2021 Site Updates

The ES Level Restricted, Master-Craftsmanship has been updated!

Those with the Restricted can now craft one each of all four major crafting skills. (Weaponry, Armoring, Engineering and Chemistry).

Please note that when crafting an X-Grade Chemistry item you may only choose one of the sub categories. And of course you require the relevant Skills and Stats.

The updated rule can be found here.

A couple of announcements:

1. Now that the Kage Summit is over, the Heavenly Festival is set to begin! The Festival will officially kick off one week from this post. This is to give everyone enough time to wrap up their existing topics, get there, and then get settled in.

2. Nozomi has agreed to help us out as Temporary Mod similar to what Scare was doing initially. Noz will assume this role so feel free to ask for her help regarding various registrations. She will also be heading up the Secret Shop as its new Manager. The Secret Shop will now be updated on a quarterly basis.

Since the addition of the rule allowing Master Craftsman to create and X-Grade Chemistry Item, we have updated the Chemistry rules.

In order to practice Chemistry, you are required to know the Chemistry Skill. There are some exceptions; namely Iryojutsu (Med-nin) which allows the creation of up to B-Grade poisons and medicines (When using the Iryojutsu Skill to create medicines and poisons, anything higher than B-Grade poison or medicine strictly requires the Chemistry Skill).

All other subcategories of Chemistry have listed INT requirements to craft except Compounds. Compounds require an equal base INT to the rank of Compound being created. The only exception to this is X-Grade Compound Items crafted by Master Craftsman, which only require S-Tier INT.

Chemistry Items do not have a crafting time, and are created instantly. They do still require a specific crafting post however and may not be created mid-combat. Just like all other crafting, Chemistry also may never be done in Flashbacks.

Those with the ES Level Restricted - Master Craftsmanship - may create 1 X-Grade Chemistry Item per year. To clarify, since there are five subcategories of Chemistry, this is only a single item. A Master Craftsman may choose one of the five subcategories of Chemistry to create a single item from per 12 months. These, just like all other X-Grade items, may not be banked and the cooldown only begins upon completion of the crafted X-Grade Item.

X-Grade Items are Artifact Level, there are currently no hard set rules for their designs as they are so incredibly rare. They must follow the basic rules and guidelines found on the site for boosts, debuffs, stats, power etc. And must always be approved by a member of staff. Since these Items are outside the bounds of the usual rules, it is important to remember that this is a guide and game balance and reasonability will take precedence.

You can find these rules within the Chemistry Guidelines here.

A Couple of Announcements:

1. In light of past rulings, staff wanted to amend and clarify that when it comes to modding conflicts based on Restricteds staff reserves the right to evaluate custom Restricteds in light of how canon Restricteds operate. For example, if someone uses a custom Sage Mode, Staff reserves the right to look at the canon Sage Mode write-up to help resolve ambiguities or gaps in what is written.

2. We are pleased to announce that we have added Maigo to the Conflict Resolution Jury pool.

The Heavenly Festival has officially begun! You may begin making festival related topics. All threads taking place at the Heavenly Emporium will have a base experience of 20 EXP for multiplayer threads instead of the usual 10.


Keep in mind, we are also loosening restrictions on combat at the Heavenly Emporium. Death, violence, and maiming are all now possible at the HE assuming mutual consent by players. This can also be done by tagging the thread as [PK Eligible] thereby notifying all willing entrants into the thread that the usual protections of the HE do not apply here.


Stay tuned for the first ToW of Phase III! The War in Heaven shall be posted soon in the War Mission subforum for all players to take part in.

The Five Seal Barrier Technique is being temporarily pulled for review.

1. The Intel perk rules have changed. It now reads as follows:

- The Intel perk allowing you to learn techniques one rank above their class also extends to the cap on techniques for those who don't have the Genjutsu, Taijutsu, or Ninjutsu Skill. Where you may only learn D Rank Techniques and below if you don't have the skill, B Rank Intelligence for example would allow you to learn C Rank techniques. This perk only applies to the Genjutsu, Taijutsu, and/or Ninjutsu Skills. This does NOT apply to Kuchiyose, Chemistry, Crafting, or any other Skill except those three.

