Now that we have the basic bio rules established, let me tell you the difference between canon and custom bios.
▸Canon Bios
Canon bios are bios that use characters from the Naruto or Boruto series. These bios usually have their own jutsu (techniques) and specialties which custom bios can not have. However, this comes with a limitation which is that canon bios already have their own specialties, abilities, looks and history, and so you can not customise them in terms of those things. For example, Kakashi is a canon bio. Since he specialises in lightning in the anime, that is what his specialty will be in the RP. You can not put for example fire as his specialty. Also, he has dogs as his summoning contract, so that is what his summon will be. >>>This bio<<< here is an example of a canon bio.
Although you can not change the abilities or specialties of a canon bio, there is a way to get around the looks and history, which is by using bio skins. Bio skins involve taking the abilities and specialties of a canon character, and applying them to a non-canon character. For example, you can take the character Ichigo from the anime Bleach, and give him all the abilities of Kakashi. He would then be exactly like Kakashi, except he would have different looks, perhaps personality, and a different history too. Here is an example. >>>This bio<<< belongs to Jas, and is a skin of Madara Uchiha. You can see how he changed the appearance and everything to that of a different character. However, the abilities are all that of Madara.
▸Custom Bios
Custom bios are characters that are not from the Naruto series. If you want to look at some examples, both of the bios in my signature are custom bios. With custom bios, you have to be careful when making the history. Do not just copy and paste the history of another character. You have to make sure it aligns with the RP. If you want an example of this, look at my Ryuu bio in my sig below, and see how I made the history so that it fits the RP. Although this type of bio takes a bit more effort to make than a canon bio, you have the freedom to customise it however you want. I personally prefer custom bios.
Now that we have gone through the rules, as well as the differences between types of bios, do you have any questions? Also, what type of bio do you want to make? In the next post, I will probably paste the bio template for you, and we can start working on it whilst I continue to explain ranks, what specialties you can have, and special abilities.
I see you've gone down the custom path too. u-u Alright then, here is the basic bio template that you have to follow:
Basic Information
Name:
Nickname:
Gender:
Age:
Clan:
Looks:
Personality:
Village Info
Land of Birth:
WSE Clan:
Rank//Chakra Info
Ninja Rank:
Specialty:
Elements:
Your ninjutsu:
(Bunshin No Jutsu) - Clone Technique
Rank:E
Type:Supplementary
Range:Short
Chakra Cost:5
Damage Points:N/A
Description:A clone made of the user that can move but(cannot use any jutsu)This clone is merely an illusionary projection of the user.
Note:The clone jutsu can be made with different elements and is a D-Rank jutsu under its own element(Mizu/Water Tsuchi/Earth Sumi/Ink)
(Bikoku Ninjutsu) - Shadow Stealth Technique
Rank:E
Type:Supplementary
Range:Short
Chakra Cost:5
Damage Points:N/A
Description:This jutsu lets the user follow the target covert by concealing the users presence.
(Henge no Jutsu) - Transformation Technique
Rank:E
Type:Supplementary
Range:Short
Chakra:5
Damage Points:N/A
Description: Henge no Jutsu is a Ninjutsu technique, which every ninja learns at the Ninja Academy. Henge allows the ninja to transform themselves into any person or object. This allows the ninja to move with stealth or to trick their opponents.
(Gokan Sakusou) - 5 Senses Confusion Disorder
Rank:E
Type:Supplementary
Range:Short
Chakra Cost:N/A
Damage Points:N/A
The user throws an explosive kunai at their target and the mist spreads threw the air.This jutsu causes the opponent to be hit by attacks even though they think they dodged it or countered it.This effect lasts for 2 turns.
(Kawarimi no Jutsu) - Change of Body Stance Technique
Rank:E
Type:Supplementary
Range:Short
Chakra Cost:5
Damage Points:N/A
Description: Kawarimi no Jutsu is a basic Ninjutsu technique. When in danger the ninja will quickly substitute themselves with another nearby object. This can be a block of wood or even another person. This allows the ninja to quickly flee and hide while the original object takes the brunt of their opponents attack.
(Nawanuke No Jutsu) - Escape Skill
Rank:E
Type:Supplementary
Range:Short
Chakra Cost:5
Damage Points:N/A
Description:Using chakra the user can escape from being tied down(only works with non-chakra ropes).
(Kakuremino No Jutsu) - Magic Cloak Of Invisibility Technique
Rank:E
Type:Supplementary
Range:Short
Chakra Cost:5
Damage Points:N/A
Description:The user will pull out a cloak that is pre designed for their use.Then by using ninjutsu they make the cloth blend into the background(Konohamaru used this to follow Naruto in episode 2 and got caught because he was holding the cloak wrong).Skilled ninja can see through this jutsu(Rank c and above)
Background Info
History:
Other
Scientific Tools:
Artifacts:
Picture:
Theme Song and Background Music:
Battles
Won: Lost:
And this is the bio template explained:
Basic Information
Name:
Here you state the name of your character.
