Shinobiverse

The Shinobiverse is the setting codename for the 2020 Chronicles set in Metro Manila. It is called such due to the central importance of the Kouga Ninja Scrolls and the Shinobi in the conflicts surrounding Metro Manila where the stories primarily take place.

Homebrew Rules
These are special rules made for the setting, due to the special circumstances of the world.


 * Shinobiverse Mage
 * Shinobiverse Reliquary
 * New Special Merit - Jutsu
 * Mystery Cult - Pain in Die

History
The alternate universe is defined by the importance of the Koga Ninja Scrolls in global politics, particularly in the creation of the short-lived Marcos Shinobidom that was eventually overthrown and had its existence erased from public records. The (many) scrolls have repeatedly changed hands and fueled many conflicts that mirror real-world events, such as the Balkan conflict, the Gulf War, the War on Terror and the Arab Spring.

The Illustrado Dimensional Merge is another global event whose existence is only known by certain mages and high level conspiracies.

Philippines - Metro Manila
After the fall of the Shinobidom, the Philippines revised its constitution and was touted as a shining model of democracy, however, a series of coup attempts by loyalist remnants shook the country to its core. During the tumultuous early 90s, the supernatural factions of Metro Manila were suddenly dismantled in a wave of violence and strange incidences. This period, known locally as the Great Upheaval, or the Manila Supernatural Purge, resulted in the disappearance of all werewolves in the Metro, the disbanding of the Mage Pentacle and the destruction of the local Camarilla. The damage to other lesser known supernatural societies is, as of yet, unknown.

The few survivors of this change went on to reorganize themselves into new factions with different goals (such as the Black Barong Society or the 4 Maginoos) or left the Philippines entirely. As a result, other supernatural conspiracies were able to insinuate themselves into this vacuum. This also led to the rise of the government agency known as Oplan: Shinobi to clean up the chaos left by the loss of those societies.

Factions
The factions and power players of the Shinobiverse.

Active

 * Oplan: Shinobi
 * Pain in Die
 * Metamorphos Manila
 * Pandoro Family
 * Fantoma Family
 * Majima Construction Philippines
 * Section XIII
 * Philippine National Commission for History and Culture
 * People's Bureau of Foreign Chinese Cultural Affairs
 * Illuminati
 * Progress Principle
 * Ang Apat na Maginoo
 * World Ninja Association

Unknown

 * Black Barong Society
 * Fusuishi Binondo Cabal
 * Big Gig
 * Illustrados
 * Marcos Clan

Disbanded

 * Las Pinas Wudang Association

Characters
The characters in the Shinobiverse.

Player Characters

 * Samuel "Sammy" Gatdula
 * Zachary "Zack"
 * Dr. Rhea Trinidad
 * Erming Anteng
 * "Jhong"
 * Geoffrey "Jepoy" Javier, Lifestyle Journalist
 * No name "John" / John-john
 * Geromy
 * Manuel

Non-player Characters
Due to the sheer number of characters involved, check them by Alphabetical order here: Category List.

Key Characters
Particularly ubiquitous NPCs who keep appearing in most of the arcs and have hands in almost all the pies.


 * "Shanghai Sam"
 * Jian "Dong" Donghai
 * David Soliman
 * Antibody