[Open Class] How Not To Be Seen (Ruth)

[Huni Pi]

NAME OF CLASS: How Not To Be Seen (Introduction)
PROFESSOR ToT NAME: Ninja-san

General information: This seminar is held daily at noon in a small field just outside the Weeping Forest. Ninja-san encourages students interested in learning stealth techniques and techniques for spotting hidden beings and objects to attend one or more sessions.

Mechanics: Roll 1d20 five times, RP out the results.

Section 1 - Arriving at class: 1d20
1-2: You're either stupid or clumsy: you showed up for class ... visibly. Tiny ninja vulpes shuriken sting you in multiple spots until you get out of range. Ow. Fail.
3-9: You found a good hiding spot, and you're pretty sure you weren't spotted getting there. Pass.
10-11: You found a good spot, but some portion of your body is showing. The vulpes put a couple of shuriken into the exposed bit to let you know you're visible. You should probably go before they circle around and find other bits of you to assault. Fail.
12-19: You found a good hiding spot, and you're pretty sure you weren't spotted getting there. Pass.
20: You are a very sneaky person indeed. Nobody even suspects you're here. Pass; you may adjust your section 2 roll by +1 or -1.

Section 2 - Practical application: 1d20 x 3 posts
1-5: You can't for the life of you spot any other students. Are you sure you're not the only one here? Fail.
6-10: You saw someone arriving, but you don't see them now. Still, you scribble down their name/description on your paper. Pass.
11-14: You didn't see the stack of worksheets on your way in. Or you forgot your pen - or the ninja vulpes lifted it silently. Either way, you can't turn in what you don't have ... Fail.
15-19: You spotted someone. You write down their name/description and note their hiding spot. Pass.
20: You spotted someone - AND you spotted the ninja vulpes stealing some small item from them. You write down who, where, and what was stolen. Pass; you may adjust your section 3 roll by +1 or -1. This bonus stacks if you roll it more than once.

Section 3 - Turn in your work: 1d20
1-5: You slip your paper into the box without anyone spotting you. You think. Congratulations, you've passed this session!
6-15: The box is almost impossible to approach unseen. How does Ninja-san expect anyone to manage this? You try anyway - but a rain of shuriken lets you know that the vulpes definitely saw you. Fail.
16-20: Nobody saw you put your worksheet into the box, but it's certainly in there. Congratulations, you've passed this session!

Bonus Mechanics:
Extra Credit - Spot Ninja-san: 1d100, optional
1-98: Nope. You don't see him. Is he even here?
99-100: You see a little flicker of motion over there. Is that a figure? Yes, it is. Ninja-san waves at you, looking pleased. Then you blink. Where'd he go? Later, after class, you find a silver seed in your pocket. (Quote ToT Secretly a Ninja in your post.)

YOU LOSE/FINISH THIS RP WHEN...

- You are finished rolling all 5 dice. That means you have to START OVER to try again! You may do so in the same thread or a new one if you decide to attempt again at a later date.

 

[Huni Pi]

Section 1

This was the thing about being a paranoia agent and also being Ruth. She liked being in the background. Always have. Always will. So when she heard about a class specializing in stealth, well, the blonde reaper could hardly be blamed for wanting to further add on to her interests. Blending into the background was a part of stealth, wasn't it?

But it turned out there were so much more to it than that! It wasn't enough that she didn't get spotted but that she would also have to learn how to detect other creeple who were trying to be sneaky as well. She thought long and hard about the class and what knowledge their teacher (or in this case as she double-checked and found a ToT-er) was trying to impart to the students.

In the end, the paranoia agent did as instincts and a natural inclination to be bypassed by notice should. She'd settled in quite easily and wordlessly waited for the class to start. While around her, she heard yelps and pain and the whiz of shurikens slicing through air. Ruth didn't even feel a twinge of sympathy for her classmates. Some lessons you had to learn the hard way.  

[Huni Pi]

Section 2

Once the basics had been covered, though Ruth herself wasn't sure what exactly had been taught, the ToT-er made it clear it was time for the practical application. The blonde did not panic, though if anyone could see the wide, ear-to-ear grin on her face they'd note it had a rather glassy texture to it. Not that they would because her classmates didn't seem to know she was there at all. So it wasn't that she had to deny the accusation of panicking but that the need would never arise in the first place.

Yes, excellent, Ruth was certain even her Superiors would approve of her performance. From where she'd hidden, she patiently, motionlessly watched and observed, searching for any hint or any tells alerting her to a classmate. From the corner of her eye, she saw a glint of light. Blue eyes darted towards it, and quirked a brow upon seeing a mer-boil trying in vain to blend with the foliage.

Jack yes, he was green but the hue was all wrong for the leaves he was trying to hide among. But he wasn't shiny in the least so what was- ah! It was the ToT-er Vulpes, who seemed to have snagged some silver seeds from the mer-boil without him realizing it. Ruth would have clucked her tongue but didn't want to risk giving herself away. Instead, she surreptitiously wrote down what she'd seen as per instructions.

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This time she subtly crouched down, careful not to cause any leaves to rustle or snap any brittle twig. After the mer-boil, Ruth set about searching for another classmate. She peered intently into the shadows of the foliage, wondering why a section of the ground seemed darker than the rest.

She stared, unblinking at the spot until she noticed movement. Not a lot but it was enough that Ruth got a sense of a silhouette. She continued to peer, relentless with her attention and focus until she managed to make out a were-ghoul with jet-black fur. And not a moment too soon as her eyes were starting to water.

Huh, fancy that, she had to admit it was a good way to hide but it was too good and it was rather too early for that sort of shadows. Ruth didn't bother looking down when she wrote down the ghoul's description and hiding spot.

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One more attempt to locate a classmate and Ruth would have finished the practical application of the class. She was feeling good, not exactly arrogant but she was definitely pleased. The earlier wide grin was still there on her face but it was less about FEAR-grinning and more genuine delight. So she'd noticed the mer-boil (who'd gotten some stuff nicked) and the were-ghoul (who was lucky to escape with all her things, or as far as Ruth could tell.)

There was a sensation up in the air. Not exactly movement but a sense of something more. Ruth didn't know what to expect nor why she got the prickling feeling she was getting. But it soon became apparent as a ghost-boil? ghost-ghoul? Ruth couldn't tell from this distance but the ghost-student was currently half-exposed to the world at large, which was why she also noticed the ninja vulpes swiping a penstrictor from their pocket.

Oh that was some deft paws they got. And Ruth found she was finished.

((used +1 on roll 19 to get 20))  

[Huni Pi]

Section 3

Ruth was feeling pleased as punch but remembered herself and her place and that she wasn't quite done with the class as a whole. There was still the matter of successfully submitting her findings without being detected. Oh Jack, how had she managed to get this far? Nerves had her slipping the paper into the box without being completely sure no one saw her. But as there was no sudden stabbing of shurikens, it was a good enough sign that she had passed.

((using two -1's to the roll to get 5))