Nickname:
Here you state the nickname(s) of your character; doesn't have to be canon, you can make them up.
Gender:
Here you state the gender of your character.
Age:
Here you state the age of your character. Be logical, no shinobi is 566 or 2 years old.
Clan:
Here you state the clan your character belongs to. A lot of canon characters don't belong to an official clan or their clan simply has never been stated. If this is the case or, when you make a custom character that doesn't belong to a clan, you don't need to write anything.
Looks:
Here you describe how your character looks like, what kind of cloths he wears and what kind of physical appearance he has. You can also just add a picture of your character here instead of describing him or refer to pictures that are posted elsewhere in your bio.
Personality:
Here you describe the personality of your character.
Village Info
Land of Birth:
Here you state the landmark your character was born in.
WSE Clan:
Here you state with your WSE clan you're a part of. To register a clan, apply in this
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either prior to the launch of the WSE or after putting your clan together IC ( in character ).
Rank//Chakra Info
Ninja Rank:
Here you state your rank, meaning the rank that you can see under your avatar, which is based on your post count. The rank your character has in the story if it's a canon bio doesn't matter. In the
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thread you can see which amount of battles and missions you need for which rank.
Specialty:
Here you state what you excel in, meaning the few things you are better in compared to all the other skills you know. Normally there shouldn't be anything mentioned here in your first bio and it's up to the mod who checks the bio to decide whether you deserve all the specialties you stated or not. Note that you can only have a select amount of specialties and these follow a set of rules, which can be found
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Elements:
Here you state all the elements you learned. The elements your character knows in the story if it's a canon one are not relevant. In your first bio you can state the first element you want to learn and add that you still need training in it. In all your future bios however you only state the elements you actually had training in, nothing else and certainly do not start listing all the elements and just say you need training in them.
Your ninjutsu:
Here you list everything else you learned. You can also list your elemental ninjutsu here, though some people already list those under Elements. You are not obliged to post every single jutsu you know individually. Most people solve this by writing it like this:
Genjutsu - up to C-rank
Taijutsu - up to B-rank
Ninjutsu - up to B-rank
etc.
The jutsu listed below are the basic E-rank academy ninjutsu and are the only jutsu everyone gets by default and these have to be stated in your first bio.
(Bunshin No Jutsu) - Clone Technique
Rank:E
Type:Supplementary
Range:Short
Chakra Cost:5
Damage Points:N/A
Description:A clone made of the user that can move but(cannot use any jutsu)This clone is merely an illusionary projection of the user.
Note:The clone jutsu can be made with different elements and is a D-Rank jutsu under its own element(Mizu/Water Tsuchi/Earth Sumi/Ink)
(Bikoku Ninjutsu) - Shadow Stealth Technique
Rank:E
Type:Supplementary
Range:Short
Chakra Cost:5
Damage Points:N/A
Description:This jutsu lets the user follow the target covert by concealing the users presence.
(Henge no Jutsu) - Transformation Technique
Rank:E
Type:Supplementary
Range:Short
Chakra:5
Damage Points:N/A
Description: Henge no Jutsu is a Ninjutsu technique, which every ninja learns at the Ninja Academy. Henge allows the ninja to transform themselves into any person or object. This allows the ninja to move with stealth or to trick their opponents.
(Gokan Sakusou) - 5 Senses Confusion Disorder
Rank:E
Type:Supplementary
Range:Short
Chakra Cost:N/A
Damage Points:N/A
The user throws an explosive kunai at their target and the mist spreads threw the air.This jutsu causes the opponent to be hit by attacks even though they think they dodged it or countered it.This effect lasts for 2 turns.
(Kawarimi no Jutsu) - Change of Body Stance Technique
Rank:E
Type:Supplementary
Range:Short
Chakra Cost:5
Damage Points:N/A
Description: Kawarimi no Jutsu is a basic Ninjutsu technique. When in danger the ninja will quickly substitute themselves with another nearby object. This can be a block of wood or even another person. This allows the ninja to quickly flee and hide while the original object takes the brunt of their opponents attack.
(Nawanuke No Jutsu) - Escape Skill
Rank:E
Type:Supplementary
Range:Short
Chakra Cost:5
Damage Points:N/A
Description:Using chakra the user can escape from being tied down(only works with non-chakra ropes).
