Mission Guidelines

Ninja Rule #4: A Shinobi must always put the mission first
Missions are an integral part of the experience here on NRPG. They are the easiest way for players to earn Ryo, AP, crafting items, and, most importantly, rank-ups. This guide will breakdown how missions work on the site.

The Mission Board  

This section provides an outline for completing missions on NRPG, and subsequent sections go into specific parts in detail:

The Mission Board is the one-stop shop for finding approved missions, claiming rewards, and requesting new missions. The mission board is divided into several sections, as follows:

All mission threads must follow these rules:

• A player can start a mission thread as long as they meet the Character Requirements. They do not need consent from NRPG Staff or the village Kage to start a mission except Legendary Missions.
  
• Academy Students / E-Rank Missing Ninja are not permitted to join in mission threads.
  
• The first post of a mission thread must contain a link to the approved mission and the mission details.
  
• A maximum of four players may be a part of a mission group.
  
• Each player must Copy/Paste their stat page into their first post.
  
• Before joining the thread, the ninja must be located in the same country as the Mission Location.
  
• All group members must evenly split the Word Count Requirement. For Example, A 3000 WC mission with 3 members in the mission thread requires each member to complete 1000 WC to earn rewards.
  
• In the event of an inactive player, the "48 Hour Rule" may be enacted, their split of WC must still be completed by the remaining members, whatever WC they added before they left is still applied, but they do not earn Rewards. Example: Three players start a B Rank (3000 WC) mission. One player completes 500 WC and becomes inactive. The two remaining players must now complete 1250 WC each.
  
• Missions provide a Task that drives the topic. How the mission is completed is up to the group members, but the task must be completed before the topic's conclusion.
  
• Each player receives all listed Rewards when completing a mission. Players may also use their WC to claim Stats/Techniques/AP at the normal rate.
  

• "Major Village": Missions must be done within the walls of one of the Big Five Major Villages (Hoshi, Kiri, Konoha, Kumo, and Suna).
  
• "Minor Village": Missions can be done in any of the villages within The Minor Countries.
  
• "Neutral Village": Unnamed communities that do not appear on the map. They have no ninja system, no allegiance to any village, and rely on the assistance of outsiders to complete various tasks. Mission completed in Neutral Villages must be made at the borders of any country. Places like Tanzaku Town would also fall into the category.
  
• "Any Village": Usually, for universal missions, the player can decide where to complete the mission, be it a Major, Minor, or Neutral village.
  
• "Borders": Missions must be done at the borders of any country. Some missions may limit what borders the mission can be completed at.
  

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• E Rank (Genin+): The most basic of missions, always non-combative, and are meant to be a ninja's entrance into the ninja system. They are so simple they could be completed by civilians if necessary. 
  
• D Rank (Genin+): Slightly more challenging missions out of reach for civilians to complete. Ninja may be forced into combat against low-threat targets. Failure could lead to a minor injury.
  
• C Rank (Genin+): Challenging missions requiring ninja to have mastered at least the basic ninja skills to complete. Potential combat against low to mid-threat targets trained in the ninja arts is expected at this rank. Failure could lead to serious and sometimes permanent injury.
  
• B Rank (Genin+): Advanced missions took by journeymen ninja with some advanced knowledge in specific ninja skills. Combating against mid-threat targets also with advanced training is inevitable. Failure will lead to permanent injury and sometimes DEATH.*
  
• A Rank (Chunin+): Dangerous missions requiring expert-level ninja arts training. Combat against Mid to High-Threat targets will likely lead to DEATH to any who fail to accomplish their mission.
  
• S Rank (Jounin+): Special missions only taken by the most powerful ninja. The results of these missions could have world-altering consequences. DEATH is considered an authentic potential result for those who accept these tasks.
  

* - Missing Ninjas and Vagabonds can complete Village Exclusive missions If they have Kage permission. In this case, they would be treated as mercenaries used to complete tasks the villages don't have the manpower to do themselves. 

Missions are the most common way players can increase their OOC/Power Rank, starting from C-Rank to S-Rank. There are three distinct tracks that players can follow through missions. Please refer to the Dual Rank System for a full breakdown of Rank Ups.

The Word Count Requirement and their Reward is dependent on the rank of the mission being completed. All missions reward a certain amount of Ryo and AP for their completion. Each member of a mission group earns the same rewards, and players do not earn more rewards for exceeding the WC requirement. The breakdown is as follows (WC / Ryo / AP) :

These are the standard amounts for all missions. They cannot be modified unless the mission has a Challenge. 

* - S Rank missions are the highest-ranked missions a ninja can undertake. The ranges displayed are adjusted based on the difficulty of the task.

