A Ninja's Guide to Equipment

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In this guide, "Ninja Tools" refers to every weapon, item, armor, and more in NRPG. If a rule or guideline applies to a specific type of tool, it will be explicitly mentioned; otherwise, other tool types are unaffected.

Below, you will find the seven categories of ninja tools, each linked to their respective creation guidelines:

Weapons: Swords, Shuriken, Kunai. Weapons are primarily offensive tools used to attack and damage enemies. Most weapons are wielded in the user’s hands and can be blunt, sharp, or both. Characters can dual-wield weapons without needing any special conditions or skills. While NRPG permits ranged weapons like bows, firearms such as pistols or rifles are strictly prohibited.





Note: Some tools may fall into more than one category and could be subject to special rules not covered in this guide.

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This guide breaks down the site's mythical items, the difference between lesser and greater mythic items, and a directory of all currently registered legendary items.

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Mythical Items are an exclusive set of objects with various powerful effects and can only be created by a member of the NRPG Staff. Mythical Items have no health stat and cannot be destroyed under normal circumstances.

Mythical items grant the user various unique effects found nowhere else on NRPG. They can alter a ninja's stat page, create powerful weapons and armor, summon Bijuu, or many powerful bonuses. All mythical items are one use only, are consumed once used, and must be approved by a member of NRPG Staff.



Mythical Items can be obtained through various means on NRPG. Some of the common ways players can earn mythical items are below:

• Participating in NRPG Site-Wide events (Such as the Christmas Event)
  
• By completing certain milestones through the Mission System
  

There may be other ways players can earn mythical items on the site. All instances where a mythical item is reached must be approved by a member of NRPG Staff and will be monitored for abuse. There is no limit to how many mythical items a ninja can possess.

Mythical Items are divided into two groups: Lesser and Greater Mythical Items. Each item will fall into one of the two categories based on its power and a subset of rules.

Lesser Mythical Items: These give users a minor advantage over their ninjas. Lesser Mythical Items can be traded, looted, or stolen from another ninja during an RP Topic. They can be sold to Rusty's Resale Shop for 25,000 Ryo.

Greater Mythical Items: These give users a major (perhaps site-altering) advantage. These items are Soulbound, meaning they cannot be traded, looted, stolen, or used by anybody other than the ninja that earned them. These items are (arguably) the most potent objects here on NRPG. Greater Mythical Items can be sold to Rusty's Resale Shop for 50,000 Ryo.


Legendary tickets are unique items that enable the creation of a piece of Legendary Equipment (LE). They are categorized separately from other mythical items, making them lootable, purchasable, and tradable. This approach aims to address several key issues and enhance gameplay dynamics. Legendary tickets are more valuable than mythic items but less disruptive to balance, providing a fairer distribution. Allowing their exchange incentivizes combat and ensures that valuable items do not disappear if the character holding them is defeated. This system also offers greater flexibility in character builds and item use; for instance, a caster who, during a legendary battle, defeats a character wielding Zabuza's sword may find it less useful without modifications to their existing build.

To maintain balance, if a character with an LE ticket becomes inactive, the ticket will be removed from their inventory. LE tickets must be physically traded in character to ensure proper tracking and legitimacy. Furthermore, every Legendary item must have a significant backstory tied to the site’s lore to enrich the game's narrative.

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• Dragons Dice: Roll the dice, and earn a ryo or word count reward!
  
• Jutsu Scroll: Instantly teaches the ninja a jutsu of the corresponding rank.
  
• Material Demagnetizer: Remove all materials from an augmented ninja tool without destroying them. 
  
• Specialist Tome: Swap one specialty for another.
  
• Stat Alteration Pill: Rearrange stats for free.
  
• Crafter's All-Tool
  
• Travel Tokens: Bypass the Out of Character (OOC) travel time to a new location. These cannot be used during combat.
  
• Little Rock of Joy: A magic rock that can be transformed into any Lesser Mythical Item.
  
• Yūrei Ningyō: An item contains the soul of a dead shinobi; as such, this consumable item can be used instead of an actual body for Edo Tensei.
  
