The Dress: a Ninja High School RPG Adventure © 2019 Jonathan M
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That’s not only allowed, we encourage you to do it. For those working at a copy shop and not at all sure if this means the person standing at your counter can make copies of this thing, they can. This is “express permission.” Carry on. Sample file The Setup Spring Formal is right around the corner, just It is that time of year again, a magical time in over a week away. Asrial sees the perfect the lives of all high school students. It’s time earrings, but she is beat to them by a small for the Spring Formal Dance, and what girl who turns to her to say, “These are just happens during a formal dance, you must what Itchy wanted, and I got to them first.” pick out the perfect outfit. Especially so you They are also just what Asrial wanted, and do not look like a slob in front of your gets upset when the girl heads to the counter. classmates. You and your small group of Asrial asks the player characters to get the friends are spending time in the library on a earrings from “ugly” girl. If the player Saturday, studying. Like most study sessions, characters agree, then a fight breaks out. The this leads to discussion about what to do with winner is not important, as the girl will trop the rest of the day. the earrings and they will be recovered by one of the characters during the aftermath. Location 1/ Quagmire High School Library Location 3/ The Dress Shop You are all studying in the library when a scream is heard nearby. When arriving at the scene of the crime, you find Asrial standing in the middle of the room, having just let out a loud scream. She is staring a poster announcing the upcoming Spring Formal, and seems to be extremely happy about the dance. She has heard stories of the dance, and is glad to see that one is coming up soon. Then, suddenly, she lets out a gasp and exclaims: "I need a dress for this event!" She then proceeds to turn to the player characters and says, “I need help finding the perfect dress, will all of you come with me?” She will then proceed to go dress shopping, and she will get some or all the PC's to come with her for this quest, partially because she likes After several hours of fruitless searching, at their company, but also, (and more various stores in the mall, she is on the verge importantly), since she isn't totally 100% of giving up, but then, she sees a dress that is familiar with Earth culture, she would like utterly perfect. There is only one problem, their feedback, to help ensure that she picks there is only one dress of its kind, and her the right dress, (though, obviously, she'll rival for the affection of Jeremy Feeple, Ichi- never tell them that). Kun Ichinohei, is present in the store, and is admiring the same dress. Location 2/ The Mall The first place that Asrial drags the player In the end, Asrial manages to obtain the dress, characters is the mall. She decides that the but it is certain that Itch Koo wants the dress multilevel building is just the place she needs for herself and will probably stop at nothing to get all the accessories she needs for the to obtain it. Asrial must do other things to get Spring Formal. There are a lot of other people ready for the dance, and asks the player Samplecharacters to be her eyes andfile ears on the dress in the mall, which is to be expected since the and guard it from Itchy Koo. It makes sense, as they all agree that the Asrial’s is the first You will have to discover where the dress place they will look. She will offer tutoring could be hidden. They can capture and or a free lunch at The Sakura Inn (the local interrogate those goons that have been hired sushi bar) for their assistance. by Itchy Koo. The characters can also do some other type of leg work, stuff that does Location 4 / Home of a Player Character not require capturing the goons, but instead You have all decided to keep it at one of your following them or looking for clues. This will houses (wait for player to volunteer). It sits require a Moxie or Investigation roll against peacefully for several days. One day you are a 20 TN. Any character that succeeds get the all over at the same place, and after being goon to tell them the location of the dress, and there for a few hours, possibly if anyone is there will be a knock at guarding it. This can the door. If any member take a while, but of the party looks however they go about outside, they will see a accomplishing finding florist van from a place the location of the dress, called “Knock, when they find out Knock…Flowers.” where it is hidden it is There will be a delivery now the day of the person outside with a Spring Formal. vase of flowers. When the door is opened, Location 5/ There is no several people will rush Marco, and the safe in and start looking for word is banana the dress. There are half as many opponents as Now, however they find there are player out, it turns out that the characters present. GM location of where the Note: The PCs should dress has been stashed win this encounter. turns out to be an abandoned warehouse Goons on the edge of town, and once this is known, the Strength 2D (Brawling 4D, Melee Combat PC's will race there, (the Princess will want 5D, Melee Parry 5D), Agility 3D (Dodge 5D, to accompany them, but that decision is up to Sneak 5D), Intellect 2D, Moxie 3D the PC's). Now, the PC's may want to scout (Willpower 5D), Charm 2D, Magic 0D the area first, which is fine, just make sure to Gear: Sword (6D) remind them that their time is limited. But, once they are ready to act, there will be an Interlude / The Dress is Stolen epic final showdown as the PC's try to steal While the characters are at school, an agent back the dress, which will result in much butt attempts to steal the dress. This time, the kicking and the dress being put in peril at attempt will be successful and Ichi-Koo will least once or twice. There will be a goon for get her hands on the dress, meaning, each character, plus one. The final battle will Samplenaturally, that the PC's will have to try to get be fought with the “boss” file holding the dress, it back. And unfortunately for the PC's, the and threatening it while they are fighting. If Spring Formal dance is just a few days away! the player characters win, then they manage to get the dress and get it back to Asrial in time for the dance. All the characters and Asrial go as a group. Marco (Boss) Strength 4D (Brawling 6D, Melee Combat 7D, Melee Parry 7D), Agility 3D (Dodge 5D, Sneak 5D), Intellect 2D, Moxie 4D (Willpower 6D), Charm 2D, Magic 0D Gear: Sword (6D) Goons Strength 2D (Brawling 4D, Melee Combat 5D, Melee Parry 5D), Agility 3D (Dodge 5D, Sneak 5D), Intellect 2D, Moxie 3D (Willpower 5D), Charm 2D, Magic 0D, Gear: Sword (6D) Sample file.