Just to let you know, I made a small change to her character sheet, evening out her stats just a bit more. I'm also gonna reflect her current journey thusfar, putting her chakra pool at half of her maximum to better reflect the RP. If you don't mind, Inerrant, I'll also have her started with<em>Sarutobi no Mai</em>active, but with only three charges and two hours remaining on it's clock, but if you're uncomfortable with that, I'm okay with skipping out on that part.<br/><br/>Also, I can't believe I hadn't thought of this until now, but I'd totally forgotten to mention where Shiori's headband is in her description. I don't think having it on her forehead is a good look for a girl with short hair. It feels like 80s fashion, just a little distracting. I suppose she could have it as a hair band, as Sakura did, but I feel she's a bit similar to her as is, so I would prefer not. I'm thinking about her wearing it on her waist as a belt, ala Ino, Lee and Gai. I know Shikamaru wore his on his arm. Having on her thigh, opposite her shuriken pouch might be kinda neat, but it also seems kinda daring for her, as it's practically inviting people to look at the revealing portion of her thigh. Any other styles I'm missing?<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=236641.msg11666038#msg11666038">Quote from: Zaer Darkwail on 24-09-2015, 14:01:25</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I was set on fuuton but then decided go with Mibu clan occupation and it gives 'freebie' technique basically when you start higher level (fireball or phoenix flames and perform them more competent manner than most). So I went for katon affinity to stick with traditional affinity for the clan (and leave option open for bloodline based class albeit it shows up only if we go beyond chuunin exams in this game).</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Hmm. Interesting approach. It does seem a bit against the spirit of things to use a cross-clan occupation like that, but I suppose it's not against the rules, and balance-wise, it shouldn't matter. If you just made a second Uchiha clan, derived from the Mibu clan's occupation, I think everything would be hunky dory, so again, I have no objection. It just feels a little odd. But it's your character, and if that's how you want to work his build, and the GM's okay with it, then it's not really not my concern.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=236641.msg11666038#msg11666038">Quote from: Zaer Darkwail on 24-09-2015, 14:01:25</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Anycase it's interesting to read to see how her hunger for chakra can manifest in temptation for more skin on skin contact (in sexual manner). Which considering her age, can also be part of natural hormone activity or growing up to have interest on those things but her chakra need evolving to something more perverted.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>It's definitely supposed to be at least a little confusing where the voices are coming from. Some of it is certainly coming from her vampire desire, certainly. But, as Shiori herself notes, it would be awfully convenient for her to thrust all of her negative aspects onto the disease, and claim none of the responsibility for them. Though, I kinda like that her condition is somewhat manipulative, and not inherently sexual. It can be, but I think what it emphasizes most is sensuality, not sexuality, per say. It can include it, but in the end, it pushes her towards physical intimacy, however it may come. Most of the sexual aspects are likely it mixing in with her hormones and private thoughts. Unlike most the young girls in the series, Shiori isn't really the type who tends to pursue crushes and attractions openly, but that's not to suggest she might not have them. Her condition just might bring more deep-seated desires to the surface.<br/><br/>Her condition shouldn't be all fun, though. There are times when it becomes the driver for her budding sexuality, and those are times to enjoy it. But it should also come off as rather disturbing sometimes, even scary in the right scenario. It very primal and simplistic in it's expression, and has a tendency to equate it's feeding through physical contact with affection, intimacy, and love. There are times when it might call her to feed on the unconscious or prey on the weakened as a way of affirming their love and concern, for instance, a notion that's pretty creepy, when you step back to think about it. Basically, imagine a succubus who isn't inherently manipulative, but instead, is being manipulated by the erotic force in her body. She isn't tricking guys and gals into having sex with her to feed on them: she genuinely feels like she is expressing her affections to them. But, in so doing, she victimizes them, taking their life force, regardless of whether it's something she intends to do. Her hunger for erotic energy manipulates her own feelings, making her feel that her desire is affection itself and the warmth and euphoria she feels in the act is proof of that. It's very head-trippy. That's kinda how I imagine it.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=236641.msg11666038#msg11666038">Quote from: Zaer Darkwail on 24-09-2015, 14:01:25</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Also if we follow Qi and Jing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoist_sexual_practices) being a thing in Naruto (meaning that man's semen holds loads of chakra and that during physical sexual act there is chakra exchange but with chakra vampire they more feed on the act than give any), it can result some interesting discoveries if Saori experiences sex first time while <em>starving</em> (almost dying in hunger) for chakra ;). <br/><br/>I would imagine chakra trading with sex is natural shinobi biology and part of fertilize shinobi woman with a child who is able wield chakra naturally (and potency of said skill depending on chakra of parents). With chakra vampire woman they need to fed often as child growing in them takes their chakra (and if chakra vampire female gets too hungry they may miscarriage or most mild case just pass their defect to the offspring).