• Lucky Joker: The item allows the character to Re-roll any future dice roll or wheel spin.
  
• Strawberry Cake Double the Word Count [Up to 4,000]
  
• Wholesome Banana The Wholesome Banana, once consumed, allows the individual to increase their word count by 1.5 for three threads across two weeks. [Up to 4,000]
  
• Doppelgangers Potion: Entirely changes your character's aesthetic to match another PC/NPC/Etc.
  
• Venom Spiked Pills: Upon consumption, this pill replenishes 400 AP.
  
• Fraudulent Files: Using this item will credit the user for completing one hunter mission of D Rank. 
  
  

• Bijuu Summoning Sphere: Summon one of the Nine-Tailed Beasts.
  
• Element Changing Crystal: Swap one element for another.
  
• Elixir of Purity: Remove any transplants/seals the user has.
  
• Escape Rope: Immediately flee a hunter mission. 
  
• Hashirama Cells: Regenerate missing limbs, organs, and dojutsu
  
• Sakura Corps Loyalty Coupon: Purchase an Item at the Ninja Shop at a 50% Discount.
  
• Soul Stone: Upon Death, Create a new character at the same In-Game/Power Rank. 
  
• Black Zetsu Cells: Grants a one-time use to optimize your Jutsu completely, elements, and Bloodline. 
  
• Chimera's Blessing: Grants the ability to manifest a bloodline within the user's body.
  
• Forged Papers: Get credit for completing a hunter mission C Rank or lower. They cannot be used for a High Stakes Hunter.
  
• Heaven or Hell Dice A dice to roll with unique rewards!
  
• Legends of the Past: A unique storybook that allows users to select the outcome of one of their dice rolls!
  
• Other-Worldly Die: Roll it and find out.
  

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• Augmentation can only be completed in an RP Topic (An Augmentation Topic). This topic cannot have combat of any kind. 
  
• Only ninjas/ninjas with augmentation skills can complete it. Any ninja can learn this skill, but those with either Weaponry or puppetry as their primary specialty can learn it as a slotless skill.
  
• Armors, Items, Puppets, and Weapons can undergo Augmentation. All augmented ninja tools, or ANTs, are subject to NRPG staff approval. 
  
• When an essential ninja tool undergoes Augmentation, it gains an augmentation rank. Any ninja tool with an augmentation rank becomes an Augmented Ninja Tool, or ANT, and must have its unique stat page. 
  
• ANTs can gain up to three augmentation ranks. The Ryo Cost increases the augmentation rank, as does the number of ANT's material slots. Once an ANT gains an augmentation rank, it can no longer lose it. 
  
• Materials are well-crafted objects that imbue ANTs with powerful traits. Materials are divided into three ranks and can be obtained in various ways. All materials consume one material slot. Players can create materials exclusive to a region but not a village.  
  
• Once applied, materials remain permanently on the ANT but can be swapped out for a new one. Replacing materials destroys the old ones.  
  

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ANT stands for Augmented Ninja Tool. All ANTs must have a specific stat page that outlines the augmentations they have earned. A member of NRPG staff must approve this stat page before using it in a topic. 

Specific ninja tools can become ANTs: Armor, Weapons, and Puppets. However, puppets follow a separate system where they do not count as ANTS but as active puppets. Items are allowed to gain augmentation ranks. However, consumable items (such as smoke bombs, bandages, etc.) are excluded, and some materials/traits may not be applied to items. 

NRPG staff must approve all augmentations.


Refer to the ANT Stat Page Template in the Augmented Ninja Tools sub-forum. Depending on the parent ninja tool, this template may need to be edited slightly. Each type of ANT (except puppets) must have a link to the registered essential ninja tool. 

All topics where the ANT has been augmented must be linked in the history section to avoid confusion and solve claims disputes. Though not required, players are welcome to give their ANTs specific names, appearances, and any backstory they want to add. 

A link to all registered materials currently augmented onto the ANT must be listed next to each material slot. The chosen trait and its effect must also be explicitly stated. 

