GO NINJA GO NINJA GO NINJA GO
With some stuff adapted from the Tome Assassin
Just putting the groundwork down for now, I'll fill it in later.
New Ninja-Only Traits
(Keep in mind people comb for either the +1 to (Initiative/Save DC) ones or ones that are vaguely interesting, and they already range from "+1 to a skill" to "gain trapfinding" or "start with a free masterwork item")
Clan Upbringing [Social]
You were raised in a ninja clan. Taught from a young age, it was a long time before you actually saw the outside world. With no reputation, you entered society more as a scout than anything else.
Benefits: you gain a +1 Bonus to Disguise and to Knowledge (Local). If you begin play with this Trait, you also start with a free Disguise Kit.
Forbidden Arts [Social]
You were trained in the secret arts normally forbidden to your clan - or perhaps you were not trained, and simply broke into the storage room to do a little research of your own...
Benefits: you gain a +1 Bonus to Knowledge (The Planes), and any time you deal Precision damage, the damage is increased by 1 point. You take a -2 Penalty to Diplomacy checks made against other Ninja.
Gifted at Shuriken-do [Combat]
From the very first time you were handed a sharp piece of metal to throw, you knew this would be the life for you. You were a prodigy, and other ninja in your training group were surprised with your skill.
Benefits: the Range Increments for shuriken you throw increase by 5 feet.
Ninja Brainwashing [Social]
Whatever your true origins were, you don't remember them: the masters induced amnesia in you and rebuilt your personality and history from the ground up. Sometimes, complete strangers seem to recognise you. Sometimes you get chilling flashbacks.
Benefits: you take a -2 Penalty on Knowledge (Local) checks, but gain a +4 Bonus on Saving Throws against effects from the school of Divination.
Tainted Chakra [Magic]
From your birth, you were found to have an evil source of ki energy. This was a problem, but by learning to live with this, you have discovered some surprising advantages.
Benefits: you are treated as having an Evil alignment for all intents and purposes even if you don't - Detect Evil and Smite Evil work as though you are evil, and you can safely wield Evil-only items. Whenever you have at least one Ki point remaining, Mindless Undead ignore you, treating you as one of their own, unless you attack them or they are specifically directed to interact with you.
You were raised in a ninja clan. Taught from a young age, it was a long time before you actually saw the outside world. With no reputation, you entered society more as a scout than anything else.
Benefits: you gain a +1 Bonus to Disguise and to Knowledge (Local). If you begin play with this Trait, you also start with a free Disguise Kit.
Forbidden Arts [Social]
You were trained in the secret arts normally forbidden to your clan - or perhaps you were not trained, and simply broke into the storage room to do a little research of your own...
Benefits: you gain a +1 Bonus to Knowledge (The Planes), and any time you deal Precision damage, the damage is increased by 1 point. You take a -2 Penalty to Diplomacy checks made against other Ninja.
Gifted at Shuriken-do [Combat]
From the very first time you were handed a sharp piece of metal to throw, you knew this would be the life for you. You were a prodigy, and other ninja in your training group were surprised with your skill.
Benefits: the Range Increments for shuriken you throw increase by 5 feet.
Ninja Brainwashing [Social]
Whatever your true origins were, you don't remember them: the masters induced amnesia in you and rebuilt your personality and history from the ground up. Sometimes, complete strangers seem to recognise you. Sometimes you get chilling flashbacks.
Benefits: you take a -2 Penalty on Knowledge (Local) checks, but gain a +4 Bonus on Saving Throws against effects from the school of Divination.
Tainted Chakra [Magic]
From your birth, you were found to have an evil source of ki energy. This was a problem, but by learning to live with this, you have discovered some surprising advantages.
Benefits: you are treated as having an Evil alignment for all intents and purposes even if you don't - Detect Evil and Smite Evil work as though you are evil, and you can safely wield Evil-only items. Whenever you have at least one Ki point remaining, Mindless Undead ignore you, treating you as one of their own, unless you attack them or they are specifically directed to interact with you.
(Keep in mind that Sorcerers get an extra spell known per level, whereas others get shit like +1d6 Sneak Attack per 6 levels)
Catfolk: +5' Movement per 5 levels
Drow: +1 Initiative per 4 levels
Elf: +1 Perception or Stealth per 2 levels
Fetchling: +1 round to all Invisibility durations per 2 levels
Half-Elf: +1 Bluff or Disguise per 2 levels
Human: +1 Ki per 5 levels
Kitsune: +1 Ki per 5 levels
Ratfolk: +5' Movement per 5 levels
Tengu: +1 to Natural Weapon attack rolls per 3 levels
Drow: +1 Initiative per 4 levels
Elf: +1 Perception or Stealth per 2 levels
Fetchling: +1 round to all Invisibility durations per 2 levels
Half-Elf: +1 Bluff or Disguise per 2 levels
Human: +1 Ki per 5 levels
Kitsune: +1 Ki per 5 levels
Ratfolk: +5' Movement per 5 levels
Tengu: +1 to Natural Weapon attack rolls per 3 levels
Art of Deception (Su): as long as the Ninja has at least one point of Ki remaining, she gains a Competence Bonus on Bluff and Disguise checks equal to half her Ninja level (round up). Additionally, she may spend 2 Ki as a Full Round Action to duplicate a Suggestion spell as a Supernatural Ability, with a Save DC of 10 + half her Ninja level + her Charisma Bonus.
Mythic: the Competence Bonus increases by an amount equal to her Mythic Rank, and she may spend 5 Ki as a Full Round Action to duplicate a Mass Suggestion effect.
Art of Distraction (Ex): the Ninja is able to Feint in combat with just a Move-Equivalent Action, or as a Swift Action by spending one point of Ki. She may spend one point of Ki with a Standard Action to conjure 1d4 Mirror Images as a Supernatural Ability. The images last for a number of rounds equal to her Charisma Bonus (minimum 1 round) or until destroyed.
Mythic: she need not spend a Ki point to Feint as a Free Action. She adds her Mythic Rank both to the number of images created and to the duration of the effect.
Call Woodland Allies (Sp): with a Full Round Action, the Ninja may Summon one or more animals - a single creature or Swarm with the Animal type. They are completely normal members of their species. She cannon summon anything with a Challenge Rating equal to or higher than her own level, and must spend a number of Ki points equal to half the Challenge Rating of the summoned creature (round up). The summoned creature lasts for one minute or until killed, whichever comes first, and is a loyal, obedient servant to the capacity of its Intelligence.
Mythic: the creatures remain for two minutes or until destroyed, and add +4 to their Strength and Dexterity scores.
Improvisation (Ex): this allows the Ninja to wield any weapon, even (or perhaps especially) improvised weapons, without taking a non-proficiency penalty. However this does not grant actual proficiency, which must be gained normally in order to meet various "Proficient with X weapon" requirements.
Mythic: the Ninja adds her Mythic Rank as a Bonus to the damage of all weapons with which she is not proficient. This includes improvised weapons that normally have no proficiency.
Ki Healing (Su): by spending a Standard Action and one point of Ki, the Ninja may regain 1d8 lost hit points - any excess gained are wasted. Furthermore, this then grants her Fast Healing 1 for one minute per three Ninja levels she has (round down, to a minimum of one minute).
Mythic: the instant healing gains a number of extra d8 equal to her Mythic Rank.
Mist Breath (Su): by spending a Full Round Action, the Ninja may exhale a cloud of water vapour. The effects depend on her level and the amount of Ki she expends. Any Ninja with this Trick may spend one Ki point to duplicate an Obscuring Mist effect. A fourth-level Ninja may spend two points of Ki to replicate a Fog Cloud effect. A sixth-level Ninja may spend three points of Ki to replicate a Sleet Storm effect. An eighth-level Ninja may spend four points of Ki to create a Solid Fog effect, and reduces the cost of the previous conjurations by 1 Ki each (to a minimum of zero). The Caster Level equals her Ninja level, and any Save DC is 10 + half her Ninja level + her Charisma Bonus.
Mythic: all effects have their Area of Effect doubled, as though Widened.
Personal Immunity (Ex): upon gaining this Trick, the Ninja selects any four poisons. She gains immunity to those four Poisons, and as long as she has at least one point of Ki remaining, she gains a +4 Bonus on all Saving Throws against Poison. Note that stronger or weaker versions of basically the same poison still count as that kind for the purpose of this immunity, such as all sizes of Giant Centipede.
Mythic: the Ninja is immune to an additional number of poisons equal to her Mythic Rank.
Mythic: the Competence Bonus increases by an amount equal to her Mythic Rank, and she may spend 5 Ki as a Full Round Action to duplicate a Mass Suggestion effect.
Art of Distraction (Ex): the Ninja is able to Feint in combat with just a Move-Equivalent Action, or as a Swift Action by spending one point of Ki. She may spend one point of Ki with a Standard Action to conjure 1d4 Mirror Images as a Supernatural Ability. The images last for a number of rounds equal to her Charisma Bonus (minimum 1 round) or until destroyed.
Mythic: she need not spend a Ki point to Feint as a Free Action. She adds her Mythic Rank both to the number of images created and to the duration of the effect.
Call Woodland Allies (Sp): with a Full Round Action, the Ninja may Summon one or more animals - a single creature or Swarm with the Animal type. They are completely normal members of their species. She cannon summon anything with a Challenge Rating equal to or higher than her own level, and must spend a number of Ki points equal to half the Challenge Rating of the summoned creature (round up). The summoned creature lasts for one minute or until killed, whichever comes first, and is a loyal, obedient servant to the capacity of its Intelligence.
Mythic: the creatures remain for two minutes or until destroyed, and add +4 to their Strength and Dexterity scores.
