Running a ninja village (for kage and council members only)

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Ninja village as an organization

Because on other sites Kage's generally have nothing to do, here we can assign them to running the village (with the help of the village council). If they do a good job, the normal members will enjoy lots of benefits. The system is very similar to those of other strategy games such as "Civilization" for example.

The Budget
The ninja villages are military organizations that need funds in order to function. "The Budget" represents all the money that village has at its disposal. From here the kage and ninja council divert funds to pay ninjas their weekly salary, research new jutsus/items/equipment, improve the village itself by building better academies/hospitals/training grounds/defenses/ect...(see Development for more info). NOTE: While giving ninjas their regular salaries IS mandatory, the council reserves the right to not pay inactive members or award extra money to exceptional ninja.

The Budget isn't a bottomless pit, spending money uncontrollably will leave you broke in no time. But there are 2 ways of filling it back up:
-Once a week the village receives 200,000 ryo from the Daimyo of your own country. Subjugating other minor countries under your "protection", increases the weekly income to a certain degree (depends on the country itself). NOTE: If there is a missing nin in your country or in a subjugated minor country, the money he robs from people for his weekly "salary" is deduced from the money your village receives on a weekly bases.
-When a ninja successfully completes a mission (especially high ranked ones) a HUGE part of the reward money goes into the budget.

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The Ninja Council
The ninja council is a group of trusted members who are given limited mod powers. They help the Kage with administrative stuff like organizing exams, grading training topics, handling transactions in the shinobi shop, editing ninja accounts, keeping an eye on the budget... They also elect or replace the Kage (if he sucks at his job).
NOTE: To become a council member one must first make a request topic and then await admin approval.

Reputation
Reputation: "The estimation in which one is held in public opinion". Reputation has direct impact on a village's political influence, which in turn has effect on the probability of being attacked by NPC ninja when traveling in other countries and the ease with which a ninja village can use diplomatic means ~~*cough*intimidation*cough*~~ to subjugate other countries and ensure their continued loyalty.

When you kill/capture a criminal or an enemy ninja from one of the other great villages you gain the following rep points:

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Types of Missions
We already scratched this topic in the other "Suggestions" topic, but now we go into more detail. There are 3 types of missions: Requested missions, Counter missions and Staff missions.

1) "Requested" missions are those that the kage or someone else from a ninja village creates their own missions and then asks the admin staff to approve them. As stated before, the staff does this to make sure someone doesn't create unrealistic missions, like with easy objectives but lots of reward. Also, a village with very low reputation might not be able to "request" certain types of missions.

2) Before I explain "Counter" missions I want you to think about this: Usually only powerful individuals or groups can afford to hire ninjas for 'serious' tasks, and such individuals or groups usually have opponents of similar influence. So if someone hires a ninja for a serious job, then it would be logical to assume that the opposing party would do the same, since only a ninja can stop a ninja. So, when someone "Requests" a B, A or S rank mission the staff (representing the interests of the "opposing party" of the client that made that hired those ninja) creates a mission with the same rank but with the exact opposed objectives than the "Requested" mission. A mission to "Counter" the "Requested" mission. The admins then make a random dice roll to see who they should give the counter mission to (whether another ninja village or a missing nin).

3) Every other week the staff gives the village with the highest reputation an A or S rank mission, a B or A rank mission to the runner up and a C or B rank to the 3rd highest. These are called "Staff" missions and are meant to advance the plot on the forum in case the members grow too complacent.

Since these "staff" and "counter" missions are imposed by the admins rather than requested by the members themselves, the village loses a lot less reputation if they fail them, also they have the right to refuse them if they want to (they still lose some rep points though). If a "counter" mission is refused the staff posts the mission in the public sector where anyone can accept it (first come, first serve). The chart below shows how much Reputation points a village gains/loses when they completed, fail or refuse a mission.

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VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT
If there is surplus of cash in the budget then the Kage and/or the council can use that money to improve the village. Village improvements include: building gates and walls to hinder invasions, building special training grounds to increase EXP during training, researching new jutsus, supplying your village's shinobi shop with new and better weapons/equipment, training NPC ninja ect...

Here are some of the things that can be improved, thus helping yourself and those under you:

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Research and Manufacturing Branch

This branch of the ninja village is responsible for supplying its ninjas with the arsenal they need to overcome their opponents. Its divided in 2 departments, the "Elemental Chakra Research" and the "Crafting Technology" department. Each time you upgrade the "Research and Manufacturing" branch you get to improve 1 of the above mentioned departments by 1 level.

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Elemental Chakra Research branch

The function of this department is to research new elemental jutsus and put scrolls in the shinobi shop so that everyone can learn them. It also makes it cheaper for people inventing custom jutsus.

