[UA] Ninja Magick Redux

[Courtney]

OOoooo Is it bad I started drooling when I read "mechanomancer shuriken"?


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> Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 06:10:38 -0700
> From: insectking at yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: [UA] Ninja Magick Redux
> To: ua at lists.unknown-armies.com
> 
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> 
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> --- On Sun, 6/1/08, Eric Cazzoli <ecazzoli at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > From: Eric Cazzoli <ecazzoli at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [UA] Ninja Magick Redux
> > To: "The Unknown Armies RPG Mailing List" <ua at lists.unknown-armies.com>
> > Date: Sunday, June 1, 2008, 3:49 AM
> > >
> > >  > Hi all.
> 
> > The Warrior (with a "war on open war" or
> > something compatible to the
> > essential ninja traits) would work too
> 
> That's perfect. I think Courtney's example of a ninja party covering all the bases is the closest. Personomancy disguises, chaos mage sneaks, mechanomancy shuriken...
> 
> The
> > romanticized version of
> > Japanese history describes Samurai as honorable warriors
> > and Ninja as
> > dishonorable assassins, but this version was created in the
> > 19th-20th
> > century (mainly for dramaturgical purposes in stories). 
> 
> And grossly overembellished by cheesy 80's flicks. Go American Ninja!
> 
> > Spies and espionage
> > were always an open element of historical Japanese
> > warfare.
> 
> That's what I heard, as well as secretly hired covert ronin mercenaries.
> 
> C.
> 
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