No opponents beaten (I did a bunch more rolls before reading the round strife rules .
Compromised. But 10 strife for other people negated- Way of the Phoenix ]
Phoenix Clan * Bushi * Soldier* Blunt * Cynical * Seasoned * Strong
Your Wingman Anytime, Whether You Want It Or Not
Glory: 42 * Honor 41 * Status: 30
Carries his katana in an old, drab, battered saya. As of Day 13, wears a delicately carved bracelet of wooden beads polished smooth, laced through with red, yellow, and orange string and a small Phoenix token.
Standard gear: Ceremonial Clothes and a daisho. When in his element, ashigaru armor, a naginata, and a more relaxed form of terror are added into the mix. Remember to Breathe
Yuzu takes in his heart that he would do his best today. He defeats the first adversary with a small hiccup and when he faces the second opponent, hubris gets ahead of him as he tries to buy time. As he makes a final offense, though, he doesn't notice a backhanded tactic awaiting for him and he falls into the trap.
The young Seppun nearly brakes his On by cursing his opponent family line. But only does it in his mind.
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Beginner Round 1 One with the board Void/Games. | TN: 2 | Success: 3 / Opportunity: 1 / Strife: 2
1 to reduce strife
No strife in following round
Staking 3 honor
+1 Strife from Round
2 Strife Total
Beginner Round 3 The killing blow: Void/Games | TN: 2 | Success: 5 / Opportunity: 1 / Strife: 3
1 to remove strife
No strife in Round since opponent was defeated
2 Strife Total
Casual Round 1 One with the board Void/Games | TN: 2 | Success: 4 / Opportunity: 0 / Strife: 2
No strife in following round
+1 Strife from Round
5 Strife Total
Casual Round 2 One with the board Void/Games. | TN: 2 | Success: 3 / Opportunity: 1 / Strife: 2
1 to show off
No Strife in this round due to previous successful roll
No strife in following round
5 Strife Total
Casual Round 3 One with the board Void/Games | TN: 2 | Success: 4 / Opportunity: 0 / Strife: 3
No Strife in this round due to previous successful roll
No strife in following round
5 Strife Total
Casual Round 4 The killing blow: Void/Games | TN: 2 | Success: 1 / Opportunity: 2 / Strife: 1
No Strife in this round due to previous successful roll
2 to show off
5 Strife Total
Casual Round 5 The killing blow: Void/Games | TN: 2 | Success: 1 / Opportunity: 2 / Strife: 1
1 to reduce strife
+1 strife for being short on symbol
+5 Strife for Round
11 Strife Total
Yuzu is compromised
Is also defeated in shame.
-3 Honor
Most opponents defeated 1
Fewest rounds spent 8
Most total opportunities spent to show off 7
Most bonuses successes on a single roll 3
Most opportunities on a single roll to show off 3
Status: 50
Glory: 39
Honor: 54
Imperial • Bushi • Kuge • Governor • Blessed • Dangerous • Precocious
Honor: Honor Is the Ideal • Status: Chisei District Governor • Glory: Reputable Samurai Description • Theme
Wears: Iron Sheath, Daisho, (No Knife from D13 on)
Outdoor Gear: Lacquered armor, Naginata, Traveling Pack
Indoor Gear: Sanctified robes Avatar by Mona Finden
Bayushi Mitsu sat down to play with a casual air. While the first two opponents were defeated with patient ease, his strategy unraveled with the more experienced competitor, and in the flurry of a desparate, animated gambit that almost succeeded, Bayushi's go domination was no more. With a friendly laugh he assured his opponent that he would have, should have won, if only... With that, he excused himself quickly after his matches were done.