All who were effected by this change are allotted one free reset that shall run until the end of the month ending on July 31st at 11:59 PM EST.

2. Adamantine Attacking Chains now have a Speed of B-Tier. Adamantine Sealing Chains now have a Speed of A-Tier.

In order to ensure balance as well as encourage dedicated crafters and reward them for their time, we have (after much lengthy debate) made several changes to crafting in regards to how EXP works. The specific rule changes are detailed below and the Crafting Guideline has been updated to reflect the changes.

All characters affected by the rule changes are being offered a one time free reset that will run concurrently with the previous one. Characters that wish to use this free reset will have until July 31st 2021 @ 11:59PM EST to submit their update, after which it will no longer be offered. This free reset is specifically exempt from the Crafting Reset penalty.

1. We are changing the values of EXP gained through Crafting. It has been nerfed at the lower ranks and buffed at the higher ranks. It will now look like this;

E: 1 Post | 0 EXP
D: 3 Posts/1 Day | 0 EXP
C: 1 Day | 5 EXP
B: 3 Days | 30 EXP
A: 7 Days | 85 EXP
S: 14 Days | 200 EXP

2. We have changed the EXP cap for Crafting in order to reward the dedication and sacrifice shown in obtaining multiple Crafting Skills.

Max EXP per month is directly tied to the crafting skills a character has. Each Crafting Skill raises the cap (which starts at zero) by 100 EXP per crafting skill to a Max of 400 EXP per month. Those with the Master Craftsman Restricted get an additional 100 EXP per month cap - to a max of 500 EXP.
Skills that are eligible as 'Crafting Skills' for the purpose of the cap are as follows;

• Weapon Crafting
  
• Armor Smithing
  
• Engineering
  
• Chemistry
  
• Kugutsu
  

3. Reset rules for Crafting are now written down.

When a character takes a crafting skill they are essentially locked into it. If they ever use a character reset (free or their one time reset) to remove crafting skills, they must subtract all EXP gained as a result of that skill. For the removal of Chemistry that would lower their Max EXP gain per month by 100 regardless of how many crafting skills they still have.

Due to the short notice staff has decided to clarify the Crafting EXP rules changes. Any character that has crafting currently in progress for the month of July may earn EXP using the old EXP values up to a maximum of 150 EXP.

The old values are as follows;

E: 1 Post | 0 EXP
D: 3 Posts/1 Day | 10 EXP
C: 1 Days | 20 EXP
B: 3 Days | 30 EXP
A: 7 Days | 40 EXP
S: 14 Days | 50 EXP

Please note: this is only for crafting that began before the announcement this morning, any new crafting is subject to the new rules.

We have clarified Thread Tagging; these are not new rules as these rules have always been enforced - they are now written down clearly and can be found here.

Thread Tagging Rules

Here on Gladius we don’t use OOC Thread Tagging except for very particular circumstances.

Tags like (Open) (Private) and (NK) etc. are informal highlights and do not actually prevent death or other player’s from entering.

The OOC Thread tags that are always enforced are (M) for Mature Topics and (FB) for Flashbacks. Staff reserves the right to void and archive topics that do not have the appropriate tags.

Under special circumstances, such as certain events, there may be new OOC tags which will be enforced. These will always be detailed in the Event Announcement, so make sure to read those.

In any case, OOC Thread Tags should be in the Thread Title upon thread creation. We understand that sometimes the nature of a topic changes part way through, and if this occurs the Thread Tags can be changed as long as all current participants are in agreement.

With the third Activity Check of 2021 now live, we are clarifying some things.

In the ‘Village’ section of the Activity Check template it states;

The Village your character is from. For Wanderers/Missing-nin place the Village/Nation/etc. that you reside in most frequently; this is your Home Base.

This means that all characters, including Wanderers and Missing-nin, must write down a location, and that simply putting ‘Wanderer’ or ‘Missing-nin’ is not acceptable. This written location will be the one the character is currently (at the time of the Activity Check) residing in, or the one that the character spends the most time in IC.

Similarly, any character placing a location that is considered a ‘safe zone’ (e.g. the Heavenly Emporium, a Theater of War, etc.) is also unacceptable.

