Beginner's Guide to JO

## Introduction

Welcome, young shinobi, to your Jutsu Online 2.5 Beginner’s Guide! In here you’ll find useful informations about how to begin your game and shinobi life, where to find important objects in Konoha as well in the beautiful and diverse Shinobi World. You’ll also be introduced to some important keywords such as Stats Points (SP), Power Level (PL), Jutsu XP, base stats, etc.

The purpose of this guide is to fill in some gaps in information that newer players to JO 2.5 may not have. If there is anything that you have questions about or information you'd like to have added to this guide, please communicate with the wiki staff via **our discord** through the **#wiki-help** channel.
Some other gameplay guides are available under the '**game mechanics'** tab on the wiki.

A guide for how to navigate the interface is also available **here**.

A guide for how to create your character is available here

## General terminology

**PVP:** Player versus Player

**PVE:** Player versus Environment (Dungeons, world mobs, etc)

**Aggro:** 100% monster aggro, also known as 'threat', means that someone is being focused down by that monster. Threat level is displayed over top the nameplate of a monster. Can be activated through navigating to Escape -> Interface -> Display -> Show Aggro Percentages

**Sub:** If someone calls for 'sub', they're prompting you to use a smoke bomb to drop monster aggro. You can purchase smoke bombs from the Ninja Tools vendors in Rain and Konoha.

**WB:** World Boss

**SP: Stat points** are spent on Base Stats, Defense Stats and Misc. Stats in order to increase overall power of your character.

**PL: Power Level** represents overall strength of your character and it can be seen at the bottom of Stats window.

**RPP: Roleplay Points** are randomly given in RP whether from preforming an Emote or saying something in character

**IC: In Character** is a state maintained by all players which boils down to all actions you take being your characters

**OOC: Out of Character** is a state where you are not in character which pertains only to channels like the OOC General Chat in game

**TP: Talent Path** are the abilities that are given and usable by your character

I'd recommend to check out Progression Guide in order to gain more information about SP, PL and other keywords.

## Starting your game

- Once you finish creating your character, your shinobi’s journey will start at the Gates of Konoha. There you’ll begin quest chain which will lead you through the Village to your Academy Student title.

**Gates of Konoha**

- From here you’ll be asked to go to the various important places in the Village (Hokage Building, Training Grounds, Library, etc.) so there’s a map with all the important places in the Konoha.

**Hokage's Building**

**Konoha Hospital**

**Konoha Library**

**Ninja Academy**

**Training Grounds**

**Shinobi Gear Vendors**

**Shinobi Weapon Vendors**

**NOTE:** Follow the quest chain until you are official Academy Student!

## Stats & Synergies

### Base Stats

**HP:** Total HP

**Chakra:** Total chakra

**Taijutsu power:** Autoattack + taijutsu ability damage (samurai, multiblade, goken, kenjutsu)

**Ninjutsu power:** Ninjutsu damage (including bloodlines)

**Genjutsu power:** Genjutsu damage (only for Genjutsu talent)

**Speed:** Movement speed, up to 50% (Currently bugged, so it doesn’t work with chakra soles properly.)

### Secondary Stats

**Defenses:** Damage mitigation. PVE monster damage counts as taijutsu damage, so it's good to raise tai defense early on. The other defenses are PVP oriented.

**Melee Speed:** Attack speed

**Ninja Tools:** Affects the damage of pets (including Inuzuka & Summons), puppeteer abilities, poison talent damage & damage of on-use tools items (from Tools Crafting Profession and Tools Vendor)

**Seal Speed:** Cast time reduction, also affects the Rest ability to replenish chakra.

**Chakra Control:** Reduces chakra cost of abilities.

**Healing:** Affects healing power, works for Arumaze spells and Water Talent Passive.

**Energy Regen:** Affects regeneration speed of energy, the resource for taijutsu spells

For example, an Inuzuka can take the Tools Manipulation and Poison talents all together. Inuzuka need ninja tools stat to improve their pet’s damage. Using those two talents together maximizes use of the stat.

Detailed guide on explained stats you can read here

## SP & Where To Get It

### Notes & Tips

* Beast of (COUNTRYNAME) mobs award SP. Giant mobs do not. (Such as Giant Bear)

* The main questline available in the kage buildings is a good source of SP but not repeatable.

* Farming with a group gives better rates.

* When farming with a group, spread out at different spots to maximize efficiency.

* Stop spending SP just before you hit another rank and save up 3k SP. So stop at 990 PL for example and then save 3k SP grinded in Land of Wind, then spend it all at once. This is done because rates get progressively slower as you advance through the ranks. Keep in mind that at E rank your maximum SP capacity is 1000. After that, max cap is raised to 3000.

* Roleplaying is a permanent source of SP for players as it awards ‘RPP’ (Role Playing Points) which may be traded in for SP at a 1 RPP:50 SP rate.

Each kill will reward you with 4 SP as well as some RYO from looting the bodies afterwards that is necessary in order to restore your Health Points at the Hospital (5 ryo per restoration) and buy food and drinks in order to remove ‘thirst’ and ‘hunger’ debuffs.

**As D-rank (110-999 PL):**

This is where things get a little slower. Once you become D-rank you’ll have to go outside of Konoha into Land of Fire. Keep in mind that SP drop rates are lower at this point and you’ll only be rewarder 3SP instead of 4, so I’d recommend to join a party and farm in group which will provide you better rates and some new friendships.