Improvisation (Ex): this allows the Ninja to wield any weapon, even (or perhaps especially) improvised weapons, without taking a non-proficiency penalty. However this does not grant actual proficiency, which must be gained normally in order to meet various "Proficient with X weapon" requirements.
Mythic: the Ninja adds her Mythic Rank as a Bonus to the damage of all weapons with which she is not proficient. This includes improvised weapons that normally have no proficiency.
Ki Healing (Su): by spending a Standard Action and one point of Ki, the Ninja may regain 1d8 lost hit points - any excess gained are wasted. Furthermore, this then grants her Fast Healing 1 for one minute per three Ninja levels she has (round down, to a minimum of one minute).
Mythic: the instant healing gains a number of extra d8 equal to her Mythic Rank.
Mist Breath (Su): by spending a Full Round Action, the Ninja may exhale a cloud of water vapour. The effects depend on her level and the amount of Ki she expends. Any Ninja with this Trick may spend one Ki point to duplicate an Obscuring Mist effect. A fourth-level Ninja may spend two points of Ki to replicate a Fog Cloud effect. A sixth-level Ninja may spend three points of Ki to replicate a Sleet Storm effect. An eighth-level Ninja may spend four points of Ki to create a Solid Fog effect, and reduces the cost of the previous conjurations by 1 Ki each (to a minimum of zero). The Caster Level equals her Ninja level, and any Save DC is 10 + half her Ninja level + her Charisma Bonus.
Mythic: all effects have their Area of Effect doubled, as though Widened.
Personal Immunity (Ex): upon gaining this Trick, the Ninja selects any four poisons. She gains immunity to those four Poisons, and as long as she has at least one point of Ki remaining, she gains a +4 Bonus on all Saving Throws against Poison. Note that stronger or weaker versions of basically the same poison still count as that kind for the purpose of this immunity, such as all sizes of Giant Centipede.
Mythic: the Ninja is immune to an additional number of poisons equal to her Mythic Rank.
Art of Mesmerism (Su): by spending one Ki point with a Standard Action, the Ninja gains a special kind of Gaze Attack for one minute per three Ninja levels she has (round down). Every round this is active, she may target a single foe with a Free Action. The foe must pass a Will Save or become Fascinated for three rounds (or until attacked). If a target is already Fascinated (such as by selecting the same target two rounds in a row), they instead become Charmed for one day on a failed saving throw. The Save DC is 10 + half her Ninja level + her Charisma Bonus. In order to select this, the Ninja must already possess Art of Deception.
Mythic: the Gaze Attack now affects everyone within a 60' long+wide Cone when it is used.
Become the Shadow (Su): with a Full Round Action, the Ninja may spend three points of Ki to undergo a transformation into a creature of shadow and magical darkness. For one minute, she gains the following changes:
-She gains a Fly Speed (with Average Manoeuvrability) equal to her Land Speed.
-She has constant Concealment, granting a 50% Miss Chance against attacks
-She adds her Charisma Bonus as a Deflection Bonus to Armour Class
-She suffers only half damage from Slashing, Bludgeoning and Piercing (round down), though other damage types apply normally.
-She gains a special Swarm Attack against foes that share her square, used as a Swift Action. This automatically deals 3d6 Cold damage, with a Bonus to damage equal to her Charisma Bonus.
She may elect to end this effect early with a Standard Action. While transformed, she continues to benefit from equipment that grants ongoing effects (such as armour or ioun stones), but cannot actively use items (such as weapons or wands).
Mythic: in the shadow form, her Fly Speed is doubled, and her Swarm attack also deals a number of points of Strength damage equal to her Mythic Rank. A Fortitude Save (DC 10 + half her Ninja level + her Charisma Bonus) negates the Strength damage.
Call Elemental Ally (Sp): with a Full Round Action, the Ninja may Summon an elemental, selected from the following list: Air Elemental (any), Earth Elemental (any), Fire Elemental (any), Ice Elemental (any), Lightning Elemental (any), Magma Elemental (any), Mud Elemental (any), Water Elemental (any), Acid Quasi-Elemental (any), Obsidian Quasi-Elemental (any).
She cannot summon anything with a Challenge Rating equal to or higher than her Ninja level, and must spend a number of Ki points equal to half the Challenge Rating of the creature (round up). The creature remains for one minute or until killed, whichever comes first, and is a loyal, obedient servant. In order to select this, the Ninja must first possess Call Woodland Allies.
Mythic: the summoned creature lasts for two minutes, and gains a +4 Bonus to its Strength and Dexterity.
Chakra Lock (Su): with a Standard Action, the Ninja may spend a point of Ki and attempt a Melee Touch Attack against a living creature. If she hits, the target must pass a Fortitude Save or be Paralysed for 1d4 rounds. The Save DC is 10 + half her Ninja level + her Charisma Bonus.
Mythic: the Paralysis duration is 1d4 rounds plus her Mythic Rank.
Deadly Breath (Su): the various uses of Mist-Breath have their cost reduced by 1 again (to a minimum of zero), and new options become available: any Ninja with this Trick may spend three Ki to create a Cloudkill effect, a Ninja of thirteenth-level may spend four Ki to create an Acid Fog effect, and a Ninja of sixteenth level may spend five Ki to create an Incendiary Cloud effect. At level twenty, the cost of these three options is reduced by one Ki. As before, the Caster Level equals her class level, and the Save DC is 10 + half her Ninja level + her Charisma Bonus. In order to select this, the Ninja must first possess Mist-Breath.
Mythic: the Area of Effect is doubled for all effects, as though Widened.
Ghost Sight (Su): with a Swift Action, the Ninja may focus, gaining the ability to see Incorporeal and Ethereal creatures as though they lacked those traits. They may still use the Stealth skill or cast Invisibility if they are normally able to, but they are not instantly aware that the Ninja can see through their incorporeality. This lasts until the beginning of her next turn.
Mythic: this effect is simply always on.
Inescapable Assassin (Sp): by spending two points of Ki as a Full Round Action, the Ninja may duplicate a Greater Teleport effect, teleporting herself plus up to 50 lbs of carried equipment. By spending three points of Ki with a Full Round Action, she may Plane Shift herself plus up to 50 lbs of equipment.
Mythic: she may now bring any amount of carried equipment, and a number of other people equal to her Mythic Rank. Anyone travelling in this way must be touching at least one other traveller.
Spirit Blade (Su): with a Swift Action, the Ninja may spend two points of Ki to infuse her hands and carried weapons with ghostly energy. Until the beginning of her next turn, all melee attacks she makes are resolved as Touch Attacks, and have no Miss Chance against Incorporeal foes.
Mythic: when activating this ability, her attacks burn with ghostly fire, dealing a number of d6 of Fire damage equal to her Mythic Rank.
Mythic: the Gaze Attack now affects everyone within a 60' long+wide Cone when it is used.
Become the Shadow (Su): with a Full Round Action, the Ninja may spend three points of Ki to undergo a transformation into a creature of shadow and magical darkness. For one minute, she gains the following changes:
-She gains a Fly Speed (with Average Manoeuvrability) equal to her Land Speed.
-She has constant Concealment, granting a 50% Miss Chance against attacks
-She adds her Charisma Bonus as a Deflection Bonus to Armour Class
-She suffers only half damage from Slashing, Bludgeoning and Piercing (round down), though other damage types apply normally.
-She gains a special Swarm Attack against foes that share her square, used as a Swift Action. This automatically deals 3d6 Cold damage, with a Bonus to damage equal to her Charisma Bonus.
She may elect to end this effect early with a Standard Action. While transformed, she continues to benefit from equipment that grants ongoing effects (such as armour or ioun stones), but cannot actively use items (such as weapons or wands).
Mythic: in the shadow form, her Fly Speed is doubled, and her Swarm attack also deals a number of points of Strength damage equal to her Mythic Rank. A Fortitude Save (DC 10 + half her Ninja level + her Charisma Bonus) negates the Strength damage.
Call Elemental Ally (Sp): with a Full Round Action, the Ninja may Summon an elemental, selected from the following list: Air Elemental (any), Earth Elemental (any), Fire Elemental (any), Ice Elemental (any), Lightning Elemental (any), Magma Elemental (any), Mud Elemental (any), Water Elemental (any), Acid Quasi-Elemental (any), Obsidian Quasi-Elemental (any).
She cannot summon anything with a Challenge Rating equal to or higher than her Ninja level, and must spend a number of Ki points equal to half the Challenge Rating of the creature (round up). The creature remains for one minute or until killed, whichever comes first, and is a loyal, obedient servant. In order to select this, the Ninja must first possess Call Woodland Allies.
Mythic: the summoned creature lasts for two minutes, and gains a +4 Bonus to its Strength and Dexterity.
Chakra Lock (Su): with a Standard Action, the Ninja may spend a point of Ki and attempt a Melee Touch Attack against a living creature. If she hits, the target must pass a Fortitude Save or be Paralysed for 1d4 rounds. The Save DC is 10 + half her Ninja level + her Charisma Bonus.
Mythic: the Paralysis duration is 1d4 rounds plus her Mythic Rank.
Deadly Breath (Su): the various uses of Mist-Breath have their cost reduced by 1 again (to a minimum of zero), and new options become available: any Ninja with this Trick may spend three Ki to create a Cloudkill effect, a Ninja of thirteenth-level may spend four Ki to create an Acid Fog effect, and a Ninja of sixteenth level may spend five Ki to create an Incendiary Cloud effect. At level twenty, the cost of these three options is reduced by one Ki. As before, the Caster Level equals her class level, and the Save DC is 10 + half her Ninja level + her Charisma Bonus. In order to select this, the Ninja must first possess Mist-Breath.