In the beginning the level of research in each element (Fire, Wind, Water, Earth and Lightning) is 0, meaning there isn't even a D rank ninjutsu of any element available in the shinobi shop. Each time you upgrade this department you gain a few level ups. Now you can ether focus your research on one element and level it up several times or level up multiple different elements simultaneously.

For example, if you have had a Elemental Chakra Research 3 and you had chosen to allocate the level ups on the elements like this:
Level 5 Fire element
Level 4 Lightning element
Level 2 Wind element
Level 2 Earth element
Level 0 Water element

Then that means that in the shinobi shop all Fire ninjutsus will be available, lightning jutsus only up to A rank will be available, up to C rank Wind and Earth ninjutsus, AND NO WATER JUTSUS WHAT-SO-EVER. Which means if someone's primary element is Water he'd be pretty screwed because he'd have nowhere to learn jutsus from (and custom jutsus would be a bitch when it comes to paying for them). Here is a list on the prices and effects of each upgrade in this department:

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Crafting Technology branch

The function of this department is to invent new ninja equipment and mass produce it.

Like jutsus and skills, ninja equipment is also graded based on how advanced it is, based on their "technology" level so to speak. Simple items like shuriken and kunai are tech level 1 items, while more complicated and powerful items such as the Chakra armor are level 5. Each upgrade in this branch increases the village's technology level by 1.

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Infrastructure Branch

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This branch of the ninja village is responsible for the urban planning of the village itself. A bigger village means more people, more people means more taxes and more ninja recruits. Unfortunately a bigger village also means more places for a spy to sneak in from and easier for him to blend in. NOTE: NPCs are controlled by the kage, village council members or if assigned to a ninja team, the team leader. No need for special posting for NPCs, just treat them as you would clones.

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Military Branch

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The Military branch has only one purpose. Train ninjas. As such it is divided into 2 departments: The Ninja Academy and The Training Grounds. Each time you upgrade the "Military" branch you get to improve 1 of the above mentioned departments by 1 level. Also, the higher the level in military branch the more seriously minor countries will take your military might (the total of all your ninja's levels) into consideration during negotiations.

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Ninja Academy

Obviously, the ninja Academy is there to train the next generation of ninja, but its other purpose is the accumulation of knowledge, or rather its practical application...it is a military institution after all.

Just like the Elemental Chakra Research, the Academy also has research areas it focuses is (Genjutsu, High jutsus and Ninpo jutsus). Each time you upgrade the Ninja Academy you gain a few research level ups which you can ether focus in 1 area or level up multiple different areas simultaneously. For example, if you had Ninja Academy level 3 and you chose to allocate the level ups this:
Level 5 Genjutsu
Level 3 High ninjutsu
Level 0 Ninpo ninjutsu

This means genjutsus up to S rank and High ninjutsus up to B rank will be available in the shinobi shop, but there will be no Ninpo jutsu because its research level is 0. NOTE: Ninpo stands for any non elemental ninjutsu that can't be classified into any other group. High jutsus stands for non elemental ninjutsus who are too powerful to be called a simple Ninpo jutsu (such as space-time and sealing jutsus). Here is a list of what you gain with each new level in Ninja Academy:

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Training grounds

The training grounds is where the real power is gained. This is where those who left the academy far behind them come to become stronger. It's also THE place for training your NPC ninjas. A big army needs a big place to maintain its strength. Here is a list of what you gain with each new level in Training grounds:

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Welfare and Management Branch

Just like the Military branch, this branch is divided in 2 sections. With each upgrade in this area you get 1 level up which you can ether use to improve the Hospital (medical research and understanding) or the bureaucracy (improve economy, efficiency and diplomacy, decrease corruption).

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Hospital

Upgrading the Hospital will allow you to train more medic ninjas, improve your knowledge on medical jutsus and take better care of your citizens (thus show that you "care for the people" and make your village more popular).

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Administration

Administration includes public and foreign relations, managing the economy, anti-corruption system etc...

Translated, that means if you want to save money, soften the blow when you commit atrocities, have an easier time wining over other countries without fighting them, make it harder for rival villages of win over and even maintain other places under their control, then you should level up in this sector.

The higher the level of Administration the more seriously minor countries will take your reputation into consideration during negotiations. Here is a list of other benefits you gain with each new level in administration:

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Homeland Security

This branch is for protection from both obvious dangers, such as invasions, and those that lurk in the shadows and even in our hearts. It is divided in 2 sectors and with each upgrade you get to level up 1 sector.

The 2 sectors are:
1) Internal security and espionage: ANBU (short for: Affirmation of Nonincriminating Behavioral Utilization). And

2) External security: PLGBTFNBIEH (short for: Protection from Large Groups of Bad Tempered Foreign Ninja Bent on Inflicting Extreme Hurtyness)...the name still needs a little work.

