CHAPTER 2: CLANS

visit to any of the great villages in the world Your shinobi’s clan not only affects your ability scores

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of Naruto- The village hidden in the Leaves,
Konohagakure. The Leaf Village or Konoha
for short. The village is hidden by Rain,
Amegakure. The Hidden Rain village, or the
Rain village, can overwhelm the senses.
Voices ring out calling for customers from shops lining
the streets. The smells of cooking in dozens of different
cuisines mingle with the odors of crowded streets, high
quality perfumes and poorly maintained body odor mix
together on the village's many streets. Buildings in
myriad architectural styles display the diverse origins of
their inhabitants.
And the people themselves-people of varying size,
shape, and color, dressed in a dazzling spectrum of
styles and hues-represent many different families,
cultures and ideologies, from elegant and refined Hyūga,
stalwart and dedicated Uchiha to simple and shapely
Akimichi and thin but weird Aburame’s, mingling
among a variety of Konoha inhabitants.
and traits but also provides the cues for building your
character’s story. Each clan's description in this chapter
includes information to help you roleplay a character of
that clan, including personality, physical appearance,
features of society, and unique tendencies. These details
are suggestions to help you think about your character;
Characters can deviate widely from the norm for their
clan. It’s worthwhile to consider why your character is
different, as a helpful way to think about your
character’s background and personality.
SPECIAL TRAITS
The description of each Clan includes special traits that
are common to members of that clan. The following
entries appear among the traits of most clans.
ABILITY SCORE INCREASE
Every Clan increases one or more of a character’s ability
score at character creation.

Scattered among the members of these more common SPEED

Your speed determines how far you can move when
Clans are the less obvious: a laid-back Nara here,
traveling (chapter 6) and fighting (chapter 7).
squeezing his way through the crowd and giving up

SKILL PROFICIENCIES
halfway, to go and find another route because this one is
too much of a bother, and a beautiful Yamanaka there,
Your Clan offers additional proficiencies based on the
whipping her hair in the direction of her crush with
culture and way the clan works internally.
mischief in her eyes. A group of Inuzuka’s jog through
the streets with their dogs as one of them leaps onto a
nearby building with the pack following behind.
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES
By virtue of being human, you automatically speak
Uzumaki holds large events for the betterment of the
common, but there are many different ways to
village through fundraisers trying to live up to the
communicate and people and creatures to communicate
greatness Naruto once lived with when he was Hokage.
with. Your clan may offer you additional languages that
And there, standing on top of the Hokage mountains, is a
allows you to speak and understand other dialects other
lone Sarutobi, determined to make a name for himself
than common.
and continue the family legacy of greatness.
SPECIAL FEATURES
1. CHOOSING A CLAN The description of each Clan also includes special
People who are of no Clan are called Non-Clan and are features unique to that clan and that clan alone. You gain
the most common people in the world of Naruto, but these features at 1st, 3rd, 7th, 11th, 15h & 18th Levels.
they live and work alongside all the other clans present These features provide you with additional ways to
in the different villages able to keep up and in some customize your shinobi creating a wholly unique
cases outpace members of those clans in different ways. character unlike others.
Your character belongs to one of these clan groups.

Your choice of clan affects many different aspects

of your character. It establishes fundamental
qualities that exist throughout your
character’s shinobi career.
When making this decision,
keep in mind the kind of
character you want to
play. For example, an
Inuzuka can be a good
choice for a Perceptive
Hunter-Nin, a Hyūga
makes an agile and
dangerous Taijutsu
Specialist, and a Uchiha
can be a NInjutsu
Specialist.