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midable and reputable as one of the great associations Creating A Renzokuken
of Ninja vs. Samurai RPG.
The Renzokuken is the staple of any martial art.
For a player to turn their character into a martial All arts have them and their practitioners spend tire-
arts instructor, they must first learn and achieve the less hours mastering these techniques to execute
rank of Black Belt 1st Dan in an existing martial art them with perfection. These technique combinations
system. However, as simple as it sounds, it can be a are the staple of any art form, and a keen eye can
very complicated decision. If the goal of owning a identify what art a martial artist practices simply
marital arts dojo is the player’s goal, they should first from observing the movements performed.
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h decide what type of martial art they want to study.
a When creating a martial art, the Master is respon-
p There are four types of arts: Striking, Grappling, Non
t sible for creating the Renzokuken of the new art.
e -Projectile and Projectile arts. The purpose for study- This is nine techniques borrowed from the newly
r ing what will be developed is to gain the techniques
needed to start their own martial art. As an example, formed martial arts curriculum divided into three lev-
els. A Renzokuken may have three types or three
for a player who wants to develop a grappling martial versions per art form.
art, it would not be wise to study a striking art form
to be their foundation. The first step in creating the Renzokuken for the
new art is to determine which of the two types of
After a character earns a black belt in a particular
style the player needs to decide how they will modify Renzokuken are to be created. The first type of Ren-
the current art to create their own. Once determined zokuken is reserved for those martial arts that divide
the player needs to begin replacing movements from into the different martial art branches: striking, grap-
pling and non-projectile much like the Kushihara or
the previous style with movements they would have Takashiro curricula. Art forms that split their tech-
in their system. This requires the player to use Expe- niques into categories are only afforded one particu-
rience Points to purchase new techniques. A player lar Renzokuken per category. This means, students
may replace as many as three skills in any particular
belt level. Once the art is adjusted to the player’s that do not study a category are not able to learn the
style the art is not yet fully created. Although it is in respective Renzokuken. The second type is for art
existence, the player must test it in the world of Ninja forms that teach a more linear discipline, and do not
vs. Samurai RPG. This is a method to help build the offer techniques in a divided format. These styles
may offer three different Renzokuken that all stu-
credibility of the art form, and the credentials of its dents are able to learn. When creating the Renzo-
creator.
kuken this information is pertinent to deciding how to
Testing the art will help players build Points of offer the Renzokuken of the art. Once the method of
Renown within their community. Though you can deciding how the Renzokuken are to be delivered
test this art form anywhere, the safest place to test a (whether spilt or linear) the creator may move to the
newly formed art is in one of the many tournaments next step of building the Renzokuken.
available. It take having 1,000 Points of Renown in a
When creating the Renzokuken players should
desired prefecture (found in Chapter 1 of Ninja vs. understand that the Renzokuken is divided into three
Samurai RPG player ’s Manual) to begin earning stu- levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced. This
dents. Each earned student will pay the instructor means that the techniques may only come from tech-
$10 per week. Gaining 100 points of the prefecture niques available in those training branches. One
population will warrant another student creating a
following of the art form. After the player gains technique from each level (White-Orange) should be
three students the player should find a location to call selected to create a cohesive combination. Therefore
the new martial art home. Purchase a building and the earliest a student could obtain their first Renzo-
allow students to continue to enroll by earning more kuken is the Orange Belt Level. This is done for all
Points of Renown to build the character’s reputation. Renzokuken. The first three techniques should be the
same for all Renzokuken in this level. This helps put

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