(Kakuremino No Jutsu) - Magic Cloak Of Invisibility Technique
Rank:E
Type:Supplementary
Range:Short
Chakra Cost:5
Damage Points:N/A
Description:The user will pull out a cloak that is pre designed for their use.Then by using ninjutsu they make the cloth blend into the background(Konohamaru used this to follow Naruto in episode 2 and got caught because he was holding the cloak wrong).Skilled ninja can see through this jutsu(Rank c and above)
Background Info
History:
Here you state the history of your character. For canon characters you just follow their normal history, but if it's a canon character that has died, you only write history from before its death. Histories of custom characters have to fit the Narutoverse and thus can't have contradictions with it, even stuff that is in theory not impossible, but in reality is nonsense is not allowed. There is a small exception though, people that have been RPing for a long time can write histories in custom bios based on their own adventures, even if they contradict the Naruto plot. However in the latter case you can't combine the real Naruto plot with stuff from your own adventures that contradict the plot. It's one or the other, not both.
Other
Scientific Tools:
Here you list all the Scientific Tools you have on your bio, canon or Custom. Ninja can have up to 5 Tools in their bio while Cyborgs can have up to 10 on their body.
Artifacts:
Here you list all of your artifacts acquired through the WSE. You can list only their name or you can list the artifact in its entirety.
Picture:
Here you can add pictures of your character if you haven't done that yet somewhere else in the bio. It's not really that important and doesn't have to be filled in if you described your looks earlier.
Theme Song and Background Music:
Some music, not really important. Most people post YT vids, but other people just add the name of a song.
Battles
Won:
Here you state the amount of battles you officially won in our RP system, meaning that any made up fights in your history do not count and that in the case of a canon character, its battles in the Naruto plot do not count either. Thus logically in your first bio you have 0 wins.
Lost:
Same comment as above, only this time for the battles you lost. Some people count every battle they ever fought, while others only count the battles they fought with that specific bio, it doesn't really matter what you choose to do.
For the WSE Clan, since you said you would rather join one later, you can just put N/A for that part. Also do the same for the Scientific Tools and Artifacts part as you don't have them yet either.
Anyways, following the guide I provided, let me talk about those things so you know what to put in your bio, starting with ranks. As a new RPer, you are currently at Academy Student.
There are 5 ninja ranks: Academy Student, Genin, Chūnin, Jōnin and Sage. In the following spoiler, I have provided the rules for each of the ranks:
Academy Student:
The default bio rank
Base health = 35 / Base chakra = 300
2 basic elements + 1 basic ninja skill up to C-ranks
Able to submit up to C-rank customs of any learned fields
Genin:
Rank-up from Academy Student requires completion of 4 D/C-rank missions and/or battles
Base health = 75 / Base chakra = 600
3 basic elements + 2 basic ninja skills up to B-ranks
Able to submit up to B-rank customs of any learned fields
Chūnin:
Rank-up from Genin requires completion of any combination of 5 B/A-rank missions and/or battles
Base health = 100 / Base chakra 1,000
4 basic elements + 4 basic ninja skills up to A-ranks (1 basic element up to S-ranks)
Able to submit up to A-rank customs of any learned fields
Jōnin:
Rank-up from Chūnin requires completion of any combination of 6 S-rank missions and/or battles
Base health = 160 / Base chakra = 1,600
5 basic elements + 4 basic ninja skills up to F-ranks
Able to have a third bio
Able to submit up to F-rank customs of any learned fields
Sage:
Rank-up from Jōnin requires completion of a sage mission or purchase for 25,000 kumi
Base health = 200 / Base chakra = 2,000
Able to submit a custom clan (CC)
Able to learn a third custom fighting style (CFS)
Able to make use of a potential fifth custom element (CE) on a bio
Able to submit up to 4 CJ instead of the norm (3 per cycle)
CJ limit increases to 45, up from the standard cap of 35
In order to rank up from Academy Student to Genin, you would need 4 'points', either through battles or missions. For you, a D/C Rank mission would be equal to 1 point. So if you were to complete 4 of them for example, you could rank up. Battles are another way of ranking up, and this is the guide to follow with battles:
Fighting a bio one rank below your own rank = 0.5 points
Fighting a bio of equal rank = 1.0 point
Fighting a bio one rank above your own rank = 1.5 points
Fighting a bio two ranks above your own rank = 2.0 points
Note that if you fight someone more than 2 ranks above you, such as me (Jounin), you will cap at 2 points; you will not get 2.5 points. Also, note that you can do either only missions, only battles, or a combination of both. You just need 4 points. >>>
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<<< is the thread where you submit your missions/battles to be ranked up.
Finally, there are 5 elements in the RP: Earth, Wind, Fire, Lightning and Water. If you click on the names, you will be taken to their pages. There are also 4 basic ninja skills: Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, Taijutsu and Kenjutsu. Again, press the names to view the techniques.
Any questions about ranks and the ranking up system? Also, you can start filling out the basic bio template, and we will continue to work on it in the next couple of posts.