Mythic: the Area of Effect is doubled for all effects, as though Widened.
Ghost Sight (Su): with a Swift Action, the Ninja may focus, gaining the ability to see Incorporeal and Ethereal creatures as though they lacked those traits. They may still use the Stealth skill or cast Invisibility if they are normally able to, but they are not instantly aware that the Ninja can see through their incorporeality. This lasts until the beginning of her next turn.
Mythic: this effect is simply always on.
Inescapable Assassin (Sp): by spending two points of Ki as a Full Round Action, the Ninja may duplicate a Greater Teleport effect, teleporting herself plus up to 50 lbs of carried equipment. By spending three points of Ki with a Full Round Action, she may Plane Shift herself plus up to 50 lbs of equipment.
Mythic: she may now bring any amount of carried equipment, and a number of other people equal to her Mythic Rank. Anyone travelling in this way must be touching at least one other traveller.
Spirit Blade (Su): with a Swift Action, the Ninja may spend two points of Ki to infuse her hands and carried weapons with ghostly energy. Until the beginning of her next turn, all melee attacks she makes are resolved as Touch Attacks, and have no Miss Chance against Incorporeal foes.
Mythic: when activating this ability, her attacks burn with ghostly fire, dealing a number of d6 of Fire damage equal to her Mythic Rank.
Calcifying Methods [Combat]
With but a touch, you can channel dangerous energies to turn your victims to stone.
Prerequisites: Sneak Attack +9d6, Toxic Methods, Virulent Methods
Benefit: once per round, when you successfully deliver a Sneak Attack, you may spend one Ki point with a Free Action as a Supernatural Ability to force the target to attempt a Fortitude Save. The Save DC is 10 + half your Ninja level + your Charisma Bonus. If the target fails, they are Petrified, turned to stone for one day per die of Sneak Attack you possess.
Special: if a foe is immune to Precision damage, they are immune to this ability.
Extended Ninja Trick [General]
With just a little more energy spent, you can allow your powers to last longer.
Prerequisites: Ki Pool class feature
Benefit: when activating a Ninja Trick or Master Trick that has a duration listed in rounds or minutes, you may spend 1 more Ki than normal to double the duration. For effects like Invisibility which end when certain conditions are met, they still end when the conditions are met.
Special: you may spend additional Ki to extend the duration further. 2 additional Ki triples the duration, 3 additional Ki quadruples the duration and so on.
Extra Ninja Trick [General]
You are a versatile ninja with many tricks up your sleeve.
Prerequisite: Ninja Trick class feature
Benefit: you gain one additional Ninja Trick. If you have access to Master Tricks, you may select a Master Trick. You may not select Rogue Talents in this instance.
Special: you may take this Feat multiple times, selecting a different Trick each time.
Favoured Ninja Trick [General]
You have your favourite ability, and its use is almost innate to you.
Prerequisite: Ninja Trick class feature.
Benefit: select one of your Ninja Tricks or Master Tricks that has a cost in Ki points. The cost is reduced by 1 (to a minimum of zero).
Special: you may take this feat multiple times, each time selecting a different Trick.
Flensing Wind Mastery [Combat]
Your hands blur, and then everything around you is shredded by blades.
Prerequisites: Flurry of Stars, Quick Draw, Point-Blank Shot, Rapid Shot, Base Attack Bonus +8
Benefit: with a Full Round Action, you may throw shuriken at everything within the first Range Increment - aside from targets you choose to spare, and targets of which you are not aware. Make one attack roll, and apply this against the Armour Class of every target in the area to determine who is hit. You must actually expend a great many shuriken, two per target, in order to do this. If the attack roll exceeds a given target's Armour Class by 5 points or more, they are hit twice.
Ghostly Shinobi [Multiclass]
You're so in tune with the shadow world, people might think you're actually a ghost.
Prerequisites: Ninja Trick class feature, Shadow Bloodline class feature
Benefit: for the purpose of advancing Caster Level (but not Spells Known or Spells Per Day) and Shadow Bloodline abilities, your Ninja levels are treated as Sorcerer levels. For the purpose of the Ki Pool and any numerical effects of Ninja Tricks and Master Tricks (but not actually gaining new ones), your Sorcerer levels count as Ninja levels.
Greater Ki Focus [General]
When the energy flows through you, it practically does your fighting for you.
Prerequisites: Improved Ki Focus
Benefit: as long as your Ki Pool is not empty, you may use your Charisma Bonus to determine your CMB and CMD, instead of your Strength Bonus.
Hornet Throwing Technique [Combat]
When you hurl shuriken, it is as though being stung by wasps.
Prerequisites: Deadly Shuriken, Poison Use
Benefit: you may apply poison to a shuriken as part of the action of throwing it, not requiring additional actions spent applying the poison first. Additionally, if at least three of your thrown shuriken hit the same target in the same turn, they must pass a Fortitude Save as though against the Distraction ability of a Wasp Swarm. Every additional hit after the third increases the DC by 1.
Improved Ki Focus [General]
You can channel your energy better than others. This helps you move around.
Prerequisites: Ki Pool class feature
Benefit: as long as your Ki Pool is not empty, you may add your Charisma Bonus as a Competence Bonus to Escape Artist, Ride and Swim checks.
Killer Courtesan [Multiclass]
All it takes is a smile and people will accept deadly drinks from your hands...
Prerequisites: Ninja Trick class feature, Bardic Performance class feature
Benefit: for the purpose of determining your Ki Pool, and for the numeric effects of Ninja Tricks and Master Tricks (but not gaining new ones), your Bard levels count as Ninja levels. For the purpose of Bardic Performances learned and the number of rounds of Performance available, your Ninja levels count as Bard levels.
Marked Prey [General]
Sometimes you leave a note on people to remind you to kill them later.
Prerequisite: Ninja Trick class feature
Benefit: with a Standard Action, you may spend one point of Ki to make a Melee Touch Attack against a target as a Supernatural Ability. If this attack hits, you leave an Arcane Mark effect on the target for one day per Ninja level you possess. If you have 10 or more ranks in Knowledge (Arcana), you may at any time spend 5 points of Ki to Scry on a target that is currently marked. The Caster Level equals your Ninja level, and the Save DC is 10 + half your Ninja level + your Charisma Bonus.
Monster Caller [Combat]
You summon otherworldly creatures to your aid.
Prerequisites: Call Woodland Allies, Knowledge (Arcana) 1 rank, Knowledge (The Planes) 1 rank
Benefit: when using Call Woodland Allies, you may summon Animals that have had the Fiendish or Celestial template applied, even though this changes their Type. You may also summon a Hellwasp Swarm if you are of a high enough level.
Mystic Shinobi [Multiclass]
You conjure bursts of elemental energy, just like the stories claim about ninjas.
Prerequisites: Ninja Trick class feature, Elemental Bloodline
Benefit: for the purpose of advancing Caster Level (but not Spells per Day or Spells Known) and Elemental Bloodline abilities, your Ninja levels count as Sorcerer levels. For the purpose of the Ki Pool and any numeric effects of any Ninja Tricks or Master Tricks you possess (but not gaining new ones), your Sorcerer levels count as Ninja levels.
Ninja Clan Master [General]
You are the boss of your clan. People might not even know this.
Prerequisites: any three Master Tricks, Leadership
Benefit: you have a proper base of operations in a secret location, equipped to house more than enough followers. This affects your Leadership score as normal for an established base. Your Leadership score is never reduced by deaths of Cohorts or Followers or for a reputation of cruelty - half your minions are exceedingly loyal to the clan (or to you personally), the rest just don't know who the leader is.
Additionally, by conferring with your agents, you can substitute Gather Information checks for Knowledge (History), Knowledge (Local), and Knowledge (Engineering) checks, but this takes ten minutes each time.
Perfect Ki Focus [General]
Your mystic energy sustains you more than anything else could.
Prerequisites: Improved Ki Focus, Greater Ki Focus
Benefit: as long as your Ki Pool is not empty, you are immune to Fatigue, Exhaustion, Hunger, Thirst and Disease. You cannot actually starve or suffer from dehydration. If your Ki Pool does become empty, fatigue and similar do not instantly catch up, but you become vulnerable to them until you regain at least one point of Ki.
Shadow Servant [Fetchling]
You're the reason some people are afraid of their own shadow.
Prerequisites: Fetchling, Call Woodland Ally, Call Elemental Ally
Benefit: add the following creatures to the list of things you can summon with Call Elemental Ally: Lesser Shadow, Shadow, Greater Shadow, Nightwing, Nightwalker, Nightcrawler. You must still have more Ninja levels than their Challenge Rating, and you must still spend the normal amount of Ki and so on.
Toxic Methods [Combat]
You don't need to carry expensive poisons, you just make it happen.
Prerequisites: Sneak Attack +3d6, Ki Pool class feature
Benefit: once per round, when you successfully deliver a Sneak Attack, you may spend one Ki point with a Free Action as a Supernatural Ability to afflict the target with a Poison effect, as the spell. The Save DC is 10 + half your Ninja level + your Charisma Bonus. The Caster Level equals your Ninja level.
Special: if a foe is immune to Precision damage, they are immune to this ability.
Virulent Methods [Combat]
You really make people sick.
Prerequisites: Sneak Attack +3d6, Ki Pool class feature
Benefit: once per round when you successfully deliver a Sneak Attack, you may spend one Ki point with a Free Action as a Supernatural Ability to afflict the target with a Contagion effect, as the spell. The Save DC is 10 + half your Ninja level + your Charisma Bonus, and the Caster Level equals your Ninja level.
Special: if a foe is immune to Precision damage, they are immune to this ability.
Wearer of Masks [General]
You adopt entirely new personalities and live multiple lives.
