Statistic Information

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Here on The Warring States, we use a stat system to reward players for the progress and achievements! There are five categories, and you are given 50 points to distribute between them. You may have no less than five, and no more than fifteen in any category to start. The stat categories are explained below.

Strength: The overall strength of your character. It affects their strength in hand-to-hand combat, and is also used as a requirement to use certain armor and weapons. This also allows the character to be more proficient with polearms, maces, and other large weapons.

Constitution: How much can your character take? This affects their natural defense, and their stamina. It will also serve as a requirement for certain weapons and armor. One point in constitution increases both aspects. Certain items may increase one or the other, or both.

- Natural Defense: How tough is your character's skin, without armor? This decides how much they can take before they go down.

- Stamina: This dictates how long your character can maintain extensive physical activity before they tire.

Dexterity: Your character's speed and agility. The higher it is, the faster and more nimble your character. This also allows them to be more proficient with smaller weapons, like knives and sickles, and dual-wielding. This is broken up into three categories: movement speed, attack speed, and agility. One point in dexterity increases all three. Certain items may increase any one, or all of them.

- Movement Speed: How fast your character can run.

- Attack Speed: How fast your character can attack.

- Agility: How high and far your character can jump, and how nimble they are.

Wisdom: Wisdom affects your character's overall intelligence and battle knowledge. The wiser the character, the more knowledgeable they are in battle, and the more likely they are to see an attack coming.

Spirit: Spirit is your character's Musou capacity. It affects your Musou strength and proficiency. The higher your Spirit, the stronger your Musou is, and the easier it is to use.

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Rank-Ups and Rewards

Rank: Wanderer
Post Count: 0
Stat Cap: 15
Reward: N/A

Rank: Conscript
Post Count: 10
Stat Cap: 20
Reward: +1 Exp

Rank: Infantry
Post Count: 50
Stat Cap: 25
Reward: +2 Exp

Rank: Samurai
Post Count: 150
Stat Cap: 30
Reward: +3 Exp, can obtain Musou

Rank: Veteran
Post Count: 300
Stat Cap: 35
Reward: +4 Exp

Rank: Commander
Post Count: 500
Stat Cap: 40
Reward: +5 Exp

Rank: Lieutenant
Post Count: 750
Stat Cap: 45
Reward: +6 Exp, Lieutenant's Helmet: +6 Con

Rank: Captain
Post Count: 1000
Stat Cap: 50
Reward: +7 Exp, Captain's Sash: +5 Dex, +5 Con. Negates one blow per thread.

Rank: General
Post Count: 1250
Stat Cap: 55
Reward: +8 Exp, General's Greaves: +8 Dex, +4 Str.

Rank: Spear General
Post Count: 1500
Stat Cap: 60
Reward: +9 Exp, Spear General's (Weapon): A weapon of your choice. PM the admin with your weapon type, and one will be made for you.

Rank: Daimyo
Post Count: 1750
Stat Cap: 65
Reward: +10 Exp, Daimyo's Gauntlets: +6 Str, +2 all other stats

Rank: Shogun
Post Count: 2000
Stat Cap: 80
Reward: +11 Exp, Shogun's Mask: +10 Musou, +3 all other stats

Special Ranks

There are certain special ranks and positions which can only be acquired by fulfilling certain tasks. These increase your current stat cap, and offer bonus rewards. You may only go down one tree.

Bishamonten Tree

Rank: Messenger of Bishamonten
Requirement: Pass three of Bishamonten's trials.
Stat Cap: Current Cap +5
Reward: +10 Exp, Bishamonten's Hakama: +5 Str, +5 Spr. Grants the wearer the wearer complete elemental immunity with the exception of light and darkness.

Rank: Harbinger of War
Requirement: Pass seven of Bishamonten's trials.
Stat Cap: Current Cap +5. Stacks with previous.
Reward: +10 Exp, Bishamonten's Pendant: +5 Con, +5 Dex. Grants the wearer superior strength. Can wield two-hand weapons with one hand.

Rank: Warbringer
Requirement: Pass all of Bishamonten's trials.
Stat Cap: Current Cap +5. Stacks with previous.
Reward: +10 Exp. Bishamonten's Mask: +5 All stats. Once per thread, the wielder can summon the spirit of Bishamonten to fight alongside him or her. Lasts one post for every 5 Spr. Bishamonten's stats are equal to your Spr.