The higher the level in the Homeland Security branch the more you'll undermine your enemy's authority when they negotiate with minor countries closer to you. Also, minor countries from farther away will take your reputation and military might more seriously.

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ANBU

Leveling up the ANBU sector will allow you to better, faster and more efficiently train greater numbers of ANBU ninja. That means you'll have an easier time spying on others while making it a lot harder for others to spy on you. It also helps you keep the rest of the ninja in line.

Even if all the ninja are loyal to you and you have such a good defense system that infiltration is nearly impossible, the ANBU are the elite. You are bound to have other uses for them.

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Large Scale Defenses

The best way to protect your secrets and your people from spies or invading armies is not to fix the problem after it happens, but to prevent the threat from reaching them in the first place.

The main 3 things that consist Large Scale Defenses is: Village Defenses, Boarder Patrol and Logistics.

Improving this sector will allow you to better detect when someone enters your country or village, make it harder for invading armies to destroy or even get inside your village and will make it easier (and faster) for your ninjas to move around quickly and safely inside your territory.

Here is a list of what you gain with each new level in Large Scale Defenses (See the "Other Improvements" topic for additional improvements on the Village defenses):

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OTHER IMPROVEMENTS

Here is where you REALLY get to customize your village. Here you will find all kinds of weird and unique improvements to make your village truly one of a kind.

Elemental Chakra Research related improvements (you can buy only 1):

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Crafting Technology related improvements (you can buy only 1):

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Infrastructure related improvements (you can buy only 1):

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Military Branch related improvements (you can buy up to 2):

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Welfare and Management Branch related improvements (you can buy only 1):

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Large Scale Defenses (you can have 1 type of improvement per level in Village defense and upgrade it as much):

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Name: Village Gates and Walls
Description: The council invests in building a defensive perimeter around the village (usually a wall) to repel invasions and deter infiltration. By choice or necessity, there is always a weak link in the perimeter (usually the village gates).
Effect: With each village defense level the walls become higher, tougher, harder to scale, provide more protection for those manning them and have more and better defensive machines (such as the kunai launchers in the 1st naruto movie) installed at key points. At levels 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 in infrastructure you must add 1 more gate.
Price: 100.000 ryo

Name: Sturdy Structures
Description: The council invests in better building materials, hires better architects and even uses sealing jutsu to improve the durability of the structures. This way, during an invasion, the sustained damage will be minimal.
Effect: With each village defense level the durability of village improvements greatly increases making it less likely that village structures will be damaged or lost if battle or sabotage takes place.
Price: 100.000 ryo

Name: Brilliant Architecture
Description: Applying the principal of "Defence in depth", this entire village was constructed to be a battle ground. Narrow maze-like streets which all seem to finish with dead-ends, buildings of ever escalating height with parapets, scarps, trenches, defiles, ect...Makes invaders wish they never breached the gates in the first place.
Effect: Pick 1 at level 2, 4 and 5 in village defense:

Defile - Cannot proceed to further areas until all opposition in current area are killed/defeated or they withdraw. Only 1 combat topic per area per available route to other areas. A max of 2 teams (1 from each side), can engage in a combat topic.
Cavalier - The section of the village closest to the walls is built higher than the wall itself allowing suppression fire to be used against invaders from inside the village itself.
Empty entrance - Further reinforce the walls but replace the village gate with an inviting narrow passage (a.k.a. the kill zone) that turns sharply several times (if you want it to). A max of 2 teams (1 from each side), can engage in a combat topic in the "new village gate". The passage is filled with Booby traps whose location is only know to high ranking ninja from the village itself. Suppressive fire from walls possible if you have Advanced Fort style.
Secret Passages - Defenders can leave (auto escape) 1 combat topic/area and enter another. Due to the maze-like nature of the passages, even if an invader finds one he cannot use a secret passage without a guide or already obtained full knowledge of the tunnel system.
Two faced - Civilian buildings were constructed with security systems, which the people arm before heading to the shelters. The village is filled with Booby traps whose location is only know to any ranking ninja from the village itself.

