Skills / Damage / Modifiers

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Skills, Damage, and Modifiers

This section will deal with all of the skills, damage types, damage sub-types, modifiers, bonuses, and status effects on NWRP. A player does not need to know all of these in order to play the game! This is simply a reference guide for players in case a technique references a certain effect, or in case the player wants to create techniques that use these effects.

Table of Contents:

• Skills
• Damage
• Bonuses/Modifiers 
• Status Effects 

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Skill Descriptions

A character can make a skill check at any time. In order to make a skill check, a player states in post that they want to make a check, then roll 1d20 in the Dice Rolls board, and edit their post with a link to the roll. The opponent, or gamemaster, will make their roll (or tell you the results) in the next post. Add any necessary modifiers when you make your roll. In the case where two people roll against one another, the person with the highest roll is the winner. A natural 1 is always a failure, and a natural 20 is always a success. Don't try to cheat, staff can see when you edit or change dice rolls.

• Acting: Acting is the skill that a character uses in order to lie, cheat, or trick a person into believing that what they are saying, or doing, is true. Typically a character will roll against another character's Sense Motive skill to determine the victor. 
• Crafting: Crafting is a skill that allows a character to craft items or weapons. There are several sub-types of crafting. Currently crafting is not available. Keep an eye out for an update!
• Healing: (LOCKED) Healing is a skill that allows a character to attempt to stop a certain status effect or condition. Healing requires that the character unlock the skill and have the necessary tools. 
• Languages: The language skill indicates how fluently a character can speak a language. There are several sub-types of languages. Once a character has mastered a language, they can take a natural 20 on all rolls related to that language. All characters start off with a mastery in Common. 
• Lock-Picking: (LOCKED) Lock-picking is a skill that allows a character to attempt to break into locked buildings, chests, prison cells, etc. Lock-picking requires that a character unlock the skill and have the necessary tools. 
• Lore: A lore skill check can be used to determine how much a character knows about a particular area or subject. There are several sub-types of lore. See this link for more details.
• Observation: The observation skill allows a character to inspect an area, with all five senses, to discover any useful information. The character may use an observation skill check to spot hidden people, objects, or doorways. An observation skill check is usually countered by an opponent's stealth skill.
• Religion: Religion is a skill that gives a character an understanding of how to worship a certain god, or force, and gain their powers and gifts. There are several sub-types of religions. Currently religions are not available. Keep an eye out for an update!
• Sense Motive: The sense motive skill is used to detect the nature, or motives, of a person or group (such as if they are lying). A character cannot sense complex details, only the general attitude of the people and whether they are hostile or not. A sense motive skill check is usually countered by an opponent's acting skill.
• Stealth: Stealth allows a character to hide, or sneak around, without others discovering what they are up to. A stealth skill check is usually countered by an opponent's observation skill. 
• Tracking: Tracking allows a character to follow another person, even across vast distances. A player may use this skill on another person who is in the same thread. The tracking skill check is usually countered by an opponent's stealth skill. 

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Damage Types & Sub-types

• Taijutsu
  • Bludgeoning
  • Slashing
• Ninjutsu
• Earth
• Fire
• Lightning
• Water
• Wind

[li]Genjutsu (Framework / Trigger / Enhancement) 

• Demonic

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Bonuses/Modifiers

• Armor: Armor is a character's defense against physical attacks. For every point of armor, a character will take 1 hp less damage from taijutsu and ninjutsu attacks. Genjutsu will still affect the user normally. 
• Immunity: Immunity is a modifier that character's can achieve that makes them immune to a specific type of damage. For example, a character with fire immunity would not take any damage from fire attacks or attacks with the fire sub-type. Immunities are difficult to acquire. 
• Resistance: Resistance is a type of modifier that blocks a specific amount of a damage from a type or sub-type. For example, a character with genjutsu resistance 2 will block 2 hp of damage from every genjutsu attack that hits them. 
• Regeneration: Regeneration refers to how many health points a character can regain per round.
• Spirit: Spirit refers to a character's spiritual power, which strengthens their ability to resist genjutsu and other mind-affecting techniques. For any roll to dispel a genjutsu or mind-affecting ability, the user gains a +1 bonus for every point in spirit. Additionally the character will take 1 less hp of damage from genjutsu, and other mind-affecting techniques, for every point in spirit. 

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Status Effects

• Burn: A burn, or burning, effect is when a character has been caught on fire by intense flames or heat. If the burn effect doesn't list a specific amount of damage, then it deals 2 hp every round for 1d3 rounds.
• Fear: When a character becomes scared, or afraid, of a creature, object, or situation, they may invoke a fear effect. A fear effect occurs in three stages -- shaken, frightened, and panicked. Unless a techniques states otherwise, a fear effect will cause a character to become shaken. If a technique would cause a character to become shaken, but they are already afraid, then instead it will increase their fear effect by 1 stage. So, for example, if a character is frightened, and a technique would cause them to become shaken, then instead they would become panicked. A character cannot be more afraid than when they are panicked.
  • Shaken: When a character is mildly afraid of something, they become shaken. A character who is shaken deals -5 hp of damage on each attack (since they are distracted by their fear). Additionally shaken characters lose 2 points in Will for the entire duration of the fear effect, and take a -2 penalty on all skill checks.
  • Frightened: When a character is definitely afraid of something, they become frightened. A character who is frightened deals -10 hp of damage on each attack. Additionally frightened characters lose 4 points in Will for the entire duration of the fear effect, and take a -4 penalty on all skill checks. A frightened character must flee from the source of fear, by any means necessarily, until it is out of sight.
  • Panicked: When a character is very afraid of something, they become panicked. A character who is panicked deals -15 hp of damage on each attack. Additionally panicked characters lose 6 points in Will for the entire duration of the fear effect, and take a -6 penalty on all skill checks. A panicked character must flee from the source of fear, by any means necessarily, until it is out of sight.
• Knockback: A knockback effect is when a character is pushed away a certain distance. If a knockback effect does not specify a distance, then it is 1 meter per character level. If a knockback effect doesn't specify damage for hitting an object, then a person takes 5 hp of damage for every 3 meters traveled before hitting an object. 
• Paralysis: A paralysis effect is when a person is unable to move, speak, or make any physical movements. If a paralysis effect doesn't specify a duration, then it lasts for 1 round. 
• Poison: If a character is poisoned, then the effect varies depending on the poison that is used. All poisons have initial and secondary effects. The initial effect is resolved as soon as the person consumes, or otherwise intakes, the poison. The secondary effects are felt on the second round after consuming, or otherwise intaking, the poison.