Susano'o Tree

Rank: Spirit of Susano'o
Requirement: Pass three of Susano'o's trials.
Stat Cap: Current Cap +5
Reward: +10 Exp, Susano'o's Ring: +5 Str, +5 Con. Grants the wearer the ability to call storms. Storms reach the player one round after activating.

Rank: Lord of the Sea
Requirement: Pass seven of Susano'o's trials.
Stat Cap: Current Cap +5. Stacks with previous.
Reward: +10 Exp, Totsuka-no-Tsurugi: +10 Str. Striking with this sword causes clouds to gather overhead. After three rounds of battle, all of the user's strikes deal lightning damage.

Rank: Bringer of the Storm
Requirement: Pass all of Susano'o's trials.
Stat Cap: Current Cap +5. Stacks with previous.
Reward: +10 Exp, Hood of the Stormbringer: +5 All stat. The wearer can change the weather on a whim, and use it to their advantage. One weather change per thread. Stacks with other items of the Susano'o set.
Sunny: All strikes are imbued with fire.
Cloudy: All strikes deal water damage.
Raining: All strikes deal ice damage.
Windy: All strikes deal wind damage.
Storming: All strikes deal lightning damage.

Izanagi Tree

Rank: Banisher of Darkness
Requirement: Pass three of Izanagi's trials.
Stat Cap: Current Cap +5.
Reward: +10 Exp. Izanagi's Cloak: +10 Spr. The wearer has immunity to dark damage. If perfectly still, or moving slowly, the wearer can appear invisible.

Rank: Bringer of Light
Requirement: Pass seven of Izanagi's trials.
Stat Cap: Current Cap +5. Stacks with previous.
Reward: +10 Exp. Izanagi's Mask: +10 Con. The wearer can resurrect fallen allies, restoring their life. Or, the wearer can heal themselves of all fatal injuries and restore their stamina once per thread.

Rank: Redeemer of Souls
Requirement: Pass all of Izanagi's trials.
Stat Cap: Current Cap +5. Stacks with previous.
Reward: +10 Exp. Blade of Light: +10 Str +10 Spr. All of the wielder's attacks are imbued with the Light element. The blade can fire a beam of light energy as a ranged attack.

Izanami Tree

Rank: Banisher of Light
Requirement: Pass three of Izanami's trials.
Stat Cap: Current Cap +5.
Reward: +10 Exp. Izanami's Breastplate: +10 Con. The wearer has immunity to light damage. Elemental damage to the breastplate can be stored and used to add onto the wearer's next attack.

Rank: Bringer of Darkness
Requirement: Pass seven of Izanami's trials.
Stat Cap: Current Cap +5. Stacks with previous.
Reward: +10 Exp. Izanami's Mask: +10 Dex. The wearer can instill momentary life into fallen warriors, creating undead allies who serve their master for a time. Undead allies last one post per five Spr. Up to five allies at one time.

Rank: The Reaper
Requirement: Pass all of Izanami's trials.
Stat Cap: Current Cap +5. Stacks with previous.
Reward: +10 Exp. Blade of Night: +10 Str +10 Spr. All of the wielder's attacks are imbued with the Dark element. The blade can fire a beam of dark energy as a ranged attack.

Amaterasu Tree

Rank: Light of the Sun
Requirement: Pass three of Amaterasu's trials.
Stat Cap: Current Cap +5.
Reward: +10 Exp. Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi: +10 Str +10 Spr. The wielder can strike with the light of the sun, the blade becoming intensely hot. It can burn through skin at a touch. Looking directly into the blade can blind a person for one post. Power only works in the daytime, when the sun is shining.

Rank: Messenger of Amaterasu
Requirement: Pass seven of Amaterasu's trials.
Stat Cap: Current Cap +5. Stacks with previous.
Reward: +10 Exp. Yasakani no Magatama: +10 Spr. This magatama allows the wielder to harness the sunlight and amplify it, giving them the ability to wield it like fire. They can control the light in the immediate area. If the wielder has a fire musou, its potency doubles while holding this magatama. Only works in the daytime, when the sun is shining.