A member must approve all ANT stat pages of the NRPG staff. Once approved, a link to the stat page must be attached to the wielder's stat page. 


ANTs are classified by their Augmentation Rank. The higher the Rank, the more influential the ANT. Once an augmented ninja tool gains an augmented ninja rank, it cannot lose it for any reason. All ANTs start at B Rank; they can be upgraded to A-Rank and ultimately to S Rank. ANTs cannot be upgraded past the S Rank. 

Gaining an augmentation rank requires only a certain amount of ryo and the material being upgraded. A ninja with augmentation skills must do this on the topic of augmentation. The amount to Ryo increases the augmentation rank, but the cost does not change regardless of the material. 


All ANTs are given a certain number of Material Slots based on their augmentation rank. The number of material slots determines how many unique materials can be augmented. The higher the Augmentation Rank, the more material slots are available. All materials consume one material slot regardless of Rank. 

The three Augmentation Ranks, the ryo cost to upgrade them to that rank, and how many material slots they have are outlined below:

• B Rank - 4000 Ryo - 1 Material Slot 
  
• A Rank - 6000 Ryo - 2 Material Slots 
  
• S Rank - 10000 Ryo - 3 Material Slots
  

Ryo spent to gain an augmentation rank does not contribute to the next augmentation rank's cost. The total cost to upgrade an essential ninja tool to an S Rank ANT is 20,000.

The ryo cost to gain an augmentation rank can be reduced within an augmentation topic. By paying 1500 WC, the ryo cost is reduced by 25%. This WC fee can be split between all players in the augmentation topic, but the amount is fixed: Max Stat Discounts or training discounts cannot be applied. 

This reduction cannot be stacked; a player cannot pay 3000 WC to reduce the cost by 50%. If an ANT gains more than one augmentation rank in a single topic, the cost still decreases per Rank. For example, A B Rank ANT being upgraded to S Rank can pay 3000 WC to reduce the cost of the A-Rank Augmentation by 25% and the S Rank Augmentation by 25%. 

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Ninjas can possess as many ANTs as they desire and obtain them in various ways. The most common method is making the ANT within an augmentation topic. They can be bought from ninjas or on the black market or looted off the corpses of fallen ninjas in combat threads. Some higher-ranked hunter missions may have their NPCs use ANTs and, when defeated, can be claimed as part of the player's reward.

All ANTs in a ninja's possession must be explicitly stated on their stat page with a link to their approved ANT stat page. ANTs that are either not approved or not on the ninja's stat page cannot be used by them in a topic.


Like most aspects of NRPG, there are limits to how many different ANTs a ninja can use in a topic. While players can possess as many ANT as they desire, only a certain number are allowed to participate in a topic. Neither the rank of the ANT nor the materials augmented into it matters in this regard.

Active ANTs function as written on their ANT Stat Page; they grant users all their bonuses and effects. The player must explicitly state which ANTs are active at the start of the thread or on their stat page.

Inactive ANTs function as they do on the registered basic ninja tool page. They do not grant the user any augmentation bonuses.


Two factors determine how many active ANT slots a ninja can have: Their Power Rank and their specialties. Ninjas with the Weaponry specialty are trained to use ninja tools; they are given access to ANTs at an earlier power rank and gain more active ANT Slots. 

The breakdown to determine how many active ANT slots a ninja can have is as follows: 

• Ninja without weaponry specialty earns two active ANT slots: C Rank and A-Rank. 
  
• Ninjas with the weaponry specialty earn three active ANT slots: one at D Rank, B Rank, and S Rank. 
  

The Master at Arms Skill allows the qualifying ninja to gain an extra active ANT slot once they are B Rank.

Ninjas with Weaponry and Puppetry can learn Master at Arms as a slotless skill at B Rank.

Legendary Equipment has no bearing on a ninja's active ANT slots; however, those are also limited, and their rules are detailed in the Legendary Equipment Guidelines.

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This section will cover ANTs as they apply to combat topics.