** - Players that have reached MAX AP on their ninja no longer benefit from AP Rewards. To compensate, these players can convert their AP to Ryo. The conversion rate is 1 AP = 50 Ryo. Only players with MAX AP are allowed to do this, and it can be done at any mission rank. 

Each ninja may receive additional Ryo based on their In-Character Rank and the rank of the mission they complete. This salary is not reflected in the mission details, and each player must ensure they are adding it to their claims correctly. NRPG Staff will monitor this for abuse.

Here is that breakdown (Refer to The Dual Rank System):

Challenges are modifiers that increase the difficulty of the mission. Some missions may have multiple challenges combined for a challenging quest. In most cases, these missions will either add more to the word count requirement, have a remote mission location, limit the size of a mission group, or combine all three. Completing a challenge adds a bonus to its Reward. This section outlines the different challenges missions may have:

Arc: A chain of missions thread together to make a familiar narrative. 

Covert: Missions that limit the number of players that can make up the mission group. Only the mission group members and their village's Kage know the details of the mission.

• A maximum of two people can be part of the mission group.
  
• Exclusive to Village Ninja. Missing ninjas may be assigned to Covert missions with the approval of the Village's Kage.
  
• Should a rival ninja successfully Ambush a mission with this challenge, they cannot earn the Bonus. Village Sentinels also cannot assist during an ambush.
  
• Bonus: +50% Ryo and AP
  

Crafting: Missions that reward material from the Crafting System.  

• The mission location must always be at a nation's borders, which makes Ambush by rival ninjas always possible.
  
• Increases the Word Count Requirement by 50%.
  
• All crafting missions are repeatable by the same character.
  
• Bonus: A Material whose rank matches that of the mission in addition to the reward. 
  

Hunter: A particular type of mission that requires the mission group to fight and defeat a Non-Playable Character (NPC) in combat to be completed. 

• Hunter missions do not have a Word Count Requirement.
  
• Sometimes may be combined with other challenges to create a truly difficult experience.
  
• Cannot be Ambushed regardless of what other challenges may be included in the mission.
  
• They can be extremely dangerous and may result in permanent injury or DEATH of a player.
  
• Hunter NPC's are always trying to ensure the DEATH of a player.
  
• Bonus: +100% Ryo and AP
  
• Bonus: The player earns an  additional Bounty based on its rank. See Hunter Missions .
  

Long Distance: Missions with a remote Mission Location such as minor villages or the Land of Iron. 

• The mission group must complete a travel topic to the Mission Location following the Travel Rules before starting the mission. The players must state they are attempting to complete a mission on this travel topic. Once the travel is complete, the mission may begin as usual.
  
• Players earn their Reward at the end of the mission thread but still must make a travel topic to return home.
  
• Because these missions occur outside of a Great Nations borders, they are always subject to Ambush by rival ninja.
  
• Bonus: +50% AP
  

Professional: Requires a member of the mission group to have a certain specialty.

• Can only be applied to missions B Rank and higher.
  
• A specific specialty (Medical, Fuuinjutsu, Weaponry, etc.) will be listed in the Character Requirements.
  
• At least one member of the mission group must meet the Character Requirements to start the mission.
  
• Increases the Word Count Requirement by 20%.
  
• Bonus: +50% Ryo
  

Sabotage: Missions whose Mission location is inside a Rival Nation's country meant to cause havoc to other villages. These are meant to be the most difficult of all the non-combat challenges. 

• Can only be applied to missions A Rank and higher.
  
• These missions are always Village Exclusive. Missing ninjas may be allowed to complete such missions as mercenaries with the approval of the Village's Kage.
  
• These missions are innately Long Distance; as such, they cannot be combined with said challenge and do receive an additional bonus.
  
• Always subject to Ambush.
  
• Regardless of the task, the consequences of the mission are purely for character development and do not directly harm the village being sabotaged.
  
• Increases the Word Count Requirement by 50%.
  
• Bonus: +100% Ryo and AP
  

Technique Acquisition: Missions whose Ryo reward is reduced but replaced with learning a specific technique.  

• Can only be applied to missions that are B Rankor higher.
  
• Players will earn a 50% WC discount for training the tech listed in the mission rewards. This bonus cannot be stacked atop other discounts, the tech must be thoroughly trained in the mission thread, and any leftover WC does not receive a 50% discount.
  
• If a multi-rank jutsu is rewarded, the mission rank must match the highest rank that the technique can be learned, and multi-rank jutsu without at least a B Rank component cannot be learned this way.
  
• Site Canon or Unrestricted Village exclusive jutsus and skills are allowed to be rewards. Restricted Village Exclusive, Bloodline Exclusive, Custom Jutsu, or techniques with specific character requirements are not allowed. In rare instances, players may create a mission to enhance their clans/characters arc, however, these will be monitored for abuse.
  
• The ambush team can complete the mission to learn the technique if the mission is successfully ambushed.
  