Prerequisites: any Ninja Trick, Disguise 7 ranks, Bluff 7 ranks
Benefit: with one hour of preparation, you can not only craft a proper Disguise, but also the complete identity and cover story to go with it. You may Take 10 on the Disguise check to assume that form in future, even if rushed or threatened, and you never accidentally "break cover" or get your story mixed up.
After spending at least one week in a given town, city or similar, spending the whole time under a given guise, you become an accepted part of the population - people simply remember that persona as having been there, and you can easily fit in as "one of the locals" and adopt any dialects or customs. This allows you to substitute Bluff checks for Diplomacy, Gather Information and Knowledge (Local) checks as pertains to the area and its inhabitants.
With but a touch, you can channel dangerous energies to turn your victims to stone.
Prerequisites: Sneak Attack +9d6, Toxic Methods, Virulent Methods
Benefit: once per round, when you successfully deliver a Sneak Attack, you may spend one Ki point with a Free Action as a Supernatural Ability to force the target to attempt a Fortitude Save. The Save DC is 10 + half your Ninja level + your Charisma Bonus. If the target fails, they are Petrified, turned to stone for one day per die of Sneak Attack you possess.
Special: if a foe is immune to Precision damage, they are immune to this ability.
Extended Ninja Trick [General]
With just a little more energy spent, you can allow your powers to last longer.
Prerequisites: Ki Pool class feature
Benefit: when activating a Ninja Trick or Master Trick that has a duration listed in rounds or minutes, you may spend 1 more Ki than normal to double the duration. For effects like Invisibility which end when certain conditions are met, they still end when the conditions are met.
Special: you may spend additional Ki to extend the duration further. 2 additional Ki triples the duration, 3 additional Ki quadruples the duration and so on.
Extra Ninja Trick [General]
You are a versatile ninja with many tricks up your sleeve.
Prerequisite: Ninja Trick class feature
Benefit: you gain one additional Ninja Trick. If you have access to Master Tricks, you may select a Master Trick. You may not select Rogue Talents in this instance.
Special: you may take this Feat multiple times, selecting a different Trick each time.
Favoured Ninja Trick [General]
You have your favourite ability, and its use is almost innate to you.
Prerequisite: Ninja Trick class feature.
Benefit: select one of your Ninja Tricks or Master Tricks that has a cost in Ki points. The cost is reduced by 1 (to a minimum of zero).
Special: you may take this feat multiple times, each time selecting a different Trick.
Flensing Wind Mastery [Combat]
Your hands blur, and then everything around you is shredded by blades.
Prerequisites: Flurry of Stars, Quick Draw, Point-Blank Shot, Rapid Shot, Base Attack Bonus +8
Benefit: with a Full Round Action, you may throw shuriken at everything within the first Range Increment - aside from targets you choose to spare, and targets of which you are not aware. Make one attack roll, and apply this against the Armour Class of every target in the area to determine who is hit. You must actually expend a great many shuriken, two per target, in order to do this. If the attack roll exceeds a given target's Armour Class by 5 points or more, they are hit twice.
Ghostly Shinobi [Multiclass]
You're so in tune with the shadow world, people might think you're actually a ghost.
Prerequisites: Ninja Trick class feature, Shadow Bloodline class feature
Benefit: for the purpose of advancing Caster Level (but not Spells Known or Spells Per Day) and Shadow Bloodline abilities, your Ninja levels are treated as Sorcerer levels. For the purpose of the Ki Pool and any numerical effects of Ninja Tricks and Master Tricks (but not actually gaining new ones), your Sorcerer levels count as Ninja levels.
Greater Ki Focus [General]
When the energy flows through you, it practically does your fighting for you.
Prerequisites: Improved Ki Focus
Benefit: as long as your Ki Pool is not empty, you may use your Charisma Bonus to determine your CMB and CMD, instead of your Strength Bonus.
Hornet Throwing Technique [Combat]
When you hurl shuriken, it is as though being stung by wasps.
Prerequisites: Deadly Shuriken, Poison Use
Benefit: you may apply poison to a shuriken as part of the action of throwing it, not requiring additional actions spent applying the poison first. Additionally, if at least three of your thrown shuriken hit the same target in the same turn, they must pass a Fortitude Save as though against the Distraction ability of a Wasp Swarm. Every additional hit after the third increases the DC by 1.
Improved Ki Focus [General]
You can channel your energy better than others. This helps you move around.
Prerequisites: Ki Pool class feature
Benefit: as long as your Ki Pool is not empty, you may add your Charisma Bonus as a Competence Bonus to Escape Artist, Ride and Swim checks.
Killer Courtesan [Multiclass]
All it takes is a smile and people will accept deadly drinks from your hands...
Prerequisites: Ninja Trick class feature, Bardic Performance class feature
Benefit: for the purpose of determining your Ki Pool, and for the numeric effects of Ninja Tricks and Master Tricks (but not gaining new ones), your Bard levels count as Ninja levels. For the purpose of Bardic Performances learned and the number of rounds of Performance available, your Ninja levels count as Bard levels.
Marked Prey [General]
Sometimes you leave a note on people to remind you to kill them later.
Prerequisite: Ninja Trick class feature
Benefit: with a Standard Action, you may spend one point of Ki to make a Melee Touch Attack against a target as a Supernatural Ability. If this attack hits, you leave an Arcane Mark effect on the target for one day per Ninja level you possess. If you have 10 or more ranks in Knowledge (Arcana), you may at any time spend 5 points of Ki to Scry on a target that is currently marked. The Caster Level equals your Ninja level, and the Save DC is 10 + half your Ninja level + your Charisma Bonus.
Monster Caller [Combat]
You summon otherworldly creatures to your aid.
Prerequisites: Call Woodland Allies, Knowledge (Arcana) 1 rank, Knowledge (The Planes) 1 rank
Benefit: when using Call Woodland Allies, you may summon Animals that have had the Fiendish or Celestial template applied, even though this changes their Type. You may also summon a Hellwasp Swarm if you are of a high enough level.
Mystic Shinobi [Multiclass]
You conjure bursts of elemental energy, just like the stories claim about ninjas.
Prerequisites: Ninja Trick class feature, Elemental Bloodline
Benefit: for the purpose of advancing Caster Level (but not Spells per Day or Spells Known) and Elemental Bloodline abilities, your Ninja levels count as Sorcerer levels. For the purpose of the Ki Pool and any numeric effects of any Ninja Tricks or Master Tricks you possess (but not gaining new ones), your Sorcerer levels count as Ninja levels.
Ninja Clan Master [General]
You are the boss of your clan. People might not even know this.
Prerequisites: any three Master Tricks, Leadership
Benefit: you have a proper base of operations in a secret location, equipped to house more than enough followers. This affects your Leadership score as normal for an established base. Your Leadership score is never reduced by deaths of Cohorts or Followers or for a reputation of cruelty - half your minions are exceedingly loyal to the clan (or to you personally), the rest just don't know who the leader is.
Additionally, by conferring with your agents, you can substitute Gather Information checks for Knowledge (History), Knowledge (Local), and Knowledge (Engineering) checks, but this takes ten minutes each time.
Perfect Ki Focus [General]
Your mystic energy sustains you more than anything else could.
Prerequisites: Improved Ki Focus, Greater Ki Focus
Benefit: as long as your Ki Pool is not empty, you are immune to Fatigue, Exhaustion, Hunger, Thirst and Disease. You cannot actually starve or suffer from dehydration. If your Ki Pool does become empty, fatigue and similar do not instantly catch up, but you become vulnerable to them until you regain at least one point of Ki.
Shadow Servant [Fetchling]
You're the reason some people are afraid of their own shadow.
Prerequisites: Fetchling, Call Woodland Ally, Call Elemental Ally
Benefit: add the following creatures to the list of things you can summon with Call Elemental Ally: Lesser Shadow, Shadow, Greater Shadow, Nightwing, Nightwalker, Nightcrawler. You must still have more Ninja levels than their Challenge Rating, and you must still spend the normal amount of Ki and so on.
Toxic Methods [Combat]
You don't need to carry expensive poisons, you just make it happen.
Prerequisites: Sneak Attack +3d6, Ki Pool class feature
Benefit: once per round, when you successfully deliver a Sneak Attack, you may spend one Ki point with a Free Action as a Supernatural Ability to afflict the target with a Poison effect, as the spell. The Save DC is 10 + half your Ninja level + your Charisma Bonus. The Caster Level equals your Ninja level.
Special: if a foe is immune to Precision damage, they are immune to this ability.
Virulent Methods [Combat]
You really make people sick.
Prerequisites: Sneak Attack +3d6, Ki Pool class feature
Benefit: once per round when you successfully deliver a Sneak Attack, you may spend one Ki point with a Free Action as a Supernatural Ability to afflict the target with a Contagion effect, as the spell. The Save DC is 10 + half your Ninja level + your Charisma Bonus, and the Caster Level equals your Ninja level.
Special: if a foe is immune to Precision damage, they are immune to this ability.
Wearer of Masks [General]
You adopt entirely new personalities and live multiple lives.
Prerequisites: any Ninja Trick, Disguise 7 ranks, Bluff 7 ranks
Benefit: with one hour of preparation, you can not only craft a proper Disguise, but also the complete identity and cover story to go with it. You may Take 10 on the Disguise check to assume that form in future, even if rushed or threatened, and you never accidentally "break cover" or get your story mixed up.
After spending at least one week in a given town, city or similar, spending the whole time under a given guise, you become an accepted part of the population - people simply remember that persona as having been there, and you can easily fit in as "one of the locals" and adopt any dialects or customs. This allows you to substitute Bluff checks for Diplomacy, Gather Information and Knowledge (Local) checks as pertains to the area and its inhabitants.