Rank: Amaterasu's Light
Requirement: Pass all of Amaterasu's trials.
Stat Cap: Current Cap +5. Stacks with previous.
Reward: +10 Exp. Yata no Kagami: +10 Spr. This mirror has the ability to call forth the sun at any time. Once per thread, the wielder can alter the time of day so that the sun is out. This enables use of the powers from this set.

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Faction Bonuses

Certain factions will prioritize training in certain aspects. For example, the Takeda are likely to teach you mounted combat, and the Oda are likely to teach you to be a gunner. As such, joining a specific faction will grant your character a specific bonus.

Oda: +5 Spr, +12 Dex when wielding a rifle.

Takeda: +5 Str, +10 Con when mounted.

Tokugawa: +5 Con, +3 all stats when you're outnumbered.

Uesugi: +2 to all physical stats, +10 Spr when in a temple.

Imagawa: +5 Dex, +10 Dex when retreating.

Azai: +5 Str, +5 Dex, +5 Con

Hojo: +5 Dex, can blend with shadows.

Date: +5 Dex, +3 all stats when you have the advantage.

Shimazu: +5 Str, +5 Str and Con when assaulting.

Chosokabe: +5 Dex, +10 Wis on any body of water.

Mori: +5 Wis, +2 to all stats during the day.

Amakusa: +5 Con, +10 Str when wielding a two-hand.

Grey Dawn: +5 Con, +10 Wis when wearing a mask.

Mercenary: +5 Con, double money reward from quests.

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Event and Quest Rewards

Rewards for large events and quests will be handed out at Staff's discretion. These rewards are generally in the form of stat-increases or unique items. You will never receive an item from a quest, that you can purchase from the store.

For battles, rewards will not be based on who wins and who loses, they will be determined by individual effort. Your side could lose, but if you were to put forth the largest contribution to the battle, you would likely receive the best reward.

SPQs are quests that can only be done once. That is to say, you can not complete the same SPQ several times and hope for a reward, as none will be given out a second time. You can still do others, but none may be repeated. You are allowed to do only 4 SPQs per month. These grant you up to +3 in any specific stat category, and they are graded by how much effort you put into your post.

+1 for completing the objectives.
+1 for showing growth.
+1 for clear effort.

Monthly Quests will have rather eccentric rewards, as they will generally require rather strange objectives to be fulfilled. These will often have better rewards than SPQs, but they will not best Event rewards. The grading rubric for SPQs and MEs is roughly the same, though MEs may offer more than just stats.

Create-A-Quests will have rewards based on the quest created. If you will be performing a stealth mission, be it to gather intel or assassinate a high value target, you will be given a gold reward, and something to suit that. If you are doing a battle, you will likely be given a weapon, or armor. The grading rubric is different for these, as they will be GMed quests. They will rely on whether or not you complete your task, and how much you grow, and how well you perform throughout the quest. Rewards may vary from small to large.

Events will give the largest rewards on the board. Events may range from full-out war between factions, or negotiations. Anything very important and plot-driven will go here.

Occasionally, events will be something like the Battle of Okehazama, which is the Oda versus the Imagawa. Naturally, no other sides were involved in this fight. However, this could not stop your force from being involved, so long as they do not hinder the progress of the plot. This means that, while the battle would be Oda versus Imagawa, the Uesugi could intervene on behalf of the Oda and provide support in exchange for some brownie points.

Rewards will be given out for events based on overall contribution. You don't have to be the strongest one present to do the most. That being said, characters must also know their limits. If several characters were fighting a powerful NPC, and one of those characters took a heavy blow and he logically chose to be incapacitated, while others opted to keep fighting even though they probably couldn't, chances are the one who was incapacitated is going to get a pretty nice reward.

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Duels

Duels are another means of gaining stat points. For every duel you complete (win, loss, or draw, doesn't matter) you will receive +1 to any stat you wish. For every additional person you fight, you will gain another +1 exp. This means that if you were to fight two people at once, you would get +2 exp.

Duels must be submitted to staff for review upon completion. They will issue a statement at the end of the thread, and if you earned your +1. This is to keep people from abusing the dueling system.

An example of what we don't want to see:
"Jack slashed at John."
"John blocked and kicked Jack."
"Jack is unconscious now."
"Both players get +1 exp."

Have fun! Get out there and duel if you want to! Just put some effort into it if you want the stat reward.