• Ryo Reward is decreased by 50%
  
• Bonus: A specific technique listed in the mission rewards.
  

All missions with challenges will recalculate the adjustments they make and showing the correct Word Count Requirement and Rewards. If the calculated amount is not a whole number (as with some AP calculations), that number is rounded to the next whole number.

A mission with multiple challenges uses the base amounts for all modifiers. For Example: If a B Rank Mission (3,000 WC / 6000 Ryo / 30 AP) were both Professional and Covert, the new amounts would be 3,600 WC / 12,000 Ryo / 45 AP.

Hunter missions are dangerous and may quite likely result in a player's DEATH. However, with great risk come great reward, and those who complete a hunter mission will earn a Bounty: a powerful reward chosen by the player that improves the higher the rank of the hunter mission.

For a player to participate in a Hunter Mission, their character's Power Rank must be at a maximum of 2 ranks above the Hunter mission. For example: for a D-rank Hunter, only B-rank characters and below can participate. Note: This is not the case for Arc style Hunter Missions.

When completing a hunter mission, each member of the mission group may choose one of the corresponding Bounty options. Below is a brief description of the ranks of hunter missions and their Bounty choices:

D and C Rank: Bandits, vagrants, and low-threat ninja that cause small-scale havoc to villages.

• These targets will usually have a low skill level and often starting along their ninja journey themselves. Their stats, abilities, and equipment will reflect that.
  
• The NPC may not even know they are being targeted when the hunter mission begins and may even be surprised by the mission group's appearance.
  
• Bounty: The NPCs' equipment and ryo totaling no more than 5000 Ryo***, the body of the NPC****, 1500 WC.
  

B and A Rank: Crime Lords, Rebel Leaders, and Mid-threat Ninja that can cause massive damage to villages and peoples.

• These targets know that their power puts a large bounty on their heads; surprising these ninjas will be difficult. Their stats are usually maxed out and they have a vast arsenal of jutsu and equipment to solve many problems. Some may even be members of clans with unique Kekkei Genkai.
  
• Bounty: The NPCs' equipment and ryo totaling no more than 8000 Ryo***, enough Organic material to attempt a transplant, the NPCs' dojutsu eyes (A-rank+ only)**, the body of the NPC****, 2500 WC.*
  

S Rank: Former Kage, Powerful village leaders, and High-Threat ninjas could obliterate entire villages if desired. 

• These targets are meant to be the most powerful NPCs on NRPG. They will always be aware of the player's intent to kill them and may even lay their traps to catch the mission group off guard. Their power is absolute, with a vast pool of powerful jutsu and equipment to back it up, and some may even have powerful dojutsu abilities. Their stat pages are expertly crafted by NRPG Staff and are often on par with real players' stat pages.
  
• Bounty: The NPCs' equipment and ryo totaling no more than 15000 Ryo***, enough Organic material to attempt two transplants*, the NPCs' dojutsu eyes**, the body of the NPC****, 4000 WC.
  

* - Not all NPCs will be clan members, so this choice may not be available for all hunter missions.
** - Only two players within a ninja group can choose this Bounty reward. Only one dojutsu eye is earned by choosing this Bounty.

*** - Items received by this bounty are valued based on their current selling price, and any unspent funds are given to the player as Ryo. For Example: A player selects 3000 ryo worth of items on a D-C Rank Hunter mission, and they will receive 2000 additional ryo).

**** - Only one player within a ninja group can choose this bounty. Other group members may choose organic material for transplants as their bounty, which may lessen the value of the corpse. Regardless, the player who chooses this bounty will always be able to use the body for human puppets/DNA for Edo Tensei summons.

A full breakdown of NPCs can be found on the Mission NPC Guidelines page. Here is a general overview of how NPCs work during Hunter Missions.

Not all missions are danger-free and Rival ninja (Especially missing ninja) may attempt to Ambush a mission group to stop them from completing the task. In some instances, a simple mission at a nation's borders could lead to combat against a squad of the rival ninja; this combat could lead to player DEATH.

Not all missions can be Ambushed, and some requirements must be met to do so:

Once these requirements are met, an Ambush can be attempted. Here's how it works:

• The ambushing group enters into the mission topic. Each player must Copy/Paste their stat page onto their first post.
  
• Once the first member of an ambush group enters the topic, the remaining members have 48 Hours to join it. If they don't join in time, they are not part of the ambush group and cannot enter later.
  
• After 48 Hours, the mission group must respond to the ambush group's threat. Suppose the Ambush Group has a member that is more than 2 ranks above any of the mission group members. In that case, those members can abandon the mission without consequence and leave without being interrupted. 
  
• If able, a Village Sentinel may also join within this period to assist the mission group.
  