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Opponent 1:
Round 1: One With the Board (D5, MM) Opp1.Rnd1 One With the Board - Games (Void) TN 2 | TN: 2 | Success: 2 / Opportunity: 2 / Strife: 1
Success: suffer no strife next round from any source
Opportunities: 1 to cancel strife, 1 to reduce the TN of the next check using (Air) by 1
Strife: 1 from round end
Round 2: Calming Breath
Strife: 0 = 1 - 1 (calming breath) + 0 from round end (one with the board)
Round 2: One With the Board (D5, MM) Opp2.Rnd2 One With the Board - Games (Void) TN 2 | TN: 2 | Success: 2 / Opportunity: 1 / Strife: 0
Success: suffer no strife next round from any source
Opportunities: 1 to reduce the TN of the next check using (Air) by 1
Strife: 2 = 1 + 1 (round end)
Round 3: Calming Breath
Strife: 1 = 2 - 1 (calming breath) + 0 from round end (one with the board)
[messed up the name of the move on this one in the dice roll title due to copy/paste, but the round number is correct]
Round 4: Finishing Blow w/ Air - need 1 (from void ) 0 (casual rnd 4+) (D5, MM) Opp2.Rnd4 One With the Board - Games (Void) TN 2 | TN: 1 | Success: 2 / Opportunity: 2 / Strife: 1
Success: opponent defeated
Opportunities: 1 to reduce 1 strife on the roll, 1 to show off
Strife: 1 = 1 + 0 (roll)
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Opponent 3:
Round 1: One With the Board (D5, MM) Opp3.Rnd1 One With the Board - Games (Void) TN 2 | TN: 2 | Success: 1 / Opportunity: 2 / Strife: 0
Success: failed
Opportunities: 1 to lower the TN of the next (Air) check by 1, 1 to show off
Strife: 2 = 1 + 1 (end of round)
Results:
2 opponents defeated (in 3 rounds and 4 rounds, respectively)
9 total rounds played
3 total opportunities to show off
1 bonus success on a single roll
1 opportunity to show off on a single roll
46 glory
30 honor
35 status
[edit: corrected results section]
Scorpion Clan ❖ Retainer Glory: 46 ❖ Honor: 30 ❖ Status: 35 Carries: fine clothing, deep burgundy full face mask with gold trim, dark steel daisho with burgundy wrappings “Right isn’t always right.”
Go wasn't a game the Kuni found particularly edifying. Their enemies didn't line up for tidy tactical maneuvers. Go stones didn't tunnel into the midst of your forces, and setting up a solid defensive line was almost always an important way to begin.
Here though, Yasu found her little wall of stones only offered false comfort and attempted to shift strategies far too late. A desperate countergambit saw the last of her little stones swept from the board so quickly she couldn't even understand the moves. Eyes narrowed and fists clenched in frustration, she glared at the rather young man, sure there was trickery or cheating involved.
Catching Tanabe's eye at a nearby board though, she couldn't help a smile though. The distraction did keep her from flipping the board, at least.
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Strife 2/10
Match 1: Beginner (1 strife/round)
Round 1 Offense starts with Defense! TN: 2 | Success: 3 / Opportunity: 0 / Strife: 2
Success: reduce strife/round by 1 (Strife 5/10) (2 from roll, 1 from round, -1)
Round 2: [urlhttps://sakkaku.org/rolls/885]Offense starts with Defense! [/url] TN: 2 | Success: 2 / Opportunity: 0 / Strife: 2
Success: reduce strife/round by 1 (Strife 7/10) (2 from roll, 2 from round, -2) (where I realize I read strife = round # as strife = match# Well that changes things.)
Round 3: Flexible plays TN: 2 | Success: 1 / Opportunity: 1 / Strife: 2
Failure: Opportunity to recover 2 Strife (5/10); Strife 8/10 (2 from roll, 3 from round, -2)
(roll text says round 2 because bad editing)
Round 4: Ah well, let's finish: The killing blow TN: 2 | Success: 1 / Opportunity: 2 / Strife: 2
Failure: Opportunity to remove one strife. Opportunity to remove 2 strife from Tanabe when he goes: Strife 12/10 (2 from roll, 4 from round, 1 for missing , -3)
Tapping out
Scoring priority:
0 opponents defeated
4 rounds spent
0 opportunities spent to show off.
1: Most bonuses successes on a single roll.
0 opportunities on a single roll to show off.
30 Status
43 Glory
35 Honor
Crab * Purifier * Big Lady * Face Paint * Excellent Bloodlines * Unwealthy * Friendly
Honor is the Ideal * Glory: Unremarkable Retainer * Status: 30 * CP: 16
Commonly worn: Clothes!; wakizashi with crab tsuba; small knife; scroll satchel--tied closed with blue & brown kumihimo braid and dangling apricot pit netsuke; elaborately woven ribbon tying up her hair; a jade necklace carved into a Badger head, carved wooden charms of crab and moth looped around a wrist with lavender ribbon.
Hajime is compromised at this point when a bead of flopsweat falls onto the board and, disturbed, he falls over himself to apologize and, in the process, talks himself into a capitulation. Consequent penalties ensue.
Strife Count: 10.
Beginner Defeated 2 rounds
Intermediate player kicks Hajime's ass.
