<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=236641.msg11668067#msg11668067">Quote from: Inerrant Lust on 25-09-2015, 05:06:11</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">There is chakra in semen.  ::)<br/><br/>Not enough to be represented mechanically, I think, but it's in there. It might indeed be 'excess' that is unavailable to its... uh, 'user' and not really useful for anyone's purposes except in rare circumstances. You could probably use Sense Chakra to figure out whose it is, if you're familiar with their signature. :P The same applies to any body fluid, whether vaginal or even salivary.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>One of the silliest comments that have come through one of your games, I'm sure.  :P<br/><br/>I wasn't really spelling it out mechanically. I was just provide a theory for the idea of how it might work. Zaer seemed rather enthusiastic about the prospect, but I don't think Taoist beliefs were the right fit for how to explain it, seeing as they don't really have a conventional view of sex. I thought my alternative explanation might provide a better fit for how it might work for our purposes. But I didn't really touch on game mechanics for it. Although, it could be neat. That use of Sense Chakra sounds pretty amusing, I have to admit. ;D<br/><br/>If you're intrigued, then we could work a mechanic that might be balanced. But the way I saw it working, the chakra from ejaculation probably wouldn't really need to come from their direct pool. The idea is that, for their plateau phase of sex, men are rapidly producing chakra, which is directed directly to the sperm itself.  That chakra is for their potential child, not for them, so it never really goes into their pool. So, in this view, semen could be more of a direct chakra infusion than a true drain, in that it doesn't really take anything from the male's chakra pool. The only consequence for him is the normal short-lived exhaustion that comes from orgasm, although physical, skin-on-skin contact that generally comes with sex is it's own risk<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=236641.msg11668067#msg11668067">Quote from: Inerrant Lust on 25-09-2015, 05:06:11</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">As I recall, Chakra Vampires have to hit a certain ECL before they start to suffer from the debilitating 'you-can-die' effects, which to me implies that they need to mature before it occurs... so they'd probably not be effected by their hunger while in the womb. Even so, there's all the other concerns Vex already mentioned about such a situation being risky.<br/><br/>A very interesting character I am excited to play with...</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I'm happy you think so! I'm enjoying the prospect as well.  :-)<br/><br/>The consequences of the Chakra Vampire condition don't come in until ECL 3, so you're right that a child with the affliction wouldn't be subject to it. That was the case for Shiori, as it's sudden development caught her by surprise. Level 3 is solid genin territory, and for most shinobi, seems like it would be right in that puberty range, so it's probably maturation that does trigger it, but it could be the development of chakra pathways to a certain extent. It's theoretically possible for a civilian to exist who never gets to level three in a shinobi class, and thus, never be subject to it. They'd just be a genetic carrier for it.<br/><br/>Anyway, I wasn't really thinking about the child's abilities in that example. I was thinking about the mother's. Shiori is worried that she might steal her own child's chakra, not that her child would steal hers. And that could theoretically kill it at such a fragile state. Now, if that's the case, then it would be difficult to pass on the disease, as female carriers would essentially be unable to carry children to term unless they kept their chakra pool as full as they could at all times, which would take a lot of effort. It could still be more readily transmitted by fathers, I suppose, but I think this is Shiori's fear of her blood talking. It's not entirely rational, but she's scared of it, and she doesn't know much about it, so in that sense, it's a reasonable she might come to that conclusion. Just another example of how her fear of her blood is stunting her ability to move forward with growing up.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=236641.msg11668067#msg11668067">Quote from: Inerrant Lust on 25-09-2015, 05:06:11</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Now, Jayna seems to have gone on hiatus for awhile. While I would ideally prefer to play with 3 PCs, I am preparing to fill that spot if need be. Of course I'd rather not, since that makes me an active participant in some of the puzzles I'll throw at you, which is a bit of a conflict of interest... but I am thinking about the character who might fill that role.<br/><br/>I had one originally in mind, but I am rather starting to like Nara Naomi, Sayuri, and even Kurai...<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Well, we could extend this pre-exam RP period a little while longer, put out the advertisement and see if we can't get a replacement. I certainly wouldn't mind getting more of a chance to understand my character by playing her, and better define the bonds between her teammates and those around her.<br/><br/>In the mean time, you could play out longer with Naomi, Sayuri, and Kurai, and give yourself a better feel for each of them. That way, you might lean towards a more clear direction, if it comes to you having to pick one of them for the team.