reductions and multipliers

[vetti vedi vicious]

as far as I can tell there is no where in the rules that explains either of these things so please explain them to me and add a thread or post about them thanks

[Trigga]

While the conception becomes general knowledge once you grow accustomed to the site, there actually are a few references that give insight.

Mastry Page Pink

Consumption - Chakra Reduction I, II, III, IV & V
Chakra mastery allows the user excellent control over the chakra they use, how it's molded, and ultimately, how much is used, so much so that they can lower the chakra consumption of all mastery jutsu. When first learned, the user can cast jutsu of the Mastery class for one chakra consumption tier less than normal. Each time re-acquired, cost continues to drop by one less tier each time.

As you may know, the strength and difficulty of a jutsu is gauged on a Letter Scale; E being the weakest while S is the strongest (D,C,B,A are in between in that order) The mastery of Reduction (either Chakra or stamina) reflects one's ability to use a certain technique without straining themselves too much. For example, lets say your shnobi has the katon element. You can obtain a mastery (or several) in your Katon (Your mastery applies to a respective area, nor all your techniques) to reduce the cost of chakra you'd pay in compensation. So if you used an A rank katon jutsu, and you have 1 katon chakra reduction, the cost for you is only that of a B-Ranked; however the damage dealt by the attack is still its original rank.

Chakra & Stamina!

After you've read this thread, you'll realize why reductions are essential for low ranking characters. Know that you can upgrade your mastieres (reduction for this case) which are explained in the Mastery Thread.

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I'm at work, so I can't really explain this more thoroughly at the moment. However that's the general concept behind Reductions. In regards to Multipliers, those simply increase the amount of exp you can earn icly depending on the multiplier itself.