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Since Shikamaru has several abilities and skill that have the potential to get godmoddy, I figured it would be a good idea to get a permission's post up an running. This is actually a permissions for two separate things, so sorry if this gets lengthy!
Part 1
First and foremost, Shikamaru is a genius, with an IQ measuring at overnine thousand two hundred points. His skills lie chiefly in strategy and information gathering, with the latter of the two often happening at a glance. He's hyper-observant when it comes to people and places, and remembers everything he sees. While he may not end up actually doing anything with what he picks up, you can bet he catalogues everything he learns. Anything can come in handy later on, and the way he predicts his opponents often comes back to those little details. Hence why he's such a good strategist!
Also, the journaling system is a lazy ninja's best friend: Information at his fingertips, and he doesn't even have to get out of bed for it. Filters will be nothing more than puzzles to solve, so he'll be hacking anything under 100%. All in all, this means he may learn things about your characters that they might not want him to. As with anything else though, he may not use any of the information he picks up, but it'll definitely be sitting somewhere in the back of his head.
But Shikamaru is the genius, not me. So to play him properly while making sure I don't overstep my bounds, it would really help if you guys could answer a couple of questions for me.
What can Shikamaru learn about your character? On or off the journals - from body language to general eavesdropping. Be as broad or as vague as you see fit - someone like Luffy, for example, would be much easier to read than Batman. Let me know where my boundaries lie.
Can he hack their filters? Self-explanatory. If your character filters anything at 100%, it's probably safe.
Part 2
Nextly, Shikamaru has an ability unique to his clan which allows him to manipulate his shadow. Over the years, he's gotten to the point where he can make it solid enough to pick up objects, stab, or strangle people. For those more offensive techniques I just listed, I would probably contact muns OOC before even utilizing them, so I'm not going to go into too much detail with that here. Honestly, he'll try his best not to use his abilities at all if he can help it - they're hard to maintain and once you've seen them a few times, they're easy to figure out.
However, there is one move that runs a higher chance of him using, depending on the circumstances.
Kagemane no Jutsu, also known as Shadow Imitation. By stretching his shadow and attaching it to that of another person's, Shikamaru can control the other person's shadow, thereby forcing them to imitate his own movements. People affected can still talk, and maintain control of eye movement, but virtually every other move is controlled by Shikamaru. This is mostly a technique he uses to stall people with as opposed to anything offensive, though given the right circumstances, he can do that too.
That said, he can only hold the technique for so long. The longer he uses it, the more control he loses, and it's more difficult to use again quickly after previous attempts. Also, the stronger a person is, the sooner they can regain some measure of control. As said before, he won't use any of his abilities out of the blue just because he can, but since he is more likely to use this one if he does, I figured it would be simpler to ask for permission ahead of time.
So! What I need to know from you guys is:
Can Shikamaru use Kagemane no Jutsu on your character? Yes or no! If your character has no shadow or if they have some ability that renders his void, please say so here.
If yes, what can he make your character do? Those under the effects of this jutsu have to imitate Shikamaru's movements. This can range anywhere from making them freeze in place or doing something embarrassing them in public, to something more serious such as injuring themselves or having them attack another person. Note: Anything like the latter examples would only happen if someone he knew or he himself were threatened.
How strong is your character? The stronger your character is, the sooner they'd be able to fight off the effects of this technique. Holding back Kirimi would be a lot easier than holding off Superman, for example.
And that should about cover it! I'm aiming to make your experience playing off him as enjoyable as possible for both our ends, so I appreciate your guys' help on this one. So without further ado - the text box!
Part 1
First and foremost, Shikamaru is a genius, with an IQ measuring at over
Also, the journaling system is a lazy ninja's best friend: Information at his fingertips, and he doesn't even have to get out of bed for it. Filters will be nothing more than puzzles to solve, so he'll be hacking anything under 100%. All in all, this means he may learn things about your characters that they might not want him to. As with anything else though, he may not use any of the information he picks up, but it'll definitely be sitting somewhere in the back of his head.
But Shikamaru is the genius, not me. So to play him properly while making sure I don't overstep my bounds, it would really help if you guys could answer a couple of questions for me.
What can Shikamaru learn about your character? On or off the journals - from body language to general eavesdropping. Be as broad or as vague as you see fit - someone like Luffy, for example, would be much easier to read than Batman. Let me know where my boundaries lie.
Can he hack their filters? Self-explanatory. If your character filters anything at 100%, it's probably safe.
