Is the Ninja Juicer Edge Worth the Upgrade?

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The discussion centers around the concept of the Ninja Juicer Edge, a proposed upgrade in a gaming context. Participants explore the abilities associated with this Edge and its potential relationship to existing Edges, as well as the appropriateness of its design and implementation within the game mechanics.

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  • One participant describes the abilities of the Ninja Juicer Edge, noting its features such as reduced physical strength, meditation, breath-holding, stealth capabilities, and enhanced skills in climbing, acrobatics, and prowling.
  • The same participant questions whether the Ninja Juicer Edge should require existing Edges like Acrobat, Free Runner, and Gymnastic Mastery, suggesting that it might be better to upgrade these Edges instead of simply adding new abilities.
  • Another participant expresses confusion about the topic, indicating a lack of understanding of the Ninja Juicer concept and its relevance.
  • A third participant echoes this confusion, questioning the clarity of the original post and suggesting it may have been generated by a bot.
  • A fourth participant notes that multiple individuals are confused about the discussion, leading to a decision to lock the thread.

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Participants generally express confusion about the topic, indicating a lack of consensus or understanding regarding the Ninja Juicer Edge and its relevance to the discussion.

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The discussion lacks clarity on the context and mechanics of the Ninja Juicer Edge, with participants expressing uncertainty about its connection to existing game elements.

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One of my players asked about playing a Ninja Juicer (WB7 Japan, p. 84), and I figured it was a reasonable Upgrade Edge.

So looking at what changes with the NJ, they get slightly reduced P.S. (so either lower Strength or no Brawny), meditation which let's them seem normal (this is just flavor), the ability to hold breath for 5 minutes, and use stealth even when running, the ability to walk over rice paper and tightropes, enhanced Climbing, Acrobatics, and Prowl (Stealth), and is quiet enough to kind of unnerve people (again, just flavor).

Thing is, I feel like most of these abilities are either covered by Acrobat, Free Runner, and Gymnastic Mastery or should have those as prereqs. In other words, a Ninja Juicer should definitely have some or all of those Edges. So at first, I thought, "Maybe this Upgrade Edge should just remove some abilities and add those three Edges?" But that seemed . . . wrong, somehow. Like, I don't want an Edge that does nothing but add Edges. So then it occurred to me that the Upgrade Edge could instead upgrade those Edges, basically forcing the Juicer to take them but making it well worth their while to do so. And we could do a bit of rearranging so they start with one.
 
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WITW are you talking about? This is my Ninja Juicer that I use to make my protein recovery smoothies after my intense MTB training rides...

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We're up to four people who have no idea what this is about, so I am locking this thread.
 
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