Assassination By Proxy [Mythic]
You don't even have to be there to kill them.
Prerequisites: Mythic Rank 3, Art of Mesmerism, Bluff 11 ranks
Benefit: with a Standard Action, you may stare into the eyes of a living creature and spend three points of Ki. This creates a Dominate Monster effect as a Supernatural Ability. The Caster Level equals your Ninja level, and the Save DC is 10 + half your Ninja level + your Charisma Bonus. You may only have one creature Dominated at a time in this manner - any new successful use causes prior ongoing effects to end.
Deadly Precision [Combat][Mythic]
You can strike weak points that only you know exist.
Prerequisites: Sneak Attack class feature, Mythic Rank 1
Benefit: you can now inflict Precision damage to objects and to all creatures which are usually immune to Precision damage.
Deathmark [Combat][Mythic]
People die when they are killed.
Prerequisites: Mythic Rank 1, Sneak Attack class feature
Benefit: when you slay a target, they are killed beyond normal means of revival. Anyone with a lower Mythic Rank than your own is unable to restore them to life via Raise Dead, and those who lack Mythic Rank altogether are unable to even restore them to life via Resurrection. This does not affect True Resurrection, which is strong enough to bring someone back no matter how thoroughly dead they are.
Mythic Exotic Methods [Combat][Mythic]
Why leave a corpse people can Raise? Far better to send your target to another plane altogether!
Prerequisites: Mythic Rank 3, Toxic Methods, Virulent Methods
Benefit: once per round, when you successfully deliver a Sneak Attack, you may spend one Ki point with a Free Action as a Supernatural Ability to affect the target with a Planeshift effect, as the spell. The Will Save DC is 10 + half your Ninja level + your Charisma Bonus, and the Caster Level equals your Ninja level. On a failed save, the target is sent to the Plane of your choice, and they cannot leave of their own accord for a number of weeks equal to your Mythic Rank.
Special: if a target is immune to Precision damage, they are immune to this ability.
Mythic Flurry of Stars [Combat][Mythic]
In the blink of an eye, you throw a mountain of shuriken. A bloody mess remains afterwards.
Prerequisites: Mythic Rank 1, Flurry of Stars, Quick Draw
Benefit: with a Full Round Action, you may spend 1 point of Ki and designate a single target within the first Range Increment of your shuriken. You then make a single attack roll. This attack cannot threaten a Critical Hit. If the attack roll is higher than the target's Armour Class, they are hit a number of times equal to the difference between the two. You must actually expend enough shuriken to do this - any hits in excess of the number of shuriken you possess are wasted. Precision damage and extra dice from sources such as Flaming can only apply once, as though it were a single attack, however static bonuses such as Enhancement Bonuses, Point-Blank Shot and similar will apply to each hit. Damage Reduction counts separately against each hit.
Mythic Ki Regeneration [Mythic]
It is as though there is no limit to your inner reserves of energy.
Prerequisites: Ki Pool class feature, Mythic Rank 1
Benefit: a number of times per day equal to your Mythic Rank, you may meditate and enter a trance, lasting a number of rounds equal to your Charisma Bonus. For the duration, you regain one spent point of Ki per round. Taking an action or being attacked will end the trance early.
Special: you may take this multiple times. Each additional time, you gain extra daily uses equal to your Mythic Rank.
Soul Trophy [Combat][Mythic]
You keep the souls of your victims to ensure they never come back - and for fun.
Prerequisites: Deathmark, Evil Alignment, Mythic Rank 3
Benefit: whenever you kill somebody with a weapon, even a ranged weapon or ammunition, their soul is absorbed into the weapon as though you had cast Soul Binding on them. There is no saving throw (as they are already dead), and in the case of ammunition, it does not break when this occurs. Breaking the weapon/ammunition releases the soul, allowing them to be brought back from the dead by the usual means - however you can probably find people willing to pay good money and services in exchange for contained souls.
You don't even have to be there to kill them.
Prerequisites: Mythic Rank 3, Art of Mesmerism, Bluff 11 ranks
Benefit: with a Standard Action, you may stare into the eyes of a living creature and spend three points of Ki. This creates a Dominate Monster effect as a Supernatural Ability. The Caster Level equals your Ninja level, and the Save DC is 10 + half your Ninja level + your Charisma Bonus. You may only have one creature Dominated at a time in this manner - any new successful use causes prior ongoing effects to end.
Deadly Precision [Combat][Mythic]
You can strike weak points that only you know exist.
Prerequisites: Sneak Attack class feature, Mythic Rank 1
Benefit: you can now inflict Precision damage to objects and to all creatures which are usually immune to Precision damage.
Deathmark [Combat][Mythic]
People die when they are killed.
Prerequisites: Mythic Rank 1, Sneak Attack class feature
Benefit: when you slay a target, they are killed beyond normal means of revival. Anyone with a lower Mythic Rank than your own is unable to restore them to life via Raise Dead, and those who lack Mythic Rank altogether are unable to even restore them to life via Resurrection. This does not affect True Resurrection, which is strong enough to bring someone back no matter how thoroughly dead they are.
Mythic Exotic Methods [Combat][Mythic]
Why leave a corpse people can Raise? Far better to send your target to another plane altogether!
Prerequisites: Mythic Rank 3, Toxic Methods, Virulent Methods
Benefit: once per round, when you successfully deliver a Sneak Attack, you may spend one Ki point with a Free Action as a Supernatural Ability to affect the target with a Planeshift effect, as the spell. The Will Save DC is 10 + half your Ninja level + your Charisma Bonus, and the Caster Level equals your Ninja level. On a failed save, the target is sent to the Plane of your choice, and they cannot leave of their own accord for a number of weeks equal to your Mythic Rank.
Special: if a target is immune to Precision damage, they are immune to this ability.
Mythic Flurry of Stars [Combat][Mythic]
In the blink of an eye, you throw a mountain of shuriken. A bloody mess remains afterwards.
Prerequisites: Mythic Rank 1, Flurry of Stars, Quick Draw
Benefit: with a Full Round Action, you may spend 1 point of Ki and designate a single target within the first Range Increment of your shuriken. You then make a single attack roll. This attack cannot threaten a Critical Hit. If the attack roll is higher than the target's Armour Class, they are hit a number of times equal to the difference between the two. You must actually expend enough shuriken to do this - any hits in excess of the number of shuriken you possess are wasted. Precision damage and extra dice from sources such as Flaming can only apply once, as though it were a single attack, however static bonuses such as Enhancement Bonuses, Point-Blank Shot and similar will apply to each hit. Damage Reduction counts separately against each hit.
Mythic Ki Regeneration [Mythic]
It is as though there is no limit to your inner reserves of energy.
Prerequisites: Ki Pool class feature, Mythic Rank 1
Benefit: a number of times per day equal to your Mythic Rank, you may meditate and enter a trance, lasting a number of rounds equal to your Charisma Bonus. For the duration, you regain one spent point of Ki per round. Taking an action or being attacked will end the trance early.
Special: you may take this multiple times. Each additional time, you gain extra daily uses equal to your Mythic Rank.
Soul Trophy [Combat][Mythic]
You keep the souls of your victims to ensure they never come back - and for fun.
Prerequisites: Deathmark, Evil Alignment, Mythic Rank 3
Benefit: whenever you kill somebody with a weapon, even a ranged weapon or ammunition, their soul is absorbed into the weapon as though you had cast Soul Binding on them. There is no saving throw (as they are already dead), and in the case of ammunition, it does not break when this occurs. Breaking the weapon/ammunition releases the soul, allowing them to be brought back from the dead by the usual means - however you can probably find people willing to pay good money and services in exchange for contained souls.
Chakra Tattoo
Aura: Transmutation (+1 or+2: Minor, +3 or +4: Moderate, +5: Major)
Caster Level: 3 (+1), 6 (+2), 9 (+3), 12 (+4), 15 (+5)
This is a special tattoo or brand, magically placed on the Ninja's body to draw additional Ki out and promote the flow of energy. Expensive metal and crystal pieces are used in the process, along with rare magical dyes, and these are permanent, forever using the item slot to which they are attuned. However, a weaker mark can later on be improved upon, upgraded to a stronger variety.
Effect: the tattoo increases the user's existing Ki Pool by up to 5 points, and has an additional effect depending on where it is placed. The additional Ki is considered an Enhancement Bonus for the purpose of stacking.
-Chest: the magic protects and strengthens the heart. As long as the bearer's Ki Pool is not empty, she gains a +4 Bonus on Saving Throws against [Death] effects.
-Feet: the magic attunes the feet to any surface beneath them. As long as the bearer's Ki Pool is not empty, she can walk on water as though it were ground.
-Forehead: this girds the brain, causing it to escape spells. As long as the bearer's Ki Pool is not empty, she benefits from the Slippery Mind Rogue Talent.
-Hands: the hands are strengthened, clinging to objects and surfaces. As long as the bearer's Ki Pool is not empty, she benefits from a Spiderclimb effect and has a +4 Bonus to her CMD against being Disarmed.
Market Price: 2,500GP (+1), 8,500GP (+2), 18,500GP (+3), 32,500GP (+4), 50,500GP (+5)
Construction Requirements: Ki Pool, Inscribe Magical Tattoo, Craft (Alchemy) 5 ranks
Cost: half Market Price
Jutsu Dummy
Aura: Moderate Conjuration and Minor Illusion
Caster Level: 11
This appears to be a small straw doll, wrapped in a simple ninja mask and cloak, with a string belt - a children's toy, perhaps. Usually kept inside a pouch or pack, it is rarely seen as it needn't be physically held to be activated - merely kept about the owner's person. It does not use an item slot. With an Immediate Action, the owner may spend 2 points of Ki as a Supernatural Ability. This allows them to Dimension Door up to 30 feet away, leaving a single Mirror Image behind in their place.
