What are Nightmare Ordeals and how do they work?
This section will house different variations of Nightmare Opponents available through the course of the rp. These opponents are unlocked and documented via interaction within the ShinobiShiren Universe, submission of character data via discord request and approval, or encountering the instance of the character via either of the ShinobiShiren story campaigns. Once unlocked you may spend Dream Chakra to activate one of the ordeals and challenge the opponent. Once challenged these fights will populate IC as a nightmare your character experienced however, depending on what is done during the nightmare - there may be rewards and information that can effect the course of your story IC as a result. Ranging anywhere from tools, weapons, Ninjutsu techniques and Documents you never know what you may get and how many different types of rewards a single opponent may give. However upon losing to an extremely strong opponent, your character can experience Nightmare Trauma which will act as a detriment for your character IC. Opponents are ranked on a threat scale determined by the current active story participants capability and the Game Master's assessment of combat readyness. The higher the threat, the more dream chakra it will cost to challenge them, the bigger the reward and higher the risk of Nightmare Trauma.
The current list of opponents are as follows:
Eiji
Kasami
Sentou
Kakashi Hatake
Kakuzu
Kisame Hoshigake
Hiruzen Sarutobi
Shi'Chi Rou Uchiha
Asuma Sarutobi
Tatsumi Shinto
Ikki Mebu
Kirinji Uchiha
Gokudera Yotsuke
Kabuto Yakushi (Pre-sage)
Tsunade Senju
Tobirama Senju
Shisui Uchiha
Sasori Of The Red Sand
Tengu
Sakuya Sakurai
Kagami Isogi
Captain TokiToki
Mitfune
Hanzou Of The Salamander
Tobi
Izanagi (Shinobi Civil War)
Sam'e Narukagami
Itachi Uchiha
Kami No Shi
Genichiro Of Seven Winds
Kiyoshi Uzumaki (Standard)
Kiyoshi Uzumaki (Takamagahara)
Gogandantes
Madara Uchiha
Madara Uchiha (Zetsu Enhanced)
Madara Uchiha (Jubi)
Mikaboshi (Post-Sealing)
Hashirama Senju (First Hokage)
Might Gai
Eien
Ai Yuki
Eien (Satsui Embraced)
Hakai Oda
Miyaki Tennin (Satsui Embraced)
??? (Satsui Mastered)
Gakuken Kusanagi
Izanagi Mikoto(50% Restriction Lifted)
Oshirama Hiragana
Sasuke Uchiha (Boruto)
Naruto Uzumaki (Boruto)
Orochimaru
Jiraiya
Deidara
Pain
Mitsunari Uchiha
Arachna
Mysterious Merchant
Jubei Yagyu
Terumi Takeda
Saitou Hatake
In this listing, every character is ranked by threat level in the color of their name. Green are standard or easy opponents, blue are middling or varying opponents, and red are critical engagements. In that order - the cost on dream chakra is ascending from 1 to, 3 then 5. You can find how much Dream Chakra you have in the Nightmare Ledger