*Simply leave your home village and farm SP there.*

* Land of Fire (Konoha)

Location No. 1

Location No. 2

**As C-rank (1000-2999 PL):**

* Iron Country (Recommended)

* Forest Country (Not recommended)

**As B-rank (3000-4999 PL):**

The route for this one is to clear Balance -> Herb -> Hive and then go over the mountains, run back to Balance then do Herb -> Hive again.

* Hive Country

* Balance Country

* Herb Country

* Stone Country

**As A-rank (5000-6499 PL):**

* Balance Country

* Snow Country

* Whirlpool Country

* Desert Country

**As S-rank (6500- PL):**

Available through RPP only progression

Another great way to gather some SP is by finishing Daily Mission quest chain. Daily Mission Officer can be found in front of Hokage Building. After finishing this quest chain you’ll be rewarded with 600 SP. Quest finishes at Spa which is located opposite of the Training Grounds.

**NOTE: Before you begin your daily missions quest chain you must do the following in order to get the rewards: Log into your character, log out and then log back in. After you’ve done that, you’re good to go!**

## Character Path Guide

Everything you need to know about your Character Path is included in this guide.

I’d only add the following: There’s no right or wrong build! The way you are going to develop your character and his abilities is limited only by your own creativity and desires (and some rules, of course).
You’ll unlock your first talent point after you finish the quest which you’ll come across through following starting quest chain, and upon becoming Academy Student. Second talent point will be given when you reach Genin title. Every other point will be acquired as you progress through ranks.

## Jutsu XP - leveling your jutsu

In JO 2.5, Beta jutsu (your characters ‘spell’) cannot be bought through vendors, you need to train and upgrade it. This action is not done through Role Playing actions but instead through hard work on the Training Grounds. I’ll try to explain how this works:

Let’s say you pick Uzumaki clan bloodline. You’ll start the game with T1 (tier 1)  D-rank jutsu of Uzumaki bloodline. In order to acquire C-rank jutsu of Uzumaki bloodline you’ll need to level your D-rank jutsu to T3 and you’ll automatically unlock C-rank jutsu of Uzumaki bloodline which can be found in your spellbook afterwards. By leveling your C-rank jutsu to T3, you’ll unlock B-rank.

***NOTE***: In order to acquire A and S rank jutsu of a bloodline you’ll need to finish end-game quest chain for that clan. Every other jutsu, except bloodline, can be upgraded from D-rank to S-rank simply by leveling each rank to T3.

Jutsu XP is acquired every time you use the jutsu with a **Complete Jutsu Exp Scroll** activated. To acquire Jutsu Exp scrolls, you will need to complete missions or participate in rp events. By doing so you will recieve **incomplete Jutsu Exp scrolls** By combining three incomplete scrolls you will recieve one complete scroll. Each one lasts for 10 minutes. and you can use up to 5 at once to gain up to 5 exp per jutsu use.

Keep in mind that at the start of game your character is E-rank. Important notice is you can’t use jutsu that is higher than your character’s rank in RP. That means if you are C-rank and you have B or A rank jutsu, your character won’t be able to use it in Role Play.

## Things To Do

### Professions

Once you reach 24 hours of played time on your character you’ll be able to unlock professions. To check your played time simply type /played. After you reach 24 hours, you’ll have to go to the Amegakure (Rain) and pick two professions. Gathering skills can be acquired as soon as you start your game at the same location and for free.

2 professions may be owned at a time.

Flax stems used in weaving and tailoring can be gathered in Forest and Herb Countries.

Iron ore used in smelting, tool crafting, armorsmithing and weaponsmithing can be collected in Southern Baron Country.
**Refer to the main professions page for more information**.

### Explore

Only through exploration can you obtain **chakra seals**. They are worth 1 gold each and 5 may be carried at a time. They look like upright standing scrolls. Explore the map to find some goodies!

### Dungeons

Navigate into the buildings and click on the little teleporter symbols (a big floating circle) to enter the dungeon instance.

#### D-rank, Restaurant Country Dungeon

Coordinates, (39.9, 30.4)

This is the only non-instanced dungeon.

### World Bosses

#### Water Country

*Ichiyo Tenshin, located at (88.3, 74.1)*

#### Restaurant Country

*Daido, located at (46.7, 16.8) on the second floor of the tower. You can chakra jump up and jump back down to fight him.*

## F.A.Q.

### What are the hunger and thirst popups?

Hunger and thirst are debuffs that kick in at 50/100 and 75/100 that get progressively harsher. If your character is hungry, your max HP will drop. If they're thirsty, your max Chakra will drop. You can get rid of them by purchasing food and drink items from the grocers in Konoha or Rain Villages.

### How do I make money?

Professions are the best way to make money. You can get gathering for free in Amegakure. Missions will also provide some form of reward.

D-Rank: 5 Silver

C-Rank: 25 Silver

B-Rank: 50 Silver (Reccomended)

### How do I roleplay?

There's a beginner's guide to roleplay found **here**. The RP rules are **here**. A guide for how to RP fight can also be found **here**.

### How do I get gear?

Tier 1 through 5 gear can be purchased from NPCs in your village. Crafted gear can only be made or purchased through other players. The advantage to crafted gear are set bonuses that give additional perks.

### How do I heal?

Go to the hospital and pay the medical-nin 5 ryo to be healed. Otherwise, ask an Arumaze player character.

## Summary

Well, that would be it. I hope this guide provides enough information for you to start up your shinobi career. Come, bring your friends and join us on this majestic journey!

I’d also recommend you to join our discord channel. It is really useful since Staff is using that channel to share information about Role Playing Events, changes to the rules and many other things. You are also allowed to ask whatever question you have there. Also feel free to approach us with whatever question you may have on discord or in game (But only OOCly). we will be more than happy to help.