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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TwinBahamut" data-source="post: 3927204" data-attributes="member: 32536">I actually prefer Naruto to Bleach. Bleach has a lot less strategy in its combat, and there is a lot more uniformity in power (Zanpakutou are very cool, and Mr. Kubo manages to make them unique, but when every character is either a sword user who can transform their weapon, a monster with a white mask, or both...). Also, it has a lot less satisfying of a plot (I hated the end to the Soul Society arc, and the revelations in the beginning of the next arc in the manga are just nonsensical), and I dislike on how much it relies on the "Ichigo is the hero because he just happens to be stronger than everyone else" narrative trap.As a whole, I just think Naruto just tells a more interesting story.But, I guess I am dragging this thread further off topic, so I should talk more about D&D...One of my favorite things about Naruto is how a character might have a single supernatural gimmick, and then will combine that a lot of special training and technique to create a powerful fighting style. Neji Hyuga is a great example of this. His special Byakugan eyes, which can see a nearly 360 degree arc through walls and at great distance, are a special gift he inhereted from his bloodline, but he combines that gift with martial arts designed to exploit the strengths of his eyes. Presumably, other characters who possess the Byakugan would be able to do very different things with that talent, and since there are other such characters, Hinata and Hanabi, I imagine that there will be other ways of using the Byakugan than Neji's (I have only seen the official US manga and TV release, and am not looking for spoilers, so I would not know).It would be great if such a character, who perfectly combines a single supernatural ability with mundane ability to create a superhuman effect, could actually be created with D&D rules. I am hoping that 4E will make it possible.</blockquote>

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