Board Thread:The Official Announcement Board/@comment-25436862-20160608044704

So, many of you have probably heard me discussing this idea before on chat, but here is the official announcement, Fanon Canon: Rise of Jashin! Though the concept of the infamous Jashinist Cult causing chaos in the shinobi world may not be the most original concept we’ve seen here on Naruto Fanon, how this particular FC will work is a little bit different from the sandbox style we’ve seen before. Rise of Jashin will be purely store driven (many of you have probably heard me use that phrase before) and is meant to show what we as a community are capable of.

The story of Rise of Jashin is simple enough; the Jashinist cult has been biding its time and has amassed substantial military might. Now they plan to launch a massive military offensive against the Allied Shinobi Forces, with body count and the appraisal of Jashin being their only real objective. Despite their savage intentions, the Jashinists are aware they cannot win an outright battle against the ASF, therefore they have been plotting behind the scenes and waiting for just the right moment to strike. There without a doubt be blood, but the question will simple be how much blood will the Jashinists spill before they are stopped? Like every story, there will be heroes and there will be villains. The Jashinists versus the Allied Shinobi Forces. There will be characters that will get more of the spotlight than others. This FC may more closely resemble a more traditional story than previously seen FCs, as by its end the focus will be more on a hand full of the characters (5-6). The characters will be chosen based on things such as the originality and overall quality of the characters, reflect quality of the author’s work, things like that.

This is going to be a pretty structured project, so joining isn’t going to be as simple as many of us may be used to. Slots will be limited and no one will be allowed more than two characters in the story to preserve a quality over quantity mentality (though this rule will exclude background/minor NPCs that the authors wish to use). Once every slot has been filled, I unfortunately won’t be able to accept any more characters into the FC. To start off, I will accept a maximum of twenty (20) characters into the FC (I am at this time unsure of whether or not I will include any of my characters into the FC, but should I add any I will not count them towards this total for the sake of giving other authors a fair chance to enter). If there are too many people who unfortunately were not able to get a character into the FC, I will consider expanding the number cap, though I don’t foresee that being an issue.

To start, I will list some of the major roles that need to be filled in the story. Simply link your character below and any role you would like them to fill. If more than one character is applied for the same role, I will go over each character’s page and give each author a chance to make their case as to why their character would be a good fit for the role (please do not plead your case in the comment, let’s avoid potential drama).

ASF

I’d like to have at least one ninja from each of the main villages.


 * Konohagakure Nin
 * Sunagakure Nin
 * Kirigakure Nin
 * Iwagakure Nin
 * Kumogakure Nin

Some ninja from some of the smaller village (Hoshigakure, Amegakure, etc.).


 * Minor Village Nin 1
 * Minor Village Nin 2

Jashinists

Just the basics to start.


 * Jashinist Cult Leader
 * Jashinist Espionage Agent
 * Jashinist Vanguard (Top Tier Combatant) 1
 * Jashinist Vanguard (Top Tier Combatant) 2
 * Jashinist Vanguard (Top Tier Combatant) 3

We’ll just worry about these basic roles for now. If anyone wants to talk about adding a character that does not fill any of the specific roles mentioned above, please contact me, I’m on pretty much daily. We will talk about the role you want to add to the FC, the character and how you think it will benefit the project. If any of you have other questions, feel free to contact me. Once I get a general idea of the authors and character we will have to work with, I will make another post with more information. Hopefully this project will be able to start upon the completion of the 2016 Chunin Exams. 