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<blockquote data-quote="Kalanyr" data-source="post: 1255498" data-attributes="member: 190">Notes: There will be more than 4 Tiers but in an attempt to recapture some of the spontaneous feeling of YB1, Tiers beyond 3 will be created only when someone is close to reaching them. Tier 0 has 0 Ranks before Tier 1, that is a Novice who wins a fight may immediately choose a path, Tier 1 has 2 ranks, that is to move from Tier 1 Rank 0, to Tier 2 a character would require 3 victories in a row (barring special circumstances). Each Tier has an additional 2 ranks to the one before it.The paths have buffers as follows:The Mystic and the Acolyte each have two buffer ranks before falling to a lower tier.The Warrior and the Clansman have three buffer ranks.The Aristocrat has no buffer ranks but may instead pay his tier + 2 yen to avoid dropping a rank. Aristocrats do not steal money after a fight, instead an opponent MAY opt to pay an Aristocrat the Aristocrats tier + 2 yen to avoid dropping a rank (an Aristocrat is NOT required to accept this). Powers, Paths and Tiers may be renamed as a player sees fit as long as &quot;official&quot; names are kept in brackets next to the power in the characters record (for the sake of the Judges) and providing the name selected is not an &quot;official&quot; name of another power (it would however be preferred if the name was in someway related to the power (ie please do not call Fist of Fury &quot;Redemption&quot;). Artifacts are still a work in progress, as is the Store.Despite an Aristocrat being free to choose whether or not he gains a Signature Location or Signature Style at each Tier, he may not choose the same type of Signature, more than 3 tiers in a row. (This is simply to ensure that all powers have some kind of use against a Sash.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kalanyr, post: 1255498, member: 190"] Notes: There will be more than 4 Tiers but in an attempt to recapture some of the spontaneous feeling of YB1, Tiers beyond 3 will be created only when someone is close to reaching them. Tier 0 has 0 Ranks before Tier 1, that is a Novice who wins a fight may immediately choose a path, Tier 1 has 2 ranks, that is to move from Tier 1 Rank 0, to Tier 2 a character would require 3 victories in a row (barring special circumstances). Each Tier has an additional 2 ranks to the one before it. The paths have buffers as follows: The Mystic and the Acolyte each have two buffer ranks before falling to a lower tier. The Warrior and the Clansman have three buffer ranks. The Aristocrat has no buffer ranks but may instead pay his tier + 2 yen to avoid dropping a rank. Aristocrats do not steal money after a fight, instead an opponent MAY opt to pay an Aristocrat the Aristocrats tier + 2 yen to avoid dropping a rank (an Aristocrat is NOT required to accept this). Powers, Paths and Tiers may be renamed as a player sees fit as long as "official" names are kept in brackets next to the power in the characters record (for the sake of the Judges) and providing the name selected is not an "official" name of another power (it would however be preferred if the name was in someway related to the power (ie please do not call Fist of Fury "Redemption"). Artifacts are still a work in progress, as is the Store. Despite an Aristocrat being free to choose whether or not he gains a Signature Location or Signature Style at each Tier, he may not choose the same type of Signature, more than 3 tiers in a row. (This is simply to ensure that all powers have some kind of use against a Sash.) [/QUOTE]

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