</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Not sure if the Taoist energy works with this narrative. I mean, in Taoist belief, a man gives a portion of his life force (presumably chakra in this game) per ejaculation. That certainly makes masturbation much more concerning, as you've already stated Yoshi does (and presumably most males), as he loses quite a bit of chakra each time he does. That would also make sex a bit risky for men. Sure, they do get jing chakra from the act (whatever that is in this system), but the emphasis on avoiding ejaculation (going so far as to list the woman he's sharing the act with as "the enemy") seems to imply that men lose more than they gain if the act is taken to completion. Sex becomes this delicate dance where a man tries to rut a female as long as he can and avoiding his own orgasm for as long as possible, if not entirely, so he can take as much of her energy as he can. All sex is chakra vampiric, essentially. If you'd like to keep sexual relations kinda normalized in this game, a lot of that is going to have to be hand-waived.<br/><br/>But, if there is indeed chakra laced in ejaculate, then it might give Shiori a rather interesting relationship with semen. Once she gets around discovering that, it could drive her to value absorbing a man's seed onto or into her body as an pure infusion of chakra into her system, beyond just simply physical contact. Certainly a lot of potential for erotic scenes with that. Just consider the wider implications of such an assertion before jumping into the fun and games. Although it would be amusing to encounter a master sage who cultivates his sage energy from mastery of tantric elements, I'm sure Jiraiya would had dedicated himself to the practice, if it were possible.  ;)<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=236641.msg11666038#msg11666038">Quote from: Zaer Darkwail on 24-09-2015, 14:01:25</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Anycase as note Yoshi has not unlocked his sharingan but intent is that he unlocks it during the exams.....and one idea Inerrant presented that instead of traumatic event (which triggers strong emotional response) Yoshi could unlock his with other event.....like having sex first time can be strongly emotional moment (more so if it's with person they care/love about). Just throwing potential subplot there ;)<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I don't see any inherent problem with that. If Sarada could activate her Sharingan the first time by the mere anticipation of meeting her father, I certainly don't see a problem with a emotional sexual encounter doing so. Might make things a bit weird in different ways, though. Like, suddenly the world is kinda standing still to him and he can sense every thrust like they were moving in slow-motion. And his partner suddenly being greeted with unexpected red eyes could be a little surprising too.  :P<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=236641.msg11666562#msg11666562">Quote from: Inerrant Lust on 24-09-2015, 19:14:49</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">As for how the Chakra Vampire template works in an intimate sense, I leave that up to Vex to determine. I think in PMs, we already talked a bit how Kiss of the Succubi lays the theoretical groundwork for more potent effects later on... escalating beyond that of a simple 'kiss'..<br/><br/>As for all the Taoism stuff, Naruto's internal system of Chakra and the three main disciplines kind of follows traditional taoist/eastern medicine ideas about how the body works- with chakra = qi.. physical conditioning/taijutsu = jing, and sage energy resembling Shen a little bit. Also, I imagine women in the Narutoverse have developed a method of contraceptives likely through a small barrier of chakra or something.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>We did discuss the matter a bit, but we never got around to actually making a technique or anything. Might be for the best, as I see this better represented as a shift of how the Chakra Vampire ability works itself rather than an actual technique the utilizes it. Not that I don't want to develop techniques related to her ability. I mentioned before that a technique that lets her absorb chakra from ongoing effects could be neat, or even negate raw energy ninjutsu techniques thrown her way by absorbing the chakra as it touches her as an Avoid The Attack maneuver. But those seem like they might be higher level techniques than what she'll be using here in this game, and isn't the focus for any RP elements.<br/><br/>I also think kunoichi have had training when it comes to sexual matters. Preserving bloodlines, even among those who don't have kekkei genkai, seems to play a role of importance in this setting, and said technique helps preserve them. Besides that, pregnancy is likely to get in the way of a kunoichi's ability to serve her village, so they would want to limit that to only when they really wanted it. Seductive techniques are probably of subject as well, as it can be a useful method of manipulation. Some villages might even quietly encourage sex among teammates, as a way of taking care of their needs and to help them more readily thwart the advances of enemy shinobi. I'm sure some of these techniques are available for men as well, but they're less widely known.