1 Advanced Ninjas and Superspies Book II: Classes Design: Marco Ferraro Copyright © 1990, 2005 and 2018 Palladium Books Inc. & Kevin Siembieda; all rights reserved world wide. No part of this work may be sold, distributed or reproduced in part or whole, in any form or by any means, without written permission from the publisher. All incidents, situations, institutions, governments and people are fictional and any similarity to characters or persons living or dead is strictly coincidental. Rifts®, The Rifter®, RECON®, Splicers®, Palladium Books®, Phase World®, The Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game®, Megaverse®, Nightbane®, The Mechanoids®, The Mechanoid Invasion®, Coalition Wars® and After the Bomb® are Registered Trademarks of Palladium Books Inc. Heroes Unlimited, Beyond the Supernatural, and other published book titles, names, slogans and likenesses are trademarks of Palladium Books Inc. and Kevin Siembieda. Nightlands™, Heroes Unlimited™, Villains Unlimited™, Powers Unlimited™, Aliens Unlimited™, Beyond the Supernatural™, Boxed Nightmares™, Dead Reign™, Warpath: Urban Jungle™, Ninjas & Superspies™, Mystic China™, Triax™, Arzno™, MercTown™, Mindwerks™, Vampire Kingdoms™, Federation of Magic™, Juicer Uprising™, Phase World™, Wormwood™, Psyscape™, Cyber-Knight™, Glitter Boy™, Juicer™, Mind Melter™, Psi-Stalker™, Coalition States™, Northern Gun™, Dog Boy™, SAMAS™, Wilk’s™, Erin Tarn™, Emperor Prosek™, Naruni™, Naruni Enterprises™, Splugorth™, Mega-Damage™, M.D.C., S.D.C.™, I.S.P.™, P.P.E.™, O.C.C., R.C.C., is a trademark owned and licensed by Palladium Books, Inc. and Kevin Siembieda. 2 Contents Foreword 3 New Weapons 4 New Classes 16 Revised Classes 64 New Covers 75 Revised Training 84 Mystic China Revisions 116 Country of Origin 117 Espionage Templates 123 Creating Agencies 134 Character Levels 157 Non Player Characters 158 New Powers 168 Revised Attacks and Defences 277 New Combat Skills 307 Revised Modern Combat 307 Creating Martial Art Styles 320 Organizations 337 Glossary 345 The Other Ultimate Ninja 351 Foreword This document is the second compilation of all the remaining articles about the game Ninjas & Superspies taken from various internet sites, many of which are no longer around. None were created by me. 3 1. New Weapons Omei Tz’u (Emei Piercer): A short, thin, metal rod with points on both ends. A Mantisking's Weapons of the finger ring is mounted on a swivel in the Philippines: middle of the rod. Length: 0.3 meters/1 Olisi (Stick): This weapon is commonly foot, Weight: 0.34 kilograms/0.75 called an Escrima or Kali Stick. It can be pounds, Damage: 1D6, Cost: $30. made from wood or bamboo, but most often it is made of rattan. Length: 0.74 P’u Tao (Long Handle Broadsword): meters/2.42 feet, Weight: 0.15 This is a heavy Chinese broadsword kilograms/0.33 pounds, Damage: 1D6, blade with a short staff for a handle. Cost: $12. Length: 1.5 meters/4.8 feet, Weight: 3.6 kilograms/8 pounds, Damage: 3D6, Mantisking's Weapons of China: Cost: $160. Deer Antler Knives (Lu Jiao Dao) / Crescent Moon Piercers (Yue Ya Ci) / Sam Chieh Kun (Three Section Staff): Mandarin Duck Blades (Yuen Yang Three long rods (2.2 feet each) Yue): These weapons consist of connected by sections of chain (0.75 feet overlapping, crescent-shaped blades. each). It looks like a staff-sized version One crescent points towards the user, the of a nunchaku with an extra rod. It is other away. The handle is the center also known as an “Eighteen Staff”. portion of the crescent that is facing Length: 2.5 meters/8.1 feet, Weight: 4 away. Usually used in pairs, one weapon kilograms/8.8 pounds, Damage: 2D6+1, is used to catch and lock the opponent's Cost: $60. weapon while the other is used to strike the opponent. One variant of this Shuang Shou Tao (Two Handed weapon is called the Elk Horn Knives, it Broadsword): This is a larger version of only has three prongs though. Weight: 2 the standard Chinese broadsword. pounds (0.91 kilograms), Width: 1.25 Length: 1.7 meters/5.5 feet, Weight: 3.2 feet (0.38 meters), Length: 0.41 feet kilograms/7 pounds, Damage: 3D6, (0.13 meters), Damage: 1D6, Cost: $150 Cost: $140. (for one). Shuang Tao (Double Broadsword): This Kwan Dao (General Kwan's Sword): is a pair of Chinese Broadswords This weapon, supposedly created by the designed to fit together into the same legendary General Kwan, consists of a scabbard. Length: 0.9 meters/3 feet, heavy sword blade attached to a stout Weight: 1.1 kilograms/2.5 pounds staff. Length: 2.1 meters/7.0 feet, (single) 2.3 kilograms/5 pounds (both), Weight: 9.09 kilograms/20.0 pounds, Damage: 2D6, Cost: $159. Damage: 2D8+2, Cost: $150. W.P. Hook Sword: +1 to Strike and Ta Ch'iang (Long Spear): This weapon Parry at level 1. +1 to Strike at levels 3, is used in the Liu Ho Ta Ch'iang style. A 6, 9, 12, & 15. +1 to Parry at levels 3, 5, long and very heavy spear, significant 10, & 13. +1 to Throw at levels 4, 8, & strength and training is required to use it 14. +1 to Entangle at levels 2, 7, 11, & properly. Length: 3.05 meters/10.0 feet, 15. Weight: 7.26 kilograms/16.0 pounds, Damage: 2D8, Cost: $150. 