OddHat Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Part One: Ninjas are everywhere, man! Robbing the Quickie-Mart, smashing up the King o' Pizza, running wild in the mall! Everywhere! Ninjas! None of them are all that tough, but they're all over the place, scores of the little hooded whatsits! No one has died yet, but lots of folks are getting beat up, and it's only a matter of time! When you capture a few of them, most of what they spout is nonsense in Japanese! They don't make no sense! What would your character do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Emu Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! Captain Emu - Do they make ninja suits in giant emu sizes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! Any and all of my heroes confronted with the above scenario: "We kick ninja butt! THAT'S what we do!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! Quantum Kitsune and War Wolf both speak Japanese (one due to a Japanese mother, the latter from a translator program), so the gibberish is understood at the very least; for the sake of the rest of this post, I'll assume they aren't speaking real Japanese, just gibberish that sounds like Japanese. QKit would likely hologram herself a ninja disguise (foxtails exposed) and make as many Power Rangers references as she could muster. The irony being, unless these guys can actually turn invisible, she can out-ninja them. War Wolf would study the high-explosives to ninja ratio in detail, then try to have HIS party invisible-guy to trail a couple of 'em back to home base so he can lead the raid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted September 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! Part 1a) For those who can speak Japanese: The Ninjas are babbling in a hodgepodge of what appear to be regional dialects. Kansai Ben and Kanto Ben are well represented, but some dialects are archaic, and some seem to be genuine linguistic oddities mixing Japanese, Korean, Portugese, and dialects of Chinese. Force or telepathy yields talk of a "Master", orders, and great confusion over exactly where they are and how they got here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! What would your character do? Assault: (heavy sigh) "Not a-bloody-gain!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! I take it back. Quantum would hologram herself a PIRATE costume and distract as many of them as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojira Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! Rocket Man: "Hmm, ninjas who speak gibberish aren't real ninjas, they're someone's idea of what a ninja should be." RM would try to find the source of the ninjas. This calls for research and investigation, not pummeling. If the source is physical or somehow scientific, he's in good shape. He'd invent a device to locate the source of the ninjas, and track the source down. He'd likely feel compelled to stop any ninja threatening people in his immediate vicinity, however. If the source of the ninjas can't be understood by him, he'd go looking for help. He'd probably try magic help first, then para-psychic type stuff. He'd need some help contact-wise here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojira Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! Oh, and by gibberish, I assumed you meant that it's really gibberish, not Japanese. If no one on the team understands Japanese, the first job is to get a translator and find out what the heck they think they are up too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmadanNaBriona Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! Ninja's... They're mostly harmless, and probably more afraid of you then you are of them. Ooooh look...a hedge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneDaddy Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! Seraph - read deep into a ninja's mind and find out everything he knows. Marshall Hood - A few shots of the "Crowd Pleaser" (52" sticky cone, 3d6+3 def) round would entangle whole armies of Ninja. These leave time to do some investigating. He makes some pretty serious deduction rolls, and proceeds accordingly. Zulfiqar - If it should become apparent that the ninja are not authentically human (robot ninjas!) then he shall use telepathy to find out everything they know. If they are merely humans engaged in mayhem, he'll use as much non-lethal force as possible while calling for back-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rand Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! Batgirl: "The Chop Socky guys have followers?" she asked as she introduces a ninja's head to a telephone pole. Batman: "Looks that way," he replied, punching one out. (A/N: The Chop Socky guys, prossibly spelled wrong, appeared in a Batman module in the old Mayfair DC Heroes RPG. They were two kung-fu movie fans, with some martial arts training that liked to dress as ninjas and spout dialogue from badly dubbed Hong Kong action movies while attacking people.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkwleisemann Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! Part 1a) For those who can speak Japanese: The Ninjas are babbling in a hodgepodge of what appear to be regional dialects. Kansai Ben and Kanto Ben are well represented, but some dialects are archaic, and some seem to be genuine linguistic oddities mixing Japanese, Korean, Portugese, and dialects of Chinese. Force or telepathy yields talk of a "Master", orders, and great confusion over exactly where they are and how they got here. Well, first off, the team captures a few of 'em. Then they get 'em to start spouting, and Void figures out what they're saying. "Huntress, Darkchild! I think something bad has happened to the time stream." Or, assuming they're just mind controlled mooks reading their lines, probably mutter about 'amateurs' as he hands them their own tail-ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! Shadowfist: Being a ninja himself would be just a bit annoyed by these wannabes running around making real ninjas look foolish. He'd probably take some down using a little more force than neccessary and try to interrogate them. Since he's fluent in Japanese he'd relize that nothing they said made sense. Spectrum: "Now there's something you don't see every day." He'd start blasting away at any that start beating up civilians with either his EB or Flash attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! If they're female Enforcer tries to seduce them. At least to get them off the streets If they're male he contacts Ace and Grand Mantis and tells two of the best martial artists in my game world that they're being challenged! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! Midnite Maid: Goes looking for Mortimer Hibiki (a.k.a. The Master Ninja) Shina Arikawa: Katana + Colt Walker Revolver = dead ninja Eclipse: You're kidding, right? Koyotie: Starts kicking butt, and will sort it out later. Tien Feng Mo: Finds nearest camera crew, kicks ninja tail in front of it. Blue-Eyed Killer: See Shina Arikawa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed-F Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! Soulbarb: Doesn't speak Japanese, but knows that ninjas don't just sprout out of the ground. Especially not in those kinds of quantities. And they aren't acting at all like ninjas if they're making their presence that obvious. Investigates to see if she can figure out from where they are coming or whom they are working for. Sylph: Spends a lot of time trapping ninjas in entangles until the GM throws a clue-by-four her way to get on with the next part of the adventure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyre-Archer Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! Pyre Archer : Tag a few with his EB, then do some interrogatin'. Or step back and let Lucky smack a few around, then do the same. Either way, he'd be annoyed. Everyone knows that the plural of 'Ninja' is 'Ninja'. It says so, right in his copy of 'Ninja Burger'.... Like I said, beat up a few of these so-called shinobi and get the truth out of them. Then hunt up their boss and have a few words about historical accuracy with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzMike Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! Bystander: "Look out! Ninjas!" Snapback: "Where?" Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam! "Ninjas? What ninjas? Oh, so THAT'S a ninja... Are they dangerous? I'm thirsty - you like beer? How about I buy you a beer? What's your name? I'm Snapback." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhaseKitty Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! "Oooo! Those are ninjas, aren't they?! Hey, this is fun! Wait, they're hurting peeps! That is definately uncool. I guess it's time to do hero-type stuff! Hang on peeps, PhaseKitty will rescue you with her Big Hitty Stick!" Big smile, slight laugh, and charges into combat. After going Desolid, switching the slot on the Big Hitting Stick Multipower to the HA with Affects Solid World. Yeah, a Desolid fighter with Affects Solid World on her STR and a +4d6 HA, and a passable Bojutsu Martial Art. If the HA doesn't put them down, or if too many of them have wooden weapons (she's effected by wood when Desolid), there's always the 1/2d6 HKA, with Affects Solid World, and "Blink Phasing" (+8 DCV, not versus "Affects Solid World" attacks) Man, she's going to enjoy fighting ninja. I mean, it's just so appropriate for a catgirl to do, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexus Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! Tao is in her element. HTH goon bashing is what she DOES. Shidoku is similar but with bloodier results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted September 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! Part the Second: After having smacked around, trapped, or blown up large numbers of Ninjas, you now have a chance to examine or question them. If you have any sort of Sense Mystic Energy, Sense Dimensional Energy, Detect Time Alteration, you learn The Ninjas appear to come from multiple time periods and parallel worlds. Some of these alternates resonate as part of the historical time line of your world, some seem like close parallels, some seem quite distant. If you have any sort of deep scan Telepathy or a reasonable set of interrogation related skills plus Japanese language proficiency, you learn the Ninjas have no clear understanding of where they are or why. Telepaths detect actual traces of mind control, interrogators find a fanatical devotion to The Master without any detailed knowledge of who the Master is. The Ninjas memories have either been tampered with, or they’re all insane, as their beliefs about where they actually are and why they must obey The Master are wildly divergent. Street level investigators who check out the local criminal grapevine will learn that large numbers of China Town criminal businesses also suffered attacks. Groups of Ninjas broke in, indiscriminately smacked around any tough looking males whether customers or employees, and made pretty much indecipherable threats and demands. The strangest bit: Some of the criminal business employees, usually the best fighters, actually joined the Ninjas and turned on their employers. The gangs of China Town are in an uproar trying to pull together a response. How exactly do you track down and confront The Master? What special precautions, if any, do you take? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzMike Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! Snapback "What? More ninjas?" [Fastdraw, penalties for headshots, Acrobatics to look speccy] Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam! "Jeez, these guys are starting to annoy me... I wonder where they... HEY! A NINJA SPILT MY BEER! Somebody's gotta pay!" Later in Chinatown... Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam! "This is getting silly. HOw many of these guys are there?" Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam!Blam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted September 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! If you're Snapback, you never, ever run out of Ninjas. Some of the Ninjas you kill turn out to be local street enforcers, the better ones, who for some reason have put away their guns and started wearing cheap Ninja suits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Re: WWYCD: Whoa! Ninjas! This is the Japanese version of the super-boxers, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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