Slug Sage Mode
Perfect Sage (1 Person)Imperfect Sages (No limit)
Imperfect Sage: Imperfect Sages are those that are taught Sage Mode from Perfect Sages. This is easier in that human Sages will generally have looser guidelines than animal Sages for the Sage selection process, but Perfect Sages are less capable at teaching Sage Mode than their teachers. Because of this, Imperfect Sages are less efficient at melding Senjutsu Chakra with their own bodies, causing slight morphing and fewer enhancements. These physical changes can vary by users, but will generally resemble, in some way, the animals from which that Sage Mode originated. The user gains the following buffs while in Sage Mode- Strength: (++) Unique Buffs
- Constitution: (++) Unique Buffs
- Speed: (++) Unique Buffs
- Coordination: (++) Unique Buffs
- Perception: (++) Unique Buffs
Perfect Sage: Sages that learn from the Slugs of the Shikkotsu Forest are referred to as Perfect Sages. These are the people that have learned to perfectly balance the Senjutsu Chakra to the point that their body reaches the peak blend with Nature Chakra, granting the full abilities of Sage Mode and changing only the eyes and surrounding areas to be similar to the animals from which the Sage was taught. The user gains the following buffs while in Sage Mode- Strength: (+1 Tier) Unique Buffs
- Constitution: (+1 Tier) Unique Buffs
- Speed: (+1 Tier) Unique Buffs
- Coordination: (+1 Tier) Unique Buffs
- Perception: (+1 Tier) Unique Buffs
Senjutsu Chakra Pool:
Requirement: May only be used while in Sage Mode
Cost: 50 EXP per 10 Senjutsu Chakra Points
The Senjutsu Chakra Pool is the energy reservoir drawn from when using Sage Mode and is spent in the Senjutsu Technique Enhancement ability. The amount of Senjutsu Chakra available is based on the amount of training put into Sage Mode. Every Sage's Senjutsu Chakra Pool starts out at 0 (zero) but can be increased through investment with EXP. The limit to how much they can have is equal to half of the user's Base Stamina worth of Chakra.
Example: If the user has a Base of A Stamina, this gives them 260 Chakra, their maximum amount of Senjutsu Chakra is equal to 130. This will require 13 investments of 50 EXP each, equaling to 650 EXP |
Sage Mode Upkeep
Requirements: Upkeep is only required while in Sage Mode
Cost: While in Sage Mode, Sages use a constant draw of SCP from their Senjutsu Chakra Pool.- 20 Senjutsu CP per Post
: No EXP investment. Sage Mode will cost this much Senjutsu CP (SCP) per post for upkeep. - 10 Senjutsu CP per Post
: Costs 500 EXP. Sage Mode will cost this much Senjutsu CP (SCP) per post for upkeep - 05 Senjutsu CP per Post
: And additional 500 EXP (1000 Total). Sage Mode will cost this much Senjutsu CP (SCP) per post for upkeep
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Senjutsu Technique Enhancement
| By mixing Senjutsu Chakra into a technique, Sages are able to enhanced the Power and Effectiveness of that technique. This can create techniques referred to as: Sage Arts. In order to do this, the Sage needs to spend half of the technique's cost using their own chakra and the other half using their Senjutsu Chakra. Doing this will increase the Power of a regular jutsu by 1 Rank. This may not be used to make the Power of a technique X Rank Power. |
Sage Kata:
To further a Sage's fighting ability, the animal Sages have developed Kata specific to themselves. These Kata burn 5 Senjutsu Chakra Points per post to forcefully enhance the body event further. This adds an additional (++) to two stats each. These may only be utilized by Perfect Sages.
Slug Kata
(++) Unique Boosts to Constitution and Perception. May only be activated while Sage Mode is Activated. Surrounds the user in an aura of Nature Chakra much akin to the Frog Kata, but rather than amplify attacks, this aura amplifies defense. The aura can deflect the force of blows that are not taken at center mass (as in aiming for an imaginary line along the body a few inches deep to the spine), reducing such attacks by 2 Tiers of Strength. |
Exclusive Perk/Jutsu:
Sage Mode users and those with Custom Restricteds based off Sage Mode are entitled to one fairly powerful Exclusive Jutsu or a free powerful Exclusive Perk for having the Slug Contract.
All Slug Sages will also get access to the Slug Contract. This is the only way to gain access to the Slug Contract. All Summoning Rules apply.
It should also be noted that Kuchiyose users who make a Custom Sage Mode can still make another custom Summoning Contract
Exclusive Perk/Jutsu Requires Apped |
Gathering Senjutsu Chakra:
Because of these costs, Sages may find themselves depleting their Senjutsu Chakra pool rather quickly, providing a need to renew that energy. By remaining completely still, the Sage can effectively become one with nature, allowing Nature Chakra to flow into his body that he immediately converts to Senjutsu Chakra. This is one of the hardest parts of mastering Sage Mode, but it is a vital skill for any Sage to learn. Remaining still requires that the user wait 72 hours before their pool is filled to 100%. No partial wait times are permitted, the user must wait the full 72 hours or nothing is gathered.
Alternatively, a player can do a mini "flashback" recalling that they gathered Sage chakra at a previous point in time. This allows the user to start with 50% of their Sage Pool filled by paying 250 Experience upon entry into the thread. It requires that the user actually have 250 Spendable Experience available per their most recent update and that they declare their exercise of this option in an OOC note in their post. If they fail to make this declaration in their entrance post, they may not exercise this option.
There are few workarounds to remaining perfectly still, which is practically impossible in battle:- By implanting the Nature Clan Bloodline -- Sages are able to passively absorb Nature Chakra -- though this is less efficient than the traditional method. This adds 5 Senjutsu Chakra per post, regardless of what the Sage is doing.
- Similar to the above, a Sage can use the Amphibian, Snake, or Gastropod techniques to temporarily fuse with Animal Sages belonging to their Contract Summon. The animal Sages will attach themselves to the user and gather Nature Chakra and transfer it to the user while they fight. Each of these animals can gather 5 Senjutsu Chakra per post with a maximum of two animals per sage -- limiting the ability to generate 10 Senjutsu Chakra per post. Jinchuuriki and those of the Nature Clan are naturally incompatible with these techniques.
- The user can make any number of Shadow Clones to remain still and gather the energy. So long as the clones are within viewing distance of the user, whether by being summoned to them or having been there the whole time, they can be dispersed by the user to transfer all of the Senjutsu Chakra they've gathered to the user. The maximum they can gather is the same as their creator.
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Other Information
- If a member of the Nature Clan learns Sage Mode, they will no longer suffer from the reductions to Intelligence and Perception when using Sage Transformation and will be able to use the technique enhancement ability of Sage Mode. However, they will not be able to reduce the cost of the Sage Transformation and is still unable to assign their boosts to Perception
- Boosts from the Nature Clan and Sage Mode do not stack.
- Boosts from Cursed Seal and Sage Mode do not stack.
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