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Price: 100.000 ryo

Name: Tower of Mystics
Description: A building from where master chakra manipulators use powerful sealing jutsus to aid in the defence of the village.
Effect: Pick 1 at level 2, 4 and 5 in village defense:

Kanchi Shisutemu Jutsu (Sensing System Technique) - A very thin and sensitive layer of chakra encompasses the entire village and anything passing through it causes a ripple. The greater the size and chakra of the object the bigger the ripple. This makes sneaking in almost impossible.
Chakra enhanced structures - The structures in the village are more durable, especially against non or semi-physical attacks (such as elemental jutsu).
Kinship resonance - A chakra network runs throughout the entire village which is in tune with ninja born here. 1) If you have Chakra dome then: When inside the village, chakra based jutsus from non-native ninja have the opposed effect, making it more likely they'll get detected rather than less likely. 2) If you have Chakra enhanced structures then: Own non and semi-physical jutsus won't damage your village at all. 3) If you have Super Dampening Field then: Friendly ninja can use high jutsus inside the field but with great difficulty, but summoning creatures is still impossible.
Counter Chakra Flow (Requires Kinship Resonance) - Interferes with the natural chakra flow on non-native ninja, making it harder for them to mold chakra. High jutsus are affected the most, costing 1 extra BP in addition to everything else. Some can't even be used at all.
Super Dampening Field - Originally designed as a Bijuu containment trap, an area in the village has become the focus of extremely powerful sealing jutsus (the medium for the field can be in the same area or, if you have Advanced Fort style, in another part of the village). Any summoned creature/ninja/item/ect... (friend or foe) is immediately banished to the point of origin if they enter the field. High jutsus cannot be used inside this field nor used to enter or exit it, Bijuu are pacified, Jinchuuriki revert to human form and cannot access the Bijuu's chakra nor do they gain any passive benefits from being a host, the same applies to any ninja/creature who has an external source/link of some kind. Only 1 field per area may be installed. The maximum number of fields you can install in the village is equivalent to the level of village defence. Installing a field costs an extra 100.000 ryo each.

Price: 100.000 ryo

Name: The Sentinels
Description: Your village has hired/constructed, summon creatures/animated constructs, who remain vigilant at all times and without hesitation jump to the defense of the village when it is attacked.
Effect: The Summons/constructs are treated as NPCs and are controlled by the kage (or by a specifically designated member of the council). Lvl=village defence level:
lvl 1: You can have 1 D rank summon/construct.
lvl 2: You can have 1 C rank summon/construct, or 2 D rank.
lvl 3: You can have 1 B rank summon/construct, or 2 C rank, or 4 D rank.
lvl 4: You can have 1 A rank summon/construct, or 2 B rank, or 4 C rank, or 8 D rank.
lvl 5: You can have 1 S rank summon/construct, or 2 A rank, or 4 B rank, or 8 C rank or 16 D rank.
Price: 100.000 ryo
NOTE: Combination is possible. Ex: At lvl 5, instead of 2 A rank summons, you can trade 1 A rank for 2 B ranks, or 1 B rank and 4 D ranks.

Name: Natural Defenses
Description: No amount of human ingenuity and engineering can substitute the perilous, inhospitable, untraversable obstacles nature can throw at you.
Effect: Pick 1 at level 1, 2 and 4 in village defense:

Treacherous land - Increase travel time of non-native ninja inside your country by 1 hour per level in village defense.
Natural defenses - The village itself is carved into the heart of the land, using it as a natural barrier against invaders. Reduce the number of village gates and wall wards by 1 per level in village defense to a minimum of 1.
Castle on a hill - Ninja's in farther (higher) unengaged sections and areas can provide suppressive fire to combat topics on lower ground. Suppressive fire on "gate battles" also possible if gates are opened or destroyed or if its a "Empty entrance".
Shifty scenery - Non-native ninja can only "escape" to places and topics they've previously been to.
Mythical land - This country is home to many extremely dangerous, but mostly passive +SS rank creatures who almost rival the Bijuu when they're free from a host. The denizens of this country have learned to accept them as simply an extension of the land itself and as such know how to avoid their detection and elude their wrath. Invaders are not as fortunate. Non-native ninja must travel in small groups (1 team per topic) and well apart, lest they draw the attention of the beasts and most likely be killed.

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Name: Advanced Fort style
Description: Just having walls and gates isn't enough. When the enemy comes pushing you gatta push back.
Effect: Pick 1 at level 1, 3 and 5 in village defense:

Aggressive defence - Double the amount of weaponry installed on the walls and throughout the village. If you have "Two faced" in Brilliant Architecture you can install Fort weaponry instead of Booby traps inside the village.
Superior Anti-air defense - Special anti-air Fort weaponry is placed at strategic points on the wall and throughout the village. Anyone trying to fly over the walls, or indeed simply rise above the buildings even when inside the village, becomes a valid target (and will likely be skewered).
Tenaille - an advanced defensive-work that looks like the lip of a pair of pincers, placed in front of the main defences of the village, providing enormous tactical advantage.
Star Fort - Suppression fire from any unengaged section into any engaged section is possible.
Trench walls - Make the shape of the wall like giant steps with parapets. A higher step provides cover from those below it, but suppression fire from a higher steps is possible on lower steps. This makes the wall impossible to be taken by storm because if there are ninjas placed on each trench the invaders have to fight their way up every inch of the way while under constant fire.
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Price: 100.000 ryo