Kyuden Shika

Stars are pretty. Emiko was great at using them to navigate, and looking at the stars she could plot a perfect route back to the nearby river where she'd soon be going to head home. That was the idea right? To plot a path home? She had no idea, but she still thought the stars were pretty at least. A...

Emiko wasn't familiar with the games on display, and while she enjoyed it she didn't do as well as she'd like. (ooc - attempt 1: D13 EE playing games event roll 1 - Skullduggery/Water TN 1. | TN: 1 | Success: 1 / Opportunity: 2 / Strife: 0 https://sakkaku.org/media/dice/ring/exp0opp1str0suc0-60.png ...

Emiko took her chance to perform, but it seems her song didn't carry as well today. (ooc D13 EE on the stage roll 1 - Performance/Fire TN 1. | TN: 1 | Success: 3 / Opportunity: 1 / Strife: 3 https://sakkaku.org/media/dice/ring/exp1opp0str1suc0-60.png https://sakkaku.org/media/dice/ring/exp1opp0str1s...

(Confirmed with Ino that both bid 0) Emiko was faster out of the gate, drawing her weapon and going for a strike! (ooc - water stance so 2 actions. Action one draw weapon, action two strike! D12MM event - duel attack - martial arts/water TN2 | TN: 2 | Success: 2 / Opportunity: 0 / Strife: 2 https://...

Yeah 100% - finish the game people. Debate on the system can come later

I won't go into a 'which system is better' as they're both flawed. In terms of 'which one fit what duelling is in l5R', 4th wins out because it actually makes sense for duelling. No jockying, parrying, dodging. That isn't duelling - first strike, fastest strike. It's a skirmish.

I got part way through reading that and gave up.

Give me assessment focus strike back

Aesthetically for duels, and duels to first strike, you could imagine either people trying to hit and weaving/ dodging, or something exactly like Motsuki said - "feinting' or "trying to find an angle" of sorts... Which leads characters to move around and stare at each other, tiring themselves menta...

Emiko had never held a katana in her life, so she didn't really understand what she was doing. However, she at least had a smile on her face and she bowed to her opponent. "Good luck Agasha-sama!" D12MM event - duel initiative. Meditation/Water | TN: 1 | Success: 2 / Opportunity: 2 / Strife: 3 https...

Emiko spent some time picking out the prettiest looking flowers and putting the piece together. It was a slightly confusing piece that didn't seem to match the mood at all, however her earnest explanation of why the flowers all perfectly matched the piece itself was enough to convince anyone. (ooc: ...