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Third game was yesterday. That went for almost 2.5 hours. My Dragon vs Crab/Scorpion. Was heaps of fun and I'm looking forward to moving away from the 30 card demo decks. I won that one too by having strong board control the whole way through. Not sure if I just got lucky? I think the Dragon province Restoration of Balance is very strong. The book which started it all, the core L5R rules written by John Wick comes in a 256-page hardcover. The page design solid- effectively a three-column layout. That's actually a two-column page surrounded by a grayscale frame as a sidebar holder. That can make it a little harder to read and work with in pdf form.
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The second has some role-playing and strategy tips for ninja characters and an update to the Legend of the Five Rings metaplot.
Rokugan is sometimes referred to as the Emerald Empire. Results 1 to 6 of 6. Keep discussion civil and do not make personal attacks or use offensive language in addressing others. He is also a spy. That being the case, the book is a little costly compared to other d20 system books with similar page counts. Pretty much the only thing they don’t do when they’re maintaining the pretence of honour even if only l5g the levels of assumed Scorpion behaviour is dress up in black pyjamas, throw shuriken, and poison people in ways that can ninaj connected back to them.
Rokugani society is based on aspects of Asian cultures, predominantly Japan, China, Korea and India, as well as their myths and history.
Yes, it stretches you a bit thin in many ways, but the ninja schools are like that, too. A new prestige class is presented, the Kolat assassin. The Lying Darkness was destroyed, but the leadership was subsumed by a corrupt Dragon of Air. The Infiltrators likewise are not great PCs unless they are posing as a Bushi of some sort.
The book has a heavy bond paper that makes it seem more substantial, but nijna truth, the book has no more pages than the WotC tue books which are priced for five dollars less. That can work as an innja in the setting, but doesn’t work very well as a character. This includes the leaves of the tree dojo, the open eye dojo, and the magistrates. Actors are deep cover spies.
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This review deals primarily with those portions of the book written for the d20 system. Is it the writing style? The most important thing a spy can have is a cover. Also, the idea of dojos and katas are reintroduced for the d20 system; they were first introduced in Way of the Samurai.
Chapter one covers the scorpion, the clan from which ninja originated in the Rokugan setting. wau
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Join Date Jan Posts 2, Way of the Ninja The definitive sourcebook for ninja characters in Legend of the Five Rings [features d20 rules also]. People have different opinions all the time, and reasonable discussion is always welcome, so long as it doesn’t break Rule 1.
Join Date Apr Posts 2, New information is presented for the Kolat that goes beyond prior products. Ninja typically have a cover that they maintain during their off hours, and you would need to maintain that. Wway to add to the discussion?
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The book is dual-statted, featuring statistics for both the d20 version of the setting as dealt with in the Oriental Adventures and Rokugan Campaign Setting books, and the Legend of the Five Rings 2nd edition system.
If they’re disguised as someone other than themselves, they follow their role. Thus I’ve been looking into Ninja. Fortunately, the interior text is dense. A column here and a column there How much of the book is used up on the other gaming system? The fourth chapter discusses a number of minor ninja dojos. Once you’ve picked that, then talk to the GM about how you want it to work.
Sometimes the rest of the group will understand that dishonorable stuff might be useful now, so the Scorpion does the Scorpion thing. Yes I highly recommend the courtier cover.
The true ghost ninja who officially does not exist and isn’t something else? The painter then listens, overhearing whichever important conversations occur in the garden, and pass that information along to their superiors. One new prestige class and many new feats are introduced in this chapter. The goal is keeping up plausible deniability. Genuine professional talent and legitimacy are a shield. Poison people, steal this missive and deliver it to Agent X, gain the confidence of Y and let Z know what you learn
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The book has a heavy bond paper that makes it seem more substantial, but in truth, the book has no more pages than the WotC class books which are priced for five dollars less.
That one seems very specialized, probably kept in the Clan most of the time and deployed only when necessary, like a magical JSOC operator l5e Treadstone agent. His character sheet says courtier, at least: Posted By Morrus Friday, 28th December, They are guerrilla fighters, hitmen, scouts, disposable spies and so on, but due to their need to not be seen, even when operating openly, they do not often pose as samurai.
So sure, there are ninja Qay, Actors, Shugenja and the like depending on the supplementary material you have access tobut most ninja in my game are not schooled as such. A new prestige class is presented, the Kolat assassin. Posting Quick Reply – Please Wait.
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Join Date Sep Location brink of total screaming madness Posts 6, Way of the Ninja. What I’m wondering wway roleplay-wise, what should I expect if I do end up playing one?
The class is a spellcasting class, and a full spell list and new spells are included.
Less significant than the clans and other powerful organizations like the Kolat, the minor dojo still have carved their niches in Rokugan. I figure the school has only a handful of students at any given time. The Goju are ninja that once served an entity call the Lying Darkness.
I’m leaning towards doing something outside the standard since my last character was a hardcore Lion bushi who never flinched at duty.
Saturday, 10th July, Most of spywork is not sneaking. Join Date Jan Posts 2, Is it the writing style? Submit a new text post. Do they play at being courtiers?
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They are probably all aware of each other on some level from their education, but have zero contact and would not recognize one another. Join Date Apr Posts 2, Use of this site constitutes acceptance of o5r User Agreement and Privacy Policy.
The interior art is generally very good. Yes, it stretches you a bit thin in many ways, but the ninja schools are like that, too. The first include a number of new equipment items.
This includes the daidoji harriers which are part of the crane clan but unknown outside of itthe first strike dojo which serves the crab clanand the ikoma spymasters which serve the lion clan. Not at their home, where he followed and broke in going over the roof.
Absolutely no harassment, sexism, homophobia, racism, hate speech, or anything in between will be tolerated. All user posts are expected to follow Reddiquette. All the illustrations have a crisp and evocative style, and the art shows a greater variety and more interesting depictions than many earlier d20 Rokugan books.
If they’re disguised as someone other than themselves, they follow their role.
If that means picking the Infiltrator or Actor school and posing as a Courtier or Bushi, so be it. Way of the Ninja The definitive sourcebook for ninja characters in Legend of the Five Rings [features d20 rules also].
Do they pretend to be your typical bushi? However, intentionally trolling, beating a dead-horse topic, arguing in bad faith, or stirring disagreements on an unrelated topic is prohibited. Chapter one covers the scorpion, the clan from which ninja originated in the Rokugan setting.
Posted By Abstruse Thursday, 27th December, A Wxy Look Spoiler warning: A new system is introduced here similar to the taint system for recording shadow corruptionand a new prestige class is introduced, the Goju Stalker. Is it a personal bias? Yes, he definitely overheard those people in a streetfood 5lr. It could be as a courtier, monk, Bushi from a different clan, etc. The true ghost ninja who officially does not exist and isn’t something else? All of that is a long way of advising you to pick a school with techniques you like and want to use, but invest in skills to make you sneaky, manipulative, and deceptive as well.
The fourth chapter discusses a number of minor ninja dojos. One new prestige class and many new feats are introduced in this chapter.
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In the setting, I find them exceedingly rare. In my group, the Ninja just pretends to be a Courtier even to the other players to some degree. And of course it’s personal.
In Rokugan, the first ninja were originally created by a rather vague edict from the first Hantei emperor. New prestige classes include the kitsuki investigator and the shadow hunter. The book is primarily concerned with ninja as they exist in the Rokugan setting; there are some aspects that you may steal for ninja in other nijna, but the emphasis on Rokugan is strong, and the benifit for those not wishing to play in Rokugan is smaller.
How much of the book is used up on the other gaming system? Results 1 to 6 of 6.