Here on Gladius we have systems that allow for hunting and tracking potential opponents, and using OOC mechanics (such as ‘safe zones’ like the Heavenly Emporium or various event subforums) to avoid those systems is not in the spirit of this roleplaying community.  

The Activity Check can be found here.

Second Wind: Hisha’s Id can, in a pinch, jumpstart the man's chakra supply, restoring 25% of his total chakra pool. He can only do this once per thread and doing so causes him to incur double the exhaustion penalty (or regular penalty should he hit A rank stamina).

*^ This UA and all variations of it are hereby prohibited. All versions are all unapproved. Anyone adversely effected may replace it with a single UA

The Third Activity Check for 2021 has been concluded!

Thank you all for posting in the Activity Check, it helps keep things organized and lets us see what adventures you’re all up to. Welcome to all our newer members and thank you to all our veterans for your presence. Without you all, Gladius wouldn’t be the amazing place that it is.

There are many techniques, clans and other assorted privileges that can only be obtained by passing an Activity Check. For those of you that missed out, there will be another Activity Check coming up on November 1st.

Both the Village Rosters and the Restricted Ownership Lists have been updated.

It has officially been six months so we are marking the passage of another IC year. To be clear, this is NOT a timeskip. Its just stating that 1 IC year has passed since this post. Also the timeline has been updated! You can check it out here.

"Having multiple Flashback Topics going at once creates confusion for even very skilled roleplayers and can lead to a kind of experience grinding that detracts from the overall play style of the site, so there is a limit. A character can only take part in up to 2 Flashback Topics at a time."


*^ This rule has been removed from the Flashback Topic rules and the rules have been updated to conform with the fact that 5 IRT threads are possible.

Iwa Kinjutsu has been removed as an Iwagakure Exclusive and complete authority of it has been transferred to the Kotoshura Clan.

Nozomi the Wise has accepted an offer to rejoin our staff team! Feel free to seek her counsel on any myriad of issues!

Due to an overwhelming population uptick in Kirigakure - Kirigakure is now UNAVAILABLE FOR REGISTRATION for the foreseeable future.

Because it is closed due to full capacity (as opposed to inactivity), Kirigakure’s Clans remain locked to Kirigakure.

To avoid confusion we have added a few clarifying lines to the rules;

All travel must be done on the visible parts of the official map. Skipping travel times by traveling off the visible parts of the map as though it were a small globe is not allowed.

This is not a new rule, merely a clarification of how the map and travel times have always worked. You can find the travel rules here.

Added the following to the Dual Mangekyou Sharingan ability section;

Should the technique be deactivated and reactivated in the same post, it will count as an additional post for the purposes of the drawback.

This is to avoid skipping the drawbacks. You can find the full write up here.

Added the following to the Jutsu Training Rules;

Jutsu may be trained in both RT (Real Time) and Flashback Threads.

A point of confusion for some myself included, my apologies that has now been officially clarified.

You can find the Jutsu Training Rules here.

That’s all folks!

The Gladius Jury list has been updated!

1. Mort
2. Brian
3. Sero
4. Andy
5. Colt

NEW BIJUU CONTROL RULES ANNOUNCEMENT

Hey Everyone! After weeks of discussion and debate, Staff has taken your input into account and we are pleased to announce the new Control Fight rules. Please see below the changes:

Control
Whenever a Jinchuuriki feels that they’ve reached a point in their journey that full manipulation of the Bijuu’s power is needed, they may challenge that Bijuu in combat. This battle will take place in the mind, with the battlefield set as whatever that specific Jinchuuriki’s mental scape is –it was a basement level factory for Naruto in canon, for example. During this battle, the Jinchuuriki will have access to none of the Bijuu’s power and, in most cases, will be fighting that Bijuu at full strength one-on-one. Those that possess the Sharingan or other Jinchuuriki can enter the mind to aid in the battle, as well as any who have implanted their chakra within the seal itself or possess a technique that permits entry, but only for a short while, as when Kushina aided Naruto. However, the true meaning of this battle is the drawing out of the Bijuu’s chakra and containing it within the host, a task that is left entirely to the Jinchuuriki. Bijuu of higher tails have denser levels of chakra that is both heavier and more toxic than lesser tails, though the disparity in actual amount is small. For every Tail that the Bijuu possesses, the Jinchuuriki will need to complete an extraction.

