Regarding Ninjitsu and Bushido, From CoRE Community Boards

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Regarding Ninjitsu and Bushido - ALL READ!

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With the introduction of new combat skills in the latest expansion, we would like to confirm some temporary rules while the effects on our RoE are investigated. Similar rules will be in effect on any future expansion that adds changes to combat.

Any existing character wishing to learn Ninjitsu and Bushido should have a justifiable IC reason for wanting to learn the skill and RP learning it, over a period of at least one month. They may if they wish learn these skills from an IG teacher - Decardo of KoV will teach Bushido; a teacher for Ninjitsu should be announced in the coming days.

For the time being, players may NOT use Ninjitsu and Bushido in combat, until we have a better understanding how unbalancing the skills are.

Players may create new characters for use in CoRE with Ninjitsu or Bushido, but should learn this skill over a time of at least one month and respect the current skill limit and apply a background coherent with the new lands.

In the near future, CoRE will be running a test of the new skills to decide on a permanent set of balancing rules. If any member of CoRE is creating a new character with Bushido/Ninjitsu then please let your GM know if you are able to help with these tests.

Ninjitsu
Ninjas should be secretive about their skills. Anybody openly wearing full Ninja gear, casting mirror images or transforming into animal forms in public sight will be treated as being a Ninja, and therefore potential assassins and may be arrested.

Ninjas may not attack without warning, unless they join the CoRE Assassin system first and are filling a contract. (this system is currently being relaunched and will be much quicker and easier to use).

The use of smokebombs is allowed for the time being, but we will keep an eye out for potential abuse.

Regarding the new animal forms:
Rabbit and Rat - Useable outside of combat. These are both stealth forms.
Cat and Dog - Useable outside of combat. These are both infiltration forms.
Giant Serpent and Bullfrog - Banned due to automatic poison attack.
Ostard and Llama - Usable outside of combat, due to mounted combat rules.
Wolf and Bake-Kitsune - Useable in combat. These are the only forms a Ninja can enter combat in.
Unicorn and Kirin - Usable outside of combat, due to mounted combat rules.