Shinobi (CNH)

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No ninja clan is made up solely of ninja. At most, half the people belonging to a ninja clan will be of the ninja character class. That means the other half are normal (zero-level) humans or, more commonly, representatives of other character classes. In the AD&D® game, we call these clan members shinobi.
In the Japanese language, the words ninja and shinobi have similar meanings. They are two different pronunciations for the same written word. In The Complete Ninja's Handbook, however, we make an artificial distinction between ninja and shinobi.
Here, ninja are people of the ninja character class who belong to a ninja clan. Shinobi are people of other character classes who belong to a ninja clan.
Shinobi are not ninja and cannot take ninja kits. Instead, they have their own kits. A shinobi who is a fighter must take the Shinobi Fighter kit; a shinobi who is a wizard must take the Shinobi Mage or Shinobi Illusionist kit.
With the DM's permission, players of non-ninja character classes may belong to ninja clans and take appropriate shinobi kits.
Shinobi have the same clan obligations as ninja. (See Chapter 6.)
* Shinobi Fighter
* Shinobi Ranger
* Shinobi Mage
* Shinobi Illusionist
* Shinobi Priest
* Shinobi Thief
* Shinobi Bard