Control Fight System
The outcome of a Control fight is dictated by dice role system. This system allows the Jinchurikki to calculate their odds of victory based on both OOC factors meant to demonstrate the effort they've put into developing their Bijuu and the IC capabilities that they will use to accomplish their goal. The Control fight is broken up into three rounds with each consisting of a dice roll and resulting consequences. Please note that the survival modifiers from previous rounds stack.

Round 1  
0-60: Death. You have lost the Control fight and the Bijuu is about to kill you. Leave now or pay the ultimate price.
61-70: Near Defeat. The Bijuu has gotten the better of you and you've been critically injured. However, you have decided to press on despite the enormous risk you face. Proceed to Round 2 with a -5 modifier.
71-80: Stalemate. You've fought the demon to a draw and it has been forced to escalate its tactics to ensure its survival and independence. Proceed to Round 2.
81-90: Partial Victory. You've got the monster on the run. The Bijuu is battered and bruised while you are mostly unscathed. You've even managed to draw out some of its chakra. Proceed to Round 2 with a +5 modifier.
91-97: Near Victory. The Bijuu has been critically wounded and is now at a major disadvantage. You have succeeded in drawing out a a majority of its chakra and the battle looks as though it will be decided in your favor. Proceed to Round 2 with a +10 modifier.
98-100: Flawless Victory. You've managed to defeat your Bijuu through a combination of skill and careful planning. Control achieved.

Round 2
0-80: Death. You have lost the Control fight and the Bijuu is about to kill you. Leave now or pay the ultimate price.
81-90: Endgame. The match has been fought to a stalemate and both you and your opponent's reserves are dwindling. The contest has entered its final phase but only one of you can remain the victor. Proceed to Round 3.
91-96: True Resolve. You slowly pull ahead in a battle of attrition. You've managed to draw out even more of the beast's chakra and your victory is likely but not assured. Proceed to Round 3 with a +20 modifier.
96-100: Hard-Fought Victory. After a brutal campaign against your Bijuu, you have finally secured your destiny. Control achieved.

Round 3
0-90: Death. You have lost the Control fight and the Bijuu is about to kill you. Leave now or pay the ultimate price.
91-100: Bittersweet. You have finally taken down your Bijuu but at tremendous personal cost. Control fight achieved but you'll need a physical/psychological recovery period before you're back to your normal self. A processing time of 1 month must pass before you can use the benefits of Control.

Miscellaneous Modifiers

These stack unless otherwise stated.

Personality/Lore: Doing a comprehensive write-up of your Bijuu's history, personality, relationship with current host and trivia will demonstrate your investment in the entity beyond power. This nets you a +10 modifier.

S-Class: If you are at S-Class you receive a +10 modifier.

X-Class: If you are at X-Class you receive a +20 modifier. Does not stack with S-Class modifer.

Party Members: Every party member that is A-Class grants a +1 modifier. Every party member that is S-Class grants a +2 modifier. Every party member that is X-Class grants a +3 modifier. The maximum modifier that can be gained via this method is +10

Enhanced State: If you possess an Enhanced State Restricted that is maxed out experience-wise, you receive a +10 modifier.

Restricted Technique: If you possess an Restricted Technique that is maxed out experience-wise (if applicable), you receive a +10 modifier.

Exclusive Technique: If you possess an Exclusive Technique that is maxed out experience wise (if applicable), you receive a +2 modifier up to a maximum of +10. For the purpose of this modifier, a Restricted Technique that is also an exclusive does not count.

Preparation Post: If you do an 8,000 word count training/preparation post you receive a +10 modifier. Note that this training can be psychological, social, or physical however the words must be your own even if you roleplay with others.

Additional KKG: If you possess an additional KKG beyond what you started with, you receive a +20 modifier. This does not stack with Dual KKG if you have that as an Enhanced State.

X-Rank Item: If you possess one or more X-Rank items, you receive a +10 modifier.