The first match was more difficult than Edogawa anticipated. He should have taken a break after he defeated his opponent, but he was determined to keep playing. After an early mistake, however, the Dragon abruptly conceeded the match and retired.
Opponents defeated: 1
Fewest rounds spent: 3
Total opportunities spent to show off: 2
Bonuses successes on a single roll: 1
Opportunities on a single roll to show off: 1
Highest Status: 30
Highest Glory: 51
Highest Honor: 54
Matsu Ishioka knew going in that he wasn't a particularly skilled go player, but he'd played enough times to have the basics down, and a sound if not original or exciting strategy that he expected to deliver solid results against these Deer samurai, most of whom seemed to be of only modest skills themselves.
Initially, Ishioka built the defense that he wanted for the early game, transitioned into a more dynamic and flexible mid-game strategy, and set his opponent up for a defeat in short order.
"But Matsu-san, I will just go here," the young Deer said, smiling politely. Well, smiling like the stereotype of a pompous Crane... No, no, really, the Deer was right. It was a fine move. Good for him for seeing it.
And then the Deer survived again.
And again.
Finally, after what seemed like a brutally long slog against a basically unskilled opponent, Ishioka laid down the piece that secured his victory. The infuriating Deer bowed respectfully and retired, and Ishioka, recognizing the great force of will he'd already spent just in defeating this humble opponent, bowed respectfully to the Deer judges and concluded his day. Well, concluded his games for the day. The rest of his day would feature a lot of drinking and evaluation of his life choices.
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1. Vs Beginner. 1.1 Offense from defense: D5 go event. Round 1 roll 1. Earth games. | TN: 2 | Success: 3 / Opportunity: 0 / Strife: 1
1/12 strife
Passing earth => no round strife
1.2 Flexible play: D5 go event. Round 1 roll 2. Water games. | TN: 2 | Success: 2 / Opportunity: 1 / Strife: 2
2 strife cleared by opportunity on water. Cumulative 1/12
Round strife + earth effect (previous roll) => Cumulative 2/12
1.3 Kill him: Water games, TN 1 because previous water success, Rd 3 so beginner no longer requires opportunity to beat: D5 go event 1.3 water games to finish beginner | TN: 1 | Success: 0 / Opportunity: 1 / Strife: 0
Opportunity clears prior strife.
+1 strife for missing killing blow
+2 strife for round 3 (still earthy)
Cumulative 3/12
1.4 killing blow w/Water, Rd 4 so beginner no longer requires opps: D5 go event 1.4 killing blow w/water/games. | TN: 2 | Success: 0 / Opportunity: 3 / Strife: 1
1 Opportunity cancels rolled strife, 1 opp relieves 2 prior strife, 1 opp to show off.
+2 strife for missing killing blow
+3 strife for round 4 (still earthy)
Cumulative 6/12
1.5 killing blow w/Water, Rd 5 so beginner no longer requires opps: D5 go event 1.5 killing blow w/water/games. Void point. | TN: 2 | Success: 3 / Opportunity: 1 / Strife: 3
1 opp on water cancels 2 strife.
No round strife because opponent defeated.
Cumulative 7/12
1 opponent defeated
5 rounds spent
1 opp for showing off
1 bonus success on a single roll
1 opp for showing off on a single roll
Lion Clan * Bushi * "The Stone Matsu" * Few words, many thoughts * Isn't mad at you, but is disappointed
Honor: 61 | Glory: 51 | Status: 35
Courtship points: check courtship tracker.
Wears/carries: fantastic poker face, common Lion bushi garb, daisho, fan with meditative/skeptical lion painted on it. Description
Inoshishi knows all about provocation! Not so much about Go. This is going to be...interesting.
She bows to her opponent and provokes him into a dumb move, not through her opening, but through her incessant rattle of questions.
"Wait, does this go here? Can I use black? What about blue? Oh, I can't? Well, that's okay. So I put a stone out. Can I put two out? Can I capture your queen?" etc etc etc. The poor Shika.
Day 5, Beginner, Round 1 | TN: 2 | Success: 2 / Opportunity: 1 / Strife: 0
: Show off (by giving him 2 strife, which is meaningless)
Strife==Strife + 1 (1)
She considers and tries again, seeing if she can't finish this quickly.
After it becomes clear the Agasha has NO idea what she's doing, she concedes. She thought this was Shogi.
Roundup:
Failed, lots of ops, C tier almost certainly.
4 ops used to show off.