Part 2
Nextly, Shikamaru has an ability unique to his clan which allows him to manipulate his shadow. Over the years, he's gotten to the point where he can make it solid enough to pick up objects, stab, or strangle people. For those more offensive techniques I just listed, I would probably contact muns OOC before even utilizing them, so I'm not going to go into too much detail with that here. Honestly, he'll try his best not to use his abilities at all if he can help it - they're hard to maintain and once you've seen them a few times, they're easy to figure out.
However, there is one move that runs a higher chance of him using, depending on the circumstances.
Kagemane no Jutsu, also known as Shadow Imitation. By stretching his shadow and attaching it to that of another person's, Shikamaru can control the other person's shadow, thereby forcing them to imitate his own movements. People affected can still talk, and maintain control of eye movement, but virtually every other move is controlled by Shikamaru. This is mostly a technique he uses to stall people with as opposed to anything offensive, though given the right circumstances, he can do that too.
That said, he can only hold the technique for so long. The longer he uses it, the more control he loses, and it's more difficult to use again quickly after previous attempts. Also, the stronger a person is, the sooner they can regain some measure of control. As said before, he won't use any of his abilities out of the blue just because he can, but since he is more likely to use this one if he does, I figured it would be simpler to ask for permission ahead of time.
So! What I need to know from you guys is:
Can Shikamaru use Kagemane no Jutsu on your character? Yes or no! If your character has no shadow or if they have some ability that renders his void, please say so here.
If yes, what can he make your character do? Those under the effects of this jutsu have to imitate Shikamaru's movements. This can range anywhere from making them freeze in place or doing something embarrassing them in public, to something more serious such as injuring themselves or having them attack another person. Note: Anything like the latter examples would only happen if someone he knew or he himself were threatened.
How strong is your character? The stronger your character is, the sooner they'd be able to fight off the effects of this technique. Holding back Kirimi would be a lot easier than holding off Superman, for example.
And that should about cover it! I'm aiming to make your experience playing off him as enjoyable as possible for both our ends, so I appreciate your guys' help on this one. So without further ado - the text box!
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Character: [Bad username or site: blackenedchaos title=Yuber @ livejournal.com], [Bad username or site: oracleofdeath title=Erim @ livejournal.com], [Bad username or site: falenansun title=Arshtat @ livejournal.com]
Fandom: Suikoden III, Lufia 2, and Suikoden V
What can Shikamaru learn about this character?
Yuber: Well, it's in the guide now that he's listed as the most dangerous person in Luceti at this moment. Facts that are easy to find out is that he's crazy and enjoys attacking and killing humans. He's a master swordsman, he can teleport and use magic. Multiple people capable of defending themselves have died or been seriously injured thanks to him. The fact that he's not human is definitely out there (though not as much that he's a demon, but it is pretty easy to dig up). Anything beyond that isn't really common knowledge, so I ask you find it out ICly.
Erim: It's pretty easy to figure out she's some sort of a non-human creature that is trying to pretend to be human (and not always doing well with it). She teleports everywhere she goes pretty much, so that wouldn't be hard for anyone to catch on to. A bit more digging may reveal her incredible skills with magic.
Arshtat: She's royalty in her world (is Queen in fact), and it's easy enough to figure out that her kingdom very much reveres the sun. Where she is from is a Queendom, so she's in charge. Wouldn't be hard to figure out that she has moments where she has a really horrible temper, but overall is a decently nice person and it would be obvious she is loved in her home world.
Can he hack their filters? If I list a percent less than 100, he's welcome to hack (if I list no percent, it's likely hackable, but I prefer it not be hacked). Just please don't have him hacking 99% or less filters within a week of his arrival and you won't hear complaints from me.
And Yuber at times has threads listed as "Off Journal" and the stuff being said is in italics. Those are basically kinda like voice posts, but done telepathically. It's limited to him and his summoner, no one can listen in on it. Just want to make sure to clarify that.
Can he use Kagemane no Jutsu on them? Depends on the character, will give more below.
If yes, what is he allowed to do?
Yuber is actually a really weird case, he does not cast a shadow. Until I take that away via death penalty (or a Mallynapping again), it's actually impossible to use that ability on him.
I would prefer he not use it on Arshtat if the Sun Rune isn't already active. If it's active, he's welcome to use it to buy time, but if it isn't, that will make it come into control and it will be very bad for not only Shikamaru, but all of Luceti.
How strong is this character? All of my characters are pretty strong. If it can ever be used on Yuber, I expect he'll be the quickest to regain some control, with Arshtat in second (she's used to dealing with something attempting to control her, and Erim in third. And Erim is no slouch here either.
Anything else? Nope!