Naraku

[Geiger Counter]

where can I fins his stats?

[Sinfire Titan]

You can find them after sifting through 400 episodes of filler.



Seriously, he violates enough rules that the only possible way to stat him out is Epic Spellcasting. In other words, no one has tried.

[Asheram]

You can find them after sifting through 400 episodes of filler.



Seriously, he violates enough rules that the only possible way to stat him out is Epic Spellcasting. In other words, no one has tried.

Agreed... his powers are "What the DM decides to be cool for the moment"

[AslanCross]

Best fit I can see is that he's an epic lich with the Shikon Jewel as his phylactery, but I don't know how to model the gestalt demonic spirits thing.

[Sydonai]

He is an advanced Daelkyr.

[Geiger Counter]

I meant his various states and incarnations before the band of seven arc.
Edit: band of seven stats would be nice too.

[Sydonai]

Band of Seven are a mix of ToB(Tome of Battle) and MoI(Magic of Incarnum).
I'm the worst possible person to ask to stat something, you'll end up facing a mook or the second coming.

[awa]

Naraku like most characters doesn't translate well to dungeons and dragons.
He would be best made not by trying to find an existing monster class or template combo but simply making a new creature with all the powers you think he should have. Or are you perhaps asking for stats someone else has already made if that's the case never mind.

[iamstillwater]

Silly question, but is Naraku a person, or a creature?

That monster does not ring any bells.

[Hurlbut]

Silly question, but is Naraku a person, or a creature?

That monster does not ring any bells.

A being born of a human who sold his soul to monsters who swarm upon him and fused together.

[krossbow]

naraku godmodes and changes powers so much its pretty much impossible to stat him without him literally changing into a new Monster/character every day. which basically means he's the entire monster manual being thrown at the party.

[AslanCross]

Silly question, but is Naraku a person, or a creature?

That monster does not ring any bells.

Inu-Yasha archvillain.

[krossbow]

Silly question, but is Naraku a person, or a creature?

That monster does not ring any bells.

As one of his many required powers to stat out, he literally must be able to shoot bees. Its about the only thing he does consistently and effectively.

[Paulus]

naraku godmodes and changes powers so much its pretty much impossible to stat him without him literally changing into a new Monster/character every day. which basically means he's the entire monster manual being thrown at the party.

So he is just a Wizard eh?
ha ha, polymorph joke. No wonder Inuyasha had to be a uber charger.

[hewhosaysfish]

naraku godmodes and changes powers so much its pretty much impossible to stat him without him literally changing into a new Monster/character every day. which basically means he's the entire monster manual being thrown at the party.

Phasm as a starting point then, maybe?

[Sydonai]

He has Chaos Shuffle and Psychic Reformstion at will. He can make modified Simulucrums, modified Clones, and Living Constucts. And he has thick poisonous gas(under pressure) for blood.

[Prime32]

What about some combination of incarnate, factotum, binder and chameleon?

[Xallace]

Phasm as a starting point then, maybe?

Throw on some levels of Psion, maybe Shaper or Egoist?

[Sydonai]

I still say Advanced Daelkyr, the miasma may be his "aura of corruption" ability. But yes, he has levels of Erudite and Totemist.

[Kaiyanwang]

Phasm as a starting point then, maybe?

Protean could be better, but good catch, IMO.

Put Half-fiend on it, and it's a start.

Destabilize is Naraku's corruptive touch, and the change shape thing represents his great flexibility.

[Sydonai]

Not Half-Fiend, Half-Farspawn.
And add Black Lotus Extract to his tentacles.

[Eldariel]

naraku godmodes and changes powers so much its pretty much impossible to stat him without him literally changing into a new Monster/character every day. which basically means he's the entire monster manual being thrown at the party.

In other words, he has Persistent Shapechange on him?

[Person_Man]

On a similar note, can anyone name an manga and/or anime that actually uses "rules based" magic/technology/etc to the point where you could realistically stat out the characters. It's been my experience that Japanese writers go out of their way to explain how their elaborate system of magic works, but then completely ignore it whenever they feel like it. I assume it's just a cultural thing that I don't understand.

[Sydonai]

The problem is that multiple systems may be in use. A good example is Full-Metal Alchemist, It uses Alchemy, but it also has "Rentanjutsu". Its like asking someone to stat out a Binder and giving them "Complete Arcane" as a reference.

[Prime32]

On a similar note, can anyone name an manga and/or anime that actually uses "rules based" magic/technology/etc to the point where you could realistically stat out the characters. It's been my experience that Japanese writers go out of their way to explain how their elaborate system of magic works, but then completely ignore it whenever they feel like it. I assume it's just a cultural thing that I don't understand.

They do that because if the system is so well-established then breaking it is badass.

I have some conversion formulae for Fate/stay night -> D&D, but it obviously can't handle the unique powers. (F/SN characters actually have pseudo-RPG statblocks which the main character can see)

[true_shinken]

On a similar note, can anyone name an manga and/or anime that actually uses "rules based" magic/technology/etc to the point where you could realistically stat out the characters.

Hunter x Hunter

[Kaiyanwang]

On a similar note, can anyone name an manga and/or anime that actually uses "rules based" magic/technology/etc to the point where you could realistically stat out the characters. It's been my experience that Japanese writers go out of their way to explain how their elaborate system of magic works, but then completely ignore it whenever they feel like it. I assume it's just a cultural thing that I don't understand.

Record of Lodoss War? It seemed BECMI to me!

[Person_Man]

Hunter x Hunter

Gah! 305 back issues online. Damn/thank you Shinken.

[krossbow]

On a similar note, can anyone name an manga and/or anime that actually uses "rules based" magic/technology/etc to the point where you could realistically stat out the characters. It's been my experience that Japanese writers go out of their way to explain how their elaborate system of magic works, but then completely ignore it whenever they feel like it. I assume it's just a cultural thing that I don't understand.

Full metal alchemist.

[Frozen_Feet]

I disagree about Full Metal Alchemist. Yes, alchemy is supposed to have clearly defined rules... but barring few expections, the rules themselves are rarely touched upon. Any rules governing syntetigrams would have to be invented from whole cloth, for example, if one wanted to emulate them in a game system.

Various FMA videogames or databooks not withstanding, because I'm not familiar with them '^_^.