Dragon * Chronicler * Too Thin * smells like mochi * fireworks
Starting day 5, Shichi charm with braided ribbon, yellows, greens, and a red
Starting day 6, LE has weirdly mottled hands, all colored in browns and yellows, as if her skin had changed color. (fading D10, gone d13)
Starting day 9, LA, has ink stains on fingers. (gone d11)
Starting D13, new bracelet
Honor is the ideal. Unremarkable Retainer. Average Samurai
The Sparrow had heard of go, of course. He'd seen some playing, mostly with stones collected around, here and there. He knew it was an important game, and his sensei had even mentioned it was not just a game. She said it could have a deeper meaning, was used by generals to train their strategic acumen and pitch it against others, and by monks to practice reflection and awareness.
He knew all that, but he only actually remembered playing it once or twice, with his grandpa, years and years ago. He was definitely focused on more practical matters, even though it sounded interesting. One of those things you keep thinking 'maybe I should try it again at some time' but end up never doing.
Until you suddenly have to.
And... well, try it he did. Against another beginner, which was just as well. The fact the beginner in question was years younger than him didn't bother him too much... sure the Shika had more time for such things, right?
Or at least that's what he kept trying to reassure himself of as he studied the board carefully, taking a long time before going for each move as he tried to set up a decent defence to start the first game.
It took him some time before he noticed what looked like an elaborate defence actually had some holes in it. He kept his cool through it, but it took him longer than expected before he actually managed to get into a... slightly more comfortable position.
When he finally did, he thought he could finally try to set up a strategy to corner and defeat the young Deer player - again, carefully and studying the board before each stone was played. And, again, his careful study clearly showed his lack of practice in the game, as he saw his attempts at cornering his opponent fended off one after another, and managed to lose some of the ground he'd gained in the process.
He went on to play even more carefully and slowly, then. He had many failures in this game. MANY failures, and he had shown many of them... but being reckless was definitely not one of them. So, with more careful study, and a playing rhythm that may have helped - by tempting the other player into falling asleep - he finally managed to corner them, and win that first game.
As it was done, the Sparrow greeted his opponent with a wide smile, congratulated them and thanked them for the game... and bowed to Shika Zang saying he would refrain from attempting a second game, just retiring to the background to take a few looks at others' more interesting, faster-paced games.
Not that he could understand much of what was going on in them, of course.
: 0(round, not taken as won!)+2(roll)-1(Defense) = 1 => 7/10
Wins vs Beginner!
Does NOT go on to Casual player.
1 opponent defeated
4 rounds spent
2 opp for showing off
0 bonus successes on a single roll
1 opp for showing off on a single roll
Sparrow Clan * Woodsman * Herbalist * Wicker hat * Disheveled hair * Clothes never fully clean
Not a penny to his name * A simple life is a good life * Life is sacred * The truth is always simple Status: 25 * Glory: 31 * Honour: Is the ideal * CP: 27 Carries: Common clothes, Wicker hat, Daisho, Knife, Sling, Daisho (as allowed), Medicine Kit, Pillow books. In the field: Ashigaru armour, Wicker hat, Daisho, Sling, Knife, Bo, Hunting Yari, Travelling pack, Rations, Pillow books.
Tanabe had played a few games on the river but was no Go master he had a good eye for the board and kept his play flexible and focused on defense. People were likely surprised to see the large and boisterous Otter play in such a reserved way.
His unfamiliarity with the game game showed but so did his mental resilience, he made constant misplays but through it all kept a cool head and eventually maneuvered the beginning opponent into making his own misplays to an eventual victory.
the next opponent was tougher and Tanabe had learned few lessons from his previous game. The Otter was mostly brute forcing his way through the game by keeping himself cool and allowing his opponent to eventually question themselves. why was this Otter so unflappable? he must see something I don't. some new strategy I need to adjust for. Tanabe's opponent thought themselves into a corner while the Otter's mind was mostly preoccupied by a particular Crab.
As strong as the Otter was mentally eventually the strategy and trying to work a lesser used muscle of his got to him and as he faced his last opponent he couldn't even think to try and come up with a strategy. He basically went for an all out attack. To many on lookers surprise it almost worked but his opponent saw the attack at the last second and deftly cut off the attack ending the streak for the Otter.
"whew man I'll take multiple round sumai tournament over this thing any time!" he said loudly but with a cheer despite the migraine building behind his eyes.
use opp to reduce strife defeat beginner opponent no strife for this round
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casual
. 1 Strife. 2 strife for round ending. Up to 5/12
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