Market Price: 30,000GP
Construction Requirements: Craft Wondrous Item, Dimension Door, Mirror Image, Ki Pool
Cost: 15,000GP
Shadow Garb
Aura: Major Abjuration and Transmutation
Caster Level: 15
These at first seem to be simple brown-grey clothes, ideal for stealthy movement. However closer examination reveals shifting shadows, and to actually touch it reveals the almost insubstantial nature of them. Worn in the Armour slot, these provide an Armour Bonus to Armour Class equal to the amount of Ki the user has available in their Ki Pool - and thus, it can vary from one round to the next. The maximum, however, is 10 plus the wearer's Mythic Rank (if any), there is a limit to just how elusive one can be. As these are clothes, not armour, there is no Maximum Dexterity Bonus, and no Proficiency is required.
Furthermore, the wearer may spend 2 points of Ki as an Immediate Action to gain the benefits of Freedom of Movement for one round at any time. This is a Supernatural Ability.
Market Price: 75,000GP
Construction Requirements: Craft Magic Arms and Armour, Magic Vestment, Freedom of Movement, Ki Pool
Cost: 35,000GP
Shinobi Gloves
Aura: Transmutation (+1 or +2: Minor, +3 or +4: Moderate, +5: Major)
Caster Level: 3 (+1), 6 (+2), 9 (+3), 12 (+4), 15 (+5)
Designed specifically for those that throw shuriken, these grey leather gloves radiate deadly energy, energy that is transferred to shuriken as they are thrown. As long as these are worn as a pair, their Enhancement Bonus applies to the Attack and Damage rolls of all Piercing weapons thrown by the wearer. In effect, any thrown Piercing weapon becomes a magic weapon (including the ability to penetrate Damage Reduction and hit Incorporeal creatures) until the moment the attack is resolved. These can only apply a basic Enhancement Bonus - if the wearer wants Flaming Keen Shuriken, those will need to be crafted in the regular manner, though the better Enhancement Bonus of the two will apply when thrown.
Market Price: 1,000GP (+1), 4,000GP (+2), 9,000GP (+3), 16,000GP (+4), 25,000GP (+5)
Construction Requirements: Craft Magic Arms and Armour, Craft Wondrous Item, Magic Weapon
Cost: half Market Price
Spider Veil
Aura: Minor Transmutation and Conjuration
Caster Level: 6
This is typically created in the fashion of the iconic ninja mask, though sometimes it is an actual semitransparent veil that covers the face completely. Made from the finest spidersilk, it is then carefully infused with magic to remain resilient, and to grant spider-related benefits. As long as the wearer's Ki Pool is not empty, they are immune to the detrimental effects of spider webs, both mundane and magical. Furthermore, the wearer may spend 1 point of Ki as a Full Round Action to cast Summon Swarm (Caster Level 6) as a Spell-Like Ability. It can only be used to summon a Spider Swarm. This uses the Eyes slot.
Market Price: 7,500GP
Construction Requirements: Craft Wondrous Item, Ki Pool, Summon Swarm
Cost: 3,750GP
Spirit Tabi
Aura: Moderate Transmutation
Caster Level: 10
At first appearing to be simple wooden shoes, these in fact lighten the wearer's body and soul. They find that moving becomes easier in all ways, enjoying a +10' Enhancement Bonus to their base move speed. Furthermore, they may spend 1 point of Ki to gain an Air Walk effect (Caster Level 10) as a Spell-Like Ability. These are worn on the Feet.
Market Price: 12,000GP
Construction Requirements: Craft Wondrous Item, Ki Pool. Air Walk
Cost: 6,000GP
Aura: Transmutation (+1 or+2: Minor, +3 or +4: Moderate, +5: Major)
Caster Level: 3 (+1), 6 (+2), 9 (+3), 12 (+4), 15 (+5)
This is a special tattoo or brand, magically placed on the Ninja's body to draw additional Ki out and promote the flow of energy. Expensive metal and crystal pieces are used in the process, along with rare magical dyes, and these are permanent, forever using the item slot to which they are attuned. However, a weaker mark can later on be improved upon, upgraded to a stronger variety.
Effect: the tattoo increases the user's existing Ki Pool by up to 5 points, and has an additional effect depending on where it is placed. The additional Ki is considered an Enhancement Bonus for the purpose of stacking.
-Chest: the magic protects and strengthens the heart. As long as the bearer's Ki Pool is not empty, she gains a +4 Bonus on Saving Throws against [Death] effects.
-Feet: the magic attunes the feet to any surface beneath them. As long as the bearer's Ki Pool is not empty, she can walk on water as though it were ground.
-Forehead: this girds the brain, causing it to escape spells. As long as the bearer's Ki Pool is not empty, she benefits from the Slippery Mind Rogue Talent.
-Hands: the hands are strengthened, clinging to objects and surfaces. As long as the bearer's Ki Pool is not empty, she benefits from a Spiderclimb effect and has a +4 Bonus to her CMD against being Disarmed.
Market Price: 2,500GP (+1), 8,500GP (+2), 18,500GP (+3), 32,500GP (+4), 50,500GP (+5)
Construction Requirements: Ki Pool, Inscribe Magical Tattoo, Craft (Alchemy) 5 ranks
Cost: half Market Price
Jutsu Dummy
Aura: Moderate Conjuration and Minor Illusion
Caster Level: 11
This appears to be a small straw doll, wrapped in a simple ninja mask and cloak, with a string belt - a children's toy, perhaps. Usually kept inside a pouch or pack, it is rarely seen as it needn't be physically held to be activated - merely kept about the owner's person. It does not use an item slot. With an Immediate Action, the owner may spend 2 points of Ki as a Supernatural Ability. This allows them to Dimension Door up to 30 feet away, leaving a single Mirror Image behind in their place.
Market Price: 30,000GP
Construction Requirements: Craft Wondrous Item, Dimension Door, Mirror Image, Ki Pool
Cost: 15,000GP
Shadow Garb
Aura: Major Abjuration and Transmutation
Caster Level: 15
These at first seem to be simple brown-grey clothes, ideal for stealthy movement. However closer examination reveals shifting shadows, and to actually touch it reveals the almost insubstantial nature of them. Worn in the Armour slot, these provide an Armour Bonus to Armour Class equal to the amount of Ki the user has available in their Ki Pool - and thus, it can vary from one round to the next. The maximum, however, is 10 plus the wearer's Mythic Rank (if any), there is a limit to just how elusive one can be. As these are clothes, not armour, there is no Maximum Dexterity Bonus, and no Proficiency is required.
Furthermore, the wearer may spend 2 points of Ki as an Immediate Action to gain the benefits of Freedom of Movement for one round at any time. This is a Supernatural Ability.
Market Price: 75,000GP
Construction Requirements: Craft Magic Arms and Armour, Magic Vestment, Freedom of Movement, Ki Pool
Cost: 35,000GP
Shinobi Gloves
Aura: Transmutation (+1 or +2: Minor, +3 or +4: Moderate, +5: Major)
Caster Level: 3 (+1), 6 (+2), 9 (+3), 12 (+4), 15 (+5)
Designed specifically for those that throw shuriken, these grey leather gloves radiate deadly energy, energy that is transferred to shuriken as they are thrown. As long as these are worn as a pair, their Enhancement Bonus applies to the Attack and Damage rolls of all Piercing weapons thrown by the wearer. In effect, any thrown Piercing weapon becomes a magic weapon (including the ability to penetrate Damage Reduction and hit Incorporeal creatures) until the moment the attack is resolved. These can only apply a basic Enhancement Bonus - if the wearer wants Flaming Keen Shuriken, those will need to be crafted in the regular manner, though the better Enhancement Bonus of the two will apply when thrown.
Market Price: 1,000GP (+1), 4,000GP (+2), 9,000GP (+3), 16,000GP (+4), 25,000GP (+5)
Construction Requirements: Craft Magic Arms and Armour, Craft Wondrous Item, Magic Weapon
Cost: half Market Price
Spider Veil
Aura: Minor Transmutation and Conjuration
Caster Level: 6
This is typically created in the fashion of the iconic ninja mask, though sometimes it is an actual semitransparent veil that covers the face completely. Made from the finest spidersilk, it is then carefully infused with magic to remain resilient, and to grant spider-related benefits. As long as the wearer's Ki Pool is not empty, they are immune to the detrimental effects of spider webs, both mundane and magical. Furthermore, the wearer may spend 1 point of Ki as a Full Round Action to cast Summon Swarm (Caster Level 6) as a Spell-Like Ability. It can only be used to summon a Spider Swarm. This uses the Eyes slot.
Market Price: 7,500GP
Construction Requirements: Craft Wondrous Item, Ki Pool, Summon Swarm
Cost: 3,750GP
Spirit Tabi
Aura: Moderate Transmutation
Caster Level: 10
At first appearing to be simple wooden shoes, these in fact lighten the wearer's body and soul. They find that moving becomes easier in all ways, enjoying a +10' Enhancement Bonus to their base move speed. Furthermore, they may spend 1 point of Ki to gain an Air Walk effect (Caster Level 10) as a Spell-Like Ability. These are worn on the Feet.
Market Price: 12,000GP
Construction Requirements: Craft Wondrous Item, Ki Pool. Air Walk
Cost: 6,000GP
Elusive Assailant
Focused more on defence than offence, the elusive assassin would probably be frail and easy to kill... if the enemy could ever land a blow. The strongest attacks in the world matter little if they cannot hit the target, and as such, the Elusive Assailant can afford to take her time with her enemies.