• During this first round of posting, neither group may engage in combat. Should the mission group realize they are outmatched, they may attempt to flee or even bargain with the Ambushing Group, but escape is in no way guaranteed.
  
• WC completed by the mission group still counts towards Word Count Requirement, but they cannot complete the Task until the ambush group's threat is dealt with.
  

Should the mission group escape:

• Each player may still claim rewards for the WC they completed but gain none of the Rewards. They also gain no credit for the mission and cannot attempt it again.
  
• The ambushing group can then complete the mission, starting where the mission group left off in Word Count Requirement and then earning all Rewards and Bonuses.
  
• Covert missions automatically net the ambush group the mission Reward but not the Bonus.
  

Should the mission group stay:

• The ambushing group must be removed, by force if necessary, to complete the mission. The mission cannot be completed until this is done, even if the Word Count Requirement is met.
  
• The easiest way to do this would be to offer the ambush group Ryo to complete the mission peacefully.
  
• This could, however, also lead to Player v Player (PvP) combat with the victorious group then given a chance to complete the mission. This could very easily lead to several player DEATHS within a topic.
  
• Given the now increased number of players in the same topic, the "48 Hour Rule" should be enacted by both groups should it come to that.
  

Any Ryo taken by the ambush group credits them towards completing the Bandit track towards ranking up.

Credits:

Author: Moose

Editors: @Ayato Hyuuga , @Murata - Without you guys this would never have been completed at the level it is.

@Satoru Jugo - Who showed me several different coding tricks

@Murata - Who made more missions than I thought possible

@Mizuki Ohta - Who helped develop the finishing touches

Admin -  @Ibari , @Kenshin

Full Mod - @Zaine

Other Mods: @Gonk, @Ichigo Sato,  @Souji ,  @Kita Hajime , @Daiko,  @Ryuzaki

Milestones
Milestones are achievements that award a One-Time Bonus. To reiterate, Milestones' bonus rewards can only be claimed once per ninja and will be monitored by NRPG staff for abuse but it  is possible for one completed mission to complete multiple Milestones.

All Milestones must be claimed on the ninja's Mission Rewards page. To claim, the player must get approval from a member of NRPG staff before using the rewards associated with it. A section of the ninja's mission reward's page is dedicated to keeping track of what milestones that ninja has earned.

Below is the list of achievable milestones. Be sure to check back periodically to see if any new milestones have been added!: 

Bonus: 2,000 Ryo & 2,000 WC

Novice Ninja: Complete one D-Rank mission.

Bonus: D Rank Jutsu Scroll

Journeyman Ninja: Complete one B-Rank mission.

Bonus: B Rank Jutsu Scroll

Professional Ninja: Complete one S-Rank mission.

Bonus: S Rank Jutsu Scroll

Fine, I'll do it myself: Complete an S-Rank Mission alone.
Bonus: Dragon's Dice

Learning the Alphabet: Complete one mission of each rank.

Bonus: 4,000 Ryo & 4,000 WC

In the Dead of Night: Complete one Covert mission of any rank.

Bonus: Elixir of Purity

Blood Money: Complete one Hunter mission of any rank.

Bonus: Escape Rope

Who needs a Map?: Complete one Long Distance mission of any rank.

Bonus: Travel Ticket

Trust Me; I'm a Doctor: Complete a Professional mission.

Bonus: Specialist Tome

Dammit Jim I'm a ninja not a blacksmith!:Complete one Crafting Mission of any rank.
Bonus: Tinkerer's Toolkit

Stacks on Stacks: Complete a mission with a reward of more than 10,000 Ryo.

Bonus: Sakura Corps Loyalty Coupon

For Whom the Bell Tolls: Complete One S Rank Hunter Mission
Bonus: Soul Stone

Bonus: 4 x Travel Tokens

An Unexpected Journey: Compete an S Rank Professional Arc Mission
Bonus: Hashirama Cells

Hardly a Challenge: Complete 2 Covert, Hunter, Long Distance, and Professional Missions of at least A Rank
Bonus: Element Changing Crystal

Word Count Warrior: Complete 15 Missions with at least 2 being S-Rank.
Bonus: Bronze Medallion of Labor

Mission Maniac: Complete 30 Missions with at least 5 being S-Rank.
Bonus: Silver Medallion of Tenacity

Completion Crusader: Complete 50 Missions with at least 8 being S-Rank.
Bonus: Gold Medallion of Valor

Spare no Expense: Earn 100,000 Ryo from missions (Including AP Conversions, Bonus's, and Medallions).
Bonus: Travel Token, Tinkerer's Toolkit, Hashirama's Cells, Sakura Corps Loyalty Coupon

Achievement Hunter: Complete 20 Milestones
Bonus: Elixir of Purity, Element Changing Crystal, Dragon's Dice

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