All ANTs (Active or Inactive) must be listed on the ninja's start page. A member must also approve the stat page of the ANT of NRPG staff, which cannot be broken before entering the topic. 

Should the ninja have more ANTs in their inventory than active ANT slots, they must explicitly state which ones will be active at the beginning of the topic. This can be done either on the ninja's stat page or at the beginning of the topic. This decision cannot be changed at the mid-topic. 


The ninja must have control of the ANT (have or be actively manipulating it) to gain its augmentation bonuses. Should the ninja lose control of the ANT immediately, they immediately lose all augmentation bonuses associated with that ANT. 

Most ANTs hold no allegiance to a particular ninja. If another ninja takes control of an ANT, they will immediately gain their effects. The only exception is when a ninja exceeds their active ANT limit, in which case it functions as an inactive ANT. 

If ANT is broken or destroyed, the user loses all augmentation effects immediately and must be repaired before it can be used again.


Should a ninja who enters a topic with all their active ANT slots lose one of their active ANTs, they can replace it with a different inactive ANT they currently possess. Ninjas can also swap out one of their active ANTs for one of their inactive ANTs should they deem their current active ANT ineffective.

In either case, the swap requires one post before the swap becomes complete. This can only happen once per topic. 


Below are a few scenarios that may play out in a combat topic:

• A ninja with two active ANT slots enters a topic with three ANTs: Two active and one inactive. During combat, the ninja loses control of one of his active ANTs. After one post, the inactive ANT in their possession becomes one of their active ANTs. Should the ninja lose one of these Active ANTs, they cannot replace this one. 
  
• A ninja with an open ANT slot gains control of an ANT (active or inactive) in a combat topic; the ninja immediately gains the effects of the active ANT. 
  
• Two ninjas filled with all their Active ANT slots swapped one of their active ANTs with each other. Since they were both at their max active ANTs, they had to wait for one post before both ANTs became active again. However, should they swap them back again, the ANTs would remain inactive for the remainder of the topic. 
  

One Final Note: Every combat topic is unique. The battle moderators of the NRPG staff will make official rulings on using ANTs depending on that unique situation. As precedents are made, this section may be further expanded to state these added rules explicitly.  

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A raw material refers to any material not used in Augmentation. Raw materials have no health stat, are valued based on the ryo value listed on their registered page, and do not benefit the user. Ninjas are allowed to possess as many materials as they desire. 

There are several ways raw materials can be obtained: 

• Crafting Missions: A unique mission type that rewards players with raw materials for completing them. The Rank of the material determines the Rank of the crafting mission. 
  
• Shops: The craftsman's lodge can deliver most materials to you anywhere in the shinobi world. Some raw materials are exclusive and can only be purchased in specific countries. All raw materials are available on the black market but can be more expensive here than anywhere else. 
  
• Loot: Players can earn raw materials by completing hunter missions or collecting them from their unlucky targets in PvP combat.
  

Some raw materials can only be found in specific countries of the ninja world, such as the land of wind or rain, and may only be available for purchase in those regions or on the black market. Materials are not allowed to be village-exclusive.


Materials are divided into three ranks: B, A, and S. The higher Rank, the more influential the traits associated with them become. All materials consume one material slot on an ANT. The Rank of the ANT does not matter; a B Rank CNT can be augmented with an S Rank Material, and vice versa. 

The Ryo value of materials depends on their Rank and is fixed across all materials of the same Rank. The cost to obtain said material might vary due to the abovementioned circumstances.  

The three ranks for materials and their ryo value are as follows:

• B Rank: 10,000 Ryo
  
• A Rank: 20,000 Ryo
  
• S Rank: 30,000 Ryo
  

All materials are created with specific traits, such as powerful attributes that enhance the ANT with their effects. The higher the material's rank, the more influential the traits become. 

Materials can have a maximum of three traits a player can choose from. Some materials may have less. However, that does not mean the available choices are more powerful. Regardless of the Rank of the material, no trait can be chosen twice on the same ANT, but two different traits of the same material may be applied to the same ninja tool. 