Sneak Attack: the Elusive Assailant does not deal crippling blows, she instead avoids enemy attacks and gradually wears them down. She does not gain the Sneak Attack ability (and thus cannot use abilities that replace or modify the Sneak Attack ability, unless gained from another source).
Ninja Tricks: at levels six, twelve and sixteen, the Elusive Assailant does not gain a Ninja Trick or Master Trick, due to focusing on her defence.
Ninja Dodge (Ex): at first level, the Elusive Assailant gains a +1 Dodge Bonus to Armour Class whenever she is not wearing armour. Every odd level thereafter, this bonus increases by 1.
Uncanny Dodge (Ex): at first level, the Elusive Assailant retains her Dexterity Bonus to Armour Class when Flat-Footed, unless attacked by someone with more levels in a "Sneak Attack" class than her own Ninja level.
Low Profile (Ex): at third level, opponents of the Elusive Assailant do not gain bonuses to attack her from High Ground, nor do they gain any bonuses to hit her when she is Prone.
Evasion (Ex): at sixth level, if the Elusive Assailant is required to make a Reflex Save for half damage and succeeds, she instead takes no damage.
Slippery Mind (Ex): at seventh level, if the Elusive Assailant fails a Will Save, she may try again (at a -2 Penalty) on the following round. Should the second save succeed, she shakes the effects off and is no longer affected. If the second save fails, she gets no further attempts.
Improved Uncanny Dodge (Ex): at level nine, foes of the Elusive Assailant gain no benefit from Flanking her.
Defensive Roll (Ex): at level twelve, the Elusive Assailant may once per day attempt to survive an attack that would otherwise reduce her to or below zero hit points. She attempts a Reflex Save (DC = damage dealt), and if successful the damage is halved. She must be aware of the attack - if she is denied her Dexterity Bonus to Armour Class, she cannot use this ability. Evasion and Improved Evasion do not apply to this saving throw.
Improved Evasion (Ex): at level thirteen, if the Elusive Assailant ever fails a Reflex Save for half damage, she only takes half damage anyway. Succeeding on the save still reduces it to zero damage.
Another Day (Ex): at level sixteen, the Elusive Assailant may once per day make a 5' step of adjustement as an Immediate Action. If the movement takes her out of reach of the attack, she is completely unaffected. This sudden extra movement leaves her Staggered on her next turn.
Redirect Attack (Ex): at level seventeen, the Elusive Assailant may once per day use an Immediate Action to redirect a melee attack that would normally hit her. The attack is instead resolved against a target of the Assailant's choice, as long as that target is adjacent to her and within reach/range of the attack.
Never Say Die (Ex): at level nineteen, the Elusive Assailant becomes better at defending herself. Another Day no longer leaves her staggered, Defensive Roll does benefit from both Evasion and Improved Evasion, and Redirect Attack can even redirect ranged attacks or spells that require an attack roll.
Exotic Assassin
Specialists trained by various clans to use the weapons of their schools, the Exotic Assassins take a more direct approach to conflict resolution. Though their methods may still be unorthodox, wielding weapons other people tend not to use, they still excel in deadly close-quarters combat rather than turning invisible and throwing bombs.
Ninja Tricks: the Exotic Assassin doesn't learn Ninja Tricks or Master Tricks - and may not take the Extra Trick Feat to gain them. Her focus is entirely on weapon-based combat.
Weapon Proficiencies: at first level, the Exotic Assassin gains proficiency with a single additional Exotic Weapon of choice, in addition to the usual ones for the Ninja.
Style Weapon: at first level, select the Style Weapon for the combat school. This must be an Exotic Weapon with which the character is proficient. All Bonus Feats that require selecting one weapon apply to the Style Weapon.
Bonus Feats: every even level, the Exotic Assassin gains a Bonus Feat, even if she doesn't meet the prerequisites. The feats gained are as follows:
2nd: Weapon Focus (Style Weapon)
4th: Weapon Finesse or Agile Manoeuvres or Betraying Blow or Bloody Assault.
6th: Weapon Specialisation (Style Weapon)
8th: Improved Critical (Style Weapon)
10th: Critical Focus
12th: Greater Weapon Focus (Style Weapon)
14th: any single [Critical] Feat that does not have another [Critical] Feat as a prerequisite
16th: Greater Weapon Specialisation (Style Weapon)
18th: any single [Style] Feat or [Critical] Feat
20th: Combat Style Master or Critical Mastery or Deadly Stroke (Style Weapon)
Illusory Assailant
Sometimes, fighting certain attackers can leave one feeling their foe isn't even real. The Illusory Assailant is a Ninja who specialises in magical methods, channelling magical illusions with ease in order to weave false images into the world and leave opponents unable to know what is real and what is not.
Sneak Attack: the Illusory Assailant is less martially inclined than normal, and does not gain the Sneak Attack ability. She cannot take abilities that replace, require or augment Sneak Attack, unless she gains it from a different source.
Mystic Illusions (Su): as she gains levels, the Illusory Assailant learns a variety of Illusions, used just like the spells of the same names. These can be used once each per day, with a Caster Level equal to her Ninja level and a Save DC (where applicable) of 10 + half her Ninja level + her Charisma Bonus.
1st: Dazzling Blade, Ventriloquism
3rd: Blur, Haunting Mists
5th: Illusory Poison, Silent Image
7th: Phantasmal Killer, Shadow Step
9th: Mirage Arcana, Seeming
11th: Mislead, Shadow Walk
13th: Mass Invisibility, Phantasmal Revenge
15th: Nightmare Terrain, Screen
17th: Quickened Phantasmal Killer, Weird
19th: Extended Nightmare Terrain, Shades
Silent Strangler
A foe who cannot breathe also cannot speak - or cry out for help. The Silent Strangler is an assassin who appears behind foes, then quickly grabs them and begins to choke the life from them. Her foe lies dead before other enemies are even aware there is a problem.
Ninja Tricks: the Silent Strangler no longer gains any Ninja Tricks or Master Tricks, focusing on a much more direct form of combat. She may not take the Extra Trick Feat.
Bonus Feats: as she gains levels, the Silent Strangler gains Bonus Feats, for which she need not meet the requirements.
1st: Improved Unarmed Strike
2nd: Improved Grapple
4th: Strangler
6th: Chokehold
8th: Greater Grapple
10th: Pinning Knockout
12th: Pinning Rend
14th: Rapid Grappler
16th: Sleeper Hold
Giant-Grabbing Stance (Ex): starting at level eighteen, when the Silent Strangler is involved in a grapple, she may choose to negate all Size-based modifiers, both positive and negative, to the CMD and CMB of all participants. She can choose not to use this when she has a size advantage, but cannot choose to just negate one participant's size, gaining the best of both worlds.
Ghost-Grabbing Stance (Su): at level twenty, the Silent Strangler can grapple even ghosts: Incorporeal and Ethereal foes, and those using Freedom of Movement, are not immune to being grappled or even Pinned by her - she can interact with them as though they lacked those traits and effects.
Wilderness Assassin
Many Ninja live out in the wild, spending a great deal of time away from society. They are scouts, learning to survive in all conditions and climates, and they stalk through the forests like ghosts - alongside their loyal animal companions. Ninja are known for their most common animal companions: the hawk, the fox, the wolf, and the giant frog.
Sneak Attack: though still a competent fighter, the Wilderness Assassin does not use sudden strikes that inflict crippling damage, instead relying on trickery and the aid of a beastly companion. The Wilderness Assassin does not gain the Sneak Attack ability, and cannot take abilities that replace, require or augment it unless she gains Sneak Attack from a separate source.
Animal Companion (Ex): the Wilderness Assassin gains the ability to befriend and train an Animal Companion exactly like the Druid. Unlike a Druid, she cannot choose to instead access a Cleric Domain.
Wild Empathy (Ex): similarly, the Wilderness Assassin gains the Wild Empathy ability of a Druid, however she takes a -4 penalty to it as she is not as in-tune with nature as the Druid.
Focused more on defence than offence, the elusive assassin would probably be frail and easy to kill... if the enemy could ever land a blow. The strongest attacks in the world matter little if they cannot hit the target, and as such, the Elusive Assailant can afford to take her time with her enemies.
Sneak Attack: the Elusive Assailant does not deal crippling blows, she instead avoids enemy attacks and gradually wears them down. She does not gain the Sneak Attack ability (and thus cannot use abilities that replace or modify the Sneak Attack ability, unless gained from another source).
Ninja Tricks: at levels six, twelve and sixteen, the Elusive Assailant does not gain a Ninja Trick or Master Trick, due to focusing on her defence.
Ninja Dodge (Ex): at first level, the Elusive Assailant gains a +1 Dodge Bonus to Armour Class whenever she is not wearing armour. Every odd level thereafter, this bonus increases by 1.
Uncanny Dodge (Ex): at first level, the Elusive Assailant retains her Dexterity Bonus to Armour Class when Flat-Footed, unless attacked by someone with more levels in a "Sneak Attack" class than her own Ninja level.
Low Profile (Ex): at third level, opponents of the Elusive Assailant do not gain bonuses to attack her from High Ground, nor do they gain any bonuses to hit her when she is Prone.
Evasion (Ex): at sixth level, if the Elusive Assailant is required to make a Reflex Save for half damage and succeeds, she instead takes no damage.
Slippery Mind (Ex): at seventh level, if the Elusive Assailant fails a Will Save, she may try again (at a -2 Penalty) on the following round. Should the second save succeed, she shakes the effects off and is no longer affected. If the second save fails, she gets no further attempts.
Improved Uncanny Dodge (Ex): at level nine, foes of the Elusive Assailant gain no benefit from Flanking her.
Defensive Roll (Ex): at level twelve, the Elusive Assailant may once per day attempt to survive an attack that would otherwise reduce her to or below zero hit points. She attempts a Reflex Save (DC = damage dealt), and if successful the damage is halved. She must be aware of the attack - if she is denied her Dexterity Bonus to Armour Class, she cannot use this ability. Evasion and Improved Evasion do not apply to this saving throw.
Improved Evasion (Ex): at level thirteen, if the Elusive Assailant ever fails a Reflex Save for half damage, she only takes half damage anyway. Succeeding on the save still reduces it to zero damage.
Another Day (Ex): at level sixteen, the Elusive Assailant may once per day make a 5' step of adjustement as an Immediate Action. If the movement takes her out of reach of the attack, she is completely unaffected. This sudden extra movement leaves her Staggered on her next turn.
Redirect Attack (Ex): at level seventeen, the Elusive Assailant may once per day use an Immediate Action to redirect a melee attack that would normally hit her. The attack is instead resolved against a target of the Assailant's choice, as long as that target is adjacent to her and within reach/range of the attack.
Never Say Die (Ex): at level nineteen, the Elusive Assailant becomes better at defending herself. Another Day no longer leaves her staggered, Defensive Roll does benefit from both Evasion and Improved Evasion, and Redirect Attack can even redirect ranged attacks or spells that require an attack roll.
Exotic Assassin
Specialists trained by various clans to use the weapons of their schools, the Exotic Assassins take a more direct approach to conflict resolution. Though their methods may still be unorthodox, wielding weapons other people tend not to use, they still excel in deadly close-quarters combat rather than turning invisible and throwing bombs.
Ninja Tricks: the Exotic Assassin doesn't learn Ninja Tricks or Master Tricks - and may not take the Extra Trick Feat to gain them. Her focus is entirely on weapon-based combat.
Weapon Proficiencies: at first level, the Exotic Assassin gains proficiency with a single additional Exotic Weapon of choice, in addition to the usual ones for the Ninja.
Style Weapon: at first level, select the Style Weapon for the combat school. This must be an Exotic Weapon with which the character is proficient. All Bonus Feats that require selecting one weapon apply to the Style Weapon.
Bonus Feats: every even level, the Exotic Assassin gains a Bonus Feat, even if she doesn't meet the prerequisites. The feats gained are as follows:
2nd: Weapon Focus (Style Weapon)
4th: Weapon Finesse or Agile Manoeuvres or Betraying Blow or Bloody Assault.
6th: Weapon Specialisation (Style Weapon)
8th: Improved Critical (Style Weapon)
10th: Critical Focus
12th: Greater Weapon Focus (Style Weapon)
14th: any single [Critical] Feat that does not have another [Critical] Feat as a prerequisite
16th: Greater Weapon Specialisation (Style Weapon)
18th: any single [Style] Feat or [Critical] Feat
20th: Combat Style Master or Critical Mastery or Deadly Stroke (Style Weapon)
Illusory Assailant
Sometimes, fighting certain attackers can leave one feeling their foe isn't even real. The Illusory Assailant is a Ninja who specialises in magical methods, channelling magical illusions with ease in order to weave false images into the world and leave opponents unable to know what is real and what is not.
Sneak Attack: the Illusory Assailant is less martially inclined than normal, and does not gain the Sneak Attack ability. She cannot take abilities that replace, require or augment Sneak Attack, unless she gains it from a different source.
Mystic Illusions (Su): as she gains levels, the Illusory Assailant learns a variety of Illusions, used just like the spells of the same names. These can be used once each per day, with a Caster Level equal to her Ninja level and a Save DC (where applicable) of 10 + half her Ninja level + her Charisma Bonus.
1st: Dazzling Blade, Ventriloquism
3rd: Blur, Haunting Mists
5th: Illusory Poison, Silent Image
7th: Phantasmal Killer, Shadow Step
9th: Mirage Arcana, Seeming
11th: Mislead, Shadow Walk
13th: Mass Invisibility, Phantasmal Revenge
15th: Nightmare Terrain, Screen
17th: Quickened Phantasmal Killer, Weird
19th: Extended Nightmare Terrain, Shades
Silent Strangler
A foe who cannot breathe also cannot speak - or cry out for help. The Silent Strangler is an assassin who appears behind foes, then quickly grabs them and begins to choke the life from them. Her foe lies dead before other enemies are even aware there is a problem.
Ninja Tricks: the Silent Strangler no longer gains any Ninja Tricks or Master Tricks, focusing on a much more direct form of combat. She may not take the Extra Trick Feat.
Bonus Feats: as she gains levels, the Silent Strangler gains Bonus Feats, for which she need not meet the requirements.
1st: Improved Unarmed Strike
2nd: Improved Grapple
4th: Strangler
6th: Chokehold
8th: Greater Grapple
10th: Pinning Knockout
12th: Pinning Rend
14th: Rapid Grappler
16th: Sleeper Hold
Giant-Grabbing Stance (Ex): starting at level eighteen, when the Silent Strangler is involved in a grapple, she may choose to negate all Size-based modifiers, both positive and negative, to the CMD and CMB of all participants. She can choose not to use this when she has a size advantage, but cannot choose to just negate one participant's size, gaining the best of both worlds.
Ghost-Grabbing Stance (Su): at level twenty, the Silent Strangler can grapple even ghosts: Incorporeal and Ethereal foes, and those using Freedom of Movement, are not immune to being grappled or even Pinned by her - she can interact with them as though they lacked those traits and effects.
Wilderness Assassin
Many Ninja live out in the wild, spending a great deal of time away from society. They are scouts, learning to survive in all conditions and climates, and they stalk through the forests like ghosts - alongside their loyal animal companions. Ninja are known for their most common animal companions: the hawk, the fox, the wolf, and the giant frog.
Sneak Attack: though still a competent fighter, the Wilderness Assassin does not use sudden strikes that inflict crippling damage, instead relying on trickery and the aid of a beastly companion. The Wilderness Assassin does not gain the Sneak Attack ability, and cannot take abilities that replace, require or augment it unless she gains Sneak Attack from a separate source.
Animal Companion (Ex): the Wilderness Assassin gains the ability to befriend and train an Animal Companion exactly like the Druid. Unlike a Druid, she cannot choose to instead access a Cleric Domain.
Wild Empathy (Ex): similarly, the Wilderness Assassin gains the Wild Empathy ability of a Druid, however she takes a -4 penalty to it as she is not as in-tune with nature as the Druid.
Plots for Ninja characters:
- You must infiltrate a nearby town, become known and trusted, and find out what the dodgy mayor is really up to.
- A high-profile target needs to be killed, and it can't be linked to the militia of the region. They have strong guards, too.
- For a long time your clan has been at war with another, and the peace treaty has only been recent. It also looks like it's ready to break - find out who is trying to provoke war, and either stop them or cripple the enemy clan.
- Somehow your clan has been infiltrated, and somebody needs to dig out the spies in what is essentially one big group of spies. Good luck.
- One of your agents is in prison, likely to be tortured or executed - and they have information you still need. You have been chosen to rescue them.
- At a nearby ball, the nobility are certain that various assassins are lying in the wings, ready to kill certain high-priority targets. As that's your forte, they want you there to spot and stop the assassins.
- Younger members of the clan - perhaps being manipulated by shadowy higher-ups - have broken into the restricted section, and made off with dangerous magic items. They must be stopped before the items are activated.
- There are rumours of secret scrolls containing hidden techniques for your ninja clan. Apparently those scrolls are trapped not on another plane, but in another time period entirely. You must find a way to access the past and dig the scrolls up.
- You have been given the special honour of going to the secret armoury to fetch a special magic item to use in future events... except you'll need to overcome the demons that are running loose there, and watch out for items that are activating themselves.
- More and more ninja have been returning from the dead as spirits of vengeance, and this includes some from your own clan. Given their shocking acts of violence, you are in danger of being discovered.
- The emperor has been kidnapped by ninjas! Are you a bad enough dude to rescue the emperor?
- An injured, hurried fellow pushes a simple wood ring into your hands, then flees without explanation. Now, you find yourself the subject of ninja attacks.
- The head of the local guard was a man of many vices - gambling, drinking, opium, prostitutes, protection rackets... and now he's dead. Who in particular has killed him, and at the request of whom?
- This town is strangely quiet and subdued - there are no guards, yet everyone does "what they have to do". Oddly enough, despite the lack of crime, many people, those who have been causing problems, have very unfortunate accidents.
- Your journey requires you travel through a jungle that is home to a tribe of lizardfolk, including a ninja village. Almost nobody ever makes it through, to the point that some doubt the validity of the lizard-ninja rumours.
- You have been hired to escort a priest to a special hot spring, where he can perform the rites to create Holy Water Elementals and stave off the undead tides. Unfortunately, people who interfere with these hot springs have a tendency to have a little too much to drink and then drown in the water, or to eat some bad fish and die in moments.
- Now, the very Demons and Devils themselves have been using ninja to unleash proxy attacks against one another. The fallout from these assassinations and battles has been destroying the lands around you.
- When you ransacked an enemy castle and killed everyone there, it was rather unfortunate: amongst the corpses were agents from a clan, investigating this enemy. Now you are in their sights.
- The target you need to bring to justice is also being pursued by ninja. Do you let them claim the kill (and give up the reward), cross swords with them, or find an agreement?
- Your foray underground has not gone so well: even as you explore and scout, you have found other scouts working against you. Traps, violent conflicts, and of course, they have changed the markers you left on the ground and found ways to rearrange the very walls.