Tail Count: Bijuu are mighty creatures and their difficulty increases with each tail they possess. Each tail that a Bijuu has will necessitate a counter of -1 modifier up to a maximum of -9

Once all of the Bijuu’s chakra has been extracted and processed, the Jinchuuriki is now able to use it freely. Initial Jinchuuriki Mode and the Version forms no longer reduce Intelligence and Constitution, and the Jinchuuriki will now gain access to the Tailed Beast Telepathy technique. However, the primary benefit is that Bijuu abilities will now deteriorate the seal at a slower rate, allowing more usage of demon chakra before the seal is broken.

It's important to note that the maximum amount of experience a Jinchuuriki can invest in their Bijuu without having gained control is 3000 experience points. After that, they are absolutely required to fight the Bijuu in their minds and achieve control before they can be able to invest any further points and gain more abilities.


Control Fight Interruption Change
-Every time the fight is interrupted the seal is deteriorates by 50 points. After the fight has been interrupted, the host must wait four weeks IRL before they can access Bijuu chakra again in any shape or form. If the fight is interrupted during the second attempt, then the waiting period increases to four months. The third is then reduced to four weeks and then alternates back to four months for the fourth and so on for future attempts. This also means they cannot initiate another fight for control until that timer is up. It is possible to bring other people with you to assist in a Bijuu fight either by custom or through the current rule allowing Jinchurikki to assist. Helpers can assist for a maximum of 7 posts before they are forced outside of the inner realm. If the helpers die during the course of the battle, their mind is erased and they die in the real world instantly.

Seal Point System Change
In order to become a Jinchuuriki in the first place, a character must have a Fuuinjutsu technique that is capable of sealing a Bijuu applied to the body and used in the presence of the Bijuu. Each technique describes its own sealing process, as they can be very similar or completely different, but all generally result in the Bijuu being entirely contained within the character's body. Seals must be placed on characters IC. If the Bijuu is claimed as part of the Restricted Progression System then they will automatically have an E-Rank seal placed on them once the update is approved. If they wish for a higher ranking seal then they must have a PC apply the appropriately ranked Fuuinjutsu onto them IC and then claim it in their updates. This Fuuinjutsu is then the only thing keeping the Bijuu locked within the host body, and is also what binds the Jinchuuriki's life to the Bijuu's. Obviously, this causes the Bijuu to make a point of breaking that seal to undo the link and regain freedom, usually at the cost of the Jinchuuriki's life.

Breaking the seal is a long process that involves forcing demonic chakra through the seal and onto the host, steadily weakening the seal in the process, until it finally breaks. All Fuuinjutsu that contain Tailed Beasts are inherently linked to the Jinchuuriki's will, such that when the host is strong and of sound mind, there may well be no chakra leakage at all, but in cases when the Jinchuuriki is wounded or near death and that will falters, the Bijuu will be able to force its chakra out. This often occurs when the host is wounded and the chakra induces healing, or when the Jinchuuriki suffers from emotional trauma that might unleash one of the Jinchuuriki Forms. Of course, at any point, the host can mentally undo the seal and release the Bijuu that way. This will still kill the host, however.

Just made these into the generic and appropriately ranked versions they are supposed to be.

Sixteen Pillar Binding:

Four Pillar Binding:

Removed this clause from the final sentence: "and must be reapplied entirely should the Jinchuuriki require it." Jinchuu seals cannot be re-applied. After that amount is up then you are doomed.

Eight Trigrams Sealing Style:

To clear up some confusion regarding money, we’ve added a new section to the Core Character Mechanics rules. You can find them here.

The following clarification/addition has been added to the Bijuu Control Fight Rules.

X-Rank Item/Artifact: If you possess one or more X-Rank items (or an S rank or higher Artifact), you receive a +10 modifier.

Thank you to everyone for coming to celebrate Okane Tomi at the Heavenly Emporium! Now that his birthday is most definitely over, we will be ending the increased EXP gains on November 19th @ 11:59PM EST. After this point, all posts made at the HE will accumulate standard experience points.  You have until November 19th @ 11:59PM EST to make your posts, and then you will have until November 29th @ 11:59PM EST to claim those gains. Any posts/claims made after the approved dates will fall under the usual Experience Rules.