Some traits may be specific to a particular type(s) of ninja tool. If not specified, that material trait can be applied to any ANT. The effects of all traits are explicitly stated and leave no room for interpretation as to how they work. Each trait is also named to distinguish it further. 


Traits are classified depending on their effects. Most traits will fall into one or more of these trait types. This section is meant to give players an idea of the extent of a trait's power.

Below is a list of these trait types and their effects:

• Attribute Traits - The trait will give the ANT a passive-specific impact. Attributes can be highly varied depending on the material. 
  
• ANT Specific Traits - The trait may only be applied to a specific type(s) of ANT. This type is usually meant to discern offensive traits traditionally used as weapons, and defensive traits are usually applied to armor. If a trait is not equipment specific, it can be applied to all types of equipment.  
  
• Enhancer Traits - Provide the ANT or the user with a specific numerical advantage. Such increases cannot put an ANT over natural caps. If the trait grants the ANT additional health, especially with armor, the added health will not affect the user's encumbrance, and the same equipment cannot have two different health boosts applied to it.  
  
• Unique Traits - Can only be chosen once across all of the ninja's ANTs. If a player has two or more of the same unique trait listed on their ANTs, they must choose which remains active, which cannot change the mid-topic. Unique traits are only found on S Rank materials. 
  

Rules of thumb

• Only S-rank material can have a form of damage mitigation that does not stack with other debuffs and is only possible once per topic. And these are always unique traits.
  
• Traits cannot enhance the user's base stats or amplify their techniques, and they cannot generate Nature Stacks or any stack. 
  
• Traits cannot be used to generate the health points.
  
• Once the equipment is broken, all ANT effects cannot be used until repaired.
  

One Final Note: Traits might require using AP, having cooldowns, or being activated to allow for specific effects. Some traits may open the door for jutsu to be created by the user; however, the material themselves will not grant such effect. 


Material creation can be done following the Materials Guidelines, and the Template must follow the rules laid out in this guide and be approved by a member of NRPG staff before being used.

The Ryo value of materials is fixed. Refer to the section above for accurate pricing.

Materials exclusive to a specific country or region should fit the theme of that country. For Example, An ice-like material wouldn't make sense in the land of wind. These materials should not feel more potent than non-exclusive ones.

Materials are not required to have more than one trait, but it is highly encouraged that all three trait slots are filled. Traits can be varied, but they should have a similar feel across the materials. No two materials are the same. 

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This section explains augmentation topics, skills, and replacement materials.


All augmentations must be done on a non-combat topic, with no minimum WC requirement to complete the process and the proper tag in the title [Augmentation]. There must at least be one ninja or NPC with augmentation skill in the topic for the thread to be approved. The ANT being augmented must be present in the topic, and there is a 3 PC or Approved village NPC limit for those participating.

The ryo adds an augmentation rank, and the material is consumed and must be removed from the player's inventory immediately. ANTs CAN NOT gain an augmentation rank without adding material. If a new ANT (an essential ninja tool gains augmentation ranks), a new stat page must be created before it is used in another topic.

When using a material with more than one trait option, the player must state which material trait is chosen when augmentation claims are made. This cannot be switched once the topic is complete. 

The 1500 WC fee to reduce the augmentation cost must be completed before the topic is concluded. This WC can be split between all players in the topic, but any WC used cannot be used to claim stats, AP, or techniques. ANTs can earn multiple augmentation ranks in the same topic; in this case, players can pay the 1500 WC fee discount once for each new augmentation rank. 

A member must approve all augmentation topics for NRPG staff before ANTs can be used. 


A ninja can only do Augmentation with the Augmentation Skill. It is immediately removed if a ninja loses the Skill, all of the effects gained by having it. 

All ninjas can learn augmentation skills at B Rank. Ninjas with either the weaponry/puppetry specialty can learn Augmentation at D Rank, and those with either specialty as their primary specialty gain augmentation as a slotless skill at B Rank. 

