Ninja

Work in progress: Ninja is being built toward this design, and current game behavior differs in places.

Ninja is disciplined stealth and controlled violence. A Ninja wins by choosing when the fight starts, what the target loses first, and when to vanish.

At A Glance

Main traits: Precision, Discipline, Shadow
Progression: practice mastery, secrecy, pressure-point training
Core tools: stealth, focus, crippling strikes, shuriken, shadow movement
Combat identity: setup, burst, disables, assassination windows
Support identity: scouting, tracking, escape, information control

What Makes Ninja Different

Ninja is not Thief with better weapons. Thief is underworld leverage and crime. Monk is open discipline. Ninja is patience, silence, precision, and sudden violence.

System	Descriptor
Practice	Individual ability training and mastery
Focus	Readiness for sudden pressure or escape
Marking	Target preparation before the strike
Shadow	Movement, concealment, and disengagement
Pressure Points	Body control, cripples, silence, and finishers

Advancement

Ninja advancement uses practice mastery. A Ninja improves specific techniques through use, training, and successful setup in meaningful situations.

Threshold	Opens
Initiate	Hide, focus, shuriken, basic strikes
Veiled Hand	Tracking, fading, crippling strikes
Silent Blade	Stronger setup, pressure points, flash tools
Shadow Master	Assassination windows, heartstop, escape mastery
Dim Mak	Legendary body control and finishing techniques

Core Abilities

Ability	Use
Focus	Builds readiness and steadies technique
Hide	Conceals presence
Fade	Disengages or slips from attention
Track	Follows a target's trail
Shuriken	Ranged setup and interruption
Blind	Denies vision or opening response
Cripple	Damages movement, grip, or defense
Pressure Point	Controls a specific body weakness
Heartstop	High-end assassination technique

Stealth Loop

Ninja combat uses a clear loop:

Step	Descriptor
Observe	Read room, target, exits, and risk
Mark	Prepare the target through focus or tracking
Strike	Deliver a disabling or lethal opening
Control	Keep the target off-balance
Vanish	Leave before the fight turns honest

Useful Commands For Ninjas

These are useful commands for Ninjas:

ninja, nhist: guild communication
focus: prepare or steady technique
hide: conceal presence
fade: escape attention
track: follow a target
shuriken: interrupt or mark at range
cripple: damage movement or offense
point: attack pressure points
practice: review mastery

Beta Test Focus

Helpful feedback from beta testers:

Setup matters without making every fight slow
Ninja feels distinct from Thief and Monk
Practice mastery creates identity choices
Escape tools feel strong but earned
Assassination windows have clear risk

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