4 Mantisking's Weapons of Korea: Weight: 0.3 pounds / 0.14 kilograms, Joong Bong (Short Stick): This is the Damage: 1D6, Cost: $. Korean version of the Escrima Stick. Length: 0.4 meters/2.25 feet, Weight: Mantisking’s Hawaiian weapons: 0.9 kilograms/2 pounds, Damage: 1D6, Most of the numbers are guesstimates at Cost: $12. the moment. Dan Gum (Short Sword): This is the Hoe (Oar): This is a canoe paddle used Korean version of the Butterfly Sword. as a weapon. Length: 5 feet / 1.53 Length: 0.6 meters/2 feet, Weight: 1.4 meters, Weight: 3.3 pounds / 1.5 kilograms/3.1 pounds, Damage: 1D6+1, kilograms, Damage: 1D8+1 Cost: $75. Hoe Lei-o-mano (Shark Tooth Oar): Ch’ang Hsiao Pang (Short Handle This is an oar with shark's teeth placed Sweeper): This is a short rod (1 foot) along the edge of the paddle section. connected to a short staff (3.75 feet) by a Length: 5 feet / 1.53 meters, Weight: length of chain (0.5 feet). Length: 1.6 3.52 pounds / 1.6 kilograms, Damage: meters/5.25 feet, Weight: 1.9 kilograms/ 1D8+2 4.25 pounds, Damage: 2D4, Cost: $30. Ko'oko'o (Staff): Length: 6 feet / 1.83 Di So Gee (Long Handle Sweeper): This meters, Weight: 3.3 pounds / 1.5 is a long rod (2 feet) connected to a staff kilograms, Damage: 1D8, (6.5 feet) by a length of chain (1 foot). Length: 2.8 meters/9.5 feet, Weight: 3.9 Ko'oko'o Pokole (Short Staff): Length: 4 kilograms/8.5 pounds, Damage: 3D4, feet / 1.22 meters, Weight: 2.2 pounds / Cost: $45. 1.0 kilograms, Damage: 1D6, Mantisking's Weapons from India: Ku'eku'e Lima Lei-o-mano (Knuckle Urumi: This Indian weapon consists of 1 Duster Weapon): This weapon has two to 4 blades of light, flexible steel versions. One is shaped like a "D", with attached to a hilt. The blades are 1.5 to 2 shark's teeth around the outside of the inches wide and sharp on both edges. It's curved section. The other is shaped like generally used with whipping or flailing a "d", similar to a trench knife, it has techniques when in combat. Also called shark's teeth around the outside of the a Spring Sword or Belt Sword, the curved section and and the extended Urumi can be carried concealed around section sharpened to a point. Length: the waist like a belt. Length: 0.9 meters/ inches / meters, Weight: pounds / 3 feet, Weight: 1.1 kilograms/2.5 kilograms, Damage: 1D pounds, Damage: 1D6+1, Cost: $119. Lei-o-manô (Shark Tooth Weapon): This Chakram: A flat, razor edged, Indian weapon looks like a large ping-pong throwing weapon similar to the Chinese paddle with shark's teeth around the lun (wheel), favored by Sikh warriors. It outside edge. The handle is sharpened to is thrown like an American a point and can be used as a thrusting frisbee.Length: 1 foot / 0.31 meters, weapon. Length: 1.5 feet / 0.46 meters, 5 Weight: 1.24 pounds / 0.56 kilograms, Kukri, Regimental Damage: 1D6+1. Short Sword; 2D6 (very sharp); 4 lbs.; The regimental kukri is an enlarged Maka Pâhoa (Double-Edge Dagger): version of the normal Gurkha knife. It is This weapon looks like a wooden Jitte, a ceremonial weapon, used to bless the but with both tines of a equal length. regiment by beheading a water buffalo Length: 1.5 feet / 0.46 meters, Weight: with a single stroke. Only one is issued 1.24 pounds / 0.56 kilograms, Damage: per Gurkha regiment, and only for the 1D6 specific purpose of the blessing ceremony. Newa (Short Club): A small, wooden club carved to look like a human hip or Mantisking’s Okinawan Weapons: leg bone. Length: 1 foot / 0.305 meters, The format is the name of the weapon Weight: 1.5 pounds / 0.68 kilograms, followed by the weapon proficiency it Damage: 1D6 falls under. Pahi (Knife): A wooden knife. Length: Ryoba Katana (Sword): This is a double- feet / meters, Weight: pounds / edged, straight-bladed sword. It is kilograms, Damage: 1D, Cost: $. similar to the Chinese Jian. Damage: 1D8+2 Pâhoa Ko'oko'o (Cane Double-Edge Dagger): A larger version of the Maka Yamakatana (Sword): This is a broad- Pahoa.