This is information for my upcoming tabletop game; I'm posting it here because it's easiest to format and organize on the old blog.
The game's title is Konoha: Tales of the Leaf
A good place to get a start is at Wikipedia. The reference sections, in fact, are good enough to be considered my unofficial worldbook. Sections that would be of immediate interest include the following:
Advanced Bloodlines Land of Fire Jutsu
And now, some miscellaneous notes.
There will be two special things in regards to character creation (other than special attributes and the like). The first is that, similar to El-Hazard, characters will be able to put points into "Hidden Potential". This represents some strength that either your character is unaware of or has yet to fully develop, and the precise attributes it provides will be up to me. The points put into "Hidden Potential" are doubled, however, and provide a lot more than will be immediately obvious. You can even put experience points into Hidden Potential, which can unlock things like stronger moves in the middle of fights.
The three main characters of Naruto, to a certain extent, show how abilities might influence a ninja. Naruto's speciality would be Soul, as he has a lot of spirit that makes up for his lack of technical competence. Sasuke's speciality would be Body, as he is the most physically powerful of the bunch, with both speed and strength. Finally, Sakura would represent Mind, having a level of control and focus beyond most ninjas her age.
I'm planning to run one "season", much like I did with Tenchi. The season will probably cover a couple of adventures as Academy Students, the Genin Exams, and then a couple more as Genin. Continuity-wise, it will parallel the normal Naruto continuity, but will differ and branch from the Naruto storyline, sometimes due to the characters, sometimes just to mix things up. The canon characters will all exist, and most of the Leaf Genin from the stories will be your peers (Naruto included). If the single season is successful enough, I'll consider a second and third.
If you want to play a canon character, it would be possible but the choices are restricted. If you want to play any of the Leaf Genin shown in the Chuunin Exams (the third arc and onward, starting with issue #34) or one of the three main characters, you may, and I'll mix up the NPC teams accordingly.
Character creation information should be coming soon.
Heavily edited as of December 24th, 2006, since Naruto sources are so much better now, to reflect the rich wikipedia goodness. Other Naruto posts have been similiarly adjusted.
