Shosuro Shinobi School: Shosuro Assasins

Reprinted w/out permission from Way of the Scorpion

Benefit: +1 Reflexes

Beginning Honor: 1 + 5 boxes

Outfit

  

None listed

Skills

Athletics, Defense, Explosives, Ninjutsu 2, Poison, Stealth

Note

This school is the counterpart to the Shoshuro Butei School. Those who pass the Gauntlet Initiation are allowed to cast away the ninja garb and learn the true secrets of Scorpion espionage.
Editor's note: For a character to reach even Rank 1 in this School, they are expected to have gone through a lot of crap, and cannot expect to interact with normal samurai in any sort of open, friendly manner. Read Appendix II in Way of the Scorpion for more information.

Techniques

Rank 1

  

Assassins are given rudimentary acting training in their first year, mainly to teach them how to master the art of appearing nondescript. He keeps a number of extra dice equal to his School Rank when rolling stealth.

Rank 2

  

The Assassin has been taught how to strike an unaware opponent with such skill that only a single strike is necessary. When an opponent is unaware or unable to defend himself - making his TN to be hit a 5 - the Assassin's raises are not limited by his Void.

Rank 3

  

Using unique movement techniques, the Assassin is a very difficult target to hit. The Assassin may, during the declaration phase, use this technique instead of one of the three maneuvers. By using his distraction technique, the Assassin may raise his TN to be hit by 10 or 20(Reflexes x 5 +10 or +20). However, any actions he chooses to take also have their TN's raised by 10 or 20, respectively.

Rank 4

  

At this rank, the Assassin has learned the true art of invisibility. The Assassin may move through a room without anyone noticing he was ever there. In order to do this, the Assassin must spend a Void point. The invisibility lasts for as long as the Assassin can hold his breath (a number of minutes equal to his Stamina)and there must be activity in the room he is passing through.

Rank 5

  

Finally, the Assassin has learned the mythical power of 'walking through walls'. By spending a Void point, the Assassin can move through 1 inch of solid material. This requires at least one minute of meditation before the act.