The ninja can purchase materials at the craftsman's lodge at a 25% discount. This does not apply to purchases made on the black market. This will be monitored for abuse (E.G., buying country-exclusive materials at a discounted rate only to sell them on the black market). 


There may come a time when a player wants to change a material currently augmented into an ANT for a different one. This can be done for any ANT or material regardless of rank. 

Replacing materials can only be done by a ninja with augmentation skills. Completing a material replacement requires no cost (ryo or WC). 

Once complete, the material being replaced is destroyed.

Players in an augmentation topic may also swap one material currently augmented onto an ANT for a new one. There is no cost to do this; however, the old material getting swapped out is destroyed. 

A Staff member must approve all Augmentation topics before ANTs can be used.

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The Value of ANTs is needed to sell or repair them. The value of an ANT is determined by the value of the registered essential ninja tool, the ANT's augmentation rank, and the value of the materials augmented into it.

The Equation is as follows:

• The Base Value of the Registered essential ninja tool + 1/2 the ryo cost of its current augmentation rank + 1/2 the combined value of all materials augmented into it
  

Because of their intrinsically superior value, all ANTs can be sold for their total ryo value and lose no value when sold back to the Ninja Shop. 


Broken ANTs are those that reach 0 health in combat. Once broken, they immediately become inactive ANT, and their wielder loses all their material traits. Broken ANTs that are not destroyed do not lose any augmentation ranks or materials and function as usual once they are repaired.

Broken ANTs are worth only 25% of their total Ryo value. 

If the ANT is destroyed (E.G., The ANT falls into Lava, is turned into dust, or some other vicious end), it cannot be repaired, and the ninja tool is wholly lost. It might be up to NRPG staff discretion to determine whether an ANT is broken or destroyed.


Broken ANTs can be repaired using the Blacksmithing Skill. Ninjas or NPCs can only learn the blacksmithing skill with the Weaponry Specialty. Refer to the blacksmithing skill for a full breakdown of how to repair all ninja tools.

Like Augmentation Topics, repair topics cannot involve combat of any kind and require a Ryo component to be completed. Given their higher value, repairing an ANT is more expensive than an essential ninja tool.

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Only ninjas with the puppetry specialty can use augmented puppet in combat, but any ninja with the augmentation skill can give a puppet an augmentation rank. Refer to the puppetry guidelines for a breakdown of how puppets work on NRPG. 

Puppets can choose most traits listed on a material, but some may be harder to incorporate. Some materials may have traits specific to puppets. As outlined in the "Puppet Creation and Customization" Section, puppets can be augmented but do not count towards the user's ANT slots because they count towards the user's active puppet slots instead. Inactive puppet that have undergone augmentation lose all material traits and function as their primary form.. 

A ninja with the Weaponry and puppetry specialty can train The Master at Arms Skill as a slotless skill at B Rank. 


This section will be periodically updated to explain specific rules and rulings not covered earlier in this guide.  

• Augmentation is a crucial component for weaponry and puppetry users. While any ninja can use ANTs, those with either one of those specialties can use them to their fullest potential. 
  
• Hunter Mission NPCs can use ANTs, which can be earned as mission rewards. The hunter's mission rank determines the Rank and value of these ANTs. 
  
• Non-consumable items (Bandages, ammunition, smoke bombs, etc.) cannot become ANTs. Since materials are not designed to be compatible with items, augmenting them may be challenging. 
  
• Equipment bought in bundles like kunai or cross bolts must be augmented separately.
  
• Augmentation is a mid/late-game aspect of NRPG. The only D Rank ninjas that can use ANTs are those with weaponry/puppetry as a specialty. 
  
• Occasionally, material traits may be tailored to fit specific equipment. This is subject to NRPG approval and will be heavily monitored for abuse. 
  
• Other than the Master at Arms skill, there is no way for the ninja to gain more active ANT slots. Those with Weaponry as their main spec or clan spec are not given the right to gain more ANTs because it is so. 
  
• Should an ANT/Material combination be deemed too powerful, NRPG staff reserves the right to deny the approval of specific ANTs.