Ninjitsu

Ninjitsu is the Samurai Empire ninja discipline — stealth and trickery arts that use mana (no reagents), invoked from the Book of Ninjitsu. It’s built on Hiding and Stealth: many of its strikes are far stronger (or only work) while hidden, and smoke bombs let a ninja vanish mid-fight. Governed by the Ninjitsu skill.

Abilities

Ability	Effect
Animal Form	Shapeshift into an animal (wolf, cat, rat, giant rat, etc.) — fast travel, stealthier movement, and form-specific bonuses.
Mirror Image	Spawn decoy clones of yourself that soak enemy hits and split their attacks.
Shadowjump	Short-range teleport while hidden, to reposition unseen.
Focus Attack	Buff your next hit with bonus damage and leech (costs stamina).
Ki Attack	Bonus-damage charge attack when you close from a distance.
Surprise Attack	From hiding: bonus damage that also lowers the target’s defenses.
Backstab	A heavy strike delivered out of hiding — the ninja’s opener.
Death Strike	Place a delayed mark; it detonates for burst damage when the target moves (more if they move a lot).

A ninja weaves Hiding/Stealth → Backstab/Surprise Attack for opening burst, uses Mirror Image and smoke bombs to survive, and Animal Form to travel and reposition.

See also

• Ninjitsu skill · Hiding · Stealth — the stealth core
• Hiding & stealth — the playstyle
• Skill Masteries — Ninjitsu’s Shadow / White Tiger Form masteries
• Magic overview