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Falling- does 10 points of damage per 10 feet. may take over a dojo or even create their own martial
Therefore, a fall from 10 feet will deal 10 points of art using the art form they master as a base for their
damage to a character's Health Points. A 20 foot fall diligence.
will deal 20 points of Health Point damage and so on.
To become affiliated a player must first identify
Falling Objects- damage from falling objects de- what martial art type the would want their character
pends on the weight of that object and how far it is to learn. However, in this time and age, joining a
falling. All falling objects deal falling damage how- school is not as easy as walking up to the school and
C ever that damage is multiplied by the weight of the signing on the dotted line. Instead the player must
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a object. GMs should refer to the Falling Object chart fulfill the affiliation quests. Each school has a num-
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t in Chapter 2 of the Ninja vs Samurai RPG Player ber of quests a character must complete to show their
e Manual to determine damage. loyalty to the school and Head Elder of the dojo or
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Fire and Burns- At any point in time a character may clan. After completing the dojos quests and obtain-
come in contact with an open flame via torch or flam- ing the amount of Affiliation Points required can the
ing arrow, Mystic Art, etc. To calculate the damage, character begin their training at that dojo. Be mind-
the GM need to understand a few rules. ful that trying to get into some schools will hinder
your chances of getting into others so advise players
If a person is set a blaze an additional 1D8 damage to chose wisely before they begin.
is added to the initial damage from the attack, and
this number then becomes the damage taken if the How to Train in a Family Curriculum
player fails to extinguish the flame. Once that is add- The goal of any training session is to successfully
ed The GM need to determine how long the flame earn Experience Points toward a particular belt level.
will burn before permanent damage is done. This is a The player must complete the task by simply rolling
second roll using a 1D12 die. This number gives the the 1D6 die higher than the opponent (GM). The
player a number of melee they can use to put the players may earn anywhere from 1-5 Experience
flame out. In order to extinguish a flame the player Points during the training session.
need to roll an Odds & Evens roll verse the GM on a To train the GM will roll 1D6 (do not let the play-
1D4. Should the player surpass the roll the flame is ers see this roll. The player(s) will then cast a 1D6 as
extinguished. If the player fails, only the additional well, and announce their cast to the GM. This will
damage is again taken and they may again try to ex- continue five times. When finished, the GM will to-
tinguish the flame. This will continue until the flame tal the number of casts higher than the GM and the
either extinguishes it’s self, or the player is able to players will have earned Experience Points toward
put the flame out. The GM and player also need to the current belt level.
realize that because extinguishing the flame is top
priority, the player that is burning losses all chances 2 3 4 5 6 7
at a Control Roll and is immediately on defense until 1
the flame is extinguished.

After the flame is extinguished the GM needs to
remember that flames and or fire affect the Physical
Beauty attribute. For every 2 failed rolls to extin-
guish a flame, 1 Physical Beauty attribute point is How to Test for the Next Belt Level
lost for a ratio of 2:1. Testing for the next belt level is important for any
Becoming Affiliated player trying to advance their character. The player
must perform several tasks. The GM will tell the
Becoming Affiliated with one of the organizations players how many steps are involved in the test. The
has several perks. A character gains protection with- GM will also inform players of how many failed rolls
in the group. Character’s can learn a martial art form are allowed for the test.